#1 MYTHIC | LURRIS KROXA SACRIFICE | IKO Standard | MTG Arena

[@geovannyleonardo9658]

My girl heard "cooking the kitty and eating the kitty" and she thought i was on a different site. Edit: cgb isnt lying ppl usually save wild cards for whatever crokeyz make. He's also the reason why most CZcamsrs release similar decks in the same week

[@raiynen]

the only difference between top tier mythic and gold is how much time you're willing to spend playing.

[@dittmar104]

skill levels go top mythic, platinam, gold, low mythic, diamond, silver

[@war864]

said the gold player

[@itsPonkulz]

@@dittmar104 hahaha

[@ClavisRa]

Agree 100%. I've been top 10. Same skill
s and same players as Gold. Less deck variety.

[@ishmael7272]

When you think about it, the cat is eating itself

[@bobmcguffin9028]

Yup it's a quantic/schrodinger kitty.

[@ZankoBlack]

Ouroboros kitty?

[@egeatilla5308]

I think it is more like cat-ibalism where you're feeding another cat with a cat pie.

[@mattmale7183]

@@egeatilla5308 it's the same cat, he's coming back from the graveyard. The cat eats his own corpse to be resurrected.

[@egeatilla5308]

@@mattmale7183 I think it's the same card, but not the same cat flavor-wise, it is the same "summoning spell" basically, but the cat has already turned into food.

[@ares106]

Hello everyone! It’s embercleave day today in the arena.

[@sammysammyson]

Is it ever not Embercleave day?

[@Kryptnyt]

Not sure if weed joke or Hitler joke

[@JukesMcGee]

Such an ez-mode card.

[@beretperson]

So, a day?

[@jfb-]

I tried out a WB lurrus deck today with cruel celebrant and it was absolutely disgusting how much value it gets
It's like every creature in your deck is also a cat and you have an oven every game

[@rune12358]

Don't forget access to Mortify and Despark. Just in case opponent tries to hate with a leyline or something.

[@evilfridolin]

Do you have a decklist? :)

[@jfb-]

@@evilfridolin Here you go: www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2946906#paper

[@SlyBlu7]

"But this is Magic, and I need you to see what's out there in meta right now"
20 min in, Mythic Tier idiot piloting a Teferi Net-Deck badly.
Yes sir, that is indeed the MtGA meta right now XD

[@OverPwng]

44:26 Actually, you can play around it by only bringing the last cat back once the oven untaps, on your upkeep for the next turn. This way you're never vulnerable and always get full value for your cat!

[@Neksus16]

Back in january i used to be #40 mythic. I feel so satisfied...
Then, the season ended, i did not classify for a tournament, and i get back to platinum, i get mad with the game and stopped playing. Then, i finally hit bronze bottom. I cant believe how hard it was from me the transition from gold to platinum, it seems like in there, is just a bunch of VERY tryhards, cuz from platinum to diamond was very "meh", all players using mono red or azorius, so my new golgari aggro could work wonders.
I just wanted to tell my history, ikoria is one of those sets where my love for the game grows again. But. Until we dont have the rotations out, im still gonna despise ranked rn.

[@mohnmann]

Im just playing ranked to gold 4, then only play unranked and limited for the exact same reason. hopefully the meta will change with rotation later this year.

[@mohnmann]

@@stefanoriva9767 I don't think that its almost impossible, but it is to much grind right now, at least for me. It took me 5 days to go to platinum 4 from Gold 4 two seasons ago. That's more than double the time i needed to go from bronze to gold, and you mostly play against the same decks over and over again, its not enjoyable for me to go higher than gold.

[@anthonypatronick2072]

The band wasn't ODM, it was OMC

[@SpitefulAZ]

Otara millionaires club for life!

[@reinardviloria3433]

Always did like drinking coffee while playing, nice to know that I have the time to get a refill in the middle of a game.

[@Alessandro-vv2fh]

Is it me or Whisper Squad really feels like a white card who ended being black almost by mistake?

[@sammysammyson]

It's an effect established in white. So yes. But then again, Lukka should be RG, so here we are.

[@patrickbuerke1390]

Silly Alessandro. White can't get interesting cards!

[@gianmarcosilli8883]

@@patrickbuerke1390 Luminous Broodmother: am I a joke to you?

[@patrickbuerke1390]

@@gianmarcosilli8883 Ok, granted

[@MrGurrenlemfox]

@@patrickbuerke1390 white get lava brink broodmoth and winota , i am happy this sets hha

[@Gureiseion]

My personal adjustments to the deck are a Mountain out for a Call of the Death-Dweller, and the two Rix-Maadi Reveler for Mire Tritons. Still a work in progress.
And yes, I only played it in Ranked. (Similar to the auto-scoop anecdote, I do the same thing in free play when I see a Sphinx Scry trigger)

[@Hylianlink51047]

It is quite impressive to see you play, and the way you explain your thinking. Color me impressed

[@asmeriaprimeverre8813]

When you're here for Mtg then you hear some NXT references, amazing! #JustCGBThings

[@alexdickinson8193]

Just a heads up to shut this deck down grafdigger cage

[@LiqwdE]

Karn. Unmored ego. Kunorus. Leyline of void. So many ways

[@shermanmcgrew4506]

Also that new 1/3 hate card that says your opponents can only cast cards in their hand

[@TheDarkPreacher65]

How Bizarre was by OMC, CGB. and it stands for Otara Millionaires Club. Welcome to this moment of 1996.

[@imperialtutor8687]

Another way to do this is playing board wipes and using kayas ghost form to keep a lurrus who can't be exiled or destroyed this, sort of more of a commander playbook but it works. just swing in to empty boards all day long.

[@davidsian6795]

CGB sacrifices his own sanity to show us the abysmal cat oven. He is a hero.

[@tau.r.u]

You are confusing OMD and OMC (and messing up the order of OMD). OMC had the song How Bizarre. OMD is mostly known for the eighties hit Enola Gay (but had more songs that did some stuff in the charts like Maid of Orleans and Electricity). OMD stands for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. OMC is, as far as I know, a one hit wonder and it stood for something (a place I think, I'm stuck on Ottawa, but I don't think they were Canadian) Millionaires Club.
Really enjoyed you playing this deck. It struck me how you dislike playing this deck, as I had a similar feeling finally playing a Simic flash recently. Yes, it's effective. No, I just don't enjoy it. I really enjoy Lurrus and trying several builds around it however. It just reminded me that even if we can complain a lot about broken decks or broken cards (and I think we probably tend to protest too much every now and then), there are several different playstyles for different tastes that, even if they aren't always top-tier, are effective, worthy of one's time and brewing capabilities.

[@theadjectiveform]

Otara. Kind of looks like "Ottawa" I guess. The joke is that Otara is a very poor area where you would not expect to find millionaires.

[@thejesteramongfools]

Otara Millionaires Club for OMC they are from New Zealand.

[@maceotago1]

Otara is the place name (a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand where the band was from)

[@sebastiankreutz7549]

Thx!
I remembered the band and their NZ origin but never knew about the ironic meaning of their name.

[@MrElliotholman]

I'm still fairly new to magic and after a couple of bad draft rounds and getting DESTROYED trying to build my own, way too fair, golgari reanimation deck I feel like I need some cheap dirty wins! Thank you for enabling me

[@maceotago1]

OMC = Otara Millionaires Club (Otara is a Suburb in Auckland NZ, where the band was from)

[@tavionk2107]

Ikoria Lair of the Behemoths. A Set purly designed around and for big creatures.
Most played Deck: Lurros some of my creatuers a even just sltightly bigger than a Bear.

[@Kjeilen]

How I hate to play vs this deck, I also just concede when I face it in unranked. But when you cant beat them, join them. Made t his deck with a couple of cards still missing and its alot of fun to play. Had a mirror match vs Gincheru in ranked was able to pull out a win after a LONG game. Thanks for the help.
Edit: Grafdigger's Cage is the fix vs this deck, time to get some Artifact removal.

[@newmanibrahimovic9]

I got so sick facing this deck in ranked, I main decked 4 copies of Grafdigger's cage in my Fires deck

[@bumbl1000]

Thank you CGB for your work. Made it to Mythic with this Deck. Greetings from Germany

[@SaintedSirr]

The food idioms at the end... Nice.

[@rune12358]

IMO, this thing _might_ be better in Orzhov. You give up Kroxa, yes. But you get access to a gazillion exile spells, Cruel Celebrant for even moar pings, and... Mortify. Low-key MVP in this meta. Besides, Kroxa is a bit of a nonbo with all the graveyard interaction here. Also, Gruesome Menagerie can get you back in a very spectacular fashion from wipes, but I might tone it down a bit from the 4x I run right now, it's a tad pricey if the priest is already dead and Call of the Death-Dweller seems more flexible.

[@kristopher5499]

x2 speed gang here! I really appreciate your content it's always topical and fun to watch. Also, you've made me a better magic player.

[@dkthordk]

in entertainment value
cat oven > anything with agent of treachery.
this deck is sweet, there is to much hate going to the wrong places.

[@marvinko6610]

The Bianca reference made me subscribe

[@peterspellacy4364]

47:35 - The EST of NXT!

[@jacobjohnson6384]

Hushbringer turns off most of the direct life loss in the deck. Throw in hound of athreos and you’ve got this deck shut down. Throw in frogify and you’ve even shut down priest.

[@RevolverOcelot94]

and they kill you with 2 mana kroxa and sack husbringer with priest

[@Wolf21973]

I am loving my Rakdos Sacrifice with 4 Nightmare Shepherd and 4 Bastion Redemption. I use the scorpion, lazotep, and grim initiate instead of cat oven though. It's like the alorzhov aristocrats with mothra which I also love haha. Bastion is one of my favorite cards from the new set

[@BudgetNugs]

you need to add kaya's ghostform it allows you to activate two lurrus per turn if you have sacrifice

[@Feraligatr100]

You are great CGB. Love your content.

[@slyrax4154]

I'm starting to wonder if it is time to go four Leyline of the Void in the maindeck in Standard...
Edit: Just realized Leyline does not stop Gyruda because of the way the card is worded, but seems like Lurrus is a bigger problem anyway! See my reply for the results when I built something to make Lurrus sad.

[@reinierjamescuyos6414]

Or hell if you don't recur cards from graveyards why not just Grafdigger's Cage?

[@reinierjamescuyos6414]

Oh because it directly exiles? Haven't thought of that interaction before... Interesting...

[@RevolverOcelot94]

it s just time to ban the fucking oven

[@Gureiseion]

You can always sac them to Enigmatic incarnation if you don't need them that game. ;)

[@reinierjamescuyos6414]

@GureiByakko now that you said it. I've been playing Sultai recently and haven't thought of that whatsoever. Thanx

[@Graafkaasschaaf]

You are really going to enjoy any sacrifice deck more if you slam the spacebar to submit your actions. It's an essential part of the experience.

[@neverfail9432]

I've seen Orzhov and Mardu versions of the Lurrus deck dragging Alseid of Life's Bounty out from the graveyard every turn to protect this bastard. Now I kill it on sight.

[@biga2]

I've been playing the mono black variant, with woe strider and bastion of remembrance and its amazing how 8-12 damage can just come out of nowhere on turn 4 or 5.

[@phillipburke790]

I do not understand the Bianca Blair reference, but I _did_ hear you say it!

[@chrisstevens8087]

you're my boy Blue, you're my boy

[@kwjbo]

The pauper blue/white locking with counterspell at least was relaxing, i feel both anxiety and boredom at watching this poor cats going into the oven.

[@jestyrjohn]

OMD: Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark

[@AtrolinK]

*Meanwhile at the Azorius headquarters*
"How do we stop that damage?"
"Here's miss The Wanderer, she'd like to introduce herself"

[@AtrolinK]

@@darkrayaccel Indeed she does stop noncombat damage loss, which is the majority of the damage that deck wants to inflict you. And not a problem protecting her from those minions when you are BW control

[@AtrolinK]

@@darkrayaccel Ok, i see your point now. Thanks for the hint..i had not considered life loss =/= damage

[@nityathommy4379]

Fuck Azorius. Go Mardu. Luppus + Husbringer + Drannith Magistrate shut down this tiny deck.

[@thejesteramongfools]

Me: 46:08 me singing How Bizarre by OMC
CGB: Music Trivia....
LUL maybe I watch CGB too much...
...Nah!
And it was OMC not ODM but that stands for "Otara Millionaires Club"

[@bigkidbrother]

The song "How Bizzare" was performed by OMC, NOT "ODM".

[@LiqwdE]

I run a ... similar deck. But more emphasize on dreadhorde with ozolith. Bring back, pump, kill it, ping, repeat

[@aetherae]

Call of the Death Dweller + Mayhem Devil 👌🏽 - Lurrus

[@R_Arsiks_6]

I've had pretty good success against this deck with Reid Duke's Umori mono black devotion deck. Lots of lifegain to offset the damage from this deck and it also deals "unstoppable" passive damage itself. And is super fun to play!
(Be sure to read the comments, currently there's an issue with importing Lurrus and the comment shows the correct list.)
mtgazone.com/deck/mono-black-umori-devotion-by-jacebeleren-439-mythic-april-2020-season/

[@CtrlAltDUST]

This deck, or a version of it, is what I'm ranking up with. It's pretty degenerate, especially with Fiend Artisan to tutor your heavy hitters.

[@patrickbuerke1390]

What's the Dust key?

[@FlopGaze]

Perfect answer for flash

[@overshare7]

1:00 I adore MTG, been playing arena since ever, I crossed teferis and infamous 3 Mana simic planewalkers, but I am so annoyed so much by cat oven that I have considered stopping several times it's dreadfully!!!!! BTW I have 90%+ wr against this deck with an orzov hate deck I had to do against this scourge

[@Someblondeman]

This is why I sideboard 4 Leyline of the Void in Jeskia Winota

[@keenantv4086]

I absolutely love this deck. The companion mechanic has me worried. The restrictions are very minimal.

[@dubotomist]

i feel like the ozolith dreadhorde butcher bonesplinters type strat is way more aggressive.

[@areka6562]

Missplay in first game, you could use mana from steam kin, sacrifice it...

[@AlexxZhulin]

Yay! More catstrubation for healthy meta! Guess this deck will be answered by even more sweepers so we all could have never-ending fun.

[@jimmybrunson2553]

azorius control is so strong in this format , essence scatter and boon make a big difference, drawing 4 at instant speed w teferi is so busted and it makes dream trawler hit for ten if u cast on main lmao

[@TheSailorKing]

CGB mono black lurris in the library is better as the sacrifice with the drain enchantment

[@JohnSmith-dy2zk]

EST!!!!! I get it!! Can't wait to watch Raw tomorrow.

[@LiqwdE]

Have had decent success with lurrus aura recycle deck as well

[@architectofdreams73]

I crafted this deck on paper as soon as Lurrus was spoiled. Just need to port to Arena where I already have Kroxa built. Mardu forever!

[@grrr_lef]

Last game vs red: Let them have the butcher, they attack with all, don't block the butcher and let them grow it for you. 11 damage from butcher + 2 cat twiggers = lethal

[@gregorypeterson5160]

Bianca Belair reference ftw! If you weren't my favorite streamer already, you sure are now haha. CGB is the EST of MTG.

[@MobileEnthusiast]

I cry each time I get matched with this deck

[@JukesMcGee]

I heard cat oven is at the top of the meta in the chinese MtG scene.

[@dittmar104]

very excited

[@test4O4]

I can recommend playing kaya's ghost form! it's real good

[@demonicell]

All the evil decks are coming fast since Ikoria.

[@raiynen]

See, the big thing about cat oven is you have to understand if you're playing with an aggressive cat or a defensive cat. Aggressive cats you bring back on end step. Defensive cats you bring back when you're declaring blockers.

[@dkoppenol]

2x speed squad represent

[@Kryptnyt]

I think the Obosh, the Preypiercer version with Weaponize the Monsters is probably cooler. Tossing scorpones for 8 damage!

[@afk5112]

Great job!!!btw u making esper soon ?🖤💙

[@noahwilliams803]

I think this deck is the definition of, “ thanks I hate it!”

[@KPX01]

Wonder if any deck could be build with grafdigger mainboard since soo many deck can be slow down or shutdown by just playing it.

[@SpitefulAZ]

Wilderness reclamation decks also take forever.

[@ast12321]

Shouldn't you leave cat dead until oven untaps? Otherwise can't they use instant speed removal and leave you with no food to bring back cat without throwing another creature into oven.

[@TheCajanator]

Funny how I wait much longer for the opponent to press resolve than it actually takes to cycle the cat when I played this deck a bunch yesterday. And not nearly as long as it seems to take players to choose which exact land they want with fabled passage on my turn.

[@michaelwilliamdillon]

yeah i play cat oven aswell and if youve your spacebar mashing down you can play the combo at almost instant speed

[@rodrigueboudry3923]

one stonecoil serpent could be fabulous here

[@stePorritt]

Biggest mistake in the video? ODM! Ewww - it was OMC at 46:25.

[@soilnrock1979]

How bizarre was actually OMC :-) Close, but wrong :-*

[@ProudLikaAGod]

CBG, you're the EST of MTG

[@grimsbeast]

I am a Naya player, I despise Dimir and Esper, they are my mortal enemies. I wanted to say this before I say what I am about to say. I want to make a Kunoros and Ashiok deck to just counter this bullshit.

[@sevehayden1463]

doesn't blocking then sacking stop the embercleaved whatever from dealing damage?

[@beretperson]

Uh, "I don't know" is idk, not odm...

[@default8193]

He was saying he didn't know what odm stood for

[@moodiegreen5410]

I hope it was NXT you were talking about when you made that Bianca Belair comment :)

[@sequelavidal]

CGB what do you think about bastion of rememberance just for fun

[@gerard2383]

CGB, what makes you feel worse? Playing the Cat oven deck or playing monored?

[@pwnsauce11]

Rocket math science.

[@sagitariojuju1798]

converse go blow... mmm bloow

[@julianriml4860]

I literally played against someone with this deck 2 minutes after your Video released

[@sebastianrohan8367]

Why no mire Triton? 24 lands seems a bit high for this kind of deck and Triton can do lots of work imo

[@johnk5896]

Everyone told me scorpion was a bad common, and look where it is now...

[@jasond.lepine6074]

hello, I am not sure about how to write the name of the gentleman who made the deck. Croquis ? Kroquiss ? Qurokiz ? I would like to get knowledge at the source if you know what I mean !! I've try a Orzhov version before seeing theis monstruosity ! Kroxa every turn.... yeah ! I got to try a mardu version. !!

[@EyalDegabli]

Hey CGB, I remember your (very touching!) cat deck video, so how about a Kaheera cat deck? would be interesting to see :)

[@Strohke]

I have played against this, few minutes ago, i have won with your parhilion II ramp deck 👍

[@tedayism.3101]

Hey CGB quick question, does the companion mechanic mean that you can play it anytime? So if you don’t meet the companion requirements could you just run it in your deck normally like in a play set?

[@mohnmann]

Yes, you can just run 4 in the deck and don't have to meet the requirements for the companion.

[@tedayism.3101]

Ok cool I don’t play arena a lot so I was wondering if the companion mechanic was mandatory to run the card at all, thanks for the explanation

[@bielin3348]

Nice video as usual :)
Maybe You can create some Cycling deck based on Cyclone?

[@JusSomeGuyOnInternet]

You put a kiln in an oven. Mtg inception

[@TijlDaelemans]

I don't have the time, says the man who played a controll deck in pauper 😂

[@WilsonGodoyUmBrindeAEssaPorra]

i did netdecking of familiar caldron and witch's oven, so every deck i have in real life that splash black there is the cat and the oven, i think it will see play in modern