Sorry you got clawed, but that jump cut was hilarious. Sorry. Nice deck teck. Seems like Simic is doing the Simic thing and also mutating multiple different deck types.
You know what's fun? Rhythm of the wild plus growth chamber gaurdian. I've landed 4 of them at once. The enchantment also turns on incubation druid, and gives carnage tyrant haste. Gives lathliss haste. Gives skarrgan haste and a +1/+1 counter. Also gives Ghalta haste. Love the card.
played a version of this at GP New Jersey this weekend, deck has legs for REAL. Id suggest playing Herald of Secret Streams as your 4 drop, Zegana is a little underwhelming and Herald can hit board late and end the game.
Just noticed the Calvin and Hobbes book behind you. It definitely defines my childhood and is amazing overall. Kudos Also, your deck is great. I feel like I don't even have to say that, but it is awesome!
I am looking at Nikya with Vannifar and storm sculptor to clear out when non-creatures are needed. It has great synergy with the hydroid and ooze with both being solid mana syncs.
I have many scars from cat scratches... in the 21 years of my life i have had 12 cats, and i could never forget any of them. Alex, Jake, Barley, Rainbow, Rubyus, Loki, Thor, Mufasa, Skippyjon & Olivia (brother and sister), Poutine, and Moo.
I mean just bc it wasn't in one of the highest decks at the last gp doesn't mean it isn't good. people have barely experimented yet. and there were a ton of bant and simic decks that did great.
This deck is out of my newbie budget, but one way or another I'm enjoying seeing Simic content. They really gelled with me after watching some lore videos.
As far as Mass manipulation goes, it might be somewhat narrow In some people's minds, but it is amazing against golgari, and even decent against any deck that tops off with Lyra. Even just casting a turn 6 to steal an opposing Vivien is nutty. Basically just removed a Planeswalker and got one of your own, usually at a higher loyalty than normal. The uuuu cost is no joke though, I think itd be difficult in a deck like this without as much blue in it.
All I see in ladder on Arena is this deck and mono red. That's it. I played 35 games last night and those two decks were it. If you could deck tech a counter deck to both, you would be my hero. Oddly, I pulled out your old buget mono black creature burn deck and updated it with the new set and did pretty well.
(1)GG Feline Freak Out: Deal 3 damage divided any way you choose to neck and hand of target Deck Tech host. "When the plaster fell the cat could not be stopped" - Mike R
Hey Dev, Ever considered doing streams of the decks you feature ? I've been following your deck techs for a while, seems to me you'd make an entertaining streamer :)
Looks like it will have a relatively decent matchup against aggro, but against control I dunno. Lots of sweepers and counters, in a removal heavy format against what is basically a combo deck. Thoughts anyone?
Love the deck and it looks awesome to play with , but I hope you start making budget decks under one hundred dollars because not a lot of people watching can afford this deck including myself, but still I love your channel and the vids and can’t wait to see more videos from you
Personally i would go down to 2 Hadama's and 2 Vivian Reid and throw in another Thrashing Brontodon and another Incubation//Incongruity. While yes they are great, they are really dead cards if you already have a copy on the field. I wouldn't feel comfortable running a third of either and possibly having 2-4 dead cards in hand.
I love that the banner simic feature Has flample, it sound like something they would codify. Also unless I'm mistaken I thought that X's counted as zeroes for CMC calculation, which would make disdainful stroke Miss hydroid Krasis, wouldn't it?
I'm afraid you're mistaken, from the rules: "When calculating the converted mana cost of an object with an {X} in its mana cost, X is treated as 0 while the object is not on the stack, and X is treated as the number chosen for it while the object is on the stack." So if X = 2 or more, disdainful stroke can counter the Krasis. (the heal and draw ability would be already in the stack though!)
Great video. Sorry about the apartment and wounds! :) What do you think is the best deck for RVN Allegiance? Im disappointed in the black white combo so far.
Turns out I commented my 1st one WAY too soon. Because a minute later; Ziggy with the JACK MOVE SON!!! Ziggy with the Hastey FirstStrike!!!!! Yeah, yeah it is safe to say he "Got you", that is a pretty big cut, Zig don't play! P
I have *almost* all of this deck on paper ready to play in my local FNM. Just missing 2 Vivien and 1 Krasis, and the Carnage Tyrant in sideboard. Curious, why Steeleaf Champion and not Jadelight Ranger? It's another creature that helps filter your draws, gets counters, and can instantly flip a Hadana's Climb. Steeleaf is super aggressive, true, but I feel Jadelight synergizes more? Love to hear your thoughts, can't wait to run this.
PhoenixXZY doesn’t survive mono red? I dunno, I feel like Jade could be good here too. It’s able to be killed with half the deck in red though, also busts through the electro wall. I play a lot of red on mtg arena outside of that thought jade does seem better.
I think because Steel leaf is way more dangerous with a flipped hadanas climb (winged temple) .. sometimes jadelight is a 2/1, or 3/2. And thats not very scary in the air
in this variant you wouldn't want headlight because it has no immediate value in its own without the explore package. if you got rid of steel leaf and the two mana dork, you could add jadelight and wildgrowth walker/branchwalker, and it would filter+ gain needed life against burn... however it slows the deck down noticeably.
The highest score I remember was 69 and two decks have had that (that I recall anyways). One was BG counters from Aether Revolt and one of the two recent decks he did.
For some reason my brain tells me the highest ranking it ever encountered was a 71 … which was quite exceptional as most powerful decks hardly actually touch 70 (basically 66~69 is possible A tier material) … the 71 score was quite some time back, hence i do not know the deck, but it was playing like ALL the strong rares/mythics from 2 drop to w/e drop... but even the 71 score may not be truth (just as a post mention); because the score isn't really that relevant in the overall picture of things, like a score of 68 in this standard may not always be a 68 in a previous or next standard, relativity makes it so that the score is only really relevant when comparing decks within the same standard, and even then it says nothing about win percentages or the pilot of the deck ... I do like the score though, by 'wet thumbing' the deck in the various categories you get a slightly more objective grading of a deck, as opposed to just grading the deck with a single wet thumb. Also like how going over the scores sort of gives an impression of the deck in the categories that matter in magic, and thus paint a broader picture of the deck besides just all the cards... all these words to then say: but seeing the score is so relative, i don't try to actively recall of them, which means the 71 might just be a brain glitch… though seeing how rare it is to break a score of 70, i would give it around a 75% certainty that it actually happened, due to it being so memorable.
I didnt start following Dev until about Eldritch Moon and from what I hear when Khans of Tarkir was the new set, the decks were really powerful so I bet it was one of those jeskai black deck or abzan that could have broke the 70 mark.
Ziggy has first strike
Double strike
Possibly flample by the way he flew off
Lmfao
Dammit I fuckin died.
Ziggy has flash, double strike
When Ziggy deals damage to target player. Remove Ziggy from the battlefield.
Ziggy was just trying to enable spectacle! Props to Dev for carrying on through cat assaults and ceiling malfunctions
1:41 Moments before savage beast mauls innocent caretaker at wildlife reserve.
Oh, and put some topical antibiotic on the cut. Cat claws can cause serious infections.
just put the cat down, dogs for life
Horrid Gamer ...cat scratch feevahhhh *beh derpa duuuurrrrrr* cat scratch feevahhhh *dee duhm ehm durrrr*
Wash the scratch and you'll be fine.
Humans can cause much more damage
Jacobus Stefanus van der Vyver humans don't scoop through their poopz...
Sorry you got clawed, but that jump cut was hilarious. Sorry. Nice deck teck. Seems like Simic is doing the Simic thing and also mutating multiple different deck types.
give us the uncut cat attack version XD
Lol
Demonetized
Secret of the Ooze!! not sure it's possible for something to be subtle and obvious, but love the TMNT 2 reference.
Had to instant like this video. Despite the neck injury, Dev you powered through. We all could inspire to have your fortitude!
You know what's fun? Rhythm of the wild plus growth chamber gaurdian. I've landed 4 of them at once. The enchantment also turns on incubation druid, and gives carnage tyrant haste. Gives lathliss haste. Gives skarrgan haste and a +1/+1 counter. Also gives Ghalta haste. Love the card.
I want to hear Ziggy’s side of the story!
Ziggy of the Wild
13:37 "The secret of the ooze" ... with a TMNT shirt on... Bravo sir. Bravo.
I like the new background idea. It should be fun to watch it evolve. Thanks Dev
Love how he just shrugs off his cats assault
>shows new negate
Probably gonna show ugly Pierce
>shows OG Pierce
Mah wizard
played a version of this at GP New Jersey this weekend, deck has legs for REAL.
Id suggest playing Herald of Secret Streams as your 4 drop, Zegana is a little underwhelming and Herald can hit board late and end the game.
Just noticed the Calvin and Hobbes book behind you. It definitely defines my childhood and is amazing overall. Kudos
Also, your deck is great. I feel like I don't even have to say that, but it is awesome!
I love whenever you look at your notes to tell us if sonething is good. Litterally my favorite joke you do.
I am looking at Nikya with Vannifar and storm sculptor to clear out when non-creatures are needed. It has great synergy with the hydroid and ooze with both being solid mana syncs.
You should include the current deck price. I’m a broke dad. Tyrant, Hydroid, Vivien, Ooze, and more! Ouch.
You are a warrior Dev! Thanks for the deck tech! So excited for your next $5 for $5! Thank again man.
Hope you feel better soon Dev! Thanks for the video!
I have many scars from cat scratches... in the 21 years of my life i have had 12 cats, and i could never forget any of them. Alex, Jake, Barley, Rainbow, Rubyus, Loki, Thor, Mufasa, Skippyjon & Olivia (brother and sister), Poutine, and Moo.
I knew I should've invested in those Hadana's Climbs before the set dropped.
Ehh the golgari shell is still better and the guy who won scg open yesterday didnt play it in the 75
@@soup8786 Its too fun to leave out especially in FNM.
@@maxpheby7287 i think there is every possibilty it will be in similar list and win
I feel the same. It was a pretty obvious Simic bomb and I love playing this set so far.
I mean just bc it wasn't in one of the highest decks at the last gp doesn't mean it isn't good. people have barely experimented yet. and there were a ton of bant and simic decks that did great.
I've never read carnage tyrant flavor text till 18:10
"Still, the correct maneuver is usually to deploy the giant, relentless death lizzard." 👍
Sadly, no credit given to quote.
Tina Brothers I thought it was implacable from memory
@@billable1861 It is. I felt relentless sounded better and since they mean the same thing...
Thanks Dev,you muscled through the pain,I have a cat and startling her usually ends in scratches 🐱🐈😥
I drew a Biogenic Ooze, Zegana and a Simic Ascendancy in sealed on Arena the other day, very fun to play.
This deck is out of my newbie budget, but one way or another I'm enjoying seeing Simic content. They really gelled with me after watching some lore videos.
As far as Mass manipulation goes, it might be somewhat narrow In some people's minds, but it is amazing against golgari, and even decent against any deck that tops off with Lyra. Even just casting a turn 6 to steal an opposing Vivien is nutty. Basically just removed a Planeswalker and got one of your own, usually at a higher loyalty than normal. The uuuu cost is no joke though, I think itd be difficult in a deck like this without as much blue in it.
Yo, this is why TH-cam is AWESOME! That is a nasty gash! Keep up the great content! - Josh
Disinfect the area where the cat got you.
... This is actually really good advice, cat claws leave seriously infectious wounds.
Ziggy: I must go. My people need me.
Nice deck tech! And take care of that scratch. Maybe you could do a Neck Tech . . .
Always love your stuff dev!
Ziggy with the double strike
I legit cannot remember the last time a simic deck was as viable as it is now. This just seems like a fun upcoming standard.
All I see in ladder on Arena is this deck and mono red. That's it. I played 35 games last night and those two decks were it.
If you could deck tech a counter deck to both, you would be my hero. Oddly, I pulled out your old buget mono black creature burn deck and updated it with the new set and did pretty well.
Secret of the ooze reference whilst wearing a TMNJ shirt whilst covering a mutant deck. Win.
Hey nice non-couch video. Nice new setup. Also nice new silver button on the wall. Nice.
Why not put wilderness reclamation in the side board to help use counters? You talked about how broken it is.
People: "What's it like to have a cat?"
Me: 1:41
Wait, let me check. It's good! Love it! Thanks Dev!
(1)GG Feline Freak Out: Deal 3 damage divided any way you choose to neck and hand of target Deck Tech host. "When the plaster fell the cat could not be stopped" - Mike R
Dev, did you get the "reference notes in order to make an obvious statement" thing from Cody Johnston? It's a good bit. I enjoy it.
Hey Dev,
Ever considered doing streams of the decks you feature ? I've been following your deck techs for a while, seems to me you'd make an entertaining streamer :)
Cool Deck, I built a bant version with ajani, unbreakable formation, and Knight of autumn
1GU,tap: Target Ziggy gains flying and gets +X/+X until end of turn.
I want a Ziggy attacking dev playmat
great build, keep up the great work my dood
Looks like it will have a relatively decent matchup against aggro, but against control I dunno. Lots of sweepers and counters, in a removal heavy format against what is basically a combo deck. Thoughts anyone?
Great cut! But better deck! I have been watching forever but haven't been in standard. This deck might bring be back. Simic till I die! :D keep it up
7:25 the effects of cat scratch fever begin to set in...
1:40 Ziggy got tired of waiting for an Orzhov deck.
What's your thoughts on a simic adapt deck with the use of biomance familiars?
Love the deck and it looks awesome to play with , but I hope you start making budget decks under one hundred dollars because not a lot of people watching can afford this deck including myself, but still I love your channel and the vids and can’t wait to see more videos from you
I wrecked triple ooze last night at FNM with couple tendershoot dryad.
Personally i would go down to 2 Hadama's and 2 Vivian Reid and throw in another Thrashing Brontodon and another Incubation//Incongruity. While yes they are great, they are really dead cards if you already have a copy on the field. I wouldn't feel comfortable running a third of either and possibly having 2-4 dead cards in hand.
On mtga I'm seeing a lot of gate decks and a really dirty mill deck involving chamber sentry
Miss opportunity should cut back after the Ziggy attack with a neck brace
To Biogenic Ooze I would have added an effect to the token that says, "When this token dies, destroy target artifact or enchantment."
I feel lucky that I got a hydroid in my pre release packs
Hydroid was my promo, so I scored big time. :D Such a cool card!
Dude... thank you for leaving that in the video
Where is growth spiral or jadelight ranger?
Feel like those are key pieces
Been waiting for this a long time.... HADANA'S CLIMB!
Why no Growth Spiral? Incompatible with the mana base?
I love that the banner simic feature Has flample, it sound like something they would codify. Also unless I'm mistaken I thought that X's counted as zeroes for CMC calculation, which would make disdainful stroke Miss hydroid Krasis, wouldn't it?
I'm afraid you're mistaken, from the rules:
"When calculating the converted mana cost of an object with an {X} in its mana cost, X is treated as 0 while the object is not on the stack, and X is treated as the number chosen for it while the object is on the stack."
So if X = 2 or more, disdainful stroke can counter the Krasis. (the heal and draw ability would be already in the stack though!)
@@ismaelcebrianmarco7288 wow, I have never run into that interaction before. That's wild, thanks
13:38 I see what you did there Dev
1RR - Crushing Ceiling. Target cat gets first strike, +2/+2 and fights target human minion.
I was brewing with incubation druid and growth chamber crab guy before the set dropped but now they're out of my budget:(
New meaning to blood, sweat and tears, fam. Are ya good, bro? Also, nice deck tech. I love Simic and been working in a Simic build for some time.
Great video. Sorry about the apartment and wounds! :) What do you think is the best deck for RVN Allegiance? Im disappointed in the black white combo so far.
Is it on to play growth spiral instead of the split card
I've been playing Hydroid Krasis in Chromatic Black . . . Its spicy af Dev ! Diamond 2 so far in Arena with it anyways ^-^
1:41 It was at this moment that he knew, he ****** up
What could i replace climb and brontodon with ? I want to play this but dont want to get cards that will rotate too quickly
Ziggy has finally turned on his ‘master’ 💥
This is my third time watching this just to build up to Ziggy’s experimental frenzy.
I preordered 4 of these at my lgs for $8.50 each and sold them a few days ago for $30 each. Everyone slept on krasis...
Sorry Dev but I keep watching the attack on repeat, and I'm just dying XD.
Was bound to happen one day. I've had cats too
With these decks with big stuff I thing curators ward can be really good
Classic. Cats freaking out in inopportune times over minor inconveniences
Powerful and fun deck indeed! Take care of that scratch.
Turns out I commented my 1st one WAY too soon. Because a minute later;
Ziggy with the JACK MOVE SON!!! Ziggy with the Hastey FirstStrike!!!!!
Yeah, yeah it is safe to say he "Got you", that is a pretty big cut, Zig don't play! P
I have *almost* all of this deck on paper ready to play in my local FNM. Just missing 2 Vivien and 1 Krasis, and the Carnage Tyrant in sideboard. Curious, why Steeleaf Champion and not Jadelight Ranger? It's another creature that helps filter your draws, gets counters, and can instantly flip a Hadana's Climb. Steeleaf is super aggressive, true, but I feel Jadelight synergizes more? Love to hear your thoughts, can't wait to run this.
PhoenixXZY doesn’t survive mono red? I dunno, I feel like Jade could be good here too. It’s able to be killed with half the deck in red though, also busts through the electro wall. I play a lot of red on mtg arena outside of that thought jade does seem better.
I think because Steel leaf is way more dangerous with a flipped hadanas climb (winged temple) .. sometimes jadelight is a 2/1, or 3/2. And thats not very scary in the air
in this variant you wouldn't want headlight because it has no immediate value in its own without the explore package.
if you got rid of steel leaf and the two mana dork, you could add jadelight and wildgrowth walker/branchwalker, and it would filter+ gain needed life against burn... however it slows the deck down noticeably.
Hmm think you all may be right. The argument against it dying to red, lava coil kills steeleaf no problem, but I suppose lava coil kills most things
Dayumn that new intro is clean.
That beat was fire
Have a great week, Dev.
Have you made a mostly legendary deck? If so pls link I can’t find it.
Brandon Brisee this is his historic deck th-cam.com/video/IXdaFTiE4Tg/w-d-xo.html
Your cat is so calm
The High Alert/defenders deck is calling out to you, Dev! Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
Cat shinanigans had me rolling!!!
The Reptar on Ice art is legit Dev!
No growth spiral?
Rhythm of the Ziggy 1:41
No ascendancy?
lol Halarious video, and the deck is good too. deff a thumbs up
I’m really surprised frilled mystic didn’t make it to the main board.
Kohga Mole I know... I’m trying to find a deck for my mystic
seeing the ratings at the end always makes me wonder... what deck has had the highest rating? and what was it?
The highest score I remember was 69 and two decks have had that (that I recall anyways). One was BG counters from Aether Revolt and one of the two recent decks he did.
For some reason my brain tells me the highest ranking it ever encountered was a 71 … which was quite exceptional as most powerful decks hardly actually touch 70 (basically 66~69 is possible A tier material) … the 71 score was quite some time back, hence i do not know the deck, but it was playing like ALL the strong rares/mythics from 2 drop to w/e drop... but even the 71 score may not be truth (just as a post mention); because the score isn't really that relevant in the overall picture of things, like a score of 68 in this standard may not always be a 68 in a previous or next standard, relativity makes it so that the score is only really relevant when comparing decks within the same standard, and even then it says nothing about win percentages or the pilot of the deck ... I do like the score though, by 'wet thumbing' the deck in the various categories you get a slightly more objective grading of a deck, as opposed to just grading the deck with a single wet thumb. Also like how going over the scores sort of gives an impression of the deck in the categories that matter in magic, and thus paint a broader picture of the deck besides just all the cards... all these words to then say: but seeing the score is so relative, i don't try to actively recall of them, which means the 71 might just be a brain glitch… though seeing how rare it is to break a score of 70, i would give it around a 75% certainty that it actually happened, due to it being so memorable.
I didnt start following Dev until about Eldritch Moon and from what I hear when Khans of Tarkir was the new set, the decks were really powerful so I bet it was one of those jeskai black deck or abzan that could have broke the 70 mark.
All i know is onetime a deck got 64...and Dev said ..nintendo 64... that was great.
I went and checked the more powerful deck vids and its U/W Historic in Dominaria Standard. It got 70!
Disdainful Stroke won't work on Hydroid Krasis, as it's CMC 2.
Where'd Karn go?
I had to rewind that a couple of times😂