Mtg Deck Tech: Bant Growing Rites of Itlimoc in Ixalan Standard!

[@Kevinjbeta]

Dev! This is STILL consistently the most fun deck I've played in the past year. I've made countless variations of this deck as each set releases, and it's proven itself countless times at FNM and occasionally on the tabletop. I'd like to officially request that you'd revisit this list, with M19 in mind, along with he obvious includes from Dominaria. I love your channel and I love that you've become such a huge influence on the community as a whole. We're all better off with you here. Thanks again, MAD LOVE, Kevin

[@ashenwuss1651]

Thanks already, Dev. Just now getting here and can already tell you I need this in my life at this exact moment.

[@taylorfisdboss5200]

Dev, i was building this same ramp concept with the goal of ramping into sandwurm convergence. I reallyLike some of what you have done and the decision to go bant instead of green white, thanks for the awesome ideas and deck tech :3

[@reigh_leigh]

We gotta start talking about when you're moving in to that MTGO promise from Patreon. I love your deck techs, but I would love to see you play them more than just talking about them! Come on Dev, gotta hold you to it

[@EZ2BCHEEZY36]

So when are you gonna guest star in Game Knights? 👍

[@JoshuaMartinez12]

When the hosts smarten up and stop filling two of the four seats. It should be 4 guests every time.

[@TheDerpyderpyderp]

Josue Martinez naw

[@martinolsen7183]

One or your greatest decks in quite a while, love it!!

[@MrJuiceFreeze]

Hey Dev! I was just thinking yesterday about how you might be able to replace cryptolith rite with growing rites in your old cryptolith bestiary deck. It seems like it would allow you to swarm the board on turn 5-6 with a bunch of low cmc creatures or into a Tishana/Carnage Tyrant. Anyway, loved the deck!

[@BlaineTog]

What a neat deck! This one in particular makes me wish you could do gameplay videos. I want to see this deck run!

[@leeshults8978]

This is a great deck! I actually opened two rites and a Tishana at my prerelease and went 4-0 with a limited version of this bant deck.

[@MrBornferal]

the mana dork is not the only way you can flip on turn 3, you can do landing, into servo exhibition, then turn 3 attack all flip landing and that gives you 4 mana which you can use to cast surram into rites

[@gersoncujcuy2534]

Good job Dev! Greetings from Guatemala!

[@whitesmith5985]

I liked the video as soon as i heard the opening. Bloody amazing

[@Kevinjbeta]

I've been building a Tishana deck all week, testing non-stop on MTGO, and this list BLEW me away. Thanks for consistently making amazing videos, they're always well-made and include excellent insight into the mechanics and potential strengths and weaknesses of the list. As a side note, if I absolutely refuse to buy a play-set of Walking Ballista, what is a good alternative for the slot? Or does this deck need it for survival? WE LOVE YOU DEV!

[@peternordstrom9991]

you make bad decks sound so much fun! cheers!

[@zigzack54]

savage. I dont think they are bad though, just not top tier. Dev seems to appeal to more affordable decks. Because lets face it, most people who play magic aren't bill gates.

[@TheSkitersGFX]

bad decks? BAD DECKS? im beating top tier decks with this bant...

[@coryjohnson3361]

Matheus Henrique running the same 75?

[@Adremulis]

Dev always with the Chrono samples 👌 my favorite game/soundtrack and favorite KZbinr.

[@xdude736]

Love the deck techs, Dev! Keep up the good work! Do you ever revisit deck techs? Cause I play the jund hapatra deck you teched and Ive been looking at ixalan and not sure if I can add anything to improve the deck.

[@gavinmartini3367]

xdude736 Lightning strike in the main deck. Duress in the board. There's a lot of good cards for jund honestly in ixalan.

[@mikejvickery813]

Agreed I play it too. Only thing I changed was Banewhip for Cartouche to give it some resilience.

[@adamkruschwitz7692]

Yo! nice looking deck, I saw this anointed procession jayce deck, that looked so dank. 1 ult from jayce turns into 4 illusions or more

[@bommking137]

Love the list, Dev! Anyone got any thoughts on adding an Aetherwind Basker?

[@tobiberx7495]

Yeah! Sounds like a pretty fun deck, love that choosability of a brute force army vs. a big guy pooper. Could you maybe add some sentences to your decks about HOW to sideboard them? (like which card you'd change for which, depending on the matchup), that would be cool :-)

[@shewantsmygreg]

DROP THE F*CKING MIXTAPE ALREADY

[@Mastblood]

greg TheDevilsAdvocate I know he said he was making a sound cloud but he never did

[@Jonzin4BeatzNYC]

Mastblood Dev has a sound cloud page. Dev the Epithet I think.

[@shotokantiger4982]

Tishana into pull from tomorrow seems fun...

[@b4con]

Tishana into Rishkar's Expertise

[@Kevinjbeta]

I've been running a set of Pull from Tomorrow for my brewed Tishana list, and it's always hilarious.

[@destroyingmycity]

You are awesome bro.!! You make a lot of fun decks.!!

[@kapittsalt]

Standard deck that feels EDH: sigh. #happiness ♥️

[@tomcook7295]

Hey Dev love your videos. I haven't made my deck for standard yet but I have most of the cards available x4. I keep looking at Tezzeret the Schemer and I cant help but think he is a must add in a Revel in Riches deck with some unblock-able blue creatures. May be fun. Game on Sir.

[@shadowwulf7800]

Hey Dev, was wondering what you use to test your deck techs i have an idea for a BUG control deck, but no way to test it and perfect it. Would appreciate the help. If youre curious to see it ill share the tech with you. Thanks for taking the time to read this -Nathan

[@MrUberGolfer]

Hi Dev - great videos! Have you ever "rated" any Tier 1 decks for reference, so it's easier to relate to your deck rating scale? I mean, it's kind of interesting to know, if a "63" deck like this is trailing by far or if it's almost there (according to your assesment).

[@jollyyau]

love the opening song! Dev did you sing it? we need the Soundcloud link ASAP~

[@m_puji]

Hey Dev, Have you considered a copy of Hour of Eternity? With all the improvise and ramp it could easily bring back 3 mobs, including Tishana. The situation when you drop Tishana and she gets removed making you discard to 7, you could discard all the creature cards and then bring them back with Hour of Eternity :D

[@WillArtie]

Awesome deck Dev! Almost makes me want to play.

[@FarbrorSmul]

Been lost in standard since the rotation latest rotation.. All my darlings died that day. But i think i just got a new one. Thanks dev! :') ❤

[@ryant2418]

this deck is sick

[@alvaroberts6301]

I have been working on a similar deck. Here is my current deck list: 4 Druid of the Cowl 9 Forest 3 Ghirapur Orrery 4 Growing Rites of Itlimoc 4 Heroic Intervention 2 Hope of Ghirapur 4 Inspiring Statuary 2 Inventors' Fair 4 Master Trinketeer 3 Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter 9 Plains 4 Servo Exhibition 4 Sram's Expertise 4 Sunpetal Grove

[@lordsinister707]

Honestly for that red matchup, A sangiune sacrement feels like a big bomb with all the mana you produce.

[@danielvanryn6979]

Why not use both ornithopter and channeler initiate? Maximize your creature production and almost always get a flipped turn 3 itlimoc and be able to rely on a flipped itlimoc better. Not to mention itlimoc can put an ornithopter into your hand that you can immediately drop to flip itlimoc that turn(if you have played 2 previous creatures)

[@ackerizzle]

did you test metalic rebuke in the board?

[@Theorak]

I love it, gonna collect those white cards to start.

[@chrisladouceur4093]

Hey Dev, does making the larger pledges on patreon also give you the benefits of the smaller ones? Or would I have to do both? Been following you for nearly a year, love it. Looking to support. Hope to hear back, cheers and thanks for the neat deck tech!

[@shawndiaz7528]

Chris Ladouceur They are tiers. You do get everything under your pledge level.

[@Izzak_Beck]

That opening though.

[@Alvenon]

Good stuff! Though would be nice to see this playtested...

[@ShivaFamilyGaming]

How about adding Solemnity to the sideboard? Temur Energy is way more prevalent in standard than we think. Every person I play at my LGS is temur energy...

[@geomundi8333]

I want to ramp into the Overwhelming splendor vs how some ramp into Approach of Second Sun

[@BrianKrohn]

No Sandwurm Convergence or Crested Sunmare? I've played them combined with Anointed Procession. It's brutal.

[@RyantntfromBC]

Hey Dev would be very interested in you take on the best way to ramp Deadeye Plunderers......

[@andyjsan]

Dev spits hot fire?!? What's the song at the beginning of this video?

[@o_u_c3633]

would you ever post a gamplay?

[@coryk5919]

It is working rather well. I think there are two many inspiring statuary's though. I have not needed to use the improvise once out of 6 games played.

[@persephone9360]

best intro bars

[@donovan4444]

Dev please please include a list to purchase these decks on MTGO as well as the TCGplayer link. I love magic but I don't get to play on paper very often, so a list to a site where I can buy the digital MTGO cards would be AMAZING!!

[@benjinewton1005]

i really feel like going forward that this is going to be a potential top tier deck and that somewhere between the version you have posted here and the version posted by mtggoldfish is where this deck wants to be....i totaly dig the sarams expertise into growing rites im unsure of the sanctuary as it just looks to janky n unreliable but idk without testing....i really like the idea of tishana as a 2* of and walking balista as "finisher" cards i think w 3 sarams expertise 3 reagal caractal 3 pride sovereign 3 (w 1/1 life link embalm cat) should be where this deck wants to be...quite possibly even 2/3 legions landing somewhere in the 75...the life link cat and legions landing will give us early life gain against ramunap red and provide cheap beats in the late game (not to mention the lifelink cat comes back for 1 mana and could potentially be a 3/3 w a single reagal and angel of invention in play) imagine turn 1 legions landing turn 2 servant of the conduit turn 3 sarams expertise into growing rites turn 4 untap w 9 mana if they didnt board wipe u flip legions landing granting a possible 10th mana or play carnage tyrant and 1/1 life link cat and make a life link vamp which if played correctly alows us to use 12 mana or more on TURN 4

[@benjinewton1005]

i think if we found a way to be this mix up of control (not blue) and aggro wed def be in safe wayers...fumigate as 2 of maybe 2 cast out and a single ixalan binding (main at least)....idk ill have a list worked out in the hour

[@christianwilkerson3624]

are all the intro songs you?

[@stormcrow1685]

Why no bounty of the luxa? It really fits the theme of this deck

[@richardcousins8047]

I like the looks of it so I'm gonna give it a try

[@rkindblom]

Hey Dev you marvelous bearded MC. Im trying to put together an aggro artifactdeck with mimics, srams expertise and all the yummy +1/+1 artifacts. Got any ideas/decktechs on pure artifacts?

[@stewartmorris9771]

Where is Revel in Riches?

[@Some_Call_Me_Pietro]

Stewart Morris Black Card, plus it's not going for the win condition

[@stewartmorris9771]

Piers Spicer oh, I meant where is the deck built around revel in riches. I wasn’t recommending it for this deck.

[@Zomburai45]

In booster packs of Ixalan, on sale now at your local game or hobby retailer

[@charlesweiner4324]

Pulled this card in a random booster so that’s pretty rad

[@Artusxxx0071]

Hi I am your big fan, I wanted to ask, if you are looking forward to MTG: Arena... and if you will do some videos about deck tech. Thanks

[@deathtoll26]

Why not blossom dryad to untap growing rites?

[@Dafins100]

That intro!

[@shamtactics4712]

Blue white Jace tokens?

[@kraxos8938]

I would love to see your take on BW Vampires in Standard, I've been working with it for some time

[@marknichols2413]

Nerd life kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH2QnYaQaNN8iKM

[@brendananimation]

what is the name of you song in the intro?

[@kristinasaunders5377]

Is jund -1 -1 counter a thing?

[@schlaackmusic]

This deck is dope!

[@joshuajones4849]

My mouth is on fire from all the spice

[@Ben-wf5uv]

Can you put the deck list somewhere

[@yoshicooper4284]

I love itlamoc so much

[@YMJ101]

I saw a similar deck on Reddit r/spikes about a month ago that was almost a carbon copy of what you're presenting. Did you take inspiration from that deck or did you just happen to come to similar conclusions as the deck from a month ago?

[@AreUSureItsRelevant]

Boss man what about Animation Module? Could just go crazy wide

[@BeatlesRoxx13579]

What's the song in the intro???

[@HalloQwertz]

this deck is amazing

[@coryk5919]

tried a close version of this deck at FNM. mardu kicked my butt and played 4 different Ram Red decks. When it works it is great but most almost all draws were crap and had to mulligan. huge land issues. if not for the sideboard for anti ramp red the night would have been wasted. I got 4th because most of the 16 people dropped. It is just not consistent enough. it was fun though.

[@dankhank-v8l]

Yooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 those bars

[@DonovanPresents]

How about a mono-blue Dowsing Aggro standard deck? Get a bunch of early unblockables and attach Dowsing Dagger to one and reach a bunch of mana

[@hobbyaddiction]

Looking good man

[@aceofspade155]

Can you do a weird deck that me and my friends have been throwing around?

[@tbpcOnline]

no majestic myriarch?

[@maciopalis1]

When new aggro deck?

[@MyAverageLife01]

This looks sweet

[@nick14braun14]

You da best dev

[@samouflage99]

(Reads the Servo Exhibition promo flavor text) Daww.

[@PokeBattlerJaze]

Song name?

[@christopherragon]

I am trying a Bant Growing Rites deck right now. It is SUPER fun. Here is the mainboard: 4x Aether Hub (KLD) 3x Anointed Procession (AKH) 4x Attune with Aether (KLD) 4x Botanical Sanctum (KLD) 3x Cast Out (AKH) 3x Forest (XLN) 3x Glacial Fortress (XLN) 2x Growing Rites of Itlimoc (XLN) 1x Island (XLN) 2x Ixalan's Binding (XLN) 3x Legion's Landing (XLN) 2x Oketra the True (AKHMPS) 3x Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter (KLD) 2x Plains (XLN) 4x Pride Sovereign (HOU) 4x Regal Caracal (AKH) 4x Rogue Refiner (AER) 4x Servant of the Conduit (KLD) 4x Sunpetal Grove (XLN) 1x Tishana, Voice of Thunder (XLN)

[@GoodHydration]

my god, I forgot master trinketeer was a thing. :o

[@scottmwyman]

might as well have the prices of the sideboard cards..please Dev.

[@nthnppps]

Bro... That intro tho !!

[@terrellp4465]

Why not run a paradox engine?

[@tymorgan5798]

I like it good deck my friends love midrange so I will have fun with this! When I can afford it lol

[@davidlane8025]

Hey so why not Cryptolith Rite? magiccards.info/soi/en/200.html It may not work towards the more creatures game plan but it does work as a kind second growing rites if you feel you need to add consistency in drawing that

[@SBMTG]

Cryptolith Rite rotated. It isn't standard legal

[@ThunderBirdJack]

Cryptolith Rite rotated out of Standard unfortunately. It would be a good fit in the deck tho

[@ThunderBirdJack]

I really like both Merfolk Branchwalker and Ixalli's Diviner as 2-CMC "ramp" creatures over the Channeler innitiate. They can either draw you a land you need, or get bigger and essentially scry you a card. Because they let you see another card, they arn't as bad in the late game as the innitiate imo. Maybe I just really like explore. Here's a link to my version of Bant Tishana tappedout.net/mtg-decks/tish-the-fish/

[@lluisperegrino7832]

My local meta see's a lot of Ramunap Red aggro decks, and I was wondering if this deck stands a chance against that deck, and if not, can anyone recommend me a deck to counter Ramunap Red? Thanks!

[@gingerchief1172]

I built an esper reanimation deck, turn 5 razaketh usually crushes aggro

[@McCullyClassic]

haha "tapped out" i get it

[@SiraZero]

I think your deck is a bit light on creature card though. The rite will miss to get a creature a lot.

[@elliotthayes2395]

wow this is fucking amazing

[@TowanTalks]

Temur Growing Rites - With Tishana/Locust God/Pull from Tomorrow to close out games

[@PedroOliveira-ew9eo]

awesome

[@josephneria6377]

Deck looks cool.. Made a bant token with growth.. All I can say watching this is dev better have simic nissa in here somewhere.

[@warloklightnin150]

I've never clicked on a video so quickly

[@MathiasH1987]

Tishana and Rites of Itlimoc ind Standard? Sign me up!

[@mountainfantasticfabriccha2248]

I put 2 copies in my Dino enrage deck, ''tis a fun card

[@jakebaker2486]

Looking for decks lol. I'm building a mono red burn standard. Hope it works. I'm prob. gonna try this tho. Thanks Dev!