after the novice cube, and my foray into wicked artifacts and multiples, i deconstructed the artifact cube. as of late i kinda feel like it's time to make something actually decent. i'm going to start from "fun" as the main driving force in the entirety of the cube eperience, no other drawbacks wath so ever. it shouldn't become too expensive though, so i'll try to keep the amount of "over 10€" cards down to a minimum, and'll vow to not foil this thing out before it reaches the age of 52 weeks.
okay, lets kick things of with some cards i've been gathering in my binder, and cards i'd like to play alongside those cards.
Ranger of Eos: I love this card, and never get to play with it. ever. i ow a copy, i had it in my cube several times, never got to draft it for myself, and only was able to cast it once in an old commander deck of mine. (i ran it 3 months and played about 5 to 10 games per week? pretty frustrating)
i'd like to combine it with
coming from a human theme ( i'd prefer a subtle one over a strong one) i'd bring in Mentor of the meek and blade splicer, maybe knight of the white orchid. they all care about etb triggers, dragging superstar restoration angel and the cool kids flickerform and dust elemental along. i like silverblade paladin here as well these are pretty recent cards though, and i might need a hint or a nod for some older cards. might be looking into veteran explorer though.
for blue i just have some random cards on my wishlist
i personally find opposition fun, but i'll leave it on the sidelines for now. Mindshrieker is a card i like to play, and it presents so great gambles. might be a reason to bring jace, the mind sculptor in as a proxy, and pull out a copy of sensei's divining top. i'm looking at a copy of intet, the dreamer as well then, alongside heretic's punishment and some bombs/topmanipulation cheats. polymorph ? i'm thinking about the options presented by conundrum sphinx and duskmantle seer as well. (all of the 4-drops!)
by this point i'll need some decent aggro, wich i'll stereotypically place in the hands of white and red, but that's okay. black might get a tertiary part of the agro-pie in the form of some black beaters and some hybrids (ashenmoor liege, thanks cml)
as for black' s actual identity i don't have a clue. i want to shoo away from gravecrawler shenanigan and straight up reanimator. some disciple of bolas meets thragtusk shenanigans look really intresting but might be way too durdely. i picked up an ophiomancer though, and i'm pretty sure it's going in.
red'll get it's straight up agro shtick, but sprinkled with elementals, etb effects and some crossover support. the other decks will want some of the cards they play and want. devotion, creature type, utility abilities will play into that most likely.
for green i'm thinking this:
the disciple is to stand next to thragtusk as ruler of mortal (non-life-gaining) opponents. again i have suspicions of this being to durdely midrange though.
for the multicolor gimmick, i feel like sprinkeling in three good-stuff targets, namely:
they areeasy to splash once you are in two of the colors, and great fun to play as the usually only step out of the shadows for a game of commander. karador, ghost chieftain feels like a similar card to me. none of the UBG cards feel worth playing though, and i'll keep it that way i think.
i'm gonna wrap up my little think-thank for now, and will be eagerly awaiting merciless feedback.
okay, lets kick things of with some cards i've been gathering in my binder, and cards i'd like to play alongside those cards.
Ranger of Eos: I love this card, and never get to play with it. ever. i ow a copy, i had it in my cube several times, never got to draft it for myself, and only was able to cast it once in an old commander deck of mine. (i ran it 3 months and played about 5 to 10 games per week? pretty frustrating)
i'd like to combine it with
coming from a human theme ( i'd prefer a subtle one over a strong one) i'd bring in Mentor of the meek and blade splicer, maybe knight of the white orchid. they all care about etb triggers, dragging superstar restoration angel and the cool kids flickerform and dust elemental along. i like silverblade paladin here as well these are pretty recent cards though, and i might need a hint or a nod for some older cards. might be looking into veteran explorer though.
for blue i just have some random cards on my wishlist
i personally find opposition fun, but i'll leave it on the sidelines for now. Mindshrieker is a card i like to play, and it presents so great gambles. might be a reason to bring jace, the mind sculptor in as a proxy, and pull out a copy of sensei's divining top. i'm looking at a copy of intet, the dreamer as well then, alongside heretic's punishment and some bombs/topmanipulation cheats. polymorph ? i'm thinking about the options presented by conundrum sphinx and duskmantle seer as well. (all of the 4-drops!)
by this point i'll need some decent aggro, wich i'll stereotypically place in the hands of white and red, but that's okay. black might get a tertiary part of the agro-pie in the form of some black beaters and some hybrids (ashenmoor liege, thanks cml)
as for black' s actual identity i don't have a clue. i want to shoo away from gravecrawler shenanigan and straight up reanimator. some disciple of bolas meets thragtusk shenanigans look really intresting but might be way too durdely. i picked up an ophiomancer though, and i'm pretty sure it's going in.
red'll get it's straight up agro shtick, but sprinkled with elementals, etb effects and some crossover support. the other decks will want some of the cards they play and want. devotion, creature type, utility abilities will play into that most likely.
for green i'm thinking this:
for the multicolor gimmick, i feel like sprinkeling in three good-stuff targets, namely:
they areeasy to splash once you are in two of the colors, and great fun to play as the usually only step out of the shadows for a game of commander. karador, ghost chieftain feels like a similar card to me. none of the UBG cards feel worth playing though, and i'll keep it that way i think.
i'm gonna wrap up my little think-thank for now, and will be eagerly awaiting merciless feedback.
