Never performed for me. 37.50% maindeck and 51.35% win rate.
I find these stats might be a bit misleading. I think this is a fine 23/24 card for pretty much any red deck, but is a decent utility creature for unfair decks to block early pressure, pressure walkers and loot.
Its a card I'm willing to pick up to hedge when I'm drafting a more risky deck like storm, reanimator or artifacts.
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Never performed for me. 37.50% maindeck and 51.35% win rate.
I find these stats might be a bit misleading. I think this is a fine 23/24 card for pretty much any red deck, but is a decent utility creature for unfair decks to block early pressure, pressure walkers and loot.
Its a card I'm willing to pick up to hedge when I'm drafting a more risky deck like storm, reanimator or artifacts.
I think those stats mirror what you are saying quite well. It's fine filler in red decks when you need a 23rd or 24th playable for sure, but in 62.5% of decks people are preferring to run something else. Its better in more risky decks like you mentioned but those are more narrow strategies that aren't as commonly drafted which again reflects the low main deck.
I still run it because I find that red can use the discard a lot these days. However, it is likely my worst red card and I'm not sure it's necessary. I just don't have anything I'm dying to replace it with either. So, pretty much the definition of a filler card.
Recently cut it from my janky-ass Unpowered cube and felt real bad about it.
I want a discard outlet in red at 1 or 2 cmc to help out the Madness decks and Reanimator and on paper this seemed okay, but in practice was never even a consideration for those decks.
Even for the slower decks it seemed it was always being picked as a confidence booster - existing to 'confirm' you were drafting medium or big red, or Rx control and then... doesn't make it into the deck. The decks where it did were ones really hurting for playables and it wasn't helping them perform either - Its almost good enough in so many ways, but the versatility didn't make up for how slow it is.
I find these stats might be a bit misleading. I think this is a fine 23/24 card for pretty much any red deck, but is a decent utility creature for unfair decks to block early pressure, pressure walkers and loot.
Its a card I'm willing to pick up to hedge when I'm drafting a more risky deck like storm, reanimator or artifacts.
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1. Minimum Archetype Support
2. Improving Green Archetypes
3. Improving White Archetypes
4. Matchup Analysis
5. Cube Combos (Work in Progress)
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I think those stats mirror what you are saying quite well. It's fine filler in red decks when you need a 23rd or 24th playable for sure, but in 62.5% of decks people are preferring to run something else. Its better in more risky decks like you mentioned but those are more narrow strategies that aren't as commonly drafted which again reflects the low main deck.
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I want a discard outlet in red at 1 or 2 cmc to help out the Madness decks and Reanimator and on paper this seemed okay, but in practice was never even a consideration for those decks.
Even for the slower decks it seemed it was always being picked as a confidence booster - existing to 'confirm' you were drafting medium or big red, or Rx control and then... doesn't make it into the deck. The decks where it did were ones really hurting for playables and it wasn't helping them perform either - Its almost good enough in so many ways, but the versatility didn't make up for how slow it is.
Would rather have a 2 cmc Rummaging Goblin or Putrid Imp than this, and if I need another discard outlet in red I'll include Insolent Neonate or Conspiracy Theorist before this.