Hey Folks! Below is the full list of upgrades made to the deck! Also, be sure to let me know if you agreed with my changes, what you would have swapped in instead, and what commanders you want to see me cover from March of the Machine in future videos! ------------------------ Creatures ------------------------ Arvad the Cursed >>> Marshal of Zhalfir Syr Elenora, the Discerning >>> Benalish Marshal Josu Vess, Lich Knight >>> Glen Elendra Liege Syr Konrad, the Grim >>> Thistledown Liege Knight of the Last Breath >>> Nadaar, Selfless Paladin Order of Midnight >>> Skyhunter Strike Force Foulmire Knight >>> Silverblade Paladin Lilliana’s Standard Bearer >>> Kwende, Pride of Femeref Pull From Tomorrow >>> Cavalier of Dawn Distant Melody >>> Cavalier of Night Sigiled Sword of Valeron >>> Triumphant Adventurer Unbreakable Formation >>> Guardian of Faith ------------------------ Instants ------------------------ Despark >>> Generous Gift ------------------------ Sorceries ------------------------ Time Wipe >>> Damn Fell the Mighty >>> Austere Command ------------------------ Enchantments ------------------------ Path of the Enigma >>> Kindred Discovery ------------------------ Artifacts ------------------------ Fractured Powerstone >>> Dimir Signet Mind Stone >>> Azorius Signet Commander’s Sphere >>> Talisman of Hierarchy Ichor Elixir >>> Talisman of Dominance Maul of the Skyclaves >>> Wayfarer's Bauble Promise of Loyalty >>> Chromatic Lantern Temple of the False God >>> Icon of Ancestry Thriving Heath >>> The Circle of Loyalty ------------------------ Battles ------------------------ Plains >>> Invasion of New Capenna ------------------------ Land ------------------------ Thriving Isle >>> Secluded Courtyard Thriving Moor >>> Unclaimed Territory

@brogannacho1057

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for adding this easy to read list. I've had trouble having to rewatch videos constantly to get the changes in the past. Thanks!

Crib Swap has some great synergy with Haakon, Stromgald Scourge in this build for a lot of great spot removal!

Even if the deck itself is not an interesting playstyle for me, I always watch your videos and always learn something new about deckbuilding. Thanks!

I disagree with removing syr konrad. He also deals damage for discarding, which you will be doing at least once per turn cycle, but probably more. Also for things leaving the graveyard. Essentially he perfectly pairs with the commander

@whoamagoo7347

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but powering up your creatures is better, Conrad is better used in mill decks

@morrius0757

Жыл бұрын

Same, especially since I added a couple surveil and mill cards into the deck.

@ubberJakerz

Жыл бұрын

Syr Konrad goes WAY too hard in this deck. I burned everyone at the table for at least 15.

@dieuwtjin

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree with that he should probably stay in. I tried the base precon yesterday and even just having him on the board is a good board-wipe deterrant. If someone is low and a lot of creatured are present, he can just AOE drain people to death. In addition to his synergy with the looting.

@ss5gogetunks

Жыл бұрын

Syr Konrad is nuts in this deck! Super bad choice to cut

This was the precon I was most excited to see you make an upgrade video for.

This video has everything I wanted to find when looking for upgrade information on this pre-con. I am a new to Magic player and appreciate all of the information and the format it was prevented in.

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Its always good to know that the upgrade guides are easy to follow and understand, especially for new players!

I very much like these types of upgrade videos that go in detail on taking out cards for better cards

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it!

Been waiting for this. Thank you!

Love this Decklist! Your aggressiv Midrange Decklists are insane good.

I was literally waiting for this one, ever since I pre-ordered it

this is awesome, I am so excited for this one in particular

I like Court Hussar a lot in this deck, more so than Acclaimed Contender. Court Hussar will get you a guaranteed card with no conditions even though you only look 3 cards deep instead of 5, without requiring another Knight in play to trigger its ability. Also, if you bring it back with Sidar Jabari, it'll conveniently put itself back in the graveyard without needing a sacrifice outlet so you can churn through your deck faster. The first two cards I added to my list were Nameless Inversion and Crib Swap, to go with Haakon, the hands down best card in the 99. Repeatable instant speed removal is a fantastic way to use your mana when you're cheating all your creatures into play with your general. I put them in over Path to Exile and Return to Dust due to my longstanding dislike for both cards. Glory is another great inclusion too. Thanks to Sidar Jabari's eminence trigger it's a free card to discard, and giving your whole board protection from a chosen color at instant speed makes combat a breeze and your opponents' interaction so much worse. I'd rather draw it over Smitten Swordmaster, whose creature side is trash and adventure side seldom drains for more than 5 or 6. Finally, because countermagic is sometimes the best form of protection, Deny the Witch and Sister of Silence can stop both spells and abilities as well as provide additional value, whether it's another on-tribe body or a sudden blow to a player's lifetotal. The two Lieges from Shadowmoor feel underwhelming since their point of overlap is the least represented color in the deck, and drawing one when your board is primarily the one color that doesn't get a stat boost feels bad. Can't wait to see the upgrade for the Convoke deck. Saint Traft and Rem Karolus have grown on me over the last few days, so I might end up grabbing the deck and refocusing it around them.

@Cupitron

Жыл бұрын

Which card is "Glory"?

@Alistor76

Жыл бұрын

@@Cupitron It's from Judgment originally, but it was reprinted in Dominaria Remastered. 3WW for a 3/3 Incarnation with Flying, but if it's in your graveyard you can pay 2W to give all of your creatures protection from a color of your choice at instant speed. It's not a Knight, but neither is Unbreakable Formation or other cards like it, and they fill much the same role.

@Hutch_x

Жыл бұрын

Wonder and Filth also for the same affect as Glory

I never realized double strike is 2 instances of combat damage to a player which would then trigger Sidar's reanimate ability twice, very cool! I told my buddies to enter into your giveaway, very neat that the more subs, the better the giveaway. As always keep up the great work!

@xanderschep3875

Жыл бұрын

It won't trigger it twice unfortunately. The attack declaring only happens once so when you declare Sidar it only triggers.

@sarthabombeta

Жыл бұрын

@@xanderschep3875 With double strike, the second ability from Sidar could trigger twice, because it happens when you deal combat damage to a player.

@o0oo00ooliii

Жыл бұрын

​@@xanderschep3875 The card reads "Whenever Sidar Jabari deals combat damage to a player, return target Knight creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield." Not when you declare him as an attacker. Did you even read the card before you talked out your ass?

@S41ph3r-JohnD

Жыл бұрын

@@xanderschep3875 the Eminence trigger will only trigger once, but the recursion Attack trigger will happen twice. they are separate triggered abilities

I cannot wait for this deck! This deck and Brimas is the 2 out of the 5 I want.

Another piece off art. Each time you upload a new build it feels like i am getting a gift

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and happy to hear you enjoy the builds!

Great upgrades! Hoping you can do an upgrade guide for some of the other MoM precons!

The way you format replacements is perfect, awesome content.

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Liked this upgrade a lot. I actually have good chunk of the cards because I have been working on Syr Gwen knight tribal build. Recently thinking of making it a equipment build instead.

Another stellar video!! You are the man!

I don't have much desire to build this deck, but I love it just because it gives Haakon a home.

I always enjoy your videos. I made that vishgraz flicker deck but took out the proliferate for more ways to get the mites unblockable, then added other random etb creatures and elesh norn from ONE. She never lasts long on the field but it never hurts to try Weirdly enough I want to get a few of these precons and not upgrade them so I can play with some kids at work that don’t have access to crazy upgrades… but this deck seems fun, so maybe I’ll have some sideboard upgrades that I’ll use if I go play at a store. Heck, I already have kindred discovery and a couple of the other cards. The most expensive upgrade I’d want to buy would be kinsbaile cavalier

Nice Upgrade! I will try IT Out. Duelist Heritage is a fun enchantment which works good with the commander

Can’t wait to test it!

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Hope it works well for you!

Nice vid. Please make more Cut-Rate Commander guide. More power!

Love the background tunes. A different kind of build for you Boss

Love the video style the lore the explanation great stuff thank you

Great video as always! I'm excited for this precon, even if it winds up being "just another tribal deck" in the end, the theme of getting to be the armies of Zhalfir is just too cool to pass up. It always makes me feel better when I see that I've already snagged most of the upgrades you suggested - my deckbuilding must be getting better. I'm going to try out Patriarch's Bidding in my deck, as there's usually a lot of board wipes at my shop and so I really like mass reanimation when I can add it in. Plus the commander makes filling the graveyard a bit easier too. Storm of Souls is another pet card, but idk if it fits as well here.

@Trogdorbad

Жыл бұрын

Tbf the deck comes with its own mass reanimation card, specifically for Knights; it's a bit pricey as an 8 mana activated ability but the enchantment does a lot of work on its own as-is

Great video! And again thank you for the upgrade-replacement suggestions! I know it makes editing harder. :3

Can't wait to build this.

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Hope it works well for you!

Just bought this deck as I love Knights. Though. Did want to ask, since you added Kwende, why not add the enchantment Knighthood? It gives everything First Strike then Kwende gives them Double Strike

Thanks

This is probably one of the best precons, in terms of gameplay-wise and value-wise...? Looking forward to the next upgrade video because i am quite intrigued in the Convoke precon.

Battle Angels of tyr, reflections of lihtara and cover of darkness is also good in there (i messed some of the names up - too many products!)

People need to chill with the Syr Konrad part. The guy costs 5 mana. The way the deck is built, it doesn't focus on mass self mill/discard/opponent mill etc. This is a good deck to be able to play stuff that has more synergy with the decks gameplan.

@perinthia6829

Жыл бұрын

I think your misunderstanding the deck, your supposed to discard syr konrad to the emence ability, then Reanimate him for free off the attack trigger, then konrad will trigger off all the creatures you discard, or use his ability to put more knights to Reanimate in the graveyard

First time on this channel. Love your video.

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed it and welcome!

Wow - great upgrade listing!!!! I also thought Invasion of New Phyrexia might be a better choice.... Next deck build: Slimefoot and Squee?

I've lost count of the number of times I've won while playing a white deck because I included Akroma's Will. It's pricy (under $20), but it wins games.

Syr Konrad is a must keep. It synergizes with discard as well as recursion. Gotta keep it.

Awesome vid! Subbed 😁

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Cover of Darkness is really good here. Is it chivalrous? No but when dealing with an invasion that is cataclysmic to the plane, you’ll take the methods presented to you.

@Arkzard

Жыл бұрын

I need that card for my yuriko EDH😂 BTW the knights precon is the sexiest of the bunch

@robert1790

Жыл бұрын

With - cover of darkness - It's called a night raid

@Trogdorbad

Жыл бұрын

Who needs Cover of Darkness when you've got Horsemanship?

Watched like 3 or 4 different videos on upgrades to this Commander and this one is a bit more to my liking though I would of liked to see a bit more blue with cards like Bident of Thalia, Reconnaissance Mission, and Coastal Piracy. But overall, a great upgrade video. 👌

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! The extra draw that you mentioned would certainly give the build more resources to play with, so I can see them slotting in quite nicely!

I like it, but I’d cut a few more creatures for some more interaction. Maybe put in sisters of silence, a knight with a good etb for tribal fun.

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

More interaction is always good to keep the board clear of threats and (if you don't mind the 40k flavor) Sister's of Silence are a decent source of tribal spell/ability disruption - so I can see them easily fitting in the deck! Good suggestion!

tnx🙂

A nice midweek surprise. I look forward to watching it. Quick FYI, your decklist link leads to your Growing Threat precon upgrade. EDIT: Just finished the video, I liked all the changes to the deck would be more than happy to run it against (almost) and EDH table. Looking forward to the remaining two upgrades decks. If I may ask, are you looking to get these out faster than typical to catch up with Chiss-Goria and Solphim before/very soon after MOM releases?

Some great options - one card I think everybody is missing for this deck is Elenda, the Dusk Rose.

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear you agree with them! Elenda, the Dusk Rose wouldn't be a bad addition, though she does take a bit of time to get online with enough +1/+1 counters to be a threat. I would run her at your digression.

Thanks it's one is 👍 ❤

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I’m putting breathless knight into mine!

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

It made the short list in testing for me and it is a decent knight with build in evasion to proc our commander, benefit from the reanimation we'll be doing to grow bigger, and even gain us life back - so I think it would make a fine addition!

Would include Mirror Entity

How would you feel about adding kinsbaile cavalier instead of valiant knight?

Replace Read the Bones with Notion Rain and one of your 2 mana artifacts that tap for colorless with Deranged Assistant and thank me later, Notion Rain is a Dimir version of Read the Bones that Surveils instead of Scry's, potentially feeding your graveyard with a good Knight or two. Deranged Assistant taps to mill and add colorless, also potentially milling a Knight.

I missed the precon upgrade guides 😢

Dang Cavalier of Dawn shot up in price from this video

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

I can imagine - its only seen 1 real printing back in core set 2020 and since this is probably the most popular of the precons this time around, most folks are trying to get thier hands on it. Hopefully it gets a reprint soon - or is at least put on The List like they did for Cavalier of Night.

Great video and well-edited! Personally I would even cut Knights of the Black Roses (monarchy could be an advantage for opponents) and Xerex (because I may not play 2 spells per turn due to high mana curve of this deck) Invasion of New Phyrexia is a great add due to the Teferi Effect that is Knight themed :) Overall great work!

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Invasion of New Phyrexia would indeed make a great addition with its mass tribal token creation and tribal anthem on the backface - though if you didn't buy it before, its far past budget now (Nearly $10 at the time of posting this).

Hey, I tried this upgraded deck, and I found it pretty sweet overall! It was a bit awkward at times if the commander was destroyed though, so I was wondering what you think of adding more redundancy, like Priest of Fell Rites? Also a Lightning Greaves seems good here for haste and to protect key creatures like Haakon

@jameelkurabi

Жыл бұрын

If you feel like those additions would benefit based on you experience you should add them and see what results you get. Nothing works better than actually playing with the changes. priest is good since it's low cmc but it's also a little slow due to requiring it to be tapped as part of the cost. Can't go wrong with greaves they are always a solid pick. Grazzet probably didn't add them in here since it would likely break the budget. Greaves run around $10 nowadays.

Grazzet, I really like all these videos. But I have a burning question: If you had a much higher budget, how would you upgrade them beyond the few select upgrades here (beyond the obvious mana base)? I suppose it's a request if the upgrade section could be expanded. But also, I am really curious what a creative deck builder like you could do with the precon and like a 500 dollar budget. Which would also make it a more unique type of video as no one is currently doing videos with an upgrade budget that high i believe.

@dieuwtjin

Жыл бұрын

One other good include is probably Duelist's insight. 3 mana enchantment, gives one creature double strike each combat. Can be used politically and just to buff Sidar

Any chance we could get a Tor Wauki The Younger build in the future?

When are you going to make a Patreon?! :)

Will growing threat be phyrexian tribal?

Forgive me if this is hasty. But why would you want generous gift over the recastable crib swap. Hakon would allow us to recast crip swap as many times as we can.

I just bought a kinsbaile cavalier for less than half a dolar, price variance between Europe and na sometimes makes no sense at all lol.

Dauntless Bodyguard for protection that is cheap money and mana wise, as well as a knight.

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

True, and our commander can bring it back with his reanimation so we can continue to use it again and again to protect our commander and our more important knights! Good suggestion!

Wrong pre con on the description link?

Syr Konrad does so much damage as you send creatures to the yard from your hard and getting them out of it with Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir, you don't need to sacrifice anything, creatures will die. Only card I'd recommend keeping from the swaps. Syr Konrad just warps games around it, one of the strongest knights.

Might ask why you didn't pick invasion of New Phyrexia, it makes a ton knights if you enough mana in it and it gets you a planes walker that can draw card and put knights in the graveyard, give emblems to buff them, or just shuffle cards back in the oppoints deck. Is it really that expensive already?

@Kasperbentsen1992

Жыл бұрын

Also interested in why this was not included!

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Regarding Invasion of New Phyrexia - it is indeed a very solid addition but since I was releasing this build so early before the prices stabilized for the set, I was concerned that the price would skyrocket by the time the set was available - making the build a bit more than the advertised $75. Seeing as its sitting around $10 now and increasing, that may have been the right call. Still, if you have it already or don't mind going over budget, it would make a fantastic addition!

How do you feel about the inclusion of Bident of Thassa?

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

It would make a decent addition in my opnionion - we're already going to getting a lot of knights onto the battefield and cracking in with them, so getting even more cards as we do so is always a plus (since we are already running a similar effect in Kindred Discovery). Additionally, the compelled attack can be useful to set up alpha strikes.

@AmbrotosArkhon

Жыл бұрын

@@GrazzetMTG I've gotten it into play in one match and it was pretty fun using it along with other draw engines. I'm considering thought vessel or reliquary tower just because the draw can be extreme, but most of the time you want to be discarding to 7. My other consideration is Ayara's Oathsworn from Aftermath. The tutor could potentially be very useful but it can be hard to pull off. Edit: I just looked at it again and it's a 2/2 menace for 1B that pumps itself, that's definitely going in there.

Fire Marshal Bill, is that you?

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

I will take that as a complement because I love Jim Carry and those skits.

Is there anymore upgrades? I'm willing to spend money

Why not Kinsbaile Cavalier, he gives all your knights double strike for only 4 mana.

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

He would make a superb addition for sure, but currently is running about $15 (the market place price on TCGplayer says $7.96, but no one is selling it at that) so it had to be delegated to additional upgrades to stay under budget.

A lot of videos have this same way of speaking. It makes me think of Captain Kirk.

Heya! Just got my precon and was making the upgrades, would it maybe be possible to create an additional list with the cutted cards? I somehow ended up with 103 cards in my deck haha. Love the video's, by far my fav deck upgrade channel!

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

There is a pinned comment on the video with every single swap made to the build for exactly that that. Hope that helps!

@Lobsterlex

Жыл бұрын

@@GrazzetMTG oh wow haha, should have looked better😅

it be funny if you had the great hengited as a expensive suggestion and mention: " i know this card cant be in the deck due to it being green, but i still want a reprint WIZARDS PLEASE!

i buyed Kasla, she is any good ?

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

The Divine Convocation precon is pretty solid in my opinion, probably the 2nd or 3rd best precon out of the box and it has a lot of new/old tools to improve upon it. Hope that helps!

@carlossobral5141

Жыл бұрын

@@GrazzetMTG Tks, it helped

Hol' up, it ain' Tuesdae, innit? Bloo'y 'ell! Bri'ish memes aside, amazing deck as always! Sorry for the late responses though... life was a tad annoying and busy. Day 609 of waiting for the face reveal. How would you finish the sentence "____ and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race."? Because I would put either The Great Henge or Mirrodin in the blank spot.

Also why would you not put kinsbaile cavalier or invasion of new phyrexia?

Anyone else watch these even if you have no desire to get the precon?

I liked the video but voice filter used for this video was awful.

I hate this deck. It looks brocken as hell put of the box and now this upgrades is making it more dangerous. Hope my friend don'ake me hate this deck even more T^T

@GrazzetMTG

Жыл бұрын

Its probably the best Precon out of the box in my opinion, but broken may be a stretch. Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir's eminence is really tame compared to other eminence commanders and his damage trigger is a tribal reanimation, meaning he has a decent amount of restrictions in what he can do. With that said - the deck is still pretty solid overall and with a few upgrades can be even better.

These add-on’s are garbage

At 1:15, the previous precon showed up for a split second. Thought I'd be that guy to point that out. 🫨