Ranking based purely off of how many games I can say I see won off the back of particular cards.
Worst to best
20: journey to nowhere
19: Swell of courage
18: guardian of the guildpact
17: spectral procession
16: master splicer
15: Coalition honor guard
14: Shrine of Loyal Legions
13: Seraph of Dawn
12: Flickerwisp
11: Mother of runes
10: Emancipation Angel
9: Path to Exile
8: Glimmerpoint Stag
7: Swords to Plowshares
6: Squadron Hawk
5: Porcelain Legionnaire
4: Oblivion Ring
3: Faith's Fetters
2: Lashknife Barrier
1: Cloudgoat ranger
I have seen lashknife barrier win, singlehandedly, about or over half of the games it is in. That's insane. It seriously almost knocked off CGR for me it has been that dominant.
Luckily the only card from m14 i'm including is the fiend hunter. But I definitely DON'T think it's fair to count m14 cards for sameness' sake. We don't have real gauges on the cards in the environments yet, it's that simple.We'd be doing people a disservice if we ranked things or didnt rank things and they used it as a guide. Putting out a list will encourage some people to do that, no matter what.
Also, I think we should look into seeing if ranking change with my alternate weighting system from last year.
I had Jilt in the list, but figured that would go into people's Izzet so did not include. Also I had Crystal Shard up there, if that doesn't count, add Capsize to the bottom and move everything up
I know some of my cards are way in the minority, but in my little group we value them pretty high as they do good stuff.
1. Control Magic
2. Mist Raven
3. Mulldrifter
4. Talrand's Invocation
5. Counterspell
6. Favorable Winds
7. Fact or Fiction
8. Azure Mage
9. Tower Geist
10. Mind Control
11. Psionic Blast
12. Tandem Lookout
13. Riftwing Cloudskate
14. Man O' War
15. Aether Adept
16. Mana Leak
17. Clone
18. Snap
19. Capsize
20. Aetherize
I don't see favorable winds in any lists really at all, which kind of blows my mind a bit. Its a fairly high pick in mine, as U/W skies is a house of an archeytpe. Almost any anthem effect is a high pick for me actually.
Just doing a quick scan so far of the entries, blue is definitely going to be the most unique. I think it's because there are a couple ways to really construct blue. With white, I feel there is usually only one way to go with the color, but blue can be either tempo or control and has so many more niche cards. This will be very interesting!
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Riftwing Cloudskate
Water Servant
Aether Adept
Jetting Glasskite
Ninja of the Deep hours
Soulsworn Spirit
Looter il-kor
Augury Owl
Wing Splicer
Condescend
Mulldrifter
Sea Drake
Crystal Shard
Tandem Lookout
Man-o-war
Mist Raven
Errant Ephemeron
Rushing River
Clone
Control Magic
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I can't recall a recent game where I cast rushing river and it didn't end the game.
Are we counting Serendib efreet?
When they print more good ones, I'll let you know...
Cards like Serendib are tricky because while technically 'uncommon' a large chunk would consider them rare. I basically leave it up to the individual on them. Like I run Mana Drain but I know I'm in the minority on that. Shrug
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Worst to best
20: journey to nowhere
19: Swell of courage
18: guardian of the guildpact
17: spectral procession
16: master splicer
15: Coalition honor guard
14: Shrine of Loyal Legions
13: Seraph of Dawn
12: Flickerwisp
11: Mother of runes
10: Emancipation Angel
9: Path to Exile
8: Glimmerpoint Stag
7: Swords to Plowshares
6: Squadron Hawk
5: Porcelain Legionnaire
4: Oblivion Ring
3: Faith's Fetters
2: Lashknife Barrier
1: Cloudgoat ranger
I have seen lashknife barrier win, singlehandedly, about or over half of the games it is in. That's insane. It seriously almost knocked off CGR for me it has been that dominant.
Luckily the only card from m14 i'm including is the fiend hunter. But I definitely DON'T think it's fair to count m14 cards for sameness' sake. We don't have real gauges on the cards in the environments yet, it's that simple.We'd be doing people a disservice if we ranked things or didnt rank things and they used it as a guide. Putting out a list will encourage some people to do that, no matter what.
Also, I think we should look into seeing if ranking change with my alternate weighting system from last year.
My CubeCobra (draft 20 card packs, 2 packs.)
430, Peasant, Very Unpowered
Why you should take your hybrids out of your gold section
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1. Intangible Virtue
2. Cloadgoat Ranger
3. Celestial Crusader
4. Spectral Procession
5. Calciderm
6. Meadowboon
7. Swords to Plowshares
8. Path to Exile
9. Flickerwisp
10. Mother of Runes
11. Midnight Haunting
12. Stonecloaker
13. Goldnight Commander
14. Shrine of Loyal Legions
15. Griffin Guide
16. Stormfront Riders
17. Kor Skyfisher
18. Wall of Omens
19. Journey to Nowhere
20. Banisher Priest
Standard:
RW Boros devotion/Purphoros combo
RGB Jund Midrange
Modern:
WB Martyr.proc
2. guardian of the guildpact
3. spectral procession
4. calciderm
5. timely reinforcements
6. mother of runes[/CARD]
7. coalition honor-guard
8. lingering souls
9. goldnight commander
10. path to exile
11. swords to plowshares
12. serra angel
13. temporal isolation
14. oblivion ring
15. blinding beam
16. faith's fetters
17. aven riftwatcher
18. porcelain legionnaire
19. embolden
20. lashknife barrier
yay i voted
If Lingering Souls doesn't count (i have it in my white section) then add Swell of Courage as my 20th vote and move everything else up
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Yeah Lingering Souls is Orzhov, I have it in my white section too.
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1. Fact or Fiction
2. Control Magic
3. Mulldrifter
4. Talrand's Invocation
5. Capsize
6. Jetting Glasskite
7. Clone
8. Wing Splicer
9. Dominate
10. Counterspell
11. Preordain
12. Calcite Snapper
13. Murder of Crows
14. Dismiss
15. Repulse
16. Exclude
17. Repeal
18. Sea Gate Oracle
19. Man-O'-War
20. Into the Roil
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1. Fact or Fiction
2. Mulldrifter
3. Crystal Shard
4. Second Sight
5. Control Magic
6. Serendib Efreet
7. Talrand's Invocation
8. Jetting Glasskite
9. Mist Raven
10. Errant Ephemeron
11. Foresee
12. Jodah's Avenger
13. Counterspell
14. Clone
15. Man-o-war
16. Calcite Snapper
17. Complicate
18. Into the Roil
19. Spin into Myth
20. Wingcrafter
I had Jilt in the list, but figured that would go into people's Izzet so did not include. Also I had Crystal Shard up there, if that doesn't count, add Capsize to the bottom and move everything up
I know some of my cards are way in the minority, but in my little group we value them pretty high as they do good stuff.
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My MTGSalvation Cube Thread (last updated 6/29/15)
MY Cube Page
1. Control Magic
2. Mist Raven
3. Mulldrifter
4. Talrand's Invocation
5. Counterspell
6. Favorable Winds
7. Fact or Fiction
8. Azure Mage
9. Tower Geist
10. Mind Control
11. Psionic Blast
12. Tandem Lookout
13. Riftwing Cloudskate
14. Man O' War
15. Aether Adept
16. Mana Leak
17. Clone
18. Snap
19. Capsize
20. Aetherize
I don't see favorable winds in any lists really at all, which kind of blows my mind a bit. Its a fairly high pick in mine, as U/W skies is a house of an archeytpe. Almost any anthem effect is a high pick for me actually.
Standard:
RW Boros devotion/Purphoros combo
RGB Jund Midrange
Modern:
WB Martyr.proc
My Peasant Cube thread !!! (380 cards)
Draft my Peasant Cube on Cube Cobra !!!
white in my cube is about to be almost entirely a control color, btw.
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Really? What kind of cards are you going to include for that?
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1. Control Magic
2. Mulldrifter
3. Crystal Shard
4. Mind Control
5. Errant Ephemeron
6. Jetting Glasskite
7. Fact or Fiction
8. Man-O'-War
9. Mist Raven
10. Clone
11. Compulsive Research
12. Serendib Efreet
13. Riftwing Cloudskate
14. Talrand's Invocation
15. Forbid
16. Murder of Crows
17. Capsize
18. Enclave Cryptologist
19. Mana Leak
20. Preordain
Riftwing Cloudskate
Water Servant
Aether Adept
Jetting Glasskite
Ninja of the Deep hours
Soulsworn Spirit
Looter il-kor
Augury Owl
Wing Splicer
Condescend
Mulldrifter
Sea Drake
Crystal Shard
Tandem Lookout
Man-o-war
Mist Raven
Errant Ephemeron
Rushing River
Clone
Control Magic
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I can't recall a recent game where I cast rushing river and it didn't end the game.
Are we counting Serendib efreet?
When they print more good ones, I'll let you know...
My CubeCobra (draft 20 card packs, 2 packs.)
430, Peasant, Very Unpowered
Why you should take your hybrids out of your gold section
Manamath Article
My CubeCobra (draft 20 card packs, 2 packs.)
430, Peasant, Very Unpowered
Why you should take your hybrids out of your gold section
Manamath Article
Cards like Serendib are tricky because while technically 'uncommon' a large chunk would consider them rare. I basically leave it up to the individual on them. Like I run Mana Drain but I know I'm in the minority on that. Shrug
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My CubeCobra (draft 20 card packs, 2 packs.)
430, Peasant, Very Unpowered
Why you should take your hybrids out of your gold section
Manamath Article
Thats fine I wouldn't fault you either way.
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1.) Mana Drain
2.) Control Magic
3.) Mind Control
4.) Artful Looter
5.) Mulldrifter
6.) Jetting Glasskite
7.) Overwhelming Intellect
8.) Crystal Shard
9.) Man-o'-War
10.) Aether Adept
11.) Preordain
12.) Ponder
13.) Serum Visions
14.) Looter il-Kor
15.) Fact or Fiction
16.) Fencer Clique
17.) Shimmering Glasskite
18.) Repeal
19.) Into the Roil
20.) Repulse
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2. Skinrender
3. Nekrataal
4. Demonic Tutor
5. Dismember
6. Diabolic Servitude
7. Vampire Nighthawk
8. Go for the Throat
9. Barter in Blood
10. Necromancy
11. Doom Blade
12. Reassembling Skeleton
13. Hymn to Tourach
14. Falkenrath Noble
15. Blood Artist
16. Marsh Flitter
17. Makeshift Mannequin
18. Animate Dead
19. Undying Evil
20. Diregraf ghoul
Top 20 Black:
1. Skinrender
2. Shriekmaw
3. Bone Shredder
4. Nekrataal
5. Blood Artist
6. Falkenrath Noble
7. Marsh Flitter
8. Undying Evil
9. Demonic Tutor
10. Animate Dead
11. Night's Whisper
12. Reassembling Skeleton
13. Bloodhunter Bat
14. Phyrexian Rager
15. Vendetta
16. Vampire Nighthawk
17. Disfigure
18. Unearth
19. Snuff Out
20. Doom Blade
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1. Shriekmaw
2. Skinrender
3. Hypnotic Specter
4. Vampire Nighthawk
5. Incremental Blight
6. Makeshift Mannequin
7. Demonic Tutor
8. Go for the Throat
9. Dauthi Horror
10. Dismember
11. Nekrataal
12. Dauthi Marauder
13. Phyrexian Rager
14. Snuff Out
15. Pestilence
16. Animate Dead
17. Enslave
18. Night's Whispers
19. Inquisition of Kozilek
20. Falkenrath Noble
Brief description:
W Midrange----Control
U Control------Tempo
B Aggro--------Necromancy
R Aggro--------Reach
G Midrange-----Ramp