Running four 5-drops could be fine I guess. But I don't want the slot to become overcrowded. I'm just gonna keep it like this until we've see the archangel in action. Then we could take our decision base on her performances.
At 540, there is absolutely enough room for all 4. A) They don't all compete against each other for the same slots in the same decks, and B) There's only one white non-creature spell worth running, so the combined 5-slot isn't crowded at all. Even at 450, all 4 will fit just fine. At 540+, it's a no-brainer.
I think we could also cut Elspeth Tirel for it. We reinclude her not so long ago so I'm still not accustomed to her presence in the cube. Since she's not seeing that much play, she definitly won't be a huge loss.
Avacyn is excellent. She's a 360 level combat tricks. That alone puts her ahead of so many other card. She compete with Baneslayer and Cloudgoat. The only 5 drop that is clearly ahead of her is Lark. And that's saying A LOT.
I was trying to make room for 1 more "fatties" at 360 after Sun Titan. In the end I'm just happy with adding Avacyn instead as of now.
So far people are consistently picking Avacyn over any of the other 5 drop white creatures. We will see if that sticks. Lark and Ranger seem best in certain decks but the Baneslayer has always been just a big dude. And even the Baneslayer some some people starting to wonder where a 5 mana creature that has no ETB effect, no LTB effect, no haste card lands. Don't get me wrong I am not cutting it, but Baneslayer has slid to my #3 5 drop.
It's probably my new favorite 5-drop for reactive control decks. With a big percentage of the deck playing at instant speed, passing with 5 available doesn't telegraph the Avacyn the way it might in other shells.
I'm still at 540 right now though.
Running four 5-drops could be fine I guess. But I don't want the slot to become overcrowded. I'm just gonna keep it like this until we've see the archangel in action. Then we could take our decision base on her performances.
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I was trying to make room for 1 more "fatties" at 360 after Sun Titan. In the end I'm just happy with adding Avacyn instead as of now.
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