Quote from TactuzMaybe you could take a look at my Ghave deck?
I really like your version of the deck and I think my deck is similar in many ways.
I focus a bit more on token combos as well as graveyard combos and a little less / different ramp.
A few cards I think you should consider: Prison Term, Oblivion Ring, Stoneforge Mystic (for Skullclamp), Animate Dead, Mana Crypt (if budget allows it) and Aven Mindcensor.
What are your thoughts on those cards or generally on my deck?
As to my feelings on the cards you list, prison term is a card that I had sort of forgotten exists and would be a nice answer to some very annoying generals that have shown up in my meta. I personally don't like Stoneforge Mystic in this deck, but I also don't use skullclamp a whole lot. An animate dead effect is something that I have been thinking about adding for a little while now but I was thinking reanimate. Which do you think would be better? Now, mana crypt is definitely a strong card but if I am ever constrained by mana it is, in an overwhelming majority of the cases, due to a lack of colors instead of amount so in my list I feel like I need to prioritize colored mana production. However, that said any list that is the other way around should consider it but that can be said of almost any list. Aven mindcensor I feel like is kind of dependent on your meta, in mine there is a surprisingly low amount of search so it wouldn't do me a whole lot.
Quote from CreativeStormSome others might have asked, but.. what do you think of Burgeoning?
I personally don't think that burgeoning is that great unless you get in the beginning or can almost always keep your hand full/run a deck centered around lands.
I may have mentioned this before, but there are some cards that I think that it may be time to cut. Fecundity is a card that I have only cast a couple of times since I originally built the deck and I never find myself needing it, so I feel like that's a strong sign that it should go. Woodfall Primus is another, it is a very good card, but it so expensive that I rarely ever play it and the slot might be more useful being given to a different card. What do you guys think?
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Now I have another question. Cut one:
- Coercive Portal
- Steel Hellkite
- Oblivion Stone
(For Void Winnower)
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I mostly agree with your ranking although I think the dual lands are valued too highly here.
Land types often won't matter in a big cube because you won't see the fetches as often, so I'd probably rather include a pain/filter/check/bounce land depending on the color.
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But I'd like to see these in other colors soon
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This could be another Hangarback Walker that seems weak, but earns its spot because of flexibility. That being said, I think Hangarback is generally a lot better. In aggro, I would prefer this one though.
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Although the 'instant' part is still relevant, I think I prefer the new Ruinous Path to Downfall.
You will play the card reactively (which is the only way you can because it's a sorcery), but Downfall is also played best reactively in my opinion. You rarely would keep mana open to destroy a thing your opponent might or might not play if you could do something else on your turn.
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I would rank Hypnotic Specter on tier 1.5 or tier 2 on that list though.
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Alright thanks. Just the opinion I was looking for. I will not replace Elder with Devil then
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Hallowed Spiritkeeper >= Soltari Champion >= Mirror Entity
1. Celestial Colonnade > Supreme Verdict >> Detention Sphere
2. Creeping Tar Pit > Baleful Strix > Shadowmage Infiltrator > Duskmantle Seer
3. I would play the lands as my top 3-4 Selesnya lands. Temple Garden >= Horizon Canopy (assuming fetches) >? Qasali Pridemage > Voice of Resurgence
Red cuts: Goblin Wardriver, Kargan Dragonlord, Jaya Ballard, Task Mage, (Blistering Firecat). Chandra, the Firebrand, Chaos Warp, Breath of Darigaaz.
Rakdos: cut Murderous Redcap although he is awesome
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So if the opponent has just delved or something like that, you get a lot of lands. It is more relevant in standard for sure, but still.
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I'm curious why Scab-Clan Berserker didn't find its way on your top 20 list. Do you think it is good enough for a 720 cube? Maybe instead of something like Goblin Heelcutter.