Agreed with all the others. Thalia 2.0 has given us a bit of a saturation to be able to build a bit of a Death & Taxes archetype in cube. You just make all their things ETB tapped and cost more. It's super annoying to play against and incredibly fun to play.
Angel of Condemnation tested ok for us, but it's probably not even a 450 card unless you're really pushing a Blink archetype. It's definitely not a 360 worthy card, even with a heavy Blink theme.
Thanks for the great examples, all. I love the enters tapped ability, and it's the reason I desperately cling to Imposing Sovereign. Man, I wish this angel was a little better, because I crave more long-term support for blink.
Galepowder Mage is very similar, but more narrow and cheaper to use.
I still run Galepowder Mage in my cube due to my love for blink and I would argue that it is still a solid card for low powered cubes.
The additional white mana for the Angel is a drawback, although the possibility to devalue removal of your opponent while stalling with vigilance at the same time is nice. But are the benefits of the Angel really worth all the mana? Galepowder does the basic job for free...
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Angel of Condemnation tested ok for us, but it's probably not even a 450 card unless you're really pushing a Blink archetype. It's definitely not a 360 worthy card, even with a heavy Blink theme.
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I still run Galepowder Mage in my cube due to my love for blink and I would argue that it is still a solid card for low powered cubes.
The additional white mana for the Angel is a drawback, although the possibility to devalue removal of your opponent while stalling with vigilance at the same time is nice. But are the benefits of the Angel really worth all the mana? Galepowder does the basic job for free...