Onderzeeboot
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I think that is the correct takeaway, yes :')
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- Thread starter Dom Harvey
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You want scaling Control Magic effects?
I don't really want Control Magic effects in general. I don't think they lead to very interesting play patterns.
I like Lay Claim because it is appropriately costed removal in blue that also has cycling, which is a theme I support in my cube.
This card is very cool. Very, very cool. But how good is it? On one hand, it's very expensive. On the other, it's a counterspell plus finisher in one card and you can blink it for more. I'm sure it's better than I think but not great and I'm not sure how it would work in cube.
What do you think?
This card is very cool. Very, very cool. But how good is it? On one hand, it's very expensive. On the other, it's a counterspell plus finisher in one card and you can blink it for more. I'm sure it's better than I think but not great and I'm not sure how it would work in cube.
What do you think?
This card used to be played in Vintage and Legacy cubes. I think it was a staple about a decade ago, and I seem to remember it in the MTGO cubes as recently as 2015. If your list isn't super high-power, I think it's worth a shot.
Onderzeeboot
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Just type [ ci ]Pyrokinesis[ /ci ] (without the spaces. We've got a nice autocard system on this forum
I'm planning to try it out in my new cube because it's a nice combo with Feather, the Redeemed!
I've cast a lot of Pyrokinesis, in Cube and not, and it's quite a strong card at a real cost. Combined with combat it's a real killing machine, and it even feels good to hit 6 mana and hardcast it. But it can't go face and it feels really cool to play, so if your players are accustomed to Force of Will/Daze style free spells it'll feel fair. I would say my cube isn't a power cube but it is strong, and PK Fire fits right in.
Whelk seems really swingy. It will often rot in someone's hand or it will counter a massive threat and totally swing the game, like a reactive Control Magic. Depends how you feel about that. It is cool. Combo with Mystic Snake, Frilled Mystic, and Mystic Genesis to really get stupid far ahead.
I really like Pyro, but my players weren't open to 0 cmc interaction. We like to know the coast is clear if someone has tapped out. If your playgroup doesn't mind losing that expectation, it's a sweet card.
That Feather interaction is pretty gross lol.
I really like Pyro, but my players weren't open to 0 cmc interaction. We like to know the coast is clear if someone has tapped out. If your playgroup doesn't mind losing that expectation, it's a sweet card.
That Feather interaction is pretty gross lol.
I've decided to put Mystic Snake back in UG instead. Similar card but in a slot I'm happier to spend and which supports an archetype I want to make a bit more playable. Talking about forcing archetypes to be more playable. How bullshit is this card?
On one hand, the "let it connect!" game seems fun. On the other, it's pushed as hell. Thoughts?
On one hand, the "let it connect!" game seems fun. On the other, it's pushed as hell. Thoughts?
I've decided to put Mystic Snake back in UG instead. Similar card but in a slot I'm happier to spend and which supports an archetype I want to make a bit more playable. Talking about forcing archetypes to be more playable. How bullshit is this card?
On one hand, the "let it connect!" game seems fun. On the other, it's pushed as hell. Thoughts?
If it didn't have hexproof, I'd be all for it. Since it does, I don't like it all that much. You'd need like 7-12 Pyroclasm/Infest effects before I'd say go ahead.
This card seems kind of cool, but it makes me wonder how many flashback/aftermath/retrace/Gravecrawler cards a cube would need before it would become something other than just a 3/1 lifelink. Is that even a bad floor though? This definitely feels like something that could be a cube card in the right environment.
It seems very good with Lingering Souls.
Chris Taylor
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Lingering Souls seems very good with playing magic
Touché...
I really fucking hate Geist. Consider if either of these scenarios are miserable: 1. Geist gets blocked like a little 2/2 bitch. 2. Geist bashes for 6 repeatedly.
Geistcaller seems pretty cool in the right environment. The payoff is a little low for how often I'd expect it to trigger. If the initial body is just a bit below curve for the cube, then it's probably worth a look.
Geistcaller seems pretty cool in the right environment. The payoff is a little low for how often I'd expect it to trigger. If the initial body is just a bit below curve for the cube, then it's probably worth a look.
Geist is broken as fuck. Bad card.
Draining Whelk is VERY cool and I like it a lot, but I switched back to Mystic Snake because it helps UG(W) Flash/Blink a lot and generally is a cool card (Invasion block <3). The snake is more interesting overall.
Geistcaller is pretty cool. Compare it to Burning Vengeance and Secrets of the Dead, it's a more board-centric payoff for gy casts, and all three of them are in the right colours to cross over with Jeskai Prowess/Spells Matter which already want flashback cards. I'll definitely try it.
Draining Whelk is VERY cool and I like it a lot, but I switched back to Mystic Snake because it helps UG(W) Flash/Blink a lot and generally is a cool card (Invasion block <3). The snake is more interesting overall.
Geistcaller is pretty cool. Compare it to Burning Vengeance and Secrets of the Dead, it's a more board-centric payoff for gy casts, and all three of them are in the right colours to cross over with Jeskai Prowess/Spells Matter which already want flashback cards. I'll definitely try it.
I love old-school, simple engine cards like this. What do you think of it?
I love old-school, simple engine cards like this. What do you think of it?
I dislike this card because it can become really annoying really quickly. Drafters don't like getting their stuff repeatedly bounced without some sort of major resource investment.
Way too strong, ruins games.
After some games with my group of 4, I realized that we all like black way too much.
I've been thinking about a low powered mono black cube (something like Strix 4.5).
Since my group is relatively new to magic, I'm thinking about putting some archetype that is focused on cards that are really famous.
Hence, I ask:
1. Your opinion on the following cards
2. Which environment they shine in
3. Suggestions about other black cards that scream Power and Amorality
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vs/with vs/with Witch's Cottage
I've been thinking about a low powered mono black cube (something like Strix 4.5).
Since my group is relatively new to magic, I'm thinking about putting some archetype that is focused on cards that are really famous.
Hence, I ask:
1. Your opinion on the following cards
2. Which environment they shine in
3. Suggestions about other black cards that scream Power and Amorality
vs/with vs/with vs/with vs/with vs/with vs/with vs/with Witch's CottageThis is my mostly black cube, in shitty cell phone pic form cus I haven't made a CT link: https://imgur.com/a/mCfaGsS
It's also possible your players need to learn to branch out.
Those cards you listed vary wildly on power level.
It's also possible your players need to learn to branch out.
Those cards you listed vary wildly on power level.
Onderzeeboot
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I <3 Braids and Smokestack and will take them p1p1!