Yeah, thanks for all the suggestions and general archetype advice. I think one of the greatest things about having a bigger cube is that I can go a little deeper with archetypes like Flash that aren't exactly all top-tier cards. However, just because I have a little more range doesn't mean I can go all-in on one particular archetype with a bunch of suspect - or even bad cards - because they'll only be played in that archetype. Also, I love the fact that I can support a large variety of archetypes that may or may not appear in a single draft, but I can't afford to over-support one at the expense of the others; this would just leave people pigeon-holed.
That said, Faerie Vandal and Faerie Duelist are decent cards that I definitely overlooked and should at least consider if I plan on keeping Spellstutter Sprite (though it is suspect itself). Additionally, I have cubed Ambush Viper in the past, and it was ok, nothing special, but it usually did what you wanted it to do; I could see putting it back in.
Threnody Singer, Briarpack Alpha, Pack Guardian, and Fleetfeather Cockatrice are also decent, and worth consideration, but are probably slightly worse versions of already borderline includes. 720 is deeper than you think. Maybe not in this archetype (unfortunately), but the bench of "cubable" cards is deep!
This is something that I've been trying to make work for quite some time either as a mono-blue or Simic archetype. In theory, both places seem like great homes for a tempo deck along these lines, but in my experience it doesn't seem to come together that often, and I think that's because it's lacking a density of good flash creatures. I really want it to work. I remember fondly coming back to Magic after my first break during Lorwyn block when Faeries was a deck; I also greatly enjoyed the TarmoTwin deck with Bounding Krasis in Modern, and more recently I recall getting stomped by the U/G Flash deck with Frilled Mystic when I was playing on Arena a couple of years ago.
I think I've heard others speak about playing around with a "Flash" archetype before, but maybe that was in the rare cube section. Is it possible in Peasant?
What are your experiences?
For reference, these are the creatures I'm currently cubing that I think help make up this archetype (I'm a bigger cube - 720 - but even for that some of these, while "cubeable," are admittedly a stretch).
There are obviously plenty of others that I'm not playing, but I think I've definitely got the strongest ones. Let me know if I'm missing something. Also, there are some flash creatures in other colors (I think U/B Ninja's if anyone plays such a thing could be kind of a "Flash" deck). Finally, all of these, for obvious reasons, play well with Instants, whether that be card-draw, Unsummon-effects, and/or especially counterspells.
Some of those cards you mentioned like Breaching Hippocamp, Illusory Ambusher, Winged Coatl, and Horizon Chimera just seem too underpowered to consider - even at 720 (heck, even at like 1000 for a couple of them). Others like Nebelgast Intruder, Scion of Stygia, Nebelgast Herald, Deceiver Exarch just seem like worse Pestermites.
That said, Faerie Vandal and Faerie Duelist are decent cards that I definitely overlooked and should at least consider if I plan on keeping Spellstutter Sprite (though it is suspect itself). Additionally, I have cubed Ambush Viper in the past, and it was ok, nothing special, but it usually did what you wanted it to do; I could see putting it back in.
Threnody Singer, Briarpack Alpha, Pack Guardian, and Fleetfeather Cockatrice are also decent, and worth consideration, but are probably slightly worse versions of already borderline includes. 720 is deeper than you think. Maybe not in this archetype (unfortunately), but the bench of "cubable" cards is deep!
Let me ask about a couple you didn't mention (yes, the latter two aren't Flash per say, but Ninjutsu). What do you think about Brinebarrow Intruder, Ingenious Infiltrator, and Okiba-Gang Shinobi?
I think I've heard others speak about playing around with a "Flash" archetype before, but maybe that was in the rare cube section. Is it possible in Peasant?
What are your experiences?
For reference, these are the creatures I'm currently cubing that I think help make up this archetype (I'm a bigger cube - 720 - but even for that some of these, while "cubeable," are admittedly a stretch).
Blue:
Spectral Sailor
Spellstutter Sprite
Cunning Nightbonder (probably a signpost)
Merfolk Trickster
Quickling
Brineborn Cutthroat (another signpost)
Pestermite (many equivalencies)
Ninja of the Deep Hours (Ninjutsu is kind of like Flash)
Moonblade Shinobi (Ninjutsu)
Pouncing Shoreshark
Blizzard Strix
Green:
Swift Warden
Wolfir Avenger
Beast Within (an Instant-speed pseudo-creature in addition to being removal)
Briarhorn
Snapping Sailback
Beast Attack (another Instant-speed pseudo-creature)
Great Oak Guardian
Simic:
Bounding Krasis
Frilled Mystic
There are obviously plenty of others that I'm not playing, but I think I've definitely got the strongest ones. Let me know if I'm missing something. Also, there are some flash creatures in other colors (I think U/B Ninja's if anyone plays such a thing could be kind of a "Flash" deck). Finally, all of these, for obvious reasons, play well with Instants, whether that be card-draw, Unsummon-effects, and/or especially counterspells.