General going deep

[Dom Harvey]

Pros: a whole lot of sweetness points. Dom's comments on Delve Pod chains makes me think that maybe I should amp the sweetness potential in my format a bit for drafters who want to "go deep". Somebody should probably just make a thread dedicated to "going deep". It's not usually my personal draft style, but I don't think I should be leaving those people in the dark either.

What narrow but awesome things can we include as payoffs for people willing to take the risk and put the work in? Bonus points if they don't take up many slots, if they aren't oppressive, and if they function somewhat normally in most circumstances (but have a very high ceiling)

 

[Rasmus Källqvist]

 

[vennythekid]

Is a super sweet, fun card for red control to go into. It's a little narrow as a 5 mana rock but has sweet payoff if you get there with:

 

[Jason Waddell]

I've had these two together in my cube for a long time and have yet to see the combination pulled off. :|

 

[James Stevenson]

Fuck yeah this is a good thread!

 

[Goldenpineapple]

Has been in since my cube's inception and is never coming out, no matter how often my players go "really, man?" One of the them ALWAYS tries to play it.

 

[Ferritovore]

?

 

[Onderzeeboot]

What! Nobody said they had to be niche cards!



Uh... Yeah, that one's kinda busted out of nowhere, but these are cards that players will happily play in quite different decks normally.



Seriously, double up on it, it combines with everything!

 

[Rasmus Källqvist]

I've had these two together in my cube for a long time and have yet to see the combination pulled off. :|

2deep4u!

 

[Jason Waddell]

I will be (going) deep in my grave before I run Basalt Monolith.

 

[James Stevenson]

We need a custom called Assault Monolith

 

[Chris Taylor]

We need a custom called Assault Monolith

CML's enough of an ass opinionated enough to have a "sperling hates" column about cube, right?

 

[Jason Waddell]

What! Nobody said they had to be niche cards!

I'd actually be happiest if there were more ways to go deep with relatively non-niche cards.

 

[Jason Waddell]

Seriously, double up on it, it combines with everything!

Pitches to force.

 

[Jeff H]

From my last draft:

+ +

+ fatties

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Pitches to force.

It does. It does.

 

[Meltyman]

Good thread!

Spoiler

+++ <- My steam account unplayed games deep
++ <- Very deep
+ <- Pretty deep
+ <- The dream

Bonuses from the reject rare cube:

Spoiler

+++ <- My steam account unplayed games deep
++ <- Very deep
+ or <- Pretty Deep
+ <- Cute
+ <- Cute

 

[Kirblinx]

My steam account unplayed games deep

Finally someone has found a scale we can all relate to.

 

[frostymoose]

or

For true deepness you could replace the Temur Sabertooth with a sac outlet and enduring renewal

 

[sigh]

Emotional high thread bump

 

[GiftsForgiven]

I'm not a very nice person.

 

[japahn]

That's too easy to disrupt. Try this:


It's ugly.

 

[GiftsForgiven]

That's too easy to disrupt. Try this:


It's ugly.

You know what's funny? Adding Titania has made feel -much- better about annihilator in my cube. I've seen so many Eldrazi be unable to attack on pain of getting crushed by 4 5/3s next turn... It's pretty great.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

Is in line with the mini-game type theme of other cards suggested. Also, I like it because it can put life into otherwise dead early-drops based upon the decisions made by the opponent and creates interesting board states out of nothing.