I ultimate Ral Zarek for 0 turns once and that was the end of him in my cube, I think I was under estimating Dack Fayden so I will get him in for sure.
Oh, I would definitely like it if Wizards would reprint more P3K cards. It is just fair for all those players who can't afford those insane prices. (Plus, it would introduce versions of those cards with black borders, with updated wording and without those stupid p/t symbols.) It is just a risk for those who are currently owning P3K cards or thinking about buying some.
The main reason that I am not running Imperial Seal in my cube is the insane price. A reprint would be highly appreciated.
This 100%, I have 2 proxies in my cube, Imperial Seal and Ravages of War, not a chance I spend $500 or $800 for them when they can be reprinted at any time. I will just hold out until the reprint comes.
Well I just officially cut the most ridiculous fast mana from my unpowered cube: Mana Vault and Mana Crypt. Keeping Grim Monolith. I also cut Mana Drain and Library of Alexandria at the same time. Seeing how things go for a while; the cards will be sitting in my binder.
After playing fast mana and powered for a long time I also did this, there are less splashy plays but over all I think it rewards skill more.
While we're on the topic of *****ing about foil prices, I wanted to pick up a foil set of the draft affecting constructs from Conspiracy and saw that a foil Lore Seeker is at TCG mid $50! Considering that the non-foil version of him is only about a quarter, that makes the foil premium on this guy around 200x! This must be solely from Cube guys because who else is going to want a foil Lore Seeker?
Glad to hear this, when conspiracy came out I pre-ordered some foils including a foil Lore Seeker for $2.50 by mistake, was suppose to be a foil Deal Broker. Guess that was a good error by me.
Myself and (most of) my group loves booster tutor. It rarely, if ever, misses and leads to awesome stories.
This is exactly what I was going to say. I built my cube with 405 so I could have 8 man and this card with 3 booster packs, and when I took it out and went down to 360 I missed it and its unique effect.
Chapman: I wouldn't cut a 2-drop because I already think you don't run enough of those. I'd cut Persecutor and Bloodgift for Exhume and another 2-drop (my choice would Oona's Prowler, which is great for reanimator and just as a good aggro beater) and then I'd cut Doom Blade for Nezumi Graverobber. I'm not a huge fan of Dauthi Slayer, but I'd keep it just to boost the number of 2-drops (or replace with Blood Scrivener or Pain Seer.
Cheers,
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Thanks for the input dschumm, Falcone1983, and Rantipole. I agree that my two drop count has gotten low, guess I need to review the overall curve again instead of just making +/- each set. I have decided to cut Liliana's Specter and Abyssal Persecutor for the Exhume and Carrion Feeder. Now I think I want to add a two drop and I was liking the Oona's Prowler suggestion as it helps the reanimater decks also. Is the cut Bloodgift Demon or something else? I'm not sure on Inquisition of Kozilek, how good is it? I have not had it in long so only a small sample. Thoughts? Also, why did the post with all the SCD, MCD, and Decktypes lose the sticky? I loved that to find quick thoughts and info on cards.
Looking for a few cuts in my black, I would like to add Exhume to help reanimator and Carrion Feeder because I have heard good things. My cube is 360 unpowered (no moxes, lotus, Library, sol ring, mana drain, balance, etc...)
Worked well, I wasn't sure what I wanted with the 1x explore and 1x serum vision, still not sure maybe another basic and some rampant growths or Search for Tomorrow. I liked having the second win condition of scapeshift.
I played Burn round one and hit the lightning helix and snapcaster to buy time and then gifts for Iona and Unburial Rites. Then game two I planned on playing slow to avoid the skull cracks but he tapped out for a ball lightning on his turn 4 dropping me to 3 I knew he had lethal in hand but I had ripped the splinter twin off the top on turn two and the tappout let me EOT bell ringer and twin him up on my turn for the win.
Round two was against a u/b heartless summoning deck, Game one I ripped his summoning turn one with a IoK and then he transmuted for another turn three and I snapped the IoK and took that one then we played draw go for a few turns and I played a eot gifts for Iona and the Unburial Rites again named black and got two swings for the win. Game two I cast turn one Thoughtseize and see 2 heartless summoning and 1 fatty, I pull the fatty and play to race playing a turn 3 pestermite and he plays a Grave titan off the top tapping out. I eot Gifts for kiki, snapcaster, noxious vapors, and Footsteps of the Goyro.
Finals were against G/R titan ramp with wolfruns and inkmouths. Game one I keep two land farseek and die on turn 6 or 7 without hitting the 4th land to cast the splinter twin in my hand. Game two he opens with a turn one Relic of Progenitus limiting my gifts play, but I have a farseek and he lets me snap it back along with another off the top to ramp up he taps down to one mana to play a titan and threaten lethal next turn I gifts for Scapeshift, Snapcaster, Splinter Twin, and Deciever exarch while at 7 mana. In game 3 he LD's me on turn 3 with a Fulminator mage and again with beast within, and I play a bell Ringer EoT just incase while he only has one mana open, I rip the 4th mana to play the splinter twin and win.
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This 100%, I have 2 proxies in my cube, Imperial Seal and Ravages of War, not a chance I spend $500 or $800 for them when they can be reprinted at any time. I will just hold out until the reprint comes.
After playing fast mana and powered for a long time I also did this, there are less splashy plays but over all I think it rewards skill more.
Glad to hear this, when conspiracy came out I pre-ordered some foils including a foil Lore Seeker for $2.50 by mistake, was suppose to be a foil Deal Broker. Guess that was a good error by me.
1 Ancestral Recall
2 Time Walk
3 Mana Drain
4 Upheavel
5 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6 Vedalken Shackles
7 Snapcaster Mage
8 Treachery
9 Control Magic
10 True-Name Nemesis
11 Phyrexian Metamorph
12 Cryptic Command
13 Counterspell
14 Glen Elendra Archmage
15 Fact or Fiction
16 Bribery
17 Daze
18 Remand
19 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
20 Sower of Temptation
This is exactly what I was going to say. I built my cube with 405 so I could have 8 man and this card with 3 booster packs, and when I took it out and went down to 360 I missed it and its unique effect.
Thanks for the input dschumm, Falcone1983, and Rantipole. I agree that my two drop count has gotten low, guess I need to review the overall curve again instead of just making +/- each set. I have decided to cut Liliana's Specter and Abyssal Persecutor for the Exhume and Carrion Feeder. Now I think I want to add a two drop and I was liking the Oona's Prowler suggestion as it helps the reanimater decks also. Is the cut Bloodgift Demon or something else? I'm not sure on Inquisition of Kozilek, how good is it? I have not had it in long so only a small sample. Thoughts? Also, why did the post with all the SCD, MCD, and Decktypes lose the sticky? I loved that to find quick thoughts and info on cards.
1 Carnophage
1 Carrion Feeder
1 Diregraf Ghoul
1 Gnarled Scarhide
1 Gravecrawler
1 Sarcomancy
1 Tormented Hero
1 Vampire Lacerator
1 Bloodghast
1 Dark Confidant
1 Dauthi Horror
1 Dauthi Slayer
1 Pack Rat
1 Bone Shredder
1 Hypnotic Specter
1 Master of the Feast
1 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Nekrataal
1 Skinrender
1 Bloodgift Demon
1 Shriekmaw
1 Grave Titan
1 Kokusho, the Evening Star
1 Tombstalker
Planeswalker (1)
1 Liliana of the Veil
Instant (7)
1 Snuff Out
1 Entomb
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Doom Blade
1 Go for the Throat
1 Hero's Downfall
1 Duress
1 Imperial Seal
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Reanimate
1 Thoughtseize
1 Exhume
1 Chainer's Edict
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Damnation
1 Mind Twist
Enchantment (5)
1 Animate Dead
1 Bitterblossom
1 Necromancy
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Recurring Nightmare
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Carnophage
1 Diregraf Ghoul
1 Gnarled Scarhide
1 Gravecrawler
1 Sarcomancy
1 Tormented Hero
1 Vampire Lacerator
1 Bloodghast
1 Dark Confidant
1 Dauthi Horror
1 Dauthi Slayer
1 Pack Rat
1 Bone Shredder
1 Hypnotic Specter
1 Liliana's Specter
1 Master of the Feast
1 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Braids, Cabal Minion
1 Nekrataal
1 Skinrender
1 Bloodgift Demon
1 Shriekmaw
1 Grave Titan
1 Kokusho, the Evening Star
1 Tombstalker
Planeswalker (1)
1 Liliana of the Veil
Instant (7)
1 Snuff Out
1 Entomb
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Doom Blade
1 Go for the Throat
1 Hero's Downfall
1 Duress
1 Imperial Seal
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Reanimate
1 Thoughtseize
1 Chainer's Edict
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Damnation
1 Mind Twist
Enchantment (5)
1 Animate Dead
1 Bitterblossom
1 Necromancy
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Recurring Nightmare
Land (1)
1 Volrath's Stronghold
4x Gifts Ungiven
1x Village Bell-Ringer
1x Pestermite
2xDeceiver Exarch
1x Splinter Twin
1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1x Body Double
1x Unburial Rites
1x Iona, Shield Breaker
1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1x Footsteps of the Goryo
2x Snapcaster Mage
1x Eternal Witness
1x Noxious Revival
1x Beast Within
1x Maelstrom Pulse
1x Terminate
1x Izzet Charm
1x Lightning Helix
1x Path to Exile
2x Duress
1x Inquisition of Kozilek
2x Thoughtseize
4x Farseek
1x Scapeshift
1x Serum Vision
1x Explore
4x Stomping Ground
3x Steam Vents
2x Blood Crypt
2x Sacred Foundry
1x Hallowed Fountain
1x Overgrown Tomb
1x Godless Shrine
1x Forest
1x Island
2x Valakut, Molten Pinnacle
1x Scalding Tarn
1x Arid Mesa
2x Misty Rainforest
2x Verdant Catacombs
Sideboard-
1x Disenchant
1x Ancient Grudge
2x Timely Reinforcements
1x Go for the Throat
1x Sowing Salt
1x Fulminator Mage
3x Surgical Extraction
1x Lightning Helix
1x Doom Blade
1x Dispel
1x Izzet Charm
1x Slaughter Games
Worked well, I wasn't sure what I wanted with the 1x explore and 1x serum vision, still not sure maybe another basic and some rampant growths or Search for Tomorrow. I liked having the second win condition of scapeshift.
I played Burn round one and hit the lightning helix and snapcaster to buy time and then gifts for Iona and Unburial Rites. Then game two I planned on playing slow to avoid the skull cracks but he tapped out for a ball lightning on his turn 4 dropping me to 3 I knew he had lethal in hand but I had ripped the splinter twin off the top on turn two and the tappout let me EOT bell ringer and twin him up on my turn for the win.
Round two was against a u/b heartless summoning deck, Game one I ripped his summoning turn one with a IoK and then he transmuted for another turn three and I snapped the IoK and took that one then we played draw go for a few turns and I played a eot gifts for Iona and the Unburial Rites again named black and got two swings for the win. Game two I cast turn one Thoughtseize and see 2 heartless summoning and 1 fatty, I pull the fatty and play to race playing a turn 3 pestermite and he plays a Grave titan off the top tapping out. I eot Gifts for kiki, snapcaster, noxious vapors, and Footsteps of the Goyro.
Finals were against G/R titan ramp with wolfruns and inkmouths. Game one I keep two land farseek and die on turn 6 or 7 without hitting the 4th land to cast the splinter twin in my hand. Game two he opens with a turn one Relic of Progenitus limiting my gifts play, but I have a farseek and he lets me snap it back along with another off the top to ramp up he taps down to one mana to play a titan and threaten lethal next turn I gifts for Scapeshift, Snapcaster, Splinter Twin, and Deciever exarch while at 7 mana. In game 3 he LD's me on turn 3 with a Fulminator mage and again with beast within, and I play a bell Ringer EoT just incase while he only has one mana open, I rip the 4th mana to play the splinter twin and win.