Sieges look fun for multiplayer games where your opponent's life totals aren't as important, but I didn't see a Siege from this set that stood out as a card I wanted to include in my cube. As I understand it, it's the Siege subtype that causes a Battle to enter with an opponent as the protector, and future variants of Battles may work differently. I remain hopeful about future Battle subtypes for cube.
I'm really excited about battles, and am going to try the following. It's worth noting that Teferi, Time Raveler is being cut because of how it completely shuts all of the battles down.
White:
Guardian of New Benalia -> Invasion of Gobakhan // Lightshield Array
Doomskar -> Sunfall
Blue:
Thieving Skydiver -> Faerie Mastermind
Black:
Junji, the Midnight Sky -> Sheoldred // Scripture of Truth
Unmarked Grave -> Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead
Green:
Finale of Devastation -> Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria
Turntimber Symbiosis -> Invasion of Ixalan // Belligerent Regisaur
Multi:
Teferi, Time Raveler -> Invasion of New Phyrexia // Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir
Klothys, God of Destiny -> Invasion of Ergamon // Truga Cliffhanger
Commissar Severina Raine -> Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky (test)
Colorless:
Altar of the Brood -> Invasion of Ravnica // Guildpact Paragon
Lots of cards I'm really interested in playing, but many are on competitive slots so cuts are exceedingly hard. It seems to be looking like this at least for now:
SOLID
- Archangel Elspeth
- Wrenn and Realmbreaker
- Volcanic Spite
- Invasion of Gobakhan
- Invasion of Ixalan
AVERAGE
- Guardian Scalelord
- Death Greeter's Champion
- Sunfall
- Sheoldred (I've yet to see it transform, which is its main selling point)
POOR
- Invasion of Tarkir
Some notes
- Chrome Host Seedshark is much stronger than it looks. It's the sturdy blue Monastery Mentor that I've always wanted.
- Khenra Spellspear has impressed a lot of people in my playgroup, most of them were originally pretty low on it.
- Rampaging Raptor is huge in red since it can pressure your opponent's life total and their planeswalkers at the same time.
- Backup cards were a bit of a disappointment given my high expectations. They're good cards, but I don't think they're better than their competition in their given weight classes.
- Battles in general were overall very disappointing, with a few exceptions.
I respect your thoughts only second to Wtwlf, and that's primarily because he plays a Vintage Level cube, which is similar to mine. I might end up cutting the Death Greeter for Rampaging, but cuts are so hard these days ...
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- Invasion of Gobakhan
- Guardian of Ghirapur
- Archangel Elspeth
- Guardian Scalelord
- Sunfall
BLUE
- Faerie Mastermind
- Chrome Host Seedshark (maybe)
BLACK
- Sheoldred
RED
- Khenra Spellspear
- Invasion of Tarkir
- Volcanic Spite
- Death-Greeter's Champion
- Rampaging Raptor
- Nahiri's Warcrafting
GREEN
- Invasion of Ixalan
- Wrenn and Realmbreaker
- Vorinclex (maybe)
OTHER
- Invasion of Ergamon (maybe)
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Sieges look fun for multiplayer games where your opponent's life totals aren't as important, but I didn't see a Siege from this set that stood out as a card I wanted to include in my cube. As I understand it, it's the Siege subtype that causes a Battle to enter with an opponent as the protector, and future variants of Battles may work differently. I remain hopeful about future Battle subtypes for cube.
Edit - Also adding:
Chrome Host Seedshark
See Double
Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
Calix, Guided by Fate (from Aftermath)
Green:
Invasion of Ixalan*
Vorinclex (maybe)
*Invasion of Gobakhan, and Mercadia look potentially interesting. I don't have a strong read on how Battles will play out, yet.
Red:
Rampaging Raptor
Death-Greeter's Champion
Khenra Spellspear
Blue:
Chrome Host Seedshark
Faerie Mastermind (maybe)
Black:
Sheoldred
White:
Guardian Scalelord (maybe)
Gold:
Thalia and the Gitrog Monster
On spoiled card wishlisting and 'should-have-had'-isms:
White:
Guardian of New Benalia -> Invasion of Gobakhan // Lightshield Array
Doomskar -> Sunfall
Blue:
Thieving Skydiver -> Faerie Mastermind
Black:
Junji, the Midnight Sky -> Sheoldred // Scripture of Truth
Unmarked Grave -> Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead
Red:
Squee, Dubious Monarch -> Death-Greeter's Champion
Hellrider -> Rampaging Raptor
Strangle -> Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw
Valakut Awakening -> Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright
Green:
Finale of Devastation -> Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria
Turntimber Symbiosis -> Invasion of Ixalan // Belligerent Regisaur
Multi:
Teferi, Time Raveler -> Invasion of New Phyrexia // Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir
Klothys, God of Destiny -> Invasion of Ergamon // Truga Cliffhanger
Commissar Severina Raine -> Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky (test)
Colorless:
Altar of the Brood -> Invasion of Ravnica // Guildpact Paragon
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Guardian Scalelord
Chrome Host Seedshark
Sheoldred
Death-Greeter's Champion
Considering:
Bloated Processor
Rampaging Raptor
Volcanic Spite
Vorinclex
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
Seed of Hope
On the radar:
Battles
I think the battles are undertuned for 1v1, but I'm happy to be proved wrong.
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Bloodfeather Phoenix
Faerie Mastermind
Sheoldred
Rona, Herald of Invasion
Deeproot Wayfinder
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Torrential Gearhulk > Chrome Host Seedshark
Shriekmaw > Sheoldred
Hellrider > Death-Greeter's Champion
Glorybringer > Rampaging Raptor
Considering
Guardian Scalelord
Vorinclex
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
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I'm surprised that Death-Greeter's Champion and Guardian Scalelord both missed your list
EDIT: or do you not include Commander cards?
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- Chrome Host Seedshark
- Khenra Spellspear
- Rampaging Raptor
SOLID
- Archangel Elspeth
- Wrenn and Realmbreaker
- Volcanic Spite
- Invasion of Gobakhan
- Invasion of Ixalan
AVERAGE
- Guardian Scalelord
- Death Greeter's Champion
- Sunfall
- Sheoldred (I've yet to see it transform, which is its main selling point)
POOR
- Invasion of Tarkir
Some notes
- Chrome Host Seedshark is much stronger than it looks. It's the sturdy blue Monastery Mentor that I've always wanted.
- Khenra Spellspear has impressed a lot of people in my playgroup, most of them were originally pretty low on it.
- Rampaging Raptor is huge in red since it can pressure your opponent's life total and their planeswalkers at the same time.
- Backup cards were a bit of a disappointment given my high expectations. They're good cards, but I don't think they're better than their competition in their given weight classes.
- Battles in general were overall very disappointing, with a few exceptions.
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I respect your thoughts only second to Wtwlf, and that's primarily because he plays a Vintage Level cube, which is similar to mine. I might end up cutting the Death Greeter for Rampaging, but cuts are so hard these days ...