I gave Spiritkeeper a second shot after Aristocrats/ Persist are major archetypes in my cube.
The problem with this card are:
- Double white - The aristocrats decks are often tri color and often never black white.
- This is great to sacrifice off Birthing Pod/ Recurring Nightmare or tutor off Survival of the Fittest, but I find those are usually win-more situations.
- There are a lot more exile style effects than before.
- 3 CMC is stacked - Especially with Grist/ Oko, this role is a lot more restrictive.
On the other hand, I would love to have a creature that reads something like:
2 Colorless, 1 White for 3/3, when it dies, create 2 spirit tokens. If you have 4 or more creatures in your graveyard, create 4 spirit tokens.
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The problem with this card are:
- Double white - The aristocrats decks are often tri color and often never black white.
- This is great to sacrifice off Birthing Pod/ Recurring Nightmare or tutor off Survival of the Fittest, but I find those are usually win-more situations.
- There are a lot more exile style effects than before.
- 3 CMC is stacked - Especially with Grist/ Oko, this role is a lot more restrictive.
On the other hand, I would love to have a creature that reads something like:
2 Colorless, 1 White for 3/3, when it dies, create 2 spirit tokens. If you have 4 or more creatures in your graveyard, create 4 spirit tokens.
Vintage Cube Cards Explained
Here are some other articles I've written about fine tuning your cube:
1. Minimum Archetype Support
2. Improving Green Archetypes
3. Improving White Archetypes
4. Matchup Analysis
5. Cube Combos (Work in Progress)
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