Sets Journey to Nyx Spoilers

[Lucre]

Inspired reminds me of the "damage to player" mechanic that seems like a trap most of the time, except that it is usually worse and has slightly more potential for tricks.

It's not like I don't like it, it just requires thorough support or to be extremely efficiently costed. All in all, I like the mechanic, because it puts more focus on other ways to use your creatures than simply having an attacking machine in play, but for the most part it feels floppy.

 

[Dom Harvey]

 

[ahadabans]

I'm tempted to try out Battlefield Thaumaturge. It looks cool in blue tempo and I support that.

 

[James Stevenson]

ooh here's one I like!

I've been thinking about getting self-mill going for ages.

 

[Goldenpineapple]

Strong heroic trigger.

I like the spider a lot. I prefer the new-wording on o-ring (and friends) because it makes playing instant-speed removal actually matter. Lets you keep auras, +1/+1 counters, and loyalty counters.

Thaumaturge has a few cards that are cute with it:



And the white strive rare that makes everything mini hero of bladehold.

If I'm reading cards correctly something like Rolling thunder can fireball their face and also target every creature on the field for extra damage?

 

[FlowerSunRain]

Sort of. You need to assign at least 1 damage to each target. So you can plink as many creatures on the board as you want for free while burning face. If you switch to Comet Storm, you can burn there face while also nuking anything else you want for the same amount for no additional cost.

Not sure what to think of the new heroic dude. Very cool trigger. Very crappy body.

 

[Chris Taylor]

Nah rolling thunder can assign 0 damage to random target creatures.
"Divided any way you choose"

 

[FlowerSunRain]

Check your rulebook bro. In order for a damage effect to target something, at least 1 damage must be assigned. Otherwise you could spend and kill 231874897348467 tarpit warriors at once.

 

[Goldenpineapple]

Ah, that's right. But I can comet storm like a bonfire off the top +?

 

[Chris Taylor]

Check your rulebook bro. In order for a damage effect to target something, at least 1 damage must be assigned. Otherwise you could spend and kill 231874897348467 tarpit warriors at once.

Then why does flames of the firebrand specify one two or three targets?

 

[Laz]

ooh here's one I like!

I've been thinking about getting self-mill going for ages.

I like that one too!

Do you think this could work as as ETB? Would it be any good? The effect is cool, but Inspired is a bit of a joke in Cube.
Maybe the reverse effect would be cool? ETB, Reveal a card from your hand: search your library for a card with the same converted mana cost and put it into your graveyard.

 

[Eric Chan]

Then why does flames of the firebrand specify one two or three targets?

wat

 

[Jason Waddell]

Then why does flames of the firebrand specify one two or three targets?

Probably just for clarity to new players, not for rules lawyering.

 

[Goldenpineapple]

Looks sweet for the +1/+1 counter sect.

This guy is cute but I think Iwamori is just better.

Big winged coatl that turns into a dragon? Ok.

Interesting (and probably worse) alternative to spellbound dragon.

Worse banshee's blade?

I actually like this. Sword of Vengeance minus +2/+0 and vigilance, -2 equip cost. Those are a lot of words for a equip.

 

[anotak]

peasant cube got some cool toys in this set

 

[Chris Taylor]

Probably not the red looter we were looking for, but likely the red looter we deserve

I know this got spoiled right at the beginning, but I think I might run this! the single mana off of stuff like shelter or otherworldly journey is relevant, and it might randomly save two guys.

 

[FlowerSunRain]

Well, the constellation cards are somewhat lackluster, so I'm guessing if they were more pushed they would have ruined limited or something. The fact that if you have a bunch of them you could get lots of triggers at once could be an issue in constructed, but there are a lot of sweepers around right now, so I'm not sure. A couple of them might still be useful, perhaps with a little custom text help.

On the other hand this was a nice surprise for me!

 

[FlowerSunRain]

I'm putting together my buy list. Someone convince me that

or

are worth buying!

 

[ahadabans]

At thier present price tags, I can't do that. I think both cards are strong, but $20 strong? I'm waiting.

 

[Chris Taylor]

Iroas actually looks super amazing. Combat just becomes miserable for your opponent and Dat Body is not to be trifled with.
Keranos looks good. Honestly UR seems so quirky he probably deserves a spot.

 

[FlowerSunRain]

Mogis has the same body and has been kind of weak, but his ability doesn't actually help trigger devotion. Iroas keeps dude on the table AND white removal actually adds to devotion. I think we're on to something here. . .

 

[Eric Chan]

Chris, I think you just convinced me to run Ajani's Presence. I'm already running Swift Justice; other than the lifegain component, the new card is probably just better, right?

 

[FlowerSunRain]

Was this the black wall I was always looking for in my Pestilence decks?

 

[Chris Taylor]

Nah cemetery gate obv

 

[FlowerSunRain]

True story: my dad won a local Type 1.5 tournament with a deck that maindecked 4 cemetery gates and 4 pestilence.

Magic before the internet was popular was so weird and awesome.