Elephant Ambush looks absolutely fantastic! Great find there! I might think about including Raise the Alarm in my own deck! What do you think about that? Could be the good 2-drop I was watching for.
Elephant Ambush has been pretty great so far! If I grind out the game it gets even better with Flashback! Raise the Alarm could be good, but it needs testing. Some decks it'll destroy, like Goblins and Elves, but it'll definitely fall short against others.
I'm really not sold on Ambush Viper. This will require testing, but my opinion is that any cheap beefy creature would be better than it, because although it can remove a creature, it trades 1-1. Depending on the decks you face, something like Simian Grunts could block and kill almost any other creature and potentially survive. How many creatures in Pauper can survive 3 power? Not many. Investing in the echo cost is optional, so it can practically act like a Viper, but give you the option of sticking around. However if you're facing affinity and 8-post/tron all day, Viper might be better. It's also important to note that it can't block flying, so there are no answers to something like Silhana Ledgewalker or Spire Golem
All great points on the Viper and those are things I've noticed. I like it since it gives me another early flash creature, but I think I'll try Simian Grunts again in it's place for the time being.
How about Winged Coatl? It has flying, but costs 1 more and loses power. It doesn't go with the philosophy I was just explaining, but it might be a better choice if you feel like sticking to the "kill spell" route.
I forgot about Winged Coatl... He's definitely better than Ambush Viper if you're expecting flyers. I think Simian Grunts will be a main deck creatures and Winged Coatl can be a sideboard choice if flyers pop up.
Elephant Ambush has been pretty great so far! If I grind out the game it gets even better with Flashback! Raise the Alarm could be good, but it needs testing. Some decks it'll destroy, like Goblins and Elves, but it'll definitely fall short against others.
All great points on the Viper and those are things I've noticed. I like it since it gives me another early flash creature, but I think I'll try Simian Grunts again in it's place for the time being.
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