Mtg Deck Tech: U/B Control in Ixalan Standard!

[@brendoncoyle5905]

I can’t beleive you only have 68k subscribers...like shit man that shocked me I really thought you’d be way higher by now cuz you deserve it man

[@smashog7500]

Wow tysm Dev! This is the exact kind of deck I used to play many years ago. I will tweak this deck to my playstyle but I WILL play this without a doubt!

[@AlariRuns]

I've been playing Esper Control. It's basically this deck splashing white for Settle the Wreckage and Cast Out plus sideboard options. Deck has been insane!

[@weebosgym9427]

Oh this is the deck I'm making for sure. I should have bought Scarab god when it was $10, now I'm dealing with regret...

[@cheddar5529]

RazerYoyo I shouldn't have sold my 8 copies when they were 12

[@jamaigar]

RazerYoyo same here

[@cameronkimner8802]

I wanted one for a zombies deck and I was thinking of preordering a couple but I figured I would just wait until they went to like $5

[@DVS57REBEL]

I was complaining that i paid 15 and 18 for mine , i cant believe its od now

[@weebosgym9427]

Ya it would have gone great in my blue black zombies deck. I was playing that for a while.

[@JustBill88]

Love the commentary and will have to say you and I agree a good amount on a good number of things not only this deck but others as well. Love that you do not only competitive Magic but casual budget as well. Keep up the great videos and look forward to your next one and good luck getting to 70K and beyond.

[@Theorak]

I'm still making Grixis work, but the inclusion of Essence Scatter in the main for game one RDW, I see your point. Tough some red removal is always the trick that helps in the matchup.

[@owdhob]

you are the only youtube channel that i pressed that bell button on, much respect to the devmeister

[@piboy6228]

I saw ipnu rivulet in the mana base as a mirror breaker, because the mirror often comes down to milling and it helps you win the race.

[@josephozbun5796]

And it is good against U/W approach

[@e5205]

Pi Boy I also like commit to memory for that.

[@VeronicaFernandez9109]

[@adam_papamastorakis]

What should I put in to make this deck anti-temur/ramunap red? My local meta is full of that crap:(

[@nickgalante621]

At the 2 minute mark of your video you mentioned that the Scarab God cannot be exiled. That doesn't seem true by reading its abilities. It comes back from the graveyard but not from exile. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@JFlynn1207]

I've been running a budget U/B deck with 2x champion of wits. Nice addition for your card advantage suite

[@DonovanPresents]

Maybe create an Esper Cycling deck using two Search for Azcanta? Maybe make it a "Haven Search" style deck? Not sure. The Haven would be from Drake Haven.

[@darrenyeats5571]

That Conan intro is sick! RIP Mako

[@jackpabich763]

What is a budget option for this deck? I am trying to build a U/B budget deck. It's a bit unorthodox. Mill w/discard.

[@MoriDarkmoss]

This is the color combination I chose. Now learning as much as I can. thanks for the infi

[@paulelephant9521]

CHOON! the intro rocks, where can I get hold of your music Dev?

[@jundjay4833]

Am deciding between Grixis control and U/B control which one do you guys think is better?

[@AzemSP]

Did you try Vizier of many faces in the sideboard? That card is amazing

[@lleytonelliott8786]

I think you could scrap 1 censor or essence scatter or move them to the sideboard for a supreme will in the main. Other than that I really like it.

[@alex-ix9jb]

That intro music is amazing!

[@bigge3697]

thoughts on opt over illumination? my version struggles In the early game in my local meta

[@Arghore]

So, 'Search for the Scarab God'-control then huh ;) ... tnx for sharing, not playing this any time soon *cough* budget *cough*, but with a sort of 'fixed' meta between those 3~5 decks, it should be possible to get underneath this deck, and still 'control' the rest. Guess i be looking to a R/U spells variant again, with a control suite in the side.

[@Larkinzzz]

Been trying to build a budget (

[@lukeyuginovich3962]

Dev what are your thoughts about hostage taker in the deck mate ?

[@flapcat4681]

My dad just locked me in the dryer, but this video somehow makes it better.

[@gearlow444]

I play consign // oblivion. It's very powerful. I beat tokens with no hassle.

[@jackbuchanan1695]

Class deck tech Dev!! You the man :)

[@freakymtg8259]

Make a black whit me curses deck dev! I want to see what you got. Because there are many good curses just don’t know which direction to take them

[@freakymtg8259]

Black white curses

[@idunneedachannelffs]

UB cycling god pharao gift \0/

[@kcox1980]

Myself and another player ran UB Control at a PPTQ last week and we both got destroyed by Temur energy. Seem like the only good match up against Temur is also Temur

[@su0tin731]

I think that switching all the Supreme Wills for Essence Scatter is a mistake. You already have enough creature removal, sure Essence Scatter is the best answer to Bristling Hydra, but still, that much creature removal is way to much, I think a couple sweepers (Bontu Last Reckoning) and all the Supremes are a must in the main. This version of the deck probably have a bad matchup against U/W approach or any other control version with more versatile countermagic.

[@disafear3674]

Depends on the local meta. I've been playing 4 Essence Scatter in my UB since Ixalan meta and I rarely ever need to take them out

[@soundoftruth64]

I actually switched to UW cause I keep seeing tokens in my meta and this deck has literally no game 1 against it.

[@MojoVince]

Scarab god is like "are you kidding me R&D"...

[@Bryan-ms6do]

Saw the notification, had to watch.

[@mikechurchill1071]

I play 2 ipnu so o can milk myself for search for azcanta as the control matchup revolves around a flipped search more than anything. I’ve also gone to having 2 hostage takers in the sideboard as it is just a great way to counter Hazoret and Scarab God. Take their stuff and just cast their creature. It’s actually preformed very well.i usually cut a vraskas comtempt always and censor on the draw most of the time for negates and hostage takers. I also have one gonti side board over the blood fast as that card as never impressed me and gonti can sometimes just be insane in a matchup. If you look at the US nationals winning list he has swapped out the contraband kingpins for gifted aetherborns and glint sleeves in the side board to bring in 8 early drops vs control matchups while they are siding out fatal push and early removal only to be over run by a card drawing mad women 2 drop. This deck just has a lot of variety in the board and I few slots in the main that are flexible but overall the deck is solid. I’ve gone 3-0,4-0,4-0,3-1. Since building it 2-3 weeks ago

[@obviouslylee]

I think Opt and Glimmer should be in the deck. And the full set of Torrentials.

[@soundoftruth64]

Lee Penrose 5 win cons is enough. You pretty much cut the 4th Gearhulk for the third Azcanta. The 4th Gearhulk makes the curve a bit too heavy

[@lukeyuginovich3962]

I run hostage taker in my version what are peeps thoughts about that ??

[@lukeyuginovich3962]

Marius Kraußer sorry about the loses for you dude but that’s for the comment I’m going too run it at FNM next week wish me luck ;)

[@mariuskrauer8685]

Luke Yuginovich Good luck man. Even though I lost, the hostage taker version at least seemed cooler than the rest UB control.

[@mariuskrauer8685]

Luke Yuginovich Oh one more thing: I do not know whether it is really that great but he also had one or more walking ballistas👌 Also drove me insane when I finally nailed a creature spell and it got shot right after that.

[@RatRatham]

I used to 1 or 2 of him, but he died too easily due to only 3 toughness. So I cut him from the team.

[@mariuskrauer8685]

Zachary Chatham That is the point.... he can die. Scarab God brings him back as a 4/4 and his etb triggers again. In one game my opponent never really played him. He had a blue creature card (can not remember the name... help me out please) that can look at the top three cards of a library and than it mills. He milled himself for search for azcantha and then pulled his hostage takers later on.

[@thehyperduck90]

Please put your songs in the description Dev

[@topshotv2istrash418]

Do a budget red/green ramp (not dino tribal) video please

[@juanc.3372]

how long will this deck be in standard till it rotates ???

[@SBMTG]

A year

[@juanc.3372]

ty

[@snakeman830]

Is Carnage Tyrant no longer a concern?

[@GoodHydration]

snakeman830 last reckoning deals with it.

[@snakeman830]

While true, it's the only card in the deck that does so and it's in the sideboard. I was more surprised it wasn't even mentioned at all in the video than concerned about not having any way to handle it, considering pre-sideboard, Carnage Tyrant just wins against this deck.

[@GoodHydration]

snakeman830 carnage tyrant is of very little concern when you can double chump with their reanimated dinosaurs or other guys, then swing back at them. If it's a really big concern for you in particular try running Vizier of Many Faces, as he can copy Tyrant without targeting, shutting it down.

[@Aumistyn]

Surprised to see no ifnir deadlands here

[@jaymarano2988]

Why would he put censor in over spell pierce

[@gearlow444]

Jay Marano flip search for azcanta easier and filters itself. also can counter anything if they don't have 1 mana to pay for it. spell pierce is worse in the current meta.

[@FatalS420]

The Scarab God ability needs a rule changing, they shouldn't be able to do it as instant speed. He is very broken, if they fix that ruling than he won't as OP. Also $45.00 for a stupid card is retarded. No card in standard should be more than $20.00.

[@brandn_wilkey]

Can you do a deck based around Gonti, Lord of luxary for standard

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Look for the U/B surge of tentacles deck that Dev did awhile ago, Gonti is amazing in that deck

[@brandn_wilkey]

Mr. Mammuthus Africanavus thanks dude

[@athomevoyager]

Put this together just in time to see it sputter out at the pro tour :'(

[@MemoryLaneWizard]

Can we get a Q&A when we hit 70k? =D

[@m.morath1190]

Help me out here, man - what are some of the better MTG subreddits?

[@free-mtg-stuff406]

Goodbye 401k. Hello 401UB.

[@brannantisdale815]

Challenge: Break the meta and make a Solemnity deck

[@brannantisdale815]

I made a janky one deckstats.net/decks/90299/846597-mardu-solemnity

[@gavinli1368]

People keep saying parts of this deck are broken... *sniff sniff* You guys smell that? I smell a new banlist on the horizon.

[@jonathonsmith3920]

I want that song. What is it!

[@Jack-nv8ej]

Myr deck tech?

[@f.ckyalife]

Early af less go

[@coloradoriver554]

Ryland Bigger good English you speak good

[@JamFlexx]

noti squad

[@f.ckyalife]

Colorado River I thought mocking purposeful errors died in 2012 but hey good on you buddy.

[@epicurusstan3223]

If you want to make new friends, and keep your old ones this is the deck to play! That was sarcasm, @#!& control.

[@DonovanPresents]

I honestly don't like this deck... I want to see a different decklist in these colors.

[@pgathletics]

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