First of all, thanks for the great content as always. I've been playing this quite a bit and some changes that I made and that I believe make a ton of sense are: - Yavimaya Iconlclast instead of the Arbalest Engineers (it can play for two with only green mana, it tramples snd if you have the third mana go for 4 and haste. Sure, arbalest can do the ping which is nice sometimes but I feel I like Iconoclast consistently more and its uncommon as well) - Pawpatch Recruit instead of the Cenote scout. (It's a rare which goes against the budget but if you have it its a solid option, always 2 power, punishes removal and in the long games is 2 bodies) - Screaming nemesis instead of the Fear (many commented this so...not much more to add there) - A couple mutavaults - Hit your nemesis with the frenzy for a ton of fun.
I came across your channel randomly and gave it a look. I built one of your green decks and tweaked it just a little. It's now the only deck I find myself playing. You've got some deck building talent, but what did I expect from a fellow Mike. Rock on!
just tried this deck it's really strong in a lot of matchups i think its better than prowess, I did swap out torch for screaming nemesis to give it even more oomph. mikes decks almost never miss :)
Ok I love this. Only thing I might change is swap one land for another creature land. At least,in my experience,sometimes they can come in really handy. And those pesky Demolition Fields can be annoying...Otherwise awesome! Will try it out tomorrow,that is for sure.
What do you think about swapping in a couple Screaming Nemesis and Samut? Maybe a Monstruous Rage for extra damage, could be especially nice on Fear of Being Hunted. Or a one off Rise of the Varmints in case control gets the best of the quick strategy?
I think Screaming Nemesis could be solid for sure. I give a few thoughts on that swap at outro :). Samut I love but has been not working great for me recently. Maybe 1-2 of though! :)
@@MythicMichael Ahh that's what I get for commenting before finishing the video. I used to have a Samut deck that was super fun, but it lost a lot of cards in the last rotation and it's not quite good enough for explorer. I'll give this one a try with a couple Samuts!
Maybe the meta is less friendly to this at gold than at mythic, BW enchantments and 2 Mosswood Dreadnights both took this to the cleaners, even with no Samut drawn. Some mono red decks are still too fast for this to keep up. It did well vs. various mostly Golgari decks after that. Arbalest Engineers is a very cool card, and the Screaming Nemesis is really nice in this deck.
@@MythicMichael Great deck. I went 6-4, but two of my loses the Magic Gods wanted me to lose. Kept a 3 lander and drew 4 straight lands, and the other kept a 2 lander and drew all the 3 and up cards. Really I should've been 8-2. Keep making standard fun Mike!!!
Quick update- Tried the deck again today and completely dominated. Bronze to Plat. Going for Mythic this season with this deck being my main deck when time is limited @MythicMichael
I have it at very end, so now you just watch all the way haha. Have the next couple decks recorded already, but I’ll consider bringing back the old Intro (or a slightly revised version of it) for Foundations! :)))
So, Mike, I’m going to post this again, because I really wanted this to reach you: Hey Mike, a fan of your content here! So, here’s the deal: I’d love to introduce you to a masterpiece of my own, with a take on a crowd’s favorite that I think was wrongly explored by most people, our not so old boi Insidious Roots! It’s a Tyvar based deck, but the catch is, I built it in a way I can consistently combo and mill my whole deck on turn 4/5 (even 3 if Im lucky lol), cast all creatures back onto the battlefield with osteomancer (/exile half of them, to be more specific), and end the game by bringing back from the dead our boy Imodane’s Recruiter for a hasty +1/+0 finish!
The deck should be right below this comment! Id love to talk to all of you Roots enjoyers out there about my deck/other approaches I had AND FINISH BY SAYING: It’s not 100% complete yet!! I want to change one or two cards into enchantment/artifact removal creatures, like swapping faerie dreamthief and smt else for 2 haywire mites, or that other one creature that basically does the same + proliferates, so it can even boost our creatures a good number of times if we have 2 insidious out
Agreed haha. Who needs all that time in BO1!!!! Even worse is people that have an instant or activated ability that stops priority on every step and they don’t click through fast. Ouchies.
guys if i am pretty new and only have enough WC leftover to barely make 1 new deck while i keep adding more rare dual lands, should i wait for next set now to craft, but it seems those cards are all reprints(??) also will that set have dual lands, if anyone knowS? (i am still playing mikes monoblack skeleton deck from pre-DSK XD but want a more combo-oriented deck like the current caretakers talent deck, if anyone has any ideas that should be good next set too)
I would wait. Some of reprints are busted! Haha. And bunch of new cards - meta will be very different soon. I have a completely No Rares Red coming out in two days too though :)
@@MythicMichael No problem. I love playing your decks. I don't make it to mythic but I do have fun with them and I get at least to diamond. That's more to do with my skill rather than the deck. I'm still pretty much a noob.
@@1who4meI was playing a Black midrange deck at the end of of October. Was winning close to 70% in Gold and Platinum. Now at the start of this season in Silver, I just lost 5 in a row to UW Control and Domain. Sometimes matchups aren’t favorable. Sometimes the shuffler gets you. If the deck doesn’t work for you, you lost no wild cards and delete it. Otherwise, miles can vary a lot unless you’ve played dozens of games.
@@1who4me unfortunately, no matter the deck you WILL get stomped repeatedly due to shuffling/matchmaking. I sometimes got 10 wins in a row only to be stomped 10 times in a row the following day and/or get 4 wins fast but it takes up to 1h30 to get my 5th daily win.. haha 😢😂
Look I appreciate your thoughts - but I finished the season in the numbers Mythic and I even took a week break with Magic Con. I always end around numbers Mythic and I don’t actually play very much, and I ONLY PLAY MY DECKS. So if you are losing in Silver it ain’t the deck my man! No hate intended but your comments have become a little overly negative recently. It’s fine to note your personal record with the deck, but it doesn’t necessarily reflect how others will do with the deck. Hope all is well
First of all, thanks for the great content as always. I've been playing this quite a bit and some changes that I made and that I believe make a ton of sense are:
- Yavimaya Iconlclast instead of the Arbalest Engineers (it can play for two with only green mana, it tramples snd if you have the third mana go for 4 and haste. Sure, arbalest can do the ping which is nice sometimes but I feel I like Iconoclast consistently more and its uncommon as well)
- Pawpatch Recruit instead of the Cenote scout. (It's a rare which goes against the budget but if you have it its a solid option, always 2 power, punishes removal and in the long games is 2 bodies)
- Screaming nemesis instead of the Fear (many commented this so...not much more to add there)
- A couple mutavaults
- Hit your nemesis with the frenzy for a ton of fun.
Thanks!!!! Look like nice adds to me :))))
I came across your channel randomly and gave it a look. I built one of your green decks and tweaked it just a little. It's now the only deck I find myself playing. You've got some deck building talent, but what did I expect from a fellow Mike. Rock on!
Thanks!!!! Appreciate the comment and support :)))
I thought the same thing about the Engineers; underrated for sure!
:)))
just tried this deck it's really strong in a lot of matchups i think its better than prowess, I did swap out torch for screaming nemesis to give it even more oomph. mikes decks almost never miss :)
How about replacing Fear of being Hunted by Nemesis instead of Torch?
@@JJ-vn3xq yeah you could mostly just swapped because I didn't want to craft if you are playing a lot of agro it's probably better to do that
Great to hear! Yeah Screaming Nemisis always solid for sure :)))
Ok I love this. Only thing I might change is swap one land for another creature land. At least,in my experience,sometimes they can come in really handy. And those pesky Demolition Fields can be annoying...Otherwise awesome! Will try it out tomorrow,that is for sure.
Thanks!!! Yeah - up to you on which special land (if any) is preferred for sure :)
Great job as usual!
Thanks!!! :)
Fun looking deck, Mike! Love to see the Brothers War cards. Will we ever see a deck running Death-Rattle Oni? New intro is nice
Thanks!!! Interesting card - I’ll give it a look. Although we are about to also get 400 more cards in Foundations. MY GOD lol
I just took a look after reading this comment. So Foundations is basically 400 reprints?
@@Holydecipher Bunch of new cards as well
What do you think about swapping in a couple Screaming Nemesis and Samut? Maybe a Monstruous Rage for extra damage, could be especially nice on Fear of Being Hunted. Or a one off Rise of the Varmints in case control gets the best of the quick strategy?
I think Screaming Nemesis could be solid for sure. I give a few thoughts on that swap at outro :). Samut I love but has been not working great for me recently. Maybe 1-2 of though! :)
@@MythicMichael Ahh that's what I get for commenting before finishing the video. I used to have a Samut deck that was super fun, but it lost a lot of cards in the last rotation and it's not quite good enough for explorer. I'll give this one a try with a couple Samuts!
Maybe the meta is less friendly to this at gold than at mythic, BW enchantments and 2 Mosswood Dreadnights both took this to the cleaners, even with no Samut drawn. Some mono red decks are still too fast for this to keep up. It did well vs. various mostly Golgari decks after that. Arbalest Engineers is a very cool card, and the Screaming Nemesis is really nice in this deck.
Wow I've been playing daily since OTJ and never once seen Arbalest Engineers. Cool card!
Super fun and surprisingly powerful! :)
Love how this deck go from 0 to letal in some turns. The one damage top deck was so funny.
:))))
I’ve been using fear of being hunted in a toxic brew, it’s cheeky when it works lol
It’s a fun one for sure! :)))
Obviously requires you to have crafted some Mythics, but swapping out some of the three drops for Screaming Nemesis does work.
Definitely a solid add! :)
Just an FYI, Cenote is pronounced sa-no-tay, which is Spanish for water-filled sinkhole which are all over Mexico and South America.
Good to know! :)
No Tea !
broooo, i finally get a deck I start grinding in rank, and you make me wan to switch it lol, trying it out now
:))). I’m a fan of variety! Haha
@@MythicMichael Great deck. I went 6-4, but two of my loses the Magic Gods wanted me to lose. Kept a 3 lander and drew 4 straight lands, and the other kept a 2 lander and drew all the 3 and up cards. Really I should've been 8-2. Keep making standard fun Mike!!!
Quick update-
Tried the deck again today and completely dominated. Bronze to Plat. Going for Mythic this season with this deck being my main deck when time is limited @MythicMichael
Not gonna lie, I miss the old intro!
I have it at very end, so now you just watch all the way haha. Have the next couple decks recorded already, but I’ll consider bringing back the old Intro (or a slightly revised version of it) for Foundations! :)))
Just create a new intro every time you hit mythic.
@@sammarkie I actually like the current intro better, but to each their own. Glad to have more Mythic Mike videos!
Cool deck 😊
Thanks!!!
hey mike. i like this deck. im gonna make it tomorrow. this is my playstyle.
:))))
Master piece
Wooot woot! :)
@@MythicMichael do it again ! Hehe gj
So, Mike, I’m going to post this again, because I really wanted this to reach you:
Hey Mike, a fan of your content here! So, here’s the deal: I’d love to introduce you to a masterpiece of my own, with a take on a crowd’s favorite that I think was wrongly explored by most people, our not so old boi Insidious Roots! It’s a Tyvar based deck, but the catch is, I built it in a way I can consistently combo and mill my whole deck on turn 4/5 (even 3 if Im lucky lol), cast all creatures back onto the battlefield with osteomancer (/exile half of them, to be more specific), and end the game by bringing back from the dead our boy Imodane’s Recruiter for a hasty +1/+0 finish!
Deck
3 Overlord of the Balemurk (DSK) 113
4 Cache Grab (BLB) 167
2 Broodspinner (DSK) 211
4 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler (ONE) 218
3 Urborg Repossession (DMU) 114
4 Insidious Roots (MKM) 208
2 Ichor Drinker (MOM) 111
4 Snarling Gorehound (MKM) 105
1 Faerie Dreamthief (WOE) 89
3 Blooming Marsh (OTJ) 266
1 Underground Mortuary (MKM) 271
8 Swamp (MID) 272
6 Forest (MID) 276
4 Go for the Throat (BRO) 102
1 Sulfurous Springs (DMU) 256
1 Copperline Gorge (ONE) 249
1 Llanowar Wastes (BRO) 264
3 Rubblebelt Maverick (MKM) 174
1 Imodane's Recruiter (WOE) 229
3 Osteomancer Adept (BLB) 103
1 Blazemire Verge (DSK) 256
The deck should be right below this comment!
Id love to talk to all of you Roots enjoyers out there about my deck/other approaches I had
AND FINISH BY SAYING: It’s not 100% complete yet!!
I want to change one or two cards into enchantment/artifact removal creatures, like swapping faerie dreamthief and smt else for 2 haywire mites, or that other one creature that basically does the same + proliferates, so it can even boost our creatures a good number of times if we have 2 insidious out
Here is the moxfield deck code!
FSErExkAdEaKy8BjBDSxxg
Looks nice. I’ll check it out for sure :))))
Deck
3 Overlord of the Balemurk (DSK) 113
4 Cache Grab (BLB) 167
2 Broodspinner (DSK) 211
4 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler (ONE) 218
3 Urborg Repossession (DMU) 114
4 Insidious Roots (MKM) 208
2 Ichor Drinker (MOM) 111
4 Snarling Gorehound (MKM) 105
1 Faerie Dreamthief (WOE) 89
3 Blooming Marsh (OTJ) 266
1 Underground Mortuary (MKM) 271
8 Swamp (MID) 272
6 Forest (MID) 276
4 Go for the Throat (BRO) 102
1 Sulfurous Springs (DMU) 256
1 Copperline Gorge (ONE) 249
1 Llanowar Wastes (BRO) 264
3 Rubblebelt Maverick (MKM) 174
1 Imodane's Recruiter (WOE) 229
3 Osteomancer Adept (BLB) 103
1 Blazemire Verge (DSK) 256
Here is the deck for you guys who dont want to search on moxfield lol
slow play really ruins the experience for me. I really wish they would just give less time to rope.
Agreed haha. Who needs all that time in BO1!!!! Even worse is people that have an instant or activated ability that stops priority on every step and they don’t click through fast. Ouchies.
guys if i am pretty new and only have enough WC leftover to barely make 1 new deck while i keep adding more rare dual lands, should i wait for next set now to craft, but it seems those cards are all reprints(??) also will that set have dual lands, if anyone knowS? (i am still playing mikes monoblack skeleton deck from pre-DSK XD but want a more combo-oriented deck like the current caretakers talent deck, if anyone has any ideas that should be good next set too)
I would wait. Some of reprints are busted! Haha. And bunch of new cards - meta will be very different soon. I have a completely No Rares Red coming out in two days too though :)
@@MythicMichael ok i will wait and craft the first 9/10 banger of the new season, thanks😎
1 white mana enchantment = scoop, i love foundations and hate 6 sets per year
Haha. For real!
Day 1 asking Mike to make an Ashnods harvester deck!
:))))))
He misplayed game 1 so hard with that bat lol. How is that a mythic ranked player, def gifted that game.
Yeah - I’ll take it!!! Haha :)
@@MythicMichaelSame! Awesome deck though I love Gruul Aggro and this concept in bo1 can really sneak up on some people.
The deck link goes to the wrong deck. It goes to your BEST GOLGARI AGGRO has ONLY 2 RARE SPELLS?! deck.
Oh shoot! I believe it fixed it now :)
Just fixed!
@@MythicMichael No problem. I love playing your decks. I don't make it to mythic but I do have fun with them and I get at least to diamond. That's more to do with my skill rather than the deck. I'm still pretty much a noob.
Thanks!!! Appreciate the support! Having fun is definitely the main point :))))
Decklist link is a golgari deck
Just fixed. But here it is if it doesn’t update right away! :)
www.moxfield.com/decks/sPCXfXwI3021WjI6yXrT-w
wrong decklist
Just fixed. But here it is if it doesn’t update right away! :)
www.moxfield.com/decks/sPCXfXwI3021WjI6yXrT-w
First
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Getting stomped in silver. Plenty of ways this deck fails. Sorry Mike. Take a break man, your decks lately have been very mediocre. 😢😢
Deck loses very hard to many decks. Either I have no answers to their threats or they answer mine with ease. 40% win rate in silver.
@@1who4meI was playing a Black midrange deck at the end of of October. Was winning close to 70% in Gold and Platinum.
Now at the start of this season in Silver, I just lost 5 in a row to UW Control and Domain. Sometimes matchups aren’t favorable. Sometimes the shuffler gets you.
If the deck doesn’t work for you, you lost no wild cards and delete it. Otherwise, miles can vary a lot unless you’ve played dozens of games.
@@1who4me unfortunately, no matter the deck you WILL get stomped repeatedly due to shuffling/matchmaking.
I sometimes got 10 wins in a row only to be stomped 10 times in a row the following day and/or get 4 wins fast but it takes up to 1h30 to get my 5th daily win.. haha 😢😂
Look I appreciate your thoughts - but I finished the season in the numbers Mythic and I even took a week break with Magic Con. I always end around numbers Mythic and I don’t actually play very much, and I ONLY PLAY MY DECKS. So if you are losing in Silver it ain’t the deck my man! No hate intended but your comments have become a little overly negative recently. It’s fine to note your personal record with the deck, but it doesn’t necessarily reflect how others will do with the deck. Hope all is well
There's a few games I get blown out, but today I dominated with this deck. Like non stop. I went bronze 1 to plat 4, just today