Unsure if my Cube needs this but I'm going to test. Not being an artifact as a Tinker target may make this card untenable but with Sneak and Natural Order I want to see if it gets enough play to be worthy of a spot.
Separately, do I make it a black card or colorless? Feels like it needs to be black but this one is close (not trying to threadjack about this topic but one sentence replies on it would be welcome).
That’s a very on-topic question, and in my own opinion it wouldn’t make 360. I’m having a hard time making cuts for it at 540. As for what section to put it, my thought is that a nonblack deck wouldn’t typically draft this, so it’s going to be a black card for functionality. I look at it as a black card with the fail safe of being able to use colorless for an additional cost, like if you’re B/x and have better use for your black mana in a pinch, but have extra red or whatever. I also am a firm believer in having some amount of test/flex slots (say 10) that you can test/run cards with without cutting from a color to do so.
Slotted it in the black section. We enjoy testing new cards even if they end up a bit shirt. Will post feedback after it hopefully sees some play!
I don't quite know what to think of this card. Seems really interesting but is it good enough for my 360?
Separately, do I make it a black card or colorless? Feels like it needs to be black but this one is close (not trying to threadjack about this topic but one sentence replies on it would be welcome).
Intriguing card. Think I will test it at 360. I have 46 targets (3 per drafter).
My biggest concern is I don't want to see it sit in sideboards of decks that can't activate it only to be brought in against aggro. If that ends up how it is used then it will be cut.
I really like this card. The +3/+1 is nice compared to Chupacabra, but I think flash is the most important part on this card and I like it more overall than the 4 CMC non-flash variants. I will be including this.
I didn't even think about being able to Flash as a blocker on top of being an instant kill spell. I was so focused on the aspect of instant speed killing.
That seems nuts! Being able to kill an X/5 in addition to any other creature for 3BB seems really good. In a "max power" environment like mine having more combat tricks like this & Restoration Angel make combat much more exciting.
Cutting Custodi Lich for this. Just cut Regal Behemoth also for the One Eye card so down to only Palace Jailer as a monarch card.
Care to elaborate? I'm down to 360 and comparing it vs Dreadbore, K-Command and Daretti in Rakdos is a really high bar which is why we didn't test it. What really stood out to you and which of the cards that I listed would you cut to try it?
In a 360 powered Cube that supports reanimator (and contains current reanimate targets Inkwell Leviathan, Grave Titan, five 6+ mana value green cards, Atarka, Battlesphere, Wurmcoil, Sphinx of the Steel Wind & Sundering Titan):
1) Run both Griselbrand & Archon of Cruelty
OR
2) Only run one of them & add another midrange black creature
BONUS This or That:
If only running one...which one? Griselbrand/Archon of Cruelty
Slotted it in the black section. We enjoy testing new cards even if they end up a bit shirt. Will post feedback after it hopefully sees some play!
Separately, do I make it a black card or colorless? Feels like it needs to be black but this one is close (not trying to threadjack about this topic but one sentence replies on it would be welcome).
I like the hidden aspect of things but I don't think this card cuts it for me.
My biggest concern is I don't want to see it sit in sideboards of decks that can't activate it only to be brought in against aggro. If that ends up how it is used then it will be cut.
Phyrexian Fleshgorger for Murderous Rider
Arcane Proxy for Mulldrifter
Loran of the Third Path for Brimaz
Third Path Iconoclast for Izzet Charm
Steel Seraph for Lion Sash
Feldon, Ronom Excavator for Goblin Cratermaker
My Top 3:
Loran of the Third Path is the white Rec Sage we've been waiting for. Card of the set for me.
Third Path Iconoclast will be awesome in the Izzet spells deck. Love that it's like Monastery Mentor instead of Young P.
Arcane Proxy is a card I can't wait to see in action. I know one player in my playgroup is going to Ancestral Vision off it in many games.
The 3 also gets back fetchlands and other broken cards in power Cube like Recall and Time Walk (admittedly a different color).
The power level is there but do I want to play it? Hmmmmm.
I didn't even think about being able to Flash as a blocker on top of being an instant kill spell. I was so focused on the aspect of instant speed killing.
That seems nuts! Being able to kill an X/5 in addition to any other creature for 3BB seems really good. In a "max power" environment like mine having more combat tricks like this & Restoration Angel make combat much more exciting.
Cutting Custodi Lich for this. Just cut Regal Behemoth also for the One Eye card so down to only Palace Jailer as a monarch card.
Care to elaborate? I'm down to 360 and comparing it vs Dreadbore, K-Command and Daretti in Rakdos is a really high bar which is why we didn't test it. What really stood out to you and which of the cards that I listed would you cut to try it?
As the games played out I thought about how it would have played in my deck and it still would have been very good with only its static ability.
I feel like this card will be excellent in my 360.
1) Run both Griselbrand & Archon of Cruelty
OR
2) Only run one of them & add another midrange black creature
BONUS This or That:
If only running one...which one? Griselbrand/Archon of Cruelty
Thanks!