I'm trying out a Purphoros package, and I'd like Mogg War Marshal to be a part of it, so I need to make a cut. I have the following red two drops in my list:
I'm thinking either Kargan Dragonlord (too many red mana symbols) or Plated Geopede (aggro decks that want him are land-light, so he can sometimes be underpowered).
I consider Kargan Dragonlord to be a midrange card, so it would be a logical cut. Other than that I would say Hellspark Elemental.
Being able to insta-kill 'walkers has really helped my aggro decks.
lol, honestly most of the time i ignore them and attack the player. But with Dreadbore and Hero's Downfall I just want easier to cast creatures for my 2-drops, or those that have synergy with certain strategies.
I love Hexmage. The first strike makes it a reasonable early board presence that can attack and block with X/2 creatures (which black can't do very well) in addition to being a bullet for a 'walker already on the board, and a Meddling Mage for all the ones they haven't cast yet. Plus, it randomly hoses other counter-related cards like Gemstone Mine and counter-based creatures, and it's a bullet for Kalonian Hydra too. It does a lot of work for a 2-drop.
Its fine, im just saying it hasnt hurt my black section at all. I havent noticed its gone, and no one ive drafted with has asked me about it. Ive shifted away as much as possible from the double cost 2 drops. Its really helped my aggro decks.
Definitely Wolfir. In fact its a card I would like to get back in my cube. I keep going back and forth with it and Genesis. I lean to Genesis because its so unique.
I think any of those aside from Flickerwisp are expendable. Flickerwisp can bounce nearly any permanent, so it's not a narrow blink card, and has good power to cost ratio and evasion. It's a super card. Silverblade is excellent and should definitely be in.
I agree. Flickerwisp has good stats and a relevant ability. I think its a lot better than Silverblade Paladin.
To me the question isn't if there are other good cards that can fill those slots. The question is "are there enough of X effect without the reprints?" In the cases of Armageddon and Wildfire, there are not. Same with Arc Lightning. We are getting to a point where we can start passing on redundant burn spells at the same cost. I think 360 cubes probably can pass on Lightning Strike if they are running Searing Spear and Incinerate.
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I agree with what you are saying. I might re-add the Armageddon and Wildfire. I really dont think Searing Spear/ Flames of the Firebrand reprints are necessary outside of a large cube. I put in Forked Bolt and Searing Blaze. They are close enough.
I think I'll probably just run two copies and let the haters hate.
I recently cut all Functional reprints. I feel like there are plenty of good cards where this is not needed anymore. I will miss 2 copies of Armageddon though.
I consider Kargan Dragonlord to be a midrange card, so it would be a logical cut. Other than that I would say Hellspark Elemental.
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Thats fair.
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lol, honestly most of the time i ignore them and attack the player. But with Dreadbore and Hero's Downfall I just want easier to cast creatures for my 2-drops, or those that have synergy with certain strategies.
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Its fine, im just saying it hasnt hurt my black section at all. I havent noticed its gone, and no one ive drafted with has asked me about it. Ive shifted away as much as possible from the double cost 2 drops. Its really helped my aggro decks.
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Precursor Golem >= Triskelion > Razormane Masticore > Duplicant > Steel Hellkite > Platinum Angel
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Definitely Wolfir. In fact its a card I would like to get back in my cube. I keep going back and forth with it and Genesis. I lean to Genesis because its so unique.
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I 100% go Pegasus. I always go with evasion.
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I agree. Flickerwisp has good stats and a relevant ability. I think its a lot better than Silverblade Paladin.
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I agree with what you are saying. I might re-add the Armageddon and Wildfire. I really dont think Searing Spear/ Flames of the Firebrand reprints are necessary outside of a large cube. I put in Forked Bolt and Searing Blaze. They are close enough.
https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/3pq
I recently cut all Functional reprints. I feel like there are plenty of good cards where this is not needed anymore. I will miss 2 copies of Armageddon though.
https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/3pq