I like Théoden, King of Rohan. How does it stack up against newcomer Bladehold War-Whip and old reliable Iroas' Champion? Quite a large number (81 out of 241) of the creatures in my cube are humans, and most of those are in Boros colours. Losing double strike on the defense is a bummer, though.
I am surprised you have so many Humans in your cube. I am down under 23% now (60/263), although white does still have more than the other colors. Did you try Coppercoat Vanguard?
I will also test out Shire Terrace, given the copious mana fixing I try for. Similar to the green land-cyclers, I am curious how people rank the "colorless" fixing lands.
I haven't tried out the Coppercoat Vanguard, but I am considering it! I thought I had a whole lot less humans, but I do have a quite a bunch, and some flashy ones as well. However, I like Vanguard less than say, Accorder Paladin, and by itself it is just a bear, whilst Theoden, King of Rohan is also a pretty good on-curve play. Giving aforementioned Accorder Paladin or other 2-drop double strike is pretty good. I like my tribal cards to be self-sufficient, too, Cenn's Tactician, Merchant Raiders, Liliana's Devotee, Battle-Cry Goblin and Imperious Perfect all do something whether or not you are tribal, they just get better if you are. Whilst Theoden is not as powerful as those, I think the 'give your 2-drop double strike' is strong enough to warrant inclusion over other, similar cards. It also opens up blink tricks or flashy plays, which I think is fun.
Regarding lands, I play Ash Barrens, which I consider the best, both Terramorphic Expanse and Evolving Wilds, which I like for triggering landfall with, and also fuelling Delve/Delirium. Shuffling the library is nice too, situationally. I used to play both Aether Hub and Mirrodin's Core, but I don't anymore. Core was often just clunky, and Hub was just... unexciting, even though it is a good card, and I wouldn't fault anyone for running it.
I will be running the new Shire Terrace as well, I like it for the landfall reasons I mentioned earlier, but I also like being able to keep open 2 mana for countermagic or removal, whilst still providing an action if no response is required.
I like Théoden, King of Rohan. How does it stack up against newcomer Bladehold War-Whip and old reliable Iroas' Champion? Quite a large number (81 out of 241) of the creatures in my cube are humans, and most of those are in Boros colours. Losing double strike on the defense is a bummer, though.
On first glance I thought Shadowfax, Lord of Horses was pretty nice, but I have t agree with Mat here. Most creatures it can cheat into play have a strong 'well why didn't you play this before' to them.
I also run Nested Shambler, which has been good in the sacrifice deck. The base value is merely okay, but as soon as you've increased its power it can become nasty. Bonus points for using it in combination with Maw of the Obzedat.
I will test Zephyr Winder (for its synergy with looters, manadorks and granting pseudo vigilance), and am playing Zephyr Sentinel (which I think is the best) and Skyship Plunderer (which I like for the incidental pirate synergy with Merchant Raiders, and sometimes being able to make an impact). I feel the Skyclave Aerialist is good, but I think getting blown out with it will feel pretty bad. When your 6 mana investment gets killed by an untimely Darkblast, it sucks. So I think you're right there about it being 4th, rancoredmalone, at least for me.
A 2/1 flyer for 2 I also play is Hypnotic Sprite, but that one fulfills a slightly different role I feel. But I have been liking it.
I think Immolator for me, even though it is probably the better card. I like Electrostatic Infantry more for it's buildaround potential I think (both +1/+1 counter and spell synergy).
I like the new Khenra Spellspear. So, these transform cards... They're fine to run as monocoloured cards, right? Since you'd be paying the life most of the time, I reckon. Most of the better ones seem more aggro-oriented anyways...
Invasion of Mercadia was spoiled, and I really like it. I have been feeling Cathartic Reunion less and less as of late, and the last few 'discard some cards to draw some cards' have been lackluster. I am eager to try this one out.
Thanks for all the work, calibretto! I'm sure I will look at this resource a lot when the next sets drop, I find it immensely helpful for figuring out what's hot and what's not.
That's a really good card for us yeah. The only question for me is which of my other green artifact/enchantment hate guys I want to cut. Thrashing Brontodon seems the obvious choice, but do any of you guys have more experience with Kappa Tech-Wrecker? We haven't been able to play as much lately, so we haven't tested him that much yet.
I think I like Ornithopter of Paradise significantly more. Being a 0/2 in the air walls small flyers like spirit tokens, and Myr being a 2/1 without protection also means it is more fragile to pingers or -1/-1 counters, unlike green counterpart Paradise Druid. Also paying 2 life is steep, I find myself in situations where City of Brass lifeloss actually matters, and 2 is a lot more than 1. I do like the card and colourless manafix is premium, especially in the 2 mana slot, but I don't know if I like it more than my current suite.
What do we think about Elven Farsight?
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Sorcery
Scry 3. Then, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, draw a card.
Is this a green Preordain, or am I crazy?
I haven't tried out the Coppercoat Vanguard, but I am considering it! I thought I had a whole lot less humans, but I do have a quite a bunch, and some flashy ones as well. However, I like Vanguard less than say, Accorder Paladin, and by itself it is just a bear, whilst Theoden, King of Rohan is also a pretty good on-curve play. Giving aforementioned Accorder Paladin or other 2-drop double strike is pretty good. I like my tribal cards to be self-sufficient, too, Cenn's Tactician, Merchant Raiders, Liliana's Devotee, Battle-Cry Goblin and Imperious Perfect all do something whether or not you are tribal, they just get better if you are. Whilst Theoden is not as powerful as those, I think the 'give your 2-drop double strike' is strong enough to warrant inclusion over other, similar cards. It also opens up blink tricks or flashy plays, which I think is fun.
Regarding lands, I play Ash Barrens, which I consider the best, both Terramorphic Expanse and Evolving Wilds, which I like for triggering landfall with, and also fuelling Delve/Delirium. Shuffling the library is nice too, situationally. I used to play both Aether Hub and Mirrodin's Core, but I don't anymore. Core was often just clunky, and Hub was just... unexciting, even though it is a good card, and I wouldn't fault anyone for running it.
I will be running the new Shire Terrace as well, I like it for the landfall reasons I mentioned earlier, but I also like being able to keep open 2 mana for countermagic or removal, whilst still providing an action if no response is required.
And regarding 6 drops, I run al lot of them and I really like them. More often than not, they can end up being the second target for stuff like Baloth Null. I think I like the Greater Tanuki least, and Beanstalk Giant most, with Krosan Tusker and Generous Ent in the middle. I do not run Orchard Strider or Timberland Ancient, because of coloured mana payments and worse bodies.
I like Shire Terrace for the ability to work well in 4c/5c midrange strategies, where you often need a specific mana later in the game to cast your Migratory Route/Colossal Skyturtle/Lingering Souls. Early on it can cast stuff like Mind Stone or Sphere of the Suns. I like it and will definitely test it.
Stern Scolding is definitely powerful, and so is Meneldor, Swift Savior. Slower than Soulherder, but slightly more aggressive.
I also like Barrow Blade, stopping keywords is interesting. Gets rid of potential good death-triggers, like Orzhov Enforcer or Watcher for Tomorrow.
I also run Nested Shambler, which has been good in the sacrifice deck. The base value is merely okay, but as soon as you've increased its power it can become nasty. Bonus points for using it in combination with Maw of the Obzedat.
A 2/1 flyer for 2 I also play is Hypnotic Sprite, but that one fulfills a slightly different role I feel. But I have been liking it.