It's not a common, it's special rarity. Even if it were a common, Prismatic Piper would have been a commander option first.
Prismatic Piper is also Special Rarity.
Savage Punch doesn't excite me, it feels awkward. Maybe The prerelease will give more insight. Disdainful Stroke and Treasure Cruise on the other hand, both are pretty interesting! Treasure cruise is a 7U sorcery. Draw three. Delve. Disdainful Stroke counters 100 cards in my cube right now, so roughly 25-30% of nonland cards, seems solid.
Wait, four mana, what? Fury shield seems much better on the defense, which is a weird place for boros to be. Seems like a fine but situational card to me though. Doesn't seem worth it if it's targeting a creature with less than 4 power, or you aren't blocking(or attacking) and killing their creature as well. Why not test it?
I'm not sure any of them are worth it for us, but I do think Mardu skullhunter should probably make the cut. It's pretty dang absurd on curve, and still card advantage later. I also have 5(6) black one drops. (6 is counting Flayer Husk)
Our Cubes Compared! (Nice CT# btw ;p)
I draft control in my cube all day pretty much. In terms of control cards, our cube's are mostly the same. My best advice is Terrus Wurm is siiick.
Also, reporting in on wakedancer. Been better than I hoped so far. Wakedancer+1-2 Mana Removal Spell is a strong play on most board states, and wakedancer+recursion gets out of hand fast. She's only been morbid on turn three once so far.
Okay, My votes are in! I went ahead and did everything except for gold. Not sure how were doing or or how I want to rank it anyway.
Sorry for being late, but maybe being ahead will make up for it?
If I don't cube a card, I don't rank it. All lists are in descending order, and I don't rank F-prints separately.
Well, my argument is not against looter per se, but against the 1/1s.
Undertaker is a 1/1. I'm not sure I understand your argument. It seems like regardless of how powerful an effect is, if it's on a 1/1 it's just not good enough. The looters are all great cards, and simply adding more lands to your deck does not stop flood or screw. It may help, sure, but having cards that help you while you're in the game is very powerful. You also seem to feel like looters get worse later, when they actually get better, way better. When your deck no longer wants to draw lands, looters help make sure that never happens. I can't say how many times looters have dug me to a fireball or a card i need to win the game. What other cards can draw you ten cards for two mana?
Well my problem, especially in blue, is to cut any of my cards. Do you have any suggestion what to cut from my list?
I used to run dreamscape, it's really good if you can get more than one activation, and if left unchecked, you can thin all the lands from your deck pretty easily. As for cuts, what about Fathom Seer or Trained Condor?
Also, how have slow motion and Confound been?(just curious, not suggesting them)
I find it weird to see Bonds of Faith above Pacifism. I think I've never used the bonds as Giant Strength, but often seen it as a restriction, because humans are such a huge tribal.
I can usually find a target if I want to. Shu Cavalry, Ninja of the Deep hours, Blind Zealot, Gryf Vangaurd, stealer of secrets and Coalition Honor Gaurd are the usual guy that get enchanted.
I should probably look into Recumbant bliss and Master a bit more. Bliss for sure. I just really like arrest shutting down the tap to activate guys.
My thoughts on Conspiracy Reprints: Brainstorm
I wish this was the mirage art but oh well, always a nice reprint. Kor Chant
Sick new art, love it in the modern frame with flavour text. Basic Land cyclers
I will be replacing all of mine with the foil conspiracy reprints. Most notably this is the first time for chartooth getting a foil(with the DD art). Rarity Shifted Charging Rhino
Pretty damn solid, but I'm not sure there is something worth cutting, still mulling this one over. Pretty terrifying with a morningstar equipped. Elvish Aberration
I think this guy is really strong and should definately make it into some cubes. In my cube I can't really see playing this guy and Krosan Tusker, and I wouldn't cut Tusker for it. WakeDancer
~4/4 for 3 is awesome, morbid isn't too hard to trigger, I'm very excited to see if this works out as well as it looks. The new stuff
Dethrone
Abilities that help you catch up from behind in limited tend to be really awesome, but these guys are all situational, and mostly crummy topdecks late. Emissary seems like a decent but totally unexciting finisher.
Cogwork Librarian
I feel like this guy is a staple. He does so much work. Been cubing him since he was spoiled. Cogwork Spy
Seems pretty marginal, but wind drake is almost never bad in limited. Custodi Squire
Staple this guy to the cube. Guardian>Custodi Squire>Fetters>Honor Guard Lurking Automaton
I think this guy is great, he should always be a 5/5,6/6, or 7/7 for 5. Whispergear Sneak
I really really really like this guy. But when it comes to cube a 1/1 for 1 isn't at all playable, and so I don't think the effect is worth a slot. The Conspiracies
I feel as though all of these are cubable. However, finding space for them seems hard. I'm still on the fence as whether or not to "maindeck" them in the cube or just have an extra set. These are also the only cards I think breaking the multiples rule might be worth it for. Brago's favor
Super great with flashback/buyback/fatties Immediate action
Good on most creatures, especially fatties. Secrets of paradise
Solid all around. Muzzio's Preparations
Probably the weakest one. It does combo though. Sentinel dispatch
Unexciting but very solid.
For sure going in:
Cogwork Librarian
Lurking automaton
Custodi Squire
Wake Dancer
Yeah, I thought the same thing. I still think all of them are playable, but I am unsure if I want to cut "real" cards(that take up a slot) for them. Brago's Favor seems sick with buyback.
Prismatic Piper is also Special Rarity.
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Sadly not a common.
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Jeskai Windscout is kinda interesting but is probably held back by it's 1 toughness.
Outlast would be interesting if we had more creatures with counters on them.
I'm not sure any of them are worth it for us, but I do think Mardu skullhunter should probably make the cut. It's pretty dang absurd on curve, and still card advantage later. I also have 5(6) black one drops. (6 is counting Flayer Husk)
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Seems fine to me.
Our Cubes Compared! (Nice CT# btw ;p)
I draft control in my cube all day pretty much. In terms of control cards, our cube's are mostly the same. My best advice is Terrus Wurm is siiick.
Also, reporting in on wakedancer. Been better than I hoped so far. Wakedancer+1-2 Mana Removal Spell is a strong play on most board states, and wakedancer+recursion gets out of hand fast. She's only been morbid on turn three once so far.
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Ha, Functional reprints.
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Sorry for being late, but maybe being ahead will make up for it?
If I don't cube a card, I don't rank it. All lists are in descending order, and I don't rank F-prints separately.
2 Custodi Squire
3 Coalition Honor Guard
4 Seraph of Dawn
5 Oblivion Ring
6 Faith's Fetter's
7 Journey to Nowhere
8 Bonds of faith
9 Pacifism
10 Celestial Flare
11 Syndic of tithes
12 Totem Guide Hartebeast
13 Gideon's Lawkeeper
14 Squall Drifter
15 Attended Knight
16 Noble Templar
17 Troubled Healer
18 Supply Line Cranes
19 Lone Missionary
20 Deftblade Elite
2 Mist Raven
3 Man O War
4 Looter Il-kor
5 Capsize
6 Narcolepsy
7 Errant Ephemeron
8 Thalakos Scout
9 Ray of Command
10 Ninja of the Deep Hours
11 Deep Analysis
12 Exclude
13 Flood
14 Miscalculation
15 Mana Leak
16 Daze
17 Counterspell
18 Foresee
19 Benthic Giant
20 Condescend
2 Doom Blade
3 Hymn to Tourach
4 Stab Wound
5 Disturbed Burial
6 Grim Harvest
7 Twisted Abomination
8 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
9 Crypt Rats
10 Okiba-Gang Shinobi
11 Perilous Shadow
12 Paralyze
13 Ashes to ashes
14 Faceless Butcher
15 Death Denied
16 Dauthi Maraduer
17 Terror
18 Snuff Out
19 Chittering Rats
20 Phyrexian Rager
2 Fireball
3 Disintegrate
4 Spikeshot Goblin
5 Staggershock
6 Lightning Bolt
7 Chain Lightning
8 Pyrotechnics
9 Firebolt
10 Arc Lightning
11 Incinerate
12 Ghitu Slinger
13 Burst Lightning
14 Searing Blaze
15 Madcap Skills
16 Flame Slash
17 Reckless Charge
18 Rukh Egg
19 Chartooth Cougar
20 Flurry of Horns
2 Sprout Swarm
3 Rancor
4 Krosan Tusker
5 Nessian Asp
6 Fyndhorn Elves
7 Sentinel Spider
8 Leafcrown Dryad
9 Werebear
10 Grazing Gladehart
11 Trusted Forcemage
12 Wall of Roots
13 Primal Huntebeast
14 Silhana Ledgewalker
15 Mire Boa
16 River Boa
17 Cultivate/ Kodama's Reach
18 Citanul Woodreaders
19 Penumbra Spider
20 Snake Umbra
2 Bonesplitter
3 Whispersilk Cloak
4 Sylvok Lifestaff
5 Flayer Husk
6 Cogwork Librarian
7 Pristine Talisman
8 Strider Harness
9 Adventuring Gear
10 Leonin Scimitar
11 Porcelain Legionaire
12 Perilous Myr
13 Viridian Longbow
14 Fleetfeather Sandals
15 Serrated Arrows
16 Prismatic Lens
17 Slash Panther
18 Pith Driller
19 Armillary Sphere
20 Ulamog's Crusher
2 Desert
3 Bouncelands
4 Panoramas
5 Teetering Peeks
6 Guildgates
7 Haunted Fengraf
8 Halimar Depths
9 Sejiri Steppe
10 Transguild Promenade/Rupture Spire
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Undertaker is a 1/1. I'm not sure I understand your argument. It seems like regardless of how powerful an effect is, if it's on a 1/1 it's just not good enough. The looters are all great cards, and simply adding more lands to your deck does not stop flood or screw. It may help, sure, but having cards that help you while you're in the game is very powerful. You also seem to feel like looters get worse later, when they actually get better, way better. When your deck no longer wants to draw lands, looters help make sure that never happens. I can't say how many times looters have dug me to a fireball or a card i need to win the game. What other cards can draw you ten cards for two mana?
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
I used to run dreamscape, it's really good if you can get more than one activation, and if left unchecked, you can thin all the lands from your deck pretty easily. As for cuts, what about Fathom Seer or Trained Condor?
Also, how have slow motion and Confound been?(just curious, not suggesting them)
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
I can usually find a target if I want to. Shu Cavalry, Ninja of the Deep hours, Blind Zealot, Gryf Vangaurd, stealer of secrets and Coalition Honor Gaurd are the usual guy that get enchanted.
I should probably look into Recumbant bliss and Master a bit more. Bliss for sure. I just really like arrest shutting down the tap to activate guys.
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
My thoughts on Conspiracy
Reprints:
Brainstorm
I wish this was the mirage art but oh well, always a nice reprint.
Kor Chant
Sick new art, love it in the modern frame with flavour text.
Basic Land cyclers
I will be replacing all of mine with the foil conspiracy reprints. Most notably this is the first time for chartooth getting a foil(with the DD art).
Rarity Shifted
Charging Rhino
Pretty damn solid, but I'm not sure there is something worth cutting, still mulling this one over. Pretty terrifying with a morningstar equipped.
Elvish Aberration
I think this guy is really strong and should definately make it into some cubes. In my cube I can't really see playing this guy and Krosan Tusker, and I wouldn't cut Tusker for it.
WakeDancer
~4/4 for 3 is awesome, morbid isn't too hard to trigger, I'm very excited to see if this works out as well as it looks.
The new stuff
Dethrone
Abilities that help you catch up from behind in limited tend to be really awesome, but these guys are all situational, and mostly crummy topdecks late. Emissary seems like a decent but totally unexciting finisher.
Cogwork Librarian
I feel like this guy is a staple. He does so much work. Been cubing him since he was spoiled.
Cogwork Spy
Seems pretty marginal, but wind drake is almost never bad in limited.
Custodi Squire
Staple this guy to the cube. Guardian>Custodi Squire>Fetters>Honor Guard
Lurking Automaton
I think this guy is great, he should always be a 5/5,6/6, or 7/7 for 5.
Whispergear Sneak
I really really really like this guy. But when it comes to cube a 1/1 for 1 isn't at all playable, and so I don't think the effect is worth a slot.
The Conspiracies
I feel as though all of these are cubable. However, finding space for them seems hard. I'm still on the fence as whether or not to "maindeck" them in the cube or just have an extra set. These are also the only cards I think breaking the multiples rule might be worth it for.
Brago's favor
Super great with flashback/buyback/fatties
Immediate action
Good on most creatures, especially fatties.
Secrets of paradise
Solid all around.
Muzzio's Preparations
Probably the weakest one. It does combo though.
Sentinel dispatch
Unexciting but very solid.
For sure going in:
Cogwork Librarian
Lurking automaton
Custodi Squire
Wake Dancer
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |
Yeah, I thought the same thing. I still think all of them are playable, but I am unsure if I want to cut "real" cards(that take up a slot) for them. Brago's Favor seems sick with buyback.
Constructed (Casual) | Pinksleeves |
Constructed (Pauper) | Izzet Fiend | Mono Black | Burn |
Constructed (Standard) | Under Construction |
Constructed (Modern) | Fate Seal |
Constructed (Legacy) | Dream Halls |
Constructed (Vintage) | Not Yet |
Constructed (Commander) | Sliver Overlord | Uril, the Miststalker | Braids, Cabal Minion |
Limited | Alara Block | Time Spiral Block | Innistrad Block | Rise of the Eldrazi |