1 Cut brings me down to a clean 330 for CubeCon, and I'm concerned my altered Rancor might get flagged because the painted alter is a little thick
Maybeboard Changelist+3, -0
Mainboard Changelist+2, -3
Chainsaw felt too good due to the number of tokens on board.
Goldvein Hydra will come back in after CubeCon, but the treasure ramp felt too out of place compared to the rest of the cube
Mainboard Changelist+14, -12
- Giant Tortoise
- Phantasmal Image
- Flesh Duplicate
- Mockingbird
- Merfolk Trickster
- Plumecreed Escort
- Hope-Ender Coatl
- Dragon Turtle
- Vendilion Clique
- Scavenged Brawler
- Curse of Shallow Graves
- Profane Command
- Whirlwind Denial
- Smirking Spelljacker
- Serendib Efreet
- Sai, Master Thopterist
- Siege VeteranStudent of Warfare
- Auriok SalvagersDeclaration in Stone
- Keen-Eyed CuratorTender Wildguide
- Ornery TumblewaggNightpack Ambusher
- Monastery SwiftspearStrangle
I am adding blue cards to support a small flash and a small clone package, which I am hoping will increase blue's win rate.
Siege Veteran and Ornery Tumblewagg proved to be too good when played on turn 3.
Auriok Salvagers and Sai are cards I'm cutting for CubeCon but will add back later.
Serendib Efreet is a favorite of mine but a kind of boring stat monster so I cut it for now.
Smirking Spelljacker was too swingy but I may test it more after CubeCon.
Whirlwind Denial was blue's worst counterspell.
Profane Command, Curse of Shallow Graves, and Scavenged Brawler are being cut for CubeCon because while I don't think they are too strong, I think it can be unfun to lose to them if you only get to draft this cube once.
Keen-Eyed Curator was both way too strong of a hate piece and way too easy to turn into the biggest card on the battlefield.
Mainboard Changelist+0, -1
Elixir enabled deck loops too easily
Mainboard Changelist+0, -2
Every part of Fanatic of Rhonas is pushed just a little too far in every direction. Being a 1/4 instead of 1/3, tapping for 4 green instead of 3, and eternalizing for 4 instead of 5 or 6 makes this almost impossible to every interact with this card profitably outside of immediately exiling it.
For Season of Loss, I underestimated how strong the flexibility of choosing how many creatures you can sacrifice would be. I had thought of it as a wrath variant, but being able to push your advantage if you're ahead on board made this card feel oppressive.
Mainboard Changelist+0, -0
- Cheeky House-Mouse
- Dawnbringer Cleric
- Lion Sash
- Blade Splicer
- Sungold Sentinel
- Pull from Eternity
- Expel the Unworthy
- Wrath of the Skies
- Cleansing Nova
- Essence Reliquary
- Skyblade's Boon
- Living Conundrum
- Cemetery Illuminator
- Smirking Spelljacker
- Make Disappear
- Spell Shrivel
- Dissipate
- Void Shatter
- Clear the Mind
- Mark of Eviction
- Lost in Thought
- Tamiyo Meets the Story Circle
- Deadeye Tracker
- Dread Wanderer
- Ashnod's Harvester
- Deep-Cavern Bat
- Inverter of Truth
- Urborg Scavengers
- Misfortune Teller
- Chainer, Dementia Master
- Cut Down
- Vile Rebirth
- Shoot the Sheriff
- Embereth Veteran
- Zurgo Bellstriker
- Cemetery Gatekeeper
- Generous Plunderer
- Goblin Cratermaker
- Ogre Battlecaster
- Pyrewild Shaman
- Squee, the Immortal
- Rekindling Phoenix
- Burst Lightning
- Burn Down the House
- Rekindled Flame
- Legion Extruder
- Goldvein Hydra
- Armored Scrapgorger
- Channeler Initiate
- Cemetery Prowler
- Incubation Druid
- Llanowar Loamspeaker
- Deathgorge Scavenger
- Sandstorm Salvager
- Pick Your Poison
- Sequence Engine
- Chitterspitter
- Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
- Tlincalli Hunter
- Return to Nature
- Genku, Future Shaper
- Lazav, Wearer of Faces
- Treasury Thrull
- Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
- Deathrite Shaman
- The Kami War
- Scavenged Brawler
- Lost Jitte
- Ebony Fly
- Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII
- God-Pharaoh's Gift
- Adarkar Wastes
- Underground River
- Sulfurous Springs
- Karplusan Forest
- Brushland
- Caves of Koilos
- Shivan Reef
- Llanowar Wastes
- Yavimaya Coast
- Savage Lands
- Academy Ruins
Mainboard Changelist+0, -0
- Siege Veteran
- Mistveil Plains
- Legacy's Allure
- Season of Loss
- Marionette Apprentice
- Ruthless Negotiation
- Frogkin Kidnapper
- Hazel's Brewmaster
- Lazier Goblin
- Reckless Pyrosurfer
- Return the Favor
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- Ornery Tumblewagg
- Keen-Eyed Curator
- Evolution Witness
- Anurid Scavenger
- Tender Wildguide
- Lazotep Quarry
- Nesting Grounds
- Feldon's Cane
- Barkform Harvester
- Drach'Nyen
- Kogla and Yidaro
Mainboard Changelist+7, -7
- Reap the PastKogla and Yidaro
- Wand of VertebraeBarkform Harvester
- Hoverstone PilgrimSiege Veteran
- Heirloom BladeDrach'Nyen
- Perpetual TimepieceFeldon's Cane
- Lotus BloomNesting Grounds
- Universal AutomatonLazotep Quarry
- Genku, Future Shaper
- Lazav, Wearer of Faces
- Treasury Thrull
- Deathrite Shaman
- Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
- Yasova Dragonclaw
- Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest
- The Kami War
- Disruptor Wanderglyph
- Precursor Golem
- Scavenged Brawler
- Lost Jitte
- Elixir of Immortality
- Ebony Fly
- Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII
- God-Pharaoh's Gift
- Savage Lands
- Academy Ruins
- Adarkar Wastes
- Underground River
- Karplusan Forest
- Brushland
- Caves of Koilos
- Llanowar Wastes
- Yavimaya Coast
- Shivan Reef
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