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@@user-ck1lq2tu3g Fair point, but this assumes you can draw at will. Many of the best draw engines don't allow this, and therefore leave you in the same predicament - see Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora, Phyrexian Arena, Pollywog Prodigy, Talion, Black Market Connections, Consecrated Sphinx, and numerous others. Glarb's surveil ability also helps a lot with this, further minimizing the impact of dead cards on top. We also run 10 fetch lands that can be "banked" to save their shuffle effect for when needed. Since we're often rushing out Urborg and/or Yavimaya, we can use those effects to tap the fetch lands for mana until a point where we need to shuffle, thereby seeing a new card on top of library every time. You raise a good point, though, and this definitely warrants additional discussion. I actually plan to post an updated deck guide soon, and I will definitely address your point and these considerations when I do. Thank you for the insightful comment!

I had NOT considered this, but what a fascinating and clever idea! I'm impressed with your ingenuity. I don't know if I would want to run Mutavault/Inkmoth/Blinkmoth Nexus because I place a strong emphasis on avoiding colorless lands as much possible in 3+ color decks, but it might be worth a try. I really like the idea. I'm not sure if I would typically find time to do it, though. Most games I have higher priority targets to copy.

@@markatkinson9791 thanks so much! I actually just made quite a few changes to the original build because it was performing a little too well - lol. Sounds weird, I know, but I love playing the deck and just wanted to be able to do more without doing too much... If that makes sense. I intend to make another video guide soon to go over the changes. Glad you're enjoying it! Thanks for the comment 😊

Yeah I tried to mix in a bit of both. I'm still tinkering with the deck. I usually change a lot in the first few weeks of playing it, so keep an eye on my list and I'm sure it will go through several iterations!

@@Hencid I'm the Zinnia player. Can you give time stamp where I missed the trigger? I was trying to watch for it, but I guess I must've missed it.

I agree, and he certainly didn't have the best attitude about it. Oh well!

Seriously!! 😹

Thank you for your comment! The very first time I played the Mirko precon, I was hooked. He's SO fun. Yeah - I don't get it either. I keep waiting for someone to do something about him, but 🤷 I've given up on trying to understand people's strategies - ESPECIALLY on Spelltable!

Thanks! Yeah I just wanted to recap the important points and go over some small updates. I will work on a Glarb update!

LOL! I know. I was thinking... I need some sort of card advantage engine or I'm just going to run out of gas, but then one took SO long to come!

@@iNtoxic_oNe I know - definitely a disappointing game. If I could find ANY of my draw engine or burst draw cards, I think I could've won, but alas.... Re: Vraska, the Silencer - definitely! She's very similar to Shelob, but doesn't force you to rely on fight/bite spells for removal. I actually considered adding her to this deck, but ultimately decided against it. The only thing is you would need a separate win condition, as the tokens themselves are not enough to get you there reliably. Shelob is a giant beater, so the win is already available via commander damage, but Vraska would need something else. Good luck!

Thank you! I know, right?? I felt bad for that guy because he played a great game, but I don't like to pull any punches in most cases, so I wanted to do everything I could to score the win. Yeah - flash is broken :D

Wow.. it sure is! I didn't even know this video had this issue. I'm so sorry! My new videos are definitely not like this ._.

Fixed - thank you for letting me know!

@@SurfCityTCG There's no link now in the description

@@googloocraft1217 lol - I am just a hot mess today. Ok fixed for real this time :D

😳😳😳 WTF! Good catch. Wow!

Yikes! Really makes me wonder about how often this sort of thing is happening and I don't notice. Oh well - if people need to win that badly, I guess there's not much I can do. 🤷

Thank you! I really appreciate you saying that. I'm glad you're enjoying the content.

As the proud owner of 15 copies of Horizon of Progress (all bought for non-speculative, personal use), I completely agree! It's the first land I add in literally every new deck I make. I love it so much. I always want to play Terrain Generator, but rarely find room for it; I was so happy when this card was spoiled. I love the surveil lands! I should have mentioned them when I was talking about tapped lands. I do consider them to be one of the few exceptions to my general disdain for lands that come into play tapped. They are so powerful and the effect is definitely worth it. I love being able to keep sketchy hands that include a fetch land, knowing that I'll get to see one card deeper. I run them in pretty much every deck I play.

@@dangerfield6855 wow - really?? Good catch! I didn't notice that at all. Lol! Karma?

Absolutely! I think group hug, as an archetype, is one of the HARDEST to build correctly, much less play! It demands that you have a keen sense of politics and be able to navigate the complexities of the interpersonal interactions that are critical to a game of commander. It's not an archetype that I would recommend to anyone except the very best social players.

No - you'll just get two of each. Ulalek copies the spell and the cast trigger, but since it is a CAST trigger and not an ETB, the additional Taskmaster that you copy won't create an extra one of his effects. If Echoes of Eternity is on the board, here's what would happen: 1. You cast Hideous Taskmaster. This triggers the following: A. Its own cast trigger (steal creatures). B. Echoes of Eternity, causing the cast trigger to happen again. C. Echoes of Eternity, copying the Taskmaster spell on the stack. D. Ulalek's trigger, allowing you to copy everything on the stack. E. Echoes of Eternity, causing Ulalek's trigger to happen again. At this point, you'll have the opportunity to pay 2 mana for effect E. If you do, A, B, C, and D will all be copied. This creates an infinite that allows you to continuously pump 2 mana into Ulalek's trigger to copy the stack as many times as you want (presuming you have 2 mana to spend each time). If you only have 2 mana to pay for ability E one time, you'll end up with the following once the stack resolves: * steal up to 4x creatures from each opponent * 1 original Hideous Taskmaster (card) and 3 Hideous Taskmaster (tokens) Pretty nutty!

​@@SurfCityTCGquestion. What happens if somebody counters the original task master while it is on the stack? Which trigger or copy resolves from this stack?

@@tommieboi707 countering one Taskmaster (spell) will only stop that single card from resolving. If they time it right (before Ulalek trigger resolves - which they would do naturally), then it will also stop one of the Taskmaster (spell) copies since the original was countered. TL;DR - everything would be the same except you would only end up with two Hideous Taskmaster creatures (both token copies) once the stack resolves. You'd still steal 4 creatures (assuming you only paid 2 to copy the stack once).

Thank you! I really appreciate you saying that. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by a lands/surveil deck, but I think Glarb is quite good regardless of how you build him, as he is just a sick value engine in the command zone. He's definitely a great candidate for a budget deck! I might even change mine into that. Here's a link to my Discord if you're interested in chatting a little more about how I might build it! discord.gg/f5dHqW5Y

This is probably the most confusing part, so no worries! You need to back up a bit farther. Start at 1:28:25. * Opponent has Sower of Discord targeting me and him, so I can't attack him or I'll also die (note: this is actually wrong - as the trigger would go on the stack to kill me, but he would die first so the trigger would never happen, but I didn't realize this in the game). * I activate Eye of Ugin to try to find removal, but end up settling for Breaker of Creation so I can gain enough life to survive the attack. * I cast (holding priority) Urza's Incubator (UI), which triggers Skittering Cicada (SC) and Forsaken Monument (FM). * With UI, SC, and FM all on the stack, I tap The One Ring (TOR), still holding priority and continue to respond (so none of this is resolving - all are still on the stack). * I respond to all of this by flashing (Skittering Cicada gives my colorless spells flash) in Breaker of Creation (mistakenly reducing its cost by 2 from UI, which is not technically in play yet, so it doesn't reduce anything since it is still on the stack). * This is now around the time stamp you stated (1:30:13). * Casting the Breaker of Creation triggers Ulalek (and technically should have also triggered FM & SC, but I missed this), so I pay 2 to copy all spells and abilities I control. At this point, the stack looks like this (1 is the top of the stack; 6 is the bottom): 1. Ulalek trigger. 2. Breaker of Creation trigger. 2b. SC & FM triggers that I forgot. 3. Breaker of Creation (spell). 4. TOR activation. 5. SC & FM triggers from casting UI. 6. Urza's Incubator (spell). So all of these will get copied. Does that help? I would recommend you watch my *_ULALEK DECK GUIDE & PRIMER_* (ruclips.net/video/V9XIvxbhZ2Y/видео.html), in which I explain how this all works in detail. Thanks for the question! Let me know if you have any other follow-ups. Always happy to answer questions.

Yeah it was a bit unfortunate. Also, he was clearly having microphone issues. I felt bad - obviously his heart was in the right place, which I appreciated.

Couldn't agree more. Was a crazy game, though!

@@riccardopalermini6859 I know, right?? I was trying to keep it cool, but I'm pretty bad at that 😅

Cast dockside , mana vaul ..... he's a clown 🤡

It's not on my immediate radar, but I enjoyed it too, and I'm starting to think about it (which is the first step in a LONG process). My deck builds usually take me quite a while! I do already have an Aristocrats style deck in Sauron, the Dark Lord. Obviously different in some ways, but many of the same themes, so feel free to check out my decklist (www.moxfield.com/decks/qpTq1RR5x0qhn3pIYpz8hA) and video guide (ruclips.net/video/iQ0RGxwJcy4/видео.html) as you might enjoy that one as well. Thanks for the comment!

@@S0ftSurv thanks for the feedback. I've been working on fixing this, but still clearly having problems 🫤. This kind of thing definitely isn't my forte.

I'm sorry you felt that way. I'll try to work on it. Thanks for the feedback.

@@akira-qr4qm thank you!! It took me HOURS to get them in a way that I like, but it was so worth it. Appreciate the kind words and the comment 😊

I figured as much, but thank you for checking and confirming! I agree with you on Season of the Burrow - these modal cards usually prove to be powerful in their versatility.

@@nikos731 this is a great point, and definitely something I should have considered, especially with the increasing presence and importance of one-sided board wipes. Teferi's Protection obviously gets you there in almost all cases, but that's just a one-off.

Also a better mic 🎤 😅

Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yeah - I know the editing (or lack thereof) leaves something to be desired, but to be perfectly frank, I work a pretty intense full-time job and I simply don't have the additional time or energy to spend on any additional production aside from the actual content. I'm working on trying to get in a different situation so I can spend more time doing this, but I don't know if that is likely to happen any time soon. So I thought this would be better than nothing. I hope you were able to get some good information out of the video in spite of its relative inadequacies!

Yeah - heard that. I'm working on improving the sound. Apologies - I think this video was especially bad for some reason. Hopefully other recent ones have been better.

​@@SurfCityTCGDon't get me wrong, the information was actually helpful and interesting ! The video wasn't bad at all, but a little bit of montage would upgrade it a lot. I know it might be time consuming and life doesn't always allow us to do everything that we want. Still you are making decent content with the time you have 🎉 Gratz 🎉

That sounds so awesome! I can just imagine your opponents cowering in fear under your massive board of cloned spaghetti monsters. Thanks for sharing; I appreciate the comment!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful and I appreciate your comment! I typically try to avoid flipping him until I need to use his -1 as removal, or until I'm ready to -1 to hit someone's face to start moving toward a win. As you mentioned, both sides have extort, so there's nothing terribly wrong about having him on the planeswalker side except that he is far more vulnerable to stray attacks. You make a great point in that you can wait until your second main phase to extort to avoid flipping. I do this fairly often. I definitely think it's worth using the planeswalker side's -1 ability to take out key threats. It's really context dependent in terms of what to target, so I'm not sure how to explain, but if you provide some scenarios, I can weigh in on my opinion about what creature might be the most existentially threatening. You could always just ask the table what they think might be the best target. Even if you don't agree, it can often be worth it to just get a couple of people on your side.

@@SurfCityTCG Just built the deck and played it in a couple of games. The deck performed great and I ended up winning both

@@pofkei2779 Awesome!! Nice job!

Thank you! I'm working on it - stay tuned!

Just posted it! ruclips.net/video/7jBaZFfAFEc/видео.html

Interesting idea! I had not considered this, but I will think it over. Has this worked well for you?

@@SurfCityTCG Unfortunately I haven't gotten many reps in. During goldfishing it has helped speed Eris out, which may not always be desirable when you want a lower threat level, but having the option is nice. The general utility of the flashback package makes it seem worth it for me, though. You can have card selection (Faithless Looting, Deep Analysis, Otherworldly Gaze), removal (Visions of Duplicity, Visions of Ruin), and win-cons (Isengard Unleashed, Seize the Day). These cards are fine when you draw them on their own, and you don't mind wheeling them away when they're not needed. One caveat is I play at a slightly lower power level, so it's possible the package doesn't make the cut for your build. By including it you're trading some raw power for additional synergy/utility; in my build each flashback card could probably be swapped for a "more powerful" instant/sorcery. Trading Isengard Unleashed or Seize the Day for Savage Beating, for instance.

@@joereinhard Interesting. I do tend to like "toolbox" type cards, as I think they provide a lot of bonus value in terms of options and flexibility. As you noted, speeding Eris out is usually not the ideal way to play him. This is something I discovered after playing the deck numerous times. I initially built it with a strong emphasis on getting 4x different mana values in the graveyard ASAP, but I've found that to be less and less relevant. Now, I play it as a slow-build control/midrange deck, usually focusing on building resources/ramping before starting to progress my own board. I often try to board wipe before playing Eris for the first time.

Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it. Prossh, eh? Hmm - never really built a deck like that. Let me start thinking about it. It usually takes me forever to conceptualize and build decks, but you've got the gears turning, which is how it begins! :D

Thank you! I'm glad you like it. I have several other games posted here, so check those out too! *Ripples of Undeath* - phenomenal! It has played out SO well, not just in this deck. I think it's close to an auto-include in nearly every black deck. It feels very similar to Sylvan Library. It's probably not quite as good, but it's shockingly close, and if you care about getting cards into the graveyard, it can be even better. You should typically always pay the 1 mana + 3 life, even if you don't really need any of the 3 cards you milled. There are some exceptions, of course, but I would default to this behavior. I can almost guarantee that, just like with Sylvan Library, far more players are losing games due to not paying enough life (losing card advantage) vs. paying too much life and dying for that reason. *Seedborn Muse* - Works super well for the way I like to play this deck (I often tutor / prioritize finding Emergence Zone), but I would say that is a very advanced play style, so if you're still learning the deck, I think you could cut this, but I personally wouldn't. Seedborn with Emergence Zone + Amulet of Vigor / Spelunking + Aftermath Analyst allows you to basically take a full turn on every player's turn. It's not always going to be the ideal card, so don't be afraid to surveil it to the graveyard or shuffle it away if you see it on top of your deck. It's a high pick when it comes to considerable targets for Green Sun's Zenith, Chord of Calling, etc. *Open the Way* - I'm a massive fan of this card. I bought ~50 copies at release because I *knew* it was being criminally undervalued. It's such a low-key way to put yourself so far ahead in a game without drawing a ton of attention (though that is becoming less and less true). That all being said, it does leave you very vulnerable the turn you cast it. Six mana is a lot to spend for a setup turn, especially in a power level 8 game. I wouldn't cut it, but I don't think it is uncuttable, if that makes sense. In terms of value for cost, there are few better cards in this deck (or in the game, in my opinion). Try losing a game where you resolve an Open the Way for 4 in ANY deck, let alone this one (assuming you don't die immediately before untapping again). It's especially powerful given that our gameplan involves eventually getting Cabal Coffers + Urborg in play. Not only does this have a chance to find one of those pieces (or an Urza's Cave), but it makes them stronger once you do have them, as you have 4 more lands than you would have had, which super-charges the Coffers. *Awaken the Woods* - similar to Open the Way in some regards. Obviously it's far more vulnerable, as the Dryad Arbor tokens it makes can die to a board wipe, but it has higher upside, as each token you create triggers landfall. I will typically try to flash this out via Emergence Zone, or hold it until I have a Gaea's Cradle (not currently running it, but I may add it back), Concordant Crossroads, or Lotus Cobra / Nissa, Resurgent Animist. On more than one occasion, I've cast this with Lotus Cobra + Nissa (or either one + Ancient Greenwarden) to essentially double my mana. For example, Awaken for X=6 with two Lotus Cobra effects in play will generate 12 mana for 8 spent, netting you +4 mana. I'm not running it currently (though I might change this soon), but it's phenomenal with Tireless Provisioner. I will say that I am quite impressed with the cards you called out, as they are near the top of my list of ones I could see myself cutting in the future (exception of Ripples of Undeath), so it's clear to me you have a very solid understanding of the deck. Thanks again for the comment!

Thank you for the detailed reply, been playing ever since nemesis, almost always monoblack, from pox to mono b control, sui, 8 rack and such. Commander wise, been playing chainer dementia master for like 6 years​, but gettinga bit bored of it, so wanted a lands commander with a "swampier, gy recursion kind of vibe", i dont have any experience with lands commanders in general, so was a bit torn between lord windgrace, necrobloom, hazezon seemed okay aswel. My worries with some lands commanders is that some of them feel too generic, like tutor hoof and face, i like the grindyness value, and shenanigans. Its a bit hard to explain. Wont take more of ur time, just curious as my last question, whats your opinion on lord vs necrobloom and yougot any recommendation in general? Thanks in advance and greetings from Portugal!@@SurfCityTCG

@@PedroGarcia-qi2fb You're welcome! I totally understand what you mean when you refer to the generic nature of many lands commanders. The Necrobloom really isn't all that different than the others in terms of uniqueness, to be honest. Based on what you've described, I would recommend you take a look at Beledros Witherbloom instead. I have a deck guide and a game here: ruclips.net/video/YviQyV_EBcU/видео.html You might also consider Thalia and The Gitrog Monster (or just The Gitrog Monster). Good luck!

I think what most people are referring to is after you get and pay for one ulalek trigger cast something like Eldritch immunity at instant speed to get another ulalek trigger, paying the additional 2 and copying the whole stack including everything that you copied off the first ulalek trigger. You can also go sorta infinite by responding to the ulalek trigger instead which can copy the ulalek trigger. This can be very strong if you have "on cast" triggers on the table. This card can be confusing and I'm considering abandoning it as a commander to make games more fun and not have 20 minute turns resolving your own triggers.

@@salyir8386 It's such a cool card, and it forces high level interaction with the game rules themselves, but you're exactly right; it's a bit much to resolve 20 minute turns of copies of copies of stacks of triggers. It's the kind of card that I believe lends itself strongly to digital, but not particularly to paper.

@@malfurionstormrage6782 thanks - glad you like it! Happy to answer any questions you might have.

Glad it was helpful for you. Thanks for the comment!

I checked into this, and you're correct. Thank you so much for commenting; I'm always really happy to learn something new!

Thank you!! Good question. Probably Swiftfoot Boots, but definitely still in testing phase, so don't hold me to it ;)

Thanks for following up! Good to know. I’ll probably make that change and see how things go. Do you plan to keep updating that moxfield page with any changes to the deck? Looking forward to any future videos around it!

@@jordanking7441 sounds good! Let me know how it goes for you. Yes - definitely plan to keep it updated. I actually already made the change right after I replied initially 😂 I'm constantly tinkering with my decks, so don't be surprised if they change frequently!

Do you mean Ulalek himself? If so, no he can't. He has no color (is devoid), but his *color identity* is WUBRG.

🤣 Seriously!!

@@SurfCityTCG My man has some of the best staples for his deck but can't afford a decent webcam / microphone / desk. Woof.

@@nickjordan3269 Man's got his priorities in order. Respect.

Hi Tumasch - thanks for the comment, and glad you like the list. You can definitely change the versions for your deck. Just duplicate my Moxfield list and then you can change whatever cards you want to other versions. Good luck with annoying your playgroup!

Hi! Thank you for the comment. I appreciate the feedback, both positive and critical! 1. Good catch on the Thunderclap Drake! That was my first time ever activating it, so thanks for teaching me. 2. Good point on the Salvo. I was trying really hard not to be on full tilt at that point in the game, so forgive the multiple mistakes :D 3. I think you're not correct on Shadow of the Second Sun. Your extra beginning step happens at the end of your second main phase. Here's how the card reads: "At the beginning of enchanted player's postcombat main phase, there is an additional beginning phase after this phase." The last 3 words are the critical part. So what happens is: 1. Finish combat; 2. Begin your second main phase; 3. At the beginning of your second main phase, Shadow triggers and creates an additional beginning phase that will happen "after this phase." You can verify this by looking at the rulings on Gatherer. It is a very confusingly worded card! Thanks again for the comment. I'm glad you like the deck and I hope you keep watching! I'm hoping to post a full deck guide for this deck soon.

@@SurfCityTCG Hey, came back to correct myself on point 3, reading the card explains the card as they say. Your totally right with how it works, my apologies. I get beeing on tilt, I probaply would have been as Patient as you guys were.

Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad the mulligan practice was helpful - I'll continue to do that in future videos. Do I flip Jace? Well it really depends on the game. It's not a may, so you really don't have a choice (if you activate him), but obviously you don't HAVE to activate him. I usually try to wait until I'm sure I can get at least some value out of it. Depending on how far into the game it is, or how imminent your death is, you might not have a choice. Alternatively, if it's seemingly like it's going to be a long, grindy game, you might be better off waiting to activate him (or even holding him in your hand) until you're ready to use him the following turn. I usually wait to flip him until I'm ready to cast a Living Death or something impactful, but sometimes you just need to flip him and flash back a random value/removal spell. You could also flip and just plus him, but the plus ability is usually pretty negligible, so I try to avoid that line of play in most situations. Sometimes I'll just have him sit there and never use him unless someone tries to remove him or plays a board wipe, at which point I'll flip him in response and he'll live (assuming the board wipe doesn't also hit planeswalkers). Hope that helps!