😭💧⚡THE RETURN OF PURPLE PAIN⚫🔵

[@coopergw3463]

Watching people scoop after getting ambushed is so great

[@axeladjedj7792]

Life of a blue mage

[@VindicoPotestas]

Played a game against you last night! Was trying a slightly jankier variation of the elf deck you made a couple weeks ago. Thanks again for all the content!

[@kalinkatev7424]

I am a simple man, I see Slitherwisp, I upvote.

[@Chaotic444]

Loved that panel yesterday, in MTGNerdGirl's discord CGB. Thanks for doing things like that. Great content creator ❤

[@daemeonp]

You literally posted this as soon as the video posted. Were you camping youtube stream just waiting for video to drop? Holy crap

[@Chaotic444]

@@daemeonp haha notifications baby! Was watching another video, and got the notif he posted 😆 I think it was legit 20 seconds

[@daemeonp]

@@Chaotic444 lol got ya. Just funny. Cgb has good content though yes. I don't even play mtga much if at all any more and still watch!

[@benstone7406]

It so comforting to know I'll always have a CGB video to watch every day. It's helped me through many difficult days. Thank you, CGB!

[@danlewis7707]

Esper Yorion Tergrid. Your idea. Love playing it. Thanks CGB.

[@Wolf21973]

I love my flash deck especially Erasure. So nice paying less for it and taking all their Into the Story, Ultimatum, etc

[@hiog4]

My favorite Magic channel! I would like to see you using a gearhulk based dimir deck with magma opus in the historic! Heart deck that I use here in Brazil!

[@ryanswiftwhisper23]

I agree “test of talents” is a narrow card, but it’s usefulness also depends on which deck you’re running. I mainly play sultai ultimatum and I run one test of talents because I find it to be useful against other control decks. I use other counterspells too like negate and mystical dispute, but test of talents can help me knock out the opponent’s “saw it comings” for example. Also, it gives me information about the enemy hand when I’m playing around counters. I could force them in a position where I can safely play ultimatum because I know which cards to play to prolong my ultimatum while still applying pressure. Test of talents is a unique card with narrow use, but it’s usefulness increases when your weakness is other control decks (i.e. sultai ultimatum).

[@sambagaz]

Mystic Subdual is pretty good against mono white for turning off Luminarch etc. Slitherwisp & Bonder, if they live, win games by chaining one-cost blue spells (and then discarding 1d6+2 over-drawn lands) - the 'wisp is pretty good for sneaking in the extra points of damage against opponents who get their defences up and turtle for the long game. I know you don't read comments, @covertgoblue, but fun deck. Thanks!

[@jewishdancer69]

The post game wrap is back! Let's go

[@Mrbones1102]

Very happy about it!

[@fogo.dentro]

This is, so far, my favorite deck ever, I have a very similar build for a while. Fucking love Ashiok's Erasure ability to shut down some decks. 🖤💙

[@Mizmaaa]

Today, my relationship of 10 years has took a nasty turn and probably ended. I really needed that "you're cool", thanks CGB!

[@brunoflagel3030]

Hang in there, king

[@barney3444]

Blacklance paragon could be a good alternative to mystic subdual

[@caracatoacacepe]

Yeah! I got the dragon too, he's really cool, much better than the tomes or bear from the last 2 masteries as well

[@Schulazo]

it looks cool, is just too expensive on wildcards, especially on those about to rotate out cards

[@Jm96RoCk]

Reasons why I love historic

[@CasparWilson]

@@Jm96RoCk none pf these cards see play in Historic. Only Borrower

[@Jm96RoCk]

@@CasparWilson they will when i play them lmao

[@lucasmoldenhauer6981]

I still have all the cards from when this was a popular deck. I totally forgot about it! Thanks CGB.

[@sanctumsanctorum4130]

I used to run 4 of Test of Talents. I quickly learned how narrow it is. Now, if I'm running U, I'll take 3 or 4 counter spells and Test will probably see 1 copy. Maybe 2. Test is a solid card, in the right situations. Its great for removing deck engines, such as Ultimatums etc and so on. But it is totally a trap and should be employed warily.

[@zombossbs6464]

Hello and Welcome Back to another Day in the Arena✌️ I Love it 😁

[@davidpurcell9497]

Really enjoyed this one! Thanks for bringing the stats back.

[@jacknelson8640]

YAY thank you CGB ! This is my favourite deck 😁 I’ve been taking it to FNM and winning quite a few times ! Thanks again

[@TheGaryDaniel]

I feel like shark typhoon needs to be in this deck

[@quinner1977]

With Counterspell coming back in Modern do you think Test of Talents has a place in Midern control decks?

[@AlbertoNeurohr]

28:45 CGB: "You guys are uh..." _No, CGB, you can't call your fans idiots, think of another way to phrase it_ "... that doesn't work"

[@GranMaese]

Poor Seka, he did the purple love and all just to get ignored by CGB showing the pet.... feels bad (he even let CGB finish without scooping!) (Edit): Glad to see he got revenge later on! :D

[@Seka453]

No love in the second game :)

[@crewie94]

Hey I played against this yesterday. It was a really fun match against my Golgari Ramp, it seems like both decks cast similar things on similar turns, felt like an incredibly balanced and fun matchup.

[@TheStanishStudios]

Ah yes, return of the deck that introduced me to your channel

[@KarmicMishap]

Thanks for bringing back the post-game wraps. Also seemed like I saw fewer ads. Watched to the end

[@GAMEBOY-wl8yr]

Been watching you for a very long time bro really like your vids. Learn so many things from you

[@efitwithnick]

Please pass along a big thumbs up to the people making the thumbnails for you. Absolute fire.

[@mfitkin]

Cackling as you play your 3rd ashioks erasure… one of many examples for why I tune in to your gameplay

[@christopherdickerson2061]

CGB: They've been scared by the Nightbonder Me: Laughing in BO1 Dimir Flash Mutate

[@golbez1583]

In this meta ambush decks are like the Spanish Inquisition... No one expects them.

[@martinpalazzo9703]

I defend test of talents in every deck that runs counterspells, also defend the idea of variety of counterspells (negate, test of talents, mystical dispute, saw it coming and jwari disruption)

[@ahgames8431]

I've been playing dimir flash for ages, and I rarely have luck if 1) I'm on the draw (which is 75% of my games, unless I scoop 3x in a row), or 2) no nightbonder So many things can go wrong and those big flash spells are just always one turn slow.

[@simonstark2948]

The problem with this deck is that Slitherwisp is drawn too inconsistently and can easily be removed. If you cut heartless act (and maybe brazen burrower) and instead use a mutate stack built around sea dasher octopus and dirge bat you still have removal and way more tempo. It is also nice to mutate onto faerie vandal. That basically always gets a card (because who blocks fairy vandal?) and let's the stack grow each turn. To protect against targeted removal starlit mantle is very neat and steals opponents that had to endlessly dig for removal the last remaining will to live 👍 Against aggro blacklance paragon is nice - usually "one mana: remove target attacking creature, gain 3 life". If there's still space consider omen of the dead to avoid removal. But since it is mainly intended to get back Slitherwisps or blacklance paragons it should not be combined with the mutation stack variant.

[@nickritchie2154]

Back to back aggro scoops is the highlight for sure

[@hellproof2379]

When you didn’t counter that predation game one .. that’s someone who just gets the game. Thanks cgb

[@blakeoney]

CGB, Kyle (FPS Russia) was talking about you on the PKA podcast. Some of those guys have been getting into Magic hardcore lately. You should reach out. They’d probably have you on.

[@jameslacy7236]

If I’m short of weekly wins, I’ll Play queue turbo mill. Turn 1 Ruin Crab is probably an 80% scoop rate. I remember trying to run this when mutate was really big, never had much luck with it either. Nice to see some of the older decks making a comeback though, break down some of the staleness. Thanks man. Keep up the great work! CKC

[@JakeHowlHero]

Cgb is like a housewife to everyone. Welcoming everyone makes it feel like home

[@sonnentropf]

I am finally happy when facing sultai ultimatum. Thank you CGB!!

[@kchortu]

I didnt know you still worked here! that was the best!

[@kurtmooreca]

No shark typhoon? In a flash deck? In this Standard? CGB are you feeling ok?

[@IAmebAdger]

3 mana for a 1/1 at instant speed that draws you a card unfortunately doesn't add enough to the board for your mana. There's a reason why the Simic Flash decks never ran Shark Typhoon.

[@n.m5253]

@@IAmebAdger it was normally in the sideboard though

[@MxHavmir]

@@n.m5253 These are best of one games so you can't sideboard them in.

[@n.m5253]

@@MxHavmir I'm well aware of that lol

[@kurtmooreca]

@@IAmebAdger good thing it is also an enchantment that can give you late game value so when you get mana flooded and run out of flash gas you have something to play that lets you double dip value.

[@giovaniromeo9984]

Loved the deck, what are your feelings about the last 10 days of eldraine in standart?

[@Danovicz]

Its not the last 10 days? Rotation is the Set After DND FR, Right?

[@simonchi5372]

@@Danovicz Yeah it's a couple of months away still :(

[@davidds445]

Rotation is in Septermber

[@TotalTimoTime]

I feel like this manabase could use some slight adjustments in the basics. You run way more blue cards than black ones. Especially considering the heap of cards that require double blue I would suggest swapping some of the swamps for islands. In the video you had quite the few awkward spots because of the excess of swamps.

[@alane3985]

Hey man, how do you do it to have do many deck varieties with 4x cards? I can't seem to even get 2x of the same cards 😕

[@xaviertaylor5817]

I've been running a flash deck since ikoria released and I've had a lot of success with starlit mantle. Kinda surprised not to see it.

[@jeffkosko5815]

CKC! Dimir Flash is one of my favourite decks

[@luisdelgado8650]

Its my first time commenting, thanks for the videos, you are very entrenetain to whatch , greetings from Mexico, ps: my favorite color in Magic its blue too (op if you ask me) thanks for all your work

[@ibra9049]

yOu ShOuLd HaVe TaKeN tHe BarRoWeR. Lol Great video. This is a much more fun dimir deck to play and play against than rogues

[@KPX01]

For arena i just want to crack passage so we can shuffle the deck asap

[@MrCommandor1998]

Blacklance paragon could be much better than a shark. It could give you 3 life, it could ambush opponent creatures, and it costs only 1 mana with nightbonder in play. Moreover, it could create early pressure, so the opponent should react and spend a spell that otherwise would kill your slitherwisp.

[@the_breakfastclub]

Hey CGB, nice purple Dragon you got there! 😂

[@rulamagic]

The overlay sometimes doesn't get it right. I leaned too much on it and learned the hard way to count manually.

[@Its-Vvv]

Last time I was this early, the sun was blue

[@aireos2208]

Necromentia is a good card to take the place to test it definitely hits if not countered

[@wardencliffe3877]

Blue black will never be as good as it was back during lorwyn and shards of alara standard. Turn one thought seize, turn two bitter blossom baby.

[@MxHavmir]

CGB: Test Bad 10:07 : Let's keep the test Me: 👁👄👁 (I'm joking around, I know test has its uses in some situations/matchups but is mostly bad for most situations/matchups)

[@joefat420]

Can we get a video of you playing the cube?

[@okapi6727]

Cgb hates draft

[@memast5]

I play rogues in brawl. With Gyruda as the commander.

[@KennethCoronado]

CGB countering Yorion: -I'm sorry little one 🥺

[@Failypso]

Proper wrap up is back!

[@Drew-im7is]

Yes to outro, you're cooool

[@Drakmo79]

Please go for Historic the last weeks in this format. Best time to do it is now!

[@markbuffam3072]

off topic but hope you and the Mrs. enjoyed your first movie night out after so long. Lol.

[@chriscunningham6401]

All of these sets still in Standard... when was the last time something rotated out?

[@KarmicMishap]

I think it happens every two years and is due to rotate again in September.

[@zaifir8119]

@@KarmicMishap Standard rotates every year, but the oldest sets in a standard are in for about 2 years, yeah.

[@The13rannon]

Fucking love this deck! Fun fact if you play a flash card and they counter it, then while on the stack play Cunning Nightbonder and it will fizzle the counter spell 🤯

[@Azzabajam]

Make a jorn brawl deck please.

[@Wolf21973]

Always wish Wisp was one blue, black, and a colorless.

[@infrasonica]

"BM for lethal!" 🤣

[@SourWeezle]

No decklist? ite den CGB!

[@lucasfigueroa6165]

Love this deck! Slitherwisp all the way!

[@josefelix2846]

Sweet deck

[@sebastiang.5032]

Dimir Flashlike!

[@cafemalo]

I see ashiok erasurr i upvote. Love prison decks.

[@TimeWalk936]

Hey CGB! Bring us a Brawl deck with Kenrith/Keruga cheating spells on turn 1/2 with adventures! Plus you can improve your mana base with tap lands

[@zeichen95]

Nightbonder makes people concede on turn 2 haha.

[@clagen86]

Slithie would be so much more castable at 1UB. The double black makes it so awkward to ever get a decent curve with these decks.

[@dtw8446]

At this point when I play Arena if my opponent draws a card I know he'll likely draw another or even triple. Shuffler isn't fine.

[@PromotedPawn]

I feel like the people hyping Test of Talents would have been part of the group who believed Jester’s Cap was the best card in Ice Age.

[@electrvm2574]

The current meta I'm seeing in historic is mizzet's mastery and unburial rites decks. So their whole deck is based on casting those cards. And test is a fantastic one of there, counter their centerpiece then crush them.

[@zaifir8119]

The people hyping test of talents have countered an emergent ultimatum with it. As long as 40+% of the meta is Sultai Ultimatum the card isn't dead. It kinda looses to every other deck, but removal is also dead against decks without creatures and still has a place in most decks. Of course a test of talents is much more narrow than something like heartless act, but if you have to tank your winrate a bit to put the sultai spamming people into their place i'd say worth it.

[@eliisaac]

WTH i basically built the same deck like 4 days ago!

[@sirloinstakes6946]

Cgb my man you are the epitome of what it is to be mythic rank. I envy your big brain and love how you go thru your deck answering most opposition with ease. I looked up your mtg arena tag on google and sent you a friend request. My card collection is garbage compared to yours and i know your busy streaming mostly but id love to play sometime. My gamer tag is beefmasterflush if you come across my friend request then just give that button a push and ill see you on the battlefield

[@uclasuperfan]

Give 'em da purple nurple!

[@fpsMAGEZ]

Is this deck legal in standard? I've been playing paper about two weeks now and like mill Rogues but this is such a cool twist to add to my arsenal!

[@simonstark2948]

Yes, it is legal in standard. If you need a sideboard: try starlit mantle against targeted removal and blacklance paragon against aggro. In my opinion mutation cards with flash are also worth a try.

[@JakeHowlHero]

Oh my Lord! The regret is real lol

[@jakesnake5501]

My theory isn't that they hate nightbonder, but that they hate dimir. I'll also say on my worse days as soon as I see blue/black I just quit because it won't be fun.

[@zakgalt308]

I played this exact deck to mythic

[@zakgalt308]

I ran a shiok

[@mattkramer8426]

You’re okay against the first sultai was dumb. That borrower and shark you should’ve kept. They had no cards in the graveyard to escape the polukranos. Plus you had borrower to keep bouncing it

[@thurenv]

Why no Yorion, CGB? Isnt this a Yorion loving channel? I cant imagine when september comes and Yorion is goin to silde out of standar format and the poor sky noodle isnt goin to have idk some kind of Yorion farewell days ;)

[@sauce777]

Isnt Test Of Talons the same as Negate? So Wouldnt Test be better?

[@dreadmoc12]

Test of talents is a great card, until you wish it was negate...or Saw it Coming. I run 2 copies, with 2 negate and 2 SiC. Nice to have When you want to confiscate an opponents removal. It works best as a sideboard card. If you know it will be useful, it's nearly OP. Random BO1, it's too hit or miss. You end up with a janky deck like mine. Don't be like me. Edit: it's OP in BO1 draft, though. Very advantageous information on a counter.

[@moocowp4970]

Love this deck; don't understand why he thinks Test of Talents is a scam; in the game he lost it countered the Brazen Borrower, which A) countered the card entirely so they didn't bounce the shark, didn't get the card advantage/couldnt play the creature later and B) let him see their hand so he could plan ahead. The problem wasn't the test of talents, it was a great card against that deck (essentially an essence scatter/negate in one + lets you see the opponents hand/library), the problem was drawing so many Omen of the Seas and none of the creatures he needed. True he might not have used a Saw It Coming on the brazen borrower petty theft, but that wouldnt have put him in a better position, just a more oblivious one.

[@moocowp4970]

I mean, the mystic subdual worked well in the one time it was in there, so that's nice. Would have worked well against the mono white deck too probably. Buuuutt would have sucked against the adventure deck, would have sucked against yorion style decks too probably.

[@KrypptikkSoulslayer]

28:49 Why didn’t you take all the Brazen Burrowers??? 😅

[@KiuhKobold]

Not gonna lie, as much as I hate what this deck does, I must confess: I have a dimir flash deck named "Fuck You" that I play after losing more than two times in a row. It's satisfying revenge

[@michaelaaronw]

Curious why these colors are “purple”…wouldn’t that be blue and red? Grixis would be like deep purple

[@abbasjradi5001]

i mean come one there have to be other colors than UB :p

[@Seka453]

1-1 until next time CGB

[@bingewatcher9153]

The first thing I imagined after reading the title was CGB announcing he would henceforth be known as The Artist Formerly Known as CGB, along with some strange symbol.

[@ZxChrono]

Test of Talents shits on Ultimatum, that’s all the defense it needs. Against everything else it’s pretty meh.