I added it recently after being reasonably impressed with it in EMA and pulling a foil. I havent gotten to cube in a while and probably won't get to for a few months so don't think I have any data to back up its inclusion.
After doing a ton of drafting in the past few months, I've noticed black aggro has fallen out of favor among my drafters. Since green has taken an aggressive turn, I'm looking to make black more control/reanimator/graveyard value focused. In particular, Tortured Existence interests me. It's probably worse than Phyrexian Reclamation, but the discard has some cool implications with madness and creatures that return from the grave to hand. Does anyone have experience with the card?
Haunted Crossroads is probably just the vastly better card, since you can replace ANY draw step with getting back the creature you want instead of relying on already having one in hand. Phyrexian Reclamation, too, as noted, but the life payment on it is not negligible -- some decks would prefer Crossroads so they can keep churning through something like a Shriekmaw a bunch of times late-game.
It does enable Madness, but you play zero Madness spells, so...
How many of you guys are currently supporting Blue Aggro? How do you support it? Is it mainly tempo or full on phantasmal bear/frost walker kinda thing?
Neither is like... Jungle Lion levels of aggro commitment. Both fine midrange cards, since they still block better than you'd expect for the cost. Also quite good with misc bounce and Stitched Mangler effects!
I'm from Berkeley, California, currently going to college in Ithaca, New York.
So the mothership just announced a "You Make the Cube" contest to add a new cube to Magic Online. Do you think a well-done peasant cube would stand a chance? Would people want to collaborate to submit an "optimal" 540 list to help share the peasant experience?
I've got a list that I'll be submitting in the next few days. This is the rough copy. It's a shame that it's 540 cards because that really stretches deck themes, but the more generic stuff still works.
Of note, special things I'm doing:
Including downshifted rares on MTGO, since this will be on MTGO
NOT including cards that were only uncommons due to the set not having rares (exception being City of Brass).
Adding 10 City of Brass so that aggressive decks can splash easier. So can other decks but it helps aggro the most.
Not including cards that have absurd win conditions, aka the "Pack Rats" of Peasant: Library, Sol Ring, Warhammer
Cards that randomly and utterly hose entire decks, like Ghostly Prison, or Protection from X stuff
Hah! More or less. Maybe I knew that.. Where from exactly again? The Hague, me. I wouldn't mind trying to organize a cube session somewhere. Teh_Spy is also a Dutchie, Rotterdam based I believe, and one of my buddies would definitely be up for drafting with more.
Draft it on Cubetutor here, and CubeCobra here.
Treasure Cruise did nothing wrong.
Modern
Value Town
Amulet Titan
Legacy
4C Loam
My Peasant Cube
http://cubetutor.com/viewcube/11667
It does enable Madness, but you play zero Madness spells, so...
Wouldn't it be something if a few of us could get together and cube one weekend day?
My Peasant Cube thread !!! (380 cards)
Draft my Peasant Cube on Cube Cobra !!!
My CubeCobra (draft 20 card packs, 2 packs.)
430, Peasant, Very Unpowered
Why you should take your hybrids out of your gold section
Manamath Article
My Peasant Cube thread !!! (380 cards)
Draft my Peasant Cube on Cube Cobra !!!
So close!
My Peasant Cube thread !!! (380 cards)
Draft my Peasant Cube on Cube Cobra !!!
How many of you guys are currently supporting Blue Aggro? How do you support it? Is it mainly tempo or full on phantasmal bear/frost walker kinda thing?
My 180 Peasant Cube on Cubetutor
Neither is like... Jungle Lion levels of aggro commitment. Both fine midrange cards, since they still block better than you'd expect for the cost. Also quite good with misc bounce and Stitched Mangler effects!
Small world. I live in Jersey City, I go into Manhattan about every other day
Based on a very vague definition of New Hampshire, yes that is about right.
Draft my Peasant Cube.
Wow, that is actually surprisingly close to where I live, in (old) Reading in the middle of Berkshire.
My C/Ube on Cube Cobra
So the mothership just announced a "You Make the Cube" contest to add a new cube to Magic Online. Do you think a well-done peasant cube would stand a chance? Would people want to collaborate to submit an "optimal" 540 list to help share the peasant experience?
CubeTutor Link
Modern
Value Town
Amulet Titan
Legacy
4C Loam
My Peasant Cube
http://cubetutor.com/viewcube/11667
Of note, special things I'm doing:
Any feedback is appreciated of course!
UBRThraximundar, Tribal ZombiesUBR
WURZedruu's Great TradesWUR
My C/Ube on Cube Cobra
My CubeCobra (draft 20 card packs, 2 packs.)
430, Peasant, Very Unpowered
Why you should take your hybrids out of your gold section
Manamath Article
PEASANTERS... ASSEMMMBLLLLLLLLLEEEE
My Peasant Cube thread !!! (380 cards)
Draft my Peasant Cube on Cube Cobra !!!
I'm glad to see it happening.
(North Carolina, USA , BTDubs)
Draft it on Cubetutor here, and CubeCobra here.
Treasure Cruise did nothing wrong.