MTG Salvation

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Sadly, this is about 5 years to late to be good in cube

This. Cover Impersomator is a beast of a clone, being able to copy planeswalkers and equipment is big game.

This seems really slow, especially since the creature itself is a 4-drop. I think I'll toss it in just for the fun factor and the fact that I'm trying to add one "draft matters" card for each color though.

3-4 cmc creatures seem to be he sweet spot for this card, so Man-o-War effects and other off color ETB effects like Avalanche Riders seems fun.

This is definitely something I've been wanting:

Minimum 5/5 with trample for 6 mana: CHECK
Doubles my mana: CHECK
Does other things: CHECK

This can be better than Greenwarden, but I'm going to try and keep both.

Dack is one of the most ridiculous planeswalkers out there: 3-cmc draw engine / discard outlet / steal artifact, he slots into any UR deck like a glove. I love Dack most in Grixis Control and Reaniamtor / Cheaty Face decks.

My two most valuable cards are my Liliana of the Veil and Rishidan Port. I got my LotV in a prize pack when I swept an Innistrad booster draft after not drafting for 3 years and the Rishidan Port form a buddy whose collection I helped sell. Right now my cube is 65% authentic cards / 35% proxy, but value wise it's probably only 1% real, haha.

If there's one thing my cube doesn't really need any more of, it's sweepers. More sweepers that can wear multiple hats like Chandra and Fiery Confluence are really welcome, but I feel white / black / red has more than enough wrath effects on top of the multicolored and colorless ones.

I wouldn't play this over Chandra since I already have two Earthquakes. As far as X spells go, I think I'd rather re-add Tempt with Vengeance.

I like this card but I'm good with red sweepers: Double EQ, double Wildfire, Fiery Confluence, and Chandra are more than enough for me at 540.

This would have been an awesome budget option to Rolling Earthquake pre-FTV though.

Actually, I'm having second thoughts now: a lot of decks I play with EQ tend to play mana rocks, and I wouldn't want to blow them up if I'm trying to set up Wildfire or something.

Looks at least as good since decks sporting EQ usually aren't aggro decks. EQ is nice in the fact that it's a kill condition and can end the game in a draw if need be. Not sure how I feel, but initial impression is positive.

Definitely a fun card that I'll gladly put in my conspiracy module, I'm hoping to get one of each color to balance out Arcane Savant, turn 4 Eldrazi in a midrange deck seems fun.

Although they share a similar effect, I still think Ash Zealot is still a more apt comparison since you can't fully utilize Abbot turn 2 where Grenzo is perfectly fine on curve.

Also, doesn't Goad make it so the creature can't attack you at all in 1v1?

A 2/2 for RR that encourages turning sideways seems pretty comparable to me.

Not sure how I feel since you can't play your opponent's lands. I think I like Ash Zealot a little more, but the ability triggering off any creature is really nice, I may test it.

Comprehensive list of creatures that benefit from this from my cube (and some honorable mentions). Many of these cards don't benefit that much since they are typically aggro cards.

WHITE
- Kor Skyfisher
- Wall of Omens
- Brimaz, King of Oreskos
- Exalted Angel
- Hero of Bladehold (actually is a nerf since it negates the effects of Battle cry)
- Restoration Angel
- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

BLUE
- Enclave Cryptologist
- Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
- Meloku, the Clouded Mirror
- AEtherling
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Spellskite

BLACK
- Drana, Liberator of Malakir
- Liliana, Heretical Healer
- Vampire Nighthawk
- Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
- Tasigur, the Golden Fang

RED
- Monastery Swiftspear
- Feldon of the Third Path
- Hanweir Garrison

GREEN
- Birds of Paradise
- Joraga Treespeaker (only when leveled up)
- Noble Hierarch
- Sylvan Advocate
- Sylvan Caryatid
- Tarmogoyf
- Wall of Blossoms (not technically in my cube anymore)
- Wall of Roots
- Courser of Kruphix

MULTICOLOR
- Deathrite Shaman
- Reflector Mage
- Spell Queller (not in my cube but worth mentioning)
- Psychatog
- Shadowmage Infiltrator
- Dragonlord Silumgar
- Stirring Wildwood
- Shambling Vent
- Trygon Predator
- Wandering Fumarole

COLORLESS
- Myr Battlesphere

One conspiracy isn't enough to make me want to shake up my cube for big butts matters.

But for those who do want to, Genju of the Fields and Forbidding Watchtower are your friends.

There are very few non-defender cards that get more than a +1/+0 boost from this, the two most relevant ones being Spellskite and Shadowmage Infiltrator.