Yeah no. The uncommons that are legal for the pauper format on modo shouldn't be in pauper cubes. I ran them and have since cut them, not because they're bad or because they're oppressive, but they aren't true commons.
Wow, it's weird that whenever I drafted Vintage Masters I saw one rare/mythic, three uncommons, then 11 other cards... I thought they were commons, but apparently I was wrong.
Someone should let Wizards of the Coast know about this problem.
It's your cube, you set the rules. I personally enjoy running them but I am also less OCD about the symbol in my cube.
Yes... Usually I don't nitpick things like this, but something about disrupting the 100% black expansion symbols in my cube agitates me. Really don't know why.
That would be cool. Even if I don't think so, I would love to include Battle Screech without my brain thinking "It isn't really Common" (I know, I know, it is, but I've got similar problems like metalevolence).
Can you show me in person a common Chainer's Edict or Battle Screech? No? Sit down. I swear everytime I post on here there's always one.
Leaving aside the flaming, what is it you mean by a common Chainer's Edict? Would you be satisfied by a black symbol? Do you need to see the rarity on the print sheet? I ask because I really like Bottle Gnomes in pauper, which also got downshifted from uncommon to common in online Tempest Remastered. So I came up with a small litmus test for you (and pauper cubers in general):
Do you want to reprint Bottle Gnomes with a black symbol if it's already in print with a black symbol?
So that is an official paper magic the gathering card from wizards?
Yes.
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Also, Bottle Gnomes has a black symbol in it's Tempest physical printing. It's common on the Tempest Remastered rarity sheet both on magiccards.info and on gatherer.
Black symbol for one.
Common rarity for the other.
I think you're set!
I use the same logic for Soltari Champion, which has a black symbol on Stronghold, uncommon rarity on Tempest Remastered.
To talk about something different. What do you think about Vessel of Malignity? One side, it's four mana, on the other side it's a two for one and it's splittable.
To talk about something different. What do you think about Vessel of Malignity? One side, it's four mana, on the other side it's a two for one and it's splittable.
Even as someone who loves enchantments I don't see a reason to play it over bog down or witness the end. I guess it wouldn't be terrible to pull out of a turn 3 kruphix's insight, for those of us trying to make that card work
for discard with potential upside, mire's malice seems good
Blastoderm often doesn't do a lot in my cube as he just gets chumped by a bunch of tokens. It's a great card, but definitely not overpowered. He can still be interacted with via creatures, deathtouch and combat tricks. Green are entitled to such a creature as it is one of their signature strengths. I don't have any hexproof creatures in my cube due to lack of interaction, but shroud cuts both ways and Blastoderm fades away.
Aight I'm done posting in this sad thread. If anyone wants to buy my pauper cube, hmu.
you quit playing paupercube, because some dudes on mtgs have a different opinion about things?
i agree that running modo commons feels like bending the rules, especially since those cards dont even feel common. But if modo would support personal cubedrafts, Id probably fine with it. For now, paper and online are two different games.
I cube rukh egg because I'm not against narrow cards that support fun archetypes. Rukh egg is really only good if you have sacrifice effects in your deck.
It's playable in control but usually doesn't make the 23 for me. I usually have enough better cards that I don't need a 4 drop that pretty much does nothing but block.
This is an interesting topic for me because there are plenty of cards that feel common but aren't. Food for another thought
I've had a "Pauper Plus" cube brewing around in my brain for a long time. (I think I had one on cubetutor before I deleted all my magic stuff on the internet that one time.) Even just filling out the 1 drops with playable things feels great. And bringing in archetype support that would be too weak anywhere else, like blightcaster and lotus-eye mystics, just off the top of my head. Also some decent green 6 drop. And so forth!
TBH I just so badly want to cube Scab-Clan Giant, probably my favorite limited card of all time. I'm so close to just putting it in my pauper cube right now.
p.s. I know this is inappropriate to add but I put brandonmurraybmm on ignore a long time ago and when I see people quoting him I feel good about it.
Next Block is Kaladesh! I'm curious, if we get more thopter/artifacts matter stuff, so I can finally go away from the overused "U/R spells matter" archetype in my cube. Kaladesh announcement
I know how you feel about some uncommons. There are so many cool archetypes that would be so much more viable with just the odd uncommon added to the cube.
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Someone should let Wizards of the Coast know about this problem.
Yes... Usually I don't nitpick things like this, but something about disrupting the 100% black expansion symbols in my cube agitates me. Really don't know why.
So I have predatory nightstalker but no battle screech, beetleback chief or elephant guide.
What's even weirder is I have worldknit in my pauper cube and that doesn't bother me at all. What even is psychology.
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Leaving aside the flaming, what is it you mean by a common Chainer's Edict? Would you be satisfied by a black symbol? Do you need to see the rarity on the print sheet? I ask because I really like Bottle Gnomes in pauper, which also got downshifted from uncommon to common in online Tempest Remastered. So I came up with a small litmus test for you (and pauper cubers in general):
Do you want to reprint Bottle Gnomes with a black symbol if it's already in print with a black symbol?
My Cube (DeckStats)
My Pauper Cube: 540 (CubeTutor link!)
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Also, Bottle Gnomes has a black symbol in it's Tempest physical printing. It's common on the Tempest Remastered rarity sheet both on magiccards.info and on gatherer.
Black symbol for one.
Common rarity for the other.
I think you're set!
I use the same logic for Soltari Champion, which has a black symbol on Stronghold, uncommon rarity on Tempest Remastered.
No such luck for Battle Screech.
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I don't know if it's "too good" but it's definitely a top 5 card, fairly uninteractive, and very obnoxious.
Even as someone who loves enchantments I don't see a reason to play it over bog down or witness the end. I guess it wouldn't be terrible to pull out of a turn 3 kruphix's insight, for those of us trying to make that card work
for discard with potential upside, mire's malice seems good
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you quit playing paupercube, because some dudes on mtgs have a different opinion about things?
i agree that running modo commons feels like bending the rules, especially since those cards dont even feel common. But if modo would support personal cubedrafts, Id probably fine with it. For now, paper and online are two different games.
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Going by feel is a dangerous proposition. Rancor doesn't "feel" common. Neither does stuff like Crypt Rats or Kird Ape.
This is an interesting topic for me because there are plenty of cards that feel common but aren't. Food for another thought
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It's playable in control but usually doesn't make the 23 for me. I usually have enough better cards that I don't need a 4 drop that pretty much does nothing but block.
Anywhere else, it's useless.
I've had a "Pauper Plus" cube brewing around in my brain for a long time. (I think I had one on cubetutor before I deleted all my magic stuff on the internet that one time.) Even just filling out the 1 drops with playable things feels great. And bringing in archetype support that would be too weak anywhere else, like blightcaster and lotus-eye mystics, just off the top of my head. Also some decent green 6 drop. And so forth!
TBH I just so badly want to cube Scab-Clan Giant, probably my favorite limited card of all time. I'm so close to just putting it in my pauper cube right now.
p.s. I know this is inappropriate to add but I put brandonmurraybmm on ignore a long time ago and when I see people quoting him I feel good about it.
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I made several modifications to my cube, and now i'am asking you for advice.
If there are card that don't make the cut/are plain bad let me know.
Thanks.
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