I'm planning on cutting Glowrider at some point. Since Thalia, Guardian of Thraben is just a better version of it, no reason to keep it around, right ?
I've played a few cubes that included Tezzeret the Seeker and Time Vault. I've always wanted to pull off that combo (or get infinite turns in some other manner) but have never been able to pull it off.
I love your signature. I've thought about commissioning alters based off the series but haven't figured out which cards to do it with yet.
Glowrider => Restoration Angel
Niblis of the Breath => Fettergeist
Budoka Gardener => Ulvenwald Tracker
Ebon Drake => Demonic Taskmaster
I've seen Resto Angel and the Tracker in action in sealeds and I really liked them. Fettergeist I'm not sure of but it should be better than the Niblis.
I played the Taskmaster in limited and it was a great card there but I'm not sure it will be in Cube. However, Ebon Drake is kinda similar and wasn't working so well either so I'm giving it a go.
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My list is still up here: http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/5816
But, since a while it's a 360 Powered list.
This has up- and downsides which I will not get into now.
Going to 360 made me streamline the cube a bit more, the potential for broken plays is certainly there often now.
I also want aggro to be viable but so far I don't see a lot of people getting the right decks for it in this cube. To be clear, I'm not blaming them, but the contents of this cube ;-)
Can you guys helps me by making a few suggestions in this direction?
I'm thinking that aggro should be mono white, mono red, red/white or red/black. The white deck should play like a prison / disruptive deck, the red one like a true burn/aggro deck and the black version like a recurring beaters deck.
I've been trying to find time to reply for a while.
I don't think cutting any of those red cards are crazy, depending on what you want to do with the color. Wildfire is one of my favorite decks, so I'd never cut Burning of Xinye. However, there is only so much room and if youd' rather support the Kiki combo, that's a totally valid call. I also think Daretti is really interesting and gives red more ability to play with the artifact deck.
If you want to support aggro, white and red need more 1-drops. In white, I'd like to see Dauntless Bodyguard, Student of Warfare, and Skymarcher Aspirant. Additionally Recruiter of the Guard, Archangel Avacyn, and Council's Judgment are excellent cards that would likely make the cut for me at 360. I think you could easily lose Spirit of the Labyrinth, Karmic Guide, Blessed Alliance, Aven Riftwatcher, Vryn Wingmare, and Mirror Entity. I get that you are going for a prison feel in white, but I just think Wingmare and Spirit (and Leonin Arbiter truthfully) are too weak for a cube this size. Also [c]Thalia, Heretic Cathar[c] is an excellent card that supports the prison-aggro idea.
For black, the new Gutterbones should replace Putrid Imp. I'd like to see more reanimator support with Animate Dead, Necromancy, and Exhume. I'd likely replace Shallow Grave and Corpse Dance. I'm not a fan of the three drops you've got. I think Ophiomancer, Flesh Carver and Drana, Liberator of Malakir are all stronger and play into black's strengths. I think you should play Ravenous Chupacabra over Kokusho. Mesmeric Fiend is weaker the Freebooter and I don't think you need both. Dismember or Skinrender would be stronger.
Do you think Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas is worth adding ?
When I get the cards I'm planning on the following changes:
(not necessarily a card for card swap)
Tidehollow Strix => Murderous Redcap
Armadillo Cloak => Prophetic Bolt
Gaddock Teeg => Venser, the Sojourner
Dauntless Escort => Knight of the Reliquary
Rumbling Slum => Bloodbraid Elf
Wydwen, the Biting Gale => Geist of Saint Traft
When all these changes are done, it should balance the Gold section a bit more on colors, but as I've said in my first post, I don't need a perfect color balance to be happy about it.
Some more changes in the colored section when I get those cards.
Goblin Goon => Hellrider
Mogg Maniac => Inferno Titan
Rathi Trapper => Vampire Hexmage
Festering Goblin => Bloodghast
Merfolk Looter => Vendilion Clique
Trinket Mage => Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Elvish Aberration => Lotus Cobra
Spike Feeder => Scavenging Ooze
Anyone see any big mistakes in there ?
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540> 360 Powered CubeI've played a few cubes that included Tezzeret the Seeker and Time Vault. I've always wanted to pull off that combo (or get infinite turns in some other manner) but have never been able to pull it off.
I love your signature. I've thought about commissioning alters based off the series but haven't figured out which cards to do it with yet.
Glowrider => Restoration Angel
Niblis of the Breath => Fettergeist
Budoka Gardener => Ulvenwald Tracker
Ebon Drake => Demonic Taskmaster
I've seen Resto Angel and the Tracker in action in sealeds and I really liked them. Fettergeist I'm not sure of but it should be better than the Niblis.
I played the Taskmaster in limited and it was a great card there but I'm not sure it will be in Cube. However, Ebon Drake is kinda similar and wasn't working so well either so I'm giving it a go.
"Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you."
My
540> 360 Powered CubeCheers,
rant
My Cube
CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/5f5d0310ed602310515d4c32
Cube Tutor: http://cubetutor.com/viewcube/1963
"Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you."
My
540> 360 Powered CubeMy list is still up here: http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/5816
But, since a while it's a 360 Powered list.
This has up- and downsides which I will not get into now.
Going to 360 made me streamline the cube a bit more, the potential for broken plays is certainly there often now.
I also want aggro to be viable but so far I don't see a lot of people getting the right decks for it in this cube. To be clear, I'm not blaming them, but the contents of this cube ;-)
Can you guys helps me by making a few suggestions in this direction?
I'm thinking that aggro should be mono white, mono red, red/white or red/black. The white deck should play like a prison / disruptive deck, the red one like a true burn/aggro deck and the black version like a recurring beaters deck.
Is it crazy to consider cutting cards like Zo-Zu the Punisher, Flametongue Kavu, Daretti, Scrap Savant, Hazoret the Fervent, Guttersnipe, Burning of Xinye in favor of cheaper stuff with a faster damage output? After all, red still has plenty of stuff for the decks that want to play Sneak Attack or Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker.
Any suggestions in red, white or black?
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540> 360 Powered CubeI don't think cutting any of those red cards are crazy, depending on what you want to do with the color. Wildfire is one of my favorite decks, so I'd never cut Burning of Xinye. However, there is only so much room and if youd' rather support the Kiki combo, that's a totally valid call. I also think Daretti is really interesting and gives red more ability to play with the artifact deck.
If you want to support aggro, white and red need more 1-drops. In white, I'd like to see Dauntless Bodyguard, Student of Warfare, and Skymarcher Aspirant. Additionally Recruiter of the Guard, Archangel Avacyn, and Council's Judgment are excellent cards that would likely make the cut for me at 360. I think you could easily lose Spirit of the Labyrinth, Karmic Guide, Blessed Alliance, Aven Riftwatcher, Vryn Wingmare, and Mirror Entity. I get that you are going for a prison feel in white, but I just think Wingmare and Spirit (and Leonin Arbiter truthfully) are too weak for a cube this size. Also [c]Thalia, Heretic Cathar[c] is an excellent card that supports the prison-aggro idea.
For black, the new Gutterbones should replace Putrid Imp. I'd like to see more reanimator support with Animate Dead, Necromancy, and Exhume. I'd likely replace Shallow Grave and Corpse Dance. I'm not a fan of the three drops you've got. I think Ophiomancer, Flesh Carver and Drana, Liberator of Malakir are all stronger and play into black's strengths. I think you should play Ravenous Chupacabra over Kokusho. Mesmeric Fiend is weaker the Freebooter and I don't think you need both. Dismember or Skinrender would be stronger.
I'd cut Devastating Summons, Dragon Fodder, Bushwacker, Zo-Zu, Guttersnipe, Hazoret, Smash to Smithereens, and Firebrand Archer from red. My additions would be some mix of Feldon of the Third Path, Stormblood Berserker, Falkenrath Gorger, Firedrinker Satyr, Hellrider, Dire Fleet Daredevil, Magma Jet, Burst Lightining, Arc Trail, and Purphoros, God of the Forge.
Hope that was helpful!
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