I got a little handheld scanner for Christmas, my aunt always happens to find me the weirdest products but I always like them. She said "I know you're always taking pictures of your cards to sell and stuff so I thought this would be useful."
Looks like I have no excuse not to scan my cube into cubetutor now...
I got a Judge Promo Ravages of War for my cube today. This means I have only 12 white-bordered cards left in my cube: The 10 original duals from Revised, Winter Orb and Ankh of Mishra. The duals will stay white-bordered forever. Mostly because the prices for black-bordered ones are insane. For the other two, I just hope that they will get reprinted in the near future. Winter Orb even got new art in the online cube, so a promo reprint shouldn't take much effort. (I do like the ice bears though.)
Edit: Wait, why does the card tag show the VIth edition Ankh with a black border? Does a version like this really exist?
I like white-bordered fetch able lands more than BB as is. Easier for them to jump out when you are searching.
When I still had a 250 cards Five Color deck, white-bordered duals were truly a boon. Commander decks like easy to find fetchable duals, too. In 40 cards draft decks however, they would be quick to find even if they had black borders.
I am not getting black-bordered ones, so those are purely academic musings though.
I like white-bordered fetch able lands more than BB as is. Easier for them to jump out when you are searching.
When I still had a 250 cards Five Color deck, white-bordered duals were truly a boon. Commander decks like easy to find fetchable duals, too. In 40 cards draft decks however, they would be quick to find even if they had black borders.
I am not getting black-bordered ones, so those are purely academic musings though.
I mean, yeah, it's a minor issue/difference in a 40 card deck and it doesn't *really* matter, but it's not nothing and they're even quicker to find when they stand out.
I'm late to the jace discussion, but would anyone else pick snapcaster over jace? I'm a small powered cube, so that could affect my decision, because having time walk and ancestral recall being potential targets bumps him up a little. Thought it was weird he wasn't mentioned. (also I definitely wouldn't fp upheaval over jace)
I'm late to the jace discussion, but would anyone else pick snapcaster over jace? I'm a small powered cube, so that could affect my decision, because having time walk and ancestral recall being potential targets bumps him up a little. Thought it was weird he wasn't mentioned. (also I definitely wouldn't fp upheaval over jace)
Most people wouldn't first pick Upheaval over Jace P1P1 when it came down to it. However, I've made decks that would absolutely take the Upheaval over Jace later in the draft.
Snapcaster isn't as good in cube as he is in constructed. He is still great, but isn't anywhere near as great as JTMS is by himself in cube imo.
Upheaval > Jace > Snapcaster would be my ranking at P1P1 as well. Upheaval is just such a blowout type of card, whereas Jace is just inherently powerful. Upheaval can win you the game on the spot. Jace will help to create a path victory, but not on the spot. Snapcaster is just a really good utility card. It's actually pretty rare that I'd pick it P1P1 over something more powerful from another color.
I agree. Upheaval is one of the best cards in any cube it's in and usually just wins you the game when you cast it.
Between Jace and Snapcaster, you have to look at the amount of work it takes to bring the Snapcaster to JTMS' level. You need to draft a certain amount of instants and sorceries, and while that isn't an issue, Jace requires none of this effort to be a stellar card. Perhaps if I have Ancestral/Time Walk plus all the other top-tier instants/sorceries I might take Snapcaster p3p1, but p1p1 Id rather take the lower-effort-but-still-amazing card.
Huh, I guess I just really value snapcaster, when I see both in the same pack there's never even a second thought about which one to take, especially p1p1, as snapcaster is insanely easy to splash. I probably value him more than any of the other people I normally draft with too.
So what are everyone's hopes / wishes / requests for Eternal Masters? I know that there are a lot of old-framers here, but any hopes on new arts or reprints?
My wishlist:
Some reprints for cards that are mostly available only in white-border would be nice (Winter Orb, Mana Vault, P3K stuff).
A reprint of Mom would be good just so we can finally get a foil version with the proper creature types on the card. Sundering Titan is another one in that same vein.
Some reprints of Commander-only cards, just to be able to get some of them in foil (Ophiomancer, Baleful Strix, True-Name Nemesis).
The only reason I'm not running Reconnaissance in my MP Cube is because the text is confusing. A new version with Oracle text would be great.
Definitely agree on Mom, but also Yavimaya Elder for the exact same reason - preferably with the original art instead of the hideous art from the Duel Deck/Commander reprints. It's the only retconned Human I'm running with the wrong type line because I can't stand the new art.
It would be nice to see a reprint of Fire Imp with the current Oracle text, so it's clear that it's and ETB effect instead of a cast trigger. I'd also like to see Parallax Wave reprinted with reminder text for Fading.
Private Mod Note
():
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
465 card Unpowered cube thread. Draft it here and I'll be happy to return the favor.
450 card Peasant cube thread. Draft it here.
Pretty much everything listed above, but I really want some new art for Counterspell that does the spell justice. I'd also really love it if we got the new Control Magic art in foil.
Also, even if it doesn't show up here, I guarantee you we'll see another version of Young Pyromancer someday.
All I ask for is a better foiling process than MM2015.
Yes.
I'm really hoping for Firestorm with new art. Fire Imp would rock but they would probably change the art, which would be a shame. Ravages of War might be the best possible thing for cubists, but it wasn't on the leaked/rumored list so I'm not hopeful.
I got a little handheld scanner for Christmas, my aunt always happens to find me the weirdest products but I always like them. She said "I know you're always taking pictures of your cards to sell and stuff so I thought this would be useful."
Looks like I have no excuse not to scan my cube into cubetutor now...
WGURBLands!WGURB
WGUInfectWGU
Legacy Lands Primer
Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
Helpdesk
My Cube on CubeTutor
Cheers,
rant
My Cube
CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/5f5d0310ed602310515d4c32
Cube Tutor: http://cubetutor.com/viewcube/1963
Check me out there! http://www.twitch.tv/duckmane
EDIT: Had a lot of fun! Will be doing this again tomorrow. (And more in the future, too.)
Also, follow us on twitter! @TurnOneMagic
Edit: Wait, why does the card tag show the VIth edition Ankh with a black border? Does a version like this really exist?
Uril, the Miststalker RGW -- Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre C -- Vhati il-Dal BG -- Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer RW -- Animar, Soul of Elements URG
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker R -- Maga, Traitor to Mortals B -- Ghave, Guru of Spores BGW -- Sliver Hivelord WUBRG
My 630 Card Powered Cube
My Article - "Cube Design Philosophy"
My Article - "Mana Short: A study in limited resource management."
My 49th Set (P)review - Discusses my top 20 Cube cards from MKM!
Also, follow us on twitter! @TurnOneMagic
I am not getting black-bordered ones, so those are purely academic musings though.
Uril, the Miststalker RGW -- Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre C -- Vhati il-Dal BG -- Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer RW -- Animar, Soul of Elements URG
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker R -- Maga, Traitor to Mortals B -- Ghave, Guru of Spores BGW -- Sliver Hivelord WUBRG
I mean, yeah, it's a minor issue/difference in a 40 card deck and it doesn't *really* matter, but it's not nothing and they're even quicker to find when they stand out.
Also, follow us on twitter! @TurnOneMagic
MTGS Average Peasant Cube 2023 Edition
Follow me. I tweet.
thats my cube
Most people wouldn't first pick Upheaval over Jace P1P1 when it came down to it. However, I've made decks that would absolutely take the Upheaval over Jace later in the draft.
Snapcaster isn't as good in cube as he is in constructed. He is still great, but isn't anywhere near as great as JTMS is by himself in cube imo.
Juju Alters - Altered MTG Cards
My 630 Card Powered Cube
My Article - "Cube Design Philosophy"
My Article - "Mana Short: A study in limited resource management."
My 49th Set (P)review - Discusses my top 20 Cube cards from MKM!
MTGS Average Peasant Cube 2023 Edition
Follow me. I tweet.
Between Jace and Snapcaster, you have to look at the amount of work it takes to bring the Snapcaster to JTMS' level. You need to draft a certain amount of instants and sorceries, and while that isn't an issue, Jace requires none of this effort to be a stellar card. Perhaps if I have Ancestral/Time Walk plus all the other top-tier instants/sorceries I might take Snapcaster p3p1, but p1p1 Id rather take the lower-effort-but-still-amazing card.
Also, follow us on twitter! @TurnOneMagic
thats my cube
My 630 Card Powered Cube
My Article - "Cube Design Philosophy"
My Article - "Mana Short: A study in limited resource management."
My 49th Set (P)review - Discusses my top 20 Cube cards from MKM!
My wishlist:
How about everyone else?
Imperial Recruiter and Imperial Seal desperately need a reprint.
Definitely agree on Mom, but also Yavimaya Elder for the exact same reason - preferably with the original art instead of the hideous art from the Duel Deck/Commander reprints. It's the only retconned Human I'm running with the wrong type line because I can't stand the new art.
It would be nice to see a reprint of Fire Imp with the current Oracle text, so it's clear that it's and ETB effect instead of a cast trigger. I'd also like to see Parallax Wave reprinted with reminder text for Fading.
450 card Peasant cube thread. Draft it here.
Also, even if it doesn't show up here, I guarantee you we'll see another version of Young Pyromancer someday.
Also, follow us on twitter! @TurnOneMagic
MTGS Average Peasant Cube 2023 Edition
Follow me. I tweet.
Yes.
I'm really hoping for Firestorm with new art. Fire Imp would rock but they would probably change the art, which would be a shame. Ravages of War might be the best possible thing for cubists, but it wasn't on the leaked/rumored list so I'm not hopeful.
Cheers,
rant
My Cube
CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/5f5d0310ed602310515d4c32
Cube Tutor: http://cubetutor.com/viewcube/1963
Also, follow us on twitter! @TurnOneMagic