@@Mattress1996 I know, right? I really wish all those 4+ colour good stuff players would get put in their own queue to circle jerk one another. It sucks because you can come across the exact same deck with the only difference being a change in goodstuff commander, but the exact same ramp/removal/counter/sweeper/big bomb package.
You can play things that are less on-meta than in Standard because of the bigger card pool, but you don't have to play HBrawl for long to figure out that the meta that you'll be playing against is pretty samey. Colorless artifacts that win the game by themselves (Paradox Engine, The One Ring, looping Key to the Archive) and ways to tutor for them; commanders that replace themselves on ETB so you never want to kill them (big Atraxa, Etali, Rusko, Golos); and decks that counter or kill everything one-for-one until they can play their commander and have it take over the game by itself (all the Nicol Bolases, Teferi HoD, Sauron the Dark Lord).
@@AaronRotenberg even then most of those are in hell queue so you wont be seeing them TOO often (I hope) and even then you theres like 12 meta commanders to the maybe 3 meta decks youll ever face at a time in standard. Cant say it ever gets samey
What a great series! I love how much it has revitalized you, how interesting the deck building is for the viewer, how much potential the idea has for future sets, but also that you set reasonable restrictions that won't get you stuck but you're still willing to play a few more games to make the deck do what it's supposed to. I want some kind of full non-historic brawl mode in this game now :
I don't mind the quick intro but it would be nice to have the commander's text since I don't know these cards by heart and I end up having to look them up.
I think aragorn might be stronger with counter synergy generally rather than only focussing on +1/+1 counters. Because what makes him different to other selesnya +1/+1 counter commanders is that he functions with different kind of counters as well (the Arwen synergy for example is pretty exciting). Because simply for a +1/+1 counter strategy you have way better commanders out there!
Glad you have finally become a +1/+1 gamer. There are some good brews to be had in standard right now. I just broke into Mythic for the first time in a year with a RG backup deck.
8:56 The devs have said on Reddit relatively recently that this is incorrect, cards in your deck are in fact considered as an element in HBrawl matchmaking.
is it just me or would mtga and mtg in general be genuinely better without stupidly powerful cards like casualties of war and emergent ultimatum? i mean if even pro players just roll their eyes and click concede once they see them somethings obviously wrong.
@@goldenpony822 Yeah, it's a lot nastier in Brawl, both because it's 1v1 and because people tend to play a greater diversity of card types than in a non-singleton format
Overpowered high cost spells are fine in Historic brawl because theres just so many answers to them, its the overpowered low cost spells we need to be crying about... I'm looking at you Ragavan
CGB I'm new on this HB games, I'm really enjoying it! Please, could you show us some list of esential cards, like artifacts and lands that could go in every HB deck?
I wonder if the title would be better as showing the colors by each commander name or favoring pairs with the same colors in case someone really likes watching a certain color
I just want to know why Barrowin is suddenly getting queued up against borderline/actual hell queue commanders? I've been put up against Yorions and Teferis recently. Is there some sort of infinite combo she does that I'm missing or something? I just want to venture and reccur cool 3 drops...
If I might offer a suggestion. Start adding rankings best to worst in the video description, but post rankings for current vid in the next vid of LotLotR challenge, i.e. in the next vid include rankings of Rosie and Aragorn. That way if people want to go back and catch videos they may have missed they can see if a commander is worth pursuing, and by delaying rankings it won't ruin the current video views.
@@mdz8758 completely disagree. Paradox engine doesn’t go in every deck. Only very specific decks. Emergent ultimatum goes in every sultai deck and is just a “I win the game” card. Dark ritual and wash away goes in every black and blue deck and are game altering. Atraxa has no business being paired up against casual commanders. Since Arena has dropped the ball and decided to not shove her into hell queue yet I would rather they just ban her.
Am I the only one entirely sick of prismatic bridge? I've won lots of games against it but if it stays for more than a turn or two it's too hard to come back. I added more counter spells and enchantment removal but still absolutely hate that card
The greatest thing about this series is seeing the variety of ways to play magic. Amazing stuff
Lol the "oh Jesus Christ" in the first game! That would have been my exact reaction as well.
@@Mattress1996oh quit your bitching, you're not special just because your list is slightly worse than the net deck version or you play a shitty brew
@@Mattress1996 I know, right? I really wish all those 4+ colour good stuff players would get put in their own queue to circle jerk one another. It sucks because you can come across the exact same deck with the only difference being a change in goodstuff commander, but the exact same ramp/removal/counter/sweeper/big bomb package.
That first Atraxa game was just… wow. You made good plays every turn and slowed them down and it just, didn’t matter
I never realised how boring Standard really is until you started spamming historic brawl, literally never stop!!!
Standard is just in a really bad place now. I decided to stop when they announced no rotation.
@@Asian_Caleb tbh for me its more than that, I just think singleton formats are better. You get to play with such a bigger cardpool
@@mdz8758 oh totally agree man, lots more fun
You can play things that are less on-meta than in Standard because of the bigger card pool, but you don't have to play HBrawl for long to figure out that the meta that you'll be playing against is pretty samey. Colorless artifacts that win the game by themselves (Paradox Engine, The One Ring, looping Key to the Archive) and ways to tutor for them; commanders that replace themselves on ETB so you never want to kill them (big Atraxa, Etali, Rusko, Golos); and decks that counter or kill everything one-for-one until they can play their commander and have it take over the game by itself (all the Nicol Bolases, Teferi HoD, Sauron the Dark Lord).
@@AaronRotenberg even then most of those are in hell queue so you wont be seeing them TOO often (I hope) and even then you theres like 12 meta commanders to the maybe 3 meta decks youll ever face at a time in standard. Cant say it ever gets samey
“Look at the food coming out of them. I could use some of that.” This sounds so weird with no context 😂
CGB bird confirmed !!!??!!?
the idea of a godlike, evil machine angel throwing down with some halfling barmaid is one of the funniest things I've ever seen
What a great series! I love how much it has revitalized you, how interesting the deck building is for the viewer, how much potential the idea has for future sets, but also that you set reasonable restrictions that won't get you stuck but you're still willing to play a few more games to make the deck do what it's supposed to.
I want some kind of full non-historic brawl mode in this game now :
Rosie Cotton dancin... she had ribbons in her hair. If ever I was to marry someone, it would had been her. It would have been her.
Me: 😢😢😢😢
I have been using Elrond the scryer dude a lot and I’ve been doing fairly good I can’t wait to see how you create future decks!
Anyone got the deck list for the Aragorn deck?
This is my comfort channel after a long day
14:45 I believe the phrase you're looking for is: "Lead them on, Aragorn!"
I don't mind the quick intro but it would be nice to have the commander's text since I don't know these cards by heart and I end up having to look them up.
I think aragorn might be stronger with counter synergy generally rather than only focussing on +1/+1 counters. Because what makes him different to other selesnya +1/+1 counter commanders is that he functions with different kind of counters as well (the Arwen synergy for example is pretty exciting). Because simply for a +1/+1 counter strategy you have way better commanders out there!
No link for the Aragon deck
Glad you have finally become a +1/+1 gamer.
There are some good brews to be had in standard right now. I just broke into Mythic for the first time in a year with a RG backup deck.
I agree, I've built maybe 3 or 4 different versions of the WG counters deck in standard. My favorite is based around lots of artifacts
@@ProfessorBear404 decklist?
@@wolfman5740
Artifacts & Counters:
4 Steel Seraph
4 Teething Wurmlet
2 Kodama of the West Tree
3 Skrelv, Defector Mite
4 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
2 Clay Champion
1 Simian Simulacrum
2 The Wandering Emperor
4 Iron Apprentice
4 Patchwork Automaton
3 Ossification
3 Annex Sentry
6 Forest
7 Plains
1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
3 Razorverge Thicket
4 Overgrown Farmland
2 Mirrex
1 Boseiju, Who Endures
Sideboard
2 Elspeth's Smite
1 Invasion of Gobakhan
1 Lion Sash
3 Calamity's Wake
1 Invasion of Gobakhan
3 Kayla's Reconstruction
2 Destroy Evil
2 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
8:56 The devs have said on Reddit relatively recently that this is incorrect, cards in your deck are in fact considered as an element in HBrawl matchmaking.
Defiler of Vigor and Quirion Beastcaller would be good in the Aragorn deck
TIL The One Ring removes Curse of Silence
I play that deck since pretty much the set came out and I too was surprised that it's pretty decent.
Coulnd't find the Aragorn deck on Mox. Don't know what's up. I even loaded every deck you've put on there and searched the page
is it just me or would mtga and mtg in general be genuinely better without stupidly powerful cards like casualties of war and emergent ultimatum? i mean if even pro players just roll their eyes and click concede once they see them somethings obviously wrong.
And wotc would have less chase cards to make money.
Idk about casualties, it's a bit narrow to be that strong, I guess it shines more than usual in brawl
@@goldenpony822 Yeah, it's a lot nastier in Brawl, both because it's 1v1 and because people tend to play a greater diversity of card types than in a non-singleton format
Overpowered high cost spells are fine in Historic brawl because theres just so many answers to them, its the overpowered low cost spells we need to be crying about... I'm looking at you Ragavan
Really enjoying this series. Can you post the Aragorn deck list to Moxfield?
CGB I'm new on this HB games, I'm really enjoying it! Please, could you show us some list of esential cards, like artifacts and lands that could go in every HB deck?
The first game is like when I built my Frodo Baggins Historic brawl. Of course, first game is against Atraxa.
Recently started playing historic brawl, made a blue black deck around Tasha and man I've been getting tons of wins stealing people's stuff
I wonder if the title would be better as showing the colors by each commander name or favoring pairs with the same colors in case someone really likes watching a certain color
for real tho what happened to matchmaking? no matter the deck I just get ruskos and jodahs and atraxas
Jodah? I don't match with him since ages! But I always find the 2 Atraxas and Etali, it doesn't matter how jank is my deck (insta-scoop for me)
I just want to know why Barrowin is suddenly getting queued up against borderline/actual hell queue commanders? I've been put up against Yorions and Teferis recently. Is there some sort of infinite combo she does that I'm missing or something? I just want to venture and reccur cool 3 drops...
If I might offer a suggestion. Start adding rankings best to worst in the video description, but post rankings for current vid in the next vid of LotLotR challenge, i.e. in the next vid include rankings of Rosie and Aragorn. That way if people want to go back and catch videos they may have missed they can see if a commander is worth pursuing, and by delaying rankings it won't ruin the current video views.
Theres an intro now cool
golgari smeagol deck soon
Why. Why is Atraxa and Emergent Ultimatum still legal in HB. Just get rid of them already. Absolutely toxic cards.
And rivers rebuke and dark ritual
@@josephgabel234 wash away. Paradox engine. All just needs to go.
@@patrickwoodlands4086 paradox engine is the only card you mentioned that even makes sense to ban the rest are fine tbh
@@mdz8758 completely disagree. Paradox engine doesn’t go in every deck. Only very specific decks. Emergent ultimatum goes in every sultai deck and is just a “I win the game” card. Dark ritual and wash away goes in every black and blue deck and are game altering. Atraxa has no business being paired up against casual commanders. Since Arena has dropped the ball and decided to not shove her into hell queue yet I would rather they just ban her.
me when I pay one mana to counter my opponents 7 mana sorcery
You do realize that Aragon is the wrong colour. He should be mono white
Ban emergent ultimatum please
Am I the only one entirely sick of prismatic bridge? I've won lots of games against it but if it stays for more than a turn or two it's too hard to come back. I added more counter spells and enchantment removal but still absolutely hate that card
Ze Kang Aragorn
so u are also getting every time the untapped land for Atraxa? because if not that is paradox to say u never saw some1 not getting it oO xD
Do jodah the uniter historic brawl
He's not from LTR
lol one of the most boring-est cards ever, eerie ultimatum. my exact reaction....like why...
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