Eldrazi Domain Cube

Jason Waddell

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Oh? I mean, it's an instant, and you can use the sacrificed spawn tokens to pay for the cost. I don't think it's that big of an issue.
 

Chris Taylor

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Oh? I mean, it's an instant, and you can use the sacrificed spawn tokens to pay for the cost. I don't think it's that big of an issue.

That's a good point, and I know it fits well here :p
I've always found it really hard to not just telegraph cards like this because holding 4 up is so insanely obvious, but that's probably way way different with random eldrazi spawn floating around
 

Jason Waddell

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Hi Jason,
next week me and some local players are going to draft your Eldrazi Cube!
After looking at Theors and Born of the Gods there are not much suggestions for the Cube, but these are pretty good:
Kiora
Read the Bones
Nylea's Presence
Sylvan Caryatid
Peak Eruption
Xenagos, the Reveler
Daxos
Im not sure with:
Xenagos, God
Prophet of Kruphix
Underworld Cerberus
Shipwreck Singer
Horizon Chimera
Burnished Hart

Discussion:
Gods are not really supportive in a Multicolor Cube. While your 3-4 colored it's hard to turn on any of the gods. The monocolored ones are even harder to get online than the multicolored ones. While the cube supports a blue based control/domain archtype I'm very likely to build in Kiora, Horizon Chimera and Prophet of Kruphix. While Kiora is a superfriend of Jace and Tamiyo, she is also able to set up your domain. Horizon Chimera is good for getting some life and might act as a flying Thragtusk when you play cards like Brainstorm and Allied Strategies. Prophet of Kruphix is the perfect card to control with Evasive Action while building up your Board in your own turns.
Other Cards:
Read the Bones, Sylvan Caryatid, Burnished Hart and Xenagos the God might be improvements to existing cards
Shipwreck Singer might be perfect to hose Eldrazi Tokens if they are not directly sacced before attacking.
Daxos might act as a trouble card in the early stages of the game as a sort of nightveil specter in this cube.
Underworld Cerberus isn't that much supported in this cube, but i definitely like the card as ressurection spell, definitely worth the try. Think of: Faceless Looting, discarding Eldrazi, trigger on stack, sac Cerberus to Viscera Seer -> Eldrazi comes in.
Xenagos Planeswalker might be a good addition overall, providing a double mana boost from every Eldrazi Token
Peak Eruption is a good sideboard option for the Multicolor Aggro Archtype.

following cuts:
Woodland Sleuth -> Kiora
Reviving Vapors -> Daxos

I'm not sure with others. Cutting the unsupported Gravecrawler might be an option, but I don't like to cut it for Sideboard Cards.

I see i totally forgot Courser of Kruphix :D
 

Jason Waddell

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Alright, let's knock em off:
Kiora, Xenagos (PW) - Great fits, shove them in.
Read the Bones - You could sub it in for Toil // Trouble, but I prefer the design of the split card.
Chromanticore - You didn't mention it but this guy is sweet.
Sylvan Caryatid - It does fit the theme, but the 2-drop slot is kind of jammed in green. I was going to bring in Lotus Cobra anyways (see below)
I don't really like Peak Eruption, and am not big on land destruction in this cube anyways.
Daxos - the "big UWR" strategies really liked Reviving Vapors, but I can see this swap being reasonable. I've never played with Daxos myself, but it doesn't really impress me, especially considering how clogged the boards can get in this format.


Prophet of Kruphix doesn't do anything we need.
Xenagos (God) is fine but I'd rather just run Zhur-Taa Ancient.
Underworld Cerebus could be fine if you don't want anymore Rakdos, Lord of Riots.
Shipwreck Singer.. kind of cool, not sure what to cut though.
Horizon Chimera doesn't do anything we need here, and the cards that are there are more on-theme. I like your reasoning, but I really wouldn't want to cut a card like Urban Exploration from this cube, or take something away from the Evolve theme (Fathom Mage).

Going with the big mana theme, I would probably jam every card with Monstrous I could find.

For reference, if I were to run it today, I'd play the following (used the cards in the [] brackets)

Need: Fewer tokens
More Trample / Evasion
Ghost Quarters
Ramp + removal in one spell?
More sacrifice? (esp in black?)
More for red to do
More aggressive blue?
Another Primeval Titan?



Boros Elite
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Doomed Traveler [Student of Warfare]
Judge's Familiar
Dryad Militant
Dryad Militant
Figure of Destiny

Samite Pilgrim [Leonin Arbiter]
Wall of Omens
Daring Skyjek
Sunscape Familiar [Fencing Ace]
Azorius Arrester
Bant Sureblade
Bant Sureblade

Aven Trailblazer [Aven Mindcensor]
Frontline Medic
Flickerwisp
Blade Splicer [Silverblade Paladin]
Mirror Entity
Duergar Hedge-Mage
Augury Adept

Galepowder Mage
Ranger of Eos
Emeria Angel [Sublime Archangel]
Master Splicer [Calciderm]

Reveillark
Scion of Vitu-Ghazi [Archangel of Thune]

Sun Titan
Sunblast Angel

Eternal Dragon
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Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Blessing of the Nephilim [Champion of the Parish]
Condemn
Sunlance
Apostle's Blessing

Sundering Growth
Hoofprints of the Stag
Renounce the Guilds
Journey to Nowhere

Rootborn Defenses
Oblivion Ring
Midnight Haunting [Gift of Orzhova]

Ajani Goldmane
Eyes in the Skies [Parallax Wave]
Growing Ranks [Crescendo of War]

Spectral Procession [Archangel of Thune*]
Hallowed Burial

Phyrexian Rebirth
Austere Command
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Realmwright [Delver of Secrets]
Cloudfin Raptor
Enclave Cryptologist
Mistblade Shinobi
Nivmagus Elemental

Coralhelm Commander
Thrummingbird
Ninja of the Deep Hours
Ludevic's Test Subject
Esper Stormblade
Esper Stormblade

Aether Adept
Trinket Mage
Tandem Lookout
Court Hussar

Talrand's Invocation
Dungeon Geists
Steamcore Weird
Conundrum Sphinx

Mulldrifter
Mulldrifter
Djinn of Wishes

Sphinx of Magosi
Bringer of the Blue Dawn
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Rapid Hybridization
Curiosity
Mental Misstep [Brainstorm]
Brainstorm
Mystical Tutor
Distortion Strike

Evasive Action
Evasive Action
Evasive Action
Evasive Action
Worldly Counsel
Worldly Counsel
Ior Ruin Expedition

Tezzeret's Gambit
Crystal Shard
Snakeform
Turn // Burn (Turn)
Complicate

Fuel for the Cause
Scattering Stroke
Jace, Architect of Thought
Collective Restraint

Allied Strategies
Evacuation [Devastation Tide]
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Draining Whelk
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Viscera Seer
Deathrite Shaman
Deathrite Shaman
Mortician Beetle
Guul Draz Assassin
Gravecrawler
Oona's Gatewarden

Skirsdag High Priest
Blood Artist
Thrill-Kill Assassin
Shriekmaw
Bloodghast
Grixis Grimblade
Grixis Grimblade

Pawn of Ulamog
Bone Shredder
Wakedancer
Pawn of Ulamog
Fleshbag Marauder

Crypt Ghast
Entomber Exarch
Disciple of Bolas

Morkrut Banshee
Shriekmaw

Reaper from the Abyss
Nirkana Revenant
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Tragic Slip
Tragic Slip
Undying Evil
Bone Splinters
Quest for the Gravelord
Cabal Therapy
Vampiric Tutor [Inquisition of Kozilek]

Life // Death (Death)
Victim of Night [Dismember]
Shrivel
Grim Discovery

Stab Wound
Toil // Trouble (Toil)
Underworld Connections
Drag Down
Grim Affliction

Liliana of the Dark Realms
Gruesome Discovery
Consuming Vapors
Makeshift Mannequin [Ritual of the Machine]

Corpsehatch
Increasing Ambition

Black Sun's Zenith
Profane Command
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Legion Loyalist
Legion Loyalist [Furnace Celebration]
Bloodhall Ooze
Rakdos Cackler
Rakdos Cackler
Stromkirk Noble
Flamekin Harbinger
Tattermunge Maniac

Burning-Tree Emissary
Burning-Tree Emissary
Mogg War Marshal
Gore-House Chainwalker
Keldon Marauders
Smokebraider
Jund Hackblade
Jund Hackblade

Splatter Thug
Inner-Flame Acolyte
Taurean Mauler
Pyreheart Wolf
Rage Nimbus [Ghitu Slinger]

Rosheen Meanderer
Tormentor Exarch [Keldon Champion]
Hero of Oxid Ridge
Changeling Berserker [Hellrider]
Ogre Battledriver

Emrakul's Hatcher
Emrakul's Hatcher
Caldera Hellion

Rapacious One
Conquering Manticore
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Forked Bolt [Reckless Charge]
Reckless Abandon
Shard Volley [Faithless Looting]
Flame Slash

Tribal Flames
Tribal Flames
Psychotic Fury [Armed // Dangerous]
Zektar Shrine Expedition
Spawning Breath [Goblin Bombardment]
Madcap Skills

Brimstone Volley
Brimstone Volley
Spitebellows
Volt Charge
Volt Charge
Slagstorm

Chandra, the Firebrand

Faultgrinder [Burn at the Stake]

Devil's Play
Blasphemous Act
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Arbor Elf
Birds of Paradise
Experiment One
Ulvenwald Tracker
Joraga Treespeaker
Rhys the Redeemed

Gyre Sage
Nest Invader
Nest Invader
Nest Invader
Brindle Shoat
Overgrown Battlement [Sakura-Tribe Elder]
Overgrown Battlement [Lotus Cobra]

Matca Rioters [Yavimaya Elder]
Fierce Empath
Call of the Herd [Champion of Lambholt]
Somberwald Sage
Renegade Krasis

Oracle of Mul Daya
Kozilek's Predator
Kozilek's Predator
Woodland Sleuth
Festerhide Boar [Polukranos, World-Eater]

Hollowhenge Scavenger
Wolfir Silverheart [Arbor Colossus]

Primeval Titan
Primeval Titan

Craterhoof Behemoth
Gigantomancer
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Worldly Tutor
Caravan Vigil
Hunger of the Howlpack
Ancient Stirrings
Irresistible Prey [Rancor]

Farseek
Farseek
Khalni Heart Expedition
Briarhorn

Awakening Zone
Growth Spasm
Growth Spasm
Beastmaster Ascension
Miming Slime [Primeval Titan]
Lead the Stampede [Blasting Station]
Beast Within

Garruk Wildspeaker
Increasing Savagery

Primal Command
Walker of the Grove [Overwhelming Stampede]

Summoning Trap

Green Sun's Zenith
Genesis Wave
Slime Molding
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Skymark Roc
Azorius Charm
Supreme Verdict
Reviving Vapors

Recoil [Shadowmage Infiltrator]
Agony Warp
Far // Away (Far)
Nightveil Specter

Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
Sarkhan the Mad
Spike Jester
Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Zhur-Taa Ancient
Spellbreaker Behemoth [Xenagos, the Reveler]
Fires of Yavimaya
Domri Rade

Advent of the Wurm
Selesnya Charm
Wayfaring Temple [Knight of the Reliquary]
Call of the Conclave [Fleecemane Lion]

Orzhov Charm
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Cartel Aristocrat

Golgari Charm
Putrefy
Varolz, the Scar-Striped

Urban Evolution
Lorescale Coatl [Kiora]
Fathom Mage

Blast of Genius
Izzet Charm
Spellbound Dragon

Boros Charm
Firemane Avenger
Boros Reckoner

Horde of Notions
Maelstrom Archangel [Chromanticore]
Animar, Soul of Elements
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
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Civic Saber
Expedition Map
Sensei's Divining Top
Chimeric Mass

Everflowing Chalice
Everflowing Chalice
Myr Superion
Contagion Clasp
Pentad Prism

Coalition Relic
Chromatic Lantern
Tezzeret's Gambit
Suntouched Myr [Grafted Wargear]
Cathodion
Ashnod's Altar

Etched Monstrosity
Eldrazi Monument
Composite Golem

Skittering Invasion
All is Dust [Blade of the Bloodchief]
Eldrazi Conscription
Ulamog's Crusher
Artisan of Kozilek
Spawnsire of Ulamog [Artisan of Kozilek]
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
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Badlands
Bayou
Plateau
Savannah
Scrubland
Taiga
Tropical Island
Tundra
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island

Blood Crypt
Breeding Pool
Godless Shrine
Hallowed Fountain
Overgrown Tomb
Sacred Foundry
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Temple Garden
Watery Grave

Flooded Strand
Polluted Delta
Bloodstained Mire
Wooded Foothills
Windswept Heath
Misty Rainforest
Verdant Catacombs
Marsh Flats
Arid Mesa
Scalding Tarn

Flooded Strand
Polluted Delta
Bloodstained Mire
Wooded Foothills
Windswept Heath
Misty Rainforest
Verdant Catacombs
Marsh Flats
Arid Mesa
Scalding Tarn

Gemstone Mine
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200 + 53 + 40 + 26 + 41
 

Jason Waddell

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Ehhhhh????
 

Chris Taylor

Contributor
I laugh a little because fresh meat is mentioned at the bottom of the previous page. You even explained to me that 4 mana isn't much to hold up because of the eldrazi spawn thing :p
 
How has this cube been holding up compared to your main one? I'm particularly interested in the Hybrid/Alara Blade aggro package, which I'm stealing for a cube I'm working on right now.
 

Jason Waddell

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Uh... I actually haven't played it in a long time. I love the Alara / Hybrid package for a cube of this power level, but the whole thing could probably use some work.
 
Might not be enough but an uncommon in Conspiracy -

Deathreap Ritual 2GB
Enchantment
Morbid — At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, you may draw a card.

I know you don't like gumming up the board with tokens, but this cube does use eldrazi spawn... here is a spoiler coming in M15 that might be interesting:
Chasm Skulker 2U
Creature - Squid Horror
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Chasm Skulker.
When Chasm Skulker dies, put X 1/1 blue Squid creature tokens with islandwalk onto the battlefield, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Chasm Skulker.
1/1

There also appears to be a cycle of cards in M15 that are domain related - in name and mechanic - that might suit your needs

Soul of Ravnica 4UU
Creature - Avatar
Flying
3UU: Draw a card for each color among permanents you control.
3UU, Exile Soul of Ravnica from your graveyard: Draw a card for each color among permanents you control.
6/6

Soul of Zendikar 4GG
Creature - Avatar
Reach
3GG: Put a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.
3GG, Exile Soul of Zendikar from your graveyard: Put a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.
6/6


Looks like titans take two though…
 
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