In which order will you consider Noxious Gearhulk? I would rate Grave Titan first, Gearhulk second and Massacre Wurm third, for a powered cube, with artifact deck in, for sure.
Wow! In both drafts you picked both Wildfire and Burning of Xingye. Also Sarkhan, Chandra Flamecaller, Chandra Torch of Defiance, Inferno Titan and Greater Gargadon. These cards seems to be your shell, with some artifact mana or land rampers in green.
Wow! Many thanks for your time and patience! You answered all my many many questions! Hope you and your players enjoy the new cube's setting. Would be helpful to hear the feedback in a few weeks of testing. Keep the good work!
One last question: in the Loam deck, what would be an ideal decklist? Is the only payoff the recurring strip mine/wasteland? Have you considered The Gitrog Monster then_ Or Titania_
Hi wtwlf123, after you changed your cube to 405, I began to think about the implications of this change. I also have a powered 540 cube, and I've been thinking about lowering it to 360. Now, after your change, I felt strong to change it. The difficult was in the cuts, very tough nut to crack.
For example, in the green section, are you considering it as unidimensional? What would be green identity? Creature ramp with big dork cheating? I see you cut all the non-creature ramp.
What about only 2 gold cards per guild? No room for the third one? About the 3-color cards, no love for the remaining five colors?
You cut completely Splinter twin deck. A necessary sacrifice as the true unique combo deck in the cube? Too many weak slots?
On individual cards, what do you think about:
- Steppe Lynx: worth the landfall with only 10 fetchs? Weenies should be 15-16 lands, true?
- Imposing Sovereing: redundant effect with new Thalia, worth the duplicity?
- Kor Skyfisher: We found it a bit narrow and difficult played on curve.
- Exalted Angel: pet card?
- Gisela: Do you prefer it over Sublime Archangel?
- Disenchant: What do you think about Forsake the Worldly? Isn't it worth the cycling and possibly be a main card for only one more mana?
- Catastrophe: Is it necessary, after including 2x armaggedon and 2x wrath of god?
- Maloku: I feel he/she? did not aged well, and is too slow for powered environment.
- Bribery: Pet card? Seems a sideboard card against cheat decks only.
- Faerie Conclave over Tolarian Academy?
- How often did black small critters being played? I found those wheel endlessly and anyone interested on black aggro. It lacks the red reach.
- Mardu Strike Leader seems included for a black token sub-theme, or only as an agressive creature?
- Nekraatal + Skinrender + Chupacabra = saturation?
- Diabolic Edict + Chainer's Edict: too much for this effect? What do you think about Innocent Blood as a cheaper card?
- Never played with Nether Void? Sacred cow or a must?
- On red 1-drops: What about Stromkirk Noble? JAckal Pup still holding the fort?
- Flame tongue Kavu: sacred cow? Not great in red deck wins, I think.
- Thundermaw Hellkite over Glorybringer? I'm still not sure on Glorybringer.
- Noose constrictor/Wild mongrel: which deck?
- Carnage Tyrant worth the slot?
- Being green only creature ramp, Nissa Voice of Zendikar only to grow up the small critters?
- Oath of Druids still being picked as a lone archetype? Or included on random cheat decks?
- Pyschatog: pet card? Over Hostage Taker or Scarab God?
- Wouldn't you consider Rakdos Cackler as a strictly red card?
- Same with Militant Dryad as mono white?
- Pernicious Deed found it to be lacking, more with Planeswalkers. Could new Vraska be a replacement?
- With so many cheat cards, wouldn't be more synergistic to play Nahiri over Ajani (boros)?
- Swords full cycle? Two of them are so-so...
By the way, congratulations for your awesome pimped cube and all the hard work behind it. Also for your articles!
Good job at reviewing this terrible collection! A bunch of 720 includes, a few 540 tests and no clear 360 staple.
Every set I look forward to read your review!
On the cards, I'll ad Abrade for sure, ramunap excavator is on the maybeboard, and I am considering to swap dragonlord silumgar for The scarab god. 5/5 for 5cc is an unusual amount of stats with a recurring card with a passive ability and an army in a can ability (over the turns). Silumgar is good but ultimately I also run a lot of control magic effects (control magic itself, treachery, sower of temptation, etc).
I also share with you the liking of new Bolas over the OG one. I will wait for its price to lower, and snag a foil copy when possible!
Venser got there in the last cube's update, so I still haven't played it. The reason for its inclusion is to push a little the blink archetype. Replaced detention sphere with it.
Ancient grudge got played in the first iteration, but got cut (narrow, and I don't like to play support spells in the guild slots). I would consider grudge as a gruul card, as I consider lingering souls orzhov.
Lava dart for release the gremlins? I think lava dart its pretty underrated by the community. Fanctastic to kill those utility critters, triggering prowess in spells matters decks.
I would be sure to add Abrade as soon as that gets printed, and after that, here are the best artifact removal spells I can think of that you're not currently running:
I agree on the terastodon swap with pelakka. I found conclave naturalists to be very slow for my powered cube. On ingot chewer, will test it. Pillage is a card I considered but ultimately rejected as I didn't found cuts. Forsake the worldly is a bit slow for my tastes.
I agree with readding Banishing light, which I cut a while ago for oblivion ring effects saturation. Don't like seal of cleansing much. Cut smash to smithereens too, because of narrowness, now considering smash or abrade to add.
On release the gremlins, I prefer manic vandal because of other sinergies as recurring nightmare, reveillark, etc.
Detention sphere recently got replaced by Venser Sojourner, as guild cards need to mark guild direction, not being another oblivion ring.
Daretti iconoclast is on my wish list. Planning to get a foil copy
I wonder how many artifact destruction effects would you run depending on the cube size (powered 360, 450, 540), pauper 360 also. I run a powered 540, and been cutting some effects in the meantime. Now I feel a little underprepared to deal with artifacts.
Ancestral Recall is one if not the most, iconic mtg card, barring lotus, moxes, etc. In the way I see Cube (full powered) those cards are a must. Playing with the most powerful mtg cards ever, make my players cheers.
On the other question, I play some alpha/beta cards, as beta berserk, beta ankh of mishra, alpha control magic, ritual, llanowar elves. Also, all the basic lands included in the cube for the players are alpha/beta (250 lands).
One last question: in the Loam deck, what would be an ideal decklist? Is the only payoff the recurring strip mine/wasteland? Have you considered The Gitrog Monster then_ Or Titania_
For example, in the green section, are you considering it as unidimensional? What would be green identity? Creature ramp with big dork cheating? I see you cut all the non-creature ramp.
What about only 2 gold cards per guild? No room for the third one? About the 3-color cards, no love for the remaining five colors?
You cut completely Splinter twin deck. A necessary sacrifice as the true unique combo deck in the cube? Too many weak slots?
On individual cards, what do you think about:
- Steppe Lynx: worth the landfall with only 10 fetchs? Weenies should be 15-16 lands, true?
- Imposing Sovereing: redundant effect with new Thalia, worth the duplicity?
- Kor Skyfisher: We found it a bit narrow and difficult played on curve.
- Exalted Angel: pet card?
- Gisela: Do you prefer it over Sublime Archangel?
- Disenchant: What do you think about Forsake the Worldly? Isn't it worth the cycling and possibly be a main card for only one more mana?
- Catastrophe: Is it necessary, after including 2x armaggedon and 2x wrath of god?
- Maloku: I feel he/she? did not aged well, and is too slow for powered environment.
- Bribery: Pet card? Seems a sideboard card against cheat decks only.
- Faerie Conclave over Tolarian Academy?
- How often did black small critters being played? I found those wheel endlessly and anyone interested on black aggro. It lacks the red reach.
- Mardu Strike Leader seems included for a black token sub-theme, or only as an agressive creature?
- Nekraatal + Skinrender + Chupacabra = saturation?
- Diabolic Edict + Chainer's Edict: too much for this effect? What do you think about Innocent Blood as a cheaper card?
- Never played with Nether Void? Sacred cow or a must?
- On red 1-drops: What about Stromkirk Noble? JAckal Pup still holding the fort?
- Flame tongue Kavu: sacred cow? Not great in red deck wins, I think.
- Thundermaw Hellkite over Glorybringer? I'm still not sure on Glorybringer.
- Noose constrictor/Wild mongrel: which deck?
- Carnage Tyrant worth the slot?
- Being green only creature ramp, Nissa Voice of Zendikar only to grow up the small critters?
- Oath of Druids still being picked as a lone archetype? Or included on random cheat decks?
- Pyschatog: pet card? Over Hostage Taker or Scarab God?
- Wouldn't you consider Rakdos Cackler as a strictly red card?
- Same with Militant Dryad as mono white?
- Pernicious Deed found it to be lacking, more with Planeswalkers. Could new Vraska be a replacement?
- With so many cheat cards, wouldn't be more synergistic to play Nahiri over Ajani (boros)?
- Swords full cycle? Two of them are so-so...
By the way, congratulations for your awesome pimped cube and all the hard work behind it. Also for your articles!
Cheers!
My cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/visualspoiler/51268
Every set I look forward to read your review!
On the cards, I'll ad Abrade for sure, ramunap excavator is on the maybeboard, and I am considering to swap dragonlord silumgar for The scarab god. 5/5 for 5cc is an unusual amount of stats with a recurring card with a passive ability and an army in a can ability (over the turns). Silumgar is good but ultimately I also run a lot of control magic effects (control magic itself, treachery, sower of temptation, etc).
I also share with you the liking of new Bolas over the OG one. I will wait for its price to lower, and snag a foil copy when possible!
Ancient grudge got played in the first iteration, but got cut (narrow, and I don't like to play support spells in the guild slots). I would consider grudge as a gruul card, as I consider lingering souls orzhov.
Lava dart for release the gremlins? I think lava dart its pretty underrated by the community. Fanctastic to kill those utility critters, triggering prowess in spells matters decks.
I agree on the terastodon swap with pelakka. I found conclave naturalists to be very slow for my powered cube. On ingot chewer, will test it. Pillage is a card I considered but ultimately rejected as I didn't found cuts. Forsake the worldly is a bit slow for my tastes.
On release the gremlins, I prefer manic vandal because of other sinergies as recurring nightmare, reveillark, etc.
Detention sphere recently got replaced by Venser Sojourner, as guild cards need to mark guild direction, not being another oblivion ring.
Daretti iconoclast is on my wish list. Planning to get a foil copy
Any inclusions I missed and you would add?
I wonder how many artifact destruction effects would you run depending on the cube size (powered 360, 450, 540), pauper 360 also. I run a powered 540, and been cutting some effects in the meantime. Now I feel a little underprepared to deal with artifacts.
http://www.cubetutor.com/visualspoiler/51268
On the other question, I play some alpha/beta cards, as beta berserk, beta ankh of mishra, alpha control magic, ritual, llanowar elves. Also, all the basic lands included in the cube for the players are alpha/beta (250 lands).
http://www.cubetutor.com/visualspoiler/51268