Anyways this set seems way more exciting for cube then Gate Crash (TM). There are a bunch of cards I'm excited to play with and I feel like decks will be getting staples that were looking for cards to lean on before.
I think its perception because there's one obvious Cube card so far in Ral.
When I see Healing Salve, I'm often like "Oh girl, I wish I could turn every card into this." Thanks they removed the gain life part, otherwise this would have been broken.
Maro confirmed that, too. I would have preferred the Elf girl as the 2/2, she makes NO sense as a 5/7.
I know. But they intentionally swapped the abilities because of a rarity issue. When they found out there was going to be an issue with her, and they'd have to drop her to regular rare from mythic, they could've changed what she did so she wasn't embarrassingly bad.
I know. But they intentionally swapped the abilities because of a rarity issue. When they found out there was going to be an issue with her, and they'd have to drop her to regular rare from mythic, they could've changed what she did so she wasn't embarrassingly bad.
Even if she was a 2/2 or 2/1 with the same ability, and she made a 4/4 or 5/5 token when she came into play, I would give it a pass. Embarrassingly bad is the right word
Emmara Tandris protects my tokens! How am I supposed to have a token deck if my token's aren't protected!? Thery'e like the most important part of a token deck! Just ramp to a billion mana for my 5/7, and win.
As for Duskmantle Seer + Notion Thief, forgot to check if it's put in hand instead of draw :(.
and maybe Pyrewild Shaman if people's testing comes back positive.
As it stands though fairly happy with my cube, so not having a bunch of cards to go out to buy doesn't bother me too much, I can focus on maybe pimping out a few of my cards.
Yeah, she makes no sense fluffwise. A 5/7 Elf woman?
If for rarity reasons she was not printable, at least make her make sense. They could have made her a lot better in every ascpect. It is not that hard to make some last minute changes, just make sure she doesn't become very strong if she lacks playtesting time. The fact that they printed here like she is for that reason, just screams lazy to me.
Really? I think VoR's art is pretty cool. It's kind of unique... and will look great in foil.
I don't know what it is man.. Maybe when I'm holding it in my hand I'll like it better (and as you said the foiling might be cool as well), but it just looks so blah on the scan..
I don't know what it is man.. Maybe when I'm holding it in my hand I'll like it better (and as you said the foiling might be cool as well), but it just looks so blah on the scan..
I don't know, it looks kind of 'elementally' and stag elementals have been around in stories for centuries.
I also like the fact that it doesn't have that computer drawn look that has been so popular these last years.
I really liked Emmara in the Agents of Artifice novel, it really is a shame she won't be making it in my cube. Even worse that she WAS the card that is making it in :(. Lame the effect was too good at rare. At least we got some good guild leaders.
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This is actually really close to cubeable IMO, just too color intensive. A vault of the archangels you don't see coming attached to wrath protection + surprise blockers has A LOT of versatility and power.
I am seriously considering just proxying Voice of Resurgence as Emmara now... I really liked her character in the books and that picture of her is way too pretty to be wasted on that trainwreck of a card :/
I am seriously considering just proxying Voice of Resurgence as Emmara now... I really liked her character in the books and that picture of her is way too pretty to be wasted on that trainwreck of a card :/
I'd probably see if there's an alt art that gets posted or a promo; I'm not really a fan of when a MTG card art gets used for another art due to confusion ("I didn't take that card, I thought it was that terrible legend.")
I'm not sure whether I'll do it, but I'm pretty sure that my drafter wouldn't have a problem with it. It would also be the only proxy in the cube, so they'd be sure to read it anyways. Which is also the downside, because it still wouldn't be aesthetically optimal.
The best thing of course would be to have Voice altered as Emmara by a skilled artist, but that's also by far the most expensive option.
I'm not sure whether I'll do it, but I'm pretty sure that my drafter wouldn't have a problem with it. It would also be the only proxy in the cube, so they'd be sure to read it anyways. Which is also the downside, because it still wouldn't be aesthetically optimal.
The best thing of course would be to have Voice altered as Emmara by a skilled artist, but that's also by far the most expensive option.
Very interesting idea... I might just do this if I dislike the foil version.
I'm going to say he's cubeable. Passes all the tests, hits for a TON, and also blocks forever. Guy is good enough to be the sole creature in your U/x draw go control cube deck.
Anyone else really pleased with what this set might give us? I'm seeing quite a few cards that I want to try out and even a couple of auto includes. So great after GTC left me so disappointed.
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I think its perception because there's one obvious Cube card so far in Ral.
That's because Emmara Tandris is secretly Voice of Resurgence. They got swapped over late in development.
Maro confirmed that, too. I would have preferred the Elf girl as the 2/2, she makes NO sense as a 5/7.
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I know. But they intentionally swapped the abilities because of a rarity issue. When they found out there was going to be an issue with her, and they'd have to drop her to regular rare from mythic, they could've changed what she did so she wasn't embarrassingly bad.
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Even if she was a 2/2 or 2/1 with the same ability, and she made a 4/4 or 5/5 token when she came into play, I would give it a pass. Embarrassingly bad is the right word
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As for Duskmantle Seer + Notion Thief, forgot to check if it's put in hand instead of draw :(.
Oh well.
Just to check though my test additions so far:
Ral Zarek
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and maybe Pyrewild Shaman if people's testing comes back positive.
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If for rarity reasons she was not printable, at least make her make sense. They could have made her a lot better in every ascpect. It is not that hard to make some last minute changes, just make sure she doesn't become very strong if she lacks playtesting time. The fact that they printed here like she is for that reason, just screams lazy to me.
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I don't know what it is man.. Maybe when I'm holding it in my hand I'll like it better (and as you said the foiling might be cool as well), but it just looks so blah on the scan..
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I don't know, it looks kind of 'elementally' and stag elementals have been around in stories for centuries.
I also like the fact that it doesn't have that computer drawn look that has been so popular these last years.
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She's magic. Lets not argue game rules and flavor or we will stop living in the world we've been used to for some time.
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This is actually really close to cubeable IMO, just too color intensive. A vault of the archangels you don't see coming attached to wrath protection + surprise blockers has A LOT of versatility and power.
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The best thing of course would be to have Voice altered as Emmara by a skilled artist, but that's also by far the most expensive option.
Very interesting idea... I might just do this if I dislike the foil version.
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