Comes down to preference I think? Jace is probably the best, and Narset is super cool. But I think Mu is a great limited walker and I will definitely be testing her alongside Narset most likely. Jace is great but he's been in my cube forever and I'm game for some fresh looks.
I like man land over Signet and Vantage over Spires. That last one might be bit controversial, but honestly, my Boros decks value the untapped mana more than it values the 5 drop 2/1 double strike. Not to devalue how good man lands can be, but ETB tapped in Boros aggro has screwed me more than I like to admit.
Even though Gerrard's Verdict does a poor Hymn impression, I've always preferred it to the Sculler because I love forcing opponent to discard two cards for two mana. But I gather that could be an error.
Even though Gerrard's Verdict does a poor Hymn impression, I've always preferred it to the Sculler because I love forcing opponent to discard two cards for two mana. But I gather that could be an error.
I like Gideon Blackblade over Serra, he's really good on offense and is generally harder to deal with because Serra is vulnerable when she goes straight down to 1 loyalty.
Similar cards like Engineered explosives, Ratchet Bomb or Powder Keg?
Worst artifact creatures like Fleetwheel cruiser or Smuggler’s Copter?
Ankh of mishra or Scroll rack? Cards I dont see much in small cubes nowadays.
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Ratchet Bomb is probably the most apt cut from among these options. Cruiser and Ankh are also considerable options to remove, but they play wildly different roles.
As an aside, why is Copter on your list of potential cuts? Card's insane.
I don't care for explosives, bomb, or keg personally. Cruiser isn't "uncuttable", but it is really solid. Copter is a staple. I think Rack is good in lists larger than 450 and Ankh didn't perform well for me.
IMO the answer to this question really comes down to analyzing your black / white / Orzhov section and asking yourself if you need another 2-drop or another 4-drop more.
IMO the answer to this question really comes down to analyzing your black / white / Orzhov section and asking yourself if you need another 2-drop or another 4-drop more.
Hard question...
My currently orzhov section is this:
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Vindicate
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Magister of Worth
I almost always lean on the cheaper card in tough decisions like this. You can never have enough of those, where 4cmc+ boom booms have a limited economical need.
I will say, if Ayli is in the cube as a sacrifice outlet, I prefer Cartel Aristocrat in that slot. I've cubed with Cartel Aristocrat for a while now, and my group loves the card. It doesn't have the same "feel bad" of something like TNN because the gameplay often gives the opponent agency to beat a mini-progenitus. And it's a really complex card to play/maximize with your own resources. However if Ayli is in there because of a lifegain theme, that's a cool way to support it!
I almost always lean on the cheaper card in tough decisions like this. You can never have enough of those, where 4cmc+ boom booms have a limited economical need.
I will say, if Ayli is in the cube as a sacrifice outlet, I prefer Cartel Aristocrat in that slot. I've cubed with Cartel Aristocrat for a while now, and my group loves the card. It doesn't have the same "feel bad" of something like TNN because the gameplay often gives the opponent agency to beat a mini-progenitus. And it's a really complex card to play/maximize with your own resources. However if Ayli is in there because of a lifegain theme, that's a cool way to support it!
Ayli is in the cube because is a 2 mana 2/3 with 2 good abilities (deathtouch and sac outlet), unforunately when you have a 720 cube cards, is hard to plan archetypes so i choose, most of the time, more for the value of the card itself than for its use in an archetype.
I like Stax more too. But they use a lot of the same cards. Add in a few more sac outlets and a Blood Artist or two and you've got yourself a pair of supported archetypes. Stax is the deck I supported when my cube was smaller, and my larger list added in the tools to expand it to a full Aristocrats package.
I adore the asymmetrical challenge to stax and run Smallpox and Death Cloud in addition to the stellar cards mentioned. I'd love to swell the synergy and support aristocrats, but at 540 I don't have the slots.
If I did, I reckon I'd add:
Pyrexian Altar
Blood Artist
Zulaport Cutthroat
Goblin Bombardment
Maaaaybe Blasting Station, but it's a pain to play with
Plenty of army in a can creatures (I'm already pretty full on those)
Lumbering Falls vs. Simic Signet
Needle Spires vs. Inspiring Vantage
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Even though Gerrard's Verdict does a poor Hymn impression, I've always preferred it to the Sculler because I love forcing opponent to discard two cards for two mana. But I gather that could be an error.
Also Gideon Blackblade versus Serra the Benevolent
Also Archangel Avacyn vs. Angel of Invention vs Gideon Jura
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I like Serra more than Gideon Blackbblade.
I think Jura and AoI are better than Avacyn.
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I'm actually like Simic Signet over Lumbering Falls. I think the ramp and mana filtering is better than the ETB land, even if it can swing.
Thanks! I think those choices make a lot of sense
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I like Gideon Blackblade over Serra, he's really good on offense and is generally harder to deal with because Serra is vulnerable when she goes straight down to 1 loyalty.
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I Like Gideon over serra, but they are at two different cmc's so it isn't exactly apples to apples.
And I think Avacyn and AOI are both pretty good, but I play Avacyn Over AOI simply because I think the plays in makes are more interesting.
Similar cards like Engineered explosives, Ratchet Bomb or Powder Keg?
Worst artifact creatures like Fleetwheel cruiser or Smuggler’s Copter?
Ankh of mishra or Scroll rack? Cards I dont see much in small cubes nowadays.
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I like Serra over Gideon
Jura and AOI edge out Avacyn, but they are all staples in my opinion.
Ratchet Bomb is probably the most apt cut from among these options. Cruiser and Ankh are also considerable options to remove, but they play wildly different roles.
As an aside, why is Copter on your list of potential cuts? Card's insane.
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My thoughts exactly.
Don't touch that Copter.
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IMO the answer to this question really comes down to analyzing your black / white / Orzhov section and asking yourself if you need another 2-drop or another 4-drop more.
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Hard question...
My currently orzhov section is this:
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
Tidehollow Sculler
Gerrard's Verdict
Anguished Unmaking
Vindicate
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Magister of Worth
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I will say, if Ayli is in the cube as a sacrifice outlet, I prefer Cartel Aristocrat in that slot. I've cubed with Cartel Aristocrat for a while now, and my group loves the card. It doesn't have the same "feel bad" of something like TNN because the gameplay often gives the opponent agency to beat a mini-progenitus. And it's a really complex card to play/maximize with your own resources. However if Ayli is in there because of a lifegain theme, that's a cool way to support it!
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Ayli is in the cube because is a 2 mana 2/3 with 2 good abilities (deathtouch and sac outlet), unforunately when you have a 720 cube cards, is hard to plan archetypes so i choose, most of the time, more for the value of the card itself than for its use in an archetype.
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If I did, I reckon I'd add:
Pyrexian Altar
Blood Artist
Zulaport Cutthroat
Goblin Bombardment
Maaaaybe Blasting Station, but it's a pain to play with
Plenty of army in a can creatures (I'm already pretty full on those)
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