MTG Salvation

Irreverent Revelers 2R
Creature - Satyr (C)
When Irreverent Revelers enters the battlefield, choose one—
•Destroy target artifact.
•Irreverent Revelers gains haste until end of turn.
2/2

Not the most exciting card in the set, but came upon this while browsing the full set and figured I'd make a thread about it. For people still running Manic Vandal in their cube that don't really have a Human theme present, this is a slightly more flexible option for an aggro deck that lets you clock in for a hasty 2 damage if your opponent doesn't have anything to shatter.

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I'm considering this over Gideon of the Trials and then cutting Supreme Verdict for something more interesting, like Reflector Mage, Sphinx's Revelation, or Dream Trawler. Thoughts on that plan?

Cheers,
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Ooooooh, I like this idea a lot. The number of times that Supreme Verdict's uncounterability has come up is infrequent, and freeing up a guild slot sounds nice.

Agree that this is the third best. In the scenarios where you feel forced fire this off on turn 4 and your opponent draws a card from it, you're still probably going to be fairly happy that you aren't having to wait an extra turn to cast it and get clocked by whatever creature(s) are allowing your opponent to draw from this.

That said, I only run 2 wraths in white (plus Winds of Abandon), so I'm not currently in the market for this.

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This is pretty neat. Definitely considering, maybe over Adanto Vanguard.

I think Adanto Vanguard is one of the better aggressive 2-drops, it's so resilient.

Adanto Vanguard is definitely one of the better aggressive 2-drops, but there's only so much space in cube. It's possible that it's correct to just not even test this, but would you cut any of these instead of Vanguard?

Charming Prince
Kor Skyfisher
Remorseful Cleric
Selfless Spirit
Stoneforge Mystic
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Wall of Omens

This is pretty neat. Definitely considering, maybe over Adanto Vanguard.

Considering some things, but not 100% sold on most of it:

White:
Blade Splicer -> Heliod, Sun Crowned

Black:
Flesh Carver -> Woe Strider

Red:
Hanweir Garrison -> Ash Phoenix
Burning of Xinye -> Storm's Wrath

Green:
Yavimaya Elder(???) -> Dryad of Ilysian Grove

Multicolor:
Edric, Spymaster of Trest -> Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

I'm also considering Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis and might also take Nadir Kraken for a spin, but am unexcited about any potential cuts for them.

This is tough. It's got good value, but as noted, it's not as good as Hellrider variants in aggro, and it doesn't survive Wildfire either. I want to test it, but don't know what I'd cut for it, since my current suite of 4s is:

Flametongue Kavu
Hazoret the Fervent
Hellrider
Pia and Kiran Nalaar

Breaking through those 4 is a tall order.

I'm a fan. I think this will probably be solid, and having a sac outlet that doesn't require mana means that in response to removal, you can cash in some worse creatures to ensure that you'll be able to escape more easily. Not sure what the cut is, but I think this is worth it.

Thoughts on the new Judge arts over existing arts? I'm definitely slotting in the new Demonic Tutor over the Revised copy I have, since the flavor of this new one strikes just the right tone for me, but am torn on Enlightened Tutor, since I run the Arena foil currently.

I don't run Spellseeker in my unpowered cube, but am reconsidering.

Gamble seems like a dubious cube inclusion to me, but I figured I'd post it here for completeness's sake.

EDIT: Regarding the rest of the Secret Lair drops, there isn't anything else that calls to me. I prefer the Nils Hamm or Rebecca Guay arts for Bitterblossom more, so won't be swapping it, the Life from the Loam and Bloodghast arts are neat, but aren't in foil, and while I like some of the other arts, I don't run any of the rest of them in the cube.

I am hoping to get stained-glass art of one of Narset, Saheeli, or Liliana when I buy the Cats drop, though.

Thoughts on the new Secret Lair version of Leonin Warleader? I think it's the right amount of goofy for a cube, acquisition methods aside.

I was looking for this thread so I didn't have to make it. While I've used CubeTutor for years, and will probably continue to keep it updated, I've been very impressed with CubeCobra's functionality, and don't just see it as a "flashier, 2019 edition" website. I've really enjoyed a few things that I've wanted from CubeTutor that never really surfaced:

• Far superior ability to make changes on my mobile device (the only web-accessible device I'll bring with me to large events)
• The ability to sort by artist (so I don't have to keep track of a separate spreadsheet for cube signature-related reasons)
• More flexible sorting overall that's generally easier to do on mobile than clicking through a ton of filters (like sorting by set, so that I can make sure I pick up better copies of cards I want to pimp at large events without accidentally purchasing a second copy of something I already have)

There are definitely some things about CubeTutor that I miss, but CubeCobra is also actively adding features/fixing bugs and has a set release schedule of every other Friday, so there's some sense about when things will be fixed (at least bug-wise). Their Discord channel is also fairly prompt regarding acknowledgement of bugs/feature requests, so it's nice to know you're being heard (even if they haven't officially logged my request to have their price functionality match the exact foiling in the cube, which I requested as documentation for insurance purposes).

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Final planned swaps:

Colorless:
Coalition Relic -> Fabled Passage

Whoa, whoa. Your cuts all made sense until this one.

Cutting Coalition Relic? That card has been a stone cold staple for us. When you drop it turn 3 it ramps you up to 6 mana turn 4. The charge counter capability is really something special.

I would strongly recommend cutting Grand Coliseum, Terramorphic Expanse or Evolving Wilds instead.

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Why is everyone cutting terramorphic expanse/evolving wilds for fabled passage? They're all such great lands in cube, just cut an artifact instead. Don't cut Coalition relic either though lol, something clunky like Lodestone Golem, a Talisman, or even that seventh sword. I think I'm cutting Blast zone for it, as that has only ever been used in UW control, and that's just too narrow for me.

I 100% don't want to cut another land for Fabled Passage - I'm intending to get it into cube to help with fixing. Admittedly, removing Coalition Relic also doesn't help with this goal.

I'm only running 5 Swords (I cut B&M and W&P when I added the MH1 Swords), so don't want to trim one, and categorize Talismans as guild cards, so they can't be cut for the new card.

Lodestone Golem is the other card that I was considering axing for Fabled Passage, though. I'll try out both cuts.

I also want to try out Gilded Goose, but haven't figured out the right cut for it yet, so it may stay out for now.

Final planned swaps:
White:
Accorder Paladin -> Charming Prince (am also considering Kor Skyfisher)

Blue:
Stratus Dancer -> Brazen Borrower

Black:
Drana, Liberator of Malakir -> Murderous Rider
Skinrender -> Rankle, Master of Pranks

Red:
Stormblood Berserker -> Embereth Shieldbreaker
Magma Jet -> Bonecrusher Giant
Stoke the Flames -> Castle Embereth

Green:
Wild Nacatl(?) -> Gilded Goose
Polukranos, World Eater -> Questing Beast
Rancor(?) -> Once Upon a Time
Vivien's Arkbow -> The Great Henge

Multicolor:
Sarkhan Vol -> Grumgully, the Generous
Vraska, Relic Seeker -> Garruk, Cursed Huntsman

Colorless:
Coalition Relic -> Fabled Passage

I'm not particularly interested in it for my cube, but man am I going to get tired of seeing Miracles players fetch this out against me in Legacy.

Sweet! Kinda want to cut something that isn’t a Terramorphic Expanse variant, so will have to think on this for a bit, but it’s a slam dunk include.