I play five two-color lands per section, and have been looking at Rakdos. Trying to figure out how best to support the section. I support black and red aggro. My tentative ranking is as follows:
Assuming the 4th land is the manland, I would throw Dragonskull Summit in at least 4th place on that list, with arguments for 3rd and even 2nd if you like the checklands a lot.
Assuming you don't care about the Meld or the Morph and just want a resilient midrange "dude" Baneslayer Exalted Gisela
Personally, I use Exalted because the morph is relevant with flicker effects and it passes the Bolt test.
It doesn't pass the bolt test if you lay it face down.
I rank them Baneslayer > Gisela > Exalted. Baneslayer has the highest intrinsic power level compared to mana cost. The white five drops have weaker competition than 4 and 3 drops. None of the cards are necessary though, and if you play Gisela and Exalted then Baneslayer is very cuttable. As a cube designer I like that Gisela dies to bolt - it is still a great card against aggressive red decks, but doesn't feel like a cheap-trick hoser like Exalted Angel does when ramped into.
Are you not running Gemstone Mine / Undiscovered Paradise / Tendo Ice Bridge / Aether Hub? I like those a lot more.
Not running the Mine, Bridge or Undiscovered Paradise. I really like the Paradise idea, pairs well with Bloodghast and I run a little bit of Retrace, so it's got niche uses outside it's main focus, thanks for that suggestion
I would never consider cutting any of these cards: Chart a Course, Fact of Fiction, Time Spiral, Dig Through Time. Every other card seems fine to cut. I'd consider cutting Impulse since we have Chart a Course and Search for Azcanta in the 2 cmc slots now. I've heard great things about Search for Azcanta and I'm still in the midst of testing it myself. I'm also not a huge fan of Deep Analysis, but I know quite a few people on this board are.
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Yawgmoth's Will, Phyrexian Arena, The Abyss
The cube is 360 powered but does not support storm.
Arena & Abyss would be the two I'd keep, since you don't need Will for Storm support.
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How would you rank Black/Red lands outside of the top 4 (dual/shock/fetch/manland)?
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Nacatl > Samut
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Gisela, the Broken Blade, Exalted Angel, Baneslayer Angel
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Personally, I use Exalted because the morph is relevant with flicker effects and it passes the Bolt test.
Looking for a final "fixer" land to help support aggro, do I keep Crumbling Vestige or switch it for Unclaimed Territory?
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Are you not running Gemstone Mine / Undiscovered Paradise / Tendo Ice Bridge / Aether Hub? I like those a lot more.
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It doesn't pass the bolt test if you lay it face down.
I rank them Baneslayer > Gisela > Exalted. Baneslayer has the highest intrinsic power level compared to mana cost. The white five drops have weaker competition than 4 and 3 drops. None of the cards are necessary though, and if you play Gisela and Exalted then Baneslayer is very cuttable. As a cube designer I like that Gisela dies to bolt - it is still a great card against aggressive red decks, but doesn't feel like a cheap-trick hoser like Exalted Angel does when ramped into.
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This is how I would rank them, as well.
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Not running the Mine, Bridge or Undiscovered Paradise. I really like the Paradise idea, pairs well with Bloodghast and I run a little bit of Retrace, so it's got niche uses outside it's main focus, thanks for that suggestion
Agree with steve-man. Those are better 5-color fixers for aggro. I lie Mine best of those.
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2 - Complicate vs Evasive Action ?
3 - Saheeli Rai vs Storm the Vault//Vault of Catlacan ?
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Dig > Fact > Chart > Cruise > Vision > Search > Analysis > Spiral > Impulse > Thirst
But they're all good, so it just boils down to role and curve considerations.
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