Really? Could you elaborate on why you think it's that powerful? I mean, I'm a believer, but saying it's the only bannable card in cube is a pretty outrageous claim you have to admit
However, I'd agree that several of the Conspiracies are too unbalancing to be run in my unpowered cube. I banned Power Play and Backup Plan for being way too good, and I'm not sure if either deserved the #1 spot in the Power Rankings, but I do think they belonged higher on that list than they wound up.
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They 10000% deserve to be higher on the list. The only reason I can think they aren't is too many voters just didn't ever play with them. They are uncounterable, permanent effects that you ALWAYS draw in your opening hand and need zero mana. Sol ring isn't winning you any games when the random shuffle puts it 20th from the top- which is statistically its average place in your deck.
We've played with all the conspiracies many times and while the above description of them makes them extremely powerful, none felt so overpowered that they were unfair. Except sovereign's realm. You play yugioh while your opponent plays magic. You never get mana screwed, you never get mana flooded. If you get it in pack 1 you will draft the most insane deck you'd ever imagine by picking the single best card for you regardless of color for the rest of the entire draft while also nerfing all your opponents by being in ALL of their colors. The card is absolutely nutty. I like nutty, but not this nutty. My inclination is to keep it but try testing it with a nerf like you start with 13 life if u have it in your command zone at the start of the game.
(FYI the player who drafted sovereign's realm is now 15-0 through 5 8-man cubes in my group. That includes stronger and moderate players drafting it in packs 1 three times and pack 2 twice. Luck would have it is has never wound up in pack 3. )
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Really? Could you elaborate on why you think it's that powerful? I mean, I'm a believer, but saying it's the only bannable card in cube is a pretty outrageous claim you have to admit
Definitely is an outlandish claim, but it is also an outlandish card. It fundamentally changes the way you play Magic and fundamentally changes the way you draft, in both cases by lifting the most restrictive barriers to success and putting you on easy mode. It warps the entire draft in the process. I've banned other cards from my cube like Jace memory adept and sword of body and mind not because they were too powerful but Bc they were powerful and unfun for anyone. Not sure what to do with sovereign's realm because it is a blast for the person who drafts it...
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Have you found it to be more powerful than worldknit? That card was busted
It is 4-5 times stronger than worldknit. Worldknit makes u pay a far heavier price for any color lands: a bloated deck with a lower chance of getting your most impactful cards and still subject to mana flood or short.
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The discussion in is thread is almost entirely discussion of Sovereign's Realm, and it looks like there's some quite valuable playtesting experience being shared, but it really belongs in the existing SCD thread for that card. Maybe a mod could merge these threads together?
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However, I'd agree that several of the Conspiracies are too unbalancing to be run in my unpowered cube. I banned Power Play and Backup Plan for being way too good, and I'm not sure if either deserved the #1 spot in the Power Rankings, but I do think they belonged higher on that list than they wound up.
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We've played with all the conspiracies many times and while the above description of them makes them extremely powerful, none felt so overpowered that they were unfair. Except sovereign's realm. You play yugioh while your opponent plays magic. You never get mana screwed, you never get mana flooded. If you get it in pack 1 you will draft the most insane deck you'd ever imagine by picking the single best card for you regardless of color for the rest of the entire draft while also nerfing all your opponents by being in ALL of their colors. The card is absolutely nutty. I like nutty, but not this nutty. My inclination is to keep it but try testing it with a nerf like you start with 13 life if u have it in your command zone at the start of the game.
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Definitely is an outlandish claim, but it is also an outlandish card. It fundamentally changes the way you play Magic and fundamentally changes the way you draft, in both cases by lifting the most restrictive barriers to success and putting you on easy mode. It warps the entire draft in the process. I've banned other cards from my cube like Jace memory adept and sword of body and mind not because they were too powerful but Bc they were powerful and unfun for anyone. Not sure what to do with sovereign's realm because it is a blast for the person who drafts it...
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It is 4-5 times stronger than worldknit. Worldknit makes u pay a far heavier price for any color lands: a bloated deck with a lower chance of getting your most impactful cards and still subject to mana flood or short.
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