I like Nahiri more. You can ultimate her surprisingly fast and she can somewhat defend herself with her -2.
Ajani feels too low impact to me and has low starting loyalty + low uptick.
Thanks for the quick answers! I'm updating my list at this moment, and I'll cut Spiritkeeper for now then.
Could you elaborate why you think Procession is better? In my experience, the heavy white requirement means that it only makes it to mono-white decks. At the same time, I've been impressed with Spiritkeeper since it gives aggressive decks some protection from wraths. It's been about a year since our last draft, so I might be a little rusty in my evaluation.
Right now, I'm deciding to cut either Spectral Procession or Hallowed Spiritkeeper to include some cards from Kaldheim. I am leaning towards cutting Procession. What do you think?
Hymn > Twist in unpowered (assuming no Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Mana Crypt etc. aswell).
And for the colorless aggro cards, I'd say Cursed Scroll > Ankh of Mishra = Black Vise - and follow up with a question: where do you think Fleetwheel Cruiser fits in to this?
Stoke > Hammer > Volley (The real choice here probably depends on whether you need more 2, 3 or 4 mana spells in red, all of these options are outclassed unless you have a very large cube, >720)
Agent => Kiora > Climb
Pod > Trap > Call (I wouldn't play with Call or Trap, but you could make an argument for Pod)
Some think Ashiok is the best UB card, while others of us have good opinions.
Maybe it wasn't your intent, but this comes off as a little arrogant. I am one of the bad apples it seems as I am firmly in the Ashiok camp . One of the drafters in my group think Ashiok is the best UB card. I think it is more middle of the road, but I still find room for it in the top 6 UB spells.
Ruinous Path => Gonti > Shredder > Zenith
Elder > Pod > Rhonas
Adept > Warsail => Plunderer => Infiltrator
(I have no experience with the 2CMC guys)
Riders = Phoenix > Regent
(I am not sure where I fall on Phoenix vs Riders, but I think both are better than Regent).
I like the Nissa + Maniac configuration better. I think you should be including Captive if you support green aggro though (depending on your cube size).
Den > Sokenzan
Wandering > Jura
Ajani feels too low impact to me and has low starting loyalty + low uptick.
Ponder >> Narset >> Arcane
Ponder is probably the best cantrip in cube.
Could you elaborate why you think Procession is better? In my experience, the heavy white requirement means that it only makes it to mono-white decks. At the same time, I've been impressed with Spiritkeeper since it gives aggressive decks some protection from wraths. It's been about a year since our last draft, so I might be a little rusty in my evaluation.
Right now, I'm deciding to cut either Spectral Procession or Hallowed Spiritkeeper to include some cards from Kaldheim. I am leaning towards cutting Procession. What do you think?
I'm thinking of trying it out in my next update.
For me:
Lapse > Daze >> Denial
And for the colorless aggro cards, I'd say Cursed Scroll > Ankh of Mishra = Black Vise - and follow up with a question: where do you think Fleetwheel Cruiser fits in to this?
Stoke > Hammer > Volley (The real choice here probably depends on whether you need more 2, 3 or 4 mana spells in red, all of these options are outclassed unless you have a very large cube, >720)
Agent => Kiora > Climb
Pod > Trap > Call (I wouldn't play with Call or Trap, but you could make an argument for Pod)
Probe > Adept
Vizier > Curator
Command > Lion
Brontodon > Shaman
Portal > Slaver => Gateway
Ruinous Path => Gonti > Shredder > Zenith
Elder > Pod > Rhonas
Adept > Warsail => Plunderer => Infiltrator
(I have no experience with the 2CMC guys)
Riders = Phoenix > Regent
(I am not sure where I fall on Phoenix vs Riders, but I think both are better than Regent).
Defiance > Staggershock > Firecraft
Sinkhole > Whisper > Buried
Grenzo = Vial-Smasher > Angrath (I wish it had a more impactful +1)
Meren > Vraska