Never performed for me. 37.50% maindeck and 51.35% win rate.
I find these stats might be a bit misleading. I think this is a fine 23/24 card for pretty much any red deck, but is a decent utility creature for unfair decks to block early pressure, pressure walkers and loot.
Its a card I'm willing to pick up to hedge when I'm drafting a more risky deck like storm, reanimator or artifacts.
I think those stats mirror what you are saying quite well. It's fine filler in red decks when you need a 23rd or 24th playable for sure, but in 62.5% of decks people are preferring to run something else. Its better in more risky decks like you mentioned but those are more narrow strategies that aren't as commonly drafted which again reflects the low main deck.
I'm not sure its even a must have for splinter twin. Those decks run fine without it.
Blue and red don't have any other direct tutors to search for any of the combo pieces. Recruiter often finds both combo pieces by finding Kiki-Jiki to copy Recruiter to find the other combo piece. Sure, blue and red can rely on cantrips / looting, but it's always ideal to have Recruiter of the Guard in a Kiki-Twin shell (the exception being if your only combo pieces you drafted were Zealous Conscripts / Splinter Twin or something).
fair enough. I think I would include them if I was at 540 but its hard to support combo with so many dedicated slots at 360.
Is there a way to look at the 3-0 archives and see how many twin decks are 3-0ing with recruiter vs without?
I'm not sure its even a must have for splinter twin. Those decks run fine without it. It was very underwhelming when I ran it and Haven't really looked back since cutting it.
It's been a bit of a rough year for cube for me with a newborn and XMage not having any new releases since it's main developer is in Russia...
But I thought I would still take the time to compile the data collected from the drafts that were completed in the past year.
As always this is just a personal record on how the cards in my 360 unpowered list are performing (based on maindeck and win percentage), and maybe you'll find some tidbits interesting for your own use.
Destroyed lands aren't discarded. How would this help you?
Well I already had cards exiled with it from before the armageddon. so then while i'm making 2/2s and attacking my opponent is trying to top deck lands. being able to make creatures for 0 mana when you have no lands is extremely helpful.
Played this card last night. Was kind of a janky deck but having this on board after an Armageddon was a great way to get mana from treasure and just grind out my opponent by pumping out 2/2s. Definitely not what I thought I would be doing with this card but I think maybe it has more homes than one might expect at first glace.
I'm interested in this one. I think it will be high on the fun factor but may not be the most competitive card overall. Hybrid mana is great and this just seems like it will make great cube stories with things like secure the wastes, or any of the repeatable token generators.
Just a rules clarification if I would create a token that is tapped and attacking and i replace it with a cat token from this does the cat come in tapped and attacking?
I thought this card was going to be a great addition to my cube but it just hasn't seen any play. Stats wise it has been played less than manowar even was. I think when Brazen Borrower exists there just isnt much reason to have this around. At least not in an unpowered 360 list.
I think those stats mirror what you are saying quite well. It's fine filler in red decks when you need a 23rd or 24th playable for sure, but in 62.5% of decks people are preferring to run something else. Its better in more risky decks like you mentioned but those are more narrow strategies that aren't as commonly drafted which again reflects the low main deck.
fair enough. I think I would include them if I was at 540 but its hard to support combo with so many dedicated slots at 360.
Is there a way to look at the 3-0 archives and see how many twin decks are 3-0ing with recruiter vs without?
It's been a bit of a rough year for cube for me with a newborn and XMage not having any new releases since it's main developer is in Russia...
But I thought I would still take the time to compile the data collected from the drafts that were completed in the past year.
As always this is just a personal record on how the cards in my 360 unpowered list are performing (based on maindeck and win percentage), and maybe you'll find some tidbits interesting for your own use.
https://andrewvisser.wixsite.com/cube/2022-rankings-copy
Thanks!
Well I already had cards exiled with it from before the armageddon. so then while i'm making 2/2s and attacking my opponent is trying to top deck lands. being able to make creatures for 0 mana when you have no lands is extremely helpful.
think the value is there an going to give this a test.
Just a rules clarification if I would create a token that is tapped and attacking and i replace it with a cat token from this does the cat come in tapped and attacking?
Have aggro decks become so efficient with disruptive and effective threats that there is no longer a need for tangle wire?