Hydra wouldn't last in my Cube if we didnt run Immediate Action but a hasty 8/8 trampler that threatens a win on the following turn is insane.
We sometimes ran Old Fogey as a plant for Immediate Action. But in a snow cube its swingy because if you have a Plains its 7 unblockable haste. Wasn't the most popular thing.
think i will cut derranged for this. Will be nice to get some money value from my foil urza one to fund the purchase of some other cards.
Playing both seems kind of lame to me. the charm of deranged hermit has always been what an awesome one of a kind card he was. running two just cheapens the experience.
I guess I'll be cutting Verdurous Gearhulk for this, which is a shame because I like its Wildfire synergy. Since I didn't make my WAR changes yet, maybe I'll just not add Vivien's Arkbow. Green continues to have a glut of riches in the 5-spot.
My tiny group and I are weird, I know, but to us Cube is (potentially) the most powerful format in Magic (and potentially the most wacky). So it takes an order of magnitude more for 5 drops to impress us -- say, Nerf War. Even Symbol Status, which I personally love, isn't really a staple for us although that is partially because it works weirdly with Snow lands since you want all different expansion symbols but there are only two (now three) sets with Snow basics.
I think the massive argument in favour of running both hermits is squirrel tribal. I'd definitely run both, maybe I'll cut Goreclaw or Polukranos, green has so much ramp that changing the average CMC a bit isn't too bad.
I think the massive argument in favour of running both hermits is squirrel tribal.
Yeah, I'm going to have to find a cut for Squirrel Dealer now, definitely. Dealer, 2 lords, and some clones sounds fun. Maybe also get Opposition for luck.
I think the massive argument in favour of running both hermits is squirrel tribal.
Yeah, I'm going to have to find a cut for Squirrel Dealer now, definitely. Dealer, 2 lords, and some clones sounds fun. Maybe also get Opposition for luck.
Seems like an actual auto include. I can't think of too many occasions where Deranged Hermit is actually better other than sticking around for many many turns. I would think that both would be included in most lists
Seriously, another copycat of a cube staple. What the heck is wrong with this set. There used to be a thing call innovation...
Still a great card but man, I would prefer not to have to make a choice between both version of an already perfectly fine card. And not to run both either...
I'm also surprised at the clear rip-offs of classic cards - I guess they wanted less-broken versions for Modern, but still - For example, it feels stupid to run Force of Will and Force of Negation, or these two. Anyway, a bit of redundancy in the cube isn't the worst thing in the world.
Yeah, on power level it’s obviously there. I agree that I wish it was more unique, but I also agree that if you play Deranged you should play this. I’ll play both, but I might relegate this new one to my Unspiracy module next to Earl of Squirrel to force squirrel tribal in our “wacky” cube games. It’s gonna come down to flavor/personal preference on what everyone does with these two, but I’m happy it’s here.
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We sometimes ran Old Fogey as a plant for Immediate Action. But in a snow cube its swingy because if you have a Plains its 7 unblockable haste. Wasn't the most popular thing.
Playing both seems kind of lame to me. the charm of deranged hermit has always been what an awesome one of a kind card he was. running two just cheapens the experience.
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This will likely be my cut too, but I'd remove either the Hydra or the Ooze for this in a heartbeat.
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I would too.
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As much as I like Ooze, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to replace it for Hermit 2.0
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Yeah, I'm going to have to find a cut for Squirrel Dealer now, definitely. Dealer, 2 lords, and some clones sounds fun. Maybe also get Opposition for luck.
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We usually see Deranged Hermit at its most abused in Recurring Nightmare shells, which you prefer echo in usually for obvious reasons.
That being said, I think we are going to keep both, since we still run Whisperwood which seems like the easy cut for this
Still a great card but man, I would prefer not to have to make a choice between both version of an already perfectly fine card. And not to run both either...
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