I tried a version of the deck and I always end up like at 20:50 : a bunch of Orators in play, doing *basically nothing* , while my opponent plays cards that actually do things (as in "deal with me now or die"). Maybe it's best to reduce to 2-1 or just replace the card outright.
Jeff! Any tips for playing Orzhov and matching power of other decks? I always feel like I have trouble competing against creatures with an average attack power that is higher than white.
Isn’t hallowed priest just a strictly worse Pridemate? I know you were trying to show off the new cards and make a tribal deck but shouldn’t you be playing 4 pridemates and 4 Priests?
I was also hoping that the Pridemate would survive the rotation and was disappointed by this "simply worse" Cleric. "This card shouldn't exist" cause we want the pridemate to be back!
It shouldn’t exist because it is Arena only. There is no paper card in any set to match it. It shouldn’t be standard legal on Arena because it isn’t outside of it.
Love the deck, I didn't think of black/white life gain yet. I was happy when I saw Hallowed Priest also. I do miss healers Hawk. There are some changes the that could be made like adding Soulmener. Only need 20 land because Birth and Charming Prince can find you land and 3 is our highest drop. Needed Giant killer against big red and green stomp is everywhere. Radiant Fountain is surprisingly good in this deck because it doesn't come into play taped. Hope you enjoy it. Life Gain 21 4 Speaker of the Heavens (M21) 38 14 Plains (UST) 212 4 Hallowed Priest (ANB) 9 4 Charming Prince (ELD) 8 3 Swift Response (M21) 40 4 Giant Killer (ELD) 14 3 Heliod, Sun-Crowned (THB) 18 3 Linden, the Steadfast Queen (ELD) 20 4 Alseid of Life's Bounty (THB) 1 4 Radiant Fountain (M21) 248 4 Angel of Vitality (ANB) 1 3 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun (THB) 9 4 The Birth of Meletis (THB) 5 2 Castle Ardenvale (ELD) 238
FYI the uncommon from ikoria that buffs only humans and has an additional effect would be just as good in this deck if not better cuz of the additional effect
I think you could replace Containment Priest and Kudro with stuff like Beloved Princess and probably Heliod. Also a fun card I have been trying in Lifegain decks is Idol of Endurance, allows you to offset that "White decks have no card advantage" by basically giving you back every creature in late game
I just played against the same mono-white life gain deck twice in a row on Standard 21 and the not Pridemate is equally as annoying if you don't have enough removal aka at least 4 board wipes. That deck isn't going anywhere, nor is the Cavalcade deck for that matter as they just replaced it with Raid Bombardment - the joy 🥱
Raid Bombardment is even better because it works on 2 attack minions too. Which opens up a HUGE amount of other options. You can even put them both in the same deck >.
I mean Pridemate is almost objectively better cause it can mutate. Honestly, im surprised there wasnt more mutate Pridemate, now that i think about it.
From experience, this card doesn't even work in a human tribal deck. Most of the time the tap ability is irrelevant. It's the same CMC as Glorious Anthem but that card doesn't restrict your creature type. You just need a body with the buff, like Kudro has. Or some way to gain card advantage, like Icon (but even that card is *unreliable* so it's rather poor).
Yeah, I used to play that all the time.. it's a sweet card. Glad it's coming back. Though to be honest, it's not really that good, since people just insta-kill it before it can ever attack anyway. And 1 1/1 deathtouch creature is enough to keep it from ever doing anything. Maybe in combination with Basri Ket it might be playable.
It's not like they are powerful or anything. And most of them are just reprints from older sets, or garbage that even a moron could understand, and nobody would want in a deck anyway.
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I tried a version of the deck and I always end up like at 20:50 : a bunch of Orators in play, doing *basically nothing* , while my opponent plays cards that actually do things (as in "deal with me now or die"). Maybe it's best to reduce to 2-1 or just replace the card outright.
No heliod?!
arent you exiling with the dire card? so the scorpions wouldnt "die" and their effect wouldnt work?match 2.
Jeff! Any tips for playing Orzhov and matching power of other decks? I always feel like I have trouble competing against creatures with an average attack power that is higher than white.
Orzhov is the kind of removal.
I play a creatureless Orzhov deck with A LOT of removal that wins through enchantments.
(It also has the Underworld-Peer combo as an alternate)
Omg finally an OZHOV deck 😫
Yes
I prefer AZOIUS
@@FuzzyWalrus123 also a good GUUL deck
Boos
Why no lurrus? :)
Isn’t hallowed priest just a strictly worse Pridemate? I know you were trying to show off the new cards and make a tribal deck but shouldn’t you be playing 4 pridemates and 4 Priests?
Ideally yes, but he's running 2021 standard so the pridemates aren't legal.
I was also hoping that the Pridemate would survive the rotation and was disappointed by this "simply worse" Cleric. "This card shouldn't exist" cause we want the pridemate to be back!
@@Kooksrifles I was confused by what he meant by it shouldn't exist but yeah, seems like that's why, cause it's just worse.
It shouldn’t exist because it is Arena only. There is no paper card in any set to match it. It shouldn’t be standard legal on Arena because it isn’t outside of it.
Love the deck, I didn't think of black/white life gain yet. I was happy when I saw Hallowed Priest also. I do miss healers Hawk. There are some changes the that could be made like adding Soulmener. Only need 20 land because Birth and Charming Prince can find you land and 3 is our highest drop. Needed Giant killer against big red and green stomp is everywhere. Radiant Fountain is surprisingly good in this deck because it doesn't come into play taped. Hope you enjoy it.
Life Gain 21
4 Speaker of the Heavens (M21) 38
14 Plains (UST) 212
4 Hallowed Priest (ANB) 9
4 Charming Prince (ELD) 8
3 Swift Response (M21) 40
4 Giant Killer (ELD) 14
3 Heliod, Sun-Crowned (THB) 18
3 Linden, the Steadfast Queen (ELD) 20
4 Alseid of Life's Bounty (THB) 1
4 Radiant Fountain (M21) 248
4 Angel of Vitality (ANB) 1
3 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun (THB) 9
4 The Birth of Meletis (THB) 5
2 Castle Ardenvale (ELD) 238
The subtitles are cracking me up "goes scrying" turned into "ghosts crying" lol
FYI the uncommon from ikoria that buffs only humans and has an additional effect would be just as good in this deck if not better cuz of the additional effect
Think about adding Light of Promise to the deck?
So... the A cards, are always legal in standar arena?
yes for BO1 only though
I think you could replace Containment Priest and Kudro with stuff like Beloved Princess and probably Heliod.
Also a fun card I have been trying in Lifegain decks is Idol of Endurance, allows you to offset that "White decks have no card advantage" by basically giving you back every creature in late game
so the priest is just the pridemate without the suit?
He's a furry cosplayer. LOL
That scorpion+murderous play was the most mono black play iv ever seen
It was the most obvious play when he exiled the card that deals less damage and is less of a threat to him.
i joined MTGA 4 days ago and now im diamond 4. I've been using mono black, mono green beast, and izzet prowess.
"We like big boys."-Human Cleric.
You're getting some kind of feedback on your mic I think.
I'm pretty sure the mic is picking up his PC's hard drive vibrations. It's likely sitting on the same desk.
yeah, it's pretty annoying
And Jeff doesn't seem to read the messages, because it's been mentioned for weeks under all videos
I guess it's his AC.
It's actually ruining the experience.
why not exiling the scorpion in the first place??
You might want heliod in this build! Goff job Jeff
I just played against the same mono-white life gain deck twice in a row on Standard 21 and the not Pridemate is equally as annoying if you don't have enough removal aka at least 4 board wipes. That deck isn't going anywhere, nor is the Cavalcade deck for that matter as they just replaced it with Raid Bombardment - the joy 🥱
Raid Bombardment is even better because it works on 2 attack minions too.
Which opens up a HUGE amount of other options. You can even put them both in the same deck >.
There has been a buzzing sound whenever you talk in your recent videos.
YOU DONE MESSED UP A-ARON lol love it
Btw with the second dire tactics you should have targeted the scorpion because DT exiles so you would not take 2
shouldn't have exiled the rankle
Op could have still murdered the scorpion in response, and rankle+draw/deal 1 for the win
You probably would have won that game if you had exiled the other scorpion with dire tactics instead of Rankle.
Cool Ghost voice roleplay for the orzhov deck
I'm definitely a fan of tribal.
Cool deck man 👍
We like big boys, itty bitty boys~
Containment priest messes with your own COTDD
heliod definitely missing
I mean Pridemate is almost objectively better cause it can mutate. Honestly, im surprised there wasnt more mutate Pridemate, now that i think about it.
It's also literally the same card only with +1/+1 by default.
Feels like a spot for sanctuary lockdown?
From experience, this card doesn't even work in a human tribal deck. Most of the time the tap ability is irrelevant. It's the same CMC as Glorious Anthem but that card doesn't restrict your creature type. You just need a body with the buff, like Kudro has. Or some way to gain card advantage, like Icon (but even that card is *unreliable* so it's rather poor).
light of hope is essential to throw in this deck
I would've taken out the archfiends for it
Leonin was Core Set19.....
Yeah, I used to play that all the time.. it's a sweet card. Glad it's coming back.
Though to be honest, it's not really that good, since people just insta-kill it before it can ever attack anyway. And 1 1/1 deathtouch creature is enough to keep it from ever doing anything.
Maybe in combination with Basri Ket it might be playable.
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is it just me or is there a hum every time Jeff talks....?
yeah there is
Jeff, please repair your soundproblem. It hums the whole video.
In the works. It may be a couple weeks before it can happen though.
To go against the Church, is to go against God
4:29 nailed it. First try obviously. (if you watch from this time)
I heard you like big boys
Oh yeah. Ozhov 🤣🤣
I'm a big boy! :P :D
Hell he is trying to get into diamond and I am trying to get OUT of diamond... I really need to find some ideas l hope this deck has some lol.
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how much i hate those cards
If you can't play it in paper standard it shouldn't be on Arena. All these Arena only cards are dumb.
It's not like they are powerful or anything.
And most of them are just reprints from older sets, or garbage that even a moron could understand, and nobody would want in a deck anyway.
The sound is so bad I could not watch.