Duplicant is still pretty good but gets better the more ways your cube can exploit it, would gladly swap it out for a Wurmcoil Engine if it was in my price range though.
So out of curiosity how has this guy played for everyone so far? How often has be been a 3 drop for people? My side he was cast a few too many times as a 4 drop for my liking, clearly my black aggro section is not as deep as it wants to be. That said, he is a decent beater!
A couple months in, how has this guy been testing for people?
I've been surprisingly impressed with him, he has popped up in a tempo, flier and a pseudo Stoneblade deck. His loyalty also adds up a lot faster than meets the eye.
How's this card looking for everyone a couple years down the line? Dare I say, I cut Hellrider for this lady and have never looked back. The indestructible, guaranteed shocks and graveyard synergies just did it for my playgroup, especially during late game board stalls.
So I kind of took a plunge on this a few months back and added Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun, Vault of Catlacan and Spires of Orazca for the Gaea's Cradle, Tolarian Academy and Maze of Ith effects on a budget and the results have been very positive with my group. I also gambled on Spitfire Bastion and it's starting to cause a problem as it basically gives inevitability to any deck running red. It reminds me a bit of Kessig Wolf Run in terms of its long game worth but way way better! The rest I feel are all either not relevant enough or just straight over powered.
Includes
360 Unpowered:
+ Murderous Rider
- Ruinous Path
+ Fabled passage
-Terramorphic Expanse
270 Casual Travel Cube
+ The Royal Scions
- Izzet Charm
Deep Forest Hermit in Verdurous Gearhulk out.
Soulherder in Venser, the Sojourner out.
Enemy colored Talismans in, Enemy Signets out.
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer in for Ral Zarek
Domri, Anarch of Bolas in for Ghor-Clan Rampager
Blast Zone filling my last land slot.
Watching:
Vivien's Arkbow
I've been surprisingly impressed with him, he has popped up in a tempo, flier and a pseudo Stoneblade deck. His loyalty also adds up a lot faster than meets the eye.