Would you mind sharing how you record the data for your Power Rankings? I'm thinking of starting something similar for my cube. Thanks!
Of course!
All I do is go to deckstats.net and click "build a new deck". I put the winning deck list into the "Enter deck list" box and click analyze.
Then from there, you just save the link and continue adding decks to it. Just make sure the "Merge lines containing containing the same name card" box is checked and you're golden.
Im curious to know, why is Rise from the Tides banned? It just seems like a card that gives UR spells a win condition
First of all, I don't necessarily think that U/R spells needs a win condition. Those decks usually run enough burn, counters, and bounce on top of their cheap, evasive creatures to get the job done.
I just found Rise to be oppressive (albeit only when it's built around correctly). There are not many answers to it, besides countering it on the way down (but if you're building it right, you'll have the counters), or having a board wipe (which in Peasant we know is limited).
Plus, and my biggest pet peeve/problem with the card, is that it generates its value using the graveyard. I have no problem with cards like Eternal Witness, Gurmag Angler, Cryptic Serpent, or even some of the reanimation spells which interact with the graveyard because they can be reasonably fought, but in order to fight this card efficiently, I think graveyard hate is important. There is no "playable" graveyard hate that I can justify putting in the cube to fight this card. I tried playing Relic, Spellbomb, even considered Crypt... but they are SOOO bad 95% of the time, that I just couldn't do it.
Rise isn't always good, but when it is, it feels impossible to interact with. Just wasn't a fan of the board states it created. It almost felt like a combo deck. Jam in counters/spot removal and Mystical Tutor and call it a day.
This deck is somehow considerably worse for Elixir than the last one which brought up the discussion; the new one is both considerably faster AND has absolutely no draw engine to threaten bringing you close to decking.
Like, if you played 100 matches of the deck as-is and 100 matches with minus Elixir, plus Mountain, I'd absolutely expect the latter deck to win five or seven or eight more matches.
This deck is somehow considerably worse for Elixir than the last one which brought up the discussion; the new one is both considerably faster AND has absolutely no draw engine to threaten bringing you close to decking.
Like, if you played 100 matches of the deck as-is and 100 matches with minus Elixir, plus Mountain, I'd absolutely expect the latter deck to win five or seven or eight more matches.
But... whatever
I just give the people what they want! My friend loves the card..... I can't control what decks they put it in! haha
Oh hells that control deck has all the pieces its needed. Btw I see you are playing Rhonas's Monument, do you consider it as an artifact in general, or part of greens color?
Oh hells that control deck has all the pieces its needed. Btw I see you are playing Rhonas's Monument, do you consider it as an artifact in general, or part of greens color?
It's definitely a card that nongreen decks will probably never play, but something would irritate me about putting it in the green section. Don't ask me why... it's purely an aesthetic thing why I haven't grouped it with green.
I think my mindset was just to not waste a green slot for a colorless card... haha. (even though it's probably most optimal).
Drawing two cards a turn was pretty solid, sometimes more obviously with Looter, Thief, and Elder.
The real key to the card is just curving out into it. Having an evasive 1 or 2 drop to guarantee you draw the turn you drop Curse.
It was especially good when I went, turn 1 Burst Lightning, into turn 2 Looter il-Kor, into turn 3 Curse.
I initially thought the card was going to be something I consider banning, but it never felt completely unbeatable. You do need a bit of a set up to make it worth it over a few turns.
Of course!
All I do is go to deckstats.net and click "build a new deck". I put the winning deck list into the "Enter deck list" box and click analyze.
Then from there, you just save the link and continue adding decks to it. Just make sure the "Merge lines containing containing the same name card" box is checked and you're golden.
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Legacy:
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EDH:
GEzuri, Renegade Leader's Elf Ball
Cube:
180 Peasant Micro Cube
First of all, I don't necessarily think that U/R spells needs a win condition. Those decks usually run enough burn, counters, and bounce on top of their cheap, evasive creatures to get the job done.
I just found Rise to be oppressive (albeit only when it's built around correctly). There are not many answers to it, besides countering it on the way down (but if you're building it right, you'll have the counters), or having a board wipe (which in Peasant we know is limited).
Plus, and my biggest pet peeve/problem with the card, is that it generates its value using the graveyard. I have no problem with cards like Eternal Witness, Gurmag Angler, Cryptic Serpent, or even some of the reanimation spells which interact with the graveyard because they can be reasonably fought, but in order to fight this card efficiently, I think graveyard hate is important. There is no "playable" graveyard hate that I can justify putting in the cube to fight this card. I tried playing Relic, Spellbomb, even considered Crypt... but they are SOOO bad 95% of the time, that I just couldn't do it.
Rise isn't always good, but when it is, it feels impossible to interact with. Just wasn't a fan of the board states it created. It almost felt like a combo deck. Jam in counters/spot removal and Mystical Tutor and call it a day.
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Affinity
Legacy:
GBCombo Elves
EDH:
GEzuri, Renegade Leader's Elf Ball
Cube:
180 Peasant Micro Cube
We got a 6-man cube draft in on Monday night!
An Izzet deck took it down!
Here's the winner:
1x Cloudfin Raptor
1x Delver of Secrets
1x Monastery Swiftspear
1x Stormchaser Mage
1x Mogg War Marshal
1x Young Pyromancer
1x Guttersnipe
1x Izzet Staticaster
1x Imperial Recruiter
1x Hissing Iguanar
1x Keldon Champion
1x Clone
1x Beetleback Chief
1x Murderous Redcap
1x Dynacharge
1x Impulse
1x Magma Jet
1x Acidic Soil
1x Hordeling Outburst
1x Mark of Mutiny
1x Electrolyze
1x Stoke the Flames
1x Repeal
1x Goblin Bombardment
Artifact (1)
1x Elixir of Immortality
Land (15)
7x Island
7x Mountain
1x Mystic Monastery
Power Rankings: Murderous Redcap extends his lead to 2, with his 48th win!
Season 8 (Draft #5 of 24): Still a big tie at 2 wins.
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I had a funny feeling I'd see a comment from you about the Elixir! It's a fan favorite over here.
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Like, if you played 100 matches of the deck as-is and 100 matches with minus Elixir, plus Mountain, I'd absolutely expect the latter deck to win five or seven or eight more matches.
But... whatever
I just give the people what they want! My friend loves the card..... I can't control what decks they put it in! haha
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We got a 7-man cube in on Monday night!
Here's the winner:
1x Monastery Swiftspear
1x Epochrasite
1x Looter il-Kor
1x Stormchaser Mage
1x Young Pyromancer
1x Vaporkin
1x Imperial Recruiter
1x Hissing Iguanar
1x Thopter Engineer
1x Cunning Sparkmage
1x Whirler Rogue
1x Beetleback Chief
1x Cryptic Serpent
1x Gitaxian Probe
1x Ponder
1x Preordain
1x Apostle's Blessing
1x Electrolyze
1x Hordeling Outburst
1x Brimstone Volley
1x Acidic Soil
1x Treasure Cruise
Enchantment (2)
1x Goblin Bombardment
1x Goblin Assault
1x Bonesplitter
Land (15)
6x Island
6x Mountain
1x City of Brass
1x Faerie Conclave
1x Vivid Crag
Power Rankings: City of Brass gets its 47th win, 1 back from 1st place! Cryptic Serpent gets his 1st win!
Season 8 (Draft #6 of 24): Stormchaser Mage, Whirler Rogue, and Looter il-Kor are in 1st place with their 3rd win!
Izzet tempo on a tear. Winning 3 of the last 4 cubes!
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The decks were: Orzhov (me), Heavy green with W/B, Azorius, and Rakdos.
The "essentially" mono green deck ended up winning the cube!
Here's the list:
1x Llanowar Elves
1x Putrid Leech
1x Nest Invader
1x Sylvan Ranger
1x Viridian Emissary
1x Longtusk Cub
1x Epochrasite
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Eternal Witness
1x Catacomb Sifter
1x Blastoderm
1x Penumbra Spider
1x Arborback Stomper
1x Hooting Mandrills
1x Darksteel Sentinel
1x Enlisted Wurm
1x Nemesis of Mortals
1x Regrowth
1x Search for Tomorrow
1x Harmonize
1x Overrun
1x Hurricane
Enchantment (2)
1x Utopia Sprawl
1x Gaea's Anthem
Artifact (2)
1x Bubbling Cauldron
1x Rhonas's Monument
14x Forest
1x Swamp
1x Plains
Power Rankings: This is Rhonas's Monument and Penumbra Spider's 1st win!
Season 8 (Draft #7 of 24): No major movers.
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We got a 7-man cube draft on Monday night!
An Azorius deck took it home!
Here's the list:
1x Mother of Runes
1x Oketra's Avenger
1x Lone Missionary
1x Skyship Plunderer
1x Looter il-Kor
1x Man-o'-War
1x Eldrazi Skyspawner
1x Jhessian Thief
1x Emancipation Angel
1x Tandem Lookout
1x Reflector Mage
1x Flickerwisp
1x Mist Raven
1x Ninja of the Deep Hours
1x Custodi Squire
1x Mutagenic Growth
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Path to Exile
1x Miscalculation
1x Mana Leak
1x Fact or Fiction
1x Condescend
Enchantment (1)
1x Control Magic
Land (17)
7x Island
6x Plains
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Vivid Creek
1x Seaside Citadel
1x Mystic Monastery
Power Rankings: This is Oketra's Avenger's 1st win!
Season 8 (Draft #8 of 24): Looter il-Kor has taken the lead with its 4th win!
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We got a 4-man cube draft the other night.
I ended up winning with my U/B Control deck!!
Here's the list:
1x Skyship Plunderer
1x Looter il-Kor
1x Vampire Nighthawk
1x Calcite Snapper
1x Pilgrim's Eye
1x Man-o'-War
1x Dinrova Horror
1x Gurmag Angler
1x Drownyard Behemoth
Instant/Sorcery (12)
1x Undying Evil
1x Fatal Push
1x Mana Leak
1x Go for the Throat
1x Counterspell
1x Into the Roil
1x Remand
1x Compulsive Research
1x Barter in Blood
1x Murderous Cut
1x Far // Away
1x Treasure Cruise
1x Control Magic
Artifact (1)
1x Serrated Arrows
Land (17)
6x Island
6x Swamp
1x Faerie Conclave
1x Ash Barrens
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Arcane Sanctum
1x Vivid Marsh
Power Rankings: This is Fatal Push's 1st win!
Season 8 (Draft #9 of 24): Looter il-Kor extends its lead by 2 at 5 wins!
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I was fed blue. I was the only one in it.
The deck was super strong...
Plus I had Skyship Plunderer and Serrated Arrows... awesome!
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Legacy:
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EDH:
GEzuri, Renegade Leader's Elf Ball
Cube:
180 Peasant Micro Cube
It's definitely a card that nongreen decks will probably never play, but something would irritate me about putting it in the green section. Don't ask me why... it's purely an aesthetic thing why I haven't grouped it with green.
I think my mindset was just to not waste a green slot for a colorless card... haha. (even though it's probably most optimal).
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We got a 4-man cube draft in on Friday night. I ended up winning with my Izzet tempo deck.
Here's the list:
1x Monastery Swiftspear
1x Signal Pest
1x Cloudfin Raptor
1x Jeskai Elder
1x Hellspark Elemental
1x Looter il-Kor
1x Vaporkin
1x Jhessian Thief
1x Man-o'-War
1x Eldrazi Skyspawner
1x Clone
1x Mulldrifter
1x Riftwing Cloudskate
1x Gitaxian Probe
1x Mutagenic Growth
1x Burst Lightning
1x Preordain
1x Daze
1x Miscalculation
1x Remand
1x Jilt
1x Condescend
1x Ongoing Investigation
1x Curse of Verbosity
Land (16)
11x Island
5x Mountain
Power Rankings: This is Curse of Verbosity's 1st win!
Season 8 (Draft #10 of 24): Looter il-Kor just dominating with it's 6th win!!!
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Drawing two cards a turn was pretty solid, sometimes more obviously with Looter, Thief, and Elder.
The real key to the card is just curving out into it. Having an evasive 1 or 2 drop to guarantee you draw the turn you drop Curse.
It was especially good when I went, turn 1 Burst Lightning, into turn 2 Looter il-Kor, into turn 3 Curse.
I initially thought the card was going to be something I consider banning, but it never felt completely unbeatable. You do need a bit of a set up to make it worth it over a few turns.
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We got a 4-man cube draft in the other night!
I won the draft with my Selesnya Midrange deck... splashing blue.
Sometimes casting turn 5 Pelakka Wurm is a good plan!
Here's the deck:
1x Llanowar Elves
1x Servant of the Conduit
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Viridian Emissary
1x Filigree Familiar
1x Eternal Witness
1x Sunscourge Champion
1x Pack Guardian
1x Treasure Keeper
1x Custodi Squire
1x Acidic Slime
1x Scaled Behemoth
1x Pelakka Wurm
1x Lashweed Lurker
1x Gods Willing
1x Regrowth
1x Cultivate
1x Forsake the Worldly
1x Harmonize
1x Fact or Fiction
Artifact (3)
1x Sphere of the Suns
1x Contagion Clasp
1x Serrated Arrows
Enchantment (1)
1x Journey to Nowhere
Land (16)
6x Forest
3x Plains
1x Island
1x Vivid Grove
1x Frontier Bivouac
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Opulent Palace
1x Sandsteppe Citadel
Power Rankings: This is Forsake the Worldly and Sunscourge Champion's 1st win!
Season 8 (Draft #11 of 24): Going to be tough to catch Looter-il Kor!!
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We got a 4-man cube draft in last night. I included all my Ixalan additions into the pool and asked my players to try to play them if it made sense.
We had a pretty badass U/W Tempo deck win the cube, piloting some of the Ixalan cards as well.
Here's the list:
1x Cloudfin Raptor
1x Mother of Runes
1x Siren Stormtamer
1x Topan Freeblade
1x Storm Fleet Aerialist
1x Mistral Charger
1x Skyship Plunderer
1x Fairgrounds Warden
1x Kor Hookmaster
1x Reflector Mage
1x Eldrazi Skyspawner
1x Goldnight Commander
1x Whirler Rogue
1x Aven Wind Guide
1x Cloudgoat Ranger
1x Gods Willing
1x Path to Exile
1x Chart a Course
1x Into the Roil
1x Midnight Haunting
1x Great Teacher's Decree
1x Battle Screech
Enchantment (2)
1x Ongoing Investigation
1x Curse of Verbosity
Land (16)
6x Island
5x Plains
1x Forest
1x Mirrodin's Core
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Ash Barrens
1x Ancient Tomb
Power Rankings: This is Chart a Course, Siren Stormtamer, Storm Fleet Aerialist, Great Teacher's Decree, and Aven Wind Guide's 1st win!
Season 8 (Draft #12 of 24): Looter il-Kor still sitting comfortably in 1st.
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We got a 4-man cube draft the other night.
I ended up winning the draft with my Jund deck! It came out pretty sweet. Here's the list:
1x Sylvan Ranger
1x Duskwatch Recruiter
1x Merfolk Branchwalker
1x Servant of the Conduit
1x Viridian Emissary
1x Eternal Witness
1x Baleful Ammit
1x Penumbra Spider
1x Pack Guardian
1x Temur Sabertooth
1x Briarhorn
1x Shriekmaw
1x Pelakka Wurm
1x Inquisition of Kozilek
1x Pyroclasm
1x Rampant Growth
1x Dismember
1x Search for Tomorrow
1x Read the Bones
1x Staggershock
1x Murderous Cut
Enchantment (1)
1x Utopia Sprawl
Artifact (1)
1x Untethered Express
8x Forest
4x Swamp
1x Mountain
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Treetop Village
1x Sandsteppe Citadel
1x Savage Lands
Power Rankings: This is Merfolk Branchwalker's 1st win!
Season 8 (Draft #13 of 24): The Looter is still atop!
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After quite a long hiatus for me, we got a 4-man cube in the other night!
Here's the winner:
1x Perilous Myr
1x Kitesail Freebooter
1x Blood Artist
1x Jeskai Elder
1x Stitched Mangler
1x Reflector Mage
1x Fairgrounds Warden
1x Filigree Familiar
1x Falkenrath Noble
1x Shriekmaw
1x Angler Drake
1x Wretched Gryff
1x Gurmag Angler
1x Drownyard Behemoth
1x Gitaxian Probe
1x Ponder
1x Remand
1x Mana Leak
1x Hideous Laughter
1x Fact or Fiction
1x Migratory Route
1x Ribbons of Night
1x Murderous Cut
1x Treasure Cruise
Enchantment (1)
1x Necromancy
1x Bubbling Cauldron
Land (17)
6x Swamp
5x Island
1x Plains
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Mystic Monastery
1x Aether Hub
1x Crumbling Necropolis
1x Vivid Meadow
Power Rankings: Perilous Myr climbs into 3rd place with its 46th win! This is Kitesail Freebooter's 1st win!
Season 8 (Draft #14 of 24): Mana Leak and Remand try to catch up with Looter with their 4th win!
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