A lot going on here. The vehicle side draws lands on its own, and it's pretty good with smuggler's copter, although that's the only synergy in my cube.
The creature side has the floor of a good blocker, and in grindy games it can be a draw 3+, albiet very delayed.
I think this is probably a miss, but I don't feel confident on that.
This is really weird, and I'm not sure if it's a miss or not. I'm not convinced the "right" play in many blue decks wouldn't just be to exile it every turn in your upkeep and turn your land drop into an extra draw and always have a 3/5 on defense.
The vehicle side is neat, but it doesn't have any form of evasion, and Smuggler's Copter is the only other vehicle in my cube as well.
Unfortunately you don't get a counter and a draw if you return it. It's put the voyage counter OR return it with a land drop. So you need a fetchland to do the draw 1 get a 3/5 on the same turn.
This card is sweet. I have no idea if it’s good enough because it does so many different things which makes it tough to evaluate against other Cube options... But at minimum it’s a card I’d draft for a blue midrange deck if I saw it mid-pack.
Drop this turn 2-3, exile it, wait 2-3-4 turns - is that any good? It is difficult to interact with in exile to say the least.
I think that's it at it's best - in a grindy matchup where you stick it for one turn then leave it in exile until it's gonna draw you 3+ cards. Once it's in exile only a stifle effect will stop you from drawing cards.
Drop this turn 2-3, exile it, wait 2-3-4 turns - is that any good? It is difficult to interact with in exile to say the least.
I think that's it at it's best - in a grindy matchup where you stick it for one turn then leave it in exile until it's gonna draw you 3+ cards. Once it's in exile only a stifle effect will stop you from drawing cards.
I don't even think a stifle effect will work, at least not effectively. You'll have to stifle it while it's still in exile without knowing what the owner will do. It's all one ability, so it'll either be in exile with the ability on the stack or on the battlefield with the +1/+1 counters and the extra cards in your hand (or you choose to add a counter when it resolves and it stays in exile).
2/4 for 2U is a better rate than what I'm used to. It's a solid blocker vs aggro, or can draw me cards. Or maybe it'll do both. Let it grow enough, and it may as well be a finisher. And what's great is that if I have a wrath in-hand on my upkeep, I can just exile it and not blow up my own dude.
I think it's uncommon for cards like that to exist without continued mana investment. All you have to do is play lands. Not sure if I have room, but I like it.
Absolutely no idea if I'd ever want the vehicle side, but I think the creature side is worth trying out.
A lot going on here. The vehicle side draws lands on its own, and it's pretty good with smuggler's copter, although that's the only synergy in my cube.
The creature side has the floor of a good blocker, and in grindy games it can be a draw 3+, albiet very delayed.
I think this is probably a miss, but I don't feel confident on that.
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The vehicle side is neat, but it doesn't have any form of evasion, and Smuggler's Copter is the only other vehicle in my cube as well.
I'm on the fence, but it might be worth a test.
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I think that's it at it's best - in a grindy matchup where you stick it for one turn then leave it in exile until it's gonna draw you 3+ cards. Once it's in exile only a stifle effect will stop you from drawing cards.
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Card has a lot of modes.
I think it's uncommon for cards like that to exist without continued mana investment. All you have to do is play lands. Not sure if I have room, but I like it.
Absolutely no idea if I'd ever want the vehicle side, but I think the creature side is worth trying out.