I've really pulled back on this set, mostly for aesthetic reasons rather than for gameplay ones. I didn't like the Gearhulks much because of how much of a trap they felt like for my drafters either.
My two ride-or-dies remain some of the most pivotal cards in my Cube:
I love them. I've really tried to craft my Cube around them, even if their set symbol makes me physically ill.
There are two cards I have added since the set came out, the latter of which is thanks to the bunch of you:
Stock Up overcame its expansion symbol basically after the first time I cast it. Just a delight of a card draw spell to play, even if I'm sad to not have this kind of card dump into the graveyard. Like @shamizy said, Monument to Endurance has been a delightful build-around engine. I love discard effects so much, so I'm surprised it took me so long to bite the bullet on it.
I took out Basri for being yet another 2/1 for 1 that was clunkier and less interesting than other options. I took out the wrath with cycling because of the art/set symbol for more novel wrath effects. Scrounging Stingray truly stung to remove, but blue is really hard to make room in, and it just didn't hold its weight as much as cards that gave you a bigger advantage than a (potentially) big flying body. I still like the Verges and Greasewrench Goblin just fine...besides the art and set symbol.
The Aetherdrift plays extremely well but is way too complicated to read.
This set is really the epitome of why I can tolerate Ninja Turtles. Visually, at least I don't feel like Ninja Turtles is ruining my favorite worlds with cheap references and garish designs.
My two ride-or-dies remain some of the most pivotal cards in my Cube:
I love them. I've really tried to craft my Cube around them, even if their set symbol makes me physically ill.
There are two cards I have added since the set came out, the latter of which is thanks to the bunch of you:
Stock Up overcame its expansion symbol basically after the first time I cast it. Just a delight of a card draw spell to play, even if I'm sad to not have this kind of card dump into the graveyard. Like @shamizy said, Monument to Endurance has been a delightful build-around engine. I love discard effects so much, so I'm surprised it took me so long to bite the bullet on it.
I took out Basri for being yet another 2/1 for 1 that was clunkier and less interesting than other options. I took out the wrath with cycling because of the art/set symbol for more novel wrath effects. Scrounging Stingray truly stung to remove, but blue is really hard to make room in, and it just didn't hold its weight as much as cards that gave you a bigger advantage than a (potentially) big flying body. I still like the Verges and Greasewrench Goblin just fine...besides the art and set symbol.
The Aetherdrift plays extremely well but is way too complicated to read.
This set is really the epitome of why I can tolerate Ninja Turtles. Visually, at least I don't feel like Ninja Turtles is ruining my favorite worlds with cheap references and garish designs.
