That comment about 27 land and sometimes not hitting the third hit real hard. Was playing golgari ramp before we lose citadel and kept getting stuck between 2 and 4. Switched to an aggro deck and as consistently hitting 5 land by turn five.
CGB/Anybody have thoughts on Witching Well vs. Omen of the Sea? Given the slow curve, having a 1 drop has been useful for me, and the card sac+draw on the well (though expensive) is "cheaper" than burning a low X Gadwick, especially if you were screwed out of a Nyx. Also, adding a couple "unnecessary" scry lands was helpful and fabled passages (to shuffle after the owls/Oracles shunt things to the bottom) Other thoughts?
This is going to be my second rotation since first playing standard. I always liked the narrower standard the best. So I jump on rotation proofing as soon as possible.
No reason? I mean idk about you but having 5 lands and 2-3 creatures down with no board wipes does not equate to having your nuts speed bagged by a surprise 10+ creatures and like a 50000000000 mana pool lol.
I was playing your Simic Adventures 2021 deck last night and I came up against this Mono-Blue Devotion deck. I knew enough to bounce the Lotus the first time I saw it, but didn't think about it too much. On turn 5 they went off and won the game. I immediately came searching for this video (I had skipped it the first time around) because I figured I would want to try this deck for myself. Gonna be fun!
I swear I haven't watched hour long videos unless they were from an all time favorite Creator.. but I have watched CGB for about a week now? And easily watched 30 or so hour long videos.. love this guy lol
Ever since you first played mono blue devotion, it's been one of my favorite standard decks. Also, I'd definitely enjoy more 2021 standard videos. Keep up the great content!
I love magic it’s an amazing game! And you play in a fun way and it provides fun for us viewers, I’ve only recently found your channel but I love it! Thanks and keep on tapping lmao
Yesterday, I had a match against someone who was trying this deck. A few hours before, i had watched your video, so when I saw my opponent playing the Nyx Lotus I knew what I was going against. I obviously had some previous knowledge on what cards were the engine for the combo so i dedicated myself to deny them and sqeeze some damage whenever I could. I won but it was really fun and challenging to play against it and in my opinion it's a pretty good deck for standard 2021. ✌🏼
The mono black 2020 standard deck you posted a year ago is a list I slightly modified and still has success with to this day. Especially now when Teferi 3 is out of the picture. Thank you CGB :)
I only started getting really into MTGA this spring. Kinda sucks because I missed out on all those amazing GRN block cards. I'm just happy you're finally showing off a deck I can actually make myself in its entirety!
I think gemrazer is the best card in the 2021 standard right now. It is at least a 4/4 body with reach and trample, but it destroy lucky clovers, yorion decks, anax, embercleave, Lotus, stonecoil serpents, auras... And it cost 3 mana but it's converted mana cost is 4, wich is a big deal in the current standard.
CGB, I just want to thank you for all the valuable content you've made. Watching your videos taught me a lot and helped me reach my goal of achieving mythic rank for the very first time... with mono-red. :)
I definitely enjoy the idea of the 2021 standard, to get away from the...general drabble we've all dealt with for two years basically. Lol. Ultimately, metrics aside, you're the vector I come back to watch every day.
Just want to say I love the idea of making decks for the standard 2021 queue leading up to rotation, althoughI think it would be best to do a mix of both standard 2021 and normal standard videos so you can appease the people who want to see normal standard decks. I know I would be fine with just a few standard 2021 videos. Anyways, I love the idea and think it will be really helpful to help me and others with getting ready for rotation. Keep up the awesome content!
I basicly play this deck since Nyx Lotus was released. It is basicly the same list, but I play less lands and Brazen Borrower and add 4* WITCHING WELL. Adds to devotion, lets you find lands in early game and draws you cards in your combo turn. Trust me, it makes the deck much more solid and run much more smoothly.
I remember a very fun deck almost exactly like this back during the streamer event I was in for Beyond death. Seems like this deck finally has a format it can do well it. Its a amazingly fast deck with the right draw
CGB, I'm not exactly sure how you got this deck to work, but I just lost a WEEK'S worth of progress in mythic (96 - 86%) trying to squeeze ONE frikkin win out of this. I just went 0 for 13 and never even came CLOSE to a competitive game. It was a one sided curb stomp through EVERY GAME. So as I say, I don't know how you managed it, but I sure as hell couldn't. I hate magic some days.
@@renatosilveira789 I hate using the term rigged, but damn, playing against every person who has the EXACT answer to every card I play sure makes it seem that way.
I love blue devotion with gadwick. The m21 ageless insight works great by doubling gadwick's draw, making it easier for the oracle to win the game for us as well.
Using this engine I made a pretty awesome kraken deck with a secondary mill win condition. It’s still got room for improvement I’m sure but I’ve only lost with it once so far. So thank you.
CovertGoBlue Thank you! I’ve already changed it slightly, I realized it was easier to draw my entire deck than it was to mill theirs. So new win cons are swarming unblockable krakens, or drawing my entire deck for the win in mid game. I’m only in gold 1 now so I’m not too sure how it would hold up at higher levels but it’s been one of the most entertaining decks I’ve ever played.
Just want to indicate that the new leaked land card from zendikar, seems like it would go very nicely in this deck. As you have alot of mana, you could pumpup the land and go for a killing blow quite effectively. That would serve as a mana dump (what this deck is sometimes missing) and an alt win con.
I've been playing Temur adventures in the m21 ranked standard at high mythic with an 80% winrate. I am convinced that it will be one of the top tier decks next meta.
CGB, on the only match that you've lost, against the mutate deck, you were afraid that the opponent could use Mystical Dispute, but you forgot that he runned Umori, so he could only play creatures.
Great thing about standard 21, is that what otherwise would be janky, can now be competitive... I love how my opponents like me are exploring the different mechanics. Just so many great matches are coming out of it. So definitely more 21 while it's still an unsettled meta...
I prefer wishing well to the omen. The well is a one drop which might help on a nut draw and otherwise it add has much devotion than the omen and if the combo doesn't work it's an emergency draw 2. For the same price (5 mana) you get scry 2 draw 2 vs scry 2 draw 1 scry 2
I just tried it (replacing a few copies of cards I was missing with some Teferis and his tutelages) against an Azorius constellation / all that glitters deck. I had a blast
Hey man, you looked kinda burned in the video. Personally, i love your content, and it would still be ok if you took a break every now and then, i would keep on clicking whenever you came back. Maybe misread totally, but take care :)
I vote to split the days between the two until rotation then full 2021 standard after. So maybe Mon-Wed-Fri-Sun for Standard 2021, then Tues-Thurs-Sat for Normal Standard. Will keep both camps relatively happy until rotation.
This deck looks so much fun!!! I think you should do both regular standard and M21 standard videos, maybe do one one day and another format the other day, that would be great!
I was hoping you would have shown our match! Mainly to hear your commentary against me when you played Azorius Yorion :P must have been the livestream vs recorded play
I lost to a version of this deck that ran Sea Gate Restoration, Witching Well, Emry, and the new Jace from Zendikar in place of Brazen Borrower and Thassa.
CGB, I have a great idea for a deck for you! Build your deck, add Yorion, add 20 more land! Or maybe just spells/creatures, no land, get flooded if you're lucky! If you ran all land, you'd not draw a single one though.
Love the 2021 rotation proof decks. Been working on a few myself. My favorite is Izzet Terror of the Peaks + Experimental Overload. Dump deck full of instants and sorceries into graveyard, get Terror on field and punch face with Overload for 20 in one blow.
I love S21! I'm experimenting with a crazy monowhite go wide deck, using heraldic banners to help ramp into the dude that spawns humans for devotion white, and the archon that makes dudes and also all non archons into 3/3's. Depending on how you build the board before that you can make some pretty massive swings. Also, blinking them is something I want to try but I also want to survive and haven't found the space for that yet. So far it smashes.
If you like Standard 21, try playing Simic Adventures and cram 4 Stormwing entity in there. It's still super grindy and can play the long game, but has better options early and can win a couple of turns earlier
Question for those who are good at mana base math: why would we have 25:2 Island:Vantress and not 23:4 or 24:3? Is there that much risk of getting an opening hand with only Vantresses and not being able to make a play on turn 2? (We have no 1-drops....)
I’m gonna splash Uro if I play more then 25 lands. I like the deck but flooding makes me tilt. I will swap a single island for an Omen. If I flop I will come back and admit it. One question though, does Wishing Well seem good as an additional target for the owl? Or maybe some Folio of Fancies?
Love this deck. Thoughts on throwing in a shark typhoon. Its more of a gimmick really but I think it might be pretty decent the cycle draw plus the thought of like a 20/20 flying shark. Def playing this deck post rotation thank you.
Creating decks to DOMINATE 2021 Standard LIVE on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/covertgoblue
While I'm still playing 2020 Standard, I definitely am interested in seeimg rotation proof decks getting played as a (mostly) f2p player.
Hey CGB, I've been top 500 mythic for a while now but I'm not seeing my name anywhere on the MTG Assistant app, am I missing something I have to do?
That comment about 27 land and sometimes not hitting the third hit real hard. Was playing golgari ramp before we lose citadel and kept getting stuck between 2 and 4. Switched to an aggro deck and as consistently hitting 5 land by turn five.
CGB/Anybody have thoughts on Witching Well vs. Omen of the Sea? Given the slow curve, having a 1 drop has been useful for me, and the card sac+draw on the well (though expensive) is "cheaper" than burning a low X Gadwick, especially if you were screwed out of a Nyx. Also, adding a couple "unnecessary" scry lands was helpful and fabled passages (to shuffle after the owls/Oracles shunt things to the bottom) Other thoughts?
Hi CGB, what local time are you on Twitch, as in NZ so just trying to line up the World Clock.
I love Standard 21, especially since I’m new to the game. Less cards to worry about and collect. Still plenty of great decks to play.
Welcome to the game! I also welcome the rotation, as I didn't want to invest in the older sets
Ye same here am on my 3rd day of playing, messing around with green.
!!Wizards giv meh questing beast plz thank u!! xxx
This is going to be my second rotation since first playing standard. I always liked the narrower standard the best. So I jump on rotation proofing as soon as possible.
Meanwhile I'm drafting Amonkitties like crazy to add to my historic collection. That's what makes this game great! Welcome!
Yeah it's pretty much perfect for me, too. Haven't played a single Standard match in a week.
More 2021 standard, please! Don't know about you guys, but I can't stand playing against nissa anymore lol
Don't worrry, there's going to be more nissa in Zendikar Rising.
KKKKKKKKK só os brazuca
I cant stand playing nissa
You are worried about Nissa when cgb is showing you nearly infinite Mana combos lmfao
I /was/ enjoying it . . . Now everyone is gonna be playing a version of my fave deck 🙁
This decks main wincon is making the opponent concede for no reason.
Also known as winning!
i know, right
No reason? I mean idk about you but having 5 lands and 2-3 creatures down with no board wipes does not equate to having your nuts speed bagged by a surprise 10+ creatures and like a 50000000000 mana pool lol.
I was playing your Simic Adventures 2021 deck last night and I came up against this Mono-Blue Devotion deck. I knew enough to bounce the Lotus the first time I saw it, but didn't think about it too much. On turn 5 they went off and won the game. I immediately came searching for this video (I had skipped it the first time around) because I figured I would want to try this deck for myself. Gonna be fun!
One more thing I love about playing CGB decks: 27 lands means I don't need to spend as many wildcards
2021 standard or as I call it Constructed limited is by far my favorite content and format right now.
This is some real combo, involving calculations and fancy tapping and untapping, and I love it!
Cgb: vote with your eyes
me: mate you just know im gonna watch it all anyways
Honestly
I swear I haven't watched hour long videos unless they were from an all time favorite Creator.. but I have watched CGB for about a week now? And easily watched 30 or so hour long videos.. love this guy lol
Ever since you first played mono blue devotion, it's been one of my favorite standard decks. Also, I'd definitely enjoy more 2021 standard videos. Keep up the great content!
I usually like videos towards the end, just to feel its genuine. This time I liked after seeing the intro. Epic warning.
You're my boy blue! Love the 2021 standard.
I love magic it’s an amazing game! And you play in a fun way and it provides fun for us viewers, I’ve only recently found your channel but I love it! Thanks and keep on tapping lmao
Welcome aboard and thank you!
Yesterday, I had a match against someone who was trying this deck. A few hours before, i had watched your video, so when I saw my opponent playing the Nyx Lotus I knew what I was going against. I obviously had some previous knowledge on what cards were the engine for the combo so i dedicated myself to deny them and sqeeze some damage whenever I could. I won but it was really fun and challenging to play against it and in my opinion it's a pretty good deck for standard 2021. ✌🏼
The mono black 2020 standard deck you posted a year ago is a list I slightly modified and still has success with to this day. Especially now when Teferi 3 is out of the picture. Thank you CGB :)
Glad you liked it so much!
I've actually been hoping for content like this so I can better understand the upcoming metas - looking forward to a continuation of this series
I loved LvD’s blue lotus deck and i was wondering what could fill the spot of Kiora. I think Baren was a smart pick.
Love watching you pilot this deck.
Truly a fan of the channel.
Glad you enjoy it!
I feel so good I'm attacking! -CGB against mono red and then they scooped! Lmao GLORIOUS
I only started getting really into MTGA this spring. Kinda sucks because I missed out on all those amazing GRN block cards. I'm just happy you're finally showing off a deck I can actually make myself in its entirety!
I think gemrazer is the best card in the 2021 standard right now.
It is at least a 4/4 body with reach and trample, but it destroy lucky clovers, yorion decks, anax, embercleave, Lotus, stonecoil serpents, auras... And it cost 3 mana but it's converted mana cost is 4, wich is a big deal in the current standard.
CGB, I just want to thank you for all the valuable content you've made. Watching your videos taught me a lot and helped me reach my goal of achieving mythic rank for the very first time... with mono-red. :)
32:53 ... Umori the freaking Colector baby 😂
I definitely enjoy the idea of the 2021 standard, to get away from the...general drabble we've all dealt with for two years basically. Lol. Ultimately, metrics aside, you're the vector I come back to watch every day.
I like 2021 standard videos. Fun to see new experimental brews
And its freaking rotation proof.Great deck CGB!
Really enjoying the Standard 2021 queue. Great to play against a variety of decks again!
Umori deck "What if they have a mystical dispute" "In case of agonizing remorse" :D CGB ! :P
Came here to say that as well ahaha in my head I'm going "stawpp it CGB, its all creatures! Its all creatures!"
Just want to say I love the idea of making decks for the standard 2021 queue leading up to rotation, althoughI think it would be best to do a mix of both standard 2021 and normal standard videos so you can appease the people who want to see normal standard decks. I know I would be fine with just a few standard 2021 videos. Anyways, I love the idea and think it will be really helpful to help me and others with getting ready for rotation. Keep up the awesome content!
I basicly play this deck since Nyx Lotus was released. It is basicly the same list, but I play less lands and Brazen Borrower and add 4* WITCHING WELL. Adds to devotion, lets you find lands in early game and draws you cards in your combo turn. Trust me, it makes the deck much more solid and run much more smoothly.
CGB: The first person to ever run 27 land in a non control deck
Brilliant explanation of the land count 👌
I remember a very fun deck almost exactly like this back during the streamer event I was in for Beyond death. Seems like this deck finally has a format it can do well it. Its a amazingly fast deck with the right draw
This deck losing Kiora is a huge hit no doubt but still excited to see its still possible and who knows maybe get me some cheese wins
I'll watch whatever you put out cgb, I love all the content you make, thanks for being the best magic tuber
Glad you enjoy it!
Very nice deck. If it wasn't so rare heavy I would craft this in a heartbeat! Thanks for this vid, keep up the good work.
Glad you like it!
CGB, I'm not exactly sure how you got this deck to work, but I just lost a WEEK'S worth of progress in mythic (96 - 86%) trying to squeeze ONE frikkin win out of this. I just went 0 for 13 and never even came CLOSE to a competitive game. It was a one sided curb stomp through EVERY GAME. So as I say, I don't know how you managed it, but I sure as hell couldn't. I hate magic some days.
Twitch Cusfucyou same with me.
@@renatosilveira789 I hate using the term rigged, but damn, playing against every person who has the EXACT answer to every card I play sure makes it seem that way.
That horror story of missing a land drop is better than most horror movies.
I've been playing a version of this since the format was added to arena. It is a blast.
I'm into dis format CGB, MORE PLEASE!
Rotation proof stuff sounds great to get ready for September. Can’t wait for new standard!
Love m21 queues, been playing almost exclusively there, and draft
Yes please more Standard 2021 decks. A new video every other day would be nice.
Surprising. Thank you for showing this
I love blue devotion with gadwick. The m21 ageless insight works great by doubling gadwick's draw, making it easier for the oracle to win the game for us as well.
covert go BLUE
I'm loving the 2021 Standard games. It' seems a lot less stale than the standard meta.
This deck is awesome!! Thank you for running enough lands!!!
Glad you enjoy it!
Using this engine I made a pretty awesome kraken deck with a secondary mill win condition. It’s still got room for improvement I’m sure but I’ve only lost with it once so far. So thank you.
Nice work!
CovertGoBlue Thank you! I’ve already changed it slightly, I realized it was easier to draw my entire deck than it was to mill theirs. So new win cons are swarming unblockable krakens, or drawing my entire deck for the win in mid game. I’m only in gold 1 now so I’m not too sure how it would hold up at higher levels but it’s been one of the most entertaining decks I’ve ever played.
Thanks for the video, I love playing people that try to play your decks but can't do math. Easy wins.
It's jank, but the jank that CGB enjoys. The best jank, if you will.
"jankity jankity jank" as a tru intellectual would put it
@@freyamiles3718 Ah yes
“Give me some of that good ol’ jank”
@@christmas6666 Indeedy
Why jank? It seems pretty consistent and playable to me, at least in this format.
Just want to indicate that the new leaked land card from zendikar, seems like it would go very nicely in this deck. As you have alot of mana, you could pumpup the land and go for a killing blow quite effectively. That would serve as a mana dump (what this deck is sometimes missing) and an alt win con.
Try it out and let me know how it goes.
I've been playing Temur adventures in the m21 ranked standard at high mythic with an 80% winrate. I am convinced that it will be one of the top tier decks next meta.
Love the 2021 standard content, thx man!
this is for what i love mtg, always new fun ways to win the game. not as boring as monored aggro players
2021 standard is way more fun than standard. Thanks, CGB
Darn I love all the stuff you are doing so much, thank you
Glad you enjoy it!
I constructed a very similar deck on forge about a week ago. Glad to know I was on the right track
thanks CGB, finally a fun S21 deck that wins!!
Glad you enjoyed!
My favorite deck! I just got a win from the opponent milling me down to my last oracle. How sweet it is.
Very nice!
CGB, on the only match that you've lost, against the mutate deck, you were afraid that the opponent could use Mystical Dispute, but you forgot that he runned Umori, so he could only play creatures.
This looks like my kinda blue deck. Honestly hate playing counters but value and fliers chef's kiss.
As a newer player I really appreciate 2021 standard since I cant spent my few wildcards on stuff thats about to be gone.
Great thing about standard 21, is that what otherwise would be janky, can now be competitive... I love how my opponents like me are exploring the different mechanics. Just so many great matches are coming out of it. So definitely more 21 while it's still an unsettled meta...
"Red vs. Blue. I hear they could [make a show off something] so... captivating." Hilarious!
I prefer wishing well to the omen. The well is a one drop which might help on a nut draw and otherwise it add has much devotion than the omen and if the combo doesn't work it's an emergency draw 2. For the same price (5 mana) you get scry 2 draw 2 vs scry 2 draw 1 scry 2
The game is amazing and fun no matter the format. Just keep being creative and have fun.
Standard 21 is nice! Great job man!
Thanks!
I just tried it (replacing a few copies of cards I was missing with some Teferis and his tutelages) against an Azorius constellation / all that glitters deck. I had a blast
Rotation proof content o/ love it CGB
Hey man, you looked kinda burned in the video. Personally, i love your content, and it would still be ok if you took a break every now and then, i would keep on clicking whenever you came back. Maybe misread totally, but take care :)
Oh he loves these comments hahaha ( he had a video the other week where he was like I DON'T NEED A BREAK, YOU NEED A BREAK ) lolll
That first game against red was SO satisfying!
I vote to split the days between the two until rotation then full 2021 standard after.
So maybe Mon-Wed-Fri-Sun for Standard 2021, then Tues-Thurs-Sat for Normal Standard. Will keep both camps relatively happy until rotation.
He plays monoblue, he plays monoblue, everyone fears his cool combo!
He plays monoblue, mono mono monoblue!
Monoblue, monoblue
Monoblue, monoblue...
Definitely interested in rotation-proof decks, thanks for this!
Glad you like them!
damn. there was a time at 41:43 when you could have gone off if you had like 4 more lands. thoughts on adding green for additional ramp?
This deck looks so much fun!!! I think you should do both regular standard and M21 standard videos, maybe do one one day and another format the other day, that would be great!
When you do regular standard decks you could also give a little rotation proof guide at the end of the video
Noted!
The second to last game was epic! I really enjoyed this deck.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the deck. Standard before rotation is always boring. Haven't had this much fun playing with this deck since a few months. Great content.
Glad you enjoy it!
freakin awesome deck CGB. love it!
Glad you like it!
I was hoping you would have shown our match! Mainly to hear your commentary against me when you played Azorius Yorion :P must have been the livestream vs recorded play
I hadn't even seen the video yet, just the title, and I played against this deck and I immediately knew it was this one
Love the fact that #CGB is playing around counters when playing against Dimir Umori :P
I lost to a version of this deck that ran Sea Gate Restoration, Witching Well, Emry, and the new Jace from Zendikar in place of Brazen Borrower and Thassa.
CGB, I have a great idea for a deck for you! Build your deck, add Yorion, add 20 more land! Or maybe just spells/creatures, no land, get flooded if you're lucky! If you ran all land, you'd not draw a single one though.
i asked for it, i thank you for humoring me and doing it!
I like the shakeup all I have been playing since 2021 standard came out.
Muthassa tapping down Mono Red is a joy to behold.
Love the 2021 rotation proof decks. Been working on a few myself. My favorite is Izzet Terror of the Peaks + Experimental Overload. Dump deck full of instants and sorceries into graveyard, get Terror on field and punch face with Overload for 20 in one blow.
yes to standard 21 content. i've got seven 21 decks already
1:17 instructions unclear, used my sack to like the vid
My sack has been stuck on my coat rack for weeks due to a similar understanding about rakdos sacrifice.
I love S21! I'm experimenting with a crazy monowhite go wide deck, using heraldic banners to help ramp into the dude that spawns humans for devotion white, and the archon that makes dudes and also all non archons into 3/3's. Depending on how you build the board before that you can make some pretty massive swings.
Also, blinking them is something I want to try but I also want to survive and haven't found the space for that yet. So far it smashes.
dudeee, this deck is breaking standard, is so awesome
Glad you enjoy it!
Standard 2021 is great, old standard can burn in hell!
Standard or Standard 21?? Um whynot Historic?
If you like Standard 21, try playing Simic Adventures and cram 4 Stormwing entity in there. It's still super grindy and can play the long game, but has better options early and can win a couple of turns earlier
Loving the 2021 standard! When's the next time you're looking at submitted decks? I have one I wanted to send in.
Question for those who are good at mana base math: why would we have 25:2 Island:Vantress and not 23:4 or 24:3? Is there that much risk of getting an opening hand with only Vantresses and not being able to make a play on turn 2? (We have no 1-drops....)
I’m gonna splash Uro if I play more then 25 lands. I like the deck but flooding makes me tilt. I will swap a single island for an Omen. If I flop I will come back and admit it. One question though, does Wishing Well seem good as an additional target for the owl? Or maybe some Folio of Fancies?
Love this deck. Thoughts on throwing in a shark typhoon. Its more of a gimmick really but I think it might be pretty decent the cycle draw plus the thought of like a 20/20 flying shark. Def playing this deck post rotation thank you.
Try it and let me know how it goes.
BEAUTIFUL