I can proudly say that the first question I asked a guy who told me about premodern is " Can I play Stasis in PM?". Since then It`s my main deck in this wonderful format. No regrets.
Awesome! Love your videos!! IMHO, Disrupting Scepter is better for killing Stasis than Claws of Gix. Despotic Scepter doesn't require a mana to activate, therefore you can cast it early in the game (before your Stasis comes out) activate it for free anytime. Gix requires a mana to activate and that mana would be better for supporting Stasis another turn. I run Howling Mine. Not sure if that's the best card though.
You mean Despotic Scepter. Scepter does nothing for you if you don't draw Stasis though. Claws can at least give you some life, to buy you time to get to Stasis if you don't have it yet.
I used to play with Claws of Gix. Every time I wished I had Despotic Scepter. It gives you an extra turn. The 1 life never saved me. Thank you for the correction btw. Yes, I meant Despotic not Disrupting.
Thank you!!! I have no idea at all about how to build the deck, this was a list I put together mixing up Will's and Hartl's, If you told me you'd build the deck differently I would probably just agree with you 😄
The art is, far and away, the best part of the card. Not to say the card is bad, just that the art is on a completely different level in terms of uniqueness, awesomeness and just overall vibes. 10/10
I've been chatting with Sunny and working with them on the food chain list. We've both gone different directions with it testing wise, but it's sweet. I'll record a video with Sunny's list some time this month
I love your content but it’s very hard not to route for slivers. You should definitely look into it, I went 5/6-0 with it in the past. When you’re playing the best cards from all 5 colours plus untargetable creatures you can go a long way. Great video
I have already played Slivers multiple times in this very channel! They used to be my favorite tribe until I started falling in love with the Elves. I have multiple Sliver lists on MTGO, both 5c and Gro-a-Slivers!
@ oh I will have to go back and check for those videos although Ive probably watched them already and just forgotten about it. I think it’s positioned quite well right now
The old stasis deck i had was white blue. White to remove stuff, and use Kismet. Blue had counter spells and chronatog to always skip your turn. Kismet brings everything into play tapped. And just mill their deck.
Yeah, over the years we've seen a ton of variations with Kismet and Root Maze, and even Oath of Druids for Akroma, but the lists that more consistently do well have been Mono U for quite a while.
@@fpawluszmtg Totally fair on a new deck. Totem is so good against Devourer, I'm on 2-3 in every Stasis list I run (gotta have a chance against Elves too!)
@@HarmonicSliver They could, but at that point then sank a ton of resources into a kill that didn’t work, and it’s likely they simply won’t have enough cards in their deck to make a lethal Devourer in the future. They just thought it was better to scoop than to lose 15 turns later
As I said in the beginning, I didn't really build the deck. It was a list gathered from 2 of the best performing Stasis players that I found on tcdecks.net. I assume there's a reason why they didn't play Kegs, but I don't know what that is.
Annul is currently one of the best sideboard cards in the format. It has multiple fantastic targets against a wide range of the metagame, and it hits some of the top decks particularly well (Oath decks, Dreadnought decks and Replenish).
What do you think about annul in the side of groatog ? I ask this because u can play disenchant too and disenchant can answer a resolved dreadnoughr while annul can’t… I guess u understand what am talking about I would be very happy to get your opinion
Tengo un conocido que dice que es muy complejo, supongo que porque al tener tantas decisiones siempres es complicado elegir la correcta, y ademas el la juga con mox y blanco para espadas y verde encantamiento de entrar todo girado. Ademas juega con un side de 4 Magos y 4 Angeles 4/5 Morhp. Gracias por los videos.
When a deck is named after a singular game warping effect, the deck typically struggles without it. I can't imagine a game where you are cutting stasis, even vs elves, I'm not sure what else your gameplan would be besides maybe trying to make a huge EoT brainfreeze or something?
The Splinter Twin decks in Modern famously cut all their Splinter Twins against matchups like Jund in favor of cards like Keranos that were hard for the Jund decks to deal with. Same is true for Amulet Titan and other Modern decks that I have played in the past, so I personally think that the heuristic of "if a deck is named after a card you never board it out" hurts more than it helps and can hinder growth as a player. That being said, I could definitely see boarding out Stasis being wrong, clearly I have no idea of how to play this deck 😅
I’d argue modern naming conventions don’t apply. Nor do modern cards. A better example might be oath, but typically those decks have manual ways to enable them (now). Flash is another good counter point. It was only briefly legal while good but it often just turned into countertop. I would also not say either of those modern decks have game warping cards on the level of stasis. Skipping a major phase of the game is quite a bit more than “make a copy of a thing.” or "put more lands into play." The previous statement wasn’t to say your wrong about not taking it out, but just that when a deck is *this* reliant on stasis to win, I’m not sure if it’s ever correct. I genuinely can’t recall ever winning a game with stasis without the namesake
Mi primer deck para un torneo presencial. Para el segundo, me preguntaron desde el segundo piso si llevaba Stasis para saber si abrirme la puerta o no 😂
Jajajajaja, suele pasar. La gente ama odiar a Stasis. A mi me parece super interesante, disfruto mucho jugar contra el mazo. Despues de haberlo jugado aqui concluyo que no me gusta estar en el asiento del piloto, eso si.
@@Return2Kayfabe I don’t do streaming anymore these days, but if you want me to record a video with any list of your choosing everything you need to know is in the description of the video.
Hahaha, not going there any time soon xD Having tried (and not enjoyed) Sligh and now Stasis it's pretty clear that I simply don't enjoy decks that Will likes, haha
I can proudly say that the first question I asked a guy who told me about premodern is " Can I play Stasis in PM?". Since then It`s my main deck in this wonderful format. No regrets.
Very similar for me, when I got told about the format the selling point friends used was stasis is legal and good.
I personally think that the deck existing and being good is one of the many reasons that make Premodern the best format.
groatog fares very good against stasis
Stasis is also what sold premodern to me. I had not played magic in almost 20 years and I am having a blast playing it weekly at my lgs
Call an ambulance, but not for me! That was great. Take my like Sir.
Hahaha I have good moments every now and then xD
Awesome! Love your videos!! IMHO, Disrupting Scepter is better for killing Stasis than Claws of Gix. Despotic Scepter doesn't require a mana to activate, therefore you can cast it early in the game (before your Stasis comes out) activate it for free anytime. Gix requires a mana to activate and that mana would be better for supporting Stasis another turn.
I run Howling Mine. Not sure if that's the best card though.
You mean Despotic Scepter. Scepter does nothing for you if you don't draw Stasis though. Claws can at least give you some life, to buy you time to get to Stasis if you don't have it yet.
I used to play with Claws of Gix. Every time I wished I had Despotic Scepter. It gives you an extra turn. The 1 life never saved me. Thank you for the correction btw. Yes, I meant Despotic not Disrupting.
Thank you!!! I have no idea at all about how to build the deck, this was a list I put together mixing up Will's and Hartl's, If you told me you'd build the deck differently I would probably just agree with you 😄
How can anyone hate Stasis when the art is so beautiful?
The art is, far and away, the best part of the card. Not to say the card is bad, just that the art is on a completely different level in terms of uniqueness, awesomeness and just overall vibes. 10/10
I've been chatting with Sunny and working with them on the food chain list. We've both gone different directions with it testing wise, but it's sweet. I'll record a video with Sunny's list some time this month
@@crucible_of_words Yeah, that deck was super sweet! Seems like there’s a ton of places to go with it
Playing Will's favorite deck in his league is a cheeky move. I love playing Stasis but I hate playing against it!
Funny that I'm on the completely opposite end of the spectrum: don't enjoy playing the deck, but really enjoy playing against it.
I love playing on both sides, and have some special kind of pleasure playing mirrors
I love your content but it’s very hard not to route for slivers. You should definitely look into it, I went 5/6-0 with it in the past. When you’re playing the best cards from all 5 colours plus untargetable creatures you can go a long way. Great video
I have already played Slivers multiple times in this very channel! They used to be my favorite tribe until I started falling in love with the Elves. I have multiple Sliver lists on MTGO, both 5c and Gro-a-Slivers!
@ oh I will have to go back and check for those videos although Ive probably watched them already and just forgotten about it. I think it’s positioned quite well right now
The old stasis deck i had was white blue. White to remove stuff, and use Kismet. Blue had counter spells and chronatog to always skip your turn. Kismet brings everything into play tapped. And just mill their deck.
Yeah, over the years we've seen a ton of variations with Kismet and Root Maze, and even Oath of Druids for Akroma, but the lists that more consistently do well have been Mono U for quite a while.
Any reason we didn't board in Cursed Totem against Devourer Combo?
@@jrow3 I may have just forgotten it was there, to be honest 😅
@@fpawluszmtg Totally fair on a new deck. Totem is so good against Devourer, I'm on 2-3 in every Stasis list I run (gotta have a chance against Elves too!)
35:04: Why did the game end? The opponent could create a win condition later, couldn’t he?
@@HarmonicSliver They could, but at that point then sank a ton of resources into a kill that didn’t work, and it’s likely they simply won’t have enough cards in their deck to make a lethal Devourer in the future. They just thought it was better to scoop than to lose 15 turns later
Why no 4 powder keg maindeck like in old Extended? Is the solution to almost all deck weakness
As I said in the beginning, I didn't really build the deck. It was a list gathered from 2 of the best performing Stasis players that I found on tcdecks.net. I assume there's a reason why they didn't play Kegs, but I don't know what that is.
Another masterclass
This one was sketchier than usual, but I appreciate your kind words 😅
The annuls might be for serenity or keg?
Annul is currently one of the best sideboard cards in the format. It has multiple fantastic targets against a wide range of the metagame, and it hits some of the top decks particularly well (Oath decks, Dreadnought decks and Replenish).
What do you think about annul in the side of groatog ? I ask this because u can play disenchant too and disenchant can answer a resolved dreadnoughr while annul can’t… I guess u understand what am talking about I would be very happy to get your opinion
Tengo un conocido que dice que es muy complejo, supongo que porque al tener tantas decisiones siempres es complicado elegir la correcta, y ademas el la juga con mox y blanco para espadas y verde encantamiento de entrar todo girado.
Ademas juega con un side de 4 Magos y 4 Angeles 4/5 Morhp.
Gracias por los videos.
Jajaja tu amigo es un locaso, tira toda la carne al asador! Una locura!
When a deck is named after a singular game warping effect, the deck typically struggles without it. I can't imagine a game where you are cutting stasis, even vs elves, I'm not sure what else your gameplan would be besides maybe trying to make a huge EoT brainfreeze or something?
The Splinter Twin decks in Modern famously cut all their Splinter Twins against matchups like Jund in favor of cards like Keranos that were hard for the Jund decks to deal with. Same is true for Amulet Titan and other Modern decks that I have played in the past, so I personally think that the heuristic of "if a deck is named after a card you never board it out" hurts more than it helps and can hinder growth as a player. That being said, I could definitely see boarding out Stasis being wrong, clearly I have no idea of how to play this deck 😅
I’d argue modern naming conventions don’t apply. Nor do modern cards. A better example might be oath, but typically those decks have manual ways to enable them (now). Flash is another good counter point. It was only briefly legal while good but it often just turned into countertop.
I would also not say either of those modern decks have game warping cards on the level of stasis. Skipping a major phase of the game is quite a bit more than “make a copy of a thing.” or "put more lands into play."
The previous statement wasn’t to say your wrong about not taking it out, but just that when a deck is *this* reliant on stasis to win, I’m not sure if it’s ever correct.
I genuinely can’t recall ever winning a game with stasis without the namesake
Mi primer deck para un torneo presencial.
Para el segundo, me preguntaron desde el segundo piso si llevaba Stasis para saber si abrirme la puerta o no 😂
Jajajajaja, suele pasar. La gente ama odiar a Stasis. A mi me parece super interesante, disfruto mucho jugar contra el mazo. Despues de haberlo jugado aqui concluyo que no me gusta estar en el asiento del piloto, eso si.
Is there a way for me to donate to patreon so you could stream some game play of a deck list I have? It is some HEAT
@@Return2Kayfabe I don’t do streaming anymore these days, but if you want me to record a video with any list of your choosing everything you need to know is in the description of the video.
@ awesome!
That’s funny in game 1 to put the brain freeze in bottom for your mull, like your kill is the last card of your deck
As we saw throughout the league, the main kill is Black Vise, and BF is just a sideboard card we play in the main that I wish I didn't have, haha
I always use to play stasis + root maze to secure total hardlock 😅
Yeah, some folks are into Root Maze, but it's a card that does nothing unless you have a Forsaken City and simply feels unnecessary.
Can u play BUG Aluren again?
I will, don't worry about that, haha
NEVER exile one of your Blessings. Worst case scenario use it and you'll be able to shuffle it back if you draw the second.
If I don't plan for them to be relevant at all in the current game then I think exiling one is just fine.
Please post premodern at least once a week
I post content whenever I can/want to :P
@ 🥲
As long as its not infect and mill its fair game 😂
I'm guessing you're a fellow 6/6 gamer who has been hurt one too many times. We should have a support group.
El mejor mazo del formato. Saludos.
@@Nanigu Es una experiencia muy única y fascinante
No! Don’t go to the dark side 😢
Hahaha, not going there any time soon xD
Having tried (and not enjoyed) Sligh and now Stasis it's pretty clear that I simply don't enjoy decks that Will likes, haha
@@fpawluszmtgyou have much more refined taste as evidenced by your Elf leagues.
@@fpawluszmtg you have a much more refined taste as evidenced by your Elf leagues.