Dom Harvey
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seems pretty bad
put an Ordeal on it tho
put an Ordeal on it tho
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Alternate rakdos shred-freak? I don't hate it. Vigilance can be surprisingly powerful.
Vigilance is powerful on creatures you want to attack and block with. I'm not sure that's the case here like it is on, say, Sun Titan. Not to mention we're dealing with a gold slot here...
FlowerSunRain
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I'm working on building enough density of enchantments and stuff and red is currently the least connected color. Is Archetype of Aggression a reasonable card? I'm pretty low on it because "give all your dudes trample" is already covered as an effect (Nylea, God of the Hunt).
I don't like it because typically when red's guys get blocked they're dead. If that isn't always the case there's probably some kind of room for him. He competes with pyreheart wolf the most IMO.
Pyreheart Wolf is pretty underrated. As my cube has slowly morphed from a singleton power-max beast into its current, more aggro-friendly incarnation, and I've moved red away from Shard Volley, Ball Lightning, and Shrine of Burning Rage-type burn spells towards Firefist Striker and Hellrider-type swarm attackers, the wolf has gotten better and better. I like that it's got a decent bit of play to it, too, as it's small and easily blockable on its own, and gives your opponent a full turn to react.
Speaking of creature-based swarms. Playable?
Speaking of creature-based swarms. Playable?
FlowerSunRain
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Pyreheart Wolf is pretty underrated. As my cube has slowly morphed from a singleton power-max beast into its current, more aggro-friendly incarnation, and I've moved red away from Shard Volley, Ball Lightning, and Shrine of Burning Rage-type burn spells towards Firefist Striker and Hellrider-type swarm attackers, the wolf has gotten better and better. I like that it's got a decent bit of play to it, too, as it's small and easily blockable on its own, and gives your opponent a full turn to react.
Speaking of creature-based swarms. Playable?
I play pyreheart wolf and think its very solid.
Boros Elite has most of the vulnerabilities of the 2/1s (pingers and dividable burn) with none of the consistency. I looked long and hard at the card, but it really didn't make sense. 3 power is awesome, but 1 power is practically useless and having to extend out to not be useless is asking for trouble.
The goblin at least can come out as a surprise, but its hardly one a drop and the triggers aren't consistently what you are looking for. Dying to everything is bad.
I don't recommend either.
Chris Taylor
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Pyreheart Wolf is pretty underrated. As my cube has slowly morphed from a singleton power-max beast into its current, more aggro-friendly incarnation, and I've moved red away from Shard Volley, Ball Lightning, and Shrine of Burning Rage-type burn spells towards Firefist Striker and Hellrider-type swarm attackers, the wolf has gotten better and better. I like that it's got a decent bit of play to it, too, as it's small and easily blockable on its own, and gives your opponent a full turn to react.
Speaking of creature-based swarms. Playable?
Jeez Shard Volley? I feel dirty just reading that
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?
Upgrade?
Been thinking about this one...
I'm working on building enough density of enchantments and stuff and red is currently the least connected color. Is Archetype of Aggression a reasonable card? I'm pretty low on it because "give all your dudes trample" is already covered as an effect (Nylea, God of the Hunt).
It's fine, if a little unexciting? Might be better if your red green is built around a fires of yavimaya theme but even then a little dull...
Chris Taylor
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Upgrade?
Been thinking about this one...
it's the 3 power I like though...
Dom Harvey
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I'd sooner run Morkrut Banshee in my main cube than Archon of Justice.
I ran Nezumi in my cube for ages and it was never not terrible.
Saffi seems pretty unexciting given the competition not only in her guild, but at her exact GW cost. Did that card ever make waves outside of infinite EDH combos?
I ran Nezumi in my cube for ages and it was never not terrible.
Saffi seems pretty unexciting given the competition not only in her guild, but at her exact GW cost. Did that card ever make waves outside of infinite EDH combos?
nezumi is terrible 90% of the time and the other 10% of the time its GRBS
archon can be decent in slower environs, dont understand the comparison with morkrut banshee, not really the same effect
dont know what saffi does in practice
archon can be decent in slower environs, dont understand the comparison with morkrut banshee, not really the same effect
dont know what saffi does in practice
Uh, just a 4/4 5-mana flier that can provide a 2-for-1. It's been super fun in the Eldrazi cube.
Chris Taylor
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Banshee sadly does not have flying
Whaaaaaaaaa. I had just assumed. Whoopsies.
What about this in a graveyard-centric cube, with flashback and Snapcasters all over the place?
Dom Harvey
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It's too narrow even there.
(it really feels like that card should have flashback)
(it really feels like that card should have flashback)
CML
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Pyreheart Wolf is pretty underrated. As my cube has slowly morphed from a singleton power-max beast into its current, more aggro-friendly incarnation, and I've moved red away from Shard Volley, Ball Lightning, and Shrine of Burning Rage-type burn spells towards Firefist Striker and Hellrider-type swarm attackers, the wolf has gotten better and better. I like that it's got a decent bit of play to it, too, as it's small and easily blockable on its own, and gives your opponent a full turn to react.
Speaking of creature-based swarms. Playable?
i like 'em
edit: you need a lot of 1's though, but then again you need a lot of 1's
FlowerSunRain
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I would need to up my shuffle density considerably to use him. Even if I had wizard synergy. 1/1 bodies are just so marginal, unless your cube is made up of all x/1 attackers that don't come back to life repeatedly, don't have evasion and don't have first strike.
