I loved your depiction of the lore around Feldon -- an artificer that didn't want to take sides in the Brother's War. Part of why I love playing Magic is thinking about all the stories that surround the cards, and Feldon is a really interesting guy!
I actually run a much less expensive version of this (750$) and it's a consistent turn 4 or 5 win, so it still works well in a close to competitive playgroup. I would love to provide a decklist if people seem interested, but I don't see the point of no one cares to hear it.
@@AndrewValkauskas ok, I'll post the list when I get the chance, I'm at school right now, so it'll be in a few hours. I'll make sure to ping you for it.
It’s funny, when I post casual commander decks, the comments deride the lists as weak and not optimized. When I post a “hog wild” list like this, it’s dismissed as too expensive and only for cEDH. I kind of feel both have merit. I kind of feel it is interesting to watch and consider different builds and power levels and see different interactions. But it is like everyone just wants to be handed a perfect list to run as is that costs no money but wins, but not too cEDH wins, fair wins.
Can't make everyone happy when you're creating content for such a public and vocal community unfortunately. I've got a pretty similar (if not a bit more tame) Chulane deck myself, so this was a joy to watch. Rember comments represent less then 10% of your average video views. The majority of us just watch and enjoy. Don't let the vocal minority get you down!
prof, your content always has merit and is a treat to enjoy. I think anything and everything will always render someone annoyed or unimpressed, it's definitely not an issue worth fixating on. Can't wait for more!
I see no reason to dislike a deck video leaning towards higher level play *or* casual play as the choice is ultimately up the viewer to actually play it. I play casual edh but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy watching and learning about cedh. Playing with power is one of my favorite channels right now and all they do is cedh! It also helps me learn as a player. If you are one who poops on others playstyle, then perhaps actually giving that style a shot could really change perspectives.
The shot of the Guildgate tapped and prof's face when she was going off was genius- perfectly encapsulates "those" games of commander. Favorite skit to date- even over foil Russian Stomping Grounds
@@TheGobboLord I played several games of Brawl in a row between 11 and 12:00 p.m. on a Saturday night (Pacific time) and only had one wait between games that took more than a minute. That said, I really do think they should just have it available all the time for everyone. at least it doesn't cost gems though, just coins. I wouldn't pay real money to play it but I had like 50,000 gold built up with not much to do with it.
So obviously "But it's not Wednesday" is the greatest line in this video, but I'd like to take a moment to say that staring at a tapped guild gate while your opponent combos off is the biggest mood
While I’m a very budget player I love to see these decks that I won’t ever build because it gives me inspiration to attempt to replicate the deck but within my budget. Love the content no matter what!
90% of the cost of this list can be cut because it's concentrated in only few cards. you can do very similar loops with creatures tapping for multiple colors or untaping multiple lands (Faeburrow Elder and Krosan Restorer) and auras granting untap abilities (Freed from the Real and Pemmin's Aura). add self-bouncing creature to that and you cast your entire deck. bonus points if you managed to loop Eternal Witness because you can win with looped Reality Shift. :) all those cards are very budget friendly. also this build folds very hard to Torpor Orb effects (only T3feri to bounce) and Control Magic on Chulane and generally any interaction when T3feri or Dosan are not on the battlefield. i would certainly put more interaction in to not be so easily destroyed. gl building your version.
As a person who has a semi competitive version of chulane, I also agree you can do this deck cheaper. My version is not cheerios, but takes advantage of she shrieking drake combo mentioned in the video. But even if you can't loop the drake for free, and always have to spend mana, you can still go from an empty mitt to full in a short amount of time. Same by using whitemane lion or kor skyfisher. If you can expand the budget a bit, key cards I recommend getting first are intruder alarm, and possibly overburden if it matches your style. Overburden is a card that specifically combos with the drake, as it's the only one mana option, but needs chulane out. When the drake enters, float blue mana with a land that enters untapped, then return that land to hand with the overburden trigger. Then drake bounces itself, and use the blue mana to cast drake, drawing and playing the land you bounced earlier with chulane. Rince and repeat. You don't get extra land drops, but you do get unlimited draws. The advantage of overburden though, is that it doubles as a floodgate, limiting how many plays your opponants can make in a turn. Once you get a bit more cash, curio and aluren are the only pricey "must haves" in my opinion. While my list does not run curio, it is a very efficient card. Aluren is a double edged sword, as opponants can flash out stuff as well. Glimpse of nature is sweet if you can get one, but Beck is cheaper, and does the job just as well, as does guardian project. Other pricey cards mentioned are not as much engine starters, like the cards listed above. If you spend money, do it for engines before ramp.
When I bought that brawl deck, I thought: This guy looks ridiculous, I wonder how I use him right. This Video is The Answer to my Question. Thank-You Emma
To be honest, I'm not a cEDH player, but I'm glad that you make content like this. As someone who doesn't play that kind of Commander, I still appreciate the kinds of power that you can generate and this video inspired me to look into making a deck closer to cEDH power so I could try that format out if I wanted.
Go for it man! You will play 8 games in one afternoon instead of 3..! I feel like i get way more out of my time playing now! But ofcourse, your meta as to be ok with it or playing on a similar level! I keep a casual deck and a semi competitive deck just in case..
The first time I saw this I thought it was well-made and the opening skit was cute. I was a little agitated when it disappeared without a trace. The only thing that kept me from believing that I had made it up was the knowledge that I'm not nearly that creative. I'm happy to see it's back.
i played my angel tribal (mono white) 3 times.......it was obious i was not gonna win much with it due to it being SO FREAKING SLOW. and SO i made a karametra version of it. It ramps like crazy now with that bit of green XD. Except for 2 creatuers and the commander, there are only angels in it ;p. Last week i tested it out and even tho life gain is like not rly a theme in my deck, i still got to 130 life and had 20 lands on the field XD. SO. if u wanna see my relative budget angel deck, just send me a message.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege not just guildgates, all "come into play tapped" lands are bad, except maybe scry land. I even opt out of playing bounce land now unless I have ways to untap them. its just so slow, you should almost play basics instead.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege oh common, how else are we lowly commoners supposed to get multi colored lands without splurging? and besides, there are some advantages to gates: they're fetchable, some cards care about the gate type.....look, they're not great, but how much can one really ask for in a $0.25 common?
I dont generally comment too much on videos period, but I do like what you do. I enjoy your connection with the game. I also enjoy your honesty, and your all around openness about your own life, and how those experiences led you to be where you are today. I feel you're genuine professor, and you definitely deserve this great fanbase! Congratulations on all your success, and thanks for the quality videos 👍
One player in my pod said right before we open our deck boxes? "No combos please. I hate combos." I said okay, I took out my mono white Angel deck. Straight forward flying and combat damage. The other players did the same thing. In the middle of the game "HE COMBOS OFF". He apologize saying its not his deck, he recently borrowed from a friend.
Emma does an excellent job narrating this video and I really appreciate the presentation style during the narration. This is a great deck tech and a really cool deck!
I've never used someone else's list before but there's something about Emma and the way she builds decks AND HER VOICE😍😍 that has really convinced me to try to build this
"MTG and MTGA are pay to play not pay to win" And yet deck lists always include cards that haven't had reprints in years and cost a ton of money to build if you are not using proxies. I like magic a lot, but it is a rich man's game in constructed. Love the video Prof. even if I could never afford these decks at least your video's are fun to watch!
thats the quitter's way of thinking. I mean you could just play with friends and actually have fun instead of playing to win at tournaments. yes winning is good n' all but MTG wasn't built for winning or losing, it was built with fun interaction in mind.
The skit was very relatable to when I first built it for my group when he first got release. Just deafening awkward silence as I cheat out each land and then drop lab maniac
this is pure gold... chulane is a sick commander and can be built in so many ways. Loved the cheerios approach, always wanted to break this bad boy to its maximum potential.
Chulane has definitely told many tales at my own table. I physically had to tune the deck down because uh... Well the intro was pretty accurate. Had to take Curio and Aluren out and just became a go-wide Bant tempo deck that wins though stuff like Triumph of the Hordes and Craterhoof. Definitely the scariest of the brawl commanders
I showed this to my wife since she plays bant with Phelddagrif at the helm of a deceptive group hug (stax °wink°°wink°) deck. She shook her head and said she's not that evil. lol
This is like 80% the exact idea I had when they leaked the brawl decks. On god my idea had more of a mild stax and punishment but this is ungodly! Take that cedh!
Not a Commander player (mainly for these kind of combos). But, JUST for the "...but it's not Wednesday" bit and reaction, the video was fully completely totally absolutely worth watching
@@moop6667 Oh, I'm sure! It's just I'm more comfortable in Standard/Pioneer terrain, my collection doesn't go back beyond Theros and Tarkir, so Stan/Pio do for me... Brawl if it's a Wednesday :D
I love EDH as much cEDH. With the variety, we can look at different strategies and even make some budget similar ones to the stronger deck. I made a lot of these to make my jank EDH to Focused ones
As an admirer of the game of magic, I say congratulations on putting together such a tight combo deck. Looks like tons of fun. As a commander player, keep that trash at least 500 feet away from me at all times. I came to play magic, not watch someone play solitaire.
Ive built this deck, I found that the cloudstone curio combo is to convoluted and easy to interrupt. Much better to tune it to focus on the mana breach and intruder alarm and alluren pieces, add in tooth and nail and peregrine drake and dead eye navigator for easy infinite mana and whala. Much more tuned and consistent allowing for a couple more mana dorks and interaction.
Well prof might have lost horribly BUT he did play a rakdos guildgate as his first card which perfectly matched his deck box thus he won style points which is the only thing that really matters.
There is a combo you missed. This is going to take a tiny bit of explaining. Note this works with any CMC 1 creature but I like drake. Board state: Aetherflux reservior Island Cloudstone Curio Chulane Hand: Shrieking drake Island Drake Combo: 1. Tap the island and cast the drake. 2. Chulane and Aetherflux Reservior triggers upon casting, and are placed on the stack in an order we choose as it is our turn. 3. We gain 1 life from Aetherflux Reservior. 4. We draw a card, and place the Island we have in hand into play. 5. The Island entering places a Curio (land) trigger on the stack. 6. The drake enters the battlefield placing its own ETB effect and a Curio (creature) trigger on the stack. 7. We decline the Curio (creature) trigger as the trigger has a may clause (This is why we can use any creature, but reqires a CMC1 creature in play.). 8. We resolve the Drake ability and target itself, it is returned to hand. 9. We resolve the Curio (land) trigger and target the tapped island we used to the cast drake and return it back to our hand. 10. This is the end of iteration 1 of the combo. We are back were we started. 11. We run this combo 17 times and gain 153 life. (1+2+3+4+5+6....+17) 12. We pay 150 life and deal 50 damage to each opponent. If again against a life gain deck whip out your phone and add everyones life totals together. Count the number of cards in your deck, Consult the table below and decide who dies lol. Number = Iterations 10 = 55 20 = 210 30 = 465 40 = 820 50 = 1275 60 = 1830 Maths behind Aetherflux Reservior x = (((x)(x+1))/2) life, where x = your storm count. Spreadsheet formula in B1: =((A1*(A1+1))/2)
This is certainly a powerful commander, I also have a deck built around him that focuses on slowing down combos using his ability to draw out hate bears like Thalia and other stax creature which will shut down a combo deck like this for a while.
I'd actually been looking to make a Chulane cEDH list myself, it's been a blast to test out just how quickly it can go off. I really love how strong Chulane is in EDH anyway, though it's very combo-greedy with Food Chain, Heliod Ballista, an infinite loop with Earthcraft and Intruder Alarm, and combos with Wirewood Symbiote, Yisan and Mirror Entity. Alongside the usual Combos of Aluren, bounce creatures, cloudstone curio and the like.
Ragmesesis I know this is two months old, but this deck barely has any interaction, at least in the form of counterspells, there’s almost nothing. I’m not sure if I’d call it cedh just because it can win turn 2 with a ridiculous hand. I wonder how it’d play out in an 8 group.
@@andrewlaverghetta715 it dependes i know a deck that has a Build that has a lot of interaction(SLOW never and never saw it winning, and my Build of that deck its so fast it forces other player to Mulligan until they find force of will. Its like a glass sniper rifle and i know how to kicksnipe XD. Besides even if the deck is not good they are trying and Thats what ir counts.
"Look at me! I'm one of the team that designed this broken, degenerate legend capable of reliably going infinite on the second turn." Thanks Emma, you must be very proud.
You'd have to have the literal nuts to win on turn 2, I know so because I play a version of Chulane that is more tuned than her list. Also their are other generals far more broken, like Thrasios/Tymnea
@@windiesel2826 Maybe the typical combo off is a bit later, but not much later. I'm not big on the competitive scene, but it's hard for me to believe the power of that pair of partners is greater than Chulane's, I may be wrong, I'll have to check some gameplays. Thrasios dumps 4 mana to do a weaker version of the Growth Spiral, so you need to get big mana before he can shine. I'd say that's later on the game. Tymna in the best case scenario will give you three cards for three lives, Chulane will usually give you more cards each time he untaps.
@@JuQmadrid The key is untapping with Chulane- T&T are partners, so they're cheaper commander tax wise, and Thrasios is a draw outlet once you've assembled an infinite mana combo, to get you the rest of the tools to win. Also, Tymnia lets you run black tutors, which is nothing to sneeze at.
I like the idea of showing players how to power up their decks; however, there is difference between "improved" and "optimized with an unlimited budget to win on turn 1." What might be better moving forward is to distinguish how much of an improvement the presented deck design is. Is it budget, mid-range or hog wild? Better yet, you could present all three ways of powering up a deck and let people decide which ones they might like to try out. (yes, that is three times the work, but it could also lead to three times the useful content?) You can't please everyone, ref: the internet. But even though I really can't justify the expense of trying this build out, and I wouldn't be able to play this deck more than once without my playgroup giving me a well-deserved wedgie, I did get some good ideas from it. My Chulane build is Advisor Tribal. Every time I play it with someone for the first time, I have to explain that I am NOT going to go "infinite." Now I can also say, "it's not like the one on TCC." :D
I really enjoy seeing other builds of commanders that I've built as I can get some ideas for cards to include that I might not have thought of. There are 29 cards that overlap with my Chulane deck and I do have some of the combos in my deck, but I don't have some of the optimal cards in my deck. The elfball subtheme is interesting, but I didn't want to take my build in that direction as I already have an elfball deck. I do have a decent amount of mana dorks though. Thassa's Oracle seems like a nice include as it can be recurred and used again. I may have to pick one of those up for my deck. :)
as a guy who built their own chulane commander deck (no where near this quality, I'm not MADE of money. ²⁰⁰⁰⁺ ᵈᵒˡˡᵃʳˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ'ˢ ᵃᵇˢᵒˡᵘᵗᵉˡʸ ⁿᵘᵗᶻᵒ) I can attest that Chulane is in fact just a GOOD commander and makes for some very interesting plays. imagine Chulane, Beast whisperer and Evolution project in one deck, cast a creature draw 3 cards, but oh no the creature I cast was Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath, so 4 cards plus 2 land drops and 3 life! fun times :3
I might not have the reserve list cards on hand, nor will I be able to afford to buy those cards anytime soon, but this is drfinitely one deck Ill look forward to build over time
Tolarian Community College no you’re absolutely right! I’m blessed to be able to afford such cards, but since not everyone can, it’s hard not to get so much hate at a table lol
Nice video, although I would prefer to see a less expensive version of Chulane with more interaction, especially from the person that created this deck. Are there any suggestions or possible decklists which can help towards this build direction?
eythimis yes this decklist uses more interactive creatures that can slow down other players game plans of decks that are much faster than chulane while taking advantage of the draw power to keep digging. The deck also runs a fair amount of interaction that can be used not only to protect itself but stop other players for winning tappedout.net/mtg-decks/chulane-cia/
Unfortunately though the deck is incredibly reliant on its five mana commander and will just lose to effects like narset and notion thief however you’ll find this list also has a lot of cards that are good regardless of whether you have chulane out or not
I always love the in depth reviews whether magic the gathering products, the state of the meta, or a deck list. I'm passionate about magic and this channel. I was wondering if you had this decklist posted on tappedout or tcgplayer?
10:28 - animation error: Memnite won't trigger the Cloudstone Curio since it's an Artifact :P "Nonartifact" aside, the permanent also needs to match either elf or druid, so something like, say, Birds of Paradise also wouldn't work. And likewise on the latter part, at 6:35, Curio is mentioned as a way to get back Thassa's Oracle, but it doesn't look like there are any other merfolk or wizards in the deck.
You can always check out the Sad Dad of Commander, my guide to Feldon Of The Third Path can be found here: th-cam.com/video/KFIQT8MQY7Q/w-d-xo.html
I loved your depiction of the lore around Feldon -- an artificer that didn't want to take sides in the Brother's War. Part of why I love playing Magic is thinking about all the stories that surround the cards, and Feldon is a really interesting guy!
I actually run a much less expensive version of this (750$) and it's a consistent turn 4 or 5 win, so it still works well in a close to competitive playgroup. I would love to provide a decklist if people seem interested, but I don't see the point of no one cares to hear it.
Cool. Thanks 4 the link.
@@notjoey7371 let's see it :)
@@AndrewValkauskas ok, I'll post the list when I get the chance, I'm at school right now, so it'll be in a few hours. I'll make sure to ping you for it.
It’s funny, when I post casual commander decks, the comments deride the lists as weak and not optimized. When I post a “hog wild” list like this, it’s dismissed as too expensive and only for cEDH. I kind of feel both have merit. I kind of feel it is interesting to watch and consider different builds and power levels and see different interactions. But it is like everyone just wants to be handed a perfect list to run as is that costs no money but wins, but not too cEDH wins, fair wins.
Can't make everyone happy when you're creating content for such a public and vocal community unfortunately.
I've got a pretty similar (if not a bit more tame) Chulane deck myself, so this was a joy to watch.
Rember comments represent less then 10% of your average video views. The majority of us just watch and enjoy. Don't let the vocal minority get you down!
prof, your content always has merit and is a treat to enjoy. I think anything and everything will always render someone annoyed or unimpressed, it's definitely not an issue worth fixating on. Can't wait for more!
There will always be critics. I like your variety prof. You make something for everyone and that's awesome
You Do A Great Job ! Haters gonna hate Bro
I see no reason to dislike a deck video leaning towards higher level play *or* casual play as the choice is ultimately up the viewer to actually play it. I play casual edh but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy watching and learning about cedh. Playing with power is one of my favorite channels right now and all they do is cedh! It also helps me learn as a player. If you are one who poops on others playstyle, then perhaps actually giving that style a shot could really change perspectives.
The shot of the Guildgate tapped and prof's face when she was going off was genius- perfectly encapsulates "those" games of commander. Favorite skit to date- even over foil Russian Stomping Grounds
Shoulda had the Kill Bill theme going when Prof was sitting there listening to the combo unfold.
Honestly it's at those moments where I slowly just lay my hand face down on the table. I know I'm not going to need it anymore...
The Professor throwing gems is pure gold!
Actually they were gems...
But it's not Wednesday.
Uhh, fine!! *hurls gems*
Loved the intro
How do you get anyone to play brawl on not-wednesdays when you have to pay for it to play against max 3 others who paid for it... ?!?!
@@TheGobboLord I played several games of Brawl in a row between 11 and 12:00 p.m. on a Saturday night (Pacific time) and only had one wait between games that took more than a minute. That said, I really do think they should just have it available all the time for everyone. at least it doesn't cost gems though, just coins. I wouldn't pay real money to play it but I had like 50,000 gold built up with not much to do with it.
@@TheGobboLord Arenabrawl.net
That is probably the best intro yet.
Oh so that's what he threw at her lol.
So obviously "But it's not Wednesday" is the greatest line in this video, but I'd like to take a moment to say that staring at a tapped guild gate while your opponent combos off is the biggest mood
“I’m going to put whatever land this is onto the battlefield.” made me laugh more than it should have.
While I’m a very budget player I love to see these decks that I won’t ever build because it gives me inspiration to attempt to replicate the deck but within my budget. Love the content no matter what!
90% of the cost of this list can be cut because it's concentrated in only few cards.
you can do very similar loops with creatures tapping for multiple colors or untaping multiple lands (Faeburrow Elder and Krosan Restorer) and auras granting untap abilities (Freed from the Real and Pemmin's Aura). add self-bouncing creature to that and you cast your entire deck. bonus points if you managed to loop Eternal Witness because you can win with looped Reality Shift. :) all those cards are very budget friendly.
also this build folds very hard to Torpor Orb effects (only T3feri to bounce) and Control Magic on Chulane and generally any interaction when T3feri or Dosan are not on the battlefield. i would certainly put more interaction in to not be so easily destroyed.
gl building your version.
As a person who has a semi competitive version of chulane, I also agree you can do this deck cheaper.
My version is not cheerios, but takes advantage of she shrieking drake combo mentioned in the video. But even if you can't loop the drake for free, and always have to spend mana, you can still go from an empty mitt to full in a short amount of time. Same by using whitemane lion or kor skyfisher.
If you can expand the budget a bit, key cards I recommend getting first are intruder alarm, and possibly overburden if it matches your style.
Overburden is a card that specifically combos with the drake, as it's the only one mana option, but needs chulane out. When the drake enters, float blue mana with a land that enters untapped, then return that land to hand with the overburden trigger. Then drake bounces itself, and use the blue mana to cast drake, drawing and playing the land you bounced earlier with chulane. Rince and repeat. You don't get extra land drops, but you do get unlimited draws. The advantage of overburden though, is that it doubles as a floodgate, limiting how many plays your opponants can make in a turn.
Once you get a bit more cash, curio and aluren are the only pricey "must haves" in my opinion. While my list does not run curio, it is a very efficient card. Aluren is a double edged sword, as opponants can flash out stuff as well.
Glimpse of nature is sweet if you can get one, but Beck is cheaper, and does the job just as well, as does guardian project.
Other pricey cards mentioned are not as much engine starters, like the cards listed above. If you spend money, do it for engines before ramp.
When I bought that brawl deck, I thought: This guy looks ridiculous, I wonder how I use him right. This Video is The Answer to my Question. Thank-You Emma
As soon as this video ended, I went and hugged all my mono red decks.
Perfect! I was looking for a way to loose all my friends and be despised by everything that throws a shadow. Im off to CK!
BUT ITS NOT WEDNESDAY
Maybe Teferi can help with that.
To be honest, I'm not a cEDH player, but I'm glad that you make content like this. As someone who doesn't play that kind of Commander, I still appreciate the kinds of power that you can generate and this video inspired me to look into making a deck closer to cEDH power so I could try that format out if I wanted.
Go for it man! You will play 8 games in one afternoon instead of 3..! I feel like i get way more out of my time playing now! But ofcourse, your meta as to be ok with it or playing on a similar level! I keep a casual deck and a semi competitive deck just in case..
Woah that gameplay.
So engaging.
~looks down at one Rakdos Guildgate~
That opener was really funny! Well done, Prof and Emma. And Chulane is an awesome Commander. Can definitely holds its own at the cEDH tables.
Thanks!!
The first time I saw this I thought it was well-made and the opening skit was cute. I was a little agitated when it disappeared without a trace. The only thing that kept me from believing that I had made it up was the knowledge that I'm not nearly that creative.
I'm happy to see it's back.
2:20 Me when I started playing Magic 3 years ago and went to my LGS's commander tournament with angel tribal.
i played my angel tribal (mono white) 3 times.......it was obious i was not gonna win much with it due to it being SO FREAKING SLOW. and SO i made a karametra version of it. It ramps like crazy now with that bit of green XD. Except for 2 creatuers and the commander, there are only angels in it ;p. Last week i tested it out and even tho life gain is like not rly a theme in my deck, i still got to 130 life and had 20 lands on the field XD. SO. if u wanna see my relative budget angel deck, just send me a message.
That's what you GET for running Guildgates! XD
Glad someone noticed my SUBTLE critique of Guildgates.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege Not that you could have done much with one untapped land. Red Elemental Blast would just buy you one turn.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege not just guildgates, all "come into play tapped" lands are bad, except maybe scry land. I even opt out of playing bounce land now unless I have ways to untap them. its just so slow, you should almost play basics instead.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege You guys are no fun ! How am I to win with Maze's End without the Guilgates ? :(
@@TolarianCommunityCollege oh common, how else are we lowly commoners supposed to get multi colored lands without splurging? and besides, there are some advantages to gates: they're fetchable, some cards care about the gate type.....look, they're not great, but how much can one really ask for in a $0.25 common?
The Throne of Eldraine pre-con Brawl decks were actually a pretty good product.
They were a really great product.
I remember it from the first time you posted it on accident.
Big revelation: the professor is human and sometimes makes mistakes.
I dont generally comment too much on videos period, but I do like what you do. I enjoy your connection with the game. I also enjoy your honesty, and your all around openness about your own life, and how those experiences led you to be where you are today. I feel you're genuine professor, and you definitely deserve this great fanbase! Congratulations on all your success, and thanks for the quality videos 👍
One player in my pod said right before we open our deck boxes? "No combos please. I hate combos." I said okay, I took out my mono white Angel deck. Straight forward flying and combat damage. The other players did the same thing. In the middle of the game "HE COMBOS OFF". He apologize saying its not his deck, he recently borrowed from a friend.
always nice to see emma featured in a video. also the skits gold as always
Now that Emma lives near me, I can have her on more easily. It's great.
"....but it's not Wednesday"
First of all, I didn't come here to be attacked
That intro was absolute gold! Love it!
So glad you enjoyed it! :)
Always have the best skits man. More than a chuckle from me. Bravo
Cheers!
Emma does an excellent job narrating this video and I really appreciate the presentation style during the narration. This is a great deck tech and a really cool deck!
I've never used someone else's list before but there's something about Emma and the way she builds decks AND HER VOICE😍😍 that has really convinced me to try to build this
I like the running gag that people keep getting into your locked office.
"MTG and MTGA are pay to play not pay to win"
And yet deck lists always include cards that haven't had reprints in years and cost a ton of money to build if you are not using proxies.
I like magic a lot, but it is a rich man's game in constructed.
Love the video Prof. even if I could never afford these decks at least your video's are fun to watch!
thats the quitter's way of thinking. I mean you could just play with friends and actually have fun instead of playing to win at tournaments. yes winning is good n' all but MTG wasn't built for winning or losing, it was built with fun interaction in mind.
It’s really cool that you two took the time and effort to re-upload this guide :)
The skit was very relatable to when I first built it for my group when he first got release. Just deafening awkward silence as I cheat out each land and then drop lab maniac
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Even if I don't care about the specific product, I always come for the intros. Throwing the gems was brilliant Prof!
At 10:25 you still have an artifact triggering cloudstone curio. Wasn't that the whole reason this video was redone?
That thousand yard stare on his face, straight gold.
You can’t hear it, but I’m doing the slow clap thing at the intro.
One of my favorites.
this is pure gold... chulane is a sick commander and can be built in so many ways. Loved the cheerios approach, always wanted to break this bad boy to its maximum potential.
That deck was/is filth! Also, I nearly died at the "It's not Wednesday" line. Great video ^.^
And it lacks a katana (let's see who gets the reference)
Holy crap this is the coolest commander deck I've ever seen. Thanks for this!
The absolute BEST opening skit in the history of forever. Prof's dead-eyed stare in response to the combo is effing priceless.
Chulane has definitely told many tales at my own table. I physically had to tune the deck down because uh... Well the intro was pretty accurate. Had to take Curio and Aluren out and just became a go-wide Bant tempo deck that wins though stuff like Triumph of the Hordes and Craterhoof. Definitely the scariest of the brawl commanders
That was one heck of a good starting hand! Otherwise the Professor would have had a 2nd turn!
You should have rather make a deck tech about Emmas Zedru deck. EVERYBODY would have loved that!
This is by far my favorite commander
Lmao. The beginning skit is amazing.
Prof: What's your deck's power level?
Emma: IT'S OVER 9000!!!!
I showed this to my wife since she plays bant with Phelddagrif at the helm of a deceptive group hug (stax °wink°°wink°) deck. She shook her head and said she's not that evil. lol
2:19 I just lose it everytime, soooooo funny. Great reflection of how I felt going up many of the combo decks.
Turn 1. Land, Sol Ring, Ank of Mishra.
That oxblood vest is absolutely niiiiiiiiiice!
One of my favorites.
2:31 *WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT A TURN 1 RAKDOS GUILDGATE WAS A HUGE MISTAKE*
The editing of this deck tech was top notch!
This is like 80% the exact idea I had when they leaked the brawl decks. On god my idea had more of a mild stax and punishment but this is ungodly!
Take that cedh!
Not a Commander player (mainly for these kind of combos).
But, JUST for the "...but it's not Wednesday" bit and reaction, the video was fully completely totally absolutely worth watching
You should try it out , not every commander player likes this unfair bs. Some just like to play with cool flavourfull cards and have a fun game .
@@moop6667 Oh, I'm sure! It's just I'm more comfortable in Standard/Pioneer terrain, my collection doesn't go back beyond Theros and Tarkir, so Stan/Pio do for me... Brawl if it's a Wednesday :D
I'mma be that guy! You can't bounce creatures with Memnite and Cloudstone Curio. And I'll quote a real genius, "Reading the card, explains the card."
That was a really well edited deckthech. As much as people like to listen to prof's videos at 1.25 speed, this one had a very interresting flow!
I love EDH as much cEDH. With the variety, we can look at different strategies and even make some budget similar ones to the stronger deck. I made a lot of these to make my jank EDH to Focused ones
As an admirer of the game of magic, I say congratulations on putting together such a tight combo deck. Looks like tons of fun.
As a commander player, keep that trash at least 500 feet away from me at all times. I came to play magic, not watch someone play solitaire.
Barely a minute in and I already know how the Prof is feeling.
Ive built this deck, I found that the cloudstone curio combo is to convoluted and easy to interrupt. Much better to tune it to focus on the mana breach and intruder alarm and alluren pieces, add in tooth and nail and peregrine drake and dead eye navigator for easy infinite mana and whala. Much more tuned and consistent allowing for a couple more mana dorks and interaction.
Well prof might have lost horribly BUT he did play a rakdos guildgate as his first card which perfectly matched his deck box thus he won style points which is the only thing that really matters.
Prof forgot to draw a card. Judge!
You don't draw first in Duel commander
@@louiscabrera8550 But he went second.
@@warhammer1104 so Judge!
Is this an upcoming Wart deck tech I smell?
that opener was gold
Thank you!
Solitare galore, lovely
There is a combo you missed. This is going to take a tiny bit of explaining. Note this works with any CMC 1 creature but I like drake.
Board state:
Aetherflux reservior
Island
Cloudstone Curio
Chulane
Hand:
Shrieking drake
Island
Drake Combo:
1. Tap the island and cast the drake.
2. Chulane and Aetherflux Reservior triggers upon casting, and are placed on the stack in an order we choose as it is our turn.
3. We gain 1 life from Aetherflux Reservior.
4. We draw a card, and place the Island we have in hand into play.
5. The Island entering places a Curio (land) trigger on the stack.
6. The drake enters the battlefield placing its own ETB effect and a Curio (creature) trigger on the stack.
7. We decline the Curio (creature) trigger as the trigger has a may clause (This is why we can use any creature, but reqires a CMC1 creature in play.).
8. We resolve the Drake ability and target itself, it is returned to hand.
9. We resolve the Curio (land) trigger and target the tapped island we used to the cast drake and return it back to our hand.
10. This is the end of iteration 1 of the combo. We are back were we started.
11. We run this combo 17 times and gain 153 life. (1+2+3+4+5+6....+17)
12. We pay 150 life and deal 50 damage to each opponent.
If again against a life gain deck whip out your phone and add everyones life totals together. Count the number of cards in your deck, Consult the table below and decide who dies lol.
Number = Iterations
10 = 55
20 = 210
30 = 465
40 = 820
50 = 1275
60 = 1830
Maths behind Aetherflux Reservior
x = (((x)(x+1))/2) life, where x = your storm count.
Spreadsheet formula in B1: =((A1*(A1+1))/2)
Add the combo at 10:30 to make unbounded ammounts of mana and then Walking Ballista does the same as above.
I still watch this video and love it!
"But it's not Wednesday" is right up there with "decidedly only on Thursday."
This is certainly a powerful commander, I also have a deck built around him that focuses on slowing down combos using his ability to draw out hate bears like Thalia and other stax creature which will shut down a combo deck like this for a while.
Fun and interactive.
One of your best videos yet!!! My stomach hurts from the laughter. You’re the best Prof! 👏👏👏
I really liked it when she said all that Simic stuff in the beginning.
I'd actually been looking to make a Chulane cEDH list myself, it's been a blast to test out just how quickly it can go off. I really love how strong Chulane is in EDH anyway, though it's very combo-greedy with Food Chain, Heliod Ballista, an infinite loop with Earthcraft and Intruder Alarm, and combos with Wirewood Symbiote, Yisan and Mirror Entity. Alongside the usual Combos of Aluren, bounce creatures, cloudstone curio and the like.
Finally cEDH deck do it more please!
Ragmesesis I know this is two months old, but this deck barely has any interaction, at least in the form of counterspells, there’s almost nothing. I’m not sure if I’d call it cedh just because it can win turn 2 with a ridiculous hand. I wonder how it’d play out in an 8 group.
@@andrewlaverghetta715 it dependes i know a deck that has a Build that has a lot of interaction(SLOW never and never saw it winning, and my Build of that deck its so fast it forces other player to Mulligan until they find force of will. Its like a glass sniper rifle and i know how to kicksnipe XD. Besides even if the deck is not good they are trying and Thats what ir counts.
I didn't know the Prof. was so used to playing in my LGS!
"Look at me! I'm one of the team that designed this broken, degenerate legend capable of reliably going infinite on the second turn."
Thanks Emma, you must be very proud.
She helped design the brawl deck, not Chulane.
If you're gonna get upset at someone over a card, at least try to get the right person.
You'd have to have the literal nuts to win on turn 2, I know so because I play a version of Chulane that is more tuned than her list. Also their are other generals far more broken, like Thrasios/Tymnea
@@windiesel2826 Maybe the typical combo off is a bit later, but not much later.
I'm not big on the competitive scene, but it's hard for me to believe the power of that pair of partners is greater than Chulane's, I may be wrong, I'll have to check some gameplays.
Thrasios dumps 4 mana to do a weaker version of the Growth Spiral, so you need to get big mana before he can shine. I'd say that's later on the game.
Tymna in the best case scenario will give you three cards for three lives, Chulane will usually give you more cards each time he untaps.
@@JuQmadrid The key is untapping with Chulane- T&T are partners, so they're cheaper commander tax wise, and Thrasios is a draw outlet once you've assembled an infinite mana combo, to get you the rest of the tools to win. Also, Tymnia lets you run black tutors, which is nothing to sneeze at.
That's refreshing. I like to see some strong edh decks
I want that LRR print!
It's for sale on their website!
I like the idea of showing players how to power up their decks; however, there is difference between "improved" and "optimized with an unlimited budget to win on turn 1."
What might be better moving forward is to distinguish how much of an improvement the presented deck design is. Is it budget, mid-range or hog wild? Better yet, you could present all three ways of powering up a deck and let people decide which ones they might like to try out. (yes, that is three times the work, but it could also lead to three times the useful content?)
You can't please everyone, ref: the internet. But even though I really can't justify the expense of trying this build out, and I wouldn't be able to play this deck more than once without my playgroup giving me a well-deserved wedgie, I did get some good ideas from it.
My Chulane build is Advisor Tribal. Every time I play it with someone for the first time, I have to explain that I am NOT going to go "infinite." Now I can also say, "it's not like the one on TCC." :D
I really enjoy seeing other builds of commanders that I've built as I can get some ideas for cards to include that I might not have thought of. There are 29 cards that overlap with my Chulane deck and I do have some of the combos in my deck, but I don't have some of the optimal cards in my deck. The elfball subtheme is interesting, but I didn't want to take my build in that direction as I already have an elfball deck. I do have a decent amount of mana dorks though. Thassa's Oracle seems like a nice include as it can be recurred and used again. I may have to pick one of those up for my deck. :)
I like the graphics in this one!
as a guy who built their own chulane commander deck (no where near this quality, I'm not MADE of money. ²⁰⁰⁰⁺ ᵈᵒˡˡᵃʳˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ'ˢ ᵃᵇˢᵒˡᵘᵗᵉˡʸ ⁿᵘᵗᶻᵒ) I can attest that Chulane is in fact just a GOOD commander and makes for some very interesting plays.
imagine Chulane, Beast whisperer and Evolution project in one deck, cast a creature draw 3 cards, but oh no the creature I cast was Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath, so 4 cards plus 2 land drops and 3 life!
fun times :3
Playing Solitair can be fun at times. But don't overdo it, kids, because you could end up with no friends to play anymore.
That lonely rakdos guildgate is the best thing in 2020 so far.
I might not have the reserve list cards on hand, nor will I be able to afford to buy those cards anytime soon, but this is drfinitely one deck Ill look forward to build over time
Love how they casually go over what looks to be $600+ deck
I mean, that's Commander, right? Commander's Quarters is that way, but beyond that, Commander gonna Command....a high price.
The mox diamond and the gaea's cradle alone are at around 600. But a much cheaper but still effective version could be built
Tolarian Community College no you’re absolutely right! I’m blessed to be able to afford such cards, but since not everyone can, it’s hard not to get so much hate at a table lol
I was surprised I was able to find a Chulane and Korvald decks when I did. I love both play styles.
They recently did another print run, that might be why :)
Finally this deck tech is back!
Lol that professor's face is the same as my table when I take extra turns with my Golos deck 🤣.
Nice video, although I would prefer to see a less expensive version of Chulane with more interaction, especially from the person that created this deck. Are there any suggestions or possible decklists which can help towards this build direction?
eythimis yes this decklist uses more interactive creatures that can slow down other players game plans of decks that are much faster than chulane while taking advantage of the draw power to keep digging. The deck also runs a fair amount of interaction that can be used not only to protect itself but stop other players for winning tappedout.net/mtg-decks/chulane-cia/
Unfortunately though the deck is incredibly reliant on its five mana commander and will just lose to effects like narset and notion thief however you’ll find this list also has a lot of cards that are good regardless of whether you have chulane out or not
I always love the in depth reviews whether magic the gathering products, the state of the meta, or a deck list. I'm passionate about magic and this channel. I was wondering if you had this decklist posted on tappedout or tcgplayer?
Thank you I love everything about commander
Chulane: There is, as it happens, a tale that accompanies this Commander deck...
Wort: I'll show myself the door.
Looks super cool, would like to see a more budget version. Maybe end deck tech videos with a few upgrades or in this case some budget alternatives.
10:28 - animation error: Memnite won't trigger the Cloudstone Curio since it's an Artifact :P
"Nonartifact" aside, the permanent also needs to match either elf or druid, so something like, say, Birds of Paradise also wouldn't work.
And likewise on the latter part, at 6:35, Curio is mentioned as a way to get back Thassa's Oracle, but it doesn't look like there are any other merfolk or wizards in the deck.
KingBobXIV its not creature type but permanent type..(non-artefact)
“Eventually, the proffesor stopped thinking”
He's incredible, I love these!!
combos are still my weakness. that was insane. so much fun
Haha, that gem toss! X-D