I've been trying to make party decks work since Zendikar. Tried Bant, W/B, Esper, Abzan, U/B . . . could never make em work. Most recently was like 2 days ago when I tried making a Bant deck with Shapeshifters. Literally one sentence in your video, where you talk about cards like call to adventure not doing enough because they're not creatures, turned it all around! Today I went like 15 and 2 with a version of this deck on the platinum ladder. Thanks so much for all the great advice and content!
The party mechanic was just straight up outmatched in every way by the adventure mechanic (as were most things). Glad with Eldraine finally being gone other archtypes like this are finally getting their time in the spotlight
I really liked the idea behind the party mechanic and have also revisited it now in standard 2022. I focused too much on coveted prize tho, making my party inconsistent and my deck becoming more of a control type than aggro. I hope you can make a deck around Coveted Prize as well, I think that card has a lot of potential
Yeah, I was trying to make Bant Party work back in Zendikar. I think all the Party related cards are a trap and its the Party creatures which make it work. You only ever won with the full Linvala, Kor Squad Leader and Archpriest combo in any event.
The version of the party deck I run has Nimble Trapfinder instead of Luminarch and Realmwalker instead of Linvala, you can also make a pretty sweet Abzan party list with Harald, King of Skemfar, which works really well since most creatures in the deck are elf, warrior and/or changeling.
I run elf surprise party. Lots of elves and changelings, all things that go decent in an elf deck, then a surprise coveted prize for the win. Nice thing is that the elf Paragon can also search for elves, so it looks like it fits fine in an elf deck and Harald, King of Skemfar can grab the Squad Commander since he's a warrior.
@@MetalHeadedNoah In the Bant list you usually name Rogue, the deck is mostly rogues and creatures that are all types. In the Abzan list you usually name Elf (or Warrior). Yes, you will miss Archpriest and Squad Commander but the Realmwalker is as much there as changeling party glue as it is for playing off the top of the library.
@@whoiam5838 In the Bant list you usually name Rogue, the deck is mostly rogues and creatures that are all types. In the Abzan list you usually name Elf (or Warrior). Yes, you will miss Archpriest and Squad Commander but the Realmwalker is as much there as changeling party glue as it is for playing off the top of the library.
47:08 I made a deck around Elemental Expressionist just for fun, the idea is to cast a bunch of cheap spells(copying is even better) while targeting one of your creatures with the ability and finishing by casting Unsummon on it, then you get a ton of 4/4 in play at the same time. Not sure why he was playing mono-blue though, he might have been mana screwed because red has a lot of nice spells to go with it, and First Day of Class usually finishes the game on the spot when you get the chance to go off.
If you don't have four Tazri's or spare mythic wildcards, Veteran Adventurer is a decent uncommon that can fill that role and might actually be better in some circumstances.
yeah it's pure nonsense, but apparently they decided to never repeat gimmick between expansion, wich is in my opinion super dumb. Snow lands? forget about it. Learn? same. Mutate, Party, Dungeon etc.
Elemental Expressionist is a very confused card. It wants you to perform various magecraft triggers on a creature that would die/get exiled, plus maybe a sacrife outlet (IN IZZET) to create that many triggers of 4/4 elementals. Abzan Vito Gainlands is a more consistent strategy than this XD
I have a blue/white party deck that uses Maskwood Nexus. Maskwood Nexus is hilarious against Crippling Fear. Maskwood Nexus also lets me run a couple of Cyclone Summoners on the top end and achieve a completely one sided board clear, because the Nexus turns all of my creatures into wizards/giants so they stay when the Cyclone Summoner enters the battlefield. I also wanted to have Faceless Haven as another way to complete the party when I really need it.
Why is Epiphany so good? I see it as a sorcery that makes 2 hasty 1/1 fliers , plus growth spiral. I don’t really see the value of casting in a board state like 16:23
I just wanna know what that last opponent's gameplan was. They were in Diamond and against a deck with plenty of rares and mythics, so unless they were meme-ing in between more "serious" builds it has *something* going for it, right?
since i'm poor and don't have all the cards... I exchanged the saga (which i don't have) for journey to oblivion for some small little interaction and it's working fine xD
So if you play a few shapeshifters, then play Brash Taunter, then play Bears of Littjara... that's game over, right? Bears' target doesn't have to be controlled by an opponent, right?
7:23 it's not the fact that your camera froze....it's the fact that you didn't break the 4th wall and tell us that you know your camera froze and that we were going to leave comments. So, here's a comment!
You're Cool 😎
Came here to say this, the day felt incomplete without a post game wrap "You're Cool". Thanks CGB!
I'm hoping we get a cool Jund party deck as a follow up to this awesomeness
Whew. I needed this
What, even the people who didn't watch till the end?!
Sad face no post game wrap up.
CGBs camera dying spontaneously is starting to become a running gag
A moment of silence for Buraccio, an overlooked fan.
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Really miss the post game wrap…I tend to watch it after the pre game deck talk then the game play
That's a strange way to do it.
I've been trying to make party decks work since Zendikar. Tried Bant, W/B, Esper, Abzan, U/B . . . could never make em work. Most recently was like 2 days ago when I tried making a Bant deck with Shapeshifters.
Literally one sentence in your video, where you talk about cards like call to adventure not doing enough because they're not creatures, turned it all around! Today I went like 15 and 2 with a version of this deck on the platinum ladder. Thanks so much for all the great advice and content!
The party mechanic was just straight up outmatched in every way by the adventure mechanic (as were most things). Glad with Eldraine finally being gone other archtypes like this are finally getting their time in the spotlight
Is this camera thing going to be a running gag? XD
it's a *not-running* gag
badum ts
@@busTedOaS Get out.
Game 1, CGB also shows us he is also a master ventriloquist
Lmao
I really liked the idea behind the party mechanic and have also revisited it now in standard 2022. I focused too much on coveted prize tho, making my party inconsistent and my deck becoming more of a control type than aggro. I hope you can make a deck around Coveted Prize as well, I think that card has a lot of potential
Yeah, I was trying to make Bant Party work back in Zendikar. I think all the Party related cards are a trap and its the Party creatures which make it work. You only ever won with the full Linvala, Kor Squad Leader and Archpriest combo in any event.
„I know how my cards work“ could be another line on a CGB shirt 💁♂️😄
The version of the party deck I run has Nimble Trapfinder instead of Luminarch and Realmwalker instead of Linvala, you can also make a pretty sweet Abzan party list with Harald, King of Skemfar, which works really well since most creatures in the deck are elf, warrior and/or changeling.
I run elf surprise party. Lots of elves and changelings, all things that go decent in an elf deck, then a surprise coveted prize for the win. Nice thing is that the elf Paragon can also search for elves, so it looks like it fits fine in an elf deck and Harald, King of Skemfar can grab the Squad Commander since he's a warrior.
What do you name for the Realmwalker?
Realmwalker seems rather unwieldy with party
@@MetalHeadedNoah In the Bant list you usually name Rogue, the deck is mostly rogues and creatures that are all types. In the Abzan list you usually name Elf (or Warrior). Yes, you will miss Archpriest and Squad Commander but the Realmwalker is as much there as changeling party glue as it is for playing off the top of the library.
@@whoiam5838 In the Bant list you usually name Rogue, the deck is mostly rogues and creatures that are all types. In the Abzan list you usually name Elf (or Warrior). Yes, you will miss Archpriest and Squad Commander but the Realmwalker is as much there as changeling party glue as it is for playing off the top of the library.
47:08 I made a deck around Elemental Expressionist just for fun, the idea is to cast a bunch of cheap spells(copying is even better) while targeting one of your creatures with the ability and finishing by casting Unsummon on it, then you get a ton of 4/4 in play at the same time. Not sure why he was playing mono-blue though, he might have been mana screwed because red has a lot of nice spells to go with it, and First Day of Class usually finishes the game on the spot when you get the chance to go off.
would you mind sharing a deck list pls, thanks
That last deck was so perplexing CGB couldn't even do a proper wrap on the Party deck!
If you don't have four Tazri's or spare mythic wildcards, Veteran Adventurer is a decent uncommon that can fill that role and might actually be better in some circumstances.
Still so perplexed that they completely dropped the party support in AFR. Can't think of a bigger missed opportunity.
yeah it's pure nonsense, but apparently they decided to never repeat gimmick between expansion, wich is in my opinion super dumb. Snow lands? forget about it. Learn? same. Mutate, Party, Dungeon etc.
No outro? How do I know if I made into the "Cool Kids Club"?
Elemental Expressionist is a very confused card. It wants you to perform various magecraft triggers on a creature that would die/get exiled, plus maybe a sacrife outlet (IN IZZET) to create that many triggers of 4/4 elementals. Abzan Vito Gainlands is a more consistent strategy than this XD
I miss the ending talk. Still awesome video as always. Now I want another deck. I'm going to end up with all CGB decks lol.
How do you make a DnD set and doesn't print support for the Party mechanic?
thats simple, the reason is how the release single sets instead of blocks
38:23 he knows how his cards work
Thank you so much for the content and dedication!!
Bant party is a really fun deck, I am surprised that more people aren't playing this in the 2022 queue.
Now that CGB posted this video, there'll be a lot of them the next few days haha
This Deck is way better then I thought it would be.
Great job man. I’m so into the party mechanic my modern deck actual cards is wicked.
Party mechanic in modern? Whaaaaaaat :0
When it's time to party we will *_party hard._*
We do what we like and we like what we do!!
I've literally watched every daily standard video you've put out for 2+ months, how was this not in my recommended videos?
Hooray. The first of the party decks!
I have a blue/white party deck that uses Maskwood Nexus. Maskwood Nexus is hilarious against Crippling Fear. Maskwood Nexus also lets me run a couple of Cyclone Summoners on the top end and achieve a completely one sided board clear, because the Nexus turns all of my creatures into wizards/giants so they stay when the Cyclone Summoner enters the battlefield. I also wanted to have Faceless Haven as another way to complete the party when I really need it.
yah maskwood nexus is interesting here as it pretty much completes party with 4 any on field be fun
@@plaxy100 I edited to my original reply because I forgot that I also had an interaction with Cyclone Summoner that I wanted to mention. :D
I loved this deck. I think Party is a pretty silly mechanic, but it's so flavorful that I can't hate it.
P.S. no outro makes me sad :'(
Cgb, can you make an updated version of the izzet overload/Kaz fury deck?
Glad to see you back in the dojo
Why is Epiphany so good? I see it as a sorcery that makes 2 hasty 1/1 fliers , plus growth spiral. I don’t really see the value of casting in a board state like 16:23
I wonder if there’s a decent angel deck that can use Linvala with party mechanic as a side benefit
Hard to get angel rouge
angels with shapeshifters. jank most probably. sounds fun
Snow and activete the haven fore the full party?
I just wanna know what that last opponent's gameplan was. They were in Diamond and against a deck with plenty of rares and mythics, so unless they were meme-ing in between more "serious" builds it has *something* going for it, right?
No outro!?!? YOU DIDN'T TELL ME I'M COOL CGB!!1!
What is your 2022 favorite control deck? Thanks in advance...
Will we get venture deck? And if so will it be Black/White or Blue/Green?
since i'm poor and don't have all the cards... I exchanged the saga (which i don't have) for journey to oblivion for some small little interaction and it's working fine xD
why is it that most of the deck lists that i click on now dont have anything listed on untapped?
No Faceless Haven? It's a shapeshifter too :)
3-5 colors though, no room for snow lands
This is the only deck i see in mythic right now
Time to break out ye Olde control deckeronis
@@caracatoacacepe match maker makes sure that doesn't happen, if you play aggro you go vs aggro, you play control you go vs control.
@@okapi6727 i play aggro and im getting queued against hard control all of the time
@@shiredai7233 in what rank though
@@okapi6727 Diamond
CKC! Stumbling...that is my typical modus operandi! You are cool!
Is there anywhere I can go and read up on different deck archetypes? It confuses me massively
CGB *can't remember Zendikar's name* : "You know, the place where Omnath lives"
"The ban list?" 😉
I hit mythic with a bant party deck back when the set came out! It was legendary
As the beastie boys once said, you gotta fight for your right to party!
This was a really fun video. YOU'RE COOL CGB
Congrats on the 125k subs!
oh man! I stayed 'till the nd but I am not cool!?!?!
We've been bamboozeled!!!
So if you play a few shapeshifters, then play Brash Taunter, then play Bears of Littjara... that's game over, right? Bears' target doesn't have to be controlled by an opponent, right?
Game over in like 7 or 8 turns... that's if they don't have any removal
@@soulreaver6300 True. But if you're playing blue and green, you might be able to counter the removal, or protect with Snakeskin Veil.
CGB Partied so hard the camera broke
I guess pathfinder got cut out by the jaspera sentinel, but it's ability that avoid blocks is actually great
Maybe trapfinder xD
Party during Corona? Somebody needs to call the police!
Nice vid. I am having tough times against control with this party deck.
This deck is underrated
Wheres the outro?!?!?!
Gameplay starts at : 7:13
I played against this deck the other day and it went off and got me to 2, but thankfully my WG lifegain deck went off even harder the next turn.
Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
Party decks feel good when they actually work
AFR has no parties and no adventures... Wth!?
tbf it’s good it has no adventures because adventure is a bad mechanic for the game
@@wirelessbaguette8997 Adventures is so cool :D Maybe if it had like a cooldown time or turns like foretell, it would be less busted.
No post-game wrap?
They are doing your next deck. That's what.
Bant? Aggro?? PARTY??? Whoooo!
Weirdly Bant Aggro has a good ring to it
I'd honestly suggest World Tree over Dragon Queen
Let's get a party started
Masked vandals underrated
Lol here comes the camera comments, again.
7:23 it's not the fact that your camera froze....it's the fact that you didn't break the 4th wall and tell us that you know your camera froze and that we were going to leave comments. So, here's a comment!
No wrap up?
upvote for andrew wk reference
Frozen Solid! LOL
I stayed to the end... but there was nothing. Boo... jk. Thanks for the vidz
Maybe play the World Tree instead of the red?
CGB, we want equipment! Show them who's the REAL fighter!!
I can't tell if CGB is actually saying "ass pirate" instead of "aspirant" or if I'm just hearing that
No postgame wrap up? sadge :(
To Party the Hardest you need Blade Historian. Please 🥺
Cheers CGB
Just commenting to help with the algorithm
The bears can carry.
Did he say Luminarch Ass-Pirate? Lmfao
That is what i always hear.
Lets go party peps
Now do bant control. It’s a lot more fun than playing a bunch of creatures.
Why no draw 3? ;_;
Only card to save first game is out of print...lol.... Fog!
need every color? why not World Tree?
45:50 Reeeader
left robbed without the outro haha
why am I think of Liliana walker of the dead......(from wots)
Base camp?
An attempt at tempo storm magecraft maybe?
The last opponent was missing mountains - making it a horrible start??
covert go camera freeze
Covert Go First.
He said ass pirate... Aspirant lmao
Algorithm juice
Frozen face cam slipped past the editor somehow
Are you saying aspirant or ass pirate
Where's the post-game rap???