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Chris Taylor
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I tried 3 fetch/2 fetchable, and it just doesn't feel as good, since a lot of the time you've got ones that only fetch one of your colors (Arid Mesa in GR for example) and once you've fetched out your one taiga it's a worse basic. Bad feels.
Chris Taylor
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More ULD Picks?
Yeah, especially since we often run six-mans around here rather than eight-mans, it's been really frustrating waiting three packs for, say, the Overgrown Tombs to show up, and finding out that one wasn't in the draft pool, and the other was nabbed early by a neighbour as a speculative pick. You've convinced me - I think I'll add another ten shocklands to my next singles order.
This is exactly my plan as well. I'll end up at 20 fetch, 20 shock, 10 dual.
I left him a comment and invited him. I wonder what he'll say, maybe he's been here and thinks we're dweebs.
Yeah, his article was great. I disagreed with some of his ratings at the end but other than that the article had sound advice.
Chris Taylor
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Sidisi, really? Interesting. That's not a card that was at all on my radar
Neither was Sagu Mauler, wonder if I have to give that card a try.
Not sure what he's doing with Jeskai Ascendancy that's making it worthwhile...
Not sure what he's doing with Jeskai Ascendancy that's making it worthwhile...
Chris Taylor
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Simic Sky Swallower was always strong for me, maybe there's some benifit to being able to target it yourself?
That's true, Simic Sky Swallower was really sweet, back in the day. And 3 + 5 is a lot less mana than 7. I'm just not sure if I like Mauler more than Progenitor Mimic...
Onderzeeboot
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I find it interesting that Andy hates protection but likes hexproof. To me they're both uninteractive mechanics. I don't find the question Sagu Mauler poses (do you have a 6/6 blocker that I can't remove) particularly interesting.
Hexproof is a lot more palatable on large fatties than on cheap, unblockable dorks, I find. Protection often doesn't even let you interact with your creatures, but at least hexproof on a non-evasive body still lets you gang block.
I like Shroud way more, but Hexproof on giant dudes is fine to me as long as they are not evasive. If they need to just beat the crap out of you like Sagu Mauler I'm fine with it. It's when Hexproof comes on a guy you can drop in the early-mid game that it becomes stupid and uninteractive. Some insurance on a big guy that doesn't immediately give you value ala Titans seems fair, especially big dumb beaters.
What boggles me is why it's not called frogs with pants. I haven't gotten a chance to play with mauler in a cube yet but it feels nice to be able to play a blue green fatty ramp deck with some insurance that you can land the 6-drop and have it stick around. . CML, what decks have ascendancy gotten play in? Anyone chained a bunch of cantrips to untap joraga tree speaker?
Chris Taylor
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Cards in my list with hexproof
Cards in my list with protection:
The problem with these mechanics is that they limit your options, and something like mirran crusader or paladin en-vec usually limits those options down to zero.
Hexproof on a perfectly blockable creature? Much less limiting.
Cards in my list with protection:
The problem with these mechanics is that they limit your options, and something like mirran crusader or paladin en-vec usually limits those options down to zero.
Hexproof on a perfectly blockable creature? Much less limiting.
I guess that's pretty much it then isn't it? Evasion becomes the last nail in the coffin for any kind of interaction at all with a hexproofed creature
I think Geist is a great design that becomes dumb with sufficiently powerful and plentiful pants. Aggro in a way that feels very blue-white without really having precedent in those colors.
CML
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you just have to have spells and guys. goes great with a themeless token theme. great fun with cards like reckless charge, faithless looting, the 4 brainstorms obviously, cards that make spirit tokens etc. it's a very seamless fit and with the Siege cycle having at least a few cards that fit well with my Cube's gestalt, it even fits into the themeless enchantment theme feat. academy rector, who does like having a few targets ...
Speaking of which, which Sieges might be worth including?
Edit: Also, Abzan Beastmaster is a house in regular limited. Good enough for cube perhaps.
Edit: Also, Abzan Beastmaster is a house in regular limited. Good enough for cube perhaps.