Soulherder and Reflector Mage are the only two Azorius "staples", IMO. From there I think it depends on what you want your UWx decks to be doing. If you want to lean into the blink deck, then I think Momentary Blink and/or Cloudblazer are both solid options for the 3rd and 4th slots.
These are my changes. Agreed with Leelue on Stern Scolding. One of the best counterspells we've gotten in a long while. I'm cutting Daze for it and considering that I'm an old man who was playing when Daze was released, I think that says a lot.
Faith's Fetters --> Reprieve
Beckoning Will-o'-Wisp --> Rosie Cotton of South Lane
Ninja of the Deep Hours --> Meneldor, Swift Savior
Daze --> Stern Scolding
Vampire Sovereign --> Troll of Khazad-dûm
Arc Lightning --> Rally at the Hornburg
Cryptic Caves --> Shire Terrace
1) How often do you play your C/Ube with your playgroup? And how many drafters do you tend to play with?
2) How often should I update my Cube? Is playin once every three months enough information to know whether a card is performing or not?
3) How enfranchised are your players with Cube Theory and structure? Do you get in arguments if whether certain cards or "stuff" should be included?
1) We attempt to cube once per month now. My group is relatively spread out and we're all "adults" with responsibilities and families, so it's often very difficult to secure even a single weekend that works for everyone. That sometimes means that we get a full on 8-man draft and it sometimes means that I'm doing a two player draft with one other buddy.
2) I honestly couldn't argue with the idea of waiting for the end of the year to do one mass update. BUT... if everyone did that I wouldn't have any data to work from for the average list. If you're only cubing once every few months, maybe just update it once every few months when you have a cube night planned.
3) Most of my players just want to draft. I have a couple guys that do sometimes provide feedback on certain cards or archetypes I've included, but for the most part it's just crack the packs and see what they get. I am the only one in the group that has any investment (or interest) in actually building a cube.
If you're looking for a small cube specifically for two people, I would recommend RyanOverdrive on CubeCubra and his "TwoBerts". They are smaller lists designed specifically with two person draft in mind. https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/1jd3
If you'd rather have something a little larger, then at 360 I really like Andy Mangold's Bun Magic Cube. I don't necessarily subscribe to his same idea of doubling up on some lands, but that's personal preference and should be easy swaps if you want to include different lands to keep the singleton nature.
If you want to go just a bit larger to 450 in order to get more draft out of your shuffles, I'd look at Rantipole's 450 list. This is an excellently built, well loved list from a veteran cuber. https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/list/lv1
And if you want to go up even just a bit more to really get the bang for your buck out of a shuffle, you certainly can't go wrong with wtwlf123's vintage list. Plenty of folks start their cube journey with his list and for good reason. He's been a voice in the community for a very long time and all of us cube vets respect his opinions greatly. https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/wtwlf123
I was psyched when I saw Anguished Unmaking downshifted. I think I'll be slotting it in as well as the duals. I'm running the SNC common allied duals now. Seems like potentially coming in untapped outweighs the ability to sac for a card later in the game.
Rumor Gatherer didn't even make the average list this year, probably because of what Phitt said with folks cutting it quickly once Mentor was downshifted. If I had to pick one, it'd be Flickerwisp. Not only is it blink support, but it's also a solid evasive beater. Even if you're not in blink, you can still get a ton of value from it by blinking a random ETB guy on your side or a token or blocker on your opponent's side.
I always thought the Class's work pretty straight-forwardly. All of the costs are directly above, so pay the casting cost, get the first. Pay the second, get the second. So on and so forth. I may be a little biased from playing them on Arena, though, where the game kind of forces you to play them correctly. I'm also confused where Leelue is getting those numbers from.
Don't be Scurred.
Sorry, I had to. I'll see myself out.
Faith's Fetters --> Reprieve
Beckoning Will-o'-Wisp --> Rosie Cotton of South Lane
Ninja of the Deep Hours --> Meneldor, Swift Savior
Daze --> Stern Scolding
Vampire Sovereign --> Troll of Khazad-dûm
Arc Lightning --> Rally at the Hornburg
Cryptic Caves --> Shire Terrace
1) We attempt to cube once per month now. My group is relatively spread out and we're all "adults" with responsibilities and families, so it's often very difficult to secure even a single weekend that works for everyone. That sometimes means that we get a full on 8-man draft and it sometimes means that I'm doing a two player draft with one other buddy.
2) I honestly couldn't argue with the idea of waiting for the end of the year to do one mass update. BUT... if everyone did that I wouldn't have any data to work from for the average list. If you're only cubing once every few months, maybe just update it once every few months when you have a cube night planned.
3) Most of my players just want to draft. I have a couple guys that do sometimes provide feedback on certain cards or archetypes I've included, but for the most part it's just crack the packs and see what they get. I am the only one in the group that has any investment (or interest) in actually building a cube.
If you'd rather have something a little larger, then at 360 I really like Andy Mangold's Bun Magic Cube. I don't necessarily subscribe to his same idea of doubling up on some lands, but that's personal preference and should be easy swaps if you want to include different lands to keep the singleton nature.
If you want to go just a bit larger to 450 in order to get more draft out of your shuffles, I'd look at Rantipole's 450 list. This is an excellently built, well loved list from a veteran cuber. https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/list/lv1
And if you want to go up even just a bit more to really get the bang for your buck out of a shuffle, you certainly can't go wrong with wtwlf123's vintage list. Plenty of folks start their cube journey with his list and for good reason. He's been a voice in the community for a very long time and all of us cube vets respect his opinions greatly. https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/wtwlf123
Realmbreaker's Grasp --> Pacifism
Aetherblade Agent --> Doomed Dissenter
Xerex Strobe-Knight --> Sea Gate Oracle
Seer of Stolen Sight --> Liliana's Devotee
Khenra Spellspear --> Stormblood Berserker
Fearless Skald --> Noise Marine
Halo Forager --> Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator