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  1. shamizy

    Card/Deck Single Card Spotlight

    The more I think about it, the more I'm interested in the new Crystalline Crawler from C16. Let's say the average case scenario is being able to Converge at 3 on T4, usually in some Grixis or Sultai deck. Assuming you hit your 5th land drop, on T5 you have the option of tapping to put one...
  2. shamizy

    Card/Deck Single Card Spotlight

    I don't know from personal experience, but I would assume he's pretty strong 1v1. I don't imagine that you end up ulting it very often, but why would you bother with that when alternating the +1 and -1 could virtually lock out your opponent of relevant threats. Not to mention that combining it...
  3. shamizy

    General Making control decks more interesting

    That's a cool little combo, but it's a wee bit slow to pull off effectively. Unless I've ramped out an early Gifts, that looks like a T6 play and you've spent the previous two turns not playing anything to impact the board. The only problem I have with Splendid Reclamation in general is that...
  4. shamizy

    Shamim's Cube

    So with Kaladesh and the upcoming Aether Revolt, we're getting access to a lot more artifact support than we've seen in recent years. I wasn't explicitly supporting an archetype centered around artifacts before this (aside from UB Tezz that came together with forcing from pack 1 onwards), but I...
  5. shamizy

    Sets Commander 2016 Spoilers

    I actually think Advokist is just a bad card. You and your opponent each grow a creature, but now they just have a bigger blocker than before. If they kill the Advokist right after, then you're left facing down a slightly bigger threat. It's only good if you can keep your opponents board clear...
  6. shamizy

    Sets Commander 2016 Spoilers

    I actually find Deathtouch to be massively underrated in general. Sure, it's not as good if you're facing down a board of 1/1s, but it's pretty interesting how often people are unwilling to trade off cards if it just feels like they've lost out on the exchange resource wise. People will let in...
  7. shamizy

    Sets Commander 2016 Spoilers

    Thus far, I don't think I have a single add from this set. Silas Renn, Seeker Adept, you were so close. If only it had said "play" instead of "cast". Now how am I supposed to get that insane value from looting away my Seat of the Synod or Vault of Whispers?
  8. shamizy

    Sets Commander 2016 Spoilers

    I love the Ravos art (and it's going to be a foil this time!) and his abilities, but he just feels a tad overcosted at 5 mana. He's going to die to most everything as a 2/2 and I can't imagine that he'll get in all that often in the air that late in the game. I like the anthem and Gravedigger...
  9. shamizy

    Shamim's Cube

    Elegant is probably a bad choice of words on my part. I think it's more that Painlands just aren't as universally vaunted or useful as the other options I have available. My cube is pretty high powered, so drafter naturally assume that there is an appropriate level of fixing to match. You want...
  10. shamizy

    General The Draft Exchange

    Drafted safra's main cube, went into BR Kiki: www.cubetutor.com/cubedeck/627739[/url]"] Zeroes 1 Mox Diamond Ones 1 Firebolt 1 Lightning Axe Twos 1 Bloodghast 1 Heir of Falkenrath 1 Magma Jet 1 Smother 1 Talisman of Indulgence 1 Tormenting Voice Threes 1 Cultivator's Caravan 1 Exquisite...
  11. shamizy

    Sets Commander 2016 Spoilers

    Yeah, this was the hard part. There are just too many good UB options now. I've currently got the following: Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas Dragonlord Silumgar Baleful Strix Contraband Kingpin Gisa and Geralf Silumgar's Command Silas is cool, but I don't think he is as useful as any of these. I...
  12. shamizy

    Shamim's Cube

    The problem I had with the Painland cycle was that they just weren't appealing if you weren't especially aggressive or had like 3 of the Eldrazi in your build. I just never found myself wanting a Llanowar Wastes in a GB build unless I was hurting for fixing. Even then, having to ping yourself to...
  13. shamizy

    Sets Commander 2016 Spoilers

    If you have any of the 3-4 mana deal 4 burn effects, things can snowball REALLY fast. Much too strong 1v1 for me. I like the new UB guy as well, Deathtouch is just underrated in general, but sadly I've already bumped my UB section up to 6 cards with Gisa and Geralf so he'll have to be on the...
  14. shamizy

    Shamim's Cube

    Well, I finally got some inspiration earlier this week and got around to changing around some stuff + adding Kaladesh cards. I've made way too many minor tweaks here and there to list out the individual card swaps (thanks for all the drafts this week!), but I might as well address how some of...
  15. shamizy

    Card/Deck Single Card Spotlight

    Sold on the Chromatic Star, the worst case is cycling for 2 which I've done a number of times with Unearth already. It's never going to be outright bad, and it can really shine in any of the Welder/Daretti decks supplying extra value. I like the idea of Squee and abusing him with a loot effect...
  16. shamizy

    Card/Deck Single Card Spotlight

    I'd like thoughts on these two cards from people who have been running them in their lists: Chromatic Star Squee, Goblin Nabob
  17. shamizy

    General The Draft Exchange

    Also I drafted these decks from Dom's Cube. I knew something was weird when I saw like 5 Hallowed Fountains in P2 and I'm like hold up wait what:
  18. shamizy

    General The Draft Exchange

    Thanks for drafting! I've never seen a Boros Pod deck and that Aristocrats list looks like straight gas. Skywhaler's Shot was a card that I initially didn't even pay attention to until I saw LSV's Limited review where he gave it a pretty high rating. And after playing with it twice through...
  19. shamizy

    General The Draft Exchange

    Thanks! I'll admit that Delver is a bit of a relic here and only shines within the UR Spells deck that comes together every now and then. Being a 420 list, it's not within the draft pool every time so I'm not as worried about it. Ah yes, Waste mana is an interesting topic and one I've thought...
  20. shamizy

    General The Draft Exchange

    Drafted Grillo's Penny Pincher, ended up with the following: www.cubetutor.com/cubedeck/625730[/url]"] Ones 1 Doomed Traveler 1 Gideon's Lawkeeper 1 Magmatic Insight Twos 1 Aviary Mechanic 1 Journey to Nowhere 1 Porcelain Legionnaire 1 Think Twice Threes 1 Aven Riftwatcher 1 Emancipation...
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