The Top 15 Instants in Commander
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Welcome to another installment of Commander Countdown. this time, we're counting the Top 15 Instants in the Commander format. There's going to be a lot of heavy hitters on this list, and no shortage of ridiculously strong magic cards. Let us know if they are deserving of the strongest instants in EDH title we give them in the comments! - Hry
Ahh the much awaited Top 15 Sorceries with Flash in Commander
:(((((
🤣🤣🤣
I want them to bring Tribal sorceries back, and change instant to say Flash Sorcery 😂
Waiting for top 15 interrupts
There's a recent article from Mark
Rosewater where he explains that at a certain point when he was working on Time Spiral block he considered making Instant a supertype, so that one could have Instant Sorceries (Instants) and Instant Creatutes (creatures with Flash). At the end, it was not possible to implement such a radical change and they introduced the Flash mechanics instead .
You guys are taking the pleasure of counting instances of "this card is completely insane" away from me.
I wanna get better!
Joe: lets make a top ten of instants
Beezy: In response make it 15
Got him good didnt I
I actually pulled a foil veil of summer years ago, had no idea it was good, and threw it in bulk. I spent hours finding it after realizing the foil is like 50 bucks, just a funny story.
Trades?? I need one 😭
Is Veil of Summer older than 2020?
@@hiddenleaf414 Well it's from Core Set 2020, and as you surely know the core sets are numbered for the upcoming year so M20 came out in July of 2019.
The point still stands, it could not have been years (plural) ago.
Dang. I didn't realize they were $12 nonfoil
man, I am getting hammered playing the "Completely Insane" Game. every time he says it take a shot ^_^
It took me 13 hrs to recover from this drinking game xD
Man, was not expecting grave Titan with flash to be on this list.
He isn't!!! Someone is feeding you lies!
@@NitpickingNerds cant chicken out, it was clearly right behind kodamas reach!
Yes Cyclonic Rift is COMPLETELY INSANE
And I'm sorry I love the card for mono blue decks. It's almost a necessity for spikey play groups. I tend to build for 7-9 so I feel that you should always be prepared to see it in that power range.
I was gonna like this video at instant speed but then I saw the title say top 15 Sorceries. So just wait until my turn and I will like it-
We fixed it!
That was an INSANE video! Never would have guessed grave titan would have been so high on the list!
*checks video for critical error in editing*
Intuition is in fact a cEDH staple for both Thassa's Oracle combo lines and Underworld Breach combo lines.
I knew it!
you guys are great, i dont even play mtg anymore but i watch every video. Congrats on the channel.
That's awesome to hear :)
Great list. Loved the placements of Dig Through Time and Frantic Search. I've seen some people really underrate those cards.
Thanks, they're really solid cards!
Deflecting Swaft has become my favourite card since I first played it. So satisfying.
You guys make my days easier. Keep it up!
So glad to hear that!
Can say, frantic search is insane in Yidris. Probably one of the best cards to play in the whole deck, the turn after you play commander.
One of the best cards in the whole format
Some might say this list is COMPLETELY INSANE
IT'S COMPLETELY INSANE
deflecting swat is one of my favorite cards even in my cedh deck, I just cast it for nothing and change a counterspell to it sow when it resolves it has no target. or my opponent is casting peer into the abyss and I just change the target to myself and win instead of him.
and also in my cedh kess intuition is a one-card combo, you have kess on the battlefield you cast intuition you take Thassa's oracle, Reanimate and demonic consultation. doesn't matter what you get, you will get a Thassa's oracle etb and in response demonic consultation your deck.
Don't mind the haters. I love it when Joe says something is "completely insane!" If you want to change it up you could say, "it's stark raving mad!" But if you did that you would need an Irish accent 😁.
Love the channel guys!
Topping this list:
S Tier Underrated EDH CZcams Channels
Finally, a video about the Top 15 counterspells.
and top 15 tutors
You guys have a really great show, I think if you guys keep going you’ll definitely blow up even more.
Thank you! We don’t plan on stopping
What a coincidence, I love Beezys mom also. I kid, keep up the great work guys!
My mom got excited but then she found out you were kidding :(
I love you guys. Your content is so consistent. And high quality. Nothing more to say.
Definitely noticed that he posted something about that after you guys made that video.... I'm sure he watches you guys are great👍 Appreciate everything you do just watched the Dual lands video trying to upgrade the decks and everything you guys put out is gold thank you for everything👍🙌👍
You know a card is a mistake when it's good both with and against combo decks.
So glad I watched the tidbit! I felt so bad for you guys I felt the prof just spiked on y’all. 😂
Keep the videos coming guys. Love the content.
We certainly will! Thanks :D
As phasing is a part of the untap step and done as the first step when you start your untap step I have actually had a lot of fun in one game by after a player used Teferi's Protection on my turn I put down Sands of Time. He did not return to the game till I decided to bounce the Sands and let him phase back in. Very funny play
I've designed a Taniwha deck around weaponizing Phasing to pull off tricks like that
@@crovax1375 Add in Shimmer to pull even more land phasing hijinks
The GOAT as far as nerds that nitpick go
Deflecting swatting a peer into abyss in cedh is on my top 10 magic moments for sure :D swat rly is great some times :D
I agree with Joe that Deflecting Swat "looks so bad" at first. I totally undervalued it at first, comparing it to other red "deflect" spells from my Standard-playing days (Ricochet Trap and the like).
But, yeah, it's now an auto-include in more of my red decks.
Also, if I Deflecting Swat your extra turn spell, you can't even get salty about it.:)
If you have enough mana to cast Obliterate and then respond with Teferi's Protection then you basically auto win lol
Top 15 Design Mistakes Since Modern incoming, perhaps?
i laughed so hard when he said "how do you put a [cyclonic] rift into a tomb?" xD haha
I lold when I saw Prof's video so shortly after yours. I think most people appreciated both videos in their own right, as equally valid. I think power level is a good shorthand to know for when a full discussion is unnecessary, isn't happening. Profs video basically just expands to include other considerations that players might have in what they want from their games. Cus everyone could sit down and play 5s-6s, but one of them might be stax and maybe that's not cool for some people in some groups. I also like the tried and true balancing method of just getting the rest of the table to beat up the deck you find too annoying/ too strong.
I was recently listening to a podcast in which they were basically saying Veil of Summer is the same thing as Autumn's Veil... Guess they missed the "*draw a fraking card*". Best description for it is "1 mana Cryptic Command".
Yeah those cards aren’t even close
Fun fact: Frantic Search was legal in standart together with Tolarian Academy, Cloud of Faeries, Fluctuator, Stroke of Genious, Grim Monolith, Voltaic Key, and a shitload of cards that cycle for 2 windings. The deck just goes boom, and then decks the opponent for an instant win.
I'm sure you guys already realized this but just in case: Deflecting Swat can also be used to counter counter spells by changing the target of the counter spell to Deflecting Swat itself, and because DS resolves first when the counter spell resolves it no longer has a legal target and just fizzles.
Loved your power scale video!!!!
Thanks AvistA we really liked making that one!
Seriously guys, its the best scale I’ve seen from content creators. Well explained, conceived, and justified. Your point about cEDH being a different game is spot on. Again...well done.
Glad you guys address the drama of the power level video😜
The drama is real!!!!
Never noticed how much I like the outro until now
Oh thanks! 😄
11:49 how it feels to play against Emergent Ultimatum in standard
LOL
Veil could have went out with the recent housecleaning in modern and legacy... No one would have blinked.
Flavor win: Yisan, the Wanderer Bard with Chord of Calling in the deck:P
I like that!
Haven’t you heard? The Nerd is the word!
Good video. Here's a bump in the algorithm
I love Dig Through time and treasure cruise
Narset's reversal is pretty good too
If you cast balance, then teffaris in response, would all your stuff phaser out, balance checks how many lands and creatures you have, comes back with zero, resets the board, at end of turn your stuff all comes back?
:D Ready to build my instants deck!
All instants!
Mana burn did change everything for Mana Drain!
I am genius!
korvold + free sac outlet + vampiric tutor is instant speed demonic tutor. card goes straight to your hand that way
I have Intuition in my Muldrotha deck. 😅
Also, Gifts Ungiven gets you two cards as opposed to one.
They are comparable was what we were saying
Y'all: "Teferi's Protection is so good!"
The colouless deck I just made that primarily uses 2 way to infinite mill everyone without targeting: "U think I'm locked in here with u? Ur locked in here with me!!!"
Time stamps would do this channel wonders!
I have to say the last comment of don't play tergrid. I built one recently. And my wife tried at me for two hours after I destroyed the entire table. And I built it for Jess than 75 dollars. Which explains just how powerful it is.
Very often I whip the board in some aspect and Terrie’s or flawless
Feels good
Feels bad for them
Dig through time and treasure Cruise have no build around. It’s get cards in your graveyard
Which is just playing the game and extra easy to do
Cyclonic Rift first appeared in Return to Ravnica in 2012, not 2008 or before Commander...
Oh great, MORE cards I need to get.
We got you! Just use the tcgplayer link!
Buried Alive was printed before Entomb - Weatherlight.
I pulled Apex Devastor and Vampiric Tutor in my commander legends box, perfect combo, way better than demonic tutor cause I stack my 9 mana spell on top of my deck then cascade it for free :O!!
Wombo Combo!!!
Intuition sees light cEDH play, it's more a card for specific builds like Kess than a blue staple like [SPOILER], though.
Nizzahon still does top 10's!
Deflecting swat is my favorite commander protection. Allows me to safely tap out for elsha yet still leave up protection
Swords to plowshares is my evil sacrifice instant of choice. Gains me life by also causing a death trigger.
Doesn't cause a death trigger tho. Causes the creature to leave the battlefield, but not die.
You guys forgot about the Wish cards in Judgement. I love Cunning Wish and Burning Wish. You never know what you are gonna go up against that you didnt anticipate. With these cards, you can pull ANY card you own from your collection and possibly turn the tide of the game. They are pretty cheap right now, too. I suggest getting at least one of each color.
That said, i love you guys. Keep up the videos! Thanks for the work yall put in to make us players better! Can you do a top 15 for underrated pauper cards?
Challenge --Top 10 Miracle Cards, Top 10 Cards w Flashback!
What your opinion of Camouflage? Rather unique card. Any thoughts on decks it would be fun in?
You can kill someone through Teferis Protection with Questing Beast Commander damage
Can you? If they do it before combat tou cant even attack them but does teffari protection even prevent dmg? I thought it said your life total cant change
I'm curious about this too.
So you're telling me I need to give Questing Beast infect
@@connoringram4948 If you phase out before their combat phase,you aren't a legal target for the attack.If you protection after attackers are declared the beast deals the damage,your life total doesn't change.You can still lose to commander damage from questing beast because it does do damage,your life total just won't change.You can lose to poison counters from questing beast because infect is a replacement effect,it sees the damage then replaces it with poison counters.
@@SJamesGill88 Thats interestin i didnt know the dmg still happens for infect or commander
At 22:09 you asked if there was any other card like frantic search that drew cards and was a ritual.
Well yes actually, Jeska's will.
That’s true but it is a bit different as you can only play the spells that turn and need your commander out
That thumbnail picture you guys used for this video is my playmat
Spell pierce from scg
It's a really good artwork
@@NitpickingNerds they could have made the character's head a bit bigger maybe. Lol
@@electromancer2645 kefnet just has a small
wow, you guys really really like veil of summer. better than cylconic rift or assassin's trophy? you must have alot of counterspells flying around in your games.
You guys should do EDH gameplay videos.
We are planning on doing it ASAP
Weird, the CZcams announcement I got said "The top 15 sorceries...". Sounds like CZcams agrees that instants need to be renamed "sorceries with flash".
Beezy named the video wrong laugh at him!
@@NitpickingNerds, omw, you guys are human? I thought you have hexproof from error because to err is human 😂
I've figured it out. Someone Shahrazad'ed you into redoing a Top 15 Sorceries, but you decided to do something different in the subgame.
tbh those three honourable mentions are pretty cedh too.
You forgot to mention lightning bolt in the honorary mentions
Maybe next time!
I opened a Mana Drain recently, but I don't know which deck to put it in
sell it
@@morgoth2425 I haven't found a good way to sell cards. Any lgs in my area only wants to give store credit
Can fit in any deck that has blue in its color pie. Mono blue is obviously easiest to cast this. 2 color decks you don't need to go crazy with fixing your mana to make it work either. And anything 3 colors and above if you invest in a good mana base shouldn't be an issue either. If you're going to use it make sure you're doing something degenerate the turn after using it.
@@wookie5959 yeah I know that it fits in any deck with a blue color identity. The issue is that I have about 20 decks it potentially go in, but I haven't settled on which one. Currently the most likely candidates are Urza, Niv-mizzet, Arcanis or holding it until I build my next blue commander
Some more great ones are Rebuff the Wicked in white nonblue decks (was $5, but it’s getting reprinted in TSR!) white, Volcanic Offering hits 4 targets (and when it gets down to 1v1, it’s 4 of their things!)
Solo maybe top 10 non tutor non counterspell instant spells? ;D
Interesting 40€ gap between deflecting swat and "bolt bent"...^^.
What 1 mana difference and the possibility of multiple targets can bring ^^...
Joe, the fact that people are telling you how much you say completely insane is completely insane in its self. Don’t ever change joe, we love you....also breezys there.
Awe it is completely insane how much you care lol
Yeesh it's completely insane that I am an afterthought
Teferi's Top 15 Sorceries!
Did You Know? Demonlord Belzenlok dies to a Goblin Grenade and a Needle Drop.
Or if you gouge his eyes six times in a row
I ended up finding two Intuition cards and two Dream Halls in my stuff. Saw it was a Tutor and figured it'd be expensive lol. Glad I checked before chucking it back in my bulk box
Not bulk at all
Without watching, or reading comments: If Ad Nauseum isn't on this list, I will eat my pants!
Your pants remain in tact
get rid of the reverb on your audio, love you guys
Swords to plowshares is such a perfect flavor magic card. It takes their army and makes them farmers. Then the farmers make food to give extra life. 👨🍳 💋
Calling it, at least 2 maybe 3 of the free precon spell design mistakes.
Stellar call!
I used to play against a damia deck with ugin in it while I played enchantress. I would always say, if you minus ugin I'll destroy your boardstate. Classically, I would teferi's Protection in response, untap and storm off :)
Fire covenant non cedh??
Spread the Word.... Of the Nerds 😂
Professor’s video is good, but you guys are more interesting and much funnier. And currently, you’re more personalized and less commercialized. I can watch the Professor, but I can’t connect with him on Discord, can’t play EDH with him on spelltable ..... So, there’s no comparison. I choose the Nitpicking Nerds! 👍🏼
Poor red and it’s lack of one mana tutor top :( I feel like they need to print one to complete the colour pie
Gamble
@@breakingtide yes but tis a sorcery and to the hand, but yes 👍 one mana tutor for them ... I guess red is strong enough as is 🙄 ... *so says salty red players* 😂
Frantic Search: Vadrok all-star.
Had no idea intuition existed.
We are here to enlighten
In a 5 colored deck, isn't mystical tutor just every tutor?
if my deck blue it include frantic search
Oh, nice! Which decks do you have it in?
@@NitpickingNerds for Tibor and Lumia its free flying, for Lazav the multifarious its free discard. And it plays amaizing with ravnica bouncelands so when i make a 5c deck around them i will put it in for ritual
How the hell is swords to plowshares better than deadly rollick?
I think mystical tutor is a bit better than enlightened, which is a lot above worldly. There are many more creature tutors, so worldly loses a lot of clout.
I think FoW is actually underrated. If it was 50c there would be people running blue heavy decks who avoid using FoW because of the card disadvantage. And imo that's just incorrect. If you have enough blue, you should be running FoW if you have access to it.
I pulled a borderless Vamp tutor from commander legends. Sold it because I would feel bad playing it. Too stronk
Me and Beezy have an extra one we just don’t use