Card/Deck Single Card Spotlight
- Thread starter Dom Harvey
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I ran this card for a while. A loooong time. I mean, I played with it for months in constructed alongside the likes of Khalni Garden, Nest Invader, and Kozilek's Predator, so I felt like I was as qualified as anyone to evaluate it in cube.
It's.. pretty awful.
Seven attacks is a lot to achieve without throwing away real bodies that you paid for in combat, unlike 0/1 plant tokens or Eldrazi spawn. It's also near impossible to wait until you amass a platoon of seven creatures to pull the trigger, short of running some ridiculous army-in-a-can cards.
At the same cost, I highly recommend
and maybe even Bow of Nylea, though I've only ever seen the latter perform in limited, and don't know how well it translates to cube.
It's.. pretty awful.
Seven attacks is a lot to achieve without throwing away real bodies that you paid for in combat, unlike 0/1 plant tokens or Eldrazi spawn. It's also near impossible to wait until you amass a platoon of seven creatures to pull the trigger, short of running some ridiculous army-in-a-can cards.
At the same cost, I highly recommend
and maybe even Bow of Nylea, though I've only ever seen the latter perform in limited, and don't know how well it translates to cube.
Not really, I think it comes down to finding a suitable 2 drop really, and they mostly blow.
I'm playing gravepact and like it. The mana cost is difficult though, and I've been pondering the swap to dictate.
Chris Taylor
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Also don't underestimate the flash on dictate.
Bottled Cloister is alright. Assuming your opponent doesn't break it you have a colorless arena provided instants aren't too important to you. Is that worth 4 and/or the risk? Up to you
Dom Harvey
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Dom Harvey
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Excited about this card. I've added:
Seems good with:
Etc. swapping deranged hermit out for it.
this seems fun to revisit
Dom Harvey
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Dom Harvey
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no but that's a good idea
(this one's kinda cool! dat Drew Tucker art too...)
ok maybe this is a bad idea
(this one's kinda cool! dat Drew Tucker art too...)ok maybe this is a bad idea
Dom Harvey
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Seriously though, I wonder if Springleaf Drum is worth it. It's a cheap mana rock but one that isn't abusive, and unlike most mana rocks it enables aggro/midrange much more than control.
I added springleaf recently, it got played in value.dec to let stuff like elvish visionary and blade splicer do something.
Or, uh, vigilance themed cubes?
I just mean it makes cards like Pain Seer a lot better since they can avoid the combat step. I think it would probably be good for Alfonzo's new cube, for example.
I know, I was just being a turd.
Highly relevant.
Alternate rakdos shred-freak? I don't hate it. Vigilance can be surprisingly powerful.
Dom Harvey
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The Vigilance isn't as relevant in the decks that most want a creature like this, and if my aggro 2-drops have to cost XY they had better be really good
I was reading SCG today (I know, I know) and one guy recommended
in Modern because it can be cast by Burning-Tree Emissary. VERY NICHE CUBE OPTIONS
in Modern because it can be cast by Burning-Tree Emissary. VERY NICHE CUBE OPTIONS
Chris Taylor
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Guys, how similar is this card to kitchen finks?
Granted it doesn't gain you life and is worse against non-damage based killspells, but that's not a horrible rap sheet for a Judgement Common.
Bad against pingers?