I think that Jace was the most powerful in the games we played. It provided card advantage, several turns of breathing room and ultimately gained some life when attacks could occur. The grid in which they are being played is closer to 2003-era (or just after ABU duals rotated) Extended in...
I just tried out Ajani, Caller of the Pride, Nahiri, the Harbinger and Jace, Unraveler of Secrets in a mid-powered environment, and they all were miserable to play against.
Thank you for the detailed feedback, Kirb! I ended up with a UB control deck splashing a Kolghan's Command (which is another reason to cut it down/completely in my book):
I felt like I may have had too much removal, and judging by our games, my sideboard and your feedback, I most definitely...
testing a highly reworked version of the medmage grid. things got out of hand and I wanted to dial it back to what extended was like prior to alara-block creatures started comin' around. new list
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The new discard spell, Open heart, seems playable, especially in cubes without too many one-mana plays.
1B, sorcery, target opponent reveals hand. choose a nonland, nonlegendary card for them to discard
Pyrewild Shaman
This card has really impressed me in MMA3 midrange as a source of card advantage. I imagine it could fit in a Penny Pincher power level
I've been looking into older competitive formats in an effort to scale-up to cube-based grid design, and I wonder which planeswalkers would be acceptable in the era of pre-rotation Extended:
http://www.mtgtop8.com/format?f=EX&meta=41
Some events, like PT NOLA 01 and GP VEGAS 01 have many...