Card/Deck Low Power Card Spotlight

[Onderzeeboot]

I was looking for some. <6 cmc creatures for more controly red green decks that can survive wildfire. Any experience with these cards? I'm almost certain I'm already going to try out the beetle, but I'm on the fense with the boar. Hitting for 7 after blowing everything up with wildfire does sound pretty fun though.

If you attack after casting a Wildfire, Valakut Fireboard will immediately die, as it finds itself in an acute situation of lethal damage with that 1 toughness. I personally enjoy the following cards in my cube...

 

[Rasmus Källqvist]

Good point about the boar. I'm however specifically looking for cards that are a bit shit, so I don't know if I want to run 5/5s. Pyrehound is wicked though!

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Good point about the boar. I'm however specifically looking for cards that are a bit shit, so I don't know if I want to run 5/5s. Pyrehound is wicked though!

Yeah, not all of these are low power for sure, I'ld never put Neheb in a low power cube for example I do think Qasali Slingers, Stuffy Doll and Etherium-Horn Sorcerer are good options though, besides Pyre Hound obviously, which is super sweet

 

[Taamas]

Qasali Slingers? How relevant is the cat clause? I have some cats already on my list and have tinkered with the idea of a cat subtheme.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Qasali Slingers? How relevant is the cat clause? I have some cats already on my list and have tinkered with the idea of a cat subtheme.

I've got a few cats in my cube as well, and it's a pleasant surprise every time it triggers!

 

[sigh]

shoutout to my favorite Wildfire(ish) effect, that also survives Wildfire:

 

[inscho]

Also survives Wildfire:




A favorite of mine, but needs to have 2 counters on it before casting Wildfire:

 

[Rasmus Källqvist]

Doesn't countryside crusher keep you from ever drawing lands almost?

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Oh, how could I forget Ripjaw Raptor, I was sooooo happy when it got spoiled! That thing is my jam!

 

[ravnic]

I somehow can't see any card images any more

 

[Rasmus Källqvist]

Incidentally, I just found out that this card is hilarious with Wildfire since it specifically sequences the land sac before the damage.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Incidentally, I just found out that this card is hilarious with Wildfire since it specifically sequences the land sac before the damage.

Does that work? Doesn't the counter ability go on the stack, and only resolve after Wildfire resolved completely?

Edit: Incidentally, you'ld expect at least one Google hit explaining this interaction if it did work, right?

 

[Rasmus Källqvist]

Does that work? Doesn't the counter ability go on the stack, and only resolve after Wildfire resolved completely?

Edit: Incidentally, you'ld expect at least one Google hit explaining this interaction if it did work, right?

It's my cube so I get to make up the rules!!

 

[sigh]

That's the spirit

 

[Chris Taylor]

It doesn't, but you do you

 

[Wumpa]

shoutout to my favorite Wildfire(ish) effect, that also survives Wildfire:

I can't make up my mind on whether I want Crater Hellion as my redundant copy of Wildfire. or if I would prefer a second copy (I find Burning of Xinye clashes with the aesthetic of my cube...) , or possibly Chandra, Flamecaller instead at 375. Would love some input on Wildfire support packages in cube.

Also kind of off topic but I've been seriously considering finding room for Guul Draz Assassin in my cube. He's an OG 60 card casual staple among my friend group and I find I criminally underrate level up cards. I can't tell if he would be way too slow or oppressive, but if Liliana, the Last Hope has taught me anything it's that -2/-2 is a very relevant ability in my environment.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

I personally run both double Wildfire and Guul Draz Assassin already, and I'm satisfied with both. The trick with level up cards is that you want some instant removal in your cube to enable that "gotcha" moment, but not too much, and not too efficient, because then it will never be correct to pay the level up cost because it will only waste your turn.

 

[ravnic]

I run Wildfire with Destructive Force and Devastation because I don't allow functional identical cards, and it works PERFECTLY for a cube with a slightly lower power level. There are enough finishers that survive all of these effects and they all love mana rocks. The diversity in this kind of effect also keeps games fresh. So, again, huge recommedation to these two:

 

[Rasmus Källqvist]

What creatures do you pair with destructive force?

 

[Chris Taylor]

What creatures do you pair with destructive force?

Walkers

 

[Wumpa]

I respect the desire for diversity, but I feel like doing 5 damage instead of 4 makes the deck so much harder to build and significantly reduces the strength of gruul wildfire Half of why I run the archetype is I derive an unhealthy amount of satisfaction triggering my own Ripjaw Raptor as much as possible.

 

[Rasmus Källqvist]

Yeah I've also noticed the earlier stated sentiment of 6 toughness creatures bring difficult to find

 

[yan]

selfless spirit. whisperwood elemental.

crater hellion is pretty cool. caldera hellion too

 

[ravnic]

What creatures do you pair with destructive force?

There are a few more that are not that great, but these are my top pairs, if I'm not forgetting something. I don't run Walkers and the Wildfire deck is strong and well balanced in my current format.

 

[sigh]

Crater Hellions echo can be a big upside. Creatures that bin themselves open to door to recursion.