ahhh this is the series that originally got me subbed to your channel! I’m sad to see it ending! thanks for showing me the cards aura flux and energy flux back in the day! all my friends hate it when i play those against them
@EmoWolf93
2 жыл бұрын
Same here
@badstephano9974
2 жыл бұрын
Same. Hopefully he revives this series in the future when there’s even more old cards to talk about.
@andrewamann2821
2 жыл бұрын
You, an Energy Flux player: "I'm going to wreck this artifact deck's whole career..." Me, a clever artifact player: "heheh... Mycosynth Lattice into this board state goes brrr...." Sometimes, the best response to an oppressive tax is to force the other guy to pay it, themselves.
@qurangreen7041
2 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, I've made most of my singles purchases based on EDH rec and you. I'm a big fan of "under the radar" quality utility cards that shine in certain scenarios and builds. I've won a hand full of games with them and my playground has asked me more than a few times, "hey what's the name of that card?" This series was so good and will be key for all kinds of players past, present, and future wanting to make unique decks. Awesome stuff man 🤙🏽
@Syncopiia
2 жыл бұрын
Strands of Night is amazing in a Korlash deck. And Scalding Salamander fits right in with Tibor and Lumia, especially if you're running Archetype of Imagination and Basilisk Collar.
@waynefeller8824
2 жыл бұрын
I run Dystopia in my Jund Shattergang deck. Since I want to sacrifice my own creatures, there really is no downside. And having a built-in way to rove it myself (by not paying the cumulative upkeep) means I am not stuck with it when it outlasts it's usefulness.
@vgnut007
2 жыл бұрын
May I add meltdown destroys artifact land for one red to cast and one of anything into a shadowspear
@imprisonedmike
2 жыл бұрын
The next series is called: 20 cards you could play in your commander decks.
@ZSAITOSEI
2 жыл бұрын
Aww this series is solely responsible for my playgroups shouting "what the hell is that??!" when I turn a janky 20 year old card into my win condition. So many great choices in sets before the power creep began, going to miss seeing these pop up. Thanks for putting out so many old unused cards to be loved again ☺️
@vergescalvin428
2 жыл бұрын
That s what i loved, its like you find a great old vynile and listen it at home, and nobody knows the band, that do the same feelings! Old cards , good cards :)
@FozzyFUCT
2 жыл бұрын
Sad to see this series end but I totally understand. Really appreciate the hard work you've put into finding these gems!
@Glamerth
2 жыл бұрын
Why not do another episode a couple times a year for only underplayed cards from the newest sets?
@edhdeckbuilding
2 жыл бұрын
not a bad idea
@Dom9606
2 жыл бұрын
yeah a yearly or twice yearly review sounds cool
@hahahafunniness
2 жыл бұрын
@@edhdeckbuilding itd be a cool idea. a retrospective look back on how the format has changed, and the new "staples" that might be flying under the radar. Thanks for your work, best EDH youtube channel, hands down.
@LordPyotr
2 жыл бұрын
Dude, your series is like my EDH secret weapons arsenal, I was hooked to the series because I myself put some cards before you showcased here (Like Razia's Purification). Anyway you rule, mr EDH Deckbuilding
@katherynedarrah4245
2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this list, and I took notes. I also want to say: I watch quite a few MTG/EDH channels on YT. Most of them are a "how do they speak in this video" type of thing, since I have profound hearing loss. You speak clearly, and your mic volume isn't insamely low/high, which means I can just turn on your videos. No need to fiddle with captions or volume
@LadyTsunade777
2 жыл бұрын
Dauthi Embrace is also great for politics, which as much as some people may not like it (MaRo) is a very important part of EDH. It says "target creature" and _not_ "you control", so you can give other players' creatures shadow to let them get through on another opponent or another planeswalker.
@cinaedpv
2 жыл бұрын
It also interacts with Maze of Shadows. Give their creature shadow, then hit it with Maze of Shadows.
@wheelinshirt
2 жыл бұрын
you can also make a specific person's creatures unable to block
@davidcardoso3525
2 жыл бұрын
This has been a great series. I subbed to your channel because of it. Thank you.
@andrewbiggie1389
2 жыл бұрын
melt down is used in the side board of legacy decks
@andrewamann2821
2 жыл бұрын
"Credit voucher," or "how I learned to stop worrying, and love the instant-speed, localized wheels." Also, eye of singularity eats non-basic lands... Like shock lands...
@Dunhilina
2 жыл бұрын
Hammer Mage is a 10 cent repeatable version of meltdown if you really want to keep those treasures off the table.
@mbarker_lng
2 жыл бұрын
A long time ago, me and some friends spent 45 mins - hour debating what Ice Cauldron actually does while tripping on magic mushrooms. Good times. :)
@alexscott8799
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to have been here for the ride. Thanks Demo I'll stick around to see what's next
@moreplease394
2 жыл бұрын
I think people need to play Reduce to Dreams more often. Blue has some great creature boardwipes but what about enchantments? Well, thats where my named card comes into play and it costs about as much as an Overloaded cyclonic rift without the salt, River's Rebuke, Upheaval, etc but again with the unique feature of caring about enchantments in an enchantment heavy meta now. Backgrounds, enchantress and stax deck cower in it's presence!
@ekolimitsLIVE
4 күн бұрын
“You also get this mana crypts” RIP. Watching this two days after the ban.
@edhdeckbuilding
4 күн бұрын
i even have a video i was going to post right away that is mostly irrelevant because of the ban.
@reconfiguredworld6876
Жыл бұрын
I watched your video. the only thing that comes to mind is: DO you even play Magic EDH? This lists is horrible. most all the cards I saw are very uselesss in edh games if you plan on winning!
@Steamer-fp1nl
2 жыл бұрын
13:55 yeah, as well as being unable to block anything. Congrats 5-color player, now every creature has protection from your commander. 14:52 “This CAN also be great in a multicolor deck??” pal, you are REQUIRED to play multicolor with this card or you’re playing one card a turn. And if somebody plays a blue spell on your upkeep? No turn for you! 16:23 dude is actually inflating the prices of the cards for his own gain. This card is a whole lot of nothing for 4 mana. Nice keywords on a $9 card. But what if I just used an equipment? Then it gets the keywords on ALL of the turns! And don’t be like “oh but I can instant speed to get-“ no. Your opponent can SEE IT on the board. They aren’t going to block it and let you get a favorable trade or swing into it. It’s a 4 mana give a creature +1/+0 once per round effectively. “I just want to get in for damage with my commander” while using flying as evasion. Or you could just slot in a rogues passage. I think you can pay like 3 mana for equipment that gives a creature flying ALL of the time. This card is bad, DO NOT buy it unless you intend to untap it multiple times, and in that case there are WAY better things I’d rather be spending artifact untapping resources on. 24:21 PFFT There’s a reason this isn’t run in many decks! It’s pretty much pseudo-banned as putting this in your deck is a REAL quick way of getting banned from your playgroup! You throw this on the board and you’re the target for the rest of the game, guaranteed. Yes, you need land removal for certain lands, but REPEATABLE land removal? Don’t play this card. It will get you banned from your playgroup, it’s not fun, it will make you die SO fast, just don’t. TLDR: Don’t trust this guy. He talks about pretty awful cards, then says how the price has “gone up” since the last time he talked about them, implying that you should buy them now because he’s discussing g them again and so their price is going to go up again, “if that’s my fault, I’m sorry” BS, increasing the demand and price further, while he’s probably sitting on many copies of the cards he’s discussing in the video, watching their value grow. You should not get these cards. They are all bad. They are neat, but still bad. He doesn’t discuss any of the glaring downsides of the cards, and keep in mind these cards are all going in the 99, so you won’t be building your deck around any of them. This is artificial inflation of prices.
@ceronmachtdinge
10 ай бұрын
Pure Reflection: have a look at Spirit Mirror, an old azorius stax combo piece which literally says: "0: destroy target reflection" Gonna surprise ppl with mono white reflex stax :D
@joshbowdish9851
Жыл бұрын
Regarding Eye of Singularity - there's a Leyline of Singularity that does the same thing in blue. But ALSO turns things legendary. which uh. wait. that legendary mardu planeswalker lady. nice. 4 colors. no problem!
@jasoncook4008
6 ай бұрын
I saw one of your videos where you showed a card that phases out your creatures until end of turn . I have 2 questions about that card . #1 what was that card name & #2 is it just until the end of my turn or is it until everyone that I'm playing against has a turn ? I think the card was 2 blue mana & 2 colorless or it was one blue & one colorless .
@katesimpson7721
2 жыл бұрын
Why spoils of evil instead of songs of the damned
@alexmacgregor5265
2 жыл бұрын
I keep forgetting about ice cauldron and whenever I remember I try to find space in my ranar deck for it. Essentially reads "tap:fortell a nonland card from your hand" plus it comes with a spirit.
@EloquentTroll
Жыл бұрын
I've had Meltdown for 3 cast against my Ruhan of the Fomori Voltron deck and I was blasted back to the stone age, but at least it didn't hit Assault Suit (the heart of the deck, and why I'm running 7 tutors)
@batatac4mil86
Жыл бұрын
I'd personally love an evolved version of this series. Instead of 10 cards in general no one plays, why not 10 cards in tribal/storm/stax... decks no one plays!
@jcsscalemodels
6 ай бұрын
Finally someone else noticed An-Zerrin Ruins! Homelands isnt as bad of a set as people say. (Well, maybe not...)
@couchpotatoe91
2 жыл бұрын
Earmest fellowship doesn't see more play because it also affects all your opponents' creatures. So they all become unblockable, untargetable, etc. Horrible against synergy or combo decks that want specific creatures out.
@jasoniorio4528
2 жыл бұрын
Love the Illusionist, but I think Soul Sculptor edges it out for me. And I will never understand seeing a deck with white that wants to attack and doesn't have Reconnaissance..
@M1cromanag3r
2 ай бұрын
divine presence and big butts for blockers. No one is getting through 😅
@jormungardwe
2 жыл бұрын
thanks to foretell keyword it became really easy to explain ice cauldron, you just say it just like I activate Ice Cauldron to give foretell to a card in my hand, but I show the card and is in instant speed.
@blackmountain1983
2 жыл бұрын
Woah!! Credit Voucher!? This card is amazing! Going in my Gerrard Weatherlight Captain combo deck for sure.
@steffensgary
2 жыл бұрын
Dauthi embrace can be used defensively against creatures with lure abilities- you give them shadow and then only shadow creatures have to block them.
@JacoDeltaco
2 жыл бұрын
for the vodalian Illusionist what the rule for phasing back in end of turn, as it resolve or never the card is not clear on that part I could look it up but let say it video intraction edit: funny thing I was going trough my binder and found a vodalian Illusionist in it also the phase out come back at the start of your turn if some one is wondering
@bcoo111
5 ай бұрын
It's funny how many of these mtg channels go on about how bad it is to target lands, then turn around and say it's fine to target any land that isn't basic.
@ratska96
5 ай бұрын
Had an opponent basically start the game with 10 life with pains reward. They won the game
@ChristiantrospectiveGamer
Жыл бұрын
Pure Reflection is busted with Divine Visitation. Everyone else is losing Reflections every turn while you create Angels.
@dylansylvester4719
Жыл бұрын
Dauthi embrace is a political card too. Throw shadow on one of your opponents creatures so they can get past tge public enemy #1s blockers.
@hellionimmortis9362
2 жыл бұрын
Pain's Reward is great in Nekusar as well. Most of the time, you can bid 0 life and draw 4 because your opponents don't want to bid life and take a bunch of damage.
@Flatwing
Жыл бұрын
I love Shivan Harvest in my Yasova dragon claw deck. Nice to steal creatures and sac them for the extra value.
@scrumpypancakes406
Жыл бұрын
Pure Reflections is also an excellent hate piece against changelings. Play a creature, blow up their Morophon, gg
@skaven969
2 жыл бұрын
I really hate commander staples because it homogenized the format, but I appreciate the videos
@llowery720
2 жыл бұрын
Meltdown is big mostly from popularity in red decks in cedh plus legacy sideboard
@Mecal00
2 жыл бұрын
Here's my thought: Pure Reflection with Maskwood Nexus? 🤔
@ZagrasNixillis
Жыл бұрын
Credit Voucher is nice in my Locust God deck. Also, the audio on your channel is really good lol
@trevorsmith7643
2 жыл бұрын
Credit Voucher with Alhammeret's Archive or Teferi's Ageless Insight would double your hand size
@ivorymantis1026
2 жыл бұрын
Phyrexian Reclamation is also nice for constant recursion, however it's to hand and not to field.
@JacoDeltaco
2 жыл бұрын
ok I have a Tibor and Lumia deck and scalding Salamander is a good alternative for my commender nice find
@bdawg8877
2 жыл бұрын
Pure reflection in a naya creatures deck with pandemonium. Chef's 💋
@notinvispineapples5346
2 жыл бұрын
I acrually put seedborn muse in my tribal decks just in case of An-Zerrin ruins!
@brendans1983
2 жыл бұрын
Shhhhh 🤫 don't let everyone know about Scalding Salamander and Zagras!
@scottpearson9846
2 жыл бұрын
moon ring mirror is great for self mill by draw. you get rid of more cards that way
@sentientmeatcomputer8097
2 жыл бұрын
Queza, Augur of Agonies, Peer into the Abyss and Credit Voucher
@steffensgary
2 жыл бұрын
When I bought my 100 earnest fellowship copies for 11 cents each in 2017, everyone said I was nuts. Just waiting for the value to hit a few more bucks. Mana maze makes your 5 color creatures uncounterable. It is also amazing in flash-based or vedalken orrery decks.
@willh1655
2 жыл бұрын
yes, but your opponents get the effect as well.
@steffensgary
2 жыл бұрын
@@willh1655 yep, and it completely kills the strategy of most voltron commanders.
@faribx1
2 жыл бұрын
credit voucher is one of my favs It's even in my Izzet wheel theme deck
@Mercygrim96
2 жыл бұрын
But since it doesn't say "each creature you control..." doesn't that mean EVERY creature on the board has protection from its colours?
@edhdeckbuilding
2 жыл бұрын
it does. but you're gonna benefit way more.
@Spectre-wd9dl
2 жыл бұрын
Curse of the lariatmage(sp?) Is one of my favorites.
@marjoramme
2 жыл бұрын
Scalding Salamander wins the cuteness award, too :)
@JaimeAGB-pt4xl
2 жыл бұрын
I love how Red actually has Stack pieces in older expansions... and Yes, the salamander Is going into my Zagras deck
@PhiladelphiaCoIlins
2 жыл бұрын
Not me using An-Zerrin Ruins to hose my friends Sliver deck..
@SentientAnimations
2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this series, i run parallel thoughts and diplomatic immunity in most of my blue decks because of your videos, and im sure theres even more gems in here to find.
@Parhelion2
2 жыл бұрын
If you can’t afford wheel of fortune, credit voucher seems like an okay replacement. I for one only wheel when I have a dud hand
@Blacklodge_Willy
2 жыл бұрын
@@zackkelley2940 No, it's definitely not better then Wheel Of Fortune. It's not even comparable.
@nick14braun14
3 ай бұрын
Meltdown wasn't you. It's a legacy staple, good against urza's saga.
@edhdeckbuilding
3 ай бұрын
my suggestion came before urza's saga
@its_Nilbog
2 жыл бұрын
Credit Voucher im gonna test out in the polymorph tribal deck, need to get the big creatures out my hand back into the deck, thanks!
@ubeentrolled
2 жыл бұрын
Credit Voucher + Land Tax = Profit
@chayadol
2 жыл бұрын
Credit Vulture really fun for Queza, Augur of Agonies. I'll definately try this card with that deck! Salamander and Basilisk Collar is such a good combination down right evil LOOOL
@Chidon0
Жыл бұрын
dystopia has always been a favorite of mine
@marginis
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly I don't understand why more people don't run world enchantments. I run one in each of my decks. I mean, if you're putting money into a deck, shell out for some older cards. Some of them are really fun and interesting. Even if they're not optimal, it's fun to see them get some play.
@Zendrig
2 жыл бұрын
Earnest fellowship (giving creatures protection from their colors) can be pretty strong but it can also backfire very easily. Your Ur-Dragon for example can now only block colorless creatures.
@edhdeckbuilding
2 жыл бұрын
nope. that's not how protection works. it can block anything and won't take damage.
@jocool1908
2 жыл бұрын
@@edhdeckbuilding That is how protection works, because the creatures attacking into a wubrg creature will have protection from at least one of the colors. Unless they are colorless.
@willh1655
2 жыл бұрын
@@edhdeckbuilding your opponents get protection as well.
@gilliganallmighty3
2 жыл бұрын
Scalding Salamander + Quietus Spike.
@richardharrison4762
2 жыл бұрын
You were not kidding! I paused the video at Mooring Mirror and immediately got a foil for my Madness discard and draw deck! THANK YOU! You have earned this Like Sir!
@Purgatog
2 жыл бұрын
Two aspects of Dauthi Embrace which I think also needs to be said: 1. There’s an interesting political angle to it. “I will activate this at the end of the declare attackers step if you promise to attack someone else”, for example. 2. It should be noted that while creatures with Shadow can’t be blocked by other creatures without shadow it also works the other way around. Meaning, if you’re in a situation where you have more attackers than potential blockers, it might be more efficient to just give other people’s creatures shadow instead.
@chrisgebben2043
2 жыл бұрын
my only question for the new series is will they be hidden gems or just assumed to be any way thank you sir for the series this is how i found you in the first place. i will probably give one of my own cards I'm highly considering even though it looks stinky its called Tidal Flats its a blue enchantment for a single blue its saids {U}{U} :For each attacking creature without flying, its controller may pay {1}. If that player doesn’t, creatures you control blocking that creature gain first strike until end of turn. this sparked my eye because its gonna make it ridiculously tough to attack you since your creatures can get first strike and kill their creatures before yours die especially if you creatures have death touch and usually ground attacks is what happens in commander games. second if they do pay it you can try again if you have another blue blue available you only usually have to worry about flying matters if its dragons or token maker commanders that them fly. and also wait a sec what about "indestructible" well creatures with Wither or infect can fix that and you could also have something like Shadow spear or Bonds of Mortality in play to remove it but what the spark really is is its mono blue doesn't not typically give first strike to creatures so this is defense in blue besides propaganda and actually makes any creature a phenomenal blocker
@GrimSoulBanisher
2 жыл бұрын
For Strands of Night, if there is an untapped Archelos, Lagoon Mystic and you have both Worlds Shaper and something like a Ravenous Chupacabra or Plaguecrafter, you can go infinite.
@MonkeyGone2Heaven650
2 жыл бұрын
This video is A++ thank you!
@igolark
2 жыл бұрын
all this card cost too much in money
@SeraphimKnight
2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure the Meltdown price increase has nothing to do with your mentioning it. It's become a premiere Legacy sideboard card in the meantime so it's just natural that the price has shot up.
@PieBandit
2 жыл бұрын
Credit voucher combos with niv mizzet curiosity loops. Draw your library to remove two opponents, then play and sac credit voucher to draw more, pinging the last
@crawdaddy2004
2 жыл бұрын
Mana Maze only checks the most recent spell cast during the turn. I use this to set up wins by casting this, then some small spell followed by Teferi. Your thought might be, “Why not just cast Teferi first, then?” Well, my friend, this is the bait.
@ZackeroniAndCheese
2 жыл бұрын
I've considered playing Lifebane Zombie for similar reasons as Dystopia. But I do play 1v1 sometimes and it can be really useless there
@Jeskai
Жыл бұрын
Any Riot Control users here?
@austinshores819
2 жыл бұрын
Love Mana Maze in my Jodah deck
@sadistich0rr0r99
2 жыл бұрын
Commander as a format needs to stop.
@vergescalvin428
2 жыл бұрын
dauthi Embrace in a Kamyz deck is definitively good ! With some great trigger on combat damage apply, that can be awesome !
@jokersjacket3174
2 жыл бұрын
I love credit voucher in my jhoira, weatherlight captain deck and now that you mention it imma add one to my scion of the Ur-dragon as well. I use it in jhoira mostly to shuffle away hands full of lands
@Wojtek36762
2 жыл бұрын
I knew about Dauthi Embrace and loved it back in the day, thanks for the reminder! My Mari, the Killing Quill deck needs a way to get creatures through on demand, and that seems perfect.
@dapperghastmeowregard
2 жыл бұрын
"Divine Visitation shuts down Voltron." "Auto-include in Zur." Uhhhhh... :P
@kayfalcon3978
2 жыл бұрын
i loved this series!, gave me so many cool commander ideas, and im very excited to see the new stuff, but i must know, what is the source for the the fantastic jazz intro?
@ryanmcguffin3350
2 жыл бұрын
First vid of yours I've seen; I love it! Zany and older cards are what attract me as a newer player, so these vids are a dream :D Thank you for posting!
@scuttlebus
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure if it was from your channel or not but titanias song has become a personal favorite care for me. I built around it in a hatebears deck and it just slows down all artifact ramp
@Dalfort73
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome series, I almost commented last time that I catalogued each episode and now I regret not doing so lol. Like others have said too this was my favourite feature of the channel and I'll miss it a lot. Thanks for pouring so much time and energy into your videos, I think you'll see it's definitely appreciated. Take care, Dalfort.
@Josh-iv5ou
2 жыл бұрын
Divine presence is fantastic, however I built my zur deck as a toolbox/voltron control deck so it wouldn't fit at all lol
@skruffytiger2002
2 жыл бұрын
Eye of Singularity is also useful for just clearing out staples. Sol ring, command tower, etc.
@wayloncampbell8963
2 жыл бұрын
Long term plans lessgoo!!
@fireball5655
2 жыл бұрын
Actually I would say that the biggest reason to run nonbasic land removal is Glacial Chasm.
@matthewbenoit3098
2 жыл бұрын
Love seeing the old cards in commander. I just built a premodern commander deck about a month ago, love me some old frames :)
@deadNdivine12
2 жыл бұрын
The final episode?... Whoa guess you can only recommend so many cards haha loved this series. Can't wait for what's next.
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