☀️THIS SHOULDN'T WORK 💀 Phyrexian Deck ϕ Standard Mythic Climb

[@sixfigga3647]

Video Title: This Shouldn't Work Narrator: It didn't work.

[@chriswampler1]

It does work though, just most of the games recorded didn’t. I have something similar but without 4 each of the 4 pip Phyrexians. I can’t see using 2 wildcards on creatures I won’t use that much. They are like eggs. Easy to remove.

[@J.Tarrou]

Hey, that's not fair. If your opponent is playing some weird domain/counter spell deck and misses multiple land drops, the deck works great

[@absence9443]

Fun Fact: The chance of not drawing either Vindicator/Obliterator/Sheoldred in the last game is 4.398%

[@Th3s3o]

shuffler is fine, totally fine

[@zachjohnson3871]

Gotta love that shuffler... And not seeing ⅙ of your deck multiple games in a row when you've pulled 15ish cards. Or better yet... Watching your opponent rip answer after answer after answer with minimum lands to make it work and you absolutely flood out and only hitting every irrelevant card in your deck.

[@drbum-ne2fg]

​@@zachjohnson3871 Good game btw

[@theoneandonlyflexo]

​@@Th3s3o if you a game you are expected to see once in every 25 games doesnt happen, then that would be cause for concern. If you applied the same constraints to all hour games and see a game without drawing those statistically more often than that, that would be cause for concern. This is neither of those things.

[@RmFrZQ]

Nothing about that fact is fun.

[@matt21643]

After the intro rant I would have loved the troll of putting in the turn zero scoop game and ending the video 🤣🤣

[@joelarcher2691]

How do phyrexians 'do it'? Missionary

[@skyedillon3911]

Compleation is inevitable Mr. Anderson

[@Rumadger]

"My reputation precedes me" love it

[@feastuponthecat]

I think what makes the match against selesnya enchantments even more painful is that they weren't even a ranked opponent

[@CUATROMORCE]

yes they are

[@asraarradon4115]

Love themed decks.

[@creatorhandl]

Tribal?

[@asraarradon4115]

@@creatorhandl Not necessarily. But those are the most common.

[@busTedOaS]

isn't this is more of a hate themed deck?

[@ciaran.downey]

I like when you play more fun decks than serious ones, this was good

[@chubby0815]

the first battle right after the intro was really brutal. I Understand why you are just exhausted after battling Mitya79 and thus having to cut the video short. Props to you CGB!

[@francosilva3635]

dude I love ur raging, keep up the good work love ya

[@NamelessFacelessWhoa]

That rant at the top was 1000% real

[@carelstrey]

Hey cgb. I really love your rants. I’ve been watching for a long time and my kids still reference the day I got matched up with you on my birthday about 5 years ago. Anyway, super appreciate your stuff and hope you keep it up. For me this last year has been mentally challenging but your daily videos have been weirdly helpful. Cheers!

[@imbasloth3727]

why are the videos so short??????

[@AutkastKain]

Arena is the real enemy

[@JackPatrickDaniels]

I've been watching the video from 0:00 to 4:20 and I really feel you man. I am thankful for the explanation. But one thing I am still wondering. Why are your videos so short? Don't let them get you down CGB. Enjoy what you can and ignore what you can not enjoy.

[@bentanner199]

Intro aside, But why is the video so short?

[@HoshizoraZankou]

16:46 for the moment when you can see the opponent go "well whatever this 'No Blocks' button has the same effect as 'Concede' anyway, right?"

[@TheTriptamineDream]

For those wondering why CGBs video is exactly 32:41, here's the answer. It's an obscure reference to New York City's little known Zoning Resolution 32-41. Which itself cites specific zones: C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, and C8. Which is obviously what he's indicating are his favorite common cards throughout MTG history And the perfect starting hand. C1 = School Of Mages STX, which is a common 001/275 C2 = Farfinder from IKO which is 002/274 C3 = Ainok Bond-Kin KTK 003/269 (nice) C4 = you might think it represents "Standing Troops" 004/30 from W17. But you would be wrong. It refers to the desire of CGB to explode (with the explosive C4) the fourth edition, his last favorite set. C5 = Celestial Unicorn AFR 005/281 C6 = Turtwig 006/172, yes a Pokémon card, which is an inside joke about Commandfest. C7 is missing. CGB chose this for obvious reasons. 007 is Built to Last KLD 007/264 - its specifiC lack here indicates CGBs view on life and all things under capitalism, nothing is built to last. And C8 = It of the Horrid Swarm 008/205 EMN. If I have to explain that to you. Well, you have not been paying attention. You're welcome.

[@bryantkapono420]

That first game was a battle. Glad you pulled through.

[@mrcrowe1848]

WHY IS THE VIDEO SO SHORT, COVERT

[@Erix2k]

Title? :D

[@danhalen7469]

Nobody knows

[@_Encie]

go blue

[@kiss6917]

The video is short because the deck didn't work

[@Erix2k]

@@kiss6917 Yes, how its written in the title 🤭

[@churrte]

Why so short? ;)

[@jorgamund07]

No joke, I have 2 BW decks in this theme but focused on the smaller monsters, and just today was looking at crafting 3 more Seedcores. Glad CGB put out a video to help make the decision!

[@FilmColossus]

I saw a recent video was short and thought “That’s strange…” but then I watched the video and it made sense. Crazy how that works lol.

[@lea8288]

the raging is oddly cathartic cause we all get screwed like that from time to time

[@yavivanov6650]

Just sometimes? It's every other game for me

[@rubencp93]

3:39 That's some real talk right there. They wont see it, of course, but it was great! XD

[@joshthompson7855]

Just want to thank you for the videos. You have taught me a lot about sequencing which has helped me to up my game some. I am not a mythic player yet but I hope be as I keep learning to play better. Thanks again.

[@Obversechaos]

Frequent crashes are what happens when you have a skeleton crew running your multi-million dollar company and you don't pay them well so they frequently quit. MTGA has a very serious revolving door staff problem.

[@kayezpz]

3:55 hahaha lol! And, we love you too! :)

[@ladyangelouve59]

🤣🤣🤣: My reaction to the rant in the intro. That was absolutely priceless. And thanks, because I don't laugh very often: love you, you are very VERY cool 😁

[@ManfredHKohler]

Thanks CGB, I had a hard times, some hours ago my girlfriends just left me out of nowhere, and I loved her so much that my heart is broken in several pieces that I have no idea when I will have power to stand up again, but your videos always distract me in the hard times, thank you for your charisma and work for entertain us

[@KroyX]

Sorry to hear that, all the best for the time ahead.

[@imkranlopez5426]

You had GIRLFRIENDS?

[@imkranlopez5426]

And this is why Arena servers are garbage. No one at my LGS plays Standard (I wonder why? WotC) so Arena is the only place I can but have to deal with constant DC, flood/screw, or getting paired with the worst matchups. It's like there's a flavor of the week that they favor and it's never what I'm playing.

[@JakeHowlHero]

Opponent be like "Nah, I don't want to be humiliated by jank decks"

[@StanZibar420]

You had me at "height of nonsense". That's my personal life motto

[@MalaysianGov]

CGB out here on the grind getting us videos AND traveling. He juggling two jobs at once. Well done. We love ya. Big POG

[@TheShadowTheft]

For everyone wondering why Mommy Norn isn't in the deck, she went out to the store for planeswalker sparks and mana dorks and never came back. =\

[@piercearora7681]

Flavorful, but absolutely terrible in this deck, we don't have anything with monstrous etbs to abuse.

[@thekwillis2830]

The amount of times mtg arena crashes on me every day is similar to this, its absurd

[@gl4re]

Arena crash, you got flooded or choked, draw 4 exact same card in a row that you cant cast, enemy top decked perfect counter with chances below 5% for three time in a row, you see on the play against mono red or soldier for nth time today. Yeah thats peak magic arena experience.

[@gingyplays9843]

1:35 don't attack me like that haha

[@alainassaf]

is the video shorter ? just trolling :P

[@Maldozer]

ran into some jank obliterator fight spell deck the other day and had me saccing lands :D

[@krimhorn]

The classic Obliterator deck.

[@TheTapode]

One your videos are not short and this was brutal today!

[@lordcypher9483]

why is the video too short? :)

[@QuarantinedCapricorn]

TIMESTAMPS 0:00 INTRO 0:09 DECK TECH 4:23 AUTOSCOOP 4:36 Vs. Selesnya Enchantments 13:14 Vs. Azorius Soldiers 17:01 Pay Your Taxes 17:16 NON-GAME 21:34 Vs. Selsnya Toxic 22:50 MR. FREEZE 23:41 …aaaaaand, we’re back 25:11 Vs. This Is Monored 32:17 OUTRO

[@undacoval3rotha]

Covertgoblue is on one today and I love it lmao

[@christompkins9617]

Love the chant, CGB. Thanks for the content!

[@freyamiles3718]

Why the video so short? (Sorry had to)

[@absence9443]

may Jinny devour you

[@Remyfication]

Question: why is this so short?

[@unixtreme]

I know right id like an explanation.

[@TomaszTheEditor]

Not even connection issues can beat the mites of Phyrexia

[@empirate100]

I feel you about the monored nonsense that's going on. Whenever I queue up against the big R, on the draw, I feel like I've lost already unless they seriously brick on their draws. Even if they do, my draw's gotta be perfect to get out of a decent starting hand on the oppo's side.

[@JohnyhoPK]

Why is the video too short?

[@kebo4660]

Thanks for another great vid!

[@hunternewberry5860]

How do you get the alternate art of the obliterator???? I MUST KNOW

[@rolfsuurd]

12:50 is very relatable for me :D

[@henricocampos]

You make a deck to work against red or soldiers and happens two things: 1- You never face them, BUT always face some deck who runs some card/strategy nobody uses that destroys your deck. 2- You face them with the worst hand possible. It's like pick your poison

[@malikmalak4631]

Either the client crashes when you're winning or you get stuck with perfect draw opponents..... I think one of the main reasons I love watching CGB is because he's honest with what's going on in his games.

[@KroyX]

CGB has no clue what's going on with his whale account and probably doesn't want to know because it hurts the ego. Hit your curve and face weakened opponents more often than the average and feel skilled.

[@empirate100]

@@KroyX So you're accusing a professional content creator, who makes a living by providing us with every kind of possible new deck tech every single day without fail, of being a pay-to-win bastard? That's to points for chuzpah right there, gotta hand it to you! On the other hand, it's minus a million for style, but you do you.

[@evanstone7656]

Why was your video short rant so short ?

[@AkosihHorrom]

1000 percent accuracy. Your the man cgb

[@geoturcotte]

Thank for keeping that last game in… it helps in the Hate Mono-Red Support Group knowing we’re not alone.

[@haggleboggle]

CGB you are my spirit animal. Especially in the intro to this video.

[@gragrim]

Wanted to stop by and say I appreciate your content, very entertaining and well done

[@fatalheal]

I want "You're cool" to be the first thing I hear when I get up and the last thing I hear when I go to sleep. 😎

[@No1ofConsequence]

I feel that pain so hard. Right on my soul.

[@kiss6917]

I think it's the cards in the recent set that allow matchmaking and the shuffler to create games that are unbelievably torturous. So glad I don't play ranked, because the game remains enjoyable in any other queue

[@StabMasterArson111]

Why are the videos so short?

[@Kyoshi32]

The end of the intro made me laugh 😂

[@shoryukenpower]

You know what I've noticed and am curious about? Why have the videos been so short?!? 🤔🤔🤔

[@nijian32]

LMAO! Dat rant! I love it.

[@SuperRoxasXIII13]

cgb mental break down, the toober finaly got to him

[@AxarLina]

WHY THE VIDEO SO SHORT!?

[@marcaguilar9313]

game 1 you could have double draw sleep and go for the throat, you didnt count the treasure token you'd get from BB

[@plumokin5535]

I just built this deck a few weeks ago and now you've stolen the spotlight LOL 😂

[@brianh5844]

There's something almost charming about the way CGB gets so upset when he gets mana screwed or flooded, feeling like the universe is rigged against him, and then takes utmost joy in the pain of his opponents when it happens to them. It's pretty childish and more than a little sadistic, but in a strangely endearing way because it's so authentic. Love you CGB.

[@icedreamer9629]

I mean, it is rigged against him. It's fairly clear at this point, especially to those of use who study and/or work in algorithmic bias and implementation, that the matchmaker decides who the victor should be prior to the game starting and assigns a weighting to the cards in their deck based on their favourability in the match. It also decides in advance how many lands you are going to draw relative to your expected needs. The draw system is random... But within certain extremely strict bounds which are emerging from the sheer number of games played. Make no mistake, WotC are _absolutely_ forcing wins to keep the meta game stats favourable and "balanced".

[@brianh5844]

​@@icedreamer9629 What benefit is there to WoTC to decide the game at the start? To make aggro better so that the game appeals to more players? I don't think they need to do so. The obvious way they "rig" this is upfront and not in need of any (hidden) shuffler algorithms: they print insanely strong aggro cards and the hand smoothing algorithm favors curve out decks more than control decks. Additionally, if you are an "answer" deck rather than a deck that presents a problem for the opponent, you're going to be more affected by variance. Mono red is extremely consistent at what it does. Answer decks have more powerful late games, but their answers are generally not universal, so they have to draw the right ones for types of problems the aggro opponent is presenting. Obviously, they could use algorithms that influence draw probabilities to even further favor one type of deck, but why? The null hypothesis is that variance happens in games of magic, so every player will have games where they draw too many lands, too few, the wrong cards in the matchup, etc., and that combined with the hand smoothing and the relative strength of aggro cards and a proactive gameplan will make the game feel "rigged" at times. In a way it is! Just not in the way the shuffler conspiracies imply. Humans also have cognitive biases that make it so we're more likely to notice the times this causes loss for us, but less likely to notice the times that same variance affects our opponent. I would be much more likely to put weight behind the idea that the games are rigged from the start if people like CGB also felt like they were rigged when he wins.

[@icedreamer9629]

@@brianh5844 What benefit? A meta game which appears balanced will have greater engagement. Fast strategies winning will drive greater participation and longer playtimes. More engagement and participation for more time? _More people will buy things_ on the store. Seriously, I've built systems which do this, you'd be astonished at the level of influence most game platforms have when they "appear" random. We're talking real-terms store returns differences of _several hundred percent_ between regions where these systems are on and off. Humans won't generally notice the positive bias to their wins, no, but the audience can. Anyone who looks will find the games when CGB does the whole "absolutely perfect draw 100% of the time" for several games in a row. And I think he has, at least subconsciously, understood these patterns, because he calls draws so frequently. As someone who makes these systems, I can tell you without an ounce of doubt that WotC has a sophisticated system engaged on Arena which rigs a good chunk of games. It won't be all of them, and the rig doesn't entirely promise a victory, it just tilts it heavily. Bad play will still lose games! But between 30 and 40% of games overall will be affected to some degree, with higher rates being applied to more common archetypes on the field.

[@KroyX]

​​​@@brianh5844 The goal is maximum profit, triggering and rewarding money investments. Loss streaks triggering the apparent need to improve the deck, or even better, the building of a new one. Which we can do best with diamonds and wildcards for 💰. Spend (much) money constantly and take a seat in the VIP lounge where you success is better aided than the average.

[@brianh5844]

@@icedreamer9629 So I believe what you're saying about engagement and manipulation is going on, and that in some sense it is rigged, it's just I think it's all through ways that are more or less up front (the card design and hand smoothing algorithm). They don't need to rig the shuffler to create a rock paper scissors meta where things are fairly balanced. They just need to make sure that there are control decks that beat up on midrange, midrange decks that beat up on aggro, and aggro that beat up on control. The reason I'm skeptical of the rigged shuffler hypothesis is not because I'm not aware of how profound and all-encompassing the motive is for these companies to consume our time and money with these games for profit. I'm quite aware, and I'm personally very concerned of the ways in which capitalism incentivizes certain practices that are ultimately hostile to the well-being and mental health of human beings. However, for them to rig the shuffler, that is a huge risk they're taking on. If it ever gets out that they are actually doing this, it would be incredibly destructive to the brand. And it wouldn't be that easy to keep hidden, because the code to do so would have to be fairly sophisticated and many people would have to be working on it. I will concede that it's possible I'm wrong, and they really are engaging in deeper behavioral manipulation through the shuffler and matchmaking algorithms, but if so, I would really hope that someone who works at WoTC would step forward and blow the whistle. If true, this would be truly wicked, as they would be intentionally manipulating their players in ways that aren't dissimilar to a massive scale psychological experiment that no one consented to. The implications are dire.

[@amandaclinton1344]

Hahahaha i love this guys intro’s 😂

[@AylashWindstorm]

Worse than being dced, is when your opponent is dead on board but they still make you suffer through all their timeouts just because they want you to rage quit.

[@nerovalquel1844]

i love the intro.. ranting like that

[@Doubl3s7]

Arena is so broken. When arena wants you to loose you will loose to a force loss and a stacked deck from your opponent. And wizards has the audacity to say that their shuffler is working as intended 😂.

[@Beneous]

Not gonna lie, I always smile after every single well hid hamilton reference :p

[@bhaveshramdaursingh4325]

Hamilton reference?

[@Beneous]

@@bhaveshramdaursingh4325 At somepoint in the middle he says 'You don't have the votes' with emphasis, which is from the first cabinet meeting from the musical hamilton

[@philiprussell1497]

Could this be a green white and black deck so you have just mana ramp fight cards and board wipes

[@Darkeep12]

At this point you should just put out a "my reputation precedes me" compilation.

[@Michael-ib6ky]

how to build a phyrexian deck: step 1- 4 Bankbusters step 2- phyrexians step 3- yay draw cards go brrrrrrrrrrrrt

[@somedude5353]

Why is the video short??

[@maximusprimus827]

You…compleat…me.

[@anitkythera4125]

So why is the video so short?

[@hachnslay]

In the voice of Zoolander: "But why is the video so short?"

[@paulngo8876]

I love seeing you win, for once.

[@davidclifton4394]

Hope all is going well with you or getting better at least. like youre vids, not all of them but watch when im interested.

[@shootfromtheright2712]

Hey... Why is the video so short ?

[@MuscleMTG]

Hey CGB, you're cool 😎 Also, was that "you don't have the votes" line a Morty Seinfeld quote?? 🤔

[@robertbloch7559]

Those Arena crashes hurt.

[@gtsavestheday6569]

Well mono red, what more needs to be said?

[@edgabrillo1909]

freaking game is always crushing

[@bencastle3893]

Why is the video so short?

[@jman2point0]

CGB is having the same MTG day I'm having x.x

[@djamondofficial9369]

I watched the whole Video, but why is it so short?

[@HylianMigz]

2:43 a loss to a mono red player named “xXxMilfPounderxXx” 😂 you didnt stand a chance CGB

[@chaoscloud777]

i agree cgb, people need to stop putting stupid comments about why the video is so short. but me i watch the whole thing. your decks are killer man.😎

[@krdthegreatest1910]

Lol that 1st opponent hear the intro and said they put 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alexbrander5464]

In my games in diamond my opponents do not make glaring mistakes like the ones in these videos. They're being nice to you because you are so popular CGB

[@samuelmercer5587]

"XxxMilfPounderxxX" 🤣🤣🤣 (pause on stat page)

[@smileygoldfish]

The internet issues are pain I can relate.

[@arnoldstrong3548]

there is something about the video but I dont have the word for it, its related to size