Recent content by Erik Twice

I thnk I asked this already but: Gurmag Angler Tasigur, The Golden Fang One more power and being a zombie for Gravecrawler vs a decent draw ability. Which one is better?

While returning a 3 mana creature is more powerful than returning one with power 2 or less, almost all good targets fall in both categories anyways. The key is being able to take recursive or long-term CA generating abilities. Eternal Witness, Reveillark bringing two cards is what puts it a...

It has been over a year since I actually posted on my own thread, weird, isn't it? Oh well, some random thoughts. First, the cube feels nice, it's interesting so see that despite taking so many cards in and out, the core archetypes still feel the same. Only difference is tempo which has had...

It may cost three mana, but Formidable Speaker has turned into an absolute staple, providing both the tutoring and Survival of the Fittest redudancy I needed. Formidable Speaker For me it has a lot of advantages over Fauna Shaman. First, it's not the same card. Triggering on ETB and not being...

Is Bazaar of Baghdad a complete trap? Bazaar of Baghdad Because, frankly, I'm increasingly of the opinion it might be. The fact that it doesn't produce mana is brutal and you need a massive amount of synergy just to end up at an even amount. Sure, Squee and Master of Death help but it's slow...

It's mostly a top-end for aggro to close the game. You play it when you are ahead, prevent anyone from casting spells and you win.' It works similarly with artifact ramp, dorks, etc.

I would say it's a cut below Rout or the other unconditional 5 mana wraths but also markedly better than the conditional ones. I think it's a good comparison since it's the most relevant aspect of a board wipe and plays quite similarly. However, there are some key differences: 1) It's ALWAYS...

This combo is hilarious.

I played around this time, though I mostly played Extended! Many of the cards you mention saw heavy play in that format. Still, there were some decks in Standards that might not be represented in your database. For example, you did have Blue Tron with: Urza's Tower Tidings Compulsive Research...

In my experience, The Ozolith is the best "pure payoff" simply because it's colorless and a single mana. The other is this: Tchotchke Elemental Powerful, inherently fair as a non-trample creature and just plain fun. It works with both tokens and counters, making it widely playable, yet it...

Become Immense would be fun and fit your cube very well. On the other hand, this card seems pretty bad: Fa'adiyah Seer At its core, it's a card that only works half of the time. But, since you run a lot of cyclers, you actually can run less land so it works even less often! I know it's a...

No, I mean, I enjoy green! It's just a balance issue. And not the most serious one. And I love a ton of cards: Augur of Autumn Birthing Pod Life from the Loam Tchotchke Elemental Fastbond Survival of the Fittest Chord of Calling Verdurous Gearhulk

Boseiju seems like the most obvious include in the world but I'm afraid that, when coupled with Life of the Loam, it will just trounce slower artifact decks by killing something every single turn. I'm not sure I like You Line up the Shot more than Heritage Reclamation but the fact that it...

This is the best approach, but I like my current cards more than I like green being as good on its own as other colours. While I'm not interested in monogreen, I od think that the payofs are in the lower range. I'm not very impressed by Bristlebud Farmer, but I agree that dropping ahead of...

I've actually tried most of your suggestions, but I eventually found myself forced to cut them. They are good cards, but they lack the raw power level the other colours have. Their lack of synergy and reliance on raw stats also make them not as fun as I would like them to. Esika's Chariot is a...