I'll probably jam this. I don't like having Gruul 4-drop.section, so I don't let myself go above 2x Gruul 4s (BBE and Sarkhan 1.0) and am currently running Ulrich, which has been wholly middling. This seems probably better than Ulrich, and has a mini combo with Carnage Tyrant (and Mirror Entity/Mutavault!) which seems cute.
Specific to Mirror Entity, I like the dream scenario where you topdeck a small dude, play it, use the rest of your mana with Entity and surprise we've got another big haster! Somewhat win-more, but it's the little things that count.
Seems pretty good. I don't know if it's better than a lot of the options we have, but I wouldn't say it's worse probably more of a lateral switch. I wish it had 5 toughness, or some other abilities itself, or that there are more dinos.
The 3/3 having haste is pretty awesome. While both having haste would be great, it's not bad to play this, nail a planeswalker or get some damage in with the 3/3, and then still have the 4/4 back there. Also playing this into Carnage Titan leads to a pretty crazy turn when you get to 6 mana.
I could see not running this, but I could see not running a number of the gruul cards other than BBE as a lot of the other options are good-not-great/staples. Unless it's cheap I prob won't go out of my way to get one, but would play it if I cracked it since it is different and kinda unique.
I was a little surprised this didn't get a thread sooner. It's similar to Verdurous Gearhulk in that you get a lot of power for five mana and approximately half of it has haste. I like its synergies with blink and recursion.
It's between this and Arlinn Kord on my list, or maybe this and Kessig Wolf Run. Really hoping for a good Gruul three-drop one of these days.
This is definitely a cubeable card, just not sure if I'm willing to cut Xenagos or Sarkhan for it. The card itself is strong, but red and green 5-drops are pretty stacked as it is, especially when it comes to haste and token generation. The appealing thing about Alpha is that he has a little bit of both. Besides Broodmate Dragon, I feel his closest analogy is Thragtusk, with Alpha trading lifegain for more upfront power and aggression.
I'll probably jam this. I don't like having Gruul 4-drop.section, so I don't let myself go above 2x Gruul 4s (BBE and Sarkhan 1.0) and am currently running Ulrich, which has been wholly middling. This seems probably better than Ulrich, and has a mini combo with Carnage Tyrant (and Mirror Entity/Mutavault!) which seems cute.
Specific to Mirror Entity, I like the dream scenario where you topdeck a small dude, play it, use the rest of your mana with Entity and surprise we've got another big haster! Somewhat win-more, but it's the little things that count.
This is definitely a cubeable card, just not sure if I'm willing to cut Xenagos or Sarkhan for it. The card itself is strong, but red and green 5-drops are pretty stacked as it is, especially when it comes to haste and token generation.
On the other hand, there are plenty of gruul 4s already and a lot of red 4s too. Less great green 4s, but still some and enough that I don't feel like I'm lacking at 4 for that color combination. I get what you're saying as there are plenty of green 5s too, but I feel that 4s are tighter and especially so in gruul itself.
Maybe they're not tighter, just going on gut here, but I really don't need/want another gruul 4 lol
Seems like a good stat monster. ETB trigger wants to be abuse as well. Naya Blink or even 4 Color Blink would like it. We have 6 guild spots, so we don't even have to think about the actual cut. It will be Domri Rade/Voltaic Brawler spot. FWIW, we do not run Xenagos because its another freaking 4cc. We have Arlinn Kord at this post, even if we feel they are pretty interchangeable. We just appreciate the fact that Arlinn is pretty versatile. Xenagos, for its part, is not.
Solid stat monster.... Wish there were more dinosaurs so that you could build around it a little bit.
Maybe I'll test the ripjaw razor as part of a dinosaur test package =P
Too bad green/red 5's are pretty stacked and dont think this really breaks the mold.
Seems pretty sick with clones, as the clone will also have haste! GADOOOOOOOOSH
I think I'm weird because I don't think this guy is that great at all. I mean, he's fine, but he's just a vanilla 4/4 himself. I think by multicolor cube standards this dude would have needed to be a Broodmate type in order to make it in over current options. Give me two 4/4 trample dinos for 3RG and we'll talk. That doesn't seem too crazy for a five mana multicolor card, especially considering the power level of the average cube card. As is, I think this is a safe pass for me.
3/3 haste trampler isn't chump change. I agree that it's not a windmill slam and can easily miss lists, but that's a pretty good ETB trigger for a 4/4 3RG.
For people without PW caps and only 4 guild cards I don't see how this makes it. Xenagos, Sarkhan Vol, Bloodbraid, Dragonlord Atarka, and done. Having only 1 walker per guild (I rotate Xenagos and Sarkhan) I have Huntmaster of the Fells in my 4th slot and these make for an interesting side by side comparison.
For 2RG I get 4 power divided between 2 bodies, 2 life, and the potential for flipping which means more power, burn, and maybe even flipping back for more value!
Or for 3RG I get 7 power divided between 2 bodies and 3 of it has haste/trample. (Also fringe benefits with the Tyrant/Mirror Entity).
I wish it had "Dinosaur creatures you control have trample." I'd slam it then. With only 3 guild slots, I play Bloodbraid, Atarka, and Xenagos. This isn't unseating any of those. If I went to 4 slots, I'd consider it.
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Solid dude. A cross between Bloodbraid and Broodmate. 3/3 trample haste is a nice ETB trigger onto a 4/4 body. But it's solidly a dedicated midrange card, and neither red nor green are lacking for great 5cc creature options. I think I can pass without missing out on anything broken.
After BBE, Sarkhan and Atarka there's a lot of interchangeable decent stuff and this falls into that category. I think I will stick with Arlinn Kord though who's a more interesting card.
This card is powerful, but it's totally honest, which is RG's downfall. I wish the colors did a little more together than just making giant beef. Savage Ventmaw was a rare relief.
I like this, but I really like Ghor Clan Rampager as my 4th Gruul card. Will wait to see how people's testing works out before I decide whether to give it a try.
Just remembered my testing with Samut showed that it's super tough for a new 5-drop to crack Gruul decks. This at least has an ETB that can be abused, but even that is overshadowed by things like SGC / Hermit / Thragtusk. Needs a stronger dinosaur theme to make the dino haste worth it as is. Might swap out Xenagos for Huntmaster to change things up a bit though, he was always popular. Gruul is definitely one of the toughest cookies to crack.
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The 3/3 having haste is pretty awesome. While both having haste would be great, it's not bad to play this, nail a planeswalker or get some damage in with the 3/3, and then still have the 4/4 back there. Also playing this into Carnage Titan leads to a pretty crazy turn when you get to 6 mana.
I could see not running this, but I could see not running a number of the gruul cards other than BBE as a lot of the other options are good-not-great/staples. Unless it's cheap I prob won't go out of my way to get one, but would play it if I cracked it since it is different and kinda unique.
And, it's not a 4 drop lol
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It's between this and Arlinn Kord on my list, or maybe this and Kessig Wolf Run. Really hoping for a good Gruul three-drop one of these days.
But Ulrich is the UNCONTESTED ALPHA!
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On the other hand, there are plenty of gruul 4s already and a lot of red 4s too. Less great green 4s, but still some and enough that I don't feel like I'm lacking at 4 for that color combination. I get what you're saying as there are plenty of green 5s too, but I feel that 4s are tighter and especially so in gruul itself.
Maybe they're not tighter, just going on gut here, but I really don't need/want another gruul 4 lol
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Maybe I'll test the ripjaw razor as part of a dinosaur test package =P
Too bad green/red 5's are pretty stacked and dont think this really breaks the mold.
Seems pretty sick with clones, as the clone will also have haste! GADOOOOOOOOSH
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For 2RG I get 4 power divided between 2 bodies, 2 life, and the potential for flipping which means more power, burn, and maybe even flipping back for more value!
Or for 3RG I get 7 power divided between 2 bodies and 3 of it has haste/trample. (Also fringe benefits with the Tyrant/Mirror Entity).
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