After drafting a number of other people's cubes on Cubetutor I've decided to make room for Sea Gate Oracle myself. I wasn't really interested when it first came out but I can appreciate how good it is now. It's abusable with all the ETB/CIP enablers/blink.dec. The ability is loads better than just card draw (even more so in combo decks). And the 1/3 body is relevant in stuffing 2 power damage. Finally pulled Gilded Drake for it.
I've been buying up foils for a while to increase the cube size. The new list is not perfect yet - definitely more than a few filler cards. Some of the cards have some nostalgia value and they will serve their purpose just fine until the new hotness in Theros. I also have a FTV:20 coming and I'm betting there are at least 10 cards in there I will want to add. Tuning the cube is half the fun and I'm excited I have so much to play with again!
I added the vivids in as temporary thing. Filters are too expensive! But I have high hopes for the Theros dual land cycle and they will probably replace them. Until then, to prevent us from seeing too many 4 and 5 color decks we may house rule the vivids so you have to pick a color for the counter mana when it comes into play.
Well I am running the Vivids over the Tri-lands because I pulled an entire set in Modern Masters. I don't suspect that the Vivids will be in past September so I don't want to invest in the Tri-Lands.
As to the other cards you mentioned, a lot of those will be rotated out over time. Investing in foils is a slow process - I suspect it will take 6 months to get the cube to the place I want it. In the mean time I needed to go to 450 so I could take the cube to my LGS.
Another foil that has been tough to get comes home to my cube
I chose to pull Wolfir because I added Kalonian Hydra recently and I would rather have the unique effects of Genesis instead of a second beater. Thoughts?
All good, but I love Exhume. It's the best reanimation card in a dedicated reanimator deck (as opposed to a deck that just takes advantage of reanimation for value). However, if you don't really push reanimator, that's probably still a good change.
Finally!
Vendilion Clique -----> Sea Gate Oracle
Taking your Advice... And pulling Invisible Stalker instead. I like Fat Motti too much to yank him.
Vendilion Clique -----> Invisible Stalker
W
Imposing Sovereign -----> White Knight
G
Kalonian Hydra -----> Wolfir Silverheart
I really like Primeval Bounty too, but I am taking a wait and see approach for now
Primeval Bounty doesn't look good to me. It's a 6cc enchantment that does nothing the turn it drops.
Cheers,
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-- Geb --
IN -----> OUT
R
Chandra, Pyromaster -----> Chandra, the Firebrand
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UB
Duskmantle Seer -----> Far // Away
T
Faerie Conclave -----> Shelldock Isle
Mutavault -----> Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
I've been buying up foils for a while to increase the cube size. The new list is not perfect yet - definitely more than a few filler cards. Some of the cards have some nostalgia value and they will serve their purpose just fine until the new hotness in Theros. I also have a FTV:20 coming and I'm betting there are at least 10 cards in there I will want to add. Tuning the cube is half the fun and I'm excited I have so much to play with again!
I added the vivids in as temporary thing. Filters are too expensive! But I have high hopes for the Theros dual land cycle and they will probably replace them. Until then, to prevent us from seeing too many 4 and 5 color decks we may house rule the vivids so you have to pick a color for the counter mana when it comes into play.
Here is the list:
TTT
Custom Land Cycle (10)
Utility Lands (5)
Vivid Land Cycle (5)
WWW (10)
UUU (10)
BBB (10)
RRR (10)
GGG (10)
TTT (10)
WUBRG (10)
As to the other cards you mentioned, a lot of those will be rotated out over time. Investing in foils is a slow process - I suspect it will take 6 months to get the cube to the place I want it. In the mean time I needed to go to 450 so I could take the cube to my LGS.
I also found this card - I knew I had one in foil
IN -----> OUT
RB
Blightning -----> Terminate
IN -----> OUT
W
Mirror Entity -----> Paladin en-Vec
Temporal Isolation -----> Blessed Reversal
U
Memory Lapse -----> Spell Syphon
Waterfront Bouncer -----> Merfolk Looter
Opposition -----> Clone
B
Diabolic Servitude -----> Disfigure
Knight of Imfamy -----> Putrid Imp
R
Shrine of Burning Rage -----> Thunderous Wrath
Mizzium Mortars -----> Fireball
Hell's Thunder -----> Jaya Balard, Task Mage
WG
Knight of the Reliquary -----> Armadillo Cloak
I would be wary of taking an all foil cube to the LGS, just sayin'.
Depends on your LGS. I wouldn't take it to a large one, but for small stores it's probably fine.
L2 Judge
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IN -----> OUT
W
Leonin Relic-Warder -----> Chastise
B
Puppeteer Clique -----> Sengir Vampire
RG
Ghor-Clan Rampager -----> Branching Bolt
Great changes in my opinion
L2 Judge
iN -----> OUT
B
Diabolic Edict -----> Syphon Mind
T
Shelldock Isle -----> Vesuva
From the mind of Raymond Swanland: Valla, a plane made entirely out of brownish spikes.
IN -----> OUT
B
Booster Tutor -----> Zombify
Liliana of the Dark Realms -----> Essence Harvest
G
Phantom Centaur -----> Blastoderm
WB
Obzedat Ghost Council -----> Mortify
1
Super Secret Tech -----> Ivory Tower
Engineered Explosives -----> Jester's Cap
T
Ancient Tomb -----> Desert
Since I have added an Un card, I will probably add Booster Tutor as well. I love that card! Just have to figure out what to cut for it...
I chose to pull Wolfir because I added Kalonian Hydra recently and I would rather have the unique effects of Genesis instead of a second beater. Thoughts?
G
Genesis -----> Wolfir Silverheart
B
Living Death -----> Liliana Vess
T
Academy Ruins -----> Ancient Ziggurat
IN -----> OUT
U
Jace, The Mind Sculptor -----> Unstable Mutation
B
Hymn to Tourach -----> Exhume
R
Imperial Recruiter -----> Uthden Troll
G
Chameleon Colossus -----> Obstinate Baloth
Fyndhorn Elves -----> Skinshifter
X
Tangle Wire -----> Basilisk Collar
Thran Dynamo -----> Mindslaver
Cheers,
rant
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