MTG Salvation

No, the drawback is very real. I want to test it because the effect is powerful and unique, but I do expect the drawback to be harsh.

One of the things I like about it is that it can open up extra mana on your turn for a follow-up play, which can help mitigate the super-echo. Like, if I have exactly 6 mana available, I can play this and pair it with an Ophiomancer or Nighthawk or something, which can provide a small tempo advantage in comparison to other sweepers; lessening the impact of the drawback. Even with only 4 mana, pairing this with a Thoughtseize or Reanimate can give me a clean board and a good position when I pass my turn. Something I can't always gets with sweepers that are more front-loaded with their mana costs.

Maybe in other formats, but cube is very momentum based, and while getting a cheap wrath off is good, it can also end up crippling you if you can't keep moing forward.

I think I'm just going to keep my foily toxic deluge in as my 3 cmc black sweeper.

Again, not a single person has suggested removing Toxic Deluge.

http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/the-rumor-mill/778386-6-19-mothership-spoils-oketras-last-mercy

It's a cycle. The white one is bad and not deserving of its own thread, but I am VERY excited to see what the red one in particular does, because that's the color that can most afford the no untap clause.

I'm also passing this. I don't think even my 720 cube can afford this drawback.
But I'm quite interested in how bad/good it really is.

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I'm also passing this. I don't think even my 720 cube can afford this drawback.
But I'm quite interested in how bad/good it really is.

Agreed. Ive honestly been thinking about cutting a wrath effect or two and im not interested in setting back my control decks this much.