MTG Salvation

Pick two: Go for the Throat, Liliana's Triumph, Hagra Mauling.

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I do expect folks to double down on their stance after testing these cards, and not because they are actually any good, but because it is easy for them to feel they were right when they have the ability to confirm their own thoughts without disproving the naysayers.

Yikes. That's a take.

I decided to give this a try because it fills a very specific spot (3 mana blue creature that's not 1UU) while being also a land. Not sure it will stay, but seems worth a test run.
I was pretty low on them MDFCs at first, but seeing a few sample starting hands featuring those cards (and being a tad mulligan-adverse myself) quickly changed my mind, maybe even steered me a bit into trying too MANY of them. Honestly, though, the cards I cut for the MDFCs weren't staples by any means, those cuts were easier than fitting something like Skyclave Shade (black 2 drops were already pretty tight). I feel some of the outright dismissals of MDFCs I've read here are pretty excessive.

Adding/Testing:

• Luminarch Aspirant
  
• Emeria's Call
  
• Skyclave Shade
  
• Agadeem's Awakening
  
• Kargan Intimidator
  
• Shatterskull Smashing
  
• Kazandu Mammoth
  
• Bala Ged Regrowth
  
• Turntimber Symbiosis
  

Considering/Waiting for test results

• Jace, Mirror Mage
  
• Glasspool Mimic
  
• Nighthawk Scavenger
  
• Tangled Florahedron

I'm probably adding about 9 cards, maybe more if I can find cuts (those modal DFCs are definitely growing on me). Pretty crazy

Cut a black five drop: Custodi Lich, Doom Whisperer, Liliana, Death's Majesty, Living Death.

This set is crazy. How the hell do they expect us to be able to find so many cuts.

Now that's a buff Trained Armodon. I'm interested in this playing this one.

Winds of Abandon or Journey to Nowhere?

Gideon of the Trials or Gideon Blackblade?

Any results for this card? Thinking of adding it on my next update.

Man-o'-War is the last single-pip blue 3-drop in my cube, but this looks just so much better I might end up having to make the swap. I hate having so many 1UU cards though.

likely changes:
Heartless Act (over Diabolic Edict)
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate (over Plow Under)
Lutri, the Spellchaser (over The Royal Scions)
Fiend Artisan (over Pernicious Deed)

still debating:
Shark Typhoon (not sure what to cut)
Lurrus of the Dream-Den (over Sorin, Lord of Innistrad)

I have my eyes on this card. If Otter ends up too crazy, I might swap it for this one.

The fact you can't use it as a Rec Sage unless you already have a non-Human creature makes it a pass unfortunately.