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Trying to figure out what to cut for Nissa, Vastwood Seer. I almost definitely don't want to cut a noncreature, since green is pretty skewed towards creatures, and don't want to cut a 1- or 2-drop because I don't want to hurt aggro. My options for things I consider 3-drops to cut are:
Trying to figure out what to cut for Nissa, Vastwood Seer. I almost definitely don't want to cut a noncreature, since green is pretty skewed towards creatures, and don't want to cut a 1- or 2-drop because I don't want to hurt aggro. My options for things I consider 3-drops to cut are:
Arcane Denial is certainly not a staple, but I do like it more than Pact of Negation. I don't really like Pact of Negation very much at all, to be honest. There are a few counterspells that you're not running that I'd run over it. Daze, Arcane Denial, Dismiss, and Complicate would all go in ahead of Pact for me. If I wanted a 5cc counterspell, I'd even look at Desertion before Pact.
Hystrodon seems like a fine cut for Nissa unless you're trying to go really deep on the morph theme.
I think hystodron is the worst of those, but that might upset your morph balance. I love Dragonclaw, but I think I have a higher opinion of her than others. Elder is also a cuttable card I think, but I also think that he's good to have in for testing Nissa as he helps her get there. I think I would cut hystodron out of that list.
Also, they may seem like not great cuts cause nissa is so underwhelming lol.
Black Vise. It comes down a turn earlier, and is often a one-sided Sulfuric Vortex for 1, if not doing 3 or 4 damage in a turn. Ankh does punish ramp/control strategies that want a lot of land, but they can choose to hold back land drops to avoid the damage. I just find the damage from Vise is so oppressive that it's a clear choice.
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If blink/bounce is the more popular archetype, cut Commander. If you have a lot of aggro/tempo blue builds, cut Adept. But even then Adept does well in those decks, so I would probably kick Commander no matter what.
I want to add Goblin Rabblemaster and leaning towards adding Feldon of the Third Path as well. What would you cut? I am open to cutting a 2-drop or a spell or something as well, but I really feel like Rabblemaster and Feldon need to be added. Any thoughts on cuts?
Squee and Alesha are the only ones I'd keep for sure. Any of those 4 are good cuts for Feldon and Rabblemaster; cut the ones that are the worst for your playgroup.
Alesha is the only one of those that is really top tier. I like Flamespeaker more than most, and Squee a lot less, but all of them are inferior to Rabblemaster and Feldon.
I would definitely remove Dualcaster Mage - I found him to be wholly underwhelming. Of the rest, I'd probably cut Flamespeaker, but it, Guttersnipe, and Phoenix are all pretty close depending on what you support. I would probably leave Guttersnipe in if you support spells matter at all in red.
I would run Monastery Swiftspear, Glory Chaser and Lightning Berserker. Loyalist is not really a one-drop in the classic sense. I think Waif is a bit too variable for my liking, although it could fit in over Berserker.
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I have finally gotten some games in with Dig. My 2 cents... if you have graveyard synergies, I like Fact better. If you run more combo or a meta with more higher powered bomb cards, the 7 cards deep on Dig might be better. So I think it depends. I'm running both at 450.
The two are both very, very good and very, very close in power. They ranked #12 (DtT) and #13 (FoF) in the Cube Power Rankings with very close points (5.46 and 5.35).
If you really have a very short list (something like 180 cards or less), I'd recommend Dig if you have all 10 fetch lands and Fact if you support reanimate.
I would also play both. I already have Fact or Fiction in my cube, and my copy of Dig Through Time should be arriving soon. I can't see it being cut for the foreseeable future. What size is your cube? What other blue cards are on the bubble? (Or you could just post a link to your cube.)
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Yeah, I agree on Psionic Blast being supremely underwhelming. The reason char is great is because it's usually in a deck with a critical mass of aggressive guys and burn, so you're more than happy to have a 3 cmc, 4 damage spell that also hurts you. Ux decks rarely have this mass, the drawback is a lot more real, and just less decks that have U are interested in this effect. We cut blast forever ago, and I have never missed it. It is nice that it can kill PW's though, so if you find your blue decks constantly struggling against opposing walkers (which would be odd, IMO) it may be worth keeping in, but other than that, it's a meh card.
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None of these really seem like great cuts, though.
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I think Hystrodon is the best choice for cutting here. Most of the others you listed are all highly valued staples I'd keep even in smaller cubes.
Hystrodon seems like a fine cut for Nissa unless you're trying to go really deep on the morph theme.
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Also, they may seem like not great cuts cause nissa is so underwhelming lol.
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Currently including Squee, Goblin Nabob and Alesha, Who Smiles at Death in those spots. I could be convinced to move Squee to colorless and/or Alesha to Boros/Rakdos.
The other red 3s include:
Dualcaster Mage
Chandra's Phoenix
Prophetic Flamespeaker
Guttersnipe
I recently cut Zozu as well.
I want to add Goblin Rabblemaster and leaning towards adding Feldon of the Third Path as well. What would you cut? I am open to cutting a 2-drop or a spell or something as well, but I really feel like Rabblemaster and Feldon need to be added. Any thoughts on cuts?
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If you really have a very short list (something like 180 cards or less), I'd recommend Dig if you have all 10 fetch lands and Fact if you support reanimate.
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