MTG Salvation

I know this is definitely late, but I was busy and my login account was locked for some reason (excuses, excuses).

Great article! Personally I am putting in the aggro 2 drops - seems to improve aggro a lot.
Luminarch Aspirant - frows your team slowly puts you always ahead in board presence
Kargan Intimidator - 2cc 4 power with evasion (granted, a mana sink, but still)
Skyclave Shade - can have a late game application

Bloodchief's Thirst best spot removal I think, plus I like that it edges out Blasphemous Act because I feel iffy about the mechanic. I want a simple spot removal on this slot and BA seems there are a lot of random corner cases.

I appreciate the theory around the lands you put in. I am iffy on the tap lands but Kazandu Mammoth is quite decent by itself. (trample would literally push this through).

May I ask the group, how are the MDFC testing so far? I imagine the red one to be a slam dunk but very unsure about the rest.

Some hybrids involving artifacts for my artifact cube.

Reuse
1
Sorcery
Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Break Down
1
Sorcery
Destroy target artifact creature.

Repair
1
Sorcery
Return target artifact creature card from your graveyard into play.

I don't see any changes in my classic cube but I have a few hits and misses for my Artifact Cube:

Slam dunks for synergies:
Armix, Filigree Thrasher an artifact, a golem, removal, scales with more artifacts, discard/GY synergy.
Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith equipment, tokens, removal.
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer Golem tribal, token, +1/+1 counters, stax or sac payoff.

Maybe:
Dargo, the Shipwrecker - I want my colored cards to be engines, rather than payoffs, but this quite decent. 3 mana off 2 treasures.
Phyrexian Triniform - I love tokens in my cube, but 9 mana may to too much. This will be the most expensive AC in my cube if I ever include this.

Just missed:
Armored Skyhunter may whiff, so worse than direct tutors like Stoneforge Mystic or Stonehewer Giant
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist Really like Puresteel Paladin more
Rebbec, Architect of Ascension less reliable than Leonin Abunas or Idomitable Archangel. I don't think I need a 3rd.
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator payoff is too low, but maybe if Treasure becomes a thing.
Glacian, Powerstone Engineer 6 Mana - deal breaker for these stats.
Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor - Lose a lot of board presence for card parity seems weak.

I have been waiting for this preview card to check any new Golem cards, but this didn’t deliver.

Seems good in my Artifact cube - with green having a token, +1/+1 counter, and artifact hate theme. This seems a perfect intersection of the three.

Whenever I draft it, and red is in my color, I would always put this in my final deck.

I think in aggro the 6 mana is hard to reach, but also the reanimator targets will not be the same as what you will get from dedicated reanimator shells. As a reanimator spell 6 mana is too slow. I dont feel like I need an aggro-animator spell. So it is a pass for me.

Drafting Regrowth as a land slot seems interesting, As it is a medium to late pick anyway. So far I feel I want to keep Regrowth, but I am watching this.

Will definitely add this in my 450 unpowered, probably replacing Gnarled Scarhide. I like that it potentially can return as a bigger beater like Woe Strider.

That showcase art is a looker too.

450 cube
Definites:
Luminarch Aspirant
Kargan Intimidator

Watching:
All DFCs
Nighthawk Scavenger

Artifact Cube:
Nahiri or Akiri (leaning towards latter)
Skyclave Relic
Lithoform Engine (maybe)

Didn’t notice until now that the DFCs form a panorama. Nice touch.

I want my mana rocks > 2cmc to produce more than 1 mana. So this feels weak. With kicker 6cmc for an untapped 1 mana is miles weaker then Gilded Lotus’s 5cmc with 3 untapped (just a net cost of 2). Pass for me.

That said, this is going in My artifact cube. Metalcraft, tokens (doubling season!), and indestructible animated artifact creatures.

Removing Abbot of Keral Keep for testing at least. 4/2 is an interesting stat, trading with a wide range of cards.

Whew! I remember the days where we get one block per year. Now we get 4 sets/worlds, commander, master, special products like jump start. Not to mention Secret Lair, Mythic Editions, Collector
boosters, Spellbook and Commander Green. They really churn a lot of product nowadays.

Finally a red white card for my artifact cube! I hope it also hints for more eqiuipment matters red and white cards.

I guess it used to be Chord of calling and changed it to Worldly Tutor to amp it up. Then they just reused the art.