This card is definitely good but I think City of Traitors might be slightly better since you get at least 2 2 mana activations out of it, and you don't need to board out City of Traitors on the play. Ancient Tomb is clearly on a whole other tier.
All these fast lands have definitely gained value with all the 3-4 mana bangers that have come out the last couple years.
I think this might actually be slightly better than Shadowspear in Saga deck because:
1. It can give the summoning sick Karnstruct haste, which is a huge beating - get to swing with 2 large Karnstructs immediately rather than 1
2. Being 1 to equip rather than 2 is a big difference - means greater probability of immediately being able to equip after fetching with Saga.
Will play it as white since it's good enough without red cards.
It's a little off topic, but I do think Mox Amber is viable in small cubes (360).
Zero mana artifacts are just at a premium because of 1) Urza's Saga, 2) Gut / Bombadiers, 3) Cube has gotten faster, 4) Artifact deck with Emry etc.
I think I have enough legendary hits at 360, will test it, see if sticks.
I think the Dimir one (Undercity Sewers) is a tier above all the rest, because fetchable surveil is much stronger in Reanimator and blue can also stack the deck in response to the trigger, e.g. with Brainstorm. In Dimir I think it's actually competitive with something like Creeping Tar Pit.
The other colors are a lot worse, probably the Rakdos one is second best for Sneak & Reanimator, but it seems a a good amount worse than Dimir one.
It's cool, not sure if it's great though.
My worst Rakdos card is Molten Collapse - not sure if I should cut that to test this.
Will probably just watch, wait and see how the reviews turn out.
I actually like this a lot ... I think it's very likely you'll be able to draw 2 discard 1 in a proper blue deck, which is mostly spells. Also, perhaps a majority of blue creatures have flying.
I personally think this might be better than Mulldrifter and pretty comparable to Aether Channeler - less versatile for sure, but a much better body and draw 2 discard 1 is a lot better than draw 1, which is frequently the best mode for Channeler.
I much prefer this to Champion of Wits, which I don't think is particularly close.
For me at 360 it's on the bubble ... will probably watch but if it gets some good reviews will test.
...this might be the best Boros card ever after Forth Eorlingas! , which honestly might be the only reason why this won't see more cube play.
I'm starting to think this as well.
Is it better than Comet, Stellar Pup? I think I have that one as the 2nd best Boros card after Forth Eorlingas! personally. I think eomer might be 3rd, but Figure of Destiny provides some more diversity so Boros isn't all midrange threats.
The cut shouldn't be Tireless Tracker obviously since Tracker is an amazing card, but it does compare really well to tracker and other than the ceiling case is usually better than it as starting out higher toughness and being more resilient to removal is a real thing.
We're gonna happily play both.
Agree - don't think anyone should cut Tracker. Cutting Courser or Oracle makes more sense - this is a more durable, more aggressive value engine alternative to Courser or Oracle.
All these fast lands have definitely gained value with all the 3-4 mana bangers that have come out the last couple years.
I think this might actually be slightly better than Shadowspear in Saga deck because:
1. It can give the summoning sick Karnstruct haste, which is a huge beating - get to swing with 2 large Karnstructs immediately rather than 1
2. Being 1 to equip rather than 2 is a big difference - means greater probability of immediately being able to equip after fetching with Saga.
Will play it as white since it's good enough without red cards.
It's a little off topic, but I do think Mox Amber is viable in small cubes (360).
Zero mana artifacts are just at a premium because of 1) Urza's Saga, 2) Gut / Bombadiers, 3) Cube has gotten faster, 4) Artifact deck with Emry etc.
I think I have enough legendary hits at 360, will test it, see if sticks.
The other colors are a lot worse, probably the Rakdos one is second best for Sneak & Reanimator, but it seems a a good amount worse than Dimir one.
My worst Rakdos card is Molten Collapse - not sure if I should cut that to test this.
Will probably just watch, wait and see how the reviews turn out.
OG is not on the bubble for me - earned his place - the rest are.
Gut, True Soul Zealot vs. Legion Warboss vs. Broadside Bombardiers vs. Squee, Dubious Monarch vs Death-Greeter's Champion
I personally think this might be better than Mulldrifter and pretty comparable to Aether Channeler - less versatile for sure, but a much better body and draw 2 discard 1 is a lot better than draw 1, which is frequently the best mode for Channeler.
I much prefer this to Champion of Wits, which I don't think is particularly close.
For me at 360 it's on the bubble ... will probably watch but if it gets some good reviews will test.
Glen Elendra Archmage
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
Faerie Mastermind
Out of these, I like angel of invention and guardian scalelord the most.
I think karmic guide and wingmate roc are the weakest of the bunch.
Is it better than Comet, Stellar Pup? I think I have that one as the 2nd best Boros card after Forth Eorlingas! personally. I think eomer might be 3rd, but Figure of Destiny provides some more diversity so Boros isn't all midrange threats.
Agree - don't think anyone should cut Tracker. Cutting Courser or Oracle makes more sense - this is a more durable, more aggressive value engine alternative to Courser or Oracle.