MTG Salvation

I rather like my other 3/2 options. I could see cutting Keldon Marauder for this card since that card goes away. I rather dislike creatures that only get in for a one shot effect. I might be undervaluing the Keldon Marauder though. I'm aware it's a very strong aggro card, but this might be better since it gets around the chump blocker. I don't know. Something to think about at least.

Changing the phyrexian cards back into their respective colors, and moving Noble Hierarch and Wild Nacatl into a tricolor section (as wtwlf has done earlier). This accomplishes two things: The absolutely stacked green portion is easier to cut and add from/to, and i have 2 open artifact slots. These slots make it easier for me to add some Eldrazi's and ramp into my cube.

The cuts / reorganization ends up looking like this:

Cards cut to make space for the phyrexian cards.
Kor Sanctifiers - Porcelain Legionnaire
Repeal - Spellskite
Psionic Blast - Phyrexian Metamorph
Blood Scrivener - Dismember

What the cards end up as in the colorless section
Dismember - Basalt Monolith
Phyrexian Metamorph - Gilded Lotus
Porecelain Legionnaire - Wild Nacatl
Spellskite - Noble Hierarch

The green slots refilled by these cards.
Noble Hierarch - Channel
Wild Nacatl - Wolfbitten Captive

I mainly did this because it'd make things easier for me when i got ahold of the eldrazi. I was having a hard time cutting cards in the section, this reorganization makes this a non-issue.

I have since gotten the Eldrazi and supported it some with the changes above and these cuts / adds:
-1 Chromantic Lantern
-1 Precursor Golem
-1 Into the Roil
+1 Ulamog, The Infinite Gyre
+1 Kozilek, the Butcher of Truth
+1 Show and Tell

Of course i also had to upgrade my cube for Conspiracy, and i've decided not to use the draft changing cards. Mostly because i don't think they are worth the hassle. The cards are probably more than good enough, but this is the decision i've made at this time. I'm testing out Dack's Duplicate, but might go back to a more controlling option if it doesn't work out.

-1 Journey to Nowhere
-1 Steam Augury
-1 Fire // ice
-1 Murderous Redcap
+1 Council's Judgment
+1 Dack's Duplicate
+1 Dack Fayden
+1 Grenzo, Dungeon Warden

One thing that could hint to the full spoiler being out: Earlier there were notes about which card was last put on the spoiler. It has now been replaced by "The Conspiracy runs deeper: Conspiracy Product Information"

Yeah, i like Morphling a lot. Cloudskate is better than a lot of people give it credit for, bouncing any kind of permanent is not irrelevant. But it's also somewhat of a pet card. I'm also thinking about Time Spiral, it doesn't really see a lot of play and it's hard to find the correct deck for it. I have been very happy with it at times, but i'm unsure whether i need the effect when i also have Timetwister.

Hmm. I might actually cut Kor Sanctifiers instead. Exalted Angel has been a decent dude, and while Kor Sanctifiers has been so to, the new card gives white another way to deal with these permanents. While big dudes for stuff like Wildfire and such isn't common place.

EDIT: I've also been thinking of cutting either Morphling or Riftwing Cloudskate for a Frost Titan/Keiga. Frost Titan is one of the best fatties in the U/R wildfire decks, but Keiga might be better overall. Blue has been lacking a bit of big guys to survive through wildfire, so the U/R Wildfire decks are often a bit awkward. Morphling has been decent, but Cloudskate makes the cut in about 90-100% of our blue decks.

Elspeth Tirel pushes the Token theme more, and has generally been decent, and seen more maindeck control play than the angel. If it fails to perform, i'll put the angel back in. I like the Angel a lot, but i just think the repeatable advantage the Tirel gives is better against control decks, and helps put blockers up against aggro decks about as well.

You are quite right. I should probably find better cards in U/B. Regarding ankh of mishra, it's just a terrible top deck and often you want to curve out with guys anyway. But then again, i also cut black vise from my cube, because i have different playtesting results than others.

Here are the cuts and additions i have lined up atm.

Exalted Angel - Council's Judgment

Vengevine - Oracle of Mul Daya
Strangleroot Geist - Courser of Kruphix
Avenger of Zendikar - Reclamation Sage
(Something) - Curse of Predation

Molten Rain - Goblin Rabblemaster
Firestorm - Rolling Earthquake

Fire//Ice - Izzet Charm
Electrolyze - Dack Fayden
Murderous Redcap - Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
Steel Hellkite - Hellkite Overlord
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Exalted Angel has been pulling it's weight and a decent card, but i feel it's been worse than say Elspeth Tirel. Here i have to cut a card and i want to support the token theme a bit so i'm letting Spear and Tirel stay and cutting Exalted Angel instead. Unsure whether or not i'll miss it, but we'll see. And this new card is amazing, can't have enough mono color vindicates.

The other shift is my green. Cards like Strangleroot Geist and Vengevine haven't been pulling their weight as much as i hoped. Green is a decent aggro plan, but it usually supports another color with fatties. Usually green ends up with more midrangy decks, and the cards i want to add reflect this. Some of the cards i want to add are just decent value, or upgrades. Courser of Kruphix seems like a very good midrange card that ups your card quality, and is very good against aggro. I want to fit in Curse of Predation but i don't know what to cut. Troll Ascetic is close, but having three drops to accelerate into is important for green. If Courser doesn't work out, i'll probably cut it for predation.

In red i'm missing the Rolling Earthquake, it would be in if it weren't for this fact. Molten Rain and Firestorm haven't been pulling their weight, but Firestorm has done some good so i'm more inclined to let it stay. The card i want to test is the Goblin Rabblemaster which should be a decent addition for token decks.

The multicolor cards are cards i want to test, and i'm convinced they'll work out. Hellkite Overlord was given the edge over Empyrial Archangel as a Natural Order target because it kills in basically two turns. Broodmate Dragon is under consideration.

The organization makes sense to me if you see them as colorless cards. While they are better in their respective colored decks, i've seen all of them played in non-blue decks. My colorless section is also a bit bigger, so i have extra slots for it. As for the green fatty of choice, my second go to guy was pelakka wurm. I think the tokens are very good, but it's not as good on turn 3/4 with natural order, where Pelakka Wurm would shine. Avenger is better in a lot of situations, especially where removal is concerned. I'll discuss it with my players i think.

Hmm, Vengevine hasn't been doing to much good either lately. It's good at pressuring planeswalkers and control decks. Might think about that one, or i might cut it when i get my Oracle of Mul Daya. Steel Hellkite is going out for a Hellkite Overlord when i get it (which should be soon).

Alright, after having to figure out some cuts i ended up shifting the cube slightly. Phyerxian mana cost cards frequently end up in other colored decks. Essentially Metamorph, Dismember and Porcelain Legionaire end up in decks that don't play their colors. I'll move them to the artifact/colorless section and cut some of the cards that haven't done much for me.

Ankh of Mishra is not that good, you can usually play around it, Memory Jar has not done anything, even though i'm a big fan. I just don't support combo enough. I might re add it if i decide to support storm or such decks a bit more. The last cut is Lodestone golem, which has been fine but is my least favourite artifact creature atm. It's decent, but both steel hellkite and precursor have been better.

Since i now open up some slots in white/blue/black i get to add back in cards that were previously cut, and add the ravages of war that is incoming:
So:
-1 Jar (Replaced by Porcelain Legionnaire)
-1 Lodestone Golem (Replaced by Phyrexian Metamorph)
-1 Ankh of Mishra (Replaced by Dismember)
+1 Psionic Blast (which is on the verge of getting cut, when a good new blue card shows up it's out).
+1 Blood Scrivener
+1 Ravages of War

In addition i've decided i need more support for Natural Order and have cut Nantuko Vigilante for Hornet Queen. I will also make another cut in the colorless section in the future to make space for a Hellkite Overlord which is a great reanimation/NO target, something i feel i've been missing.

Just fixed me a Ravages of War and i have the option of cutting (in my mind) either Elspeth Tirel or Spear of Heliod. So far Spear of Heliod has seen some play, but it's nothing special. The synergy of Elspeth Tirel in red tokens and in some other decks makes it see a lot more play. So i'm leaning towards cutting Spear of Heliod.

Agreed: Changed the cut from Shard to Psionic Blast. Riftwing might be something of a pet card, but it has shown it's value in most of the drafts. The fact that you can suspend it makes it really good. I'm a sucker for build around cards though, so i'm unsure of how long it'll stay. Atm i'd much rather cut Shard or Tezzeret before touching Riftwing. Tezzeret is super sweet when it works, but it works less often than Crystal Shard.

Cutting cards is hard. I want to keep them all, but i don't want a large cube size ^^,.

I've been very happy with both Morphling. I'm more likely to cut the Psionic Blast than any of those. Tezzeret is part of the artifact package, but is definitely one of the weaker cards. I could definitely see cutting Psionic Blast for now and letting Tezzeret go before the Shard.

Trying out Jace, Architect of Thought, and cutting Crystal Shard. Crystal Shard is a very good card, but ends up in the sideboard very often. I think Jace AOT will see more maindeck play.

I realize i probably shouldn't have taken a booster with Swords in them ;D. I'm very much a blue mage though and would probably err on taking the Jace. The pack is pretty weak though, so after the Jace and Sword is gone there's a lot of very close picks in there.

Aaand here we go. Added a pack from my cube, the cards should be visible but the quality isn't that good. What would you pick from this pack?