Peasant+ to Legacy Lite

I’ve been playing an offshoot of Revengeanful’s Peasant+ Cube for about a year and half now.

http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/85579

Our group consists of 2 of us that don’t LGS compete but follow the meta game of and play casual legacy. The rest are long time casual players, most since Alphaish. I’ve been thinking for a awhile about making a more powerful Legacy style cube in addition to the Peasant+ Cube that we currently play but at the rate we play, once every 2-3 months, it just seems like it would be a waste... one of the two would never get played.

I’ve had a bunch of time over a vacation overseas to listen through all of Solely Singleton and it’s reignited the interest of making something more powerful but what I think would be best is to add on to what we have rather than make a second cube. For the time being I’m calling this “The Rags to Riches Cube”, anyone have a better name that encompasses a super powered peasant environment?

My goal would be to start adding in some more powerful effects but without turning the table over and making a whole new cube. The cube is currently at 390 and I would most likely increase it to 420-450. We generally end up with 6 people so I think a slightly larger size is appropriate; although we draft seldom enough that I think Solely Singleton’s thoughts on twice the size of our drafters might be too much. Our draft time generally takes quite a while as we crack beers and jokes so less wordy cards are generally appropriate. What I would like is some advice on what at the rare level would not be too busted to implement. Cost is not a concern, I’ve already been working on making custom art ABUR duels and own multiple play sets of fetches/shocks and don’t mind custom making more expensive cards that fit the goal of the cube.

My plan is to replace the current duels/tris/vivids with ABUR/shocks/fetches. I would like to add 2 archetypes in particular that have always interested me. Stax and Wildfire as well as increase the power of what is already in the cube to match these new archetypes and generate some more explosive/exciting play patterns.

For Stax, Smokestack and Braids. Our Mardu colors support aristocrats with Blood Artist variants, token makers, and sac outlets. I think Bitterblossom, Ophiomancer, and Pack Rat might be too strong? How do you feel about the cheap recursive threats that cross pollinate well with general black aggro like Gravecrawler, Bloodsoaked Champion, Bloodghast? I like the idea of adding some of the Bob variants but probably not him.. Glint-Sleeve and/or Ruin Raider? Black 5s has always needed some help, Custodi Lich too strong? Also considering 1-2 Rabblemaster variants.

For Wildfire, the namesakes but I don’t currently run signets so I think I would add 6ish signets that follow the more midrange/control colors. The common top end of this deck seems to be Inferno Titan which I believe is too strong for the environment as well as PWs for how they break the asymmetric nature of Wildfire. Advice on what 1-2 big butted red creatures might not break the powerlevel? I am not too sure on red planeswalkers in general but blue seems to be the most common complimentary color for the archetype. PWs that might fit this without being overly powerful? My thoughts are a mix of some/all Jace Beleren, Architect of Thought(a little wordy but that’s going to come with PWs) and Unraveler of Secrets(cross pollinates with blink some).

The Wildfire archetype tends to cross pollinate with artifacts and I’m also considering adding some cheaty cards across multiple colors. Tinker doesn’t seem too busted considering the available targets. Triskelion is currently the top end artifact creature. Do any of the Gearhulks seem within power level? Noxious being a big Nekrataal seems within powerlevel and would be a good reanimation target as well. Other larger colorless artifacts?

Along the lines of cheatyness and explosive/exciting plays, I’m considering SnT/Sneak Attack which fit well into Wildfire decks. Green has been completely neglected in these upgrades so thoughts on GSZ, NO, Tooth and Nail, Selvala’s Stampede(a bit wordy)? All of these things seem like very snap 1st picks but also scale with the available creatures so might not be too busted and are very exciting cards. I think Survival/Nightmare would be too much but again, thoughts?

If you have gotten this far I thank you so much for reading!! This is the bulk of what I’m most interested in hearing about and if you’d like to stop here and share your thoughts I’d love to hear them.

I’m going to continue with a list/short dialogue on some other cards that are dear to my heart or that I have seen in more powered environments(mostly the Miser’s Cube) that interest me and I am considering that may/may not really fit into the other categories I have discussed. This is quite a list; I’ve not played a more powerful cube so more so looking for clear “No way! That’s going to be too broken!” So I can start narrowing down the list. A lot of these are PWs so for them, in particular, some suggestions as to which might be better choices than others.

White: Stoneforge(biggest payoffs being Wargear/Heirloom/Behemoth) - 3 Thalias(including lancers) - Leonin Warleader - Restoration Angel(I plan to add Galepowder Mage as well) - Armageddons(Possibly custom cards at 2ww or 4w) - Board Wipes at 5/6cmc - Sram’s Expertise - Secure the Wastes - Righteous Confluence - Gideon of the Trials - Elspeth Tirel - Gideon Jura - Elspeth, Sun’s Champion

Blue: Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy - Baral, Chief of Compliance - Snapcaster - Sai, Master Thopterist - Opposition - Talrand, Sky Summoner - Venser, Shaper Savant - Baral’s Expertise - Mystic Confluence - Upheaval

Black: Yaheeni, Undying Partisan - Tasigur - Entomb - Painful Truths - Collective Brutality - Languish - Yaheeni’s Expertise - Wretched Confluence - Ob Nixilis Reignited(other black PWs you might suggest?)

Red: Goblin Guide/Soul-Scar Mage/Stormkirk Noble(Red needs some help at 1cmc) - Kari Zev - Pia/Pia and Kiran - Zealous Conscripts - Char - Kari Zev’s Expertise - Risk Factor - Outpost Siege - Fiery Confluence - Daretti, Scrap Savant - Chandra, Flamecaller(other red PWs you might suggest?)

Green: BoP - Noble Hierarch - Scavenging Ooze - Sylvan Advocate - Tarmogoyf - Courser of Kruphix - Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma - Oracle of Mul Daya - Thragtusk - Plow Under - Stunted Growth - Verdant Confluence - Nissa, Voice of Zendikar - Nissa, Vital Force(other green PWs you might suggest?)

Multicolor/Artifact: Supreme Verdict - Venser, the Sojourner - Fractured Identy - Hostage Taker - Tezzeret the Schemer - Falkenrath Aristocrat - Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast - Arlin Kord - Knight of Autumn - Any of the WG Ajanis(They all support Creature Ramp and/or +1/+1 Tokens) - Nissa, Steward of Elements - Saheeli Rai - Dack’s Duplicate - Nahiri, The Harbinger - Planar Bridge - Meteor Golem

Thank you again for the discussion!

Submitted December 14, 2018 at 01:35PM by Ezuba https://ift.tt/2A1914H