MTG Salvation

I just want at least 2 playable 6+ drops outside of white. 3 would be the dream.

And another blue 1 or 2 drop.

i don't really want for much in peasant cube these days...we've gotten a lot of important stuff in the past couple years

a new blue finisher would be really awesome

i'd also love a utility colorless creature of some kind

any new archetype defining cards are always most welcome

a good aggressive 3 drop in green is probably my biggest need. a 2G sorcery with no ability and awaken 4?

Oh, yes, any good green 3.

This would also be the block where we can maybe get a sweeper worth running in blue or white.

Also a good block for a new 5c land.

A 2G awaken 4 sounds awesome. Heck, I'll take 1GG awaken 4. Between allies and awaken, I think it's a sure bet we'll see more +1/+1 counter support.

I probably wouldn't play a 4/4 haste token for 4 that made me lose a land when it died, and this theoretical card is worse than that. It ties up a mana to attack too. Even though I guess you could flinthoof boar it in for one cheaper but still, losing a land is whack.

Actually, that carda design is pretty close to the red zendikon.

That's true, I didn't think about it that way. What about awaken 5? (definitely would have to cost 1GG) That might be a little too strong, but a 1GG 5/5 haste that makes you pay 1 to attack and destroys a land when it dies seems reasonable enough for green. It would be kind of like a green Qal Sisma Behemoth, though haste makes a big difference.

Y'all know that Awaken is like Kicker, right? There won't be "just" an Awaken X card unless they do something loopy like Evermind.

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Y'all know that Awaken is like Kicker, right? There won't be "just" an Awaken X card unless they do something loopy like Evermind.

or swirling sandstorm

it's possible, but that's why i put a smiley face beside my comment. i was just trying to cram something i needed into a spoiled mechanic.

yeah it would be sweet to get a green 3 that wasn't a Borderline Ranger variant. Last good green 3 we got was Wolfir Avenger (one million years ago)

U instant draw a card Awaken 2 - 1UU ?

I'd take a 2/2 farhaven elf as a borderland ranger variant.

Not quite sure if that's printable, even as a 2/1 it feels pretty strong. You're basically adding 1 mana to Rampant Growth for the body, of which anything 2/1 or bigger is pretty significant upside. Borderland Ranger is a competent cube card on its own without the buff.

kinda off topic, but do you all really prefer civic wayfinder/borderland ranger over farhaven elf?

For most decks, yes. A 1/1 is basically just a chump blocker most of the time, whereas a 2/2 actually attacks and trades reasonably well. I prefer Growth Spasm to Farhaven Elf, since the extra ramp from the spawn comes in handy way more often than its lack of power.

Civic wayfinder goes into my decks that want to attack and also want to play 4 drops and 5 drops. Farhaven elf doesn't attack and is just then a 3 mana rampant growth that can't get my second white source for cloudgoats.

Borderland Ranger is actually a staple, I just wanted to make that pun

I want to imagine that this set will be ROE2 more than ZEN2 and we'll get some sweet ramp cards again. Pelakka Wurm is lonely sitting on his throne.

New ally mechanic spoiled. Seems to trigger on allies and buffs your entire team which is cool and I hope there's are some good common/uncommon ones.

Allies would be an interesting theme. I don't know if there's enough payoff at C/U, but time will tell. The main problem would be how many of them are just terrible outside of an allies deck.

New card!
Hedron Archive - 2
Artifact
t: add 2 to your mana pool
t, 2, sacrifice ~:draw 2 cards

Double mind stone since dreamstone hedron was apparently too big.

Nah

I don't find Worn Powerstone really close to something I want to play, and the semi-cycling option doesn't make me want to spend one more mana on the effect.

At least we get a foil for Rolling Thunder. Worn Powerstone isn't bad in a control desk, but Hedron Archive seems to be too slow.

I'm guessing it's an indicator that the creatures in the format will be much larger on average. Can't wait to get that new art in foil!

New spoiler!
Gideon's Reproach 1W
Instant
Gideon's Reproach deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

Not sure if this makes the cut in most cubes but it's much better removal than I was expecting at common, given the stuff we've been getting lately. Then again, I wasn't expecting Rolling Thunder either. Maybe wizards is dialing back on their "Removal at common/uncommon must suck" philosophy of late.

Probably just a lot more X/5+ creatures than normal

Two new common eldrazi.