The Deadliest Creatures in Magic | Magic the Gathering

[@lazie1815]

Could also be called "biggest creatures that can still be blocked by a 1/1"

[@heycidskyja4668]

@@NStripleseven It doesn’t work, flavor-wise. Magic’s a game of mechanics, not flavour.

[@angelojohnson9441]

This is why I run Pathrazer of Ulamog in my reanimator deck. A 9/9 with super-menace and annihilator 3 isn’t going to be blocked often, especially early game (see:reanimator).

[@raymondlee5754]

Unless you give them a Protective Bubble.

[@Voip3D]

@@angelojohnson9441 *laughs in scute swarm*

[@angelojohnson9441]

@@Voip3D How fast are you cheating out Scute Swarm? I said reanimator. T1 Swamp -> Dark Ritual -> Entomb/Putrid-Imp (to get PoA into graveyard from library/hand) -> Animate Dead on Pathrazer of Ulamog, who, not only has Annhilator 3, but also cannot be blocked except by three or more creatures. Assuming that you Get Gemstone Caverns in your opening hand, play Mana Crypt and tap it to play Scute Swarm, then play your land for the turn (Forest or something to produce green mana) to tap to play exploration and play another land, that would mean you would have 3 lands out, the Crypt, and three creatures. When Pathrazer of Ulamog swings at you next turn, if you wanted to block it, you would need to sacrifice Mana crypt, exploration, and a land, but then you would have to block with the two insect tokens and Scute Swarm, which would mean you would not get additional tokens, which means your best bet is to sacrifice the crypt and your two tokens, meaning you have your land count at 3, Exploration and your lone creature Scute Swarm and a single card in your hand (why not pretend it is a land?). You start your next turn and draw a Kodama's Reach. You cast it, getting a 1/1 insect token from the land onto the battlefield, then another when you play the land sent to your hand. With that last card in your hand being a land, that means you now have no cards in hand, 6 lands, 2 1/1 insect tokens and 2 Scute swarms. My turn, I do absolutely nothing (for simplicity) aside from attacking and you have already taken 9 damage the first time. You can either sacrifice the insect tokens and a scute swarm to keep the other one active with your land count and hopeful something massive land dumping spell or sacrifice lands, at which point you'd still a land dumping spell. Even if the land that was in your hand had been a fetchland, you'd still be on the rocks trying to keep tempo, because the annhilator 3 happens on attack declaration and then you would have to throw at least 3 creatures in front of it to stop the damage which means stopping its damage means you have to be producing at least 6 permanents a turn, which is really difficult to do at the beginning of the game. Late game sure, but early game PoA weathers the swarm.

[@wesleygrootjans8906]

You forgot Novablast Wurm, a creature that destroys all other creatures every single time it attacks.

[@asmodin88]

Quietus Spike is a lot "deadlier" than Scytheclaw imo since it also brings deathtouch

[@crazypatchy1]

Oh absolutely deadlier, but with scytheclaw it makes the equipment on a creature. Which this video is for deadly "creatures", as loosely as he's trying to squeeze it

[@scrumpypancakes406]

Missed the opportunity to title the video "Thiccest Creatures in Magic"

[@God-ch8lq]

Death's shadow takes the cake 1 mana 13/13

[@jimbeam7636]

@@God-ch8lq well God, as its been awhile since we talked, I don't quite feel right in suggesting a mild correction, but don't you think "has the cake" is more fitting?

[@Therodaas]

@@jimbeam7636 😳 Did you just make a mild suggestion, to ... God?????

[@jimbeam7636]

@@Therodaas well you know the phrase no ones perfect and god is SOMEONE so....

[@arjunsandil9091]

This list, while entertaining, is literally just Timmy Tribal

[@pauldo8806]

Timmy is a stereotype of magic players who just dump huge creatures on the battlefield.

[@maxkordon]

@@pauldo8806 its basically just small brain magic

[@arjunsandil9091]

Not necessarily, it’s just that huge splashy creatures are easy to get rid of, and the waste you a turn if they get countered. They are a removal magnet, so it’s hard to keep something like a skithyrix or ghalta on the table.

[@generationgaming9087]

@@stevenh3154 Savage, but agreed.

[@Xonides]

Consuming Aberration? Anyone? No? Okay

[@tylerkister4628]

Oh yeah terrifying

[@zsrlmsb2470]

Absolutely love that card

[@roberthastings5969]

Honestly on of my favorites, combos really well with Breathstealer's Crypt too

[@robertmendez8383]

Alter of Dementia 💥

[@Marshall97531]

That thing is always my mvp in my mill commander deck

[@stygiansage2661]

Phyrexian processor and minion of the wastes are another high risk reward path.

[@TheBosc]

Very cool video Mr. Commander Hog budget guy!

[@QwaC]

Going to my first commander night with people outside my friend group, wish me luck!

[@mrtalos]

How it go?

[@QwaC]

@@mrtalos kinda poorly. There wasn't enough people who showed up, so I couldn't do the tournement, but I was able to 1v1 someone, and God was it scary. It was the first time I played against someone outside my play group and he had the big 3 eldrazi in his jhoira suspend land hate deck. I won tho!

[@Bee-wk7hw]

How's your commander journey going?

[@markp7262]

I have two of the deadliest creatures, each with an explanation. 1) Flying Man (Arabian Nights version). It looks completely unassuming swinging for 1 in the air. You don't want to block it with Serra Angel, in case one of your opponents has Giant Growth or Lightning Bolt. So you let it through. A handful of spells later (multiple Giant Growths / Blood Lusts / Berserks / Forks), you have taken more than 100 damage from that unassuming little 1/1. 2) Mountain Goat. It sits there, generally doing nothing, until your opponent has been burned down by every damage spell known to red. Then it swings in under a Blood Moon to deal that last point of damage, a slap in the face. Because no one wants to admit to losing to a Mountain Goat. At least the Flying Man has the cool factor. Yes, both of these happened to me, back in the mid-late '90s.

[@ChrisFactor]

Mitch has proven to be one of if not the best MTG channel on the platform. Thank you sir for your continued dedication.

[@davidmyers4524]

Fleet Swallower and Szadek, Lord of Secrets are very deadly too. Being able to destroy libraries can be just as deadly as life.

[@matthewbillings5894]

I think you overlooked Thromok the insatiable in the big creature section, as a commander he can reliably be summoned hasted, and/or with trample on top of having enough power/toughness to make one shot kills.

[@jbelowheaven3607]

ngl i went into this expecting a lore video for some reason lmao

[@scaevola]

The good thing about Evra is that you can pay 4 more to just switch back your health with her Power.

[@Saeiane777]

If you get caught up on mana or risk it and she gets blinked you're basically out. I like to pump her up with Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants and then swap totals to be safer

[@dwaynebrice1697]

I liked this video. I like when you look at individual cards instead of decks. It give me cool ideas and I love being able to fangasm with a youtuber like you. It's like a little reminder that we are all people and some famous normal dude likes the same game I do. I should definitely show these to my friends so they can stop playing eldrazi like a bag in a video game.

[@sipoffinewine5798]

Evra was the first commander deck i ever built it wasn't good at first but now i can often 1 shot someone relatively quick for a mono white deck

[@fsfreturns5242]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Master of Cruelties works well with the Ninjutsu mechanic : before combat damage are dealt, Master of Cruelties's ability triggers when it's not blocked, and in response you put a creature card with Ninjutsu in its place. Then MoC's ability resolves, leaving the opponent at 1 life and the ninja just deals the remaining damage.

[@mghammy5438]

Mass producing videos has dipped the quality slightly these last few months. It has gotten better again but you can tell when your on a script and when your not. Still love the vids just wanted to let you know.

[@Epicrobotbattle1]

Atemsis, All-Seeing takes a little set up but she can pop off like crazy

[@smashog7500]

Skittles with a Timmie ping enchantment? Oh how gross. :P

[@Illusionmaker_MTG]

I feel like Serra's Emissary deserves a spot on this list, because she makes all of your creatures unblockable. Even if there are more deadly creatures on their own, she ranks among the best if she has comrades !

[@SheepinWolvesCloth]

Good Old Master of Cruelties and Rakdos the Defiler, Old friends of My Kaalia and a lot of trauma to the players i jumped with them. I no longer play them since it stopped being fun for me as well and i decided politics is a good way to play Kaalia

[@WayfarersBauble]

18:46 in the usual place. My lowest TCGPlayer market price is currently $3.03 for my Modern Masters 2015 printing.

[@conorhealan1643]

I think ceaseless hunger should have been on this list, mill the top twenty into exile on attack, exile two permanents on cast

[@mrtalos]

Serra Avatar with life link and double strike. My mono white deck which uses tons of equipment and enchantments, not auras though ick, has done this a few times. Not managed to get trample on it yet, because as soon as you swing and quadruple your life total, it very quickly gets targeted.

[@Cereli76]

Consuming aberration is one of my favorite mean huge creatures 3/blue/black It's power and toughness is equal to the number of all cards in all graveyards Whenever you cast a spell every opponent mills to until a land

[@generationgaming9087]

Ulamog, Ceaseless Hunger? Exile two target permanents when you cast, and exile the top 20 cards when it attacks.

[@NioriFox83]

What about Hellkite Tyrant? If it gets damage through, you assume control of all artifacts that person controls. And if Mycosynth Lattice is on the field, that players entire board state is now yours

[@bfrobin446]

Hellkite Tyrant's performance without the combo isn't on the same level as the cards on the list. If all you have is the Tyrant, against most decks you're dealing 6 damage and stealing a couple of mana rocks.

[@NioriFox83]

@@bfrobin446 fair point

[@tayganhope1292]

What about my personal favorite card... Consuming Aberration? Not only is it similar to Lord of Extinction (Minus your graveyard) buuut it also mills your opponents with every spell you cast? Hello "Storm" Mill

[@benjaminbuchan6497]

It is amusing that Master of Cruelties is one of few creatures completely incapable of singlehandedly killing a player, since the 'set life to one instead of dealing damage' isn't optional.

[@LucidLensKatherine]

Lord of Extinction: Ok at best Consuming Abberation: OOOOOO

[@itzibitzi7611]

Malignus is bomb in my Xenagos deck:3

[@mtgspanglish731]

Malignus + path breaker Ibex + xenagos =😁🤘

[@itzibitzi7611]

@@mtgspanglish731 i see, a man of culture:-) also: Malignus + mage slayer + xenagos 😉

[@mtgspanglish731]

@@itzibitzi7611 Indeed, tip my hat to such a gentleman 👏

[@mateuszcegowski499]

What about Heartless Hidetsugu?

[@DaveKerk]

I have a super friends deck with Bioessense Hydra that when it comes in is usually 50/50 or more.

[@Strik3r1090]

Cephalid Constable does work in my Adeliz, The Cinderwind deck :D

[@paulcardoni9306]

Love using lord of extinction and jarad combo to nuke the board from nowehere

[@ragingfloof7999]

What about Ulamog, The Ceaseless Hunger and Emrakul, The Promised End? I'd argue that they're even scarier than their original counterparts (because this emrakul hasn't been banned in commander)

[@bfrobin446]

In Commander, with 100-card decks, I wouldn't value the "mill 20 into exile" trigger as highly as annihilator. Sacrificing permanents has an immediate effect on the target's ability to defend. Milling isn't guaranteed to make a difference unless you can do it consistently enough to mill a player out. And Emrakul doesn't even have a triggered ability on attack. If you can't set a player back significantly during the turn you're controlling them, a French vanilla 13/13 flample would barely make the list.

[@wemf2]

I was surprised that Progenitus was not included? It has protection from everything.

[@davebignell773]

Good old Lord of Extinction. Although I tend to focus on using it with fling effects (like Jarad's ability).

[@thebraveguy9808]

What are some good decks to put Blightsteel Colossus in? I got one a while back, and I REALLY want to put it in a deck, but the casting cost really restricts the amount of decks it can be used in (which I know is the point, lol). Usually by the time players at my table are hitting 7 mana in their mana pool, someone is able to end the game. So getting that extra 5 mana would be... difficult.

[@Apollo-vh3tb]

I have it, along with other fatties, in my Animar deck. It is a pretty nasty deck if folks don't kill Animar as quick and as often as possible. Having protection from White and Black helps. Someone in my playgroup has it in her Breya deck and it hurts when it comes out. Good luck!

[@Fimbulvetr2012]

I feel at least an honourable mention is in order for It That Betrays, that gain control of sacrificed permanents clause is deadly oppressive

[@roberthastings5969]

Combo Evra with Lathiel, get a ton of extra value cause not only can you pay 4 to switch the total back, if you have enough Mana, you can essentially keep her power and toughness at 44 while your life total is at 80

[@EvGamerBETA]

I think Magistet Sphinx deserves an honorable mention, as he sets life total to 10 when he enters

[@soul6994]

Sad that views have dwindled, your content is still just as good as it was a year ago :)

[@thesarcasticliberal]

Not that it's great in the meta, but I would add Fleet Swallower into this list. When combined with Fraying Sanity, it creates a rule-based OTK on attack, with no need to connect (you mill half their library on attack, then Fraying Sanity mills the rest at the end of the turn). Add in Shifty Doppleganger, or another Sneak Attack effect, you can haste it into play to kill an opponent.

[@bizmansion]

Greven Predator Captain. I have never had an instance where I deal combat damage with him that did not remove a player from the game...

[@aero7361]

Do more of these videos pls all the creatures are so awesome and makes me want to build a deck around some! Never heard of some

[@samuelkyle9894]

Technically, Ebonblade is 0 risk and all reward as morph can be cast at instant speed, including after attackers and blockers have been declared but before combat damage assigned. This means that Ebonblade wouldn't see its own 'when attack' trigger but could see its 'whenever combat damage' trigger. Very nice card, haven't considered it before, might be just a value card in any mono black or B/X deck.

[@samuelkyle9894]

Same thought goes for Evra, pay the cost after attackers and blockers but before combat damage is assigned

[@smashog7500]

The fun part? If you play white, it is not an issue to Swords to Plowshares your own creature, to gain amazing amounts of life. All of these cards are very fun to play.

[@davidanderson9967]

I like how the first two were just my kill mechs for brion stoutarm

[@davidanderson9967]

3*

[@stevenrhodes8338]

The best part about how powerful emrakul is is that a 3 drop vampire with deathtouch and flying can kill it

[@RedDawn430]

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord (my commander) sits around till his lieutenant: the Lord of Extinction comes along and everyone else dies

[@hade666_01]

I think bearer of the heavens deserves a spot on the list, esp when you pair it with gift of immortality

[@RazgrizAce67]

Guiltfeeder can be pretty deadly when combined with mill strategy.

[@BasementDweller_]

Groovy info.

[@awakendtable1109]

Soul of Eternity and True Conviction, yum

[@joranmoore5663]

I think you missed an opportunity, Mitch. You could have said your opponents would have been shaking in their Swiftfoot Boots.

[@michaeljweaver1]

*Fling has entered the chat*

[@mufasafalldown8401]

Ebonblade Reaper would go great in that witherbloom deck.

[@kiritokaguya9180]

Great video 😁

[@TheDoitpow]

lost a lot of games in Mirrodin2 to the One Shot Robot, fun times

[@stevemarq3559]

But phage can be put into play without triggering comes into play... e.g. stifle, Volrath's shapeshifter (nice with survival of the fittest), Illusionary Mask etc. Used to play a deck with volrath's shapeshifter and survival... just discard something that can't be blocked and search up phage, shapeshifter is unblockable, and after blockers, before dmg assignment, discard page. Dead Opponent.

[@Jinthesleeper]

I thought Torgaar, famine incarnée would have been in this list with the half life guys, but alas he wasn't. seeing as you can flicker him and annihilate life totals by half the starting number rounded up.

[@poiri]

Kinda sad that infinity elemental is not on here, yes it’s silver border but come on, INFINITE POWER. And 5 toughness.

[@irishdabs598]

No one ever mentions the corpsejack menace + hydra combo ... is definitely deadly with the right hydras

[@Xepher217]

Sigarda, she may not kill you quickly but you won't kill her either.

[@StambaughDesignsBellingham]

Can you use Phage with Satoru ninjutsu? Technically you don’t cast it, but it is from your hand.

[@AnomAnomMTG]

Soul of eternity is a game ender in my trostani deck. Double my life, and if it dies, my life total just skyrockets.

[@thebraveguy9808]

What are some good decks to put Blightsteel Colossus in? I got one a while back, and I REALLY want to put it in a deck, but the casting cost really restricts the amount of decks it can be used in (which I know is the point, lol).

[@MrShwnlyns]

My plan is to put one in a Skithiryx deck. Cabal coffers in a mono black deck really helps out your mana total.

[@stilljustsoph664]

Golem tribal with Ich-Tekik is where I use it. Pretty much the fairest way you can use Blightsteel, but lots of fun.

[@BreadsticksWC]

Surprised Craterhoof isn't on this list. Craterhoof Behemoth ends the game. Ah yes Evra is on the list. This is a very powerful list.

[@TLG1255]

Straight up! It ended my last game lol

[@bobfaceasdf9251]

I'm guessing it's because Craterhoof itself isn't deadly (you'd need 35 other creatures for it to one-shot); this is focused on creatures that solo murder your opponents

[@TLG1255]

Yeah I guess that does make sense, game ending effect, but NOT if it’s your only creature. Unlike most of these ones.

[@jumpsteady1777]

I got an emrakul cast and lost. Buddy had a burn aggro deck and I had a colorless eldrazi. I was getting wrecked all game and no good draws, just tons of land. I am down to 3hp and finally with the aid of a creature that taps for 2 colorless mana, I cast emrakul. Buddy hasn't been touched and still has 20hp. I get my extra turn and hit with emrakul and a 4/4. He's at 1hp and has nothing on board. He had a lightning bolt in hand and in his next draw pulled a mountain. Took out my 3hp and won. Told him I'd sell shirts that say "I survived emrakul" like some thrill coaster. But it goes to pretty much show. Once emrakul comes down...if you get another turn...you better make it count lol.

[@mikemacek4470]

Yep all these creatures are great except there's a 2 Mana red spell that says tap Target creature that creature deals damage equal to its player to its controller killed in an instant

[@SuperNinjadevil]

My favourite will always be craterhoof behemoth

[@KnucklesEki]

Evra being high risk high reward is no joke. You activate its ability, opponent plays an instant that gives -4/-0 to Evra. Your life total is now 0.

[@wustenfuchsgaming1226]

I miss Heartless Hidetsugu

[@steele2015]

Im so upset that Blighted agent wasnt mentioned. A cheap unlockable infect creature that is in blue, so easy to buff and keep alive.

[@kozexe4140]

rakdos, the defiler + it that betrays. bam.

[@Faerieglass]

Soul of eternity is one of my favorites in my trostani decks

[@crabobserver]

Have you tried phyrexian processor + trostani Pay 39 life, create a 39/39 token. Gain 39 life, populate, create a 39/39 token, gain 39 life. Repeat

[@Faerieglass]

@@crabobserver of coarse

[@crabobserver]

@@Faerieglass good

[@thelizord2157]

One time I used a card that prevented combat damage and gained me life for the damage prevented on my own soul of eternity.

[@finnsclarinet]

Ooh, is that skittles in the thumbnail?

[@TwistedMajora]

Nemesis of reason. Mills ten each attack.

[@generationgaming9087]

Ulamog, Ceaseless Hunger - exile the top 20 cards when it attacks. Oh and exile two permanents when you cast it.

[@johnwatson2251]

It's not a creature card but Finale of Glory can generate you quite the massive army late game.

[@Saeiane777]

I won a game at 4 health with a top decked Finale. Love that card

[@xenior9280]

Oh you have a blightsteel colossus let me show you my path to exile

[@Trasgobardo]

What, no Consuming Aberration or Okaun? Okaun I could forgive, because it's conditional, but there where other conditional ones that don't guarantee the kill. And Consuming Aberration is even better than Lord of Extinction, it may not count your on G'yard, but with the Grind to every opponent per spell casted it's more or less a +10 per spell, and that without counting all the stuff going to their G'yards as normal.

[@claytontalesfore7564]

Okaun, 3 coin flip wins to lethal commander damage 4 gets you to 48 With any support it gets lethal fast

[@LucidLensKatherine]

Phage in a Comedic Genius commander deck :0

[@abeljimenezjr5551]

What about consuming aberrition? Very deadly creature

[@TheOriginalIBT]

wheres maro and masumaro? :( allstars in my jolrael deck

[@mastermonkey95]

I didn't see charging badger in the list?

[@MusicalBoarder]

worldgorger dragon is pretty deadly.

[@enzob4t]

Love me some eldrazi!

[@mufasafalldown8401]

Visara the Dreadful better be on here.

[@chaoringmeister]

Thassa’s oracle. Just win on the spot, doesn’t care about opponents.

[@pseud0_697]

when you activate evra and your opponent is playing burn

[@rhettnorman8451]

7/6 with lample?

[@connorl0204]

Im sad fleet swallower didnt make the list

[@adahlin2845]

What happened to Atemsis?

[@freshsteff94]

it bugs me how mitch says kozilec and titan are hard to get rid of because of the shuffle effect. that makes them easier to get rid off because they can´t be reanimated

[@TLG1255]

Killer bois