I think Network is a bit boring. It can definitely win a game of limited, but it's more fun when it's a niche card instead of something you're building a deck around. Emry, by contrast, leads to some really fun divergent play patterns depending on what's in the Cube with her.
Network might be a little bit too "good" for my environment. It is super easy to turn on and then just gives you value turn after turn – almost like a planeswalker (ew). So, my question is, could Emry be actually weaker in a fair environment where you're never cheating out 6+ drops and where there aren't many baubles?
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The most dangerous thing to "combo" here would probably be Silver Bolt?
I will say I think that is a nice goal to have as a drafter. People will play emry without capsule and recur whatever, and having the ceiling of build your own visara is nice.
I understand this concern, although I don't think it's something you have to worry too much about. Emry is very frail, to the point where a stiff breeze is a formidable opponent for her to face. I think if a player is able to assemble some sort of value loop with her, it should be easy enough to disrupt to keep it from being un-fun. Instead, it's going to be a cool aspirational thing for one lucky drafter to try and assemble!
I am looking for a bit more diversity in my card draw effects by adding Faerie Mastermind which should be fun in a MP format.
Please cut 2:
I have some thoughts on all of these, but would rather read other comments to not influence. But just so you have complete information, I tend to have 3 opponents, so the Investigator makes 3 Clues usually.
Agree with Blacksmithy about Channeler. I would agree Champion is a fine cut as well, although I think Mulldrifter is also pretty dopey in multiplayer. The one card I wouldn't cut here is Ethereal Investigator because this is a Cube where it can actually provide its full value.
I like them both; I'd actually pick playing these two over the following three.
Time to pointlessly debate one-drops! These two seem to fill the same role of lategame mana sink for an aggro deck that's otherwise stalled out. I like Herald because it goes both wide and tall, but I like the Officer because she starts bigger and has more deckbuilding constraints. I dislike the Herald because I have no other cards with outlast and I dislike how the Officer because she feels very 2022 Magic in that she's pushed on a lot of angles.
Time to pointlessly debate one-drops! These two seem to fill the same role of lategame mana sink for an aggro deck that's otherwise stalled out. I like Herald because it goes both wide and tall, but I like the Officer because she starts bigger and has more deckbuilding constraints. I dislike the Herald because I have no other cards with outlast and I dislike how the Officer because she feels very 2022 Magic in that she's pushed on a lot of angles.
Unfortunately, I don't think that Elite Vanguard would work in my cube, as much as I like the simplicity.
Bonus: which combat-interrupting white one-drop has the most interesting implications?
Zoss, can I try to sell you on Deftblade Elite? I loved this card in my Peasant Cube back in the day, and I think it's a really cool aggressive//weird removal creature that has interesting play patterns in a variety of strategies.
