I once had just Gamble in my hand as I had accidentally played out my whole hand in my kaalia the vast deck and needed something to give me haste. So I gambled for Anger. It was one of the most satisfying wins of my life.
Viscera: stuff below your diaphragm, basically your guts. Viscera isn't some fantasy term, and basically that card is all about disemboweling your creature and reading its entrails. Magic: teaching you vocabulary since 1993.
Curse of Opulence will trigger for you whenever the cursed player is attacked. The opponents will also happen to get a gold when THEY attack the player. So you will get up to 3 gold per rotation and each opponent will get only 1.
I like curse of opulence because I can enchant myself and it's almost like an inverted ghostly prison, at least in my play group because no one wants to attack me and give me ramp. It often ends up being a pseudostax piece
@@ApacheStoryteller But then You will get the same amaunt of treasure then yours oponnets... so they will stil attack You :) You will get 3 thats true, but all of enemy will get 1... Its pretty "even" if all of them attack you - and you are down 1 card (Opulance) .... I alwasy play it on enemy that have most "targeted" commander - so all playrs woudl say "I would still attack him any way" :D
@@ApacheStoryteller I did that with Curse of Verbosity, same but draw a card, in my Locust God deck. So go ahead attack me, I draw, make a locust, and block. hehe
10/10 recommended Spore Frog. I run it in all my graveyard based decks. It really can throw damage based decks off. Great for political conversations too, I’ve won a few favors by saving someone from lethal with it. Not the best but definitely a niche favorite
I know this is unrelated to the topic, but let's all take a moment to adore the amazingly beautiful, mesmerizing, soothing, fantastical fairytale artwork of Rebecca Guay like Carpet of Flowers at 14:00. Seriously one of my favorite artists for MTG cards but probably also just in general. I'd totally buy some of her artwork to put in my room. There is A LOT of really incredibly artwork on MTG cards, but I think her style is definitely a standout for its unique style and recognizable color choices.
Idk if people are still watching this video, but a small thing about 38:13 is that Urza's Saga doesn't get Esper Sentinel. Saga only gets artifacts with generic mana value of 1.
True I recently played it at a table and gained like 30 life off of it because no one decide to deal with it and the guy who wanted too got aetherflux beamef
This! Maybe I missed it but I was waiting for Serra.. two of my buddies play in and I swear they always start the game with a 6/6 flying lifeline.. pretty good
They stumbled on Curse of Opulence. They overlooked the fact that when ANY player, not just you, attacks the enchanted player you get a gold token. Also gold tokens are much better than treasure as they do not need to be tapped to use them, it's just a straight sacrifice.
@@supernova9361 There's also the issue that some opponents might attack you instead of the target because of their fear over your ramping or abuse of the tokens (as I'd learned with it in my Prismari deck).
@@supernova9361 for them to get the mana they have to give you the mana. If all 3 of you attack that one player with 1 creature each they only end up with 1 gold but you end up with 3. At that point they are the ones giving you a huge mana boost not the other way around. When you play tempt with discovery is it “shoot I’m giving my opponents land?” Or “I’ll give you lands if you give me more” it’s the same thing
Mother of Runes! It offers so much protection just for one mana. Also Kaya’s ghost form is amazing. It’s way too easy to combo with (it, sun titan and a sac outlet is already infinite), but it also provides protection to any key piece that you might have. And not just destroy, but exile. Your key piece can’t be exiled at least once! That’s so good!
As someone who mainly plays Aristocrats, Graveyard Shenanigans, or similar strategies I always run a copy of Tragic Slip in basically every deck i build. It's basically my "Signature Spell"
Dark Ritual was a favorite of mine when I started playing. I like that now I got into commander I can play cards I played in the 90s. I haven't played it turn one in commander yet, but I still like the card.
yesterday i did an awesome play with dark ritual on turn one, my friends looked at me like "wtf man, you said your deck was not op" lol. the play i did was swamp, dark ritual, mana vault, thran dynamo and then i played my commander K`rrik :D
@@eduardochammaneto8256 just pointing out that you kind of make yourself sound like an asshole in this situation lol. It really isn't possible to build krikk without it being broken, he's like Korvold in that sense.
To me Dark Ritual always feels like a card you want for Legacy or maybe Modern, with the fast paced action right from the start. I have seen it in Commander games, and it can be very good.
@@54m0h7 Dark Ritual isn't legal in Modern, R&D realized pretty early on that being able to make three mana on turn one with one card is very abusable and it subsequently hasn't seen a standard-legal printing since Mercadian Masques. Dark Ritual rules in Commander, getting that +2 burst of mana can be huge.
A couple of my personal picks: Mark of Fury- Haste: Red Enchantment aura that gives haste, but also returns itself to your hand at EOT. Good for Heroic shenanigans, like if you're building a Feather Deck or something Burnt Offering- Sac/Ritual: Instant that sacrifices a creature to add it's mana value of any combination of black and/or red mana. Particularly useful to sac your most expensive creature in response to a boardwipe, then proceed to either flash in or Sneak Attack a hand full of creatures
A real big miss on this list is Silence. It's so good as a piece of interaction to just shut out an opponent on the turn that they would combo, play a key card they tutored for, or look to unload a bunch of mana they made through rituals. And not only that, but it's just as good as protection on the turn when you're going to go off. Especially given that it's white, it allows non-blue decks to interact with the stack in a way that's generally very rare. My favorite usage was the time I cast Silence in response to a guy in my playgroup tapping out to cast Mana Geyser after a Bonus Round. He spent two cards and made 32 mana and as soon as my one mana Silence went on the stack the will to live was visibly sapped out of him.
Similar situation happened in original Mirrodin Standard, where I used Annul to stop my opponent's March of the Machines. Give me that! ...oh, it does say, Counter target artifact or *enchantment* spell. He would have utterly destroyed me, turning my artifact lands into 0/0s. It bought me a turn. I top decked Moriok Rigger, so when he cast a second March of the Machines the next turn, I ended up with a 9/9 Rigger vs his 5/5 Furnace Dragon. Such a close match. Avoid Fate can also be a useful surprise in Green, but it only protects one of your permanents from instants and auras.
I am actually a huge fan of Silence in the draw step, mine or my opponents. incredibly versatile. Throw it out with Isochron Sceptor for a soft lock w/ unwinding clock. Also, Dispatch is an amazing removal option in Artifact decks with no real downside once you have 3 artifacts, which is stupidly easy.
Im obsessed with one drops. I have a copy of 68% of all the one drops printed, a cube made of one drops, a jumpstart cube of one drops, a Rhys commander all CMC1, amd thanks to Rotpriest a pretty brutal modern infect deck. Thanks for shining a spotlight on my favourite MV!
I'm kinda surprised they never mentioned songs of the damned in the ritual category. B instant: Add B for each creature card in your graveyard I guess it's because it can't really be used early but it's still phenomenal in virtually all black decks.
One drop ritual that was missed: Rain of Filth. In the right deck, I think this ritual is better than the other island/swamp versions especially bubbling muck. Doesn't require the tapping of lands, doesn't give your opponents the same effect, and isn't narrow (all lands are affected by Rain of Filth, Bubbling Much only hits Swamps).
Jimmy, malakir rebirth only triggers once. You cannot keep bringing the same creature back with it. That's what Gatherer says anyways: "Malakir Rebirth's effect works only once. If the targeted creature dies and is then returned to the battlefield, it's considered to be a new creature. If that new creature dies, it won't come back."
Thanks for the detailed list. One of my favorite one-drop counterspells, however, is Artifact Blast - which is even more unique because it is a red counterspell.
I know it probably depends on your playgroup, but I feel like Dispel and Envelop have won me so many games. Hardly anyone ever expects you to leave double blue open for two counterspells. I know they're no FoW or w/e, but they hold a special place in my heart.
A combo for demonic consultation, approach of the second sun gets played first then play demonic consultation naming second sun. For mystic remora, play solemnity and mystic remora on the same turn. It helps get around the cumulative upkeep on remora since the cumulative upkeep cost is increased by age counters.
I remember the second y’all mentioned Argivian find, I bought the card for like $1.50 and now it’s like a $10 card. For 1 mana, being able to get back any artifact or enchantment to your hand is pretty good value.
@@djryat4591 indeed. Which is also why I think that the factor they have played in driving the shift to more competitive-like play in not to be underestimated (even though the main cause is of course the broken made-for-Commander cards WotC has kept printing in the last couple of years).
Ya'll forgot to mention Meekstone. I recently started running it in a deck and am continuously blown away by how powerful and efficient an effect it is for just 1 mana
Blacksmith's Skill, Tamiyo's Safekeeping and Kaya's Ghostform are all amazing 1MV protection spells that could've fit into your "recursion/reuse" section I think :) Have had all of them perform fantastically!
We should mention that cards like isochron scepter are specifically good with these cards. And make some cards like high tide become reliable through the game.
I was really hoping for Authority Of the Consuls to be on here. I think it’s such and underrated card that can gain you so much life especially if it comes out early on. Ever since it came out it’s always been one of my favorites. Also stoping creatures with haste is a pretty fantastic plus with a one drop.
This card is amazing cant count the number of times it has absolutely foiled my opponents in my cat aggro deck. Also has the untility of letting my creatures through because their potential blockers come in tapped not to mention the lifegain keeping me freely attacking not having to worry about leaving up blockers. Synergizes really well with another one drop enchantment in concordant crossroads by making it so that only my creatures effectively have haste cause all their creatures come in tapped
One of my favourite cards didn't make the Recursion/Reuse list :( Kaya's Ghostform, does similir to malakir rebirth (and others like it) except you won't have to keep up the mana for an instant speed play but being an enchantment aura it sticks to the creature and thus you dont have to anticipate it being removed... FURTHERMORE, you lose no life, you can enchant a creature OR planeswalker, FURTHERMORE, its not just when it dies, but also exile(d), it comes back... plus its UNTAPPED Its crazy how overlooked this card it...
There is a big difference between instant and sorcery speed. If your opponent casts a removal spell and you cast malakhir in response you outvalued their spell and you baited a removal whereas with ghostform they would use the removal on something else instead. Unless youre planning to trigger ghostform yourself dont expect it to do anything.
@@TotalTimoTime The thing is, is if that makes them remove something else, then thats great. I usually use it on a key piece / commander, simply as a deterrent so they leave my key piece alone and it sticks around regardless
I think Sylvan Safekeeper is a very underrated one drop creature. Not that great early game but it is so annoying to deal with and can literally win games in the right deck. I had an Omnath Locus of Rage deck with a high land reanimation synergy and it was an absolute all star.
Best turn 1 I ever had was swamp -> Dark Ritual -> Sol Ring -> Arcane Signet -> Sensei’s Top I was immediately made out to be archenemy but it was worth it.
That was a great turn one! If it legitimately happened you probably would have had a use for that extra 2 black from the ritual that you didn't spend XD
Crop Rotation is my favorite 1-drop, its just so flexible and good, plus I has able to kill someone turn 1 with it once XD And while it require some deckbuilding to have good lands is not a big asking.
@@risturbeat8197 another comment explained it, but Urza's Saga says "mana cost 1 or 0" and not "mana value" so it cares about the specific kinds of mana Esper Sentinel has a mana value of 1, but its mana cost is (W) (though, technically Urza's Saga could still fetch coloured artifacts as long as they do not have any colour pips in their mana cost)
Carrion feeder has always had place in my heart since 2003. I remember dropping it on turn one then playing festering goblin on turn 2. Then getting in for 2 damage with feeder by sacrificing the goblin to clear my brothers small creature.
Reconnaissance is one of my favorites. You can untap creatures after they already have dealt damage, so it's like vigilance for non shrouded creatures. And it lets you safely trigger on attack triggers from other cards.
Wonder how close Mirri's Guile was to the list. Green enchantment that let's you essentially Divining Top on your Upkeep? Pretty good budget version of that or Sylvan Library.
@@faerie7dragon yeah i was surprised! My friend gave me a used one as a gift for my enchantress deck. I had looked up the price out of curiosity and wasnt expecting it to be so high. It does give some insane value for 1 mana though.
Why did no one mention vicious rumor? Each opponent takes 1, discards a card, mills a card and you gain 1 life. All for one black that is my favorite 1 drop.
My personal favorites.. White: Mana Tithe - A Force Spike in white that no one sees coming, even if they know it is in your deck. Silence & Orim's Chant - Cheap ways of practically Time Walking an opponent. Angel's Grace - Not letting the opponent combo win is great (especially vs. the very cheesy Oracle). The split second is very clutch here, because they usually try to have counterspell(s) backup to protect said combo. Blue: Force Spike - Sure it is more telegraphed than Mana Tithe, but still just as brutal. Punish those players that like efficiency. Ruin Crab - Perfect 0/3 body. Not many cards played 1st turn make you the Arch-Nemesis, this is surely one of them. Siren Stormtamer - Much like Clint Eastwood in The Line of Fire; can take a hit for the President. Black: Cabal Therapy & Thoughtseize & Duress/Ostracize - Information is the best aspect of these cards. Especially if you know something is already in their hand or if paranoia tells you they are about to go off with combo. Putrid Imp - "Pimp daddy" is one of the best self-selective discard effects ever printed. Will-O-the-Wisp - Need a reliable blocker? Red: Need for Speed - A quirky way of getting haste.. Especially if the land you sacrifice doesn't mind, like Flagstones of Trokair/Riftstone Portal or if a Wrenn & Six is also in your strategy. Vexing Devil - One of the best political cards. You can say things like: "Whoever pays the 4 life will be my target for the rest of the game" Reckless Waif - Waifu? Check. Early beatstick? Check. Human, Rogue/(Party), Werewolf synergy? Check. Green: Elves of Deep Shadow & BoP/Gilded Goose & Noble/Ignoble Hierarch - Mana dorks that provide other colors are amazing. Aboreal Grazer - Perfect 0/3 body with Reach! Rampy. Stays under the radar, then gets Craterhoof'd. Pelt Collector - Good scaling, can become a threat very quickly with cards like Groundbreaker or Evoke creatures.
Bloodchief ascension is one of my favorite cards. It's so good in basically every deck that runs black. Hands down the best card in my Anowon Rogue deck
Major cards that I feel like you guys passed over Orcish lumberjack: creature 1/1 (R) T sacrifice a forest: add 3 mana of any combo or R and G Land tax: enchantment (W) Beginning of upkeep add 3 basic lands if an opponent has more lands than you Village rites: instant (B) Additional cost is sacrifice a creature: draw 2 cards Serra ascendant: creature 1/1 (W) Lifelink If you have 30 + life gains +5/+5 and flying Bag of holding: artifact (1) Whenever you discard a card, exile it under bag of holding (2)T: draw a card, discard a card (4)T: add all cards exiled under bag to your hand
I find very interesting how the format has shifted from "heymakers" to efficient cards over the last two years. IMO, mostly because of the increase of cEDH content on the internet. Not necessarily people want to play cEDH but they understand that efficient cards will benefit casual decks as well. final observation: Really really like Dragon's Rage Channeler and I think it deserver a spot here
I really like Mirri's Guile, doesn't add any ramp or card advantage, but dropping that turn one really sets your deck up to be extremely playable throughout the game, and because it doesn't have the card draw that a sylvan library has means it has a pillowfort aspect where most people will just let it sit on the board. Filtering the top 3 each turn for game duration is extremely nice and you are set up for a nice tempo engine.
For me, 1-drops are specifically cards that you (also) want to play on turn 1, which - at least in my friend group - excludes counters and removal (not because 1 mana counters and removal aren't great but because I rarely would want to use them on turn 1, Sol Ring notwithstanding).
One of the most broken 1 drop creatures near the top of my list is Benalish Hero. It doesn't see much attention because most people don't know what the heck banding does. But once you figure out banding, you can have one of the greatest blockers in the history of Magic.
Mystic remora really shines in Muldrotha. Basically turns off the cumulative upkeep cost, you can just let it die and then recast it for one blue mana whenever you want
Personally, I think Feign Death is pretty neat! Imagine a 'reanimate' on a key target that everyone tries their hardest to remove, and you're like, "Nah." And your creature comes back stronger!
At power power tables, mystic remora is good on early turns depending on where your positioned in turn rotations. If you expect signets and other rocks and your first or second, dropping it on your turn 2 can be beneficial.
The 1st time I played Molimo (before Multani) it was forest, expedition, forest, sol ring and emerald medallion on turn 1. I got a rush, but did nothing during the next 3 turns XD
I really like Search for Tomorrow. Technically three drop, but has suspend 2 at a cost of one. So it is ramp on turn three, but really reliable, and hard cast isn't bad.
I agree. It's criminally underrated. It's basically the same as a turn 2 rampant growth, but you still have that second turn available. And since the land comes in untapped, it's really, really good if you suspend it.
Magnetic Theft - 1 drop red instant - Attach target Equipment to target creature. Amazing for by passing huge equip costs such as colossal hammer, or straight up steal your buddies BlackBlade reforged. Its very good imho
Mystic Repeal has become one of my favorite removal spells, as it buries an enchantment at the bottom of the deck. Whenever a God comes in to play, this spell is a BOMB
About 1:05:08, did you really went through all other one drop sacrifice outlets? What about Goblin Sledder, Mogg Raider, Goblin Chirurgeon and Skirk Prospector? Goblin specific, sure, but Goblins decks are common enough to give a mention for one of them. Also, in a token deck, Glimmer Bairn is interesting.
I'm just gonna say this: Turn one = Swamp -> Dark Ritual -> Entomb -> Ulamog -> Reanimate -> Sol Ring -> Lightning Greaves -> equip Ulamog... Tick-Tock Mfrs, the clock is ticking... one dropd are awesome
DRS is arguably sub optimal ramp at lower levels, but it also has 2 other modes that both hate on Graveyards, is a relevant creature type, and is also a 1 drop.
Find it funny there was no talking about soul ring but you talked about mana vault! It was cool seeing a whole bunch of one drops I'll definitely going to try and slot a few into my decks.
A favorite one mana enchantment I like is Phyrexian Reclamation. Its never bad and you can just drop it for one mana and activate it whenever you need it getting back one or more creatures to go at it again. Combined with etb effects like card draw, life, destroy and so on it can turn into a game of grinding down everyone.
pyroblast, carpet, offer you can't refuse, hell yeh! i'm looking to see where i can fit that malakir rebirth card into now. didn't know it exist. pretty hype
A great white 1 drop Enchantment, Reconnaissance. Sort of give your creatures vigilance, and you can just remove them from surprise tricks. It's a very good card.
Bushwack has recently gone way up in favor for me. Early it grabs you land so you don't miss it and later it's a fight spell to remove troublesome stuff. Super underrated imo.
I once had just Gamble in my hand as I had accidentally played out my whole hand in my kaalia the vast deck and needed something to give me haste. So I gambled for Anger. It was one of the most satisfying wins of my life.
Gamble with one card in hand is effctively Entomb !
When Josh isn't there I miss him, and when Jimmy isn't there I miss him. But when DJ is there I'm happy. Can we just have all three of you every time?
Surprised to not hear sensei's divining top mentioned.
Arguably the best card in all of magic, let alone one drops.
Requires more than 1 mana to do things.
@@T_Peazy so does skullclamp
@@T_Peazy still a 1 drop
Me too, but I think it has to do with their "how we made our selections" part, where it requires more support
Viscera: stuff below your diaphragm, basically your guts. Viscera isn't some fantasy term, and basically that card is all about disemboweling your creature and reading its entrails. Magic: teaching you vocabulary since 1993.
Word!
hell yeah!
See:
“Visceral”
Also, Robert Bliss’s awesome art for Goblin Soothsayer is the same thing.
!!! WARNING !!!
This episode isnt Keruga-companion friendly.
good one.
But is fitting for an angry puddy cat.
Gotta love the dino hippos
Curse of Opulence will trigger for you whenever the cursed player is attacked. The opponents will also happen to get a gold when THEY attack the player. So you will get up to 3 gold per rotation and each opponent will get only 1.
I like curse of opulence because I can enchant myself and it's almost like an inverted ghostly prison, at least in my play group because no one wants to attack me and give me ramp. It often ends up being a pseudostax piece
@@ApacheStoryteller wow, I Never heard somebody do that! That’s pretty cool!
@@ApacheStoryteller But then You will get the same amaunt of treasure then yours oponnets... so they will stil attack You :) You will get 3 thats true, but all of enemy will get 1...
Its pretty "even" if all of them attack you - and you are down 1 card (Opulance) ....
I alwasy play it on enemy that have most "targeted" commander - so all playrs woudl say "I would still attack him any way" :D
@@ApacheStoryteller I did that with Curse of Verbosity, same but draw a card, in my Locust God deck. So go ahead attack me, I draw, make a locust, and block. hehe
4 because if you attack you get two gold.
10/10 recommended Spore Frog. I run it in all my graveyard based decks. It really can throw damage based decks off. Great for political conversations too, I’ve won a few favors by saving someone from lethal with it. Not the best but definitely a niche favorite
I know this is unrelated to the topic, but let's all take a moment to adore the amazingly beautiful, mesmerizing, soothing, fantastical fairytale artwork of Rebecca Guay like Carpet of Flowers at 14:00. Seriously one of my favorite artists for MTG cards but probably also just in general. I'd totally buy some of her artwork to put in my room. There is A LOT of really incredibly artwork on MTG cards, but I think her style is definitely a standout for its unique style and recognizable color choices.
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy... you *do* have to tap the Candelabra... it's a "Mono Artifact", which means you have to tap it when you use its ability.
I actually run this card to get off Enter the Infinite turn 3-4. Yes, it must tap to activate.
He also said that you can get Esper sentinel with Urza's Saga (which is a lie)
Idk if people are still watching this video, but a small thing about 38:13 is that Urza's Saga doesn't get Esper Sentinel. Saga only gets artifacts with generic mana value of 1.
Because of the "mana value" wording change, any modern card that is worded with "cost" refers to the actual mana symbols in the cost
It doesn't specify generic mana value it just says AN artifact of mana cost 0 or 1 the mana symbol doesn't matter
Authority of the Consuls as an enchantment for one white is a great card. Shame it wasnt included in the video.
True I recently played it at a table and gained like 30 life off of it because no one decide to deal with it and the guy who wanted too got aetherflux beamef
Yeah a tax/stax section could have been added
I think it's getting less popular to play stax/slow down games so I get why they skipped that but definitely a good card
@@4watchingvids it might slow down board development. But in the decks that break parity and take advantage of it, games can end just as quickly.
This works great when the opponent plays an infinite amount of creatures, especially if you have felidar sovereign or aetherflux reservoir
Serra's Ascendant is amazing for a one drop in commander specifically
This! Maybe I missed it but I was waiting for Serra.. two of my buddies play in and I swear they always start the game with a 6/6 flying lifeline.. pretty good
@@mangohavoc6428 dude I know right it's so dope
They stumbled on Curse of Opulence. They overlooked the fact that when ANY player, not just you, attacks the enchanted player you get a gold token. Also gold tokens are much better than treasure as they do not need to be tapped to use them, it's just a straight sacrifice.
the issue is still that your opponents are also still temp ramping because of you
@@supernova9361 There's also the issue that some opponents might attack you instead of the target because of their fear over your ramping or abuse of the tokens (as I'd learned with it in my Prismari deck).
@@supernova9361 for them to get the mana they have to give you the mana. If all 3 of you attack that one player with 1 creature each they only end up with 1 gold but you end up with 3. At that point they are the ones giving you a huge mana boost not the other way around. When you play tempt with discovery is it “shoot I’m giving my opponents land?” Or “I’ll give you lands if you give me more” it’s the same thing
Also, it's an auto include if one of your commanders is Roger.
@@SackofDooDoo Roger?
Mother of Runes! It offers so much protection just for one mana.
Also Kaya’s ghost form is amazing. It’s way too easy to combo with (it, sun titan and a sac outlet is already infinite), but it also provides protection to any key piece that you might have. And not just destroy, but exile. Your key piece can’t be exiled at least once! That’s so good!
As someone who mainly plays Aristocrats, Graveyard Shenanigans, or similar strategies I always run a copy of Tragic Slip in basically every deck i build. It's basically my "Signature Spell"
Just snag a copy of lolth, spider queen and throw together an oath breaker deck with it!
I just added it to Anhelo where it’s absolutely perfect 👌🏻. One mana, sac a feature, triggers the effect, remove two creatures!
Dark Ritual was a favorite of mine when I started playing. I like that now I got into commander I can play cards I played in the 90s. I haven't played it turn one in commander yet, but I still like the card.
yesterday i did an awesome play with dark ritual on turn one, my friends looked at me like "wtf man, you said your deck was not op" lol. the play i did was swamp, dark ritual, mana vault, thran dynamo and then i played my commander K`rrik :D
@@eduardochammaneto8256 just pointing out that you kind of make yourself sound like an asshole in this situation lol. It really isn't possible to build krikk without it being broken, he's like Korvold in that sense.
To me Dark Ritual always feels like a card you want for Legacy or maybe Modern, with the fast paced action right from the start. I have seen it in Commander games, and it can be very good.
@@54m0h7 Dark Ritual isn't legal in Modern, R&D realized pretty early on that being able to make three mana on turn one with one card is very abusable and it subsequently hasn't seen a standard-legal printing since Mercadian Masques. Dark Ritual rules in Commander, getting that +2 burst of mana can be huge.
Turn 1 dark ritual is so feels so good especially in mono black
A couple of my personal picks:
Mark of Fury- Haste: Red Enchantment aura that gives haste, but also returns itself to your hand at EOT. Good for Heroic shenanigans, like if you're building a Feather Deck or something
Burnt Offering- Sac/Ritual: Instant that sacrifices a creature to add it's mana value of any combination of black and/or red mana. Particularly useful to sac your most expensive creature in response to a boardwipe, then proceed to either flash in or Sneak Attack a hand full of creatures
A real big miss on this list is Silence. It's so good as a piece of interaction to just shut out an opponent on the turn that they would combo, play a key card they tutored for, or look to unload a bunch of mana they made through rituals. And not only that, but it's just as good as protection on the turn when you're going to go off. Especially given that it's white, it allows non-blue decks to interact with the stack in a way that's generally very rare.
My favorite usage was the time I cast Silence in response to a guy in my playgroup tapping out to cast Mana Geyser after a Bonus Round. He spent two cards and made 32 mana and as soon as my one mana Silence went on the stack the will to live was visibly sapped out of him.
Similar situation happened in original Mirrodin Standard, where I used Annul to stop my opponent's March of the Machines.
Give me that! ...oh, it does say, Counter target artifact or *enchantment* spell.
He would have utterly destroyed me, turning my artifact lands into 0/0s. It bought me a turn.
I top decked Moriok Rigger, so when he cast a second March of the Machines the next turn, I ended up with a 9/9 Rigger vs his 5/5 Furnace Dragon.
Such a close match.
Avoid Fate can also be a useful surprise in Green, but it only protects one of your permanents from instants and auras.
@@AnnoyingNewslettersPage6 Yeah, Annul can be a pretty hot budget counter.
I am actually a huge fan of Silence in the draw step, mine or my opponents. incredibly versatile. Throw it out with Isochron Sceptor for a soft lock w/ unwinding clock. Also, Dispatch is an amazing removal option in Artifact decks with no real downside once you have 3 artifacts, which is stupidly easy.
Im obsessed with one drops. I have a copy of 68% of all the one drops printed, a cube made of one drops, a jumpstart cube of one drops, a Rhys commander all CMC1, amd thanks to Rotpriest a pretty brutal modern infect deck. Thanks for shining a spotlight on my favourite MV!
I'm kinda surprised they never mentioned songs of the damned in the ritual category. B instant: Add B for each creature card in your graveyard
I guess it's because it can't really be used early but it's still phenomenal in virtually all black decks.
Songs of the damned does SO MUCH work in my Nethroi deck
I think it's because it requires so much setup and is really only useful later in the game after you've self-milled enough.
Heeeell yeaaa boiii!! Love that card, the original art is dope as hell! Comes in clutch in my Jarad deck
Surprised you didn’t mention mental misstep! The perfect one drop (or more often zero drop) to counter all one drops!
this has been one of the most interesting episodes in a some time personally.
Bloodchief Ascension has been my favorite 1 drop as well. Songs of the Damned is also a phenomenal ritual for reanimator decks
Fuck yeah!! Love that card too! The original art is so fuckin sick, rocks in my Jarad deck. Not really a fan of the modern art though unfortunately
One drop ritual that was missed: Rain of Filth. In the right deck, I think this ritual is better than the other island/swamp versions especially bubbling muck. Doesn't require the tapping of lands, doesn't give your opponents the same effect, and isn't narrow (all lands are affected by Rain of Filth, Bubbling Much only hits Swamps).
Jimmy, malakir rebirth only triggers once. You cannot keep bringing the same creature back with it. That's what Gatherer says anyways: "Malakir Rebirth's effect works only once. If the targeted creature dies and is then returned to the battlefield, it's considered to be a new creature. If that new creature dies, it won't come back."
Would be hilarious if Post expected the person to pay HIM 100k if he wins.
Also Post: Plays a $30k deck.
1 drop counterspell for white. Mana Tithe! No one expects one white mana open to be a counterspell.
Thanks for the detailed list. One of my favorite one-drop counterspells, however, is Artifact Blast - which is even more unique because it is a red counterspell.
Love to see the Bloodchief Ascension love. It is a pet card of mine that goes into every deck I can fit it in. It does so much work!
Agreed man it drains SO much life lol
Mindcrank + Bloodchief Ascension is just brutal to be on the other side of. :P
I know it probably depends on your playgroup, but I feel like Dispel and Envelop have won me so many games. Hardly anyone ever expects you to leave double blue open for two counterspells. I know they're no FoW or w/e, but they hold a special place in my heart.
A combo for demonic consultation, approach of the second sun gets played first then play demonic consultation naming second sun.
For mystic remora, play solemnity and mystic remora on the same turn. It helps get around the cumulative upkeep on remora since the cumulative upkeep cost is increased by age counters.
I remember the second y’all mentioned Argivian find, I bought the card for like $1.50 and now it’s like a $10 card. For 1 mana, being able to get back any artifact or enchantment to your hand is pretty good value.
yo wtf I literally bought it last week for like $2
@@shavedata5436 the power they have to influence secondary market prices is pretty crazy.
@@djryat4591 indeed. Which is also why I think that the factor they have played in driving the shift to more competitive-like play in not to be underestimated (even though the main cause is of course the broken made-for-Commander cards WotC has kept printing in the last couple of years).
As a sucker for value, I prefer Crystal Dragon now.
I feel like a graveyard digging could have been a category including Phyrexian Reclamation and Tortured Existence.
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Ya'll forgot to mention Meekstone. I recently started running it in a deck and am continuously blown away by how powerful and efficient an effect it is for just 1 mana
Blacksmith's Skill, Tamiyo's Safekeeping and Kaya's Ghostform are all amazing 1MV protection spells that could've fit into your "recursion/reuse" section I think :) Have had all of them perform fantastically!
We should mention that cards like isochron scepter are specifically good with these cards. And make some cards like high tide become reliable through the game.
I had a Casio keyboard with a DJ button. Also a lion roar. I bopped those buttons constantly as I played along with the programmed songs.
I was really hoping for Authority Of the Consuls to be on here. I think it’s such and underrated card that can gain you so much life especially if it comes out early on. Ever since it came out it’s always been one of my favorites. Also stoping creatures with haste is a pretty fantastic plus with a one drop.
This card is amazing cant count the number of times it has absolutely foiled my opponents in my cat aggro deck. Also has the untility of letting my creatures through because their potential blockers come in tapped not to mention the lifegain keeping me freely attacking not having to worry about leaving up blockers. Synergizes really well with another one drop enchantment in concordant crossroads by making it so that only my creatures effectively have haste cause all their creatures come in tapped
One of my favourite cards didn't make the Recursion/Reuse list :(
Kaya's Ghostform, does similir to malakir rebirth (and others like it) except you won't have to keep up the mana for an instant speed play but being an enchantment aura it sticks to the creature and thus you dont have to anticipate it being removed... FURTHERMORE, you lose no life, you can enchant a creature OR planeswalker, FURTHERMORE, its not just when it dies, but also exile(d), it comes back... plus its UNTAPPED
Its crazy how overlooked this card it...
There is a big difference between instant and sorcery speed. If your opponent casts a removal spell and you cast malakhir in response you outvalued their spell and you baited a removal whereas with ghostform they would use the removal on something else instead. Unless youre planning to trigger ghostform yourself dont expect it to do anything.
@@TotalTimoTime The thing is, is if that makes them remove something else, then thats great. I usually use it on a key piece / commander, simply as a deterrent so they leave my key piece alone and it sticks around regardless
I think Sylvan Safekeeper is a very underrated one drop creature. Not that great early game but it is so annoying to deal with and can literally win games in the right deck. I had an Omnath Locus of Rage deck with a high land reanimation synergy and it was an absolute all star.
I agree! Great in my korvold landfall deck!
Best turn 1 I ever had was swamp -> Dark Ritual -> Sol Ring -> Arcane Signet -> Sensei’s Top
I was immediately made out to be archenemy but it was worth it.
That was a great turn one! If it legitimately happened you probably would have had a use for that extra 2 black from the ritual that you didn't spend XD
Crop Rotation is my favorite 1-drop, its just so flexible and good, plus I has able to kill someone turn 1 with it once XD
And while it require some deckbuilding to have good lands is not a big asking.
Urza's Saga doesn't Fetch Esper Sentinel. Only gets colorless stuff.
Where on the card does it say Colorless? It only states artifact so it should work, right? (genuine question, not being a D or sarcastic or w/e here)
@@risturbeat8197 another comment explained it, but Urza's Saga says "mana cost 1 or 0" and not "mana value" so it cares about the specific kinds of mana
Esper Sentinel has a mana value of 1, but its mana cost is (W)
(though, technically Urza's Saga could still fetch coloured artifacts as long as they do not have any colour pips in their mana cost)
@@naemsterino Oh damn I see it yea. I confused it with converted mana cost. Thanks for the explanation :)
Village Rites is also a really good 1 mana card draw.
I love using Magus of the Candelabra with Ashaya… infinite mana (assuming you can produce at least two extra mana).
Carrion feeder has always had place in my heart since 2003. I remember dropping it on turn one then playing festering goblin on turn 2. Then getting in for 2 damage with feeder by sacrificing the goblin to clear my brothers small creature.
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Reconnaissance is one of my favorites. You can untap creatures after they already have dealt damage, so it's like vigilance for non shrouded creatures. And it lets you safely trigger on attack triggers from other cards.
Shoutouts to DJ and whoever wrote that intro, fantastic!
1 mana counterspell, my favourite is avoid fate, even if quite narrow its a great surprise coming from green.
Wonder how close Mirri's Guile was to the list. Green enchantment that let's you essentially Divining Top on your Upkeep? Pretty good budget version of that or Sylvan Library.
While I do love me some Mirri's Guile, a NM copy is at $32.99 in Card Kingdom, it is not that much more budget than Top or Sylvan Library.
@@faerie7dragon Huh, gone up since I last checked.
@@faerie7dragon yeah i was surprised! My friend gave me a used one as a gift for my enchantress deck. I had looked up the price out of curiosity and wasnt expecting it to be so high. It does give some insane value for 1 mana though.
Why did no one mention vicious rumor? Each opponent takes 1, discards a card, mills a card and you gain 1 life. All for one black that is my favorite 1 drop.
Bloodchiefs ascension goes infinite with mind crank. Fun way to win
In terms of counterspells I also like wash away.
My personal favorites..
White:
Mana Tithe - A Force Spike in white that no one sees coming, even if they know it is in your deck.
Silence & Orim's Chant - Cheap ways of practically Time Walking an opponent.
Angel's Grace - Not letting the opponent combo win is great (especially vs. the very cheesy Oracle).
The split second is very clutch here, because they usually try to have counterspell(s) backup to protect said combo.
Blue:
Force Spike - Sure it is more telegraphed than Mana Tithe, but still just as brutal. Punish those players that like efficiency.
Ruin Crab - Perfect 0/3 body. Not many cards played 1st turn make you the Arch-Nemesis, this is surely one of them.
Siren Stormtamer - Much like Clint Eastwood in The Line of Fire; can take a hit for the President.
Black:
Cabal Therapy & Thoughtseize & Duress/Ostracize - Information is the best aspect of these cards.
Especially if you know something is already in their hand or if paranoia tells you they are about to go off with combo.
Putrid Imp - "Pimp daddy" is one of the best self-selective discard effects ever printed.
Will-O-the-Wisp - Need a reliable blocker?
Red:
Need for Speed - A quirky way of getting haste..
Especially if the land you sacrifice doesn't mind, like Flagstones of Trokair/Riftstone Portal or if a Wrenn & Six is also in your strategy.
Vexing Devil - One of the best political cards. You can say things like: "Whoever pays the 4 life will be my target for the rest of the game"
Reckless Waif - Waifu? Check. Early beatstick? Check. Human, Rogue/(Party), Werewolf synergy? Check.
Green:
Elves of Deep Shadow & BoP/Gilded Goose & Noble/Ignoble Hierarch - Mana dorks that provide other colors are amazing.
Aboreal Grazer - Perfect 0/3 body with Reach! Rampy. Stays under the radar, then gets Craterhoof'd.
Pelt Collector - Good scaling, can become a threat very quickly with cards like Groundbreaker or Evoke creatures.
That intro was the best intro in a while, I love it!
that 1 drop intro was brilliant, best part of the show
Bloodchief ascension is one of my favorite cards. It's so good in basically every deck that runs black.
Hands down the best card in my Anowon Rogue deck
Only thing I don’t like about it is it gets me targeted out of the gate
Major cards that I feel like you guys passed over
Orcish lumberjack: creature 1/1 (R)
T sacrifice a forest: add 3 mana of any combo or R and G
Land tax: enchantment (W)
Beginning of upkeep add 3 basic lands if an opponent has more lands than you
Village rites: instant (B)
Additional cost is sacrifice a creature: draw 2 cards
Serra ascendant: creature 1/1 (W)
Lifelink
If you have 30 + life gains +5/+5 and flying
Bag of holding: artifact (1)
Whenever you discard a card, exile it under bag of holding
(2)T: draw a card, discard a card
(4)T: add all cards exiled under bag to your hand
I find very interesting how the format has shifted from "heymakers" to efficient cards over the last two years. IMO, mostly because of the increase of cEDH content on the internet. Not necessarily people want to play cEDH but they understand that efficient cards will benefit casual decks as well.
final observation: Really really like Dragon's Rage Channeler and I think it deserver a spot here
I really like Mirri's Guile, doesn't add any ramp or card advantage, but dropping that turn one really sets your deck up to be extremely playable throughout the game, and because it doesn't have the card draw that a sylvan library has means it has a pillowfort aspect where most people will just let it sit on the board. Filtering the top 3 each turn for game duration is extremely nice and you are set up for a nice tempo engine.
I'm really new to magic so I love watching these just for suggestions on good cards I can look into for my decks
For me, 1-drops are specifically cards that you (also) want to play on turn 1, which - at least in my friend group - excludes counters and removal (not because 1 mana counters and removal aren't great but because I rarely would want to use them on turn 1, Sol Ring notwithstanding).
One of the most broken 1 drop creatures near the top of my list is Benalish Hero. It doesn't see much attention because most people don't know what the heck banding does. But once you figure out banding, you can have one of the greatest blockers in the history of Magic.
Mystic remora really shines in Muldrotha. Basically turns off the cumulative upkeep cost, you can just let it die and then recast it for one blue mana whenever you want
Arboreal Grazer is a personal favorite. Having two lands and a blocker with reach at the end of turn 1 is a great open.
Jimmy's dad hitting him with a the classic "I'd rather betray the world than the world betray me."
Personally, I think Feign Death is pretty neat! Imagine a 'reanimate' on a key target that everyone tries their hardest to remove, and you're like, "Nah."
And your creature comes back stronger!
Malakar Rebirth is also a land though.
@@arcroy7 That is true!
I love when you have DJ on. I wish he could be more regularly
At power power tables, mystic remora is good on early turns depending on where your positioned in turn rotations. If you expect signets and other rocks and your first or second, dropping it on your turn 2 can be beneficial.
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Ever play command tower -> sol ring -> arcane signet on turn 1? Feels amazing
The 1st time I played Molimo (before Multani) it was forest, expedition, forest, sol ring and emerald medallion on turn 1. I got a rush, but did nothing during the next 3 turns XD
Personally I love me some command tower -> sol ring -> arcane singet -> mystic remora. >:)
I really like Search for Tomorrow. Technically three drop, but has suspend 2 at a cost of one. So it is ramp on turn three, but really reliable, and hard cast isn't bad.
I agree. It's criminally underrated. It's basically the same as a turn 2 rampant growth, but you still have that second turn available. And since the land comes in untapped, it's really, really good if you suspend it.
Ugh I love seeing DJ on Command zone! Not gonna lie he definitely floats my boat, and such a smart magic player!
He is awesome, I love his insight, I just wish he'd not wear pajamas all the time, maybe run a comb through his hair... lol
Bloodchief Ascension is one of my favorite cards and does so much work
What about "Ancestrall Recall", I heard through the grapevine it's kinda good.
As a Muldrotha player, spore frog makes me smile a bit each time.
it was imperative that you guys added (besides Sol Ring) to this video.
Scout's Warning - replaces itself and gives any creature flash. what fun!
My favorite one drop and my favorite card ever is Holy Day. I just love that one, especially with ab older artwork xD
Magnetic Theft - 1 drop red instant - Attach target Equipment to target creature. Amazing for by passing huge equip costs such as colossal hammer, or straight up steal your buddies BlackBlade reforged. Its very good imho
Mystic Repeal has become one of my favorite removal spells, as it buries an enchantment at the bottom of the deck. Whenever a God comes in to play, this spell is a BOMB
Also on offer u can't refuse, can also be in Ramp section when u counter ur own lotus petal/urza's bauble to make 2 treasures ;)
About 1:05:08, did you really went through all other one drop sacrifice outlets?
What about Goblin Sledder, Mogg Raider, Goblin Chirurgeon and Skirk Prospector? Goblin specific, sure, but Goblins decks are common enough to give a mention for one of them.
Also, in a token deck, Glimmer Bairn is interesting.
When discussing Exploration and Burgeoning it's probably worth mentioning the synergy with bounce lands
I'm just gonna say this: Turn one = Swamp -> Dark Ritual -> Entomb -> Ulamog -> Reanimate -> Sol Ring -> Lightning Greaves -> equip Ulamog... Tick-Tock Mfrs, the clock is ticking... one dropd are awesome
If you look at skullclamp as a one drop you can "cast" (assuming you also have the creatures) each turns.
DRS is arguably sub optimal ramp at lower levels, but it also has 2 other modes that both hate on Graveyards, is a relevant creature type, and is also a 1 drop.
Blood Chief Ascension is such an absurdly good card. It's a huge threat for a 1 drop.
Personal favorite is Reconnaissance. Unlimited free Maze of Ith for your own creatures. Works with Isshin. Works with Raffine. Works with anything.
First time I’ve been this early! Keep up the great works guys :)
You're as early as a turn one Sol Ring! 0_o
Find it funny there was no talking about soul ring but you talked about mana vault! It was cool seeing a whole bunch of one drops I'll definitely going to try and slot a few into my decks.
A favorite one mana enchantment I like is Phyrexian Reclamation. Its never bad and you can just drop it for one mana and activate it whenever you need it getting back one or more creatures to go at it again. Combined with etb effects like card draw, life, destroy and so on it can turn into a game of grinding down everyone.
pyroblast, carpet, offer you can't refuse, hell yeh! i'm looking to see where i can fit that malakir rebirth card into now. didn't know it exist. pretty hype
Sack outlet wise, gravewalker is my favorite. Literally just built a deck around his infinite combo chains and it's nutty.
A great white 1 drop Enchantment, Reconnaissance. Sort of give your creatures vigilance, and you can just remove them from surprise tricks. It's a very good card.
Bushwack has recently gone way up in favor for me. Early it grabs you land so you don't miss it and later it's a fight spell to remove troublesome stuff. Super underrated imo.
I can confirm, as how Carpet of Flowers got me a Gishath turn 4. That enchantment is a must on every deck that needs ramp