MTG Salvation

First round of Kaldheim changes! I might add more, and this doesn't line up with what I said I'd add in the thread I created in Cube New Card Discussion, but decided to start here for now:

Student of Warfare -> Usher of the Fallen
Leonin Warleader -> Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier -> Starnheim Unleashed
Shatter the Sky -> Doomskar

Spellskite -> Cosima, God of the Voyage // The Omenkeel

Heir of Falkenrath // Heir to the Night -> Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor

Seachrome Coast -> Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
Smoldering Marsh -> Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
Blooming Marsh -> Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
Botanical Sanctum -> Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway

I've decided to un-add Valki for now, since I'm not enthusiastic enough about him right now, so have re-added Tormented Hero (instead of just reverting to Heir of Falkenrath).

I've also cut Elvish Piper to add Esika's Chariot.

Good changes. I like Student of Warfare more than Skymarcher Aspirant and will be cutting Aspirant for Usher.

Cheers,
rant

That's fair - I don't like how much of a mana sink Student ends up being (while still being in red removal range), so I'm taking the opportunity to cut it now.

Making a few small changes in green based on thoughts about its role as a secondary aggro color and not a primary one. I'm not sure that this is correct, but for now, I'm axing three one-drops (although one is becoming a different one-drop), plus axing a 5-drop, since I have so many now:

Jungle Lion -> Elvish Reclaimer
Kessig Prowler -> Farseek
Wolfbitten Captive -> Cultivate
Biogenic Ooze -> Sylvan Caryatid

These are good changes if you want to pare down green aggro. If I went up to a 630 card cube, I'd probably reinclude the green aggro cards I just cut.

Cheers,
rant

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These are good changes if you want to pare down green aggro. If I went up to a 630 card cube, I'd probably reinclude the green aggro cards I just cut.

Cheers,
rant

Green aggro just never really ends up being the primary aggro color. I want to keep the cards in that I'm adding, but it's possible paring down green aggro isn't correct. It's not like I can't undo the swap!