Super sadface about all of the spoilers tonight. Going from RTR with the insane amount of Cubeworthy cards to GTC with very few quality cards has been a disappointing journey. I really feel like these five guilds got the shaft in card power level when compared to the first five guilds.
Just feeling bummed right now.
At least the lack of playables will allow me to focus on improving other areas of my Cube as well as keeping the multicolor section trimmed for at least a few more years. /sadface
Edit: The most remotely playable Cube card is Devour Flesh but I feel like I'd have to be pretty desperate to include an edict that gives life to an opponent.
Edit: The most remotely playable Cube card is Devour Flesh but I feel like I'd have to be pretty desperate to include an edict that gives life to an opponent.
I'd rather pay one mana more and get to gain the life myself with Tribute to Hunger
Every time a RED creature etb if i read it correctly,which means it isnt super consistent, id rather have one of the unconditional 2 power 1 drops, with a drawback, then a conditional 2/1. The Deathtouch snake could be good if you support green aggro... but nothing else really
For reference its
1/2 deathtouch for G
Bloodrush- G
Daring Skyjek, Spell Rupture, Devour Flesh, Forced Adaptation, Deathcult Rouge, Immortal Servitude looks fine in larger cube. But I'm probably being way too kind because of how weak this set is.
I like Forced Adaptation. If it gains counter over 1 turns, it most likely will already be a pain to block. It's good in Green Aggro, I think.
I have to admit, I was holding my breath for the second half of the spoilers. Looks like I shouldn't have
Overall, Boros got the most toys to play with. From the insta-classic Boros Charm to testable cards like Aurelia's Fury and Boros Reckoner (which could replace Spitemare in larger cubes) there's a nice variety available. I'm happy with the Boros Keyrune even if it's a bit weaker than I expected. It takes the signet's mana-fixing slot to help shore up the weakness of Boros mana at larger sizes, and it's a creature for the more common aggro decks.
Gruul did not get a single cubeable card. What happened here?
The other three guilds played catch-up with a few interesting cards, but nothing groundbreaking like the gifts that Return to Ravnica contained. I'm seeing an improvement in the quality of the charms, and all three runner-up guilds got at least one interesting card to play with. Simic got Prime Speaker Zegana, Orzhov got Obzedat, the Ghost Council, and Dimir got Dimir Keyrune. It's just that none of those cards scream must-have.
Mind you, there's a ton of neat commons and uncommons, so pauper and peasant cubes should get some nice inclusions out of the set at least. I think the set's mechanics did not lend themselves well to cubes. Extort and cipher are both way overcosted for their effects (four mana for a one-card discard spell, really?). Bloodrush could have been a winner, but surprisingly did not get pushed, considering Wizards' encouragement to send creatures into the red zone. Same with battalion. And evolve, well, we got Experiment One, which is probably the best thing that could have happened. One out of five is pretty terrible, though.
Daring Skyjek seems fine. 3 power for 2 mana isn't the worst. I mean, it's no Porcelain Legionnaire but it's still acceptable for white aggro. Boros Reckoner seems good. That 1/2 with deathtouch for G... so tempting... but no
I'm going to filter evolve as one of the "sound better in theory than practice...", extort as "do I really have that much mana?", bloodrush as "where is my bloodrush bear?", and cipher as "I'm paying six mana for what???"
I'm going to filter evolve as one of the "sound better in theory than practice...", extort as "do I really have that much mana?", bloodrush as "where is my bloodrush bear?", and cipher as "I'm paying six mana for what???"
I don't think Daring Skyjet is more powerful than Accorder Paladin, at all. I can see some arguments for it, but I don't like change just for sake of changing.
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My additions will be: Boros Charm replacing Brion
Maybes: Experiment One (green aggro is out for me so I iwll just buy in case I bring it back) Simic Charm: I dunno, I think Plaxmanta is still better being a pseudo Mystic Snake. Frontline Medic A high maybe.. just dont know what to put out (Silverblade Paladin??)
I think for my pauper cube I will get a few.
side note: I like how Boros will act like an unstoppable army this standard (not playing anymore - so I will merely watch in glee )
I don't think Daring Skyjet is more powerful than Accorder Paladin, at all. I can see some arguments for it, but I don't like change just for sake of changing.
I like the idea of turning my creatures into lightning bolts, and Accorder Paladin usually is the one being blocked, not the creatures it's swinging with.
EDIT: @MrDumpkins, hmm... I can't see myself curving into a Duskmantle Seer and expecting to live the next turn. From there I guess it is a tossup, but I think Dimir Charm is better than it looks so I would choose that one to test it out for now.
If you support the artifact deck, then I'd go with Baleful Strix. If your players don't like building u/b aggro/tempo, then go with the Charm. If they do like u/b aggro/tempo, then try out the Seer and let the rest of us know how it does (that's what I'm doing).
If you support the artifact deck, then I'd go with Baleful Strix. If your players don't like building u/b aggro/tempo, then go with the Charm. If they do like u/b aggro/tempo, then try out the Seer and let the rest of us know how it does (that's what I'm doing).
I'm most likely going to be going with dimir charm, I play reanimator and the artifact deck in my cube, but I feel another graveyard filler with value in all U/B decks is more important to the reanimator deck than strix is to the artifact deck.
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I would definitely keep Accorder Paladin in over Daring Skyjet. Daring Skyjet may ultimately be worth testing in larger Cubes but definitely not over Accorder Paladin & not in small or medium sized Cubes.
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Just feeling bummed right now.
At least the lack of playables will allow me to focus on improving other areas of my Cube as well as keeping the multicolor section trimmed for at least a few more years. /sadface
Edit: The most remotely playable Cube card is Devour Flesh but I feel like I'd have to be pretty desperate to include an edict that gives life to an opponent.
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I'd rather pay one mana more and get to gain the life myself with Tribute to Hunger
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Plus the limited looks very cool, lots of awesome commons I wanna cast.
For reference its
1/2 deathtouch for G
Bloodrush- G
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=484979
The R/W instant that exiles an artifact could be good in larger lists as well.
I really wish Armored Escort cost 2.
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I like Forced Adaptation. If it gains counter over 1 turns, it most likely will already be a pain to block. It's good in Green Aggro, I think.
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Overall, Boros got the most toys to play with. From the insta-classic Boros Charm to testable cards like Aurelia's Fury and Boros Reckoner (which could replace Spitemare in larger cubes) there's a nice variety available. I'm happy with the Boros Keyrune even if it's a bit weaker than I expected. It takes the signet's mana-fixing slot to help shore up the weakness of Boros mana at larger sizes, and it's a creature for the more common aggro decks.
Gruul did not get a single cubeable card. What happened here?
The other three guilds played catch-up with a few interesting cards, but nothing groundbreaking like the gifts that Return to Ravnica contained. I'm seeing an improvement in the quality of the charms, and all three runner-up guilds got at least one interesting card to play with. Simic got Prime Speaker Zegana, Orzhov got Obzedat, the Ghost Council, and Dimir got Dimir Keyrune. It's just that none of those cards scream must-have.
Mind you, there's a ton of neat commons and uncommons, so pauper and peasant cubes should get some nice inclusions out of the set at least. I think the set's mechanics did not lend themselves well to cubes. Extort and cipher are both way overcosted for their effects (four mana for a one-card discard spell, really?). Bloodrush could have been a winner, but surprisingly did not get pushed, considering Wizards' encouragement to send creatures into the red zone. Same with battalion. And evolve, well, we got Experiment One, which is probably the best thing that could have happened. One out of five is pretty terrible, though.
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Jund standard deck I was hoping for got 0! playable cards. White weenie humans have like so much overflow they dont know what to do with.
Boros reckoner is awsome btw... I like it more than aurelia's fury for cube
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I'm going to filter evolve as one of the "sound better in theory than practice...", extort as "do I really have that much mana?", bloodrush as "where is my bloodrush bear?", and cipher as "I'm paying six mana for what???"
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I don't think Daring Skyjet is more powerful than Accorder Paladin, at all. I can see some arguments for it, but I don't like change just for sake of changing.
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My additions will be:
Boros Charm replacing Brion
Maybes:
Experiment One (green aggro is out for me so I iwll just buy in case I bring it back)
Simic Charm: I dunno, I think Plaxmanta is still better being a pseudo Mystic Snake.
Frontline Medic A high maybe.. just dont know what to put out (Silverblade Paladin??)
I think for my pauper cube I will get a few.
side note: I like how Boros will act like an unstoppable army this standard (not playing anymore - so I will merely watch in glee )
Duskmantle Seer, Dimir Charm, Baleful Strix?
Other than that, this is what I"m including (4 of each multicolor pair in my 540)
Experiment 1
Boros Charm
Crypt Ghast
Syndic of Tithes
Thrull Parasite
Maybe I'll include Foundry Street Denizen as well. But this set is really good on my wallet!
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I like the idea of turning my creatures into lightning bolts, and Accorder Paladin usually is the one being blocked, not the creatures it's swinging with.
EDIT: @MrDumpkins, hmm... I can't see myself curving into a Duskmantle Seer and expecting to live the next turn. From there I guess it is a tossup, but I think Dimir Charm is better than it looks so I would choose that one to test it out for now.
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If you support the artifact deck, then I'd go with Baleful Strix. If your players don't like building u/b aggro/tempo, then go with the Charm. If they do like u/b aggro/tempo, then try out the Seer and let the rest of us know how it does (that's what I'm doing).
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I'm most likely going to be going with dimir charm, I play reanimator and the artifact deck in my cube, but I feel another graveyard filler with value in all U/B decks is more important to the reanimator deck than strix is to the artifact deck.
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I would definitely keep Accorder Paladin in over Daring Skyjet. Daring Skyjet may ultimately be worth testing in larger Cubes but definitely not over Accorder Paladin & not in small or medium sized Cubes.
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