So over half of the new cards have been spoiled and uhh, yeah.... This set isn't the greatest win for non-EDH cube managers. Last year we didn't get too many solid playables, but we did get some high caliber cards in the form of Mystic and Fiery Confluence.
Nothing seems like a solid inclusion so far for me, hopefully the last two days will unearth something good. At least we got some decent reprints?
Yeah, this set is a total bust for me so far. Crystalline Crawler, perhaps, but nothing else seems even remotely interesting. We've bought the last several Commander sets in full, but this one doesn't look like that will happen. The power level seems quite a bit lower than C14 and C15 for sure, and the decks seem more oriented to a casual EDH crowd. I don't even see a bonkers EDH bomb like Mizzix, Meren, or Daretti this time.
There aren't even any great reprints so far.
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Big goose egg so far, which might be the first time a Magic product with new cards hasn't been able to produce any new additions to my Cube since its inception.
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Grenzo dungeon warden -> Vial smasher
Thoughtknot seer->Crystalline crawler?
1. although maybe for design purposes I won't try this, as I really like colorless artifact ramp staying colorless)
2. C feels worth it for reality smasher, not so much thoughknot
Something->Boom pile? Thoughtknot is kinda just a random good stuff kind of card. Playing this and not swinging is 3 damage.
1. This is one of those cards that regardless of acs will eventually be removed due to wcs scenario, I know this going in and everyone has removed a card due to wcs before.
Charging cinderhorn??
2. Looks neat, soft goad looks really cool. Wanna try am not optimistic.
Crystaline Crawler is it for me so far. I have very high hopes for that card. I like Vial Smasher but I think my current rakdos cards are more essential to more archetypes and red and black are already great at speed aggro.
Nothing has really blown my frock up yet. When I was supporting Black aggro I probably would have smashed some Vials. I am actually pretty happy to have a break from including new cards, it feels like Shadows, Conspiracy 2 and Kaladesh all came out at the same time.
Nothing has really blown my frock up yet. When I was supporting Black aggro I probably would have smashed some Vials. I am actually pretty happy to have a break from including new cards, it feels like Shadows, Conspiracy 2 and Kaladesh all came out at the same time.
I hear you, I felt like it's been non-stop spoiler season since EMN, haha.
I, for one, am really excited to finally have a set with nothing I am interested in. WOTC has been pumping out product so fast that I haven't been able to acquire the cards I would like to try let alone test them.
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I actually like the set, I think has good individual cards and great deck concepts. I't just that it didn't offer anything for cube. Which I appreciate, as I it is very hard to obtain cube cards from Commander decks (like TNN)
I am only testing Crystalline Crawler. But I think there is still some hope left, Sam Stoddard usually reveals something constructed worthy and his article is still yet to come.
Obviously I have to pick up all five decks. And this isn't even going into reprints yet. Making cuts will be fun. (At least the generals part I already have all sorted out)
Frenzied Fugue is really dumb, my jaw is still on the floor from seeing that. Ash Barren is extremely versatile and a great boon for those that support colorless.
I'm going to test Magus of the Will extensively. As it stands now, it's still a solid inclusion I my cube by itself since I'm not that attached to some of my looser black cards like Ob Nixilis / Gearhulk. I won't be surprised if he lasts a whole year in my cube, or at least until we get some more solid black cards.
Nothing seems like a solid inclusion so far for me, hopefully the last two days will unearth something good. At least we got some decent reprints?
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There aren't even any great reprints so far.
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Grenzo dungeon warden -> Vial smasher
Thoughtknot seer->Crystalline crawler?
1. although maybe for design purposes I won't try this, as I really like colorless artifact ramp staying colorless)
2. C feels worth it for reality smasher, not so much thoughknot
Something->Boom pile? Thoughtknot is kinda just a random good stuff kind of card. Playing this and not swinging is 3 damage.
1. This is one of those cards that regardless of acs will eventually be removed due to wcs scenario, I know this going in and everyone has removed a card due to wcs before.
Charging cinderhorn??
2. Looks neat, soft goad looks really cool. Wanna try am not optimistic.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=484979
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I hear you, I felt like it's been non-stop spoiler season since EMN, haha.
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I actually like the set, I think has good individual cards and great deck concepts. I't just that it didn't offer anything for cube. Which I appreciate, as I it is very hard to obtain cube cards from Commander decks (like TNN)
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GENERALS IN: (Spoilers: This contains all but two of the commanders)
MAYBE:
Obviously I have to pick up all five decks. And this isn't even going into reprints yet. Making cuts will be fun. (At least the generals part I already have all sorted out)
Generals meant to be drafted first in a single pack of 6 cards.
And here is the actual cube, meant to be drafted in 4 regular sized packs. (60 card decks)
Slamming into my cube:
- Ash Barrens
- Frenzied Fugue
Testing but I'm on the fence:
- Magus of the Will
- Crystalline Crawler
Cool set for cube, two solid cards is nothing to sneeze at and it gives us a breath after some very good sets with many expensive cards.
Definite inclusions
Frenzied Fugue
Ash Barren
Testing
Magus of the Will
Crystalline Crawler
Frenzied Fugue is really dumb, my jaw is still on the floor from seeing that. Ash Barren is extremely versatile and a great boon for those that support colorless.
I'm going to test Magus of the Will extensively. As it stands now, it's still a solid inclusion I my cube by itself since I'm not that attached to some of my looser black cards like Ob Nixilis / Gearhulk. I won't be surprised if he lasts a whole year in my cube, or at least until we get some more solid black cards.
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