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- Whenever we build decks, we always reach for these pet cards. It's time to talk about our favorite go-to spells or hidden gems that we just can't help but try to force into the 99.
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Matt: "A pet card to me is a card that I can't help but putting it in every deck"
OH oh oh I know 2 of Matt's pet cards: Plains and Forest.
“Matt will keep a zero land hand with a Tormod’s Crypt in it.”
It’s not about winning, it’s about sending a message.
Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war
1:45 seconds into the episode and Joey casually nails the pronunciation of Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar.. mad props Joey 😎
"It’s about the signets you made along the way." -Matt
I love that this is basically "challenge the stats, the episode" :)
Dana: It's a new one. (Shows "Light up the stage" from 2.5 years ago)
Dana, never change please.
I've wanted an entire episode of Challenge the Stats forever and I feel like I finally got it in this video
Me: *I don't have pet cards*
Joey: Spawning pit is a pet card.
Me: "Not everyone plays that card?"
Had the exact same thought
I dont know how i never decided to play spawning pit, ive had a teysa deck for YEARS and haven’t put it in despite being aware of it... definitely finding a slot for it soon
Yupp
I picked up a psychic possession and it is extremely effective in my Toxrill deck and is a real deterrent for anyone using Rhystic study.
Warping Wail is one of my pet cards that I slot into all my monocolor decks. Mostly because it can counter a sorcery, which no one ever expects outside of blue.
I always have to watch or listen to the edhrec cast with a notebook. Great work as always.
I've always loved the instant speed draw of moonlight bargain. Now, stinging study is an easy upgrade for 4cmc+ commanders.
That card is just stupid with 5+ mana commanders!
Have never come across Essence Harvest before. Great card! Always learn something new from you guys each week.
Sublime Epiphany is becoming that pet card for me. It slices, dices, does all the things, but it is a 6 mana counterspell.
This is one of the best episodes yet. Just talking about those little known favorites. Was a treat to watch.
Overwhelming intellect is fire can confirm
Joes sigh at 20:46 when Matt mentiones demon of dark schemes is hilarious
On the note of Cunning Evasion, you could alternatively run Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar, who has the same text but also draws you a card if any creatures get through for only 3 mana
they're fairly common, but Creakwood Liege and Worm Harvest have been two of my favorite cards since Eventide was released and I got both of them in my first prerelease pool that event
Ive been using veilstone amulet for years and people are always shocked it exists and at how effective it can be
Tombstone Stairwell, yes!
I can't believe someone finally mentioned that card! I finally had an excuse to buy one since I was reworling my Elenda, and realized this is the perfect aristocrats card! Haven't had a chance to do much with it yet, but considering all the mana and cards spent to get the same effect otherwise, I can't imagine it being bad.
Great episode fellas. My favorite pet card is Genesis Wave for almost all my green decks. Being able to just have it in hand and when it resolves being able to spin the wheel so to speak to maybe find an answer to losing or a major problem on the field whether I win or lose being able to cast this card makes me excited inside because I never know what I’m going to find.
For me, it's definitely Compost. Together with Psychic Corrosion even as a Win Con against decks containing black. And it's not even in 1 % of all green decks.
One of my pet cards is whispersilk cloak. It grants protection and unblockability. And now think about it, which commander wants protection? Every single one.
And how many commanders are there that either want to attack, deal combat damage, be tapped, ....? Quite a large number i would say. I also love some of its artworks. Great card altogether
Please make a second one! Love your videos guys!!!
This is the best series you guys do. I love this type of show.
My personal favorite pet cards are Disciple of Deceit and Paradise Mantle. Paradise Mantle turns any creature into a mana dork for 1 mana in any color, and if I’m playing Dimir I love using it as a way to tap Disciple of Deceit without attacking.
Primal growth is so underrated amazing card that I try turning people onto when I can
I liked this episode because instead of regurgitating statistics, you all personalized it with cards that are special to you.
In the same vein as Stubborn Denial, a pet card of mine is Spell Rupture if you have a Commander with high power it's usually a hard counter.
Matt! Matt! TotGP and Harvest Season are two of my faves. Mad props.
Frontier Siege. Amazing green ramp enchantment that goes in almost every green deck I build.
A card that I think is super underrated is Heartless Summoning. It's not for every deck, but when it is good it is insane
One card I would consider a pet card of mine is Frontier Siege. It is only showing up in 2% of decks it could be run in, and I love the value that you can get from it. It is 4 mana, three and a green, and is one of the modal enchantments from the Tarkir block, and I typically use the "Khans" mode which says "at the beginning of your main phase, add {g}{g}". In my experience this is sneaky good, 2 extra mana at the begining of _each_ of my main phases, note it doesn't say "precombat main phase", lets me do so much extra stuff.
Can confirm Spawning Pit is a HOUSE. It's great in my Muldrotha list
Filth, if you run Urborg Tomb of yawg, you have an unblockable board. Nothing feels better than flipping Filth into the graveyard with hermit Druid then swinging with 25 unblockables or an insanely large lord of Extinction, then sacrifice to jarad!
If I have Jarad and lord out I usually just win without swinging on the spot :D
Magus of the library is my pet card and it is obscenely underrated. A mana dork that draws you cards? Yes please!
Time Sieve is a big one for me. Ajani Unyielding, and Mardu Ascendancy too
The biggest pet card of mine would definitely have to be Tamiyo's Journal. I absolutely love that it makes free clues you can cash in for card draw, but if you don't need the draw or don't have the spare mana you can save them up for a free tutor. When i'm building a deck i always search for a way to justify it, only taking it out of my more high powered decks that can't have more synergies with the tokens
I love that card
For me "insight" is my pet card.
Blue enchantment for 2 and a blue, draw a card whenever an opponent casts a green spell.
Most often there is one or more green players and this draws you a ton of cards for just a two -ish dollar card
I love it !
My pet card has always been the foil promo Rhox from starter 2000.
He was my first promo card ever and he's also good in getting damage triggers through
I was trying to think of what are *my* pet cards and 45 minutes in I came up with Loxodon Warhammer. I put it in most creature decks, not because it's the best but because its internal synergies mesh so well together with itself; a power bonus that deters most would-be blockers since usually the opponent would be trading down, plus trample that always gets damage through, and a decent lifegain swing that a lot of time is the only source of lifegain in my decks. It's my benchmark when evaluating any new equipment.
Lich's Mastery effects, especially combined with Whip of Erebos or even Varina. High risk/high reward and it just gets silly busted if you can pull it off
For me : Duelist's Heritage. I like having voltron as a tertiary wincon, plus it's a great diplomatic tool.
Two of my favorite pet cards that pair well together are Ancestral Mask and Armadillo Cloak
Absolutely loved this topic
Considering what happened this past week, Joey telling a story about flipping a Kalonian Hydra is extra spicy
I guess my Pet Card is Dark Bargain. I put it in basically every black deck. Four mana to draw 3 cards at instant speed is just so good (We all know the grave is the second hand).
I played Essence Drain in standard back when I first started in my very first deck. I'd upgraded the M13 Orzhov Exalted precon and even in standard, I got many kills with it. You haven't lived until you've attacked with a Tormented Soul with a board full of Lingering Souls tokens and two Sublime Archangels, only to go to 2nd main phase and cast Essence Harvest for 10. Chef's kiss.
So glad Joey mentioned moments piece definitely going in my Fynn deck
I am so proud of joey’s ability to say asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar.
Also, pet cards, I can’t stop playing Rogue’s Passage in my decks and I have only used its unblockable ability like... once after 2-3 years of playing it. I probably need help, but it’s such a cool card. But on a serious note, something I force into nearly all of my decks would be both ashnod’s altar and skullclamp. If I’m not sacrificing something, I’m probably not playing magic.
My personal pet card is Blinding Powder. Purely because I get to shout "POCKET SAND" whenever I use it.
Moments peace has won me Commander games. Can confirm it’s a great card.
I run Last One Standing in every deck I can run it in with the exception of Vaevictis Asmadi the Dire because that's a Primal Surge deck
Using hall of heliods generosity to get back tombstone stairwell when the upkeep gets too high is the 💪
Rude Awakening is one of my pet cards. In green you are usually flooding the board with land. It works as both a card to greatly increase mana for a turn or an emergency wincon. I also use it with copy effects to go infinite. My favorite is to pair it with Beastmaster Ascension for a surprise army of 7/7's.
I believe big mana Drana is Kalastria Bloodchief not Liberator of Malakir at 46:05 for anyone who was confused about the essence harvest recommendation.
Just bought a Spawning Pit thanks to this episode
You won't regret it! ;)
Can confirm that Spawning Pit is great and underplayed!
My absolute favorite card is Throes of Chaos. So simple, so elegant, so chaotic. Any deck that likes discarding or frequently has lands in hand I will find a way to put it in.
Strong agree on Hall of Heliod's Generosity and Academy Ruins. For example in my Araumi deck I tun Buried Ruin since I'm milling myself and I have tons of powerful artifacts, such as Panharmonicon, Thousand-Year Elixir and Lightning Greaves.
Uphill Battle for non-white decks and Smoke. Yes, I can be evil. Great podcast.
Nooo stop telling people about Tombstone Stairwell! It's my favorite secret tech, but it wont be a secret anymore if everyone knows about it!
It's expensive enough that it'll never be super popular
@@caseywellington4761 Oh, wow I hadn't looked at the price since I picked it up for my Massacre Girl deck. It's gone up far more that I expected.
My pet card is definitely Grafted Exoskeleton. Can go in any deck and as backup wincon most of the time. Hail Phyrexia!
Can confirm, the "commander storms" are game changing. My Pako and Haldan runs all 3 that I can. Genesis storm puts my waaay ahead, Fury storm has got me loooots of extra turns and Echo storm is part of an infinite sol ring and artifacts combo with twinning staff
My pet cards are probably Galecaster Colossus and Kaya, Ghost Assassin.
If you have a reliable source of wizards, like having a wizard commander, Galecaster can start disrupting opponents and protecting against attacks IMMEDIATELY since its effect isn't a tap effect, just a tap cost.
Kaya has a lot of utility, whether it's blinking voltron commanders, drawing cards, or growing your Bioessence Hydra everytime Kaya returns to the battlefield!
Mine - Pernicious Deed, Lair Lands (Planeshift), Tainted Lands (Torment), Darksteel Pendant for budget decks.
Unravel the Aether was mine. I remember playing it in standard and my opponent played Courser of Kruphix and revealed a stormbreath dragon on top. I had no answers to the dragon and was pretty much going to die to it next turn, but I end of turn Unraveled the Courser to shuffle their deck. For a piece of artifact/enchantment removal, it definitely has a lot of secondary effects.
Cunning evasion is my favorite card in my Kadena morph deck, amazing value
Vampire Nighthawk and Noxious Gearhulk for me.
wild research into moments peace is pure bliss
Spawning pit makes me think of Justin Parnell playing something Mono Black or Golgari :P
Great episode guys and in keeping with the theme of exilng Joey's graveyard, my go is Honor the Fallen. My favourite card of all though might be Chant if Vitu Ghazi. If you can trick the table into a large scale battle involving as many creatures as possible this card is so much fun. If you aren't good at the machiavelianisms another related favourite of mine is Master Warcraft which gets it done. I had a game once where i was locked down all game and only cast that one card and it was the most epic moment I've ever seen in commander. A smaller card I pretty much always run is Awestrike. It gains so much life at the right time, allows you to block with lifelinking creatures, that kill the attacker. In the same vein, Blessed Reversal is just incredible, Gideon's Sacrifice is incredible. I like these better than fogs because they still let you fight. Often if you're prepared for a fight people won't attack so I've started pulling out vigilance cards, and run cards like To Arms! instead. Wow, this topic is exciting! Another favourite of mine is Gift of Immortality. If you stick that on any creature that sacrifices itself like sakura tribe elder or martyr of sands, you get a trigger every turn, EVERY turn and can get 3 in one if you want! My last one has to be Bonds of Discipline and it is actually in every deck I have, its simple, wins games, leaves you ready for the crackback, and just feels fair and fun compared to other things you could be doing for 5 mana
I have a bunch of pet cards, most of them artifacts or enchantments, because I like building up an overwhelming board presence over the course of the game. I am especially fond of permanents that allow me to create copies of themselves or other permanents, especially when it can be done more than once. My pet cards include: Mirrorworks, Soul Foundry, Prototype Portal, Planar Portal, Chronozoa, Ensnaring Bridge, Crawlspace, Propaganda, Lux Cannon, Energy Chamber, Throne of Geth, Sharuum the Hegemon (I kind of developed a crush on her after reading Test of Metal), Grave Betrayal, Endless Ranks of the Dead, Spawnwrithe, Phyrexian Swarmlord, Riptide Replicator, Guile, Voice of the Wood, Catapult Master, or any other card that allows you to tap multiple creatures to accomplish an effect, Elvish Archdruid, Imperious Perfect, and basically any other elf tribal cards, because I like elves.
Bitter Ordeal. I started putting it in my black decks to protect my yard, and quickly discovered that taking all their best cards out is my favorite win condition. Sac/boardwipe yourself, cast, copy, get it back. Once is enough to get graveyard hate and key combo pieces, two castings breaks their spine.
And I do run Veilstone Amulet in my Jhoira Sky Pirates deck. It's key when I have 3+ artifact CMC reducers out and every single available cast and tap needs to be dedicated to storming off.
Another black sacrifice outlet that’s also great is Thoughtpicker Witch, downside is paying 1 mana but you can possibly remove a future threat or a good card for one enemy.
I feel like you flashed the wrong Drana on screen xD. Loved this video! Great job guys!
My personal pet card is Voracious Hydra, it’s basically a modal card, where you either get a normal hydra with trample and creature removal on ETB, or a trampler for way above vanilla rate.
Both Harvest Season and Throne of the God Pharaoh seem like they'd be fantastic in a Ruxa deck
My current pet card is Wilt. It's not the most efficient version of enchantment/artifact hate but having cycling I'd amazing
Tombstone stairwell is going on my kardur deck. Does exactly what you want.
I really like test of talents, ita a mediocre counterspell but it let's you look through your opponent's hand and library which is great upside imo
I threw spawning pit in my Marisil Charge counter deck. Cage it up, sac a dude, out a charge counter on my commander and use it for whatever other wombo things I caged up
One of my pet cards is Malefic Scythe. Nothing feels better than playing a Ghoulcaller Gisa with a Malefic Scythe in play, or playing a Malefic Scythe when you have a Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia out. Even better if you have both of them, a Champion of the Perished, and a Wand of Orcus. They need to give Black its own Parallel Lives/Anointed Procession hehe
Essence harvest is so good in a Vilis deck
2 pet cards I like..
Overmaster (force someone to counter my spell twice) and
Ugin's insight...scry x draw 3...yes please
Tombstone stairwell is indeed the best :) used to play it with the most ridiculous flavor text card: undead warchief. U should do a video with the best flavor text cards :)
Phyrexian Splicer is my pet card. It can go into every deck but, probably shouldn't.
I'll be sad if Vesuvan Doppelganger gets no mention.
Joey's pet cards are the ones with black in it's casting cost and say "from graveyard to play"
Arcbond is definitely one of my top Pet cards. Anytime i see red i think how can i fit it in?
Juniper Order Ranger is so good, so on point for the colors, and not one I see played very much.
I’ve stated using obligate in every white deck
And I’ve phased it out because it’s such high cmc but blazing archon
I think it’s called obligate
“It’s chaos warp but they draw two cards. And I have no idea why I never see it
Chaos warp is always played and it’s pretty common it hits a land or something else. It’s pretty comparable to “draw one”
Okay so you’re in white and you use obligate and they draw 2 and with the same math one of those 2 is a land.
When I use white they’re not really “pet cards” but no matter the theme it’s always path to exile. Sword to plowshares. Generous gift. Obligate.
Blue I usually use in some form, reality shift. Ponify. Rapid hybridization. Ravenform. Black is. I don’t really have one but it have to be feed the swarm or snuff out. Red is chaos warp and green is Farseek. Natures lore. Three visits. And skyshorud claim.
Colorless is sol ring. Arcane signet. Swift boots and lightning greaves.
My 5 color deck has near every card mentioned.
I think the reason Scale Up doesnt see a lot of play in Ruxa is because that is at least a 10 mana play, since you have to play Ruxa AFTER you play scale up
Mine is Scourge of Kher Ridges hands down its not only a 6/6 flyer but also its a board wipe except itself
half of the cards you listed i got excited to put into a deck, only to find it was already there and I was the 1% who played it.
Pet card for me: Rains of power. An instant switch board states. Oooo so spicy
Rishkar's expertise. I listened Matt, I bought 8 and what do you know. I ended up using them all and wish I would have bought more.
My pet card is Field of the dead. I put it in 1-2 color decks so much. I just want a different win con lol. Love that card
Landfall is so ubiquitous and FotD has made such a negative impact on all formats it is (or was) legal in, it is one of two lands I will crack a Wasteland or Strip Mine to kill on sight, the other being Cabal Coffers. Between FotD and Torment of Hailfire, the most foreseeable wincons in the decks that play those lands.
@@jochenkirn9468 um ok? Idc about your opinion. It's a pet card of mine and guess what hun my mama base usually is inconsistent cause of it. So idc
My favorite pet card has to be Death or Glory. Bring it up whenever pet or ubderplayed cards are being discussed. For 4 abd W take all the creatures in your yard and an opponent splits them into 2 piles and then one pile hits the board.
is there anywhere to watch your twitch stream vods? i can't often catch it live
The VODs are available on twitch.tv/edhrecast :)