To be fair, hero doesn't really care about Wall of Blossoms or Wall of Omens either.
Ha, true! I guess my point was more that FTK is far from worthless in those matchups. It also really shines against the square pegs that control and midrange use (like the Baloths).
The splashability and the potential for abuse is also what gives FTK a leg up overall in my mind. TBH, I can't imagine cubing without both so it might be a mostly moot point.
Personally believe FTK is at a noticeably lower power level than Hero..
In a red agro deck at least.
FTK is just too weak against creature light decks or decks trying to do unfair things. Which id estimate make up about 20-30% of the decks at a table?
(Still think its a solid card and a card I love to have for it's roll in multiple archetypes and it being easily splashable)
Perhaps in a dedicated red aggressive deck vs. other creature-light decks it is, but even vs. those decks it can kill a Wall of Blossoms/Omens etc. and still provide a threat at the same time. Hero certainly is a more aggressive creature, but I certainly don't think that it is better in Cube than FTK is overall.
No. Hero is a premium 4 drop.
The top 3 are hellrider, koth and Hero. There's a pretty big drop in powerlevel after that and don't really think thats debatable.
I prefer purphorous to chandra in cube, but that is debatable.
P.S. Also had Boros Reckoner in that red deck, which is a nice devotional card as well as a great card in the archetype.
I also think the two damage for having a dude come in can add up quickly, even more so when in a color that does a lot of that damage-dealing thing as a primary identity. I've been thrilled with Guttersnipe, which is a similar card.
Because I don't think it's a very good midrange or big red card. Those decks tend to be light on permanents (especially ones with lots of mana symbols) and light on creatures (which negatively impact both of his passive abilities).
I had an excellent big red deck the other day (non-Wildfire), which was mainly burn and 4-6 drops. That deck had plenty of great interactions with this god and would have been thrilled to have it, including Sulfuric Vortex, Koth of the Hammer, Siege-Gang Commander, Guttersnipe, Chandra Pyromaster, etc...this god would have been perfect. Those decks are pretty good (at least this one was) when they come together, and don't sound like the ones you are describing.
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Ha, true! I guess my point was more that FTK is far from worthless in those matchups. It also really shines against the square pegs that control and midrange use (like the Baloths).
The splashability and the potential for abuse is also what gives FTK a leg up overall in my mind. TBH, I can't imagine cubing without both so it might be a mostly moot point.
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Perhaps in a dedicated red aggressive deck vs. other creature-light decks it is, but even vs. those decks it can kill a Wall of Blossoms/Omens etc. and still provide a threat at the same time. Hero certainly is a more aggressive creature, but I certainly don't think that it is better in Cube than FTK is overall.
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Don't forget FTK!
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I also think the two damage for having a dude come in can add up quickly, even more so when in a color that does a lot of that damage-dealing thing as a primary identity. I've been thrilled with Guttersnipe, which is a similar card.
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I had an excellent big red deck the other day (non-Wildfire), which was mainly burn and 4-6 drops. That deck had plenty of great interactions with this god and would have been thrilled to have it, including Sulfuric Vortex, Koth of the Hammer, Siege-Gang Commander, Guttersnipe, Chandra Pyromaster, etc...this god would have been perfect. Those decks are pretty good (at least this one was) when they come together, and don't sound like the ones you are describing.
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