Mirari's Wake is far too powerful of a card for me to cut - I just drafted it this past weekend, actually! Now that I have uber-ramp targets like Genesis Wave and Avenger of Zendikar in my cube, the Wake isn't going anywhere.
Selesnya Charm was the other card I was considering cutting. Would you put Wurm back in over the Charm? Or perhaps cut Militant?
Well, white and green have a ton of good available 2cc spells, and almost no good 6-drops between them (one per color). So I think the Armada Wurm fills a more important hole in the curve. Not to mention that it's 10 trampling power for 6 mana, which is always welcome.
Yeah, personally I love casting Armada Wurm much more than Selesnya Charm, so that's getting straight back in.
Do you think I have room for nu-Garruk in my cube? Currently I'm only looking to pick up a Demon and Hydra, but I'm wondering if I should even be trying to fit the new Garruk in here as well.
It's hard to find room for a 6cc draw engine. If you happen to find one for cheap you can always test it out, but I personally don't think it'll make it into cubes this size (unless you're on the cheating Progenitus/Worldspine Wurm into play plan).
I know the Fiendslayer Paladin is going to be an unpopular choice around here, but a friend convinced me that the Lifelink puts it over the top of Paladin en-Vec, since Fiendslayer's ability is the same as Protection with regards to all the removal spells, and neither is really big enough for Protection to matter all that much in combat (since you don't want to be blocking with your Paladin en-Vec most of the time anyways). Maybe it won't work out, but I'm going to try it, since Knight of Meadowgrain is just sooooo good another one can't hurt.
Selesnya Charm was the other card I was considering cutting. Would you put Wurm back in over the Charm? Or perhaps cut Militant?
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And I'm late to the party, but I like the Wurm more than the Charm.
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I think I can get behind that, if only for curve reasons of the guild section (a 1-drop, 3 2-drops, 1 3-drop and a 5-drop)
Cutting a 2 drop for a 6 drop, if nothing else, makes the section more interesting.
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Do you think I have room for nu-Garruk in my cube? Currently I'm only looking to pick up a Demon and Hydra, but I'm wondering if I should even be trying to fit the new Garruk in here as well.
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I don't find the new Garruk necessary. I could be wrong, but I don't think it's going to be consistent enough for the mana to hold up in cube.
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I know the Fiendslayer Paladin is going to be an unpopular choice around here, but a friend convinced me that the Lifelink puts it over the top of Paladin en-Vec, since Fiendslayer's ability is the same as Protection with regards to all the removal spells, and neither is really big enough for Protection to matter all that much in combat (since you don't want to be blocking with your Paladin en-Vec most of the time anyways). Maybe it won't work out, but I'm going to try it, since Knight of Meadowgrain is just sooooo good another one can't hurt.
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Cut to 450. Here are the changes:
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In other news, I have the following cards ordered and in the mail right now:
Suggestions for cuts for these cards?
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