Search results

Because this one hasn't been metioned so far and it might be interestin for someone, I want to share the {G}{U} archetype, I went with now. It's lands matter. Tatyova, Benthic DruidLife from the LoamTrade RoutesCourser of KruphixHedron CrabWorld ShaperGushTreetop VillageFaerie...

1/1 are quite a bit better than 0/1, although it might not matter too much in a sacrifice deck. But a (splashable) 4/3 for 4 seems also to be better suited for this job than a 2/2, since it is harder to kill. Upside of Pawn is, that it still gives you a token when it dies. I still think, Sifter...

I like Perfect and Dwynen, because they seen to be most useful on their own. What about Priest of Titania? Could she make ramp decks with not too high elf counts?

Vernal Bloom This card alone makes me go mono green and try to draft a unique, suited version of a ramp deck, where Search for Tomorrow becomes better than Mana dorks (except Arbor Elf!) and you want the really big mana sinks to go crazy. Upheaval I think you all know what this card can do...

Yup, nonblack decks play it recklessly and more often than black decks innmy experience

Quicksand VS. Grasping Dunes

I always liked Icatian Javelineer, kill their one-drop (or two-drop) into Skyfisher

Wow, thank you for all this input :) The Orzhov cases you listed look sweet. I will consider them when I'll flesh out the archetype! Have you tried a similar theme in your cube before? To Simic: I thought about ramp in this color pair as well, but I always figured, that it is actually just a...

Both far too powerful for my Cube, that's for sure Gruul never really gets a focused theme sadly, and Simic is a pretty narrow +1/+1 counters thing, which adapts badly to cubes blue sections. So, I'm not too hopeful :D

For Orzhov, I'm definitely going to try out a Lifegain theme. I imagine something like this. First, have a lot of Lifegain effects, repeatedly if possible: Soul WardenSylvok LifestaffBlind ObedienceNearheath PilgrimLone MissionaryNyx-Fleece RamBlood ArtistHidden DragonslayerAven...

I thought about something sweet with lands. Do you think, a similar theme would be viable at a lower power level and budget also? Even if I'd be willing to spent all that cash on crucible and Loam, I don't think they would be adequat for my meta for example. Oops, didn't see japahns post. Nice...

Okay, what Insco suggested goes much further than actual Madness, but he also made some spot on suggestions, like Hollow One, Curator, Frantic Search and Chart a Course. They would for sure be a great Addition if someone wants to make their Simic theme Madness :) But on topic, what are you guys...

It's not the same, more like bouncing two lands, of which one was EtB. And in the six years I'm running both, it hasn't happened once in the early game. Like, who cares all that much about it turn 7?

Boomerang is also pretty nifty in a meta with trilands and especially bounce lands!

Defiler of Souls Has anyone tested this card before? How low powered is it actually?

Hmm, that's true. It would probably have too much overlap with Golgaris dredge theme and just end up as a splash to that deck. My question to the flash archetype is, are there any payoffs beyond being able to wait until EOT? Like, any cards that become better, when most of your deck is instant...

@Japahn: How do you support Wildfire.dec in green besides the 4 or 5 good "enrage" cards? I also run Devastation as a wildfire variant, making them worse, sadly. To Simic: Okay, that snake saboteur tribal is incredibly cool. I'm not a huge fan of {G/U}-Saboteurs, but that is neat. I also...

I was never a huge fan of the coor pair draft archetype way of building a cube, because I always felt, it would easily lead to railway drafting and too clearly defined archetypes and therefore to too similar decks. But I have to admit, that I was wrong, partly at least. I support around 12...

This decision, I can get behinde. Carrion Feeder is the better 1-mana sac outlet anyway ;)

I'm pretty sure that's not the reason. Counterspell and Boomerang are in the Cube basically since day 1 and they see play, although Boomerang could be played a little more often too. Also, fixing just got better with the inclusion of shocklands.