Grillo_Parlante
Contributor
Yeah, I always forget that reaver exists for some reason...
Anyways, reaver's problem is the same as that of most of the cards I listed: it’s too low power and high cost for that environment.
It’s kind of an awkward topic, because I’m not even sure how viable blue tempo--even in a support role-- is in a more powered environment competing with red decks. However, the cube tutor list already has some pretty low power blue tempo cards: man-o'-war and pestermite: so maybe blue can get there. What blue offers is disruption, evasion, and card draw.
You might ultimately have to errata or make custom cards, but it just feels a little invasive here, since there is almost no supporting blue aggro zombie architecture, and I could see that getting a bit out of control.
Military intelligence, nightveil specter, mesmeric fiend, vapor snag and brain maggot seem like they could be strong. Brain maggot and fiend are excellent curve disruptors for blue to take advantage of and work really well with the existing sacrifice mechanics. Nightveil specter is a powerful card that benefits from disruption, is an incentive to go U/B, and provides evasion. That might be a good erata target to make a zombie. You would probably want at least one more cheap bounce spell as well, and gush would be great.
Bident is probably too slow for the environment overall; and as much as I would like to see sedraxis alchemist be good, the blue permanent requirement is probably not realistic. It would be great to have another blue flying zombie, but since siren's base stats are too weak for your environment, you could consider doubling up onstitched drake, buffing the siren's stats, or running a second errata nightveil.
I think military intelligence has potential due to its CC. Dealing damage while drawing cards is much better than night's whisper, especially in a tempo deck where those draws translate to putting your opponent further behind on board position.
The build around that is most interesting, and screams unique identity as a blue zombie deck, is undead alchemist. If your zombie deck can go wide (or fly or disrupt with blue’s help), that card can quickly create board dominance, especially when combined with opposition. He is probably too narrow for your environment though.
Anyways, reaver's problem is the same as that of most of the cards I listed: it’s too low power and high cost for that environment.
It’s kind of an awkward topic, because I’m not even sure how viable blue tempo--even in a support role-- is in a more powered environment competing with red decks. However, the cube tutor list already has some pretty low power blue tempo cards: man-o'-war and pestermite: so maybe blue can get there. What blue offers is disruption, evasion, and card draw.
You might ultimately have to errata or make custom cards, but it just feels a little invasive here, since there is almost no supporting blue aggro zombie architecture, and I could see that getting a bit out of control.
Military intelligence, nightveil specter, mesmeric fiend, vapor snag and brain maggot seem like they could be strong. Brain maggot and fiend are excellent curve disruptors for blue to take advantage of and work really well with the existing sacrifice mechanics. Nightveil specter is a powerful card that benefits from disruption, is an incentive to go U/B, and provides evasion. That might be a good erata target to make a zombie. You would probably want at least one more cheap bounce spell as well, and gush would be great.
Bident is probably too slow for the environment overall; and as much as I would like to see sedraxis alchemist be good, the blue permanent requirement is probably not realistic. It would be great to have another blue flying zombie, but since siren's base stats are too weak for your environment, you could consider doubling up onstitched drake, buffing the siren's stats, or running a second errata nightveil.
I think military intelligence has potential due to its CC. Dealing damage while drawing cards is much better than night's whisper, especially in a tempo deck where those draws translate to putting your opponent further behind on board position.
The build around that is most interesting, and screams unique identity as a blue zombie deck, is undead alchemist. If your zombie deck can go wide (or fly or disrupt with blue’s help), that card can quickly create board dominance, especially when combined with opposition. He is probably too narrow for your environment though.
mana bounce will be important. I would imagine that military intelligence would be coming down turn 3, and those decks will generally want to bounce something on that turn so that their one and two drops have good attacks.
