Same here. I remember playing some kind of reanimator when Odyssey and Onslaught block were legal in standard. I binned an Akroma, Angel of Wrath using a wild mongrel, and then reanimated her with breath of life or zombify turn 4. Arcanis was the chef's kiss in that deck....
@@Darkeep12 Pfft. Maybe YOU didn't. Akroma was a warrior angel, a hero among other angels and human people. Arcanis, in his own words: "I am Knowledge. I am Arcanis". He was also a pit fighter. Both Akroma and Arcanis, as well as Ihsan's Shade, Multani (Maro-Sorcerer), Maraxus of Keld, Tsabo Tavoc, and Mishra were playable characters in "MTG: Battlegrounds" for the XBOX Live in 2002. Funnily enough, that game is how I was introduced to MTG, although it wasn't exactly a "card game" in that format. I played that Xbox game for years before I learned that there was a card game associated with it and that the characters I was playing as came from a much bigger game.
@26:15 you should have waited for the elf to be get its counters so you could have wiped both. And @47:00 you could have grabbed a voth token instead of swinging with the bat.
Being on the opposite side quite often, I keep playing cards because I assume my opponent has some counterplay and I want insurance. If they really have no counterplay, they should just concede. Otherwise, I _have_ to play on, because I could very well be throwing the game by being hasty.
@@therealax6 My point was being tapped out. I *can't* play anything, but I'm willing to give you the satisfaction of landing your big hit. But if you start wasting time I concede.
It's hard to believe that Arena isn't rigged when you're at 1 life and your opponent just happens to have Phoenix Chick... which, by the way, hasn't been played by anyone in like 6 months.
Im thankful for CGB uploading on holidays despite having every excuse to not too and for the new content hes giving us that isn't just gameplay but the worst commander show and the podcasts. Truly the one of best of one, the true blue mage
Honestly i have been laughing all the way during the last match, my best pal had an obsession with hidestugu and kairi so i just related to you and your frustration. Its honestly one of my favorite cards of the more recent sets but its so frustrating when they just highroll. My friend used to do it with explosive singularity and some siren/batspam it was so mean and so fast
What about Teferi Temporal pilgrim? Those spirits grow with every card drawn and can tap for draw three and attack because of vigilance. Tef makes a new one every turn and grows exponentially 🤯
@@khaliljuba +3, +6, +9... increases at a constant rate (3 more each turn, 3 being the constant), not an exponential rate. I know that's nitpicking, but hey.
@@LaurentCassaro he is specifically talking about teferi growning exponentially, if we are talking about the card draw then yeah sure, it is increasing at a constant rate, but teferi will gain loyalty faster and faster, which is the definition of exponential
Came here just to share one of my recent wins, go 2nd with mono black control, pregame actions leyline of the void, opponent highlights the card for 5 seconds, surrenders. Get the "Did you had fun?" Answer yes.
As far as I can see in game 2, there were some misplays First, you could have waited until the Gix's Command resolved to kill the elf opp gave counters to Second, you could have activated the map before drawing 3 Third you could have activated Kaito twice by returning to hand and replaying, letting you Surveil and Tap down and thus stay alive
That's because Standard is toxic. Over on Reddit I see posts complaining all day: "People are playing so much removal, how do I counter that?" B*tch, if it weren't for mono-red (+spawns), decks that aren't 75% early removal would be viable again. Don't hate the immune-system but the disease.
Every time I see mono red or red/white burn I just skip until the next game. They are all “do they have enough damage to kill him by turn 5 or not?”, and it almost never matters what CGB plays. The current aggro lists are the least interesting decks to watch in the history in MTG imo
"I tap my spyglass siren to draw three cards"
"That's not what it does"
I summon POT OF GREED!
@@Rimil27YOU NEVER SAW THIS COMING!
@@charlieday7731 ROLL MY DICE
"That be what it do!"
Arcanis brings back so many memories of playing with random piles of cards with friends
Same here. I remember playing some kind of reanimator when Odyssey and Onslaught block were legal in standard. I binned an Akroma, Angel of Wrath using a wild mongrel, and then reanimated her with breath of life or zombify turn 4. Arcanis was the chef's kiss in that deck....
It reminds me that we never learned who the hell they actually are.
@@Darkeep12 Pfft. Maybe YOU didn't. Akroma was a warrior angel, a hero among other angels and human people. Arcanis, in his own words: "I am Knowledge. I am Arcanis". He was also a pit fighter.
Both Akroma and Arcanis, as well as Ihsan's Shade, Multani (Maro-Sorcerer), Maraxus of Keld, Tsabo Tavoc, and Mishra were playable characters in "MTG: Battlegrounds" for the XBOX Live in 2002.
Funnily enough, that game is how I was introduced to MTG, although it wasn't exactly a "card game" in that format. I played that Xbox game for years before I learned that there was a card game associated with it and that the characters I was playing as came from a much bigger game.
Arcanis reminds me of Magic the Gathering Battlegrounds
That last game was so unbelievably unlucky it felt like cheating from the opponent.
Arena "Luck" at its finest.
I love cards like Agathas that make you think about different ways of combining cards
@26:15 you should have waited for the elf to be get its counters so you could have wiped both. And @47:00 you could have grabbed a voth token instead of swinging with the bat.
I was worried about that 😅
Thank you for taking the time to record the extra video; wish you, Gina and all your family a wonderful rest of your Thanksgiving
I'm thankful for the concede button, for when I'm tapped out and the opponent has lethal on board but continues to play another dozen cards anyway.
Being on the opposite side quite often, I keep playing cards because I assume my opponent has some counterplay and I want insurance. If they really have no counterplay, they should just concede. Otherwise, I _have_ to play on, because I could very well be throwing the game by being hasty.
@@therealax6 My point was being tapped out. I *can't* play anything, but I'm willing to give you the satisfaction of landing your big hit. But if you start wasting time I concede.
If the last game wouldve happened in an off recorded game , you know it woudnt have been family friendly anymore 😂
37:04 You can't be mad dying to a fried turkey on Thanksgiving :)
I can and I am 😭
It's hard to believe that Arena isn't rigged when you're at 1 life and your opponent just happens to have Phoenix Chick... which, by the way, hasn't been played by anyone in like 6 months.
I lost to someone playing that fuckin card the other day - IN HISTORIC
Obviously the shuffler decided that you were losing today. It does that.
50:01 i'm not thankful
50:06 I'm thankful
Im thankful for CGB uploading on holidays despite having every excuse to not too and for the new content hes giving us that isn't just gameplay but the worst commander show and the podcasts. Truly the one of best of one, the true blue mage
He recorded this a week ago.
Uploading videos barely takes any effort.
@Lordidude keep your comments to yourself
@@insanebrain6685 Make me.
Death by chicken is such a power move!
That last game is the reason you stop playing magic for a couple of days
How many lands do you want?
CGB : Yes!
Arcanis is just such a cool/fun card. The art, the edgy flavor, the abilities.... Just chefs kiss
CGB: "Draw 3..."
*draws 3 copies of One With Nothing that weren't even in the deck*
CGB: "..."
you shouldve killed the elf once the gixs command resolved
Same thought. That 100% lost that game
Might have coat him the game.
Hadn't seen a Feldon in so long I almost forgot it was still in Standard.
Happy thanksgiving man, thanks for the video!
At least the Abyssal Harvester got some play, Happy Turkey day CGB.
He spaced his breeches out exactly 14 cards apart xD
"Are they thinking about cottaging me?" That shouldn't have made me laugh.
The only thing I like more than watching CGB win... is watching CGB suffer. 10/10 video
That last game was one of the most disgusting series of topdecks Ive seen in a while
Go to 47:54 for Absolute Cinema!
opponent didn't even order the etb and death trigger to brainstorm THEN reveal, no he went and did it raw xD
some cauldron shenanigans? hell yea im 'in !
I do appreciate you for making sure there was a video for today. You're cool!
Such a cool deck. This one hums! A cleannn cauldron deck 😃😃
That last game was really upsetting. Cool deck though, hope you’re well dude!
Good game CGB, no one expects a hasty worm!
thanks for the thanksgiving content!
Arcanis!!! My first Commander and still my best to this day
Happy Thanksgiving CGB. Psst I think you meant decimation and not desolation.
Honestly i have been laughing all the way during the last match, my best pal had an obsession with hidestugu and kairi so i just related to you and your frustration.
Its honestly one of my favorite cards of the more recent sets but its so frustrating when they just highroll.
My friend used to do it with explosive singularity and some siren/batspam it was so mean and so fast
I was promised Mazemind Tome in every non aggro deck going forward. I have been lied to.
That last game was wild, like both decks were ordered. Insanely bad luck.
Arcanis! Takes me back.
hope your Thanksgiving was happy.. especially with the Lions win.
Fun deck, good effort.
love the videos, hate how i know i wont try these decks because card acquisition sucks unless you pay lol
wait, red aggro is unbalanced? I wonder where all those game designers Hasbro fired are....
Hi from France. Thank's for the entertainment, Great video
Happy Thanksgiving! 🎉
man thank god I am not playing arena anymore, red is so powerfull atm even watching is becoming boring.
Always scry/surveil before you draw. You need something to answer their board.
that last game was insane
Dour port mage + pond prophet + splash portal = ancestral ribbit
It's so weird seeing a tapped Planeswalker.
Damn I felt that last game lol
Well at least a few of the removal cards do not require Mythic or Rare wildcards (or luck) and there are a few basic lands 😅
I like to think the card drawer hates obscene card draw as much as I do.
yeah that last game is kind of what kills any desire I have to take this game seriously.
lol. last game was a roller-coaster.
I am slow glad a youtuber actually keeps in the losses against mono-red. Between mono red and mono black it is hard to play any novel decks, so sad
What about Teferi Temporal pilgrim? Those spirits grow with every card drawn and can tap for draw three and attack because of vigilance. Tef makes a new one every turn and grows exponentially 🤯
Grows consistently, not exponentially.
@@kunimitsune177 he meant what he said, each new creature will allow +3 draws so teferi's loyalty will grow exponentially with each passing turn
@@khaliljuba +3, +6, +9... increases at a constant rate (3 more each turn, 3 being the constant), not an exponential rate.
I know that's nitpicking, but hey.
@@khaliljubayou keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means
@@LaurentCassaro he is specifically talking about teferi growning exponentially, if we are talking about the card draw then yeah sure, it is increasing at a constant rate, but teferi will gain loyalty faster and faster, which is the definition of exponential
LMAO I haven't seen phoenix chick in literal months!
Came here just to share one of my recent wins, go 2nd with mono black control, pregame actions leyline of the void, opponent highlights the card for 5 seconds, surrenders. Get the "Did you had fun?" Answer yes.
This deck has a distinct lack of Tomes.
Arena HATES the draw 3
gobble gobble
Welp, never didn't have it
As far as I can see in game 2, there were some misplays
First, you could have waited until the Gix's Command resolved to kill the elf opp gave counters to
Second, you could have activated the map before drawing 3
Third you could have activated Kaito twice by returning to hand and replaying, letting you Surveil and Tap down and thus stay alive
Yeah the game is trolling you. Happy Thanksgiving!
can they take breach a second time? surely not.
*breaches*
ok.
I think CGB's relationship with arena might be toxic
That's because Standard is toxic.
Over on Reddit I see posts complaining all day: "People are playing so much removal, how do I counter that?"
B*tch, if it weren't for mono-red (+spawns), decks that aren't 75% early removal would be viable again.
Don't hate the immune-system but the disease.
Thanksgiving was a month ago
Music balance is a bit high. Music gets loud vs commentary
nah
Nah, it doesn't.
No u
Every time I see mono red or red/white burn I just skip until the next game. They are all “do they have enough damage to kill him by turn 5 or not?”, and it almost never matters what CGB plays.
The current aggro lists are the least interesting decks to watch in the history in MTG imo
why do red player even play the game, if their goal is just to play basically as little as possible?
Dude, what's up with the annoying thumbnails. You're better than that.
Well, these were the most bullshit games I have seen you play ever. Arena looks fun.
First again. Excited to check this deck out
wtf is a "standard"?
god your thumbnail faces are awful. Great video though
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