MTG Top 10: Defender | Magic: the Gathering | Episode 78
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Favourite defender? That’d be Shield Sphere. You can’t tell me a 0/6 for 0 doesn’t pique the Johnny and the Spike in you
My favorite defender is wall of *No.*
(Wall of denial)
holy shit this is hillarious like fuking nothing kills that thing, apart from a lili of the veil after your turn 3 drop (if you have no other creatures)
IKR??!??!!!????
LIKE
3 FUCKING MANA FOR A FLYING 0/8 WITH FUCKING SHROUD
I
LOVE
THIS
CARD
So is Wall of Denial in an Arcades the strategist deck the way to go?
@@chrisp2757 Fuck...YES!👍
The recent release of High Alert made Wall of Denial much better than it already was, given that now we have a better version of Assault Formation in UW.
I loved Cemetery Gate, from Homelands, for the flavour text. I never used it, but 15 year old me found Grandmother Sengir's words to be incredibly funny.
"It keeps some out, yes. It also keeps others in!"
For me the quintessential wall is Wall of Ice with the Rime of the Ancient Mariner quote.
Homelands respect
Fog bank and wall of frost are probably my favorite defenders. Won me a lot of games when my friends and I were just learning.
I like "Axebane Guardian" and "Doorkeeper" for defender matters decks.
I had a standard deck that used those, and galvanic alchemist to make infinite mana. Then door to nothingness because that's the best way to win with infinite mana.
Nick Larocco I have a pauper deck that does a similar thing except with X burn
I have a defender deck that uses axebane guardian and freed from the reel to infinity produce mana then banefire or blue suns zenith the oppenent to death
They are great in Arcades, the Strategist decks
When paired with high alert you can get infinite mana
My favourite defender is called "Guard Gomazoa" it is a 1/3 that costs one blue Mana and 2 other Mana, it's ability prevent ALL combat damage that would be dealt to it, so deathtouch won't kill it
Yea I run some of them in my Defender Tribal deck along with some Fog Banks and Wall of Denials. With all them tough SOBs on the field they provide aggro decks with some REAL problems!😙
You should do MTG: top ten players
I'm pretty fond of Guard Gomazoa myself. A 1/3 for 3 with Flying and Defender is decent in of it's self but it also has invulnerability to battle damage! He could block just about anything and stay on the board😏
As I concept my Nekusar EDH deck, both this and wall of fog are probably gonna be in my sideboard if not at least one inclusion
Fogbank*
I really like the background pictures on some of these cards. especially number 9 on the list.
I don't really care if Fog Bank has 0 points, it's the best card and deserves to be number 1.
Drakeness This isn't what is the best defender, but what defender has seen the most play.
Its really not though. Best defence is a great offence. Fog bank is just a great defence.
Jeff Santos Nah, the best defense is "Can't touch this"
Wall of "No" (Wall of Denial) was THE best defense.
J.K. Brown Awful. So many ways around that
@@gandalfgrey91 r u bad?
I was a little surprised that Thing in the Ice wasn't higher on the list. It was the first THING that came to mind when it came to defender creatures with end game abilities. I also like the link to the movie The Thing.
+Yautja Prime Jist hasn't been around long enough and wasn't a staple in Standard
Understandable, I'm a returning player so I wasn't aware of how it performed in standard at that time. Love your content and appreciate the consistency.
Overgrown Battlement was part of a really fun defender tribal deck in RoE limited. It was a hard deck to put togethee just because everybody knew how powerful it was.
Hmmmm, have you done Top 10 Banding?
No, and I never will!
All right. 10 *worst* banders.
actually, I have a good one.
Pumpable power (with mana) creatures. Not ones like a Shivan Dragon that start with 5 power. Things like Frozen Shade that start with 0 (possibly some that start with 1)
Nizzahon Magic WHY??????!!!!!!!???????!!!!!!!
@@NizzahonMagic You should tho
You have such a great thing going here, the way you populate your top ten lists. It's unbiased and helpful to watch. Thanks. 😊
Glad you're enjoying it!
I feel bad for my main man Axebane guardian
+Goldscorpio7 Yeah he didn't quite make it.
i ran a 5 color control when Axebane Guardian and Sylvan Caryatid were in standard. Good times.
Axebane guardian logically goes in a zoo deck as more creatures = more ramp, but it is a bit slow for that. Costing 2 and a green for a 0/3 that can just be removed by spells in a zoo deck is...kind of lame.
Even if the Thing in the Ice transforms and flattens your creatures as well it's still a good place to be, the board is empty apart from one huge creature you control.
My personal favorites are Wall of Denial and Nivix Cyclops. Wall of Denial is super hard to get past for 3 mana, so it helps stall setting up combos, and Nivix Cyclops can go from a defender to a beater pretty effectively in a Pauper deck like UR Delver.
Overgrown Battlements, Axebane Guardian, Wall of omens and throw in a duskwatch recruiter to loot for more walls. Your on the fast track to a 20+ damage Banefire. Add collected company and its even faster.
Makes a fun, pretty budget Modern deck.
I knew wall of frost was going to be on this list! My friend has it and it's so frustrating.
Lol “thing in the ice only fits in control decks”
Arclight Phoenix
I mean at the time, he cant predict that this card would exist lol
thing in the ice (with 2 counters left) + titan's strength + temur battle rage = flip, bounce -> 20 dmg = perfect blowout :D
wall of frost, i love it
Seeing thing in the ice reminds that one time someone had one out with one counter left and then I act of treasoned it and then cooked it with bubbling cauldron, man it shook his nerves cause he never got thing in the ice to go off
Surprised Tinder Wall wasn't on this list. Like Wall of Roots, it's green but you can sac it for RR or sac it when blocking with it for 2 damage and a R. I love running it with Orcish Lumberjack (R, 1/1, T: Sac a forest: add three R or G in any combination) ;) sacing things to ramp for kicker and X spells in a R/G Kicker deck.
My favourite creature with defender...Blistering Barrier! (At least for the artwork)
Aawww no one else shares my love for Colossus of Akros?
Wall of blossoms is not Modern legal btw
Well, now it is
What about Psychic Membrane?
Angelic Wall is my favorite, because it's so classic.
Steel Wall is also one of the cards I grew up with.
Kheru dreadmaw, hands down one of my favorites
No Fog Bank?
I'm surprised. 2 mana flying defender that doesn't die no matter what from battle. Gotta Bolt it or something. Really useful.
I prefer Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo. Really nice for redirecting things like unblockable damage.
My friends and I are pretty casual players and usually do mono-colour decks. As such, my Order of the Stars is pretty great.
Wall of Tears is probably my favorite wall from back in the day. While not as good at stonewalling as a Wall of Ice the bounce on that thing can make life very frustrating for aggro.
My favorite wall is Fog Bank
Tree of Redemption is a great defender, gets a bar rep but I have a nasty TOR/assault formation deck
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Yay Sylvan Caryatid. I play it in my Bad Medicine Modern deck (Tainted Remedy and Friends: Siege Rhino, Thragtusk, Alms Beast)
wall of reverence is super spicy in my phyrexian processor deck.
My favorite is definitely tree of redemption
Personally I think fog bank is the best wall. It is the most wally wall. Blocks a 40/40 and is undamaged. Deathtouch dows’t kilo it and it makes sense in terms of walls.
Your annotation logo covers the power toughness of cards when you have multiple on the screen.
My favorite defender is clearly the "Wall of Glare" enchanted with "Shielded by faith" and "Nimbus Wings" for good measure. As I play in a community which doesn't field much in terms of alternate win conditions this defeats any deck without tramplers. 1/6, can block any number of creatures, flying, indestructible. nuff said.
Yeah that can stand up to a lot for sure. Terminus must hurt thougj
@@NizzahonMagic well it would, but I've just now heard of this card for the first time... And control decks are (sadly) frowned upon by my opponents. Oh and it's 1/8 not 1/6... Not that it would make any difference. Also did I mention I field quite a few "protection from chosen Color" Enchantments. Would make no difference for terminus but protects quite well against "target Creature" spells.
@@NizzahonMagic rage quit counter so far: 2
Living Wall is an insane card. 0/6 regenerates for 1
Surprised about no Wall of Denial. That's probably my favorite.
Thermo-Alchemist is pretty good too.
When I was a kid, my brother had this fucking annoying deck he'd play that used Glacial Wall and this card that allowed all his creatures to block 2 creatures, along with a bunch of buffs. So he'd just make these unbreakable walls. It was a bastard to play against, especially when he mixed in a bunch of counterspells because Blue players hate fun
Speaker Greene For some people that is THE definition of "fun."😏
I like to combo Wall of Hope with Soul Channeling and Pariah.
Favorite defenders are tree of perdition and redemption
When are we gonna get more legendary walls though
What about Colossus of Akros?
Nivix Cyclops has my vote, kills it in izzet blitz
Conner Barnes it's super good in UR Delver in Pauper, too.
My favourite is souls of the faultless
Before even watching I’m calling it wall of omens is number one lol
Well done sir!
Thanks 👍
Wall of Denial is my favorite wall
I never thought that Wall of Roots wouldn't get a single point from Modern
+Flippo lovesBMX It did, I just screwed up on that slide.
Is birthing pod the best card in all
of MTG? You mention it in every video
I do enjoy some wall of tears.
opponent turn 3* wall of denial
me turn 4* consuming vapors
I've always liked Kheru Dreadmaw
What's that need health
Throw em to the undead corocodile
*Arcades has entered the chat*
"Play this ability as a mana source" (wall of roots)
Can someone explain to an Arena-only noob what this means? I assume it means you can't play a land if you use that ability which seems dumb but I assume if that was true it wouldn't be #2
Yeah it is definitely confusing - errata on Gatherer is clearer. Basically waht they are saying is that you can use the ability at Instant speed, which is obvious to us now
Great vids, fast helpful response. Sub
does thing in the ice get counters if you have selemnity out?
because it doesnt get counters "put" on it, it enters "with" counters
+Solace Nope, it would not get counters
i smell a prison deck
Solemnity and pherexian unlife. Oh look I can't die. Toss in TiTi and let then suffer the wrath of the ancient ocean lord
There was no time frame for wall of roots
I'm surprised fog bank or guard gamoza aren't on here. I suppose they didn't give enough card advantage? Idk
Wall of denial is best :D
Don't remember the name of the card but I got this 2/8 for only 4 mana.(white)
I have a decent one that is a 0/6 and costs 3 mana
I just want to say that Wall of Reverance can be BUSTED in a cube. I know, because I played it.
So I had the Oloro deck for commander and had wall of reverence out along side serra avatar. I doubled my life total each turn until I had several thousand life points without even realizing it was a combo beforehand.
Fog bank? Wall of souls?
Fog Bank!!!!
Either Membrane....
+cyric nosferat Aether*
How is a wall a creature anyway? They should have all been artifacts.
What about fog bank?
No Fog Bank?
Stinging barrier is so far from the blue color pie today, it's just silly
Why does it say Wall of Blossoms was played in modern? Wall of Blossoms isn't modern legal. Cool video keep up the great work though.
Wait wait wait wait..... where the heck is wall of perdition??????
Traproot Kami ;)
really no shield sphere???
Nope
How didn't the Tree of Perdition make on this list. A 0/13 defender card that can tap and swap it's toughness with an opponents life...
Because it has never seen any play in any of the formats this list measures.
Nizzahon Magic oof
Nizzahon Magic do u have a top 10 mana ramp cards video?
Yep, top 10 ramp spells.
Nizzahon Magic yes I watched it sorry to waste ur time
Anyone else here looking for ideas to make an Arcades, the Strategist EDH deck?
Do top ten tokens
WALL OF ROOTS
The biology student in me baulks at calling a plant "creature"...
Plants are creatures by definition now aren't they? We have found they even have a "brain" and can communicate with each other. They just operate on a much slower time line.
Yautja Prime Thank you.
The English student in me rages at your mispelling of balk.
Nastard2 For shame, for shame :( but it is a word right?
Hey, so it is, used interchangeably in Britain. As you knew full well before writing no doubt, you baiter! LOL! And I fell for it like a simpleton...
Wall of denial?
Tree of perdition!!!!!!!!????!!!! lol
Never really successful in any of the metrics examined here.
yeah i know, i bet its good in commander though
If this video came out today thing in the ice would have won by far.
No Guard Gomozoa? For shame!
Makes me sad that Vent Sentinel never made more of a competitive splash.
It was super good in Limited, at least.
This is true. Also, that was a damn quick response.
I would put Fog Bank in the top 10 or at least one of the most annoying defender
Bonded Fetch is not a fetch card, that's just weird.
Wall of denial
man if only they had timeshifted wall of blossoms instead of squire
(Changelings can't attack)
Wall of blossoms isn't modern legal
Tinder wall
I can't tell you how ecstatic I am that you didn't pronounce Plumeveil as "Plume-eh'veil". I hear so freaking many people say that and it's so annoying!
Btw, Caryatid is pronounced carry-AH-tid, not car-YAH-tid
Arcades brought me here
Yeah, he'll like this list.
...torpid Moloch? Spellings probably off
+Zach Estrada II 0 points.