Checking cube lists, some cards caught my eye and I wonder if we can't do something with by combining them. Laying down some synergies, hoping some of you have other suggestions to bolster the list. The idea is to have fun with some oversized creatures for their mana costs.
Ignoring counters
What if we could negate the counters on some of these threats?
Most of the enablers are quite good on their own so you probably want the payoffs to dictate the power level, which ranges from strong to mediocre.
Adjacent to the creature counters
This is a well known "combo" alongside Thespian Stage, but it also works with Mirage Mirror and Mutated Cultist. If you can Earthbend it, Rhys, the Evermore also says hello.
Ignoring ETBs
This idea has been talked about on Lucky Paper Radio in Andy's Take Five cube. You negate some horrible ETBs and keep your giant beater around.
The titans are clearly power outliers, but the rest are more dicey, but definitely fun. There is a bit of overlap here with the previous section, since Scroll of Fate or Illusionary Mask can make it so Moonshadow enters without any counters.
There are a lot of good RG Ferocious cards and beefy creatures, so that's a natural fit. The Berserker archetype also fits neatly in this space and is also a Gruul classic. You have good sacrifice options too that seem fun.
And some random big bodies that could have new uses
So that's all I got, curious to hear what you folks have in mind. My favorite card here is Illusionary Mask, as I used to play that and Phyrexian Dreadnaught in Vintage back in the day. Surprised to see how well it curves out with Titans, Moonshadow and the other counter creatures.
Ignoring counters
What if we could negate the counters on some of these threats?
Most of the enablers are quite good on their own so you probably want the payoffs to dictate the power level, which ranges from strong to mediocre.
Adjacent to the creature counters
This is a well known "combo" alongside Thespian Stage, but it also works with Mirage Mirror and Mutated Cultist. If you can Earthbend it, Rhys, the Evermore also says hello.
Ignoring ETBs
This idea has been talked about on Lucky Paper Radio in Andy's Take Five cube. You negate some horrible ETBs and keep your giant beater around.
The titans are clearly power outliers, but the rest are more dicey, but definitely fun. There is a bit of overlap here with the previous section, since Scroll of Fate or Illusionary Mask can make it so Moonshadow enters without any counters.
Big bodies
Then you have the actual payoffs for having large creatures inThere are a lot of good RG Ferocious cards and beefy creatures, so that's a natural fit. The Berserker archetype also fits neatly in this space and is also a Gruul classic. You have good sacrifice options too that seem fun.
And some random big bodies that could have new uses
So that's all I got, curious to hear what you folks have in mind. My favorite card here is Illusionary Mask, as I used to play that and Phyrexian Dreadnaught in Vintage back in the day. Surprised to see how well it curves out with Titans, Moonshadow and the other counter creatures.
