- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse just feels like a better Siege Rhino most of the time so I don't have high hopes for it
- Niv deson't feel very strong TBH. Its payoff does not feel worth it at all.
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Thalia/Gitrog > Rhino. It's a far more interesting effect.
Omnath > Niv, though I like both. In the right deck (well, in the only deck that should play it) Niv feels like a Dig Through Time stapled to a 6/6 flier for 5 mana. It's narrow, but it's unique and a lot of fun.
I genuinely have no idea about death greeter. It requiring another creature to be great makes it agro only , so I’d probably put it in last even if it’s BCS could be as high as first?
I genuinely have no idea about death greeter. It requiring another creature to be great makes it agro only , so I’d probably put it in last even if it’s BCS could be as high as first?
I second your ranking - I would rank Death Greeter's above Laelia.
I think Titan is pretty untouchable. It's my favorite Tinker target. Reanimating Titan on t2 or t3 is often good game. I can't foresee ever cutting it from my cube.
Living Death is the most like-for-like swap if you're trying to keep the same number of reanimation spells in the cube. I think Languish is my least favorite card from that group though.
Living Death is the most like-for-like swap if you're trying to keep the same number of reanimation spells in the cube. I think Languish is my least favorite card from that group though.
Languish was my first thought. I wanted to include the others in case I was missing something.
Bonus Question: for a 540 powered cube, are kodama's reach / Cultivate too weak ? (It seems to be the general consensus but I found them still playable)
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse just feels like a better Siege Rhino most of the time so I don't have high hopes for it
- Niv deson't feel very strong TBH. Its payoff does not feel worth it at all.
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Omnath > Niv, though I like both. In the right deck (well, in the only deck that should play it) Niv feels like a Dig Through Time stapled to a 6/6 flier for 5 mana. It's narrow, but it's unique and a lot of fun.
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Junji, the Midnight Sky
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-Goblin Rabblemaster
-Death-Greeters’ Champion
-Laelia
-Bonecrusher
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laelia > bonecrusher > rabblemaster
I genuinely have no idea about death greeter. It requiring another creature to be great makes it agro only , so I’d probably put it in last even if it’s BCS could be as high as first?
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I think Death-Greeter's Champion is the odd man out here, everything else you can argue with the order.
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I second your ranking - I would rank Death Greeter's above Laelia.
I probably need to cut one of:
<<Sundering Titan>>
<<Ugin, the Spirit Dragon>>
<<Emrakul, the Promised End>>
Thoughts? The cube is a powered 360 with a <<Goblin Welder>> package, <<Tinker>>, <<Sneak Attack>>, <<Natural Order>>, and reanimation.
I think Titan is pretty untouchable. It's my favorite Tinker target. Reanimating Titan on t2 or t3 is often good game. I can't foresee ever cutting it from my cube.
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Languish was my first thought. I wanted to include the others in case I was missing something.
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2. Lair of the Hydra or Treetop Village?
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Fall from favor or Fealty to the Realm ?
Bonus Question: for a 540 powered cube, are kodama's reach / Cultivate too weak ? (It seems to be the general consensus but I found them still playable)
Fealty > Fall
Cultivate and Kodama's Reach are fine cards. If they're still successful with your group, there's no reason you couldn't run them.
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