Rip Mega mogwai. I thought he’d come back by now. Glad we got you cgb. Anyway, this definitely hit close to home for me since I played competitive Grixis at my lgs (when they were open) and it was a fires/wishes deck similar to this. I’m going to revisit it after this! Thanks!
I love it! Including the emotional rollercoaster this really felt how Grixis is supposed to feel. A grixis game that has no "I'm never gonna win this" moment is for Teferi players.
Thank you for continuing to talk about the importance of social distancing. I go back to work at the hospital tomorrow and I'm incredibly nervous because a lot of people there seem to think we should just reopen.
Hey CGB idk I LOVE your content, you're the only creator (not just magic) who I enjoy every video from. I saw one of my good friends wearing one of your hats a while ago, and neither of us even knew the other was into magic! We ended up organizing a draft for my birthday :) Keep on making a difference
I like it when your videos go a little longer, feel like 45 mins often just can't cope with your brews! Also, thanks for keeping us busy and entertained in these weird times CGB. I work at a grocery store and because of covid, three of my four coworkers weren't able to work the past three weeks. I worked overtime like crazy these weeks and when I came home it was really nice to relax and have food to one of your videos. So, in all sincereness, thank you
Oh my, I used to play that eidolon ghostform one trick pony too. How sad it looks from the outside through the eyes of this grixis monstrosity. Edit: 52:02 switcheroo
That matchup against Mardu humans completely highlights why control is my favorite archetype The adrenaline rush of bouncing back from 1 life is sickeningly sweet
I know I’m three years late lol, but Mardu player threw the game. CGB was at 2 life and plus’d Bolas, making opponent sac a permanent. Opponent had a 2 power Butcher on the field. If they would have sac’d that, they would have won.
Ofc a blaha hater would watch magic videos, ur just so intimidated by his high testosterone and military prowess go back to ur geeky card games virgin while blaha ducks more girls than u ever will 😂😉😉😉😉
Quick tip, Your Interplanar Beacons are untapped lands, play your tapped lands first if you aren't using the mana this turn. Thanks. EDIT: Timestamps 42:58
Woooow, I just played a standard event match against you, my favourite MTGA content creator and got my ass kicked. Super nice to have that honor anyways. Keep up dat ass kickin'.
YOU PLAYED THE SHARKNADO!!! YYEEEEAAAASSSS! I remember when that card first came out, you said that you would probably never hard cast it, and just use it for it for cycling. Nothing better than a late-game flock of flying sharks! 🦈🌪️🦈
It's been one year now that I started in the Arena. And I'm sure I got to battle you at some point...Around Summer it'll be one year since I started watching your videos. I don't remember which one it was, but the username rang a bell, because some days before I got my ass handed over to me by a blue mage artificer (Urza would have been proud) pulling off absolute shenanigry with Saï and a gazillion thopters. The awe quickly took over the bitterness of defeat, something I'm convinced only blue magic can do.
Am i being stupid if i say your opponent missed lethal at 22:06 when u plussed bolas since they could have sacrificed their creature and deal 2 damage to your face cuz of ability?
@@stephenruh2474 Yep, talked to some old mods of his twitch and he just up and quiet. He's getting a lot of viewers with the runeterra content though. He used to pull around ~700 viewers when he was streaming Magic and now he pulls ~1500 viewers. You can understand his decision especially when he enjoys runeterra more.
I play a very similar deck but with Extinction Events, which I have found is remarkably effective in removing recurring threats, particularly Uro and Dream Trawler, exiling odd creatures in mono-red to avoid flooding the board with 1/1 satyrs, or eliminating Thassa before Gyruda and Spark Double murder me.
Im gonna open my trunk throw the garbage in and I’m gonna leave. Wife, CovertGoGina, says I got have a mask on, so I’m going to be wearing my mask. Thank you, I laughed way too much.
Hey CGB - A number of times in the video, you didn't use planeswalkers in play before casting Yurion and then using Yurions flicker to get double activation value? Planeswalkers are non-land permanents... misplays or am I missing something?
Please make Enter the God Eternals great again! I find it one of the most fun / unique cards out there! Also, three 🌪🦈🌪S H A R K N A D O🌪🦈🌪 decks in a row? CGB, you're spoiling us!
You know that white 1/3 priest card that doesn't let players play cards from anywhere except their hands would that stop Wynona? (Obvs not the right card to play in this deck tho because of the colours)
If I'm remembering correctly exile doesn't trigger death triggers. Bolas's +1 is an exile, and the butcher triggers when it dies, not just leaves the battlefield.
Degenerate magic is the best magic. Also, losing Mogwai to that other card game is what brought me to your videos. Thanks for filling his void of degeneration.
Why didnt you flicker all your planeswalkera, wouldnt they return with base loyalty so you could basicaly minus bolas twice that turn or emblem chandra twice?
@@arthurvandenbergh1881 For sure, it just sucks trying to test a deck out like this but you can't in a more competitive environment, lest you call on friends.
If butcher guy would have sacrificed the butcher, when you were on 2 live he would have won, wouldn't he? Or does butcher not trigger by being sacrificed?
I do think its right to not attack in that position at 30:35. Bolas was low, but as long as you keep suffocating them on cards, he'll eventually close out the game himself. as well as you already had liliana to start doing zombies to close out the game there too.
I feel you on the hair (sorry about the trash thing, I don't envy you there). I think this is my last week with the hair and just gonna buzz it down cause I can't stand how long it is right now.
At 42:58, you hesitate between playing Castle Vantress and Interplanar Beacon, settling on the Beacon. I think that was a huge mistake. The Castle would have come into play tapped, which would be okay at that point because there was nothing to spend the mana on, as opposed to the useless 1 colourless mana from the Beacon. The next turn you end up playing Castle Vantress tapped, limiting your mana on that turn to 5 instead of 6, if you would have played the lands in the different order. I think this was the moment you lost the game. I believe that this mana inefficiency is what caused you to fall behind so hard from that point onwards. It just goes to show that a little mistake on turn 5 can cause you to lose the game on turn 20+!
Me: CGB, the neighbors' cat is so damn annoying. I kinda wanna feed it to our other neighbors rottweiler, but that feels kinda evil. What should I do? CGB: 5:57
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Rip Mega mogwai. I thought he’d come back by now. Glad we got you cgb. Anyway, this definitely hit close to home for me since I played competitive Grixis at my lgs (when they were open) and it was a fires/wishes deck similar to this. I’m going to revisit it after this! Thanks!
I love it! Including the emotional rollercoaster this really felt how Grixis is supposed to feel. A grixis game that has no "I'm never gonna win this" moment is for Teferi players.
CGB: "Evil to the Core."
Palpatine, after delightning himself on CGB's cruel deck: "And now CGB will pledge himself as a Sith!"
Thank you for continuing to talk about the importance of social distancing. I go back to work at the hospital tomorrow and I'm incredibly nervous because a lot of people there seem to think we should just reopen.
Hey CGB idk I LOVE your content, you're the only creator (not just magic) who I enjoy every video from. I saw one of my good friends wearing one of your hats a while ago, and neither of us even knew the other was into magic! We ended up organizing a draft for my birthday :) Keep on making a difference
I like it when your videos go a little longer, feel like 45 mins often just can't cope with your brews! Also, thanks for keeping us busy and entertained in these weird times CGB. I work at a grocery store and because of covid, three of my four coworkers weren't able to work the past three weeks. I worked overtime like crazy these weeks and when I came home it was really nice to relax and have food to one of your videos. So, in all sincereness, thank you
This deck is exactly what I needed today. Thank you, from the bottom of my grixis heart.
With the fall of Mogwai, this fills the void of my crippling grixis addiction
Oh my, I used to play that eidolon ghostform one trick pony too. How sad it looks from the outside through the eyes of this grixis monstrosity.
Edit: 52:02 switcheroo
That matchup against Mardu humans completely highlights why control is my favorite archetype
The adrenaline rush of bouncing back from 1 life is sickeningly sweet
I know I’m three years late lol, but Mardu player threw the game. CGB was at 2 life and plus’d Bolas, making opponent sac a permanent. Opponent had a 2 power Butcher on the field. If they would have sac’d that, they would have won.
@RA-xz9sy "God has allowed me to live another day and now I'm about to make it everyone's problem"
- Meatwad
@@RA-xz9sy I'm even more late, but bolas doesn't make them sacrifice, it makes them exile, so the Butcher wouldn't have triggered.
Bruh you're lucky you still got hair, wait till you have none and you'll get chills with every breeze.
Never heard a boomer say bruh
Jason Blaha Fitness lmao
Ofc a blaha hater would watch magic videos, ur just so intimidated by his high testosterone and military prowess go back to ur geeky card games virgin while blaha ducks more girls than u ever will 😂😉😉😉😉
@@devineyre5545 What're you on about
Love the gameplay! Grixis is always so fun to watch. At 26:30 you can minus Nicole first and then blink him with yorion so he starts with 4 loyalty!
Quick tip, Your Interplanar Beacons are untapped lands, play your tapped lands first if you aren't using the mana this turn. Thanks.
EDIT: Timestamps
42:58
Nice! Missed this greedy grixis from Mogwai!!
Mogwai used to be my favorite MTG content creator. Sut a pity he left us
Honestly i never missed a video upload. I miss the guy
Love Grixxis and appreciate your attempts to make it great
"Oh, it's an octopus. OK." Story of my life.
Props to first opponent for sticking around.
Woooow, I just played a standard event match against you, my favourite MTGA content creator and got my ass kicked.
Super nice to have that honor anyways. Keep up dat ass kickin'.
YOU PLAYED THE SHARKNADO!!! YYEEEEAAAASSSS! I remember when that card first came out, you said that you would probably never hard cast it, and just use it for it for cycling. Nothing better than a late-game flock of flying sharks! 🦈🌪️🦈
22:04 Didn't oponent missed lethal? Sacrifice Butcher to Bolas ability and 2 damage straight to CGBs face. Or exile does not cause death trigger?
Bolas exiles the card, so no death trigger
It's been one year now that I started in the Arena.
And I'm sure I got to battle you at some point...Around Summer it'll be one year since I started watching your videos.
I don't remember which one it was, but the username rang a bell, because some days before I got my ass handed over to me by a blue mage artificer (Urza would have been proud) pulling off absolute shenanigry with Saï and a gazillion thopters.
The awe quickly took over the bitterness of defeat, something I'm convinced only blue magic can do.
Am i being stupid if i say your opponent missed lethal at 22:06 when u plussed bolas since they could have sacrificed their creature and deal 2 damage to your face cuz of ability?
Bolas' ability makes opponents exile, not sacrifice AFAIK
@@julianuspfeuffer2427 Thanks man, sounds right, was just wondering
To go with the mask you should also wear the evil cgb glasses to really send a message.
Sorry if this is a dumb Q, but why not flicker planeswalkers with Yorion? Does it not get you a second activation?
6:05 wow didn't expect that
Totally forgot that Mogwai left and now Thyrix is the main grixis player
don't forget Asian avenger!
RIP Mogwai
Mogwai left?
What happened to Mogwai? Did he just up and quit Magic?
@@stephenruh2474 Yep, talked to some old mods of his twitch and he just up and quiet. He's getting a lot of viewers with the runeterra content though. He used to pull around ~700 viewers when he was streaming Magic and now he pulls ~1500 viewers. You can understand his decision especially when he enjoys runeterra more.
I play a very similar deck but with Extinction Events, which I have found is remarkably effective in removing recurring threats, particularly Uro and Dream Trawler, exiling odd creatures in mono-red to avoid flooding the board with 1/1 satyrs, or eliminating Thassa before Gyruda and Spark Double murder me.
What happened to Mogwai anyway?
Love you CGB! This standard looked like it was pretty fun
Im gonna open my trunk throw the garbage in and I’m gonna leave. Wife, CovertGoGina, says I got have a mask on, so I’m going to be wearing my mask.
Thank you, I laughed way too much.
CGB at 6:06 you were perfect perfect
Y u no play Grafdiggers Cage in wishboard to counter ALL the graveyard and library pull thingies in this format?
love watching cgb just mess around with the background scenery :D
Hey CGB - A number of times in the video, you didn't use planeswalkers in play before casting Yurion and then using Yurions flicker to get double activation value? Planeswalkers are non-land permanents... misplays or am I missing something?
pretty sure they return at the end step after they could be activated
Brilliant! The might is in the flesh!
Please make Enter the God Eternals great again! I find it one of the most fun / unique cards out there!
Also, three 🌪🦈🌪S H A R K N A D O🌪🦈🌪 decks in a row? CGB, you're spoiling us!
Omg this intro was everything 🔥
You know that white 1/3 priest card that doesn't let players play cards from anywhere except their hands would that stop Wynona? (Obvs not the right card to play in this deck tho because of the colours)
I think your opponent missed lethal at @22:05, right? Sac the butcher and deal 2 to you?
Nah, Bolas exiles and wouldn't have triggered the damage
Yeah, they did.
If I'm remembering correctly exile doesn't trigger death triggers. Bolas's +1 is an exile, and the butcher triggers when it dies, not just leaves the battlefield.
Ahh I thought it was sac, not exile. Never mind. Thanks gents.
It would deal no damage due to it being exiled and not dieing.
this combo i would not see coming, and i wouldnt quit either casue this was just to good! this is awesome!
I love this Deck! Thx for that Man. You are great too! Greetings from Germany!
Thanks for the good uploads! Enjoyed a lot of your recent content for mtga meta
"Whatever your thing-a-majiga"
lol good times CGB
I’ve seen word “ultimatum” along with grixis colors preview. Don’t even know Ikoria expansion, but already liked the video
6:00 = That moment you realize you're handling isolation better than most people.
Degenerate magic is the best magic. Also, losing Mogwai to that other card game is what brought me to your videos. Thanks for filling his void of degeneration.
Evil CGB is the best.
Embrace your dark side.
~DO IT!!~
10/10 intro good stuff good times
Why didnt you flicker all your planeswalkera, wouldnt they return with base loyalty so you could basicaly minus bolas twice that turn or emblem chandra twice?
Wow. That Mega Mogwai comment hit the nail on the head
I'm only one match in, but I'm heavily wondering if the matchmaking is giving you less optimized matches because your deck is over 60 cards
Shinsua it’s probably because he’s playing unranked
@@arthurvandenbergh1881 For sure, it just sucks trying to test a deck out like this but you can't in a more competitive environment, lest you call on friends.
I like your style bro and this info helps me stay up to date!
4:39 Graffdigger's Cage would work, though. And chances are they don't have mainboard artifact removal.
Hey love ur content but can u go over the lands that u put in ur decks I can’t see them cause u don’t scroll down when u going over ur deck list
At 22:07 if he would have sacrificed his butcher he would have lost, or not?
Those back to back butchers were hard on the heart!
I've never been so early! An hour of fun. YES!
Game #2 is the clutch come-back game of the decade!! wow!
Love grixis so this deck is very welcome, good job cgb 👍
My pleasure!
Dude I fuckin love you. You’re hella fun. I’m glad you can be yourself and do what you love
think you should consider having planewide celebration in the sideboard. It's just too good with NiccyB and fires...
Did you consider Atris for this list? The value of Fires into Atris is pretty damn good. I actually dropped Drawn from Dreams for it.
That last unranked game... but you gave a great fight. Keep your great content cgb, and your wife is right, take care buddy!
Your opponent with the mardu deck missed lethal at 22:11
u don't trim your hair?
To quote street fighter 3, yeah, i've been waiting for this
I actually found you on recommended from Mogwai's videos, and now that he's moved away from MTGA, you and Merchant are the only others I watch.
Now stop watching Merchant and go look LegendVD.
39:58 it's Lava Serpent :)
You've got a beautiful head of hair, CGB. Stay Proud.
Missed the Bolas at 28:00
"Evil is Never Punished"
If butcher guy would have sacrificed the butcher, when you were on 2 live he would have won, wouldn't he?
Or does butcher not trigger by being sacrificed?
thats what I was thinking it for sure works with sacrifice
Risky CGB, living on the edge :D
I'm only scared of one thing. Evil Cgb
1:00:45 NICEE
I do think its right to not attack in that position at 30:35. Bolas was low, but as long as you keep suffocating them on cards, he'll eventually close out the game himself. as well as you already had liliana to start doing zombies to close out the game there too.
>play grixis
>lose
I like your grixis list
I run wish claw and ashiok. Keeps gy clear and they can’t search back. Back to mythic again with it. My fav deck
Double exile with thassa? It works
I feel you on the hair (sorry about the trash thing, I don't envy you there). I think this is my last week with the hair and just gonna buzz it down cause I can't stand how long it is right now.
Alright kids, what did we learn today?
Evil is never punished.
YAAAAY!!
That one mach is why I cant wait for War to rotate haha
31:10 I died a little bit inside.
That first game, you gave him a win on a platter by doing Bola's +1, while you had 2hp and he had a Dreadhorde Butcher in play with 2 power.
The card is exiled. So Butcher wouldn't deal damage.
@@tiagoperretto big brain! My bad
Put Planewide celebration in Sideboard, it's a instawin with Nic Bolas and Fires.
Feeling you on the hair, man. I feel like a 70s Star Wars extra. Love the deck though
Can we get five color ultimatums
Why no Agent?
🤣
Grixis Shark Tribal (close enough anyway) I LOVE IT.
At 42:58, you hesitate between playing Castle Vantress and Interplanar Beacon, settling on the Beacon. I think that was a huge mistake. The Castle would have come into play tapped, which would be okay at that point because there was nothing to spend the mana on, as opposed to the useless 1 colourless mana from the Beacon. The next turn you end up playing Castle Vantress tapped, limiting your mana on that turn to 5 instead of 6, if you would have played the lands in the different order. I think this was the moment you lost the game. I believe that this mana inefficiency is what caused you to fall behind so hard from that point onwards. It just goes to show that a little mistake on turn 5 can cause you to lose the game on turn 20+!
Also, while Heartless Act is a nice Doomblade, I just really really really really really miss Cast Down
Mogwai was such a loss, I loved his style of deckbuilding. But I have faith that CoverGoBlueRedBlack will be a worthy heir to the kingdom of Grixis.
You can always have inter act with the board
Me: CGB, the neighbors' cat is so damn annoying. I kinda wanna feed it to our other neighbors rottweiler, but that feels kinda evil.
What should I do?
CGB: 5:57
MAKE GRIXIS GREAT AGAIN! Love this deck already
CovertGoGrixis = CovertGoEvil
CRUEL ULTIMATUM HISTORIC MODE DECK. BEST ULTIMATUM EVERRRRRRRRRRRR
FUCKIN DRAW 3 , ENEMY DISCARD 3, DRAIN 5 HEALTH, ENEMY SAC, AND YOU GET RECURSION
Thyrixsyx would approve this deck.
You can edit thumbnails right? Idk if it is cruelist instead of cruelest for a reason or if it was just a mistake.
"who's your daddy?" would be an interesting card name.