Top 20 Kaldheim Cards! (Mtg)

Kaldheim hits the streets soon, so today, Dev gives you his top 20 favorite cards from the viking plane!
Preorder Stuff from the List: bit.ly/Kaldheim_Top20
Patreon link: / sbmtg
Twitch: / sbmtgdev
Top 10 Kaldheim Sleepers: • Mtg: Top 10 Kaldheim S...
Strictly Better Mtg is a Magic: the Gathering Channel that does videos on everything Magic the Gathering. We do Mtg Deck Techs, Mtg set reviews, Mtg spoilers, mtg news, mtg speculation, mtg top 10 lists, and much, much more mtg related ish!
Category
Gaming

[@ssglitchers]

Wizards let this man play the pre release.

[@andylee9884]

I would love to see that!

[@andylee9884]

@@TheSword2212 haha wow. He seems pretty popular. No need to voice your negative shit dude.

[@SG-qx1fg]

@@TheSword2212 Jackass.

[@stormcry0]

Can you believe Wizards? Really, Dev (and ziggy) is like the top ytber for the arguably biggest mtg player population, casual players.

[@joshbowdish9851]

WIZARDS. LET THIS WONDERFUL HUMAN PLAY THE PRE RELEASE.

[@germanyjones2700]

My favorite part of kaldheim? Dev’s content! Thanks dev!

[@scrymglin]

Wait, what? Dev is not in the early access? WTF WoTC? This man is a grandee of the magic community, but you let a bunch of Johnny-come-latelys have access. Shame WoTC shame!

[@Grimlocksmith]

Dev is one of the only KZbin channels where I can't click away until he tells me to, "Spread love, and be kind." You rock, sir!

[@TheQuinnTM]

Watching Dev is like going to your LGS and talking magic with my peeps. I miss you guys.

[@henryreinhold9097]

That’s exactly it

[@marlowcowan5343]

Was nice seeing you in CGBs chat, shame you didnt get to play prerelease yourself. Thanks for all the great Kaldheim content!

[@coreyjasper8329]

How did he not get access to the early stream event? Idk why but I feel like Dev even though he makes some of the best MTG content and just seems like a great genuine guy gets left out alot like I never see him in the collabs with other channels and stuff even though he has a pretty big channel

[@memetaco7732]

I've noticed that as well I'd love to see some collabs in 2021

[@coreyjasper8329]

@@memetaco7732 me too!

[@tns4]

Paused mid video to comment- "Peanut butter and ladies" lmao

[@anoc_gaming]

I felt that. "Which I would like to play in...Wizards Of The Coast."

[@jeffswett4579]

Ziggy ziggy ziggy can't you see sometimes the way you purr just hypnotizes me.

[@chiknsmack]

*sometimes your purr does hypnotize me

[@johnsonbobo2376]

@@chiknsmack *sometimes your purr will hypnotize me

[@OnlineAlbatross]

first magic youtuber i found, through the years you're consistently the most charismatic magic youtuber hands down

[@TMFW]

I fell out of magic about 4-5 years ago, and here you are still making videos. Appreciate the videos, guess I have some catching up to do lol.

[@powertothepod8143]

WTF? You don’t get early access? Your the OG with mtg KZbin creators! That crazy af bro

[@Sam-oi5lr]

i have not been seeing your videos man and i have the notifications on. i really enjoy your content. Hope you are doing well

[@HaleG9]

Fumarole is the gas/steam that comes out of a Volcano, Dev.

[@jeremymayville6799]

Really enjoying your videos, your explanations are comprehensive and thorough!

[@stormcry0]

Can't wait for your deck tech and quick gameplays! Please work on some budget decks for beginners in the game :)

[@Jamiethekatz]

Is nobody going to mention how Rally the Ranks is both 2 CMC and shares a colour with Lurrus?

[@nickniehaus1763]

👀

[@maelstromcarl]

I always upvote to promote your content. Your content is underrated and I always look forward to it!

[@snakemont]

Thanks for this EP! Kahlheim looks fun!

[@DonovanPresents]

I loved that fourth wall break at the beginning! 😁

[@shdoborn]

bro, you're hands down my favorite MTG KZbinr rn, literally would change nothing about this channel. been following for months, time for Patreon brother, keep it up

[@samhaskins127]

Thanks Dev... really appreciate your thoughts. Can't wait to start deck building! 😃

[@Chaoslorden]

No problem getting out Vorinclex turn three these days with the green castle and ramp dudes. Hey dev keep it up and I really hope you'll get early access next time because it's almost criminal to not have you have that. ❤️

[@Aelesis]

Totally agree on Glorious Protector. Blink chain shenanigans are the obvious application but even just on the level of COMPLETELY eating boardwipe effects (EVEN EXTINCTION EVENT?!), even on the level of having two relevant creature types, the card is just so gravy in so many different strategies. I don't blame you for saying "unbelievable" so much because it really does beggar belief how many cards in this set will define formats & give more decks more tools to FIGHT those format-defining cards too.

[@MisterAnthropist]

Nice work, per usual. Very good list. I can't seem to stop reading the text on Tergrid/Lantern and In Search Of Greatness and saying "...ummmm....what?!"

[@fredlazar]

Thanks for making this video! You have some great MTG knowledge

[@maxrichard2244]

Had to pause the video to come down here and say THANK YOU You are the first person I have heard on youtube to actually pronounce Jorn as Yorn!!! That made me more happy than you know it!!!!!

[@hurktang]

I'm surprised no one still talk about the shapeshifter party deck that seems to be coming.

[@DonovanPresents]

Maskwood Nexus would totally work in a party deck that I'm so down to slot into my brawl decks on Arena!

[@lloydlineske2642]

There is one coming? That's news to me. How does it function?

[@hurktang]

@@lloydlineske2642 Well i don't have the entire deck list but once you have a party of 4, coveted price let you pay 2 black to play a 4cmc card from your library. Spoil of adventure cost 1W+1B for win 3 life+draw 3 cards and there is more broken cards like that. Once you reach the 4rth party member, degenerate stuff happens. And shapeshifters from kaldheim are ALL types, so they are the perfect glue for a party deck.

[@bucketfridge13]

Ty for the video man! I also just found out I can watch in 4k, High Res Dev, best Dev.

[@danielcolliver1993]

Hope you get into a prerelease soon man! Would absolutely LOVE seeing you get a new toolbox to brew like a mad man!

[@roberturbanek8494]

Thanks for the content man, your explanation / evaluation is well composed and easily understandable, keep it up. F

[@robiniles4982]

WTF is wrong with WOTC this is one of the most wholesome MTG youtubers he deserves all the things

[@MrBodydriver]

Thanks Dev, great video yet again! I also think you deserve to be in the early access

[@tsunamioflove]

How the eff did you not get an invite to the pre-release event? Get your ess together WOTC. Keep up the the good work. I look forward to seeing your content.

[@closetmtg8029]

My favorite magic channels favorite magic channel, love the content as always Dev

[@hodge4041]

Fun side note on the new resto - foretell this against someone you think might have sweepers. Literal sweeper protection in a pinch (aside from tokens).

[@discobiscuits4251]

It was pretty funny when CGB thought he was playing you in the pre release, he was getting pretty fired up! I think we gotta see that 1v1 very soon. 5 CGb brews vs 5 sbmtg brews? Sounds sweet to me!

[@terrylyn]

Interesting thoughts on the Glorious Protector. My hunch is that it's not that good because it triggers only when it leaves battlefield, unless there is some synergetic way to sack it by yourself.

[@lawtonperret]

Thanks for making these videos! You rock.

[@jadewheatley2559]

So glad an angel is your #1 pick! And yeah, the bounce isn't immediate, but you can target multiples with it, so that's worth a lot.

[@Mrf388]

Another great vid. Thanks Dev.

[@SG-qx1fg]

Fynn is my fav card in the set, by far. That plus hooded blightfang makes my Golgari Deathtouch heart burst in joy.

[@moocowp4970]

Always like the video once I see Ziggy getting pats. From the future: the main card you missed (unless I missed it) is Alrunds Epiphany which turned out to be much better than I expected.

[@danollerenshaw8410]

The colour scheme on the wings on Glorious Protector would look amazing on a 40k Magnus Daemon Primarch...for those with a foot in both worlds lol

[@jojodelacroix]

Talking from the future, it could be interesting to see Glorious Protector combined with Telportation Circle. Every turn you could go ahead and re-protect new things, or get things that you hadn't protected out of protection. Or, you could rely on it to basically act as the big Teleportation Circle. So Teleportation Circle blinks Glorious Protector and then you can use it to blink everything else (even if there is a delay to it). You could easily run it in a cleric deck that doesn't feature many (or any) angels in it to make sure you are able to protect things reliably while also getting a ton of extra value from things like Skyclave Apparition, for instance. Still, overall, I think you ended up overvaluing the flash status of Glorious Protector and Sigrid. Had GP been able to be foretold for 2 instead of 3, I think that would have made it a LOT better. Holding up two mana isn't too much of an ask, but holding up 3 mana is going to slow most decks down a lot.

[@JO11190]

Please don't click away, you love me ; this is part of my job. Damn man. Right in the feels.

[@networkzanimex]

While there is no guarantee that you'll get to take advantage of Vorinclex's ability the turn you play him, to say that a 6/6 trample haste creature does not affect the board the turn you play him is a bit of an undersell

[@Capojutsu]

Thank you for all your content bro, it brightens my day. You should be sponsored by a cool tshirt brand, many of us would love to wear some of that swag

[@adarian]

pyre of heroes with rampage of the valkyries out is pretty solid. Sac an angel to go get another bigger angel while making your opponent sac a creature. In search of greatness has a pretty decent bottom since if you can not get the free cast you get to scry during upkeep right before you draw.

[@sebastiankearney554]

Valki is D O P E! Played him in a Grixis Control against Lurrus Mill when I was on the play. Turn 2 stole a crab out of his hand. Followed up on Turn 3 by swinging as Valki, becoming a crab during main 2, playing a land for trigger, then: Kroxa. All the disruption!!

[@philray47]

Great analysis! Almost too much coming in Kaldheim. I agree with your #1 pick - I feel like the top two are both ridiculous depending on your play style and Kaldheim is going to change standard significantly with Protector doing its share of the changing.

[@cavacino]

i agree with your number 1 for sure we are in a removal heavy format and with doomskar its almost a must....I plan to craft this card first

[@Gr33nsurfer]

Can 100% agree on Magda. So far my favorite Card along with Goldspan Dragon ofc xD

[@based_yeoman9138]

Super interesting choice for no. 1. Tbh, this one wasn't really on my radar, and I love angels lol

[@furyxan]

Cosima is a top three card from the set. It's going to be a staple of control decks going forward.

[@envysart797]

Day one and I’m already playing UB flash foretell with Poison the Cup and Saw It Coming. There is a *ton* of power in the uncommons here.

[@jackalackb17]

Glorious Protector is amazing in my Gyruda deck. Been playing it in Mythic most of today and people are often surprised enough to misplay or rope.

[@alianrobles7635]

I think Dev really didn't see Cosima in action. The card is arguably the best card in the set. Watched a few streamers yesterday with this and I am convinced the card is great.

[@lloydlineske2642]

I haven't seen it being played. I hate standard so that's probably why, but the card does feel legit.

[@TheDor311]

Only here for the Ziggy screen time but good list on the small cardboard rectangles.

[@6rimR3ap3r]

I just went back to MTG Arena after some time off. Have to say Goldspan dragon is probably my favourite big red creature, dragon and 5-drop all at the same time... Those 2-mana Treasures really are a pseudo-protection in an Izzet deck 90% of the time.

[@Knoxville315]

I agree with your number 1 100% man. I think it makes clerics even better because it is also a cleric

[@Domenico44055]

What's up my wizards it's Dev from SBMTG and i really like Magda

[@yourlocalgames3419]

Great Video thanks!

[@JAbramowski88]

Dude the green black (mostly green) Garruk deck is so good right now!!!!!

[@elsanto2401]

If you want to juice your metrics, consider sending out youtube polls and responding to the comments on there, if you have any questions check out the spiffing brit

[@benjaminreynolds3659]

Sigrid can target your own creatures, might be some ETB shenanigans possible.

[@ronniejamesdio7585]

Hey Dev, all respects to your number one, will surely do a lot of work. But did you see what Merchant pulled off yesterday? Turn 2 Ugin due to Tibalt's Trickery. Just food for thought.

[@TabooX1984]

I had fun with the Battle Mammoth 👍

[@codygottman2642]

WIZARDS GIVE THIS MAN THE CARDS HE NEEDS!

[@critikraps998]

i love you dev, you're the best ! :)

[@Thegameshadow1]

It's funny how the no 15, 8 and 5 ended up being the most played cards in the format. You were right about Doomscar though. Points for that.

[@PawzBrownMTG]

Bro where do you get these oldschool shirts? I'd like a couple of them.

[@CherryDad]

Pyre of Heroes might especially be good in angels to tutor your one of Legion Angel.

[@scottlewis9947]

Really expected to see elvish warmaster on the list. That card has pulled off the victory for me sooooo many times. Arena and paper

[@cheesyspaghetti4]

Glorious protector is easily number one card based on art alone, honestly I hadn’t even brought myself to read the textbox yet

[@championofwits4621]

Doomskar has entered the chat Protector has entered the chat Protector has left the chat Doomskar has left the chat

[@somerando1073]

I agree about Glorious Protector, it's the anti Ugin/wipe card for white weenie. I also think there's an infinite combo in there with 2 of them and Yorion, but you need a creature with a good enough ETB that's worth abusing.

[@levithompson1161]

There is a non-angel clause on there so I'm not sure if there is

[@somerando1073]

@@levithompson1161 I know, but I think there's a way around it, it's on the tip of my brain... Cast GP, exile some guys. Cast Yorion, exile GP. Cast second GP, exile Yorion, first GP comes back... that's where I'm stuck. Maybe a Charming Prince or a second Yorion?

[@levithompson1161]

@@somerando1073 yeah, there is something there probably. Might need a few to many pieces to be viable

[@somerando1073]

@@levithompson1161 Competitively, yeah probably. Might be a fun jank to get off though.

[@angelbradleyfamily700]

Love this guy and his cat I have cats too they so cute!

[@irishrunner27]

Magda is super neat and i have 2 decks in EDH that will use her VERY effectively without changing anything else about them. which is weird cuz she seems kinda niche

[@trewilliams383]

Um, couldn't Vorinclex be ramped into with elves? Especially with Kell Mitchell aka Tyvar Kell. It also synergizes with the +1. Jorn could also help this deck if you run all snow lands which is kinda gross.

[@FilmColossus]

It would be cool if you did one year later updates on these lists

[@MarkWomack11]

Dev has the best MTG content.

[@LeetMasterAce]

This set has proven, beyond any shadow of a doubt (as if there was any doubt anyway), that WotC favors Control over any other strategy. Three mana sweeper and a 2 mana counterspell? And don't try to hurrdurr "BUT YOU'RE PAYING THE FULL COST!" that's completely irrelevant when the only way aggro decks can win is via tempo. Now control has even better tempo!

[@PZcryptic1]

Not sure how you can unironically say this after 3 years of creatures getting everything stapled to them. We control players finally get a genuinely playable sweeper and an instant speed Scry 2, draw 2 and suddenly "WiZaRdS fAvOuR cOnTrOl". They've favoured aggro and midrange for years.

[@LeetMasterAce]

@@PZcryptic1 Are you joking? Control has always been the most oppressive and obnoxious strategy in the game. Midrange has fallen out of favor HARDCORE for years now. Aggro got a major boost with Embercleave, but you can't deny that without Embercleave, most aggro would be unplayable in the current meta anyway. Add to that that during half of Embercleave's existence, control had 3feri, which was like a t3 win condition for Control players. Also note: creatures get "everything stapled to them" and are still barely playable. People hardly play Elder Gargaroth, for instance, because it's actual trash against control despite having "everything stapled to it."

[@darangen]

Yorion is good because it blinks mazemind tomes, sagas and omens. Glorious Protector only does creatures. I see it seeing play WITH Yorion, but not in place of.

[@atlys258]

Considering there are a bunch of playable Changelings in Kaldheim it actually makes Sigrid's pro-Gods more relevant. Idk man, Glorious Protector and Doomskar look really good together as a top end in Mono-White or White based aggro/mid-range deck to sweep the board of anything scary your opponent has while maintaining your board state and getting extra ETB value.

[@dogebestest7187]

To say Glorious Protector is decent in Yorion is a gross understatement. It allows you to juggle two Yorions around, it is so nasty

[@themastertater420]

magda is the combo for the 3 mana dragon that needs treasure to attack

[@CeleViiGC]

You can crew with the legendary dwarf the turn it etbs

[@NeryPineda]

What do you think about Glorious Protector instead of Angel of Glory's Rise for combo with Fiend Hunter?

[@damned2127]

Glorious protect is your favorite white anti-boardwipe angel... but I wouldn't have put it in top 1 though

[@nickniehaus1763]

Honestly, Goldspan Dragon is underrated. Shit is so fun/ good and fair.

[@High5748]

Just foretell a a bunch of Saw it coming to protect Goldspan and be like bruh you should have saw that coming

[@john8062]

Love that shirt

[@JasonCleghorn1975]

Hey WOTC... Content creation isn't always about production values and glitz and glitter. SOME of us prefer the actual CONTENT such that DEV provides. He's more than earned the respect of your company, IMO.

[@chaseblauvelt7008]

You probably have seen fumarole before in "wandering fumarole" from BFZ. Not the .ost memorable set and not the most memorable card so I don't blame you for forgetting lol.

[@McArRuIzO]

We're the SBMTOG's!

[@happywesley]

I love egon so much because he is the ultimate rogue hate card!

[@DrHyde-hj3ym]

No love for Dream Devourer? I think this card will be solid for both EDH and Standard. Being able to disrupt discard stratergies and set up cards for later is strong especially with the new god Tergrid.

[@seanwayne4603]

Since black and white Sac-Cleric is pretty powerful in Kaldheim, Glorious Protector has the most utility of all the angels in the set I'd say. Also End of Turn Protector and Doomskar on your turn can pretty much be gg in 4/5 times.