It isn't a bad card. It won't be dead, and unless you needed that 1 U mana it's better than drawing whatever the next card of your deck would have been.
It cycles like peer through the depths but with the opportunty for real selection.
But I like a card like impulse better
I should retry impulse
I am a fan of impulse. I think it deserves a spot in most peasant lists. It digs deep, instant, and it's not limited to a specific card type.
Brainstorm is in my cube but it's far from stellar. I'm just waiting for a U/G/x deck to make use of it with fetches and green ramp. Never seems quite good enough to make the cut, though. It usually just shows up in heavy blue permission decks as a digging tool.
Suggestions for a replacement?
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Mana Confluence is actually functionally worse than City of Brass, since the damage from Brass can be prevented with cards such as Harm's Way, ect. I've already added it to my cube.
Lol I'm considering commissioning an alterer to change the rare symbol to uncommon. I have a problem.
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I have also considered adding R lands to my C/U cube, but I'm torn. I hate breaking peasant spirit but having good mana is fun.
I am mainly thinking about fetches (Scalding Tarn & friends) instead of the checks, painlands or shocklands. To clarify, the fetches would only get basics, no OG duals or shocks. The reasons for this are follows:
1. Bolsters aggro. The main point of adding R lands to C/U cubes. In particular, makes Zoo stronger (Kird Ape, Wild Nacatl, Steppe Lynx, ect). It also helps other aggro color combinations better, no tap lands.
2. Plays with the graveyard. I'm a fan of these strats. Green, in particular, loves fetches (although not as much at C/U).
3. Requires more skill/planning to play than other duals. Particularly in the beginning of the game, when choosing which basic to grab. Also makes splashing a third or even fourth (control) color easier by getting your singleton basic.
~David Hayden
[420 Peasant Cube] (work in progress)
http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/21789
I am a fan of impulse. I think it deserves a spot in most peasant lists. It digs deep, instant, and it's not limited to a specific card type.
Brainstorm is in my cube but it's far from stellar. I'm just waiting for a U/G/x deck to make use of it with fetches and green ramp. Never seems quite good enough to make the cut, though. It usually just shows up in heavy blue permission decks as a digging tool.
Suggestions for a replacement?
~David Hayden
[420 Peasant Cube] (work in progress)
http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/21789
~David Hayden
[420 Peasant Cube] (work in progress)
http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/21789
Lol I'm considering commissioning an alterer to change the rare symbol to uncommon. I have a problem.
~David Hayden
[420 Peasant Cube] (work in progress)
http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/21789
I am mainly thinking about fetches (Scalding Tarn & friends) instead of the checks, painlands or shocklands. To clarify, the fetches would only get basics, no OG duals or shocks. The reasons for this are follows:
1. Bolsters aggro. The main point of adding R lands to C/U cubes. In particular, makes Zoo stronger (Kird Ape, Wild Nacatl, Steppe Lynx, ect). It also helps other aggro color combinations better, no tap lands.
2. Plays with the graveyard. I'm a fan of these strats. Green, in particular, loves fetches (although not as much at C/U).
3. Requires more skill/planning to play than other duals. Particularly in the beginning of the game, when choosing which basic to grab. Also makes splashing a third or even fourth (control) color easier by getting your singleton basic.
My reservations are:
1. Breaking C/U spirit. Cost is also a factor.
2. These cards break Blue even more. Brainstorm and Treasure Cruise come to mind.
Thoughts about this? What are the pros/cons to painlands/checks vs fetches? I'll probably start by testing checks first and going from there.
~David Hayden
[420 Peasant Cube] (work in progress)
http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/21789