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Nekrataal posted to Base Cube -

I realized that Oppo is relevant for UG identity. So far there is only Nadu, but the UG Ramp side needs Oppo and its main creature.

Nekrataal posted to Base Cube -
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Rather have Brutality than Grasp

Nekrataal posted to Base Cube -
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Nekrataal posted to Base Cube -

Sorin didn't pull its weight as intended sign post card.

Nekrataal posted to Base Cube -

Can be renoved now that Sephiroth does the same and more.

The change with Damnation is a try out.

... being that I remove the last Opposition archetype cards. Sad but necessary.

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... W is the best Color according to Cube Elo although in ELo Rating it is the worst. But dratfing the cube often it definitely still feels Aggro W or Boros is the strongest archetype. Wave is a key card in controlling enemy blockers. It is most devastating in aggro strategies. So it is demoted back to the Vintage cube extension. Winds is a less game changing removal spell unless you pay a lot of mana. As a collataral it wont be available in the Blink archetype the legacy extension adds.

Nekrataal posted to Base Cube -
  1. Trying out the new Ugin.
  2. Bringing back something for G to ramp into.
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Removing a pet card.

With that many lands and fixing I found the MC section a little too small. Also even out the numbers for good.

... as red is currently the strongest color nad Boros the - by far - best deck.

Nekrataal posted to Base Cube -

I wanted to have Tidebinder in. Spelljacker turned out to be quite expensive. So he is dempoted to the Legacy extension.

Captain is going to the Vintage extension to have less cards like intiative / monarch in the base cube. Flametongue comes back - another aggressive creature like Hellrider does make less sense imho.

Avenger has to make room for Safekeeper as it comboes with both mentioned (Titania/Nadu) cards. Avenger is demoted to the Legacy extension. With a guy giving cards hexproof Edict is back in and Infernal Grasp gets demoted to the Legacy extension.

Nekrataal posted to Base Cube -
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Hellrider is not good enough anymore. It is not easy to find creatures that doesn't bring R over the top but are still viable. So trying out the Captain next. Same goes for Recruiter. Trying out another removal spell in its place.

Occult Epiphany is a really nice card. It is similar to Typhoons Cycling ability so I will try it in its place.

Golos and Wurmcoil were amoing the least drafted artifacts and creatures. So they get demoted to the Legacy extension. In their place come more artifact enablers to support Urza, Lord Artificier.

Nekrataal posted to Base Cube -

The change should update the white sction with some overall better cards.

Reprieve -> Mana Tithe is obvious. Mana Tithe still finds a home in the Legacy extension.
Containment Priest is a better hate card that meanwhile makes a lot of sense in the ever powercreeping cube meta. Lion Sash still lives in the Vintage cube extension.
Monastery Mentor doesn't really do much these days and almost never is picked. So he is out completely. Same accounts for Faith's Fetters. This card however still lives on in the Legacy cube extension.

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