Here's some more cards with some confirmed and some not but which are pretty certain to be common . The list majikian posted seems to be completely correct so far.
Oh, Crowned Ceratok and Abzan Battle Priest could be the "counters lords" we were needing...
I wonder how Scion of Ugin will affect pauper cubes in general... a 4/4 flying guy that everyone can cast could change how we value flying creatures in general.
Thrill-kill Assassin is a thing, too. Very good 2-drop for black.
I like a playable dragon in my cube n.n
Duskdale Wurm is very big, but I think is too "vainilla" for a drop that high. I think I prefer Greater Sandwurm for its cycling.
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My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
Oh, Crowned Ceratok and Abzan Battle Priest could be the "counters lords" we were needing...
I wonder how Scion of Ugin will affect pauper cubes in general... a 4/4 flying guy that everyone can cast could change how we value flying creatures in general.
Thrill-kill Assassin is a thing, too. Very good 2-drop for black.
I like a playable dragon in my cube n.n
Duskdale Wurm is very big, but I think is too "vainilla" for a drop that high. I think I prefer Greater Sandwurm for its cycling.
Yeah, I like the Battle Priest the most but both could help make a nice subtheme along with Ainok Bond-Kin. It seems like just so many creature incidentally can get or give +1/+1 counters by themselves that getting some value won't be much a hassle in cube. You'd maybe want to up the count by some by you wouldn't need to by much if you really wanted there to be plenty cards that interact.
Yeah, for being a colorless creature, it's a surprisingly solid flyer for 6 mana compared to our other options. Solid option for being a colorless card.
Yeah, Duskdale Wurm is an okay fattie but not exciting
Powerlevel on those cards seems in line with the current commons. Most stuff seems interesting for my Tier2 aka cubable.
Survival Cache is an interesting card. Against aggro its gain 4 life and against control its draw 2. Against midrange its unreliable though.
And its a control card itself. So far the only viable Wx control archetype seems to be BW which doesnt need it.
I feel like Survival Cache in its best case is a good card, it's just that it's unreliability and low floor that kind of turns me off from the card. It's not great against aggressive decks unless maybe if you're pretty aggressive as well. Basically, it's only going to be good in some decks, whatever those are, but maybe it's good enough in the decks that want that it's worth testing.
I believe Angel of Mercy is the last new card for us that's hasn't been mentioned so far. Not too exciting but kind of funny getting it right after getting a bird functional reprint in Aven of Enduring Hope.
Finally, two new arts for cards we already have, Phantom Tiger and Condescend.
Solid card. Not sure how many people run it or thoughts on it now a days though.
Jaddi Offshoot could be a nice role-player for control decks, same slot that Wall of Blossoms would take in regular cube. Then again, Pride Guardian is a card that sees no play...
not sure about Scion of Ugin 4/4 fly is big, but 6 is overcosted. Furnace Whelp seems very fragile. if unchecked can deal tons of damage in the lategame though.
Wow, these changes are great for my pauper cube and my masters cube which I have almost finished. I won't be ordering any cards until Ixalan is released as there are loads of cards in there for my masters cube.
I'm probably most excited about the +1+1 lords being downshifted to common.
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in a low cost cube like mine Wight of Precinct Six seems real decent. turns quickly into a very mana efficient creature. Lead the Stampede also is an enormous card advantage in the right deck.
I really expected a lot more "old school" cards in this set. Outside of Mana Drain and Lords, most of the reprints here are from after 8th edition. As in it's another modern masters with different clothes.
Some extra points:
1. Dissolve is a common now.
2. Jace's Phantasm works with a lot of the newer B/U cards that say "each player mills". And it's common now.
3. Jhessian Theif is now a common.
4. Riverwheel Aerialists is possibly the biggest blue flier, now in pauper.
5. Draconic roar is another 1R 3 damage spell.
6. Furnace Whelp is now common. But that two toughness will make it easy to get blown out by a kill spell.
7. Crowned Ceratok is common now.
8. Phantom Tiger is common now.
My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
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My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
Mark of Mutiny
Ivy Elemental
Sustainer of the Realm
Dragonlord's Servant
Thrill-Kill Assassin
Virulent Swipe
Furnace Whelp
Scion of Ugin
Abzan Battle PriestEarth Elemental
Duskdale Wurm
Crowned Ceratok
It's a work in progress
I wonder how Scion of Ugin will affect pauper cubes in general... a 4/4 flying guy that everyone can cast could change how we value flying creatures in general.
Thrill-kill Assassin is a thing, too. Very good 2-drop for black.
I like a playable dragon in my cube n.n
Duskdale Wurm is very big, but I think is too "vainilla" for a drop that high. I think I prefer Greater Sandwurm for its cycling.
My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
Yeah, I like the Battle Priest the most but both could help make a nice subtheme along with Ainok Bond-Kin. It seems like just so many creature incidentally can get or give +1/+1 counters by themselves that getting some value won't be much a hassle in cube. You'd maybe want to up the count by some by you wouldn't need to by much if you really wanted there to be plenty cards that interact.
Yeah, for being a colorless creature, it's a surprisingly solid flyer for 6 mana compared to our other options. Solid option for being a colorless card.
Yeah, Duskdale Wurm is an okay fattie but not exciting
On side note, cool new art for Furnace Whelp
It's a work in progress
My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
How should we analize this? Is it a riskier divination with gain 4 life for white or just a worse Healing Hands?
I suppose is not good enough in any of the asumptions, but white doesn't draw 2 cards at that low cmc.
My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
Survival Cache is an interesting card. Against aggro its gain 4 life and against control its draw 2. Against midrange its unreliable though.
And its a control card itself. So far the only viable Wx control archetype seems to be BW which doesnt need it.
T2 powpercube Value https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/37t
I believe Angel of Mercy is the last new card for us that's hasn't been mentioned so far. Not too exciting but kind of funny getting it right after getting a bird functional reprint in Aven of Enduring Hope.
Finally, two new arts for cards we already have, Phantom Tiger and Condescend.
Solid card. Not sure how many people run it or thoughts on it now a days though.
and then sweet condescend.
It's a work in progress
Seeker of the Way, Dissolve and Guardian Idol are great all-rounders.
Jaddi Offshoot could be a nice role-player for control decks, same slot that Wall of Blossoms would take in regular cube. Then again, Pride Guardian is a card that sees no play...
My Cube (DeckStats)
My Pauper Cube: 540 (CubeTutor link!)
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T2 powpercube Value https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/37t
So far im likely to add
T1:
Seeker of the Way
Thrill-Kill Assassin
Jhessian Thief
Prey's Vengeance
Virulent Swipe
T2
Guardian Idol
might add the +1+1 subtheme
not sure about Scion of Ugin 4/4 fly is big, but 6 is overcosted.
Furnace Whelp seems very fragile. if unchecked can deal tons of damage in the lategame though.
T2 powpercube Value https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/37t
I'm probably most excited about the +1+1 lords being downshifted to common.
My singleton Masters Cube
A few that weren't known before:
Emerge Unscathed
Wight of Precinct Six
Lead the Stampede
I used to write cube articles on StarCityGames, now for GatheringMagic and podcast about cube (w/Antknee42.)
in a low cost cube like mine Wight of Precinct Six seems real decent. turns quickly into a very mana efficient creature.
Lead the Stampede also is an enormous card advantage in the right deck.
T2 powpercube Value https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/37t
Also, follow us on twitter! @TurnOneMagic
My 490 Pauper Cube
Modern frame only- Common on paper only - no functional copies, no strictly-betters - no subtype-matters
Some extra points:
1. Dissolve is a common now.
2. Jace's Phantasm works with a lot of the newer B/U cards that say "each player mills". And it's common now.
3. Jhessian Theif is now a common.
4. Riverwheel Aerialists is possibly the biggest blue flier, now in pauper.
5. Draconic roar is another 1R 3 damage spell.
6. Furnace Whelp is now common. But that two toughness will make it easy to get blown out by a kill spell.
7. Crowned Ceratok is common now.
8. Phantom Tiger is common now.