I'm now running both - they are both great. Trample and a bigger token is clutch on WW, and Blitz is randomly relevant, but Thragtusk's exit trigger is much better.
- 2 CMC, ramp for 1 and refund one of the mana the turn it comes in or a potential to consistently ramp for 2+
- 3 CMC, ramp for 2 on the following turn.
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I second cutting Radha or Domri, here is my recommendation to which one:
Domri's +1/0, ramp, removal, and cannot be countered can be an excellent package, especially in ramp/ aggressive decks that do not want to dilute their 40 with removal spells. Its a very competitive walker than has a very high ceiling in deck building/ competitive cube metas, but if its in the wrong deck/ situation, it is a do-nothing walker.
Radha is playable in almost every RG deck - Ramp, Zoo, Midrange. This is the safest choice out of all the choices, but it is slightly underpowered as Augur of Autumn failed to break into my cube 2 months ago as we've found the 4th point of toughness to be incredible important in those type of decks. Its not that great, but its a good addition for any Red-Green deck.
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we've found the 4th point of toughness to be incredible important in those type of decks
This is a good point, this card does fail the bolt test, and isn't a good blocker either.
Rahda was originally included because there are no other creatures with "you may play lands from the top of your library." in the cube, Courser of Kruphix and Augur of Autumn are above the budget restriction. That being said, I think you guys are correct, and I'm leaning on cutting Rahda now, even if it means Gruul will have two walkers.
- I like Titan of Industry a lot more if you support Oath of Druids, can go either way if you don't. FWIW, I've been really liking Titan of Industry a lot and it's seen a lot more play in a short amount of time than Hornet Queen has all year.
- Fateful Absence is better if you need more answers to planeswalkers, otherwise I'd rather have Swift Reconfiguration.
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- 2 CMC, ramp for 1 and refund one of the mana the turn it comes in or a potential to consistently ramp for 2+
- 3 CMC, ramp for 2 on the following turn.
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Domri's +1/0, ramp, removal, and cannot be countered can be an excellent package, especially in ramp/ aggressive decks that do not want to dilute their 40 with removal spells. Its a very competitive walker than has a very high ceiling in deck building/ competitive cube metas, but if its in the wrong deck/ situation, it is a do-nothing walker.
Radha is playable in almost every RG deck - Ramp, Zoo, Midrange. This is the safest choice out of all the choices, but it is slightly underpowered as Augur of Autumn failed to break into my cube 2 months ago as we've found the 4th point of toughness to be incredible important in those type of decks. Its not that great, but its a good addition for any Red-Green deck.
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This is a good point, this card does fail the bolt test, and isn't a good blocker either.
Rahda was originally included because there are no other creatures with "you may play lands from the top of your library." in the cube, Courser of Kruphix and Augur of Autumn are above the budget restriction. That being said, I think you guys are correct, and I'm leaning on cutting Rahda now, even if it means Gruul will have two walkers.
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- I like Titan of Industry a lot more if you support Oath of Druids, can go either way if you don't. FWIW, I've been really liking Titan of Industry a lot and it's seen a lot more play in a short amount of time than Hornet Queen has all year.
- Fateful Absence is better if you need more answers to planeswalkers, otherwise I'd rather have Swift Reconfiguration.
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Personally I like Court of Grace more, it's a huge bomb and helps support Moat if you run that.
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