Yeah its easily the worst aspect of the game and once you take a step back its a giant source of needless additional rng that determents if you even get to play the game.
@@BoethionI wouldn’t call it needless, if you take a step back you can also see a huge number of upsides that make the game as deep and expandable as it is.
@@laurelkeeperI won't deny that it also adds some depth and complexity, but there is a reason why every other card game has scraped the Land system and instead opts for alternatives such as self-generating mana.
I know you're the "Best in Best of One", but I really would love some best of three content. Is that completely off the table? The reason is I've learned a lot from you about strategy and deck composition, but would really love to learn about side boarding and deckbuilding for Bo3 as well.
@@erfarkrasnobay because in Bo3 you can keep 6-10 removal spells in your sideboard and crush them in games 2 and 3. Their strategy only works if you have to have a deck that also handles longer matchups.
Back in 2020, I was laid off from work and watched enough CGB live streams that my fiancée started listening to The Midnight. Tonight, my wife and I saw The Midnight live, and on her birthday. I'm here for the content I enjoy, and the man that makes it. Heck, I might even like the Brawl videos the most. But in five years I've watched almost every video, and I intend to keep watching, regardless of format.
I know you probably said you only do this for us as a joke, but I sincerely hope you're genuinely having fun playing the game. Don't burn out pumping out content (and if you're already burnt out, take a break my dude) Cheers for the videos ❤
I think most of us prefer videos where you're having a good time CGB - standard is in a terrible place right now. Don't torture yourself - check out some other formats, we'll be here.
Standard is actually amazing right now, if you're not playing Arena B01. It's actually funny just how huge of a disparity there is, because standard B03 is the best it's been in years, while standard B01 is the opposite.
Standard is arguably in the best spot it's ever been in. In the entire history of MTG. But Bo1 never has been, and never will be Standard. Bo1 was literally designed for "people who don't want to put in the time for Bo3 and instead want a fast and truncated experience." (verbatim quote). You are willing choosing to play the mode designed to have short games, and then complaining the games are too short. Do you not see the problem with that?
Crokeyz actually had a really good idea about how to fix standard BO1. You dont even need to ban anything. But just remove the hand smoothing algorithm, so mono red and other aggro decks are forced to play more lands, otherwise they could get hands with 0 lands. If you remove that, it will basically be a faster BO3. But i dont think WOTC will do this change, because a large audience enjoys this type of gameplay i suppose.
I would love to see CGB do best of three I know he played competitively in the past. His takes on side boarding would be great. Plus he might run into Crokeyz 😅
No bc, to make a hyperbolic comparison, why is it turning into Yu-Gi-Oh? Games are all ending by turn 3, players are spending forever on their turns to have like a 20-chain combo go off, high mana cards might as well not exist now unless you have a way to get them out QUICKLY besides regular mana costs, bc it takes too long otherwise in this meta. And if you’re not fighting mono-red aggro? It’s some form of a control deck. So yeah, the meta is quite literally the definition “Fun to play, HATED to play against”, and has just cut out a lot of deck options you can use because of how oppressive they are. You’re basically pigeonholed into picking from a handful of deck(archetype)s, most of which run hard control, only for the games you play to last 2-3 turns. Yeah, you’re right, it’s not fun. EDIT: sorry you got my rant 😂
Play Bo3. Bo1 has devolved into 1-minute games because that's what Bo1 was always designed for. People with no attention spans who just want to pull a slot machine and hope to get lucky. You can't willingly choose to queue into the "fast games" mode and then complain about the games being too fast.
@@novalytyxp*Most games against mono-red/fast strats last 3 turns. The whole yugioh comparison I feel is way off-base because there's still plenty of grindy games to be had. There's just a lot of fast decks in standard right now. Plus the decks that are ACTUALLY fast are mostly in Bo1.
@@NessOnett8 Bo1 is not the "fast games" mode, it's the "I only want to play one-game matches" mode. Just because you only want to play one game doesn't mean you want that one game to be faster.
If you have blue mana, then the only one-mana removal spell that really works is Into the Flood Maw. Consider replacing the Smites with those. And since Flood Maw can also bounce other permanents, you'll need to run fewer of the Vanishes.
Temporary Lockdown is the most important card against aggro. I kept on playing 4 Get Lost and 4 Soul Partition for spot removal, one Mana removal is totally overrated. 🙂
CGB, oh how I’ve missed you! I just started playing Magic again two days ago, and I’m glad you’re still making content! 🥰☺️ I looooove your UW control decks!!
Maybe try some Historic for a while then? It's tons of fun and it's not full of monored, there is a big variety of other surprisingly overpowered decks ;) I will gladly watch it if you do and I'm pretty sure most of the people are here for your personality and knowledge about the game, so they will understand not wanting to play Standard for a while :) Have a nice day if you see the comment, CGB ;)
This video reminded me of just how little fun I'm having playing standard right now. This is the worst meta, 90% of the reason being red aggro being the most its ever been broken.
That's why sideboards exist. Try giving Best of 3 a shot? Not only does Mono Red naturally appear less, but when you finally go against them you can stack your round 2/3 with a ton of removal.
I know it's the most watched format and you have to keep doing it, but sincerely, I'm done with standard. Luckly the more I play Brawl, the more I like it.
I've been a subscriber of the channel since you were playing Magic Duels and we had one of the mythics in decks. I'll keep supporting you no matter how bad mono red gets.
I will say, since it seems most other comments are of a different variety, I appreciate you suffering through standard bo1 for me, I enjoy (for the most part) seeing you face the challenge, calling it bullsht is also relatable and fun for me But like many other comments, bo1standard is dog rn, so by all means take a break from this format and do some other stuff, ill do my best to still give my watchtime and stuff
It is both fun and sad to see you play standard. Fun because it mirrors my suffering I've had trying to play something not mono red, sad because it really is the worst it's been in a while.
I use Vanish Into Eternity in Timeless. It is an integral part of my UW deck. You need it to exile the one ring and all the garbage enchantments early on. Late game it becomes spot removal.
So many people saying “just move away from standard bo1.” Yall. If he could move away he would. Standard bo1 pulls in numbers that other formats don’t. Until bo3 pulls in the same numbers as bo1 he prob won’t change anything
32:43 with this meta you have to. You have to run so much anti mono red to make sure you have it in hand by turn 2. The thing is, the system sees you running all that anti aggro and it will put you against everything else
I'm super new to blue as a color, so I want to understand, while also providing a guess. I'm a black player, so I'm used to spending life and/or creatures to gain advantage. I'm confused by the inclusion of a card that makes you spend 4 mana to replace itself and draw 1 more. Q: Why run deduce, when you can run another interaction card, or a different draw card? It seems like it's 4 mana and a card to draw 2 cards, so you're only netting 1 card in the end. And there doesn't seem to be a use for the artifact in this deck or having a permanent leave the field, so no bonus there. Guess: Deduce is 2 mana, which fits into play flow for this type of deck better than a 3 drop that might be 'better' than it. Spend 2 at the end of opp turn, replaces itself. Use the clue the same way on a future turn to finally net advantage. So it's all about spending that mana you wouldn't have spent otherwise to fit into the tempo flow. Again, I have NO idea, i'm just taking a stab in the dark, and would love some understanding of the blue playstyle.
Deduce if good for 2 reasons. The obvious is that both draws are instant speed. The second reason is that the draws are packaged in 2 separate 2 mana instances with immediate benefit (as opposed to “behold the multiverse” witch breaks the cost in 2*2 intervals but fortelling it doesn’t give you the the immediate upside). 2 mana is an important benchmark because most of our instant speed interaction also costs 2 mana. So you can hold up “No more lies” for example and “Deduce” at end step if the opponent doesn’t play into it. Then you can do the same thing again with the clue token next turn cycle.
My favorite thing about azorius control is that sometimes, just sometimes, when you're just about to turn the corner but have a hand full of nothing, your opponent will just scoop out of exhaustion because Arena players are SOFT.
CGB is finally on Vanish into Eternity? It's been so good in commander and it's wild that it's finally creeping into standard! Hope it performed well for you, it's one of my favorite white exile effects.
@@undahraadaundahraada5594 honestly if I was concerned about needing to prevent them from recurring noncreatures, I’d just run graveyard hate and hope that it wins me the reanimator matchups too
@@AzureAiluren Yup, I agree - it happens so rarely, and usually relies on something that needs to hang around on the board and work up to it (Planeswalker ultimate, Talent last level, Case solved, etc...) that the exile isn't essential.
I quit Magic 2 years ago when Snap came out. Just watch you and Crokeyz and sometimes Takobyte. I still get second hand anger from how this goes. Also quit Snap recently. Actually, playing zero mobile games. It’s strange.
This mono red deck can eat all the excrement. I wish they would do some best-of-one bans to reduce the rate this deck appears in arena. It isn't such a factor in best-of-three, but today 75% of my games have been against monored leyline (or red-green leyline splashing for snakeskin veil). Even playing 9 or 10 two-mana or less removal spells isn't enough to stop it sometimes. And taking any more than that makes it all but impossible to have my own game plan. I think I preferred playing against monored Embercleave in Eldraine standard.
Tortured CGB is still fun to watch 😆 i love your content and decks. I prefer standard videos personally but would equally support the one in best of one or three. Seeing you sideboard would be educational for me
CGB I know that your hatred of mono-red runs deep. But consistently playing best-of-1, a format that inherently encourages fast decks like mono-red to be played more often, is probably not the best format for you to play if you want a real picture of the standard metagame. Best of 3 is, and always will be, the real standard-defining format. It is in paper magic, and it is in arena. Standard is fun and there are a lot of innovative and creative decks in best of 3. They just don't see play in bo1 because everyone knows they'll only run into mono-red all day.
you really have to explore a dimir deck man, i have one with overlords, creeper, the cat, ertai, the rogue that draws cards and combos with ertai , kaito, liliana, I even added a tinybones and yeah you need some luck with the draws but the deck has so much card draw and enough selection, that unless the shuffler really really dislikes you, you usually find that thin line to walk towards victory and it definatly is the deck that lets me enjoy the current meta. But yeah just mix all the most annoying dimir cards in a mix and you get to enjoy the topdeck that turns it around and let's you climb outta certain demise... och I also run three steps , 3 negates and 2 essence thingys because yes i am blue, and the match makers matches you far less with cave these days in my xp
I'm also playing UW Control right now! Any chance we will see a revisit to the Mindskinner deck? I've been trying to make it work in Izzet or Grixis but I need your expertise!
I’m curious to hear your take on why you think WotC appears to be pushing for cracked mono red gameplay. I genuinely miss midrange standard days and I feel like we are stuck between fast paced standard or over the top brawl on arena with no in between.
@@mostlyholy6301 yeah I’m not happy about that either. Two fling-like creatures, a fling/creature card and an enchantment you can put on battlefield for free before game starts that copies spells. Whoever thought this was a good idea for red needs to be fired.
@@Skinnypig711 The relentless power creep over the past few years has forced them to push the red deck to this level. The trouble is, they do not seem interested in reducing the power level, so this is just what Magic is now: Play the most busted decks or lose.
I’m here for CGB. Not here for standard content just your content. If best of one angers you as much as it does me, if not more because your investment in this game, then do something else. Your actual fans will be here regardless. 💙🫡
Complaining about best of one is so odd to me. Like, yeah, of course degenerate stuff will rise to the top, that’s what sideboarding exists to deal with
Bro for the love of God please play another format or something. These videos are toxic to yourself and we all can tell. I think most of us here care less about standard compared to you making content you also enjoy
It happens 2-3 times every single time I try to get a few wins in. I tried the red deck and it's literally not fun, it's vomit, it's turn 2 win like half the time. I'm glad they are "looking at it" but it's not enough and I haven't spent a dime on this game since this set released.
I honestly think you could have come up with a wayyyy better blue white deck then the one you fielded today. More smites. First off. Card advantage package feels... confusing. 1 quick study? I feel like 2 or none. 1 spell gyre? again feel like could have more. Something like 3 quick study 2 gyre one scrutiny (could be 2 scrutiny 1 gyre as well) + one 5 mana pretend teferi seems better. plus you get the walker to close games out. Since it's automatically 2 threats in 1. Just don't waste time with deduce play study instead. I know deduce us good but you have to pair it with something more efficient like deluge. It open up more spots for interaction this having a more powerful card advantage suite Exorcise seems strictly better than vanish. Yes it's sorcery but 2 mana. I think this card is an answer blue white needs to play rn
If you're not playing brainless red or Bo3, everyone's love is being tested (or already stopped playing). It's sad, but Bo1 isn't Wizard's focus, and we're suffering for it... 14:59 This is why Commander should be easier to record. Even Brawl, which was CGB's escape from this shithole is now about as bad as Standard Bo1. Commander, which is the format he loves playing, is hard to record. And, of course, a lot of people wouldn't watch, which would mean less money! Can't wait for the next expansion to have more 1-2 mana red Haste creatures, and maybe sprinkle in some 1 mana +3/+3. c:
I get it. I quit playing due to mono red. I play control. I only want to play BO1 standard and mono red is unfairly overpowered, too fast, and kills you in a few turns if you don’t have a god hand. It’s simply not enjoyable to play back to back meta red. You should take a break and focus on other MTG content.
I feel for you CGB - that was a great perspective though - building to beat mono red players makes losing to good decks and players feel much worse than losing to just mono red. Kinda lose lose though which we hate. 😢 Why can’t it be a carrot cakewalk.
Yeah seeing your match-ups against mono red I remember the reason why I quit playing Arena last week. See y'all again with the next set ... maybe. Idk maybe Foundations can make their deck even more consistent, because clearly this is what WotC wants from Standard. What a joke. Anyway, thanks for the content!
My favorite videos are when you play commander I definitively dont enjoy standard videos, i close your vids each time i see 2 mono red or discard in a row So yeah, go commander or best of 3 or anything else dude, i would watch it
