It's not bad, but I don't see this breaking small to medium sized lists when plentiful better options like Reclamation Sage and Pest Infestation exist. I think 630+ is probably where this starts breaking into lists.
This ain't bad. Flash or a more relevant body would've gone a long way. Can't say I like this more than Reclamation Sage / Pest Infestation, but I think it compares decently against Wilt.
I think the lack of Flash is quite a major drawback on this one, and playing it as a 2/2 Rec Sage for 3G doesn't seem good enough to compensate for that to me. I'd rather run Wilt in my own cube I think. Cool tool, but I don't see this cracking lists at 540 or below.
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I think this card is better than it looks. This card looks to be to Naturalize what Shriekmaw is to Terror. It's not exciting, but I bet it plays very solidly.
I think this card is better than it looks. This card looks to be to Naturalize what Shriekmaw is to Terror. It's not exciting, but I bet it plays very solidly.
This is true, but Naturalize is more situational than Terror. While this is Naturalize getting the Shriekmaw treatment, green Shriekmaw this is not.
This seems very good to me. I think sorcery speed naturalize is a more cube-able card than sorcery speed terror and is arguably a more important effect in many decks. My gut reaction to this card is that it’s quite good.
Definitely playable. I think reclamation sage variants are all excellent.
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My initial reaction was that I didn't need a 4-cmc Reclamation Sage sandwiched in between the genuine article and Acidic Slime. And it's not like Green has ways of abusing the Evoke body. But now this thread has me thinking about how having a sorcery speed Naturalize on T2 is much more valuable than having a sorcery speed Terror. I'm not wedded to all my Green 4-drops, so I think I'll give the ol' Breaker a spin.
I re added this into my cube given the speed of the format + the success of the Pitch- Evoke Cycle.
These cards are helping creature decks keep pace with unfair decks.
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This is true, but Naturalize is more situational than Terror. While this is Naturalize getting the Shriekmaw treatment, green Shriekmaw this is not.
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These cards are helping creature decks keep pace with unfair decks.
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Here are some other articles I've written about fine tuning your cube:
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2. Improving Green Archetypes
3. Improving White Archetypes
4. Matchup Analysis
5. Cube Combos (Work in Progress)
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