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Deck list:
2 Bloodlust Inciter
1 Devoted Crop-Mate
4 Glory-Bound Initiate
4 Hanweir Garrison
2 Hazoret the Fervent
4 Honored Crop-Captain
2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
4 Thalia's Lieutenant
4 Thraben Inspector
4 Town Gossipmonger
2 Declaration in Stone
4 Always Watching
2 Hanweir Battlements
4 Inspiring Vantage
5 Mountain
3 Needle Spires
9 Plains

[@TheManaSource]

Thanks for sticking with us! We needed some time to plan A LOT! YOU ARE NOT PREPARED! :D Also, our end screen is broken right now! Fixing it ASAP!

[@Zakading]

Heyo Wedge, any chance for you to maybe do some more Pauper coverage every once in a while? I'd love to get into it and seeing some videos on it would sure encourage and inspire me to do stuff.

[@samsworkacount2532]

TheManaSource Thank you for informing us of evrything under the Sweltering Suns Get it?

[@TheOrian34]

We are prepared, because it is As Foretold!

[@stormcrow1685]

TheManaSource looks fine

[@stormcrow1685]

TheOrian34 might as well be the glorybringer here

[@maxp599]

Hey Wedge, do you mind giving us some stats of your testing for these decks? It would be really helpful!

[@mickwillis1017]

I was on this deck back when hanweir was first spoiled! I love now that there are more pieces

[@CryptonicNova]

I've been running a deck 99% similar to this since Eldritch Moon, and the only difference from my deck is I run 3 Dec in Stone main, 3 Incendiary Flow main, 2 Gideons main, and 3 Selfless Spirit main. The sideboard consists of 2 Glorybringers for Planes Walkers, Authority of the Consuls, and Combat Celebrant for the lulz. The spice is real.

[@personagem97]

Im doing a RW humans exert myself, i really like how the exert + always watching combo is so overpowered, and the the way humans sinergize in the standard now is really great. I tried to focus more on exert, running creatures like combat celebrant, gust walker for some early game and evasion, and glorybringer that badass dragon. I put some removal like harnessed lightning (2 aether hub), magma spray and cast out, to have some control. The deck is pretty finished, just trying to decide between oketra or harozeth, but im almost picking the red god, and testing some sideboard options on MTGOL

[@scottmwyman]

Gabriel Person I find vigilence with exert is nice.

[@brocpage4204]

I have a gisela, oketra, hazoret, and glorybringer topping my curve in mine. but it's pretty likely i'm going to slam 4 glory bringers instead though after a few test runs at my shop, just curious how gisela and oketra will do in a deck that makes a lot of creatures.

[@clinthutson7623]

Gabriel Person could Gryff's Boon flt anywhere? Love that card.

[@Jptorrent004]

I really like this list! I've always been a sucker for tribal.

[@ironfathervrakkus8150]

yay more humans! I have been brewing for a while and have been really enjoying my results.

[@genocys]

I've been trying a similar RW tokens build that uses Oketras monument and reckless bushwhacker to surprise attack for 20+ damage.

[@rustythedeli-master6861]

I could use this deck in this friday night, I like it. good job! Although, still waiting a Tribal Cats deck... I can wait though.

[@EZDre11]

I get that you include how many of each card are included in the description but could you include the numbers in the video? The prices would be a nice addition too. SBMTG does it right

[@joshprosken87]

I built a mono red deck, last 2 weeks went 3-1 both FNM's against top tier decks too!

[@tigerwarrior1787]

"We'll be throwing content at you your nose will bleed." ALL OF MY YES WEDGE!!! ALL OF MY YES!!!

[@phillipakaelf7731]

I was running this style pre amonkhet. but converted to w/g before release. and its still good. I demolish most r\w lists I've come up against post boarding regardless I am soooo happy mardu is slowing down and the field is opening up again

[@stormcrow1685]

I think that mardu in standard is like affinity in modern. It's popularity goes down, less sideboard preparation then it creeps back up

[@nealbarrett4500]

Huzzah!! The BOROS legion rises again!

[@schlaackmusic]

I remember running red-white Humans back when Avacyn Restored came out. Me likey!

[@boroskiwi7038]

Very similar build to what I am testing, it is very good against zombies as your creatures are just faster and bigger. I would run 4 declaration in stones in the main however as you need at least 4 removal spells for tokens and large creatures. I would also move Thalia to the side board as its only really good on the play, Kari Zev is better it avoids magma spray and has good synergy with Honored Crop-Captain and Bloodlust Inciter getting in more damage than Thalia The main sweepers are sweltering suns, Flaying Tendrils and fumigate. You can resist 2 of the 3 by avoiding 2 toughness creatures as always watching or Thalia's lieu gets creatures above 3 toughness. Gossip, Kari, garrison, Anointer Priest are much harder to remove than a Thalia or crop mate. One for one removal won't beat this deck but sweepers will so its a good idea to build accordingly. Metallic mimic is also very good against zombies/ non sweeper decks giving 16 lord effects, sideboard incendiary flow and your game against zombies should be easy with declaration in stone killing all the tokens and all removal exiles. Lastly I am not convinced that the battlements are worth including I find it mana screws you more often than it helps, combine that with the lack of human synergy it has and I think a basic land will be better, Westvale Abbey could be an option as it makes humans and gives you at least one option against fumigate.

[@ty_sylicus]

This deck makes me smile.

[@barrywright4131]

I'm now considering changing my Seleznia Humans Tribal Deck for modern into Naya!

[@Jonasz314]

Deck works pretty well. It's probably very susceptible to wipes however, and seems to lack a mid-game impact, but early it's savage. I would seriously consider adding 2x Glorybringer, I know that it's not in the Humans tribe, but the synergy with Always Watching is hilarious.

[@poopoopeepeeman6744]

dad you're back i missed you!

[@eathonhowell7414]

So any chance we could have the next deck tech be the control deck you allude to in this video? I get we haven't had Boros humans or really straight Boros Aggro in a while, but I there's been nothing but aggro or combo decks since Aether Revolt, so, I almost feel like I miss a regular ol' Dimir control build.

[@Rukalin]

when do we get the next colour combination? I want bant! (And also simic while we're at it)

[@desolatevenom8151]

I'm surprised how many R/W Humans in standard don't rule Lone Rider. He's been an all-star in my humans deck since I built it!

[@slick_rickgaming1102]

anyone else thinks thraben inspector is the best common in standard? or is it something else like attune with aether or anticipate?

[@YearOfTheSwagon]

It should have been a 0/1 to balance it out. 1/2 is too good for this deck. I ran this deck pre-amonkhet with metallic mimics it was WILD

[@clinthutson7623]

Jeremy McNair any room for Gryff's Boon

[@slick_rickgaming1102]

Clint Hutson uncommon

[@clinthutson7623]

Jeremy McNair I meant in this deck in place of something else. Give a huge guy flying and a pump for one white.

[@slick_rickgaming1102]

Clint Hutson oh hmm, nah you have enough beats on the ground to not worry about flyers

[@Neptune8]

is there way to do this with green and maybe include sigarda,herons grace , maybe even rhonas and oketra?

[@VirtuesOfSin]

1R - Fire with Fire: Destroy target red permanent. That permanent's controller can deal 5 damage to target creature or player. "Sometimes you just have to fight fire with... a stronger fire" - Chandra.

[@jonram6009]

AlphaWolvesGamer is this your suggestion for a card?

[@Whisperfall]

Who can take care of Glory Bound on turn 3? Any control deck :p ! That feeling when they're playing playsets of Grasp of Darkness, fatal push or playsets of immolating glare, even saw unstable mutation -.-

[@c-eproductions3963]

This deck is surprisingly good for the value that it has

[@stormcrow1685]

6:37 don't hide those puns

[@Gorthol_X]

I wonder if in a format ruled by zombies, all "go-wide" strategies wouldn't suffer under fieldclear like: Fumigate, Sweltering Suns, yahennis expertise nad a few more? (these get also stronger if vehicles are bad in the format) And would't all controll/mid-range decks run them? Sweltering suns can come down as early as turn 3 and that would lose your humans all their momentum, wouldn't it?

[@AdamKeeton]

Have you play tested with Glorybringer in the deck? Thoughts on it?

[@mikebell3832]

Perfect just what I wanted to see.

[@emdub9679]

sounds good, but what if I add a little Sigarda, heron's grace?

[@AffinityforMTG]

How ironic that a "Worst Cards Ever" comment isn't in the top 3, considering...recent events... *Nudges Wedge*

[@Zackeus1992]

So, why not the human that gives double combat phases? exert, red, double attacks.... seems sweet.

[@anthonyclark9291]

you found a place for hazeret? wow. I didn't think it was possible.

[@aawwproductions9603]

How good is this deck in Pioneer. I plan on making a version of this in Pioneer and hoping it does well.

[@cyclopsboi]

I think I would like naya humans more than boros, but I cant argue with placement in the protour

[@davidbrenner951]

thought there was a bunch of content ready for last weekend?

[@a.gentleman5441]

I'd play it. Looks fun, looks simple, looks like magic.

[@kylerogers7633]

How do we feel about an Oketra include? Maybe even just one or two, I feel it couldn't hurt in the right meta

[@kylesavage4525]

she is too expensive for this deck.if u play her u might as well go more midrangey and add glorybringer also. Hazoret is good coz she attacks turn 4.

[@kylerogers7633]

Hazoret won't always attack turn 4. Usually? Yeah, but not always. Oketra will almost certainly attack turn 5 with this deck, and you build your swarm. I'm not saying lopside your curve, but maybe just one or two at the top with Hazoret so you have a modicum of sustain should you be playing gear-snap control

[@kylerogers7633]

Hazoret won't always attack turn 4. Usually? Yeah, but not always. Oketra will almost certainly attack turn 5 with this deck, and you build your swarm. I'm not saying lopside your curve, but maybe just one or two at the top with Hazoret so you have a modicum of sustain should you be playing gear-snap control

[@kylesavage4525]

Yeah but ''almost certainly attack turn 5'' isn't really where u want to be with this deck though.The thing is that she will rarely attack turn 4 (unless u have the haste giving dude out) in contrast to hazoret and oketra's token pooping ability costs way too much to be really relevant.Besides if u can't attack right away with hazoret instead of casting her u cast everything else and next turn her.Even her ability is cheaper and has more immediate impact (shock to the face). personally i wouldn't play 4 drops in this deck tbh i would try to play as low cmc as possible.That's just my opinion though.Cheers!

[@zendikaryt6598]

Hey, why not include metallic mimic?

[@alfascorpi]

No room for Harsh Mentor or the new Gideon?

[@YearOfTheSwagon]

New Gideon is better suited for control this is def AGGRO

[@alfascorpi]

Well, potentially he could be a 4/4 or maybe 5/4 indestructable human (+1/+0 bonus from the other card) on turn 3 who will not take dmg. I call that aggro too ...but than again, so does the other Gideon....;)

[@YearOfTheSwagon]

Alpha Scorpii Especially with the Haste human from this set. I hear you loud and clear but I'd rather play the Hanweir Battlements on turn 3 you catch my drift? tell you what I'll run one just to humour you. we do standard Tuesdays at my LGS I'll tell you how it goes. my build is similar but not exact. Minus exalted and Always Watching, plus metallic mimic and Inventor Apprentice. haven't had the time to upgrade it yet. no time to step foot in an LGS since last week.

[@jayjasset474]

Sweet deck

[@naganac2068]

Where is the deck list with sideboard?

[@devsfan19]

No Metallic Mimic?

[@spacemanfilms7910]

I subbed the Hazoret the Fervent and Thalia, Heretic Cathar for four Hanweir Militia Captain and I haven't lost a game yet

[@glsilux]

great vid

[@yunggott1260]

I'd use Oketra instead of Hazoret. Seems like it can attack/block more consistent than Hazoret

[@MizzMizz2241]

this looks just like the deck Wescoe was running. :)

[@blackveilshredder69]

Anyone know the tcgplayer price of this deck?

[@brandonchandler5819]

where'd you go? I miss your videos. :(

[@DumbestLetsPlay]

is it possible to make this budget?

[@dominicperry8659]

TCG Player Decklist link?

[@brocpage4204]

just copy the deck list in the description and use mass entry on tcgplayer... (located at the bottom of tcgplayer.com is a link called mass entry)

[@SorinCloud]

This build is really simular to the gw humans deck I made. I may take some of this to make it better. Or better yet, naya humans.

[@tauabn]

i was playing as a controll against this deck.. jesus.. didn't survived for turn 4 [

[@coldbiscuit4463]

What about Metallic Mimic it gives a Bonus counters for all your humans and I run Expedition Envoy not Town Gossipmonger and I run InvertersApprentice

[@PeteOnTheBeat]

How much for this deck?

[@MorawskiGRK]

Town Gossipmonger: can you tap a creature with summoning sickness?

[@TheYoungVongola]

Jakub Morawski yes as you're tapping that creature to pay the cost of gossipmonger's ability.

[@troystuart8870]

relatively new player here....Would a one drop blue 1/1 draw a card be Too good, or Meh. Its something weird to think about I guess but a 1/1 that draws you a man's doesn't seem that broken, and on the contrary what's so great about it? It replaces itself yes but it doesn't seem to be so good that they never made one...or did they and I just don't know? Weird question I know...

[@SeraphimKnight]

Baleful Stryx. It's quite good.

[@Kazuwhospins]

Well i guess you can just look at cesor in the new set to see how strong a 1 mana draw spell is. Yes its a counterspellish card. but actualy just paying one mana to draw a card makes your deck so much more consistent and benefits combo decks so much.

[@barrywright4131]

See Gitaxian Probe Ban (Modern).

[@peterpeterson4800]

Why magma spray and not shock? Are so many people running graveyard stuff right now? Being able to just hit the face can be pretty important.

[@iagomerli9535]

Peter Peterson exiles scrapheap

[@ryanpeters3812]

Peter Peterson Zombies also recur often. Besides, in a deck like this, or in most red decks with creatures, you only burn the face as a last ditch effort. Clearing the path is way better

[@peterpeterson4800]

shock does the same 2 damage and the people at my local scene aren't running many creatures that come back. But maybe it will be great once people start using more embalm creatures.

[@silverfangmoonhunter]

Scrapheap Scrounger is probably going to kill you if you don't exile it. Sincerely, a guy who plays Scrapheap Scrounger in every aggro deck with black in it.

[@Ralndrath]

This would slaughter my new red/blue modern deck :/

[@Ralndrath]

Although if I'm SUPER lucky and get a Taylor Swiftspear, a vessel of Volatility, a Temur Battle Rage and two Titan's Strength I can win by 3rd turn. Haven't managed it yet lol.

[@Careyjmac]

Love this deck! Here is my version: tappedout.net/mtg-decks/13-05-17-rWQ-wr-humans/ I basically took Wescoe's version and made it budget. I'm 3-1 with it so far in a MTGO standard league, so that's pretty neat. :) I'm not sure why Expedition Envoy gets so much hate, I played mono white back during SOI standard and having the multitude of 1 drops made the deck super consistent. I realize that isn't the goal of this deck necessarily, as you have a little bit more in the later game, but figured he was a good replacement for Gideon and such. Though I'm probably better off moving the Thalias back to the main board.

[@ItztoobadthatI]

Should include combat celebrant

[@willemboele2079]

honored crop captain should have brought back battle cry!

[@TherealCCChasarrived]

compulsory rest X4. This years world champion will run a blue white Amonkhet heavy deck with cards like pull from tomorrow and lay claim being game winners.

[@EbonyJarret]

less board clears ever? You're in for some burns afterwards

[@cicjose6016]

sweltering suns is the only board wipe in standard right now and its basically useless after turn 4 against most decks, Kozilek's Return is only useful if you run an eldrazi, unless you can ultimate Chandra, Pyrogenius then you have no hope

[@MrDevilcrier]

Mono B zombies is definitely going to cause more board wipes. I think you're forgetting probably the biggest one which is Chandra Flamecaller in Marvel.

[@VIISkies]

You guys completely missed Fumigate, lol

[@cicjose6016]

chandra gets wiped out by To the Slaughter before she'll ever get to the ultimate

[@EbonyJarret]

Broken Skies fumigate isn't relevant. you're likely to die before casting it

[@MrSeymore16]

Make a standard gideon tribal deck tech.

[@HoshiArt]

So, Magma Spray > Shock? I know zombies is a big deal, but I feel like 2 to the face may be worth at least a mention.

[@brocpage4204]

i dunno, scrapheap and dread wanderer, magma spray is probably the better choice.

[@brucewinchell11]

incendiary flow might be a good middle ground. exiles even prized amalgam if you happen to run into it and can go to the face for 3

[@dupel_granger9908]

i really like this one... how come it didn't made in top 8? marvel was painfully annoying in #PTAKH....

[@AntonioPinedaAS]

add some Glorybringers and now we have a deal

[@ferdithetank7535]

Gloryholebringer is good sideboard option against aformentioned Vehicles, but overall not that great, unless you take it up with more Exert theme with Relentless Twins and Battlefield Scavengers.

[@AntonioPinedaAS]

yeah but with the always watching is a better late then the red god... plus for standard, i think they will give exert more cards and more ways to act with decks like this.

[@ferdithetank7535]

Likely so, although Indestructible is a big deal and this version gives up some general Exert utility for powerfull tribal synergies. It simply goes down to choosing what you like more at this point.

[@TheOrian34]

it's because glorybringer costs 5 mana, and red white humans is a low to the ground deck, the less mana it costs, the better and more consistant it is.

[@nilo8615]

look at Craig Wescoe's deck its very similar

[@certaingloom3797]

If you can't get all the cards for the entire list, some Collective Effort works.

[@aspasia3]

I saw this six seconds after it came out XD! First like and comment

[@NeberusBeta]

How about a video of cards we need to be reprinted for standard, speculation of a core exp

[@culex69]

I prefer expedition envoy to town gossipmoners.

[@spiralhaze2070]

0:19 Don't you mean "everything under the SECOND SUN?" Eh? Eh? No?

[@VIISkies]

Hey Wedge, I got a homebrew that's been doing really well on Xmage, unfortunately I don't have the deck in paper but this deck is the anti-meta deck of AKH standard with creatures everywhere. It even shuts down this Humans deck so long as I don't get hosed on draws. I would love to see you deck tech this but everyone can dream, right? Do note that this deck is powerful but not rotation-friendly with rotation in six months. I will post the watered down, rotation-friendly deck sometime later if enough people like the deck tappedout.net/mtg-decks/life-gain-pain-train-4/

[@Mihail4444]

Wedge were are you?

[@Sandman-rn4nv]

oh great.... another video without seeing wedge:( I miss seeing the manchild's happy face and funny antics in videos. not dumb magic art in backgrounds. bring back the stripe shirts!!!!!

[@gavinli1368]

A magma spray up the wazoo sounds very painful.

[@macmccloud8171]

No room for glorybringer?????

[@gudebamsen2647]

This is not the worst card ever series :O

[@wiseoldblackman5257]

mikaues the unhallowed palyers aprove

[@KhanGarth]

Devoted Crop Mate = Alesha's little white bro

[@johnwashburn4938]

wuzzup

[@y3tti627]

Always watching is a key component to the success of the deck that you have not included.

[@sethkeister3833]

did you make it 7:00 minutes into the video or are you blind?

[@brocpage4204]

what?

[@sethkeister3833]

you're saying that always watching isn't in the deck well at the 7:00 minute mark wedge includes th play of such card or am I reading your comment wrong

[@billwithers4762]

lol

[@Aiswful]

wouldn't scrapper champion be also a good inclusion?

[@VaporNoob]

I think you would be energy starved, throw the Scrapper in a RG Energy thing, that's where that belongs :)

[@tylerjeter]

boom

[@VaporNoob]

Running a similar brew that is winning a lot at the "non-competitive" level of MTGO (this deck is based on what I own in paper, not what's best for the list etc.) Main Deck 2 Glorybringer (just cause) 3 Hanweir Militia Captain (swapped these for the Town Gossip Mongers) 4 Always Watching 2 Declaration in Stone 2 Devoted Crop-Mate (added 1 more as these anthem Thalia's Lieutenant during combat etc.) 3 Needle Spires 4 Inspiring Vantage 7 Plains 5 Mountain 3 Glory-Bound Initiate (only own 3 of these, wish I owned a fourth :D) 4 Thraben Inspector 4 Thalia's Lieutenant 2 Honored Crop-Captain (again going with what I own as opposed to what's best for the list) 2 Hanweir Battlements 3 Hanweir Garrison (sadly another card I only own 3 of :( ) 2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar 3 Bloodlust Inciter (added 1 more as this is just so beneficial to an early agro start) 2 Hazoret the Fervent 3 Selfless Spirit (Not much in the way of protection for this deck... soooo....) Sideboard 3 Eerie Interlude 2 Collective Effort 2 Blessed Alliance 2 Forsake the Worldly 2 Gideon's Reproach 2 Repel the Abominable 2 Skywhalers Shot

[@kingmric]

This deck can't survive my meta where everyone marvels ulamog or reality smashers.

[@Riboflav1n]

I hope you know I love you but if you aren't on the next game knights I'm gonna be real upset

[@stewartmorris9771]

B/R DISCARD WITH OLIVIA

[@doublebladed1266]

Fourth.

[@dylan.1237]

Double Bladed your first

[@Mihail4444]

We need to start a new format. It's called "Worst cards ever".

[@Tyroneish]

10:18 I think that u walked into my room and stole my deck, made a deck tech about it. now my deck dosent look as original

[@-KillaWatt-]

Still not not worse cards ever... Disliked

[@stoneman289]

MORE WORST CARDS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@leperinognomerinokripperin2917]

NOT EVEN GNOME TRIBAL LET ALONE NOT WORST CARDS EVER MORE WORST CARDS EVER REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@johnwashburn4938]

worst cards ever in standard plz