New Cheap Cascade Dude

[TorpidNinja]

SPOILERS

From the beginnings of the PlanceChase spoiler: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...=416459&page=2

UB

Cascade

2/2

Whoa. Ancestral Vision made a new best friend.

[rufus]

Whoa. Ancestral Vision made a new best friend.

Honestly, the other no-cc suspend cards (Living End,Wheel of Fate and Hypergenesis) are probably more worthwhile..e.g.

The Dude

Living Wish
...
Hypergenesis
Show and Tell
...
Emrakul, The Aeons Torn
Griselbrand

[Mirrislegend]

Very cute. But not the ideal colors for it. Yes you get Confidant and Snaps... and no way to win the game.

[Koby]

Whoa. Ancestral Vision made a new best friend.

Ya I agree with others, you're purposely not playing Brainstorm/Ponder and other good spells do you can Cascade into +3 cards? How will the deck work in the face of Wasteland. I don't see the role this plays yet, outside of odd Suspend decks like Hypergenesis.

[trivial_matters]

Wtf is Planechase anyway?

EDIT: Bleh, it's designed for EDH right? And this card is supposed to get Eternal players to buy the set or what? Like Scavenging Ooze...

[Koby]

Wtf is Planechase anyway?

http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazin...ily/arcana/848

[wcm8]

Very cute. But not the ideal colors for it. Yes you get Confidant and Snaps... and no way to win the game.

That's why I think you splash a third color, either Red or Green. Red will give you burn for reach (maybe even including Grim Lavamancer) to go along with your Delver onslaught, and Green gives you Tarmogoyf and possibly Mongoose as strong beaters. Also don't forget that Tombstalker is a legitimate threat. This card slots right into U/B/x tempo lists.

Of course, it will also probably give Hypergenesis a bit more consistency too.

[Jander78]

This guy looks very strong. I see it being very close to the level of Snapcaster Mage.

[tsabo_tavoc]

This guy looks very strong. I see it being very close to the level of Snapcaster Mage.

It only lacks Flash to be on the Snapcaster level. The interaction with Ancestral Visions is cool, but limiting the number of 1cc Counterspells is a real pain. A UB deck that wants this will just play 4 Snapcaster and 4 Confidant.

On the other side, this card readily splashes into Suspend decks. 4 UB, 4 Ardent Plea, 4 Show and Tell are already 12 blue cards along with FOW.

[Barook]

This guy looks very strong. I see it being very close to the level of Snapcaster Mage.

Snapcaster Mage has the advantage of being more selective, although it also depends on your deck design.

But still:
- it's a 2/2 for 2 mana that provides guaranteed card advantage
- it pitches to FoW

It certainly is strong, especially in a format with such powerful 1cc options.

UB
When ~ enters the battlefield, Brainstorm/Ponder/Duress/Thoughtseize/STP/etc. for free.
2/2

That doesn't sound too bad at all.

[TorpidNinja]

This guy looks very strong. I see it being very close to the level of Snapcaster Mage.

This is the way I looked at him when he was spoiled: you loose Flash and splash-ability for extra toughness and a way more aggressive ability. I'm ecstatic with playing a body and getting a Vision as a bonus. I'm just as happy to get a Brainstorm, a Duress effect (Cabal Therapy would be great) some kind of flexible removal (in the event you don't have a ready target), or even a Delver.

[Surging Chaos]

The real question is what creature type(s) he has. If he's a wizard, he'll have great synergy with Riptide Laboratory. Hell if he's a merfolk or even a zombie it would be somewhat relevant too.

[Norm]

This is the way I looked at him when he was spoiled: you loose Flash and splash-ability for extra toughness and a way more aggressive ability. I'm ecstatic with playing a body and getting a Vision as a bonus. I'm just as happy to get a Brainstorm, a Duress effect (Cabal Therapy would be great) some kind of flexible removal (in the event you don't have a ready target), or even a Delver.

Cabal Therapy sounds fantastic, I'm really looking forward to this card.

[wcm8]

edit: at 3 mana, this guy is unlikely to see much serious Legacy play. ignore all my previous excitement.

[Barook]

Cabal Therapy sounds fantastic, I'm really looking forward to this card.

It sure does.

How limited is the printing of this thing, though? Maybe it becomes the next Scavenging Ooze, price-wise.

[wcm8]

It sure does.

How limited is the printing of this thing, though? Maybe it becomes the next Scavenging Ooze, price-wise.

I hope not. If he is released as a singleton in only one of the decks, I am preordering 4 right away. WotC dropped the ball on getting Ooze reprinted in a timely fashion. This guy I feel is even better, and I'm generally one to remain skeptical of newly spoiled cards.

[Awaclus]

The real question is what creature type(s) he has. If he's a wizard, he'll have great synergy with Riptide Laboratory. Hell if he's a merfolk or even a zombie it would be somewhat relevant too.

If it's a Faerie, we have a new competitive deck.

[TorpidNinja]

If it's a Faerie, we have a new competitive deck.

There have only be 4 faerie creatures ever printed without Flying. If this had Flying it would be insane.

[lordofthepit]

Might be able to make Hypergenesis a legitimate deck. You can cascade into this card off Violent Eruption (and other cards), but obviously, you will eventually cascade into Hypergenesis when you cast this off hypergenesis.

[TsumiBand]

In response to your attack step, Bituminous Blast --> Bloodbraid Elf --> Ardent Plea --> UB Guy -- > Brainstorm

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