I had forgotten to post a thread on this card when it was originally spoiled, so it's going up now. I understand that this is a fringe card for most smaller cubes as Boros has quickly gotten extremely competitive for cubes with sections in the 3-6 card range (Boros Charm, Lightning Helix, Figure of Destiny, Ajani Vengeant and now Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice and Tajic, Legions Edge), so consider this yet again a card for larger cubes. That said, I LOVE this card as double strike is probably my favorite ability to try to make work in cube games...giving new life to any remotely playable combat trick and making the games feel more like traditional limited. So with that, this keyword-soup creature gets me very excited in the ways I'm going to try to go all-in. Larger cubes maybe give this a second look, otherwise, I understand passing on it.
I'm just not sure there's enough real support for it in most cubes. Smaller ones definitely don't, but how much equipment/auras/pump gets played in most Boros decks. I just couldn't justify this card in a deck without at least 4-5 payoff spells with it and I just don't see it happening.
Definitely a card with a high ceiling. Adorned Pouncer is pretty good, but not one of the great aggro white 2-drops, IMO. I think Pouncer is much better because of the eternalize / 1W cost. This certainly isn't bad, I just think there's better options. My RW beater of choice would be Honored-Crop Captain.
I really really really like this creature, and I play Adorned Pouncer and also really really really like that creature. I think Pouncer is better, as steve_man says, because it can come back as a huge threat which pushes it beyond just being a two drop with a high ceiling. I used to play Fencing Ace before Pouncer came a long and while it was never really a disappointing card, often it was just a random Grizzly Bear variant because I didn't have equipment or an incidental pump effect available. Double strike is strong but I don't think it's enough in cube when another card or effect is required to increase damage output above a baseline level. Vigilance and Trample are rad but they don't increase the damage output.
Double strike is probably my favorite keyword ever. Which is why I have an EDH deck built around Samut. This creature is most likely going to find a home there, but I think it falls short in cube.
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Double strike is probably my favorite keyword ever. Which is why I have an EDH deck built around Samut. This creature is most likely going to find a home there, but I think it falls short in cube.