MTG Salvation

Not much for this set for my cube(s), but there is a lot for any Dragon aficionado.

Regular Cube:
Exclusion Mage
EDIT: Tezzeret, Artifice Master, I didn't realize I still had OG Tezz, so I might replace him with this.

Artifact Cube:
Sai, Master Thopterist
Skilled Animator (testing)
Infernal Reckoning (maybe)

I'm pretty interested:
Dark-Dweller Oracle

Maybe, if I open it:
Transmogrifying Wand (demoted for sorcery speed)
Mystic Archaeologist
Arcades, the Strategist (as a stat monster over Rhox War Monk. Random upsides are fun.)
Sai, Master Thopterist
Runic Armasaur
Graveyard Marshal
Dismissive Pyromancer
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
Remorseful Cleric
Isareth the Awakener
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
+ All the planeswalkers, even Sarkhan, Fireblood. I'll consider any planeswalker I open. It's only fair.


Crazy mabes:
Goblin Trashmaster (sacs self as artifact hate. The rest is upside)
Fell Specter
Viashino Pyromancer (whatever, I guess this is good, who cares?)
Meteor Golem
Patient Rebuilding
Militia Bugler
Skyscanner (Pilgrim's Eye is fine)
Fountain of Renewal (the new players may be right on this one. Braidwood Cup has come a long way.)

Will give the following a whirl:

Isareth the Awakener
Tezzeret
Remorseful Cleric
Dismissive Pyromancer

Nicol Bolas, if I can work out a way of getting shards in. Still Jund and Esper are a bit lacking.

Turned it out to be a solid cube set for mid sized cubes

Cards I’m testing Ranked by my estimation it will still be in my cube a year from now

85%
tezzeret

35-50%
Remorseful cleric
Graveyard Marshall
Nicol bolas

25%
Isareth the awakener
Leonin war leader

10%
Exclusion mage (messing around with 5c humans atm)
Dismissive pyromancer

My list at 720 is Remorseful Reverend, Leonin Warleader, Exclusion Mage, Tezzeret Artifice Master, Graveyard Marshal, and Isareth the Awakener. Very lopsided set, bunch of Esper cards but nothing interesting in red and green. I'm tempted to try Goreclaw over Surrak the Hunt Caller, but I don't think it would stick around long if I did.

A really intersting set for cube. I'm noticing a lot of the includes seem to be narrow but good in archetype-specific builds. The five cards I'm including are all creatures and most have strong, repeatable activated abilities. I'm really curious to see how the black and white three drops turn out. I'm most excited for Dismissive Pyromancer and how it will do in reanimator decks.

Resplendent Angel
Leonin Warleader
Isareth the Awakener
Expulsion mage
Dismissive pyromamcer

Testing on sight:
Remorseful Cleric - Selfless Spirit is always fine. This is slightly weaker, but adds interaction with common buildarounds.
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma - On-plan for G/x Fires-style decks, which I strongly encourage.

Buying. Maybe running:
Goblin Instigator - Dragon Fodder and Mogg War Marshal are great for me. This might have fewer synergies than either, but it has a good pedigree.
Lightning Mare - Base stats are fine. Wih pump, it could be good. Blue hate doesn't hurt.
Vine Mare - Phantom Centaur and Blastoderm are good enough, and this resembles a combination of the two.

Buying when I think price is bottomed out:
Sarkhan, Fireblood - I think this dude would be really strong with a critical mass of Dragons. I'm just not willing to wreck my cube for that until some Dragons get printed with more wide-reaching synergies than "Aggro top-end" or "Goodstuff beater"

Cards I would enjoy to give a roll at this moment:
Remorseful Cleric
Exclusion Mage
Patient Rebuilding
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
Vivien Reid

Cards I am curious about but haven't given a lot of thought:
Leonin Warleader
Sai, Master Thopterist
Isareth the Awakener
Dismissive Pyromancer
Dryad Greenseeker

For me every color gets a card and blue gets two:

-Remorseful Cleric (cut Lone Missionary)
-Exclusion Mage (cut Arther Adept)
-Tezzeret, Artifice Master (cut OG Tezz)
-Isareth, the Awakener (cut either Vamp Nighthawk or Mardu Strike Leader, not sure yet)
-Goreclaw (cut, a green 4 drop or something)

I think the only "controversial" card I'm testing is Goreclaw. I think he deserves his own thread for discussion and plan on starting one when I have a minute.

First draft of my M19 changes for my 720, all of them are subject to testing and feedback from the cube group but it feels like a good start:

Kor Skyfisher > Remorseful Cleric
Flash > Departed Deckhand
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage > Tezzeret, Artifice Master
Desertion > Sai, Master Thoperist
Street Wraith > Graveyard Marshal
Master of the Feast > Isareth the Awakener
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate > Bone Dragon
Bosh, Iron Golem > Dark-Dweller Oracle
Lightning Mauler > Dismissive Pyromancer
Terastadon > Goreclaw, Terror or Qal Sisma
Steel Leaf Champion > Runic Armasaur

W
Eldrazi Displacer -> Remorseful Cleric
Sram's Expertise -> Leonin Warleader

U
Stratus Dancer -> Exclusion Mage
Riftwing Cloudskate -> Tezzeret, Artifice Master

B
Ruin Raider -> Isareth the Awakener

R
Cheering Fanatic -> Dismissive Pyromancer

G
Eureka -> Vivien Reid
Ripjaw Raptor -> Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma

My M19 preview article is up, and can be viewed here:

https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/the-cube-forum/articles-podcasts-and-guides/795711-set-p-review-my-top-20-m19-cards-for-the-cube

It's less a power level decision and more about the fact that my group doesn't play it, or doesn't take advantage of it.

There's other stuff in Green that can go, so we'll see.