The most annoying Bird in Standard.

Magic: The Gathering Arena deck tech & gameplay with a white/blue flash deck, featuring Errant and Giada, Stoic Sphinx and Aven Interruptor from Outlaws of Thunder Junction in Standard.
Patreon: / legenvd
00:00 - Deck Tech
05:39 - Match 1
11:22 - Match 2
16:59 - Match 3
22:30 - Match 4
25:15 - Match 5
29:59 - Match 6
34:16 - Match 7
41:01 - Match 8
Decklist:
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"Movement Proposition" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[@masterkurosaki100]

Opponent: Your Go! Also Opponent: Disconnect, Rope, Conceed LVD: On to the next one 😎

[@PiNoYeBoy85]

"Opponent disconnected." Be real, he rage quit. LOL

[@KodasGarden]

​@@PiNoYeBoy85 yes but on LVD's channel we say they disconnected :)

[@brooksnewman9687]

Exactly! But always do love when LVD moves right on win or lose.

[@rwaszczuk]

You know, all it takes is a GG and quit. Yes, LVD plays until the (bitter) end, but I would be satisfied if his opponents at least GG'd. But nope. Rage quit table-flippers. My favorite video I always imagine in this situation is... kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4rYd2aKbNhqjrssi=0s-VOu8_guDe03-i. I just assume this is what they would do in real life.

[@MrRubixscube]

of course it's the one spamming "your go!" that wastes the other player's time when they've lost...

[@collin4555]

Every time, without fail. Only their time has value.

[@dl0.0lb]

I always make sure to report these people. Heck, can probably report them and link to this video. People do get suspended for roping.

[@NickTemperistic]

Yep and WOTC will never do anything about it

[@johnny_crash]

Sleepy Hedron is similar annoying

[@rycepatti]

It always feels so good seeing Legend shut down impatient players- that Jodah game was a delight

[@GTBMuckface]

Imagine spamming Your Go. all game and then the MOMENT you lose immediately quit/rope the guy who 5 seconds earlier you were mad at for taking a moment to think. People man....

[@honestabe411]

Wait until you hear about who runs the world…

[@cooljoe500]

​@@honestabe411 tell me

[@CyberBuster93]

Oof this deck gives me flashbacks of the Simic Flash deck about 4 years ago. That deck was absolutely horrendous to face and now there's an Azorius one now! Can't seem to get away from this horrible nightmare!! 😭😂 Awesome deck as usual Luca, appreciate you tons!

[@honestabe411]

I miss playing simic flash 🥲 more fair than most simic strategies

[@vumasster]

At least now we have cavern of souls

[@davestier6247]

I am not sure if you guys know this but i have been informed that the bird, may in fact be, the word.

[@fwmlp]

BRIAN! DON'T!!!

[@wadibison]

Ba Ba Ba oo oo maow maow

[@JRandall0308]

That game against Jodah when you put-tempo’d him was brutal. 😂

[@ryanbolson23]

Put-tempo’d?

[@Zaptalin]

He meant to write "out".

[@JRandall0308]

Damn you , autocorrect !

[@ryanbolson23]

@@JRandall0308 haha 😂

[@Eyetigerstorm]

Aven is one of my favorite cards in the set, such a fun card. Flash in Aven against a counterspell to plot it :), Thanks for the cool vid LVD

[@LegenVD]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@charlieday7731]

I FELT that thumbnail....

[@tihuffman]

I don't get the reference.

[@Chase_08]

​@@tihuffmanever stepped on a LEGO?

[@mr.marker6449]

I love non blue counter magic

[@davestier6247]

Hes running no more lies, a counter

[@mr.marker6449]

I’m talking about aven interuptor

[@honestabe411]

@@davestier6247🤓

[@skipper7152]

I love when White's control aspect gets to shine.

[@voltmatt]

You’re killin me with these thumbnails. Laugh my butt off every damn video before even pressing play 😂

[@PinataAnarquista]

Nice deck. I builded a similar, but adding RED to play High Noon (for optimize the plot effect from Aven and the counterspells) and the two drop Saheeli (for copying creatures and abuse theirs ETB triggers). Very good results. 😉

[@LegenVD]

High Noon was certainly a consideration, especially alongside the new Sphinx!

[@sammysammyson]

"Your go" players roping when they lose to interaction is always funny. Maybe if you had taken some extra time yourself to think about your plays...

[@brooksnewman9687]

10:13 wow this game was so awesome and probably brutal for the opponent This exact turn was so good, the 🍒 on top would have been cracking the map token with your pain land cause virtue untaps creature lands 🥳

[@fisicalimite]

Ah, I see Errant and Giada finally made an appearance ;) Great video!

[@Sir_Master]

So satisfying to see the third aven interrupter against the plot deck

[@TsujiCross]

Great video as always! I just now realized that multiple Aven Interruptors stack up their taxes on exiled spells - makes me wonder if playing them with Three Steps Ahead to potentially copy them could be a good interaction…

[@brakalanga7667]

Seeing you punish the mono green brewer that brutally with almost the full slot of Aven Interrupter and then not drawing it in the mono red match where it would matter while flooding to an almost ridiculous degree was peak Arena experience. Nothing against you or the deck of course (in fact, I quite like it!) but I can't stand certain things.

[@TTSWarhammer40k]

I actually used this one to get into top 200 mythic, an absolute banger❤

[@LegenVD]

Nice job!

[@laziepeon1209]

Game 8 note: "Geological Appraiser" does not give discover on enter unless its cast. So your reason for discarding the Bodygaurd was a little flawed, but still a very well palyed match.

[@LegenVD]

Indeed, still like discarding Bodyguard there.

[@MoNk3y8oN3]

Never seen one of your vids the moment it drops 😁

[@yfooCollector2]

I have a similar deck build but I leaned in on the putting opponents cards on exile, gobokhan and annointed peacekeeper . I then added a couple of wash aways.

[@EdgePitSwing]

That match against plot was so cruel. 🤣🤣

[@toddharig8142]

Oh man, i've been playing flash tribal for months. Dang bird is going to teach people how to play against me now huh. edit: crazy similar deck too. Can recommend lost in the maze and academy loremaster as additions. At first glance they may seem a bit clunky but they synergize really well.

[@LegenVD]

Loremaster was definitely a consideration, although would need an overhaul in the manabase. Could see Maze being great alongside the new Sphinx!

[@toddharig8142]

​@@LegenVD I can see what you mean, I did start out with a mono blue flash tribal where that wasn't an issue and it seems you're white devotion is a bit heavier than mine. Also kinda funny that you ran Soul partition too, although it is an abvious include with Aven. The fact that it messes with RDW plot is so satisfying aswell. Loved that you did this, flash decks have been surprisingly rare. Although I am upset with you since I likely won't get to be original and hip with my cool flash deck anymore.

[@hanabimochi]

Man itd be so cool to see you brew an eldrazi deck for timeless/historic once mh3 comes out! Love the content so far!

[@alancruz1405]

Nice deck as ever, i would try it.

[@umbrarandall6506]

I was experimenting with a combo of 'Tree of Perdition' + 'Spiteful Hexmage' / its monoblack Match win, and very sudden, used b/g sorcery 'Kin Tree invocation' and any 1m sorcery for the kill

[@MartinBlackArcano]

[Insert obligatory Flash Gordon slash Queen reference here]

[@spyderfreek14]

To me, it would make a lot of sense to add Wash Away to this deck. There are tons of monored plotted cards to begin with, it can hit flashback Faithful Mending and Memory Deluge from combo and control, and it counters anything exiled by Interrupter / Soul Partition in all other matchups for 1 mana.

[@LegenVD]

Great suggestion! Would want some in the 75 not sure if there’s room in the main.

[@CyberBuster93]

"Sphinx plus Virtue goes pretty hard." HELL YEAH 😎

[@mariand.1087]

Excelent deck. Coincidentally I'm playing a variation of it with the 2 mana Loremaster for card draw. Feels very nice to not have to discard spells like with Malcolm and instead just get a full grip. Can confirm it loses while on the draw against aggro with all cheap spells, but still good. My deck is currently something like 27-5, slowly and steadily climbing to mythic.

[@LegenVD]

Very nice! Loremaster is a nice one, would have to adapt the manabase for it though.

[@mariand.1087]

A slight adjustment indeed. I have 24 lands total (as I'm not running the Whales and only have 2 Virtues as top end same as you in this version) with 18 blue sources + an additional 2 blue from Mirrex if necessary. So 20 blue seems enough, haven't had an issue with casting Loremaster so far. What I've been annoyed with the most is missing land drops even with drawing two per turn. 24 lands seems to not cut it anymore even on low cmc decks with extra card draw. What is funny is that I've once managed to win agains a Boros Humans deck through a cavern of souls and a Thalia, all while being stuck on 2 lands for the first 6 turns lol. They went through half their deck and I was in full chump mode until I got to 4 mana (while they were at 10) until I eventually stabilized with a Sphinx as they were topdecking. So the deck can be extremely resilient at times. Other times I've lost to Rotpriest into Ivy into Rotpriest into 3x Aspirant's ascent and no amount of Tishana's couldn't save me haha.

[@AkodoNoEyes]

Out of my first 10 packs of this set, I got a play set of the Aven Interupter. Thst card is a plague. Especially combined with other cards thst tax a card for being played from exile. Like the white battle Invasion of Goblkon (spelling?). Stoic Sphinx has been fun. It’s won many games for me.

[@the.50caliberapple80]

If it wasn’t said, at 43 in match 8 you said exiling the appraiser with bodyguard was risky, however, the appraiser only triggers If it was cast. That said, a 4/3 wasn’t really a relevant threat anyways, so discarding the bodyguard made sense.

[@the.50caliberapple80]

Disregard, it was mentioned earlier, really should pay better attention to other’s comments. Also 3/2 not 4/3

[@LeFerret335]

Match 4 was nasty, feels like you should've showered afterwards

[@rudiboyrip]

Nice 1

[@n30t4zm4n]

geological appraiser's etb only triggers when you cast it

[@LegenVD]

Good point!

[@shootfromtheright2712]

Whats the logic behind a glasspool mimic entering the battlefield as a copy still being able to discover? I mean it's not an appraiser when it's cast.

[@johndoe9343]

@@shootfromtheright2712 The key phrase is: "enter the battlefield as a copy of a creature you control". So the Mimic still ETBs as a Geological Appraiser that was indeed cast, even if it wasn't named Geological Appraiser on cast.

[@shootfromtheright2712]

Ah I figured it was something like that. I just thought the spell would be named Glass Pool Mimic until it entered the battlefield so I could see a judge saying the spell Geological Appraiser was not cast.

[@n30t4zm4n]

@@shootfromtheright2712 idk any judge that would say that. I don't think that person is a real judge.

[@dallinhilton3189]

43:04 Appraiser only triggers “if you cast it” so it wouldn’t re-trigger if they remove bodyguard.

[@LegenVD]

Indeed! Still a fine card to discard there I think.

[@thcdreams654]

Well everybody's heard about the bird. Bird. Bird. Bird. Bird is the word.

[@CodfishJoe]

I'd love to see a similar build splashing a touch of red for High Noon. I get that it's awkward with the adventures and the top deck casts from E&G, but between all your stuff being instant speed, the white exile-and-recast effects, and the fact you can sacrifice it later when it's too inconvenient, I think it could be extremely powerful here.

[@AllstateManlove]

You can run high noon without any red. The static is already good enough for what the deck wants to do, adding red creates clunk for no reason.

[@CodfishJoe]

@@AllstateManlove Sure, it just sucks to hit multiples when they're complete dead draws (barring having Malcolm or March or something).

[@ryanbolson23]

It’s funny how in actual sanctioned play, time stalling is a punishable offense. But on arena it’s just an every game occurrence. With no report system in place.

[@ThorsShadow]

My favourite time in any format is when we have an Azorius or Esper "draw go" kind of control or midrange deck.

[@uzeyirismaylov8611]

The Flash theme is the most favorite stereotype in Magic. I am so glad you shared your own deck. Cat Warrior is also amazing with the flash theme. I wonder why you didn't include it? As a counterspell, I use disdainful stroke because it is against almost all sweepers ))).

[@Harakeeri]

Aven Interrupter is exactly what UW Flash in Standard needed

[@sunshineinabag9956]

"your turn" proceed to be a pos

[@superioritycorp.6059]

24:44 is the Avian interrupter a horse or did the opposing hooded avatar make horse noises when he got hit?

[@LegenVD]

They have a horse pet!

[@william4996]

The pets make noise when you get hit. So his donkey thing Neighed.

[@BiggysLetsPlays]

I just realized why Aven interrupter is an owl... Player A: Knock knock Player B: Who's there? Player A : Aven Interrupter Player B: Aven int- Player A: WHO

[@SrBigSmoke]

when the standard rotation happens? next set in July?

[@LegenVD]

Late August I believe.

[@SrBigSmoke]

@@LegenVD tks

[@wunderbar5702]

Yes, indeed playing against control feels like stepping on lego

[@DX100HHH]

Can you break down "return the favor"?

[@gamingalthepal]

The bird might be annoying but the gameplay is not

[@nicolasbeach9759]

The bird is actually equal to or greater than the word

[@matejformanek9438]

43:07 They would not, the Appraiser states 'if you casted it'.

[@LegenVD]

Indeed!

[@albafika]

Today's video sure went by in a flash...

[@r00k917]

UglyTater hey man your go! :D

[@metalhev3989]

As a wise man once said, "when in doubt, flash it out".

[@Linkwii64]

I hated this deck more than the hast bird in mono red. This deck won't let you play Magic at all.

[@hollowknight459]

as a jodah player, this guy was a shame. its very predictable if you know. so you dont have to wonder when jodah gets cancelled by blue....

[@AzazelReborn81]

24:00 😂😂😂 opponent’s nickname can be translated as BrayHorse… funny 🇮🇹

[@fen1x521]

funny deck, but BO1 is not magic :). Would be great to see it in BO3, but i dont think this deck gonna work in bo3

[@LegenVD]

No need to gatekeep Magic. If you prefer traditional Standard that’s great, but understand that not everyone shares your perspective. There’s no reason why this wouldn’t work in bo3, in fact it’s likely better there as there are fewer aggro decks.

[@astuteanansi4935]

Ah yes, BIRD UP, the worst deck in magic the gathering