Card/Deck Low Power Card Spotlight
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I think it will be an auto include. The saving grace is that it should play quite differently from deck to deck and fit into many archetypes.
Aggro loves a resilient beater and can make use of the counter synergy or use the life gain to trigger a Pridemate or something.
Midrange might blink it to stabilize or double up on a sacrifice outlet.
It could be annoying in a control deck against the aggro matchup if you block, get it back and then blink it. You gain 8 life and have 4 bodies for aggro to get through.
Last thing, it tends to signal persist combo which I don’t know if you support or not.
Aggro loves a resilient beater and can make use of the counter synergy or use the life gain to trigger a Pridemate or something.
Midrange might blink it to stabilize or double up on a sacrifice outlet.
It could be annoying in a control deck against the aggro matchup if you block, get it back and then blink it. You gain 8 life and have 4 bodies for aggro to get through.
Last thing, it tends to signal persist combo which I don’t know if you support or not.
Definitely, absent more efficient ways of repeatedly producing tokens (Young Pyromancer and such).
Imagine a lower powered cube with prowess and goblin typal as red themes. Could this by any chance be good enough?
If you have a goblin lord or Siege-Gang Commander, things get fun quickly!
It is even good in draw go control, I.e, counterburn. So yes, it is quite good in lower powered cubes which are not creature spell centric. It even rewards playing spells before combat, so that’s a fun angle.
I would rather have a Hordeling Outburst I think?
Imagine a lower powered cube with prowess and goblin typal as red themes. Could this by any chance be good enough?
I've played with it a bit, and my main takeaway was that it was pretty forgettable. The power level was fine, it's just that "tax myself to make a 1/1" doesn't feel super exciting so "the enchantment that taxes me to make goblins" was never that high on my list of things to remember.
sings to me as the prowess/goblin overlap card. If only it cost 
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sings to me as the prowess/goblin overlap card. If only it cost ...
For prowess/gobbos I would probably want Goblin Surprise and You See a Pair of Goblins before Goblinslide. In a low CMC deck of cantrips I could see Goblinslide doing work though.
I've played with it a bit, and my main takeaway was that it was pretty forgettable. The power level was fine, it's just that "tax myself to make a 1/1" doesn't feel super exciting so "the enchantment that taxes me to make goblins" was never that high on my list of things to remember.
Good suggestion with Wizardy! Instant speed is big game
Goblin Slide is not my cup of tea, and I agree with @LadyMapi that it’s very forgettable. 3 mana that doesn’t impact the board, you pay for each trigger, and then you only get a 1/1…nothing about that sparks joy for me.
Yeah, it's certainly no Drake Haven.
Drake Haven is no Drake Haven in all honesty.
Turns out Tarland Gang was right and he's the closest version of this effect to being awesome.
Turns out Tarland Gang was right and he's the closest version of this effect to being awesome.
I must say I have this in my old border inspired cube (strong ebablers weak payoffs, as shown above) and it gets played regularly. Don't underestimate the fact that the goblins get haste and that it plays well with enchantment and artifact themes too. It also rewards spell velocity.
Imagine a lower powered cube with prowess and goblin typal as red themes. Could this by any chance be good enough?
The best sneaky goblin support next to Siege-Gang Commander is Battle Cry Goblin. I run those next to Goblin Trenches and Sparksmith. (https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/26cdca32-b3d4-4b80-bf4d-208bbcef422c if anyone is interested)
I ran Battle Cry Goblin when it first came out just because I was/am enamored with the design space for 3/1s for 2 and was trying out the great Hobgoblin Captain and they seemed like a great pair. They were. Battle Cry Goblin ended up being my favorite of the two, but I didn't keep enough goblins to keep justifying it. I'd love to put it back, honestly.
I had the opportunity to play this card a couple of times in Dominaria Remastered limited. I do not think it is very fun.Considering this card as an occasional that makes white an interesting splash color for madness and selfmill decks:
But I fear that it is GRBS. Any opinions?
It's a strong effect, but you need to have 3 mana open, which is a lot.Considering this card as an occasional that makes white an interesting splash color for madness and selfmill decks:
But I fear that it is GRBS. Any opinions?
In practice, it's a Mother of Runs variant and the more you have to pay for the effect, the weaker they are. Affecting the whole team is less important than the cost is but the chance of making your whole the unblockable does give it an interesting edge. Note that you will get a creature blown up in response when you do.
The main issue is getting it into the bin. White can't do that and colours that do aren't likely to be interested in a white card. Madness decks also tend to discard lands so the effect is a bit too expensive for them. In practice, I think it's going to be a multicolour card, I would say WG or WB.
It never saw the most play, but, back in the day, I think it was played in GW madness decks and some midrange, value decks, perhaps with Survival of the Fittest, even.
Still if you want a similar effect, you have this:
It's better than it seems like, particularly the back. A free instant from the graveyard hurts!
I mean, it depends on your power level:
Is it the best way to bin Glory? No, but Raffine's Informant pitching Glory or Prismatic Strands is a solid enough line if your format is Pauper-ish.
It's too narrow for a bear I'd include but I did consider this fella for white GY support. I would love to see an efficient Graveyard focused 'tap/untap' engine in White at some point, I think it'd be fun to try to assemble in a draft.
I like how its good with the aforementioned Prismatic Strands, Battle Screech, and the Enlist mechanic on Guardian of New Benalia
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It's too narrow for a bear I'd include but I did consider this fella for white GY support. I would love to see an efficient Graveyard focused 'tap/untap' engine in White at some point, I think it'd be fun to try to assemble in a draft.
I like how its good with the aforementioned Prismatic Strands, Battle Screech, and the Enlist mechanic on Guardian of New Benalia
It has vigilance and an additional relevant type! You lose out on a couple of those tapping synergies but in return you get a more flexible card overall.
