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Quicksand
Is this a black card or a colorless card?
Colorless with a bonus if you're playing black.
There's also Lys Alana Huntmaster
Definitely perfect, and then either archdruid or magistrate depending on preferences / themes. What about the guy who overruns?
Chris Taylor
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Ezuri?
I like Perfect and Dwynen, because they seen to be most useful on their own.
What about Priest of Titania? Could she make ramp decks with not too high elf counts?
What about Priest of Titania? Could she make ramp decks with not too high elf counts?
Dom Harvey
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A personal favourite that may not be what you're after:
Thanks for the input.
Ezuri, Renegade Leader pumps himself, but it's one of of those payoffs that go only in the elf deck, and I wanted to avoid them.
Lys Alana Huntmaster runs the same problem.
Wren's Run Packmaster is actually interesting, and probably has a slightly lower threshold of ~6 elves to be playable. I get the last pick feeling from it though, since it's so dependent on having elves in the deck. I'd expect it to be played ~10% of drafts.
Priest of Titania won't really fit the elf deck, as the other elves are not ramp elves. Throwing a few fatties in would make a deck that works if Priest of Titania can do her thing, and is bad otherwise.
I'll go with Imperious Perfect as I think everyone agrees and I'll try Immaculate Magistrate because 1. I'd prefer variety of payoffs instead of another +1/+1 buff; 2. Less text; 3. More exciting to break. However, if it doesn't work out Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen is likely stronger and more playable without synergies, and reach + tou>pow makes it really appealing to cube that's trying to increase the frequency of blocking.
Ezuri, Renegade Leader pumps himself, but it's one of of those payoffs that go only in the elf deck, and I wanted to avoid them.
Lys Alana Huntmaster runs the same problem.
Wren's Run Packmaster is actually interesting, and probably has a slightly lower threshold of ~6 elves to be playable. I get the last pick feeling from it though, since it's so dependent on having elves in the deck. I'd expect it to be played ~10% of drafts.
Priest of Titania won't really fit the elf deck, as the other elves are not ramp elves. Throwing a few fatties in would make a deck that works if Priest of Titania can do her thing, and is bad otherwise.
I'll go with Imperious Perfect as I think everyone agrees and I'll try Immaculate Magistrate because 1. I'd prefer variety of payoffs instead of another +1/+1 buff; 2. Less text; 3. More exciting to break. However, if it doesn't work out Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen is likely stronger and more playable without synergies, and reach + tou>pow makes it really appealing to cube that's trying to increase the frequency of blocking.
1/1 are quite a bit better than 0/1, although it might not matter too much in a sacrifice deck. But a (splashable) 4/3 for 4 seems also to be better suited for this job than a 2/2, since it is harder to kill. Upside of Pawn is, that it still gives you a token when it dies. I still think, Sifter is all in all a little stronger.
Personally, I would prefer Pawn though, for aesthetical reasons. Art and frame. Totally subjective, obviously.
Personally, I would prefer Pawn though, for aesthetical reasons. Art and frame. Totally subjective, obviously.
Anyone who tells you aesthetics don't matter in cube probably has an ugly cube.
I think I will go with Pawn for now. As Inscho noted, I like its spot on the curve better, plus it was always going to win a tie-breaker because Vampire is a more relevant creature type in my cube.
Looking to add some repeatable token generators in black to fuel sacrifice strategies. Pick your poison:
I think it's completely dependent upon what sort of role you want these cards to fill... If you only want an aristocrats card, then you probably want Pawn of Ulamog. If you want a card that can serve as more of a swiss army knife, I would go with Sifter of Skulls. Sifter has a better Cost to P/T Ratio, and it also can serve as a nice top end for B/x aggro decks. I think Pawn is a more powerful aristocrats piece, but I think sifter has more flexibility and versatility overall.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Bats
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
It absolutely is. The 1/1 flying bodies can be translated into a lot more than the 1 damage ping off Cliffhaven Vampire. If Regal Bloodlord is too weak/slow for your environment, Cliffhaven Vampire would also necessarily be outclassed.