4/24/10 Changes

Wall of Omens in for Hyena Umbra

Sorry, little Umbra buddy. No way you were making the cut.

Crater Hellion in for Caldera Hellion

Trying this out. The sac outlet is interesting, but oh well.

Snake Umbra showed up yesterday and seems ok enough. We'll see- I really want the umbras to show up in a draft with Troll Ascetic or Uril, for maximum dreamy effect.

04/20/10 Changes

Trying out a bunch of stuff to see what sticks. I'm sure some of these aren't right, but we wanted to give a bunch of things we've been curious about a shot.

Heartwood Storyteller in for Reclaim

I haven't been too hyped up on Reclaim, and we wanted to get more card draw into green. We'll see how it goes.


Boar Umbra in for Hunting Pack

Snake Umbra in for Saproling Burst

We wanted to get a few more auras into the cube. I imagine that whatever doesn't work out will be replaced with Hunting Pack, but we'll see.

Land Tax in for Glorious Anthem

Hyena Umbra in for Pianna, Nomad Captain

Transcendent Master in for Soltari Champion

Knight of the White Orchid in for Otherworldly Journey

Oh god I'm so sad about that.

but I'm really happy about this:

Razormane Masticore in for Dolmen Gate

The Crusher might not be right- we'll see- but at least the Masticore is back!


We just made a bunch of changes to white, so I'll address this here: I agree that our cube doesn't support aggro, and I think that's ok. Actually I think that is normal for a limited format. I know a lot of people really want aggressive red/white decks to be draftable in their cube. For me, it's ok if the most aggressive deck still has 4 and 5 drops, which is how our cube works in practice.

Rise of the Eldrazi Changes - Final

Student of Warfare in for Akrasan Squire

Linvala, Keeper of Silence in for Galepowder Mage

Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief in for Dark Hatchling

Kargan Dragonlord in for Taurean Mauler

Flame Slash in for Fork

Momentous Fall in for Gaea's Anthem

Vengevine in for River Boa

All is Dust in for Triskelavus

Ulamog's Crusher in for Razormane Masticore

Just trying this out... the masticores don't see enough play to justify having both in.

Rise of the Eldrazi Changes

So far, here's what I'm thinking:

Student of Warfare in for Akrasan Squire

Super excited, don't feel like there is much to go wrong here.

Linvala in for Galepowder Mage

One of those cards that worked better in theory. Linvala seems super powerful and a decent body regardless.

All is Dust in for Triskelavus

( I guess it is the colorless section now)

Sorry, buddy. Rules changes were no good at all for you.

Momentous Fall in for Gaea's Anthem

Seems too rad to not include, right?

1/30/10 Changes

Worldwake and miscellaneous other stuff.

Comet Storm in for Forked Lightning

Giant Solifuge in for Deus of Calamity

Too many occasions where we could have played the solifuge but not the deus. Oh well.

Gaea's Anthem in for Evolution Charm

River Boa in for Loaming Shaman

Vithian Renegades in for Apocalypse Hydra

Jace, the Mind Sculptor in for Jace Beleren

Kor Aeronaut in for Sigiled Paladin

Pilgrim's Eye in for Darksteel Ingot

Basilisk Collar in for Empyrial Plate

Anger in for Pain Kami

Stroke of Genius in for Opportunity

Abyssal Persecutor in for Phyrexian Plaguelord

Dark Hatchling in for Rise from the Grave

Rhox in for Birds of Paradise

7/9/09 Changes

Burning-Tree Shaman in for Spellbreaker Behemoth

Obelisk of Alara in for Scroll of Origins

Tidehollow Sculler in for Ghost Council of Orzhova

Rise from the Grave in for Dread Return

Nemesis of Reason in for Wydwen, the Biting Gale

Guardian Seraph in for Cloudchaser Kestrel

Baneslayer Angel in for Genju of the Fields

Guardian of the Guildpact in for Griffin Guide

Briarhorn in for Elephant Guide

Great Sable Stag in for Albino Troll

Acidic Slime in for Timbermare

Ant Queen in for Mycoloth

Juggernaut in for Deathrender

Djinn of Wishes in for Morphling

Roc of Kher Ridge in for Mogg Fanatic

Fork in for Goblin Assault

Necrogenesis in for Grave-Shell Scarab

Master of the Wild Hunt in for Heartwood Storyteller

Caldera Hellion in for Sulpheric Blast

Opportunity in for Deep Analysis

5/4/09 Changes

Recurring Nightmare in for Skinthinner

I'm so excited.

Miraculous Recovery in for Blinding Beam

Less conditional, you know? And SO RAD.

Death Grasp in for Tidehollow Sculler

In the "answers" section:

Loaming Shaman in for Cradle Guard

Relic of Progenitus in for Juggernaut

Dude just doesn't get played.

Scrabbling Claws in for Sun Droplet

Thoughts!

Recurring Nightmare

I keep reading about people taking this out of their cubes for being too good.
I could see taking out Thoughtseize or Skinthinner.

Miraculous Recovery

Dunno, seems nice.

Bituminous Blast for Shambling Remains

??
It's been good so far in Shards, and I worry that black/red creatures that can't block isn't a very viable archetype.

As Justin pointed out, we should probably put in some graveyard removal stuff, since right now it is is Stonecloaker and Stonecloaker. Maybe Loaming Shaman for Cradle Guard, and an artifact- Relic of Progenitus, or Tormod's Crypt?

And finally, how about Death Grasp for Tidehollow Sculler? I like the sculler lots, but Death Grasp is like the ability from P-Command that wins games, you know?

3/22/09 Changes

White

Mirror Entity in for Radiant's Judgement

Reveillark in for Crovax, Ascendant Hero

We've been wanting to find a place for the Reveillark, and Crovax is just kind of difficult in a two color deck.

Soltari Champion in for Soltari Monk

We didn't know this card existed! We could have replaced Pianna, but that seemed silly.

Sarkhan Vol in for Stormbind

Again, I've been complaining about this forever.

White - Current

Creatures

Adarkar Valkyrie
Akroma, Angel of Vengeance
Archon of Justice
Baneslayer Angel
Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile
Calciderm
Celestial Crusader
Cloudgoat Ranger
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
Emeria Angel
Eternal Dragon
Exalted Angel
Goldmeadow Harrier
Guardian of the Guildpact
Guardian Seraph
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Karmic Guide
Knight of the White Orchid
Knight of Meadowgrain
Kor Skyfisher
Linvala, Guardian of Silence
Mirror Entity
Mother of Runes
Paladin-en-Vec
Pristine Angel
Reveillark
Serra Avenger
Silver Knight
Soltari Priest
Soltari Visionary
Stonecloaker
Student of Warfare
Transcendent Master
Wall of Omens
White Knight
Yosei, the Morning Star


Other spells

Ajani Goldmane
Akroma's Vengeance
Austere Command
Balance
Crib Swap
Decree of Justice
Disenchant
Day of Judgement
Faith's Fetters
Feudkiller's Verdict
Final Judgement
Journey to Nowhere
Land Tax
Miraculous Recovery
Oblivion Ring
Path to Exile
Prison Term
Pulse of the Fields
Return to Dust
Rout
Sacred Mesa
Spectral Procession
Swords to Plowshares
Wrath of God

Italics indicates a card is foil or a promo version.

February 2009 Changes - White

Genju of the Fields in for Arrest

We had the Arrest effect a few times, and wanted to get the Genju in there. Done. 

Elspeth, Knight-Errant in for Hoofprints of the Stag

I have an unnatural love for Hoofprints, but Elspeth is just a bomb, and the Hoofprints is a little slow in a format with really good removal.

Goldmeadow Harrier in for Mistral Charger

We thought that white should have a tapper, and Mistral Charger is a little redundant. 

Adarkar Valkyrie in for Twilight Shepherd

I love the TwiShep, but we rarely saw the return-to-hand ability do anything. 

Knight of the Meadowgrain in for Veteran Armorer

I don't think we are giving up too much with this switch. 

Path to Exile for Condemn

Again- easy to do. 

Martial Coup for Land Tax

Land Tax wasn't really seeing a lot of play, and Martial Coup does a cool thing. Plus we had one. Done!

Otherwordly Journey in for Momentary Blink

We are trying to avoid off-color activations these days.

Scepter of Dominance in for Stir the Pride

The Scepter is totally rad, and Stir the Pride wasn't getting much play.