Cards Highlighted in this Video: Gavi, Nest Warden Strong - Cycling, Wheels Akroma's Vengeance Cast Out Decree of Justice Decree of Silence Abandoned Sarcophagus Drake Haven Astral Slide Crystalline Resources Ominous Seas Psychosis Crawler Nadir Kraken Toothy, Imaginary Friend The Locust God Rielle the Everwise Arjun the Shifting Flame Windfall Wheel of Fortune Fun - Cat Tribal Payoff Regal Caracal Alms Collector King of the Pride Leonin Warleader Stalking Cub Jazal Goldmane Kemba, Kha Regent Rakasha Golden Cub Taj.Nar Swordsmith Hammer of Nazhan Argentum Armor Stoneforge Masterwork Forebear's Blade Mean - Stax Cycle Propaganda Ghostly Prison Fatespinner Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Frozen Aether Blind Obedience Spelltithe Enforcer Dovin, Hand of Control Aura of Silence Smothering Tithe War's Toll Smoke Blood Moon Spellshock Stranglehold Zo-Zu the Punisher Decree of Annihilation
I like playing things like rule of law, mana maze, mana breach and arcane laboratory because cycling doesnt count as a cast. experimental frenzy and fires of invention work in your favour for the same reason.
Its good to see that alot of the strong cards you reccommended are in the precon already. Also you should do a video like this on Kathril, Aspect Warper. Its an intresting commander since it revolves a lot on creates with text
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim is my newest self quarantine magic commander build I was thinking about because I have a fondness for Kors since I started playing magic during Rath cycle
That first go-wide lists here would be well served with the presence of a Brudiclad, and Helm of the Host. You have a broad range of P/T and evasion available to you, which can then be maximized. Locust God spitting out hasty flying 1/1s is always a good thing, but Locust God spitting out hasty, flying 4/4s is better. Helm of the Host, in this build, also means that you can create token copies of whatever you want... Like more Locust Gods, or maybe Sharding Sphinxes, because Grey Goo scenarios are fun.
I really struggle with this deck, play it with many of the mentioned staples, just feels slow and once gavi gets removed its over.........however have been abe to zeinth flare + repeated reverb to hit all 3 players lol
I run gavi buy isnt only the colorless cost free and not the colored mana? Or is it just totally free even if its not only colorless, just as long as its the 1st card cycled?
I appreciated this deck tech. Not just because I love all the videos you guys make, but I’ve been sitting on like 4 huge stacks of cards for jeskai decks and like 5 possible commanders and haven’t known what to do lol. Gavi didn’t interest me that much as a commander but I like a lot of the cycling synergies that can be with it be deck. This deck tech though helped clear her off the list for me as a possible commander. She’s still a good commander and the deck tech was great but I think this deck just isn’t for me. Now I’ve gotta decide between Shabraz/Brallin, Elsha, Sevinne, and Akim the soaring wind (this is one I really want to build). Akim may not not be top of the totem pole but I think is still slightly slept on. Tons of token stuff in the colors and I was thinking about even going bird tribal. Stuff like Zirda and training grounds too to reduce that activation. I’m curious which 3 decks you’d choose out of these? And do you think I should still include Gavi in the 99 of one? Thanks as always for the sick content!
Akim is nuts. I put him in a landfall/tokens deck and being able to casually pay 6 to just make your attack lethal is actually insane. Haven’t tried him as a commander but it has a lot of underused potential. The reason I don’t have him as a commander is because I have Brallin/Shabraz. No wheels, just cycling. It’s heavy permission control that can turn on a dime and burn people out on a moments notice. Tons of fun and would recommend.
Question: Gavi has Blue/White/Red and Blind Obedience has in the Extort Cost Black or White. Is that not against the color rule in commander? (See Video at 17:07) th-cam.com/video/e7nkbSTp-9I/w-d-xo.html
Cards Highlighted in this Video:
Gavi, Nest Warden
Strong - Cycling, Wheels
Akroma's Vengeance
Cast Out
Decree of Justice
Decree of Silence
Abandoned Sarcophagus
Drake Haven
Astral Slide
Crystalline Resources
Ominous Seas
Psychosis Crawler
Nadir Kraken
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
The Locust God
Rielle the Everwise
Arjun the Shifting Flame
Windfall
Wheel of Fortune
Fun - Cat Tribal Payoff
Regal Caracal
Alms Collector
King of the Pride
Leonin Warleader
Stalking Cub
Jazal Goldmane
Kemba, Kha Regent
Rakasha Golden Cub
Taj.Nar Swordsmith
Hammer of Nazhan
Argentum Armor
Stoneforge Masterwork
Forebear's Blade
Mean - Stax Cycle
Propaganda
Ghostly Prison
Fatespinner
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Frozen Aether
Blind Obedience
Spelltithe Enforcer
Dovin, Hand of Control
Aura of Silence
Smothering Tithe
War's Toll
Smoke
Blood Moon
Spellshock
Stranglehold
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Decree of Annihilation
I like playing things like rule of law, mana maze, mana breach and arcane laboratory because cycling doesnt count as a cast. experimental frenzy and fires of invention work in your favour for the same reason.
Every time I watch one of these I must always rewatch the intro like 3 times or more
Its good to see that alot of the strong cards you reccommended are in the precon already. Also you should do a video like this on Kathril, Aspect Warper. Its an intresting commander since it revolves a lot on creates with text
Well done. I just played a gavi deck yesterday for the first time, my buddy built one.
Catch y’all on the flippity
Hey Joel thanks, fyi “Stax” is from the card Smokestack (no pretension just syk!)
Oh interesting! Thanks for that tidbit!
@@JakeandJoelareMagic you’re definitely half right, ‘cuz they Stax it up
Actually shocking that I was moving my upgrades towards the Mean version of this almost card by card, but ended up on the Strong.
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim is my newest self quarantine magic commander build I was thinking about because I have a fondness for Kors since I started playing magic during Rath cycle
That first go-wide lists here would be well served with the presence of a Brudiclad, and Helm of the Host. You have a broad range of P/T and evasion available to you, which can then be maximized. Locust God spitting out hasty flying 1/1s is always a good thing, but Locust God spitting out hasty, flying 4/4s is better. Helm of the Host, in this build, also means that you can create token copies of whatever you want... Like more Locust Gods, or maybe Sharding Sphinxes, because Grey Goo scenarios are fun.
for more stax / windborn muse & loxodon gatekeeper & thalia heretic cathar
Why don’t you do Karona False God? Community 5/5 for wubrg.
Could you please put up the card list in the description.
It's in the pinned comment!
I really struggle with this deck, play it with many of the mentioned staples, just feels slow and once gavi gets removed its over.........however have been abe to zeinth flare + repeated reverb to hit all 3 players lol
I am on the fence about building this commander
Cant you not play blind obedience because its also a black card
I wonder how this would work with Dino tribal…hmmm
3 versions of yuriko!!
Just a quick question, wouldn’t psychosis crawler die once the Arjun triggered?
No, cuz state base action checks when a player gets prioririty
I run gavi buy isnt only the colorless cost free and not the colored mana? Or is it just totally free even if its not only colorless, just as long as its the 1st card cycled?
The all mana cost for cycling is free even the colored mana
I appreciated this deck tech. Not just because I love all the videos you guys make, but I’ve been sitting on like 4 huge stacks of cards for jeskai decks and like 5 possible commanders and haven’t known what to do lol. Gavi didn’t interest me that much as a commander but I like a lot of the cycling synergies that can be with it be deck.
This deck tech though helped clear her off the list for me as a possible commander. She’s still a good commander and the deck tech was great but I think this deck just isn’t for me.
Now I’ve gotta decide between Shabraz/Brallin, Elsha, Sevinne, and Akim the soaring wind (this is one I really want to build). Akim may not not be top of the totem pole but I think is still slightly slept on.
Tons of token stuff in the colors and I was thinking about even going bird tribal. Stuff like Zirda and training grounds too to reduce that activation.
I’m curious which 3 decks you’d choose out of these? And do you think I should still include Gavi in the 99 of one?
Thanks as always for the sick content!
Akim is nuts. I put him in a landfall/tokens deck and being able to casually pay 6 to just make your attack lethal is actually insane. Haven’t tried him as a commander but it has a lot of underused potential.
The reason I don’t have him as a commander is because I have Brallin/Shabraz. No wheels, just cycling. It’s heavy permission control that can turn on a dime and burn people out on a moments notice. Tons of fun and would recommend.
Hell yeah man, I definitely felt Akim was under appreciated by most when he was spoiled
Gavi is a fun deck but if you really want to win with cycling Zur is the way to go!
Zur with cycling? How come?
Question: Gavi has Blue/White/Red and Blind Obedience has in the Extort Cost Black or White. Is that not against the color rule in commander? (See Video at 17:07)
th-cam.com/video/e7nkbSTp-9I/w-d-xo.html
The Extort cost is reminder text. It doesn't interfere with Gavi's color identity.