General Print this Wizards! (So I can put it in my cube)
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I dunno, flash might be okay. It would still be a fair bit off from, say, Baleful Strix.
I'm not sure I'd say far, but I also sometimes post cards that I have already edited because I get a lot of flack when I over reach the norm.
This card is mono colour, and it isn't really very far off from being a cantriping 1/1 for 1. That's kinda new ground, and a little scary to me in blue and with a relevant creature type.
Buuuuut I thought it was an elegant design and anotak inspired it, and the card seems super fair in a lot of formats so I was excited to post it.
Notice it's even a rogue!
This card is mono colour, and it isn't really very far off from being a cantriping 1/1 for 1. That's kinda new ground, and a little scary to me in blue and with a relevant creature type.
Buuuuut I thought it was an elegant design and anotak inspired it, and the card seems super fair in a lot of formats so I was excited to post it.
Notice it's even a rogue!
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Yeah, but strix is not exactly the paragon of a nice balanced card
The more I think about it this could be pretty easy. Flash is probably not nuts, but probably more than this card needs.
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It looks fine to me, and that's me saying that.
Might be able to delve it out a bit quick if you're really fetchland heavy; probably fairer if there's some competing demand for the resource of 'cards in graveyard' in other delve, or llurgoyfs, or stuff like that so there's actual opportunity cost. Blue tends to get 1U 1/1 flier with card attached (scry, index, etc). Depending on environment I might push it to 3U with the intention you'll always delve for at least one, which might let flash back on, but seems fine.
Might be able to delve it out a bit quick if you're really fetchland heavy; probably fairer if there's some competing demand for the resource of 'cards in graveyard' in other delve, or llurgoyfs, or stuff like that so there's actual opportunity cost. Blue tends to get 1U 1/1 flier with card attached (scry, index, etc). Depending on environment I might push it to 3U with the intention you'll always delve for at least one, which might let flash back on, but seems fine.
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Exile the top two cards of your library. You may play them this turn.
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I reckon something like that will probably get printed soon; probably at 1R because R&D is risk averse except the times it isn't and we get TNN.
Choose your own alternative punchlines, or write your own!
R&D is risk averse, unless the card is blue, because blue is the colour of breaking the rules.
R&D is risk averse when it comes to giving red anything to do.
There's a 'restrictions breed creativity' one, but I can't quite get there, but imagine it was great.
R&D is risk averse, unless the card is blue, because blue is the colour of breaking the rules.
R&D is risk averse when it comes to giving red anything to do.
There's a 'restrictions breed creativity' one, but I can't quite get there, but imagine it was great.
Did you hear that MaRo only wears tighty-whities?
neat cards, except Ugly Goblin, I don't like that one. Doesn't feel red and seems too efficient anyway
why does the fiend have lifelink? seems extra/inelegant. try "can't block", there's a reason many recursive black creatures have that
Awakened Chimera
Artifact Creature — Chimera
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, put a 1/1 white Construct artifact creature token onto the battlefield.
1/2
why does the fiend have lifelink? seems extra/inelegant. try "can't block", there's a reason many recursive black creatures have that
Awakened Chimera
Artifact Creature — Chimera
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, put a 1/1 white Construct artifact creature token onto the battlefield.
1/2
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Spot on review.
Awakened Chimera
Artifact Creature — Chimera
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, put a 1/1 white Construct artifact creature token onto the battlefield.
1/2
Ewww... Brainstorm buddy
A 1/2 flying for 1WU seems undesirable, but that ability is sweeeeeeeet.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
I love stokemaw but I'm not sure we need it.
Chewy does make more sense in black, but
A) a recursive zombie this hard to get rid of might make gravecrawler really annoying. Maybe the 3 mana is hard enough though
B) Squee is essentially colorless anyways, so I'm not sure this changes much
Chewy does make more sense in black, but
A) a recursive zombie this hard to get rid of might make gravecrawler really annoying. Maybe the 3 mana is hard enough though
B) Squee is essentially colorless anyways, so I'm not sure this changes much
Agreed 100%. Stokemaw is mostly unnecessary, though I may run it for two reasons:
1. Its sweet.
2. Its decent sorcery speed removal.
I think 3 mana is hard enough. I'd only run it as a second copy of squee for variety, not it place, but I'm not going for a 2nd copy yet.
Stokemaw is totally sweet! I like its design a lot more than Flametongue Kavu. (And not just because it resembles Volcanic Hammer...)
I knew this was coming.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Sounds fine. Kinda like forge devil?
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Exile the top two cards of your library. You may play them this turn.
for three cards. Close! More risk averse! Possibly more powerful?
[3:00:05 PM] Jason Waddell: I want a cascade instant that draws a card
[3:00:22 PM] Jason Waddell: so that you can cascade in counterspell decks
[3:00:31 PM] Jason Waddell: cast in response to an opponent playing a spell
[3:00:34 PM] Jason Waddell: roll the dice
[3:01:19 PM] Jason Waddell: is "1UW, Cascade, Draw a Card" overpowered?
[3:00:22 PM] Jason Waddell: so that you can cascade in counterspell decks
[3:00:31 PM] Jason Waddell: cast in response to an opponent playing a spell
[3:00:34 PM] Jason Waddell: roll the dice
[3:01:19 PM] Jason Waddell: is "1UW, Cascade, Draw a Card" overpowered?
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Probably in constructed. There's a whole deck built around playing dross like violent outburst, so I imagine this is just insane. Love the idea!
FWIW, Shardless Agent has been so mediocre in my enviornment to the point where I added a mono green version. It's been solid but in no way overpowered.
Yeah, I've been pounding the drum for a while that the cascade mechanic is pretty overrated in cube. It's still fun to roll the dice, but when you can't stack your dice like you can in constructed, it's less likely that you'll flip into a card that's relevant to your game state. I already cut Shardless Agent a few months back for being lacklustre, and Bloodbraid Elf rotates in and out of the starting lineup.
A instant cantripping cascade would be really strong in cube, since a new card is often more relevant than a Gray Ogre at three mana. But maybe that's what you want to make it exciting...?
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instant cantripping cascade would be really strong in cube, since a new card is often more relevant than a Gray Ogre at three mana. But maybe that's what you want to make it exciting...?