He already looks at 3 cards?
(also pedantic spelling nitpicking: Auger -> Augur, aweful -> awful)
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- Thread starter Jason Waddell
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He already looks at 3 cards?
(also pedantic spelling nitpicking: Auger -> Augur, aweful -> awful)
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Oh man.
4 cards then. The card kept on wiffing, is the point
4 cards then. The card kept on wiffing, is the point
Dom Harvey
Contributor
jesus that's a lot of 3s
Cube decks whose curve tops at 4 make my heart sing.
Cool I gotta hear that.
The winning list was piloted by a guy who used to jam every seven drop he could find into all of his cube decks. Knowing this, one time I Stone Rained him to keep him off his seventh land drop, leaving him stuck at six for the remainder of the game. When I asked if his three cards in hand were all seven drops, he suspiciously said "No....". After the game, he would reveal a grip of Sheoldred, Martial Coup, and Elesh Norn.
Since that point, he's come around, and has been aggressively axing fives, sixes, and sevens from his decks. He could've run Reveillark or Sun Titan in the deck above, but chose not to. He's gone as far as 'assisting' his wife by excising all the fatties from her green ramp decks (!), which left me aghast, as the three of us were on the same team this past draft.
Still, I'm proud of his newfound discipline.
Since that point, he's come around, and has been aggressively axing fives, sixes, and sevens from his decks. He could've run Reveillark or Sun Titan in the deck above, but chose not to. He's gone as far as 'assisting' his wife by excising all the fatties from her green ramp decks (!), which left me aghast, as the three of us were on the same team this past draft.
Still, I'm proud of his newfound discipline.
Yeah, this came up during our team deckbuilding. I think his plan was to tick Aether Vial to three and leave it there. I don't know that it was the most sound of plans.
Then again, I didn't win a match on the night, so I really shouldn't be one to talk.
Dom Harvey
Contributor
trying to play Boros Reckoner off 8/16 lands in your deck is ambitious
Half those 3's can't be Vialed into play...
CML
Contributor
the main flaw is that the deck cube has an AEther Vial.
Building a strong BWx deck is really tough due to a concentration of 3's, we're still trying to figure out how to make a good GWB deck in my Cube. I think it's tied to the awkward curve of 2's and 3's and a color-intensiveness that necessitates wasted picks on mana or tough-to-cast dudes, but, who knows.
Here's an interesting exercise: rank the wedges and shards in order of your cube's playability, see what other people did, and triangulate from there. in descending order of awesome
Team Nazi
Naya
RUG
Esper
Bant
Jund
UWR
Grixis
BUG
Junk
Building a strong BWx deck is really tough due to a concentration of 3's, we're still trying to figure out how to make a good GWB deck in my Cube. I think it's tied to the awkward curve of 2's and 3's and a color-intensiveness that necessitates wasted picks on mana or tough-to-cast dudes, but, who knows.
Here's an interesting exercise: rank the wedges and shards in order of your cube's playability, see what other people did, and triangulate from there. in descending order of awesome
Team Nazi
Naya
RUG
Esper
Bant
Jund
UWR
Grixis
BUG
Junk
Heh. I'm not a fan of it, but it's totally a red herring, along with Bribery and Time Wasting Top. Each card has at least one devotee who loves it, so...
In Too Deep
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So who knew Drogskol Reaver is absolutely a card? God was I ever next to one BG drafter while there was a third one later in the table but 4x packs of 11 came to my rescue where I got enough 1-3 picks to force things to work while it was apparent no one was taking blue draw or mana fixing.
My guys were going to value town. Threw so many creatures under the bus in hopes of accruing enough eventual value or some really nasty little combo that would lead to an eventual win. In too deep is a reference to not only the dumb synergy and daunting decision making but also the fact you pretty much always felt like you were playing from behind.
Sideboard absolute hero was this guy:
Plays of the day:
- Bryan killed Eric in a UR tempo mirror (LOL) by sticking a Guttersnipe and countering too many of Eric's spells.
- I'd love to say I had any plays of the day but serious every thing this deck did was some kinda janky play. I think my plays I felt best about were when I would successfully think around a Deathrite Shaman or Scavenging Ooze despite my utter lack of removal. Incidental graveyard disruption really hurts bros.
- Getting killed by overruns in two games was probably my highlight.
It was sad when I cast with Thundermaw Hellkite with what I thought was enough to pay for Brian's Rune Snag. But my own copy of Snag in my graveyard put an end to those hopes.
Okay I think that's the new play of the day. Kudos Bryan!
i don't really know how to do this with heavily erratted cards so this won't entirely convey what is going on (ex gravecrawler is a zombie cleric and xathrid necromancer is also rotlung reanimator) but
here's the text of the cards i guess
edit: if you're properly curious i put up a card image gallery linked here
http://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/break-the-rules-cube.357/
art is missing on a lot of cards atm because this was sort of a playtest.
i had so much fun seeing stuff i helped design and/or modify get drafted. you can probably tell by just looking at this decklist but there was a ton of influence from just the atmosphere here, lucre + chris taylors custom cards, jason and cml's articles/posts. and also the scuttlemutt idea (even though the card itself isn't being run). i really think this is doing something weird and unique though with kind of a bizarre eventide + time spiral feel
ub gravecrawler
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here's the text of the cards i guess
Carapace Faerie B
Artifact Creature — Faerie Rebel
Discard a card: Carapace Faerie gains flying until end of turn.
Metalcraft —Carapace Faerie gets +1/+1 as long as you control three or more artifacts.
2/1
Gravecrawler B
Creature — Zombie Cleric
Gravecrawler can’t block.
You may cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard as long as you control a Zombie or Cleric.
2/1
Tragic Slip
same
Carrion Rebel B
Creature — Zombie Rebel
Carrion Rebel can’t block.
Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Carrion Rebel.
1/1
Voidmage Master 2/UU
Creature — Human Wizard
1U, Sacrifice a Human or a Wizard: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 3.
Cycling 2, Unearth 1U
2/1
Bloodpainter Merfolk 1B
Creature — Merfolk Mutant
Whenever Bloodpainter Merfolk or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
0/1
Snapcaster Replicant 1U
Artifact Creature — Human Wizard
Flash
When Snapcaster Replicant enters the battlefield, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
2/1
Diregraf Mutant UB
Creature — Zombie Mutant
Deathtouch
Other Zombie or Mutant creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever another Zombie or Mutant you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life.
2/1
Esper Stoneblade W/BU
Artifact Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Flying
As long as you control another multicolored permanent, Esper Stoneblade gets +1/+1.
2/1
Glen Elendra Blackguard 1B
Creature — Faerie Rogue
Flying, Graft 1
Each other Faerie or Rogue creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
0/0
Ultimate Price 1B
Instant
Destroy target monocolored creature
Madness B
Toxic Deluge
same
Hero's Downfall
same
Illusory Fae 2U
Artifact Creature — Faerie Monk (U)
Flying
Cast Illusory Fae only if you’ve cast another spell this turn.
1, Discard a card: Return Illusory Fae to its owner’s hand.
4/4
Soul of the Necromancer 2B
Creature — Spirit Cleric
Whenever Soul of the Necromancer or another Cleric or Human creature you control dies, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield tapped.
2/2
Glen Elendra Spellwarper 2UB
Creature — Faerie Rogue
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player puts the top three cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Instants and sorceries you cast have delve. (You may exile any number of cards in your graveyard as you cast a spell with delve. That spell costs 1 less to cast for each card exiled this way.)
3/3
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
same
Erebos, God of the Dead
same
Flail of Erebos 2BB
Legendary Enchantment Artifact
T: Attacking creatures you control gain lifelink until of turn.
2BB, T: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
Living Death
same
Far // Away
same
Grey Smuggler of Asphodel 3BB
Creature — Zombie Rebel
When Gray Smuggler of Asphodel enters the battlefield, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
2/4
Cryptstalker 5BB
Artifact Creature - Angel Rebel
You may pay WUBRG rather than pay Cryptstalker’s mana cost.
Flying
Delve
5/5
Artifact Creature — Faerie Rebel
Discard a card: Carapace Faerie gains flying until end of turn.
Metalcraft —Carapace Faerie gets +1/+1 as long as you control three or more artifacts.
2/1
Gravecrawler B
Creature — Zombie Cleric
Gravecrawler can’t block.
You may cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard as long as you control a Zombie or Cleric.
2/1
Tragic Slip
same
Carrion Rebel B
Creature — Zombie Rebel
Carrion Rebel can’t block.
Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Carrion Rebel.
1/1
Voidmage Master 2/UU
Creature — Human Wizard
1U, Sacrifice a Human or a Wizard: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 3.
Cycling 2, Unearth 1U
2/1
Bloodpainter Merfolk 1B
Creature — Merfolk Mutant
Whenever Bloodpainter Merfolk or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
0/1
Snapcaster Replicant 1U
Artifact Creature — Human Wizard
Flash
When Snapcaster Replicant enters the battlefield, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
2/1
Diregraf Mutant UB
Creature — Zombie Mutant
Deathtouch
Other Zombie or Mutant creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever another Zombie or Mutant you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life.
2/1
Esper Stoneblade W/BU
Artifact Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Flying
As long as you control another multicolored permanent, Esper Stoneblade gets +1/+1.
2/1
Glen Elendra Blackguard 1B
Creature — Faerie Rogue
Flying, Graft 1
Each other Faerie or Rogue creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
0/0
Ultimate Price 1B
Instant
Destroy target monocolored creature
Madness B
Toxic Deluge
same
Hero's Downfall
same
Illusory Fae 2U
Artifact Creature — Faerie Monk (U)
Flying
Cast Illusory Fae only if you’ve cast another spell this turn.
1, Discard a card: Return Illusory Fae to its owner’s hand.
4/4
Soul of the Necromancer 2B
Creature — Spirit Cleric
Whenever Soul of the Necromancer or another Cleric or Human creature you control dies, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield tapped.
2/2
Glen Elendra Spellwarper 2UB
Creature — Faerie Rogue
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player puts the top three cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Instants and sorceries you cast have delve. (You may exile any number of cards in your graveyard as you cast a spell with delve. That spell costs 1 less to cast for each card exiled this way.)
3/3
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
same
Erebos, God of the Dead
same
Flail of Erebos 2BB
Legendary Enchantment Artifact
T: Attacking creatures you control gain lifelink until of turn.
2BB, T: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
Living Death
same
Far // Away
same
Grey Smuggler of Asphodel 3BB
Creature — Zombie Rebel
When Gray Smuggler of Asphodel enters the battlefield, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
2/4
Cryptstalker 5BB
Artifact Creature - Angel Rebel
You may pay WUBRG rather than pay Cryptstalker’s mana cost.
Flying
Delve
5/5
edit: if you're properly curious i put up a card image gallery linked here
http://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/break-the-rules-cube.357/
art is missing on a lot of cards atm because this was sort of a playtest.
i had so much fun seeing stuff i helped design and/or modify get drafted. you can probably tell by just looking at this decklist but there was a ton of influence from just the atmosphere here, lucre + chris taylors custom cards, jason and cml's articles/posts. and also the scuttlemutt idea (even though the card itself isn't being run). i really think this is doing something weird and unique though with kind of a bizarre eventide + time spiral feel
How has Tolaria West been for you?
CML
Contributor
either half of explosives / ruins. boom
(it's OK, could cut it but with utility land draft having "anchors" like Nykthos or Grove of the Burnwillows over here, I like having an extra focus on those lands. i also love stupid shit like Expedition Map too)
It didn't 3-0, but here's the latest Hannes brew:
Dat manabase.
Esper Lifegain Tokens Control
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Dat manabase.
I only saw it on the table once. It went something like this:
"Swing, gain 4, damage."
"Okay, I take 4."
"No, lifegain triggers first. I'm at 20 now. Take 8."
"Sadface."
"Swing, gain 4, damage."
"Okay, I take 4."
"No, lifegain triggers first. I'm at 20 now. Take 8."
"Sadface."