15 Rares of Bears | Ayula, Queen Among Bears | Historic Brawl Magic: the Gathering (MTG) 

My friend has an Ayula commander deck that is actually scary for casual. I can confirm I have seen someone counter a werebear of all things. 😂

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I believe we can all die knowing we have seen everything.

Yeah it was like Seth cast a single 2 mana 2/2 snap concede I was like 😮

Could you explain that to me? Did they concede because they knew all they had were 2/2 max critters or some such? THat just seemed odd to toss the game that early.

@@AC3handle Idek. That was extremely preemptive

​@@AC3handle I looked back at this situation and while I still think the opponent scooped too early, it looks like it was due to frustration from not finding Red Mana. They drew an additional 4 cards from the enchanted Saboteur and a few from turns and still found no red. They discarded two creatures with red in their costs in the process. And while we don't know what 3 cards remained in their hand, if we assume they had red in their costs, the opponent was probably correct in that this game is over, especially if they don't find a red source on that immediate next turn. Can't play Commander, 3 dead cards in hand, losing board presence and ability to defend as the opponent is developing, and having to attack in order to attempt to find Red with extra draws after whiffing 4 times in a row. I'd probably be pretty salty too if that happened to me but hey, that's one of the challenges of a 3-color deck. 🤷‍♂️

@@westonmiller6260 Yo that's actually very good analysis :)

Craterhoof exists. The fear is real.

Ayula is pretty busted. The only thing holding it back is that Bears aren't that strong of a tribe.

@@MTGGoldfish Yeah something like Drannith Magistrate, or Nevermore naming Ayula, would softlock the deck out instantly.

@@Crunchatize_Me_Senpai nothing a little naturalize or fightspell can't solve.

@@Kydrou I don’t think Nevermore would actually be a problem, but I don’t know, Drannith is a 1/3 and Ayula runs a very high volume of 2/2s. Not that it would be impossible to deal with, but it’d be a lot harder than an enchantment.

I thought Tomer was the Dr of anime 😂

Seth is actually one of the few people doing “budget” arena content. I’m shocked the Seth fans didn’t revolt over an Alchemy card in this deck, though.

@@brushwagg7735 Historic Brawl is the one place I don't mind seeing and playing with Alchemy cards since it's a casual format full of jank.

The Baulder's Gate cards really annoy me. Wilson is a real card, Wizards just put the wrong version on Arena. Hard to leave it out though, just because its a bear.

@@MTGGoldfish Am I the only one that really loves the Specialize mechanic? Basically just 6-sided cards, which isn’t impossible in paper but obviously works better in digital (like shuffling)

I think the point is that Ayula in arena is always budgetish because most cards you want in the deck are common and uncommon, that what he was saying is the best way to build a budget deck, pick a commander who wants the budget cards

@@pedrof6767lol no. The point is that Ayula is deceptively strong, even though it seems like jank. He was starting to say how when hogaak was in modern (super busted and banned months after release) Ayula was the centerpiece of a deck he made that completely hosed the strongest deck in modern at that time.

@@ironman12348 your statement doesn't contradicts mine, idk why you phrase like that, kinda dumb tbh

card is busted... dodges sorcery speed removal

That was glorious. Now I need to know what movie (?) that is.

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Thanks!

Ha, that's awesome. I'd love to see the list!

Here’s the list: Main deck (60): Creatures (11): 4 x Arbor Elf 4 x Ayula, Queen Among Bears 3 x Fury Planeswalkers (4): 4 x Wrenn and Six Instants (4): 4 x Lightning Bolt Sorcerys (4): 4 x Life from the Loam Enchantments (11): 4 x Ayula’s Influence 3 x Blood Moon 4 x Utopia Sprawl or Abundant Growth Lands (26): 3 x Forgotten Cave 2 x Prismatic Vista 4 x Forest 4 x Mountain 1 x Boseiju, Who Endures 2 x Stomping Ground 4 x Tranquil Thicket 2 x Misty Rainforest 4 x Wooded Foothills Sideboard (15): 3 x Veil of Summer 2 x Magus of the Moon 2 x Muraganda Petroglyphs 2 x Shadowspear 2 x Force of Vigor 2 x Void Mirror 2 x Endurance

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Neither of those removes a card from a graveyard, which can be pivotal in this format. Also, You Line Up the Shot involves extra, disruptable steps.

That sounds super fun!

Ha, yeah, that's a good way to think of it.

Ayula is pretty underrated.

​@@MTGGoldfish I have a ayula brawl deck, and no one sees it coming through

Yeah, it's perfect for the deck.

Yeah, I left it out because it's a mythic for budget purposes, but it is a great upgrade for sure. Making Bears at instant speed is super powerful with Ayula.