Lay Bare

Instant

Counter target spell. Look at its controller's hand.

Discussion (6)

Boza on HELP: First Cube

1 year ago

As a person who made a pauper cube, I can advise you that is fun, but only for a while. Once drafted a few times, it becomes clear that going wide is the most viable strategy, since pauper does not offer any good board wipes.

Additionally, pauper has a lot of powerful cards - I would never play Lay Bare, when I could play Counterspell, Hymn to Tourach or Dark Ritual. Additionally, what is the theme of the cube?

The most important thing about the cube - you do not want to spend ages gathering the cards, sleeving 300+ cards and 100+ lands only to find out noone really wants to draft it MULTIPLE times.

Gauge your target audience.

landofMordor on HELP: First Cube

1 year ago

Hey TappedOut!

I have just completed my first cube over on CubeTutor! I would love for assistance in two regards from the T/O community:

First, draft my cube and tell me what you think! The link is at the bottom. Keep in mind this is a themed/pauper cube, so don't expect Moxen, but I do want to know if you find it fun or if there are easy improvements to make.

Second...the only cards I own in paper are the Ixalan block cards...so can I buy or bum your bulk commons? I would LOVE to build this cube from cards bought/donated from the T/O community, so that every time I slam down a triumphant Lay Bare, I think little thoughts of gratefulness for the user who gave it to me. The whole cube is ~10 cents per card on average, so I figure it's a win-win: I pay for your S&H+gratitude, and you get rid of bulk cards no LGS would buy.

Please reply here or on my user page if you can help out in either of those ways! See the cube link below. Thanks in advance, and cheers!

-landofMordor

http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/88886

PurpleSprout458 on MoonPeople

1 year ago

A big ol' +1 for the wonderful theme deck! Always been a fan of Moonfolk.

To the issues you describe in the comments, I have the following suggestions:

1. To better search up those essential artifacts, Trophy Mage will help her Trinket and Treasure brothers. She will get you your precious, precious Heartstone and another helpful card I'll suggest later. Tutoring for creatures will be a pain in blue no matter what, so rely on card draw as much as you can. I'd move away from big, single-use draw spells like Blue Sun's Zenith and instead focus on ability-based effects. You've got a fair number of Moonfolk Wizards; maybe Azami, Lady of Scrolls can be of service.
2. When you're rockin' a deck as powerful as Moonfolk tribal, people start to get jelly. And when people be jelly, they blow up your stuff. But there's a Vedalken that can help protect your colorless stuff: Padeem, Consul of Innovation. For your creatures...I can't believe I'm about to suggest this... try Tortoise Formation. And when you're done laughing at my poor judgement, the best thing blue can do to prevent destruction is counter, so invest even more in that.
3. Finally (and I'm so sorry this has turned into a long comment), I'd like to suggest making some changes to specific cards. Lay Bare isn't doing you any favors. Run literally anything else...okay not Fold into AEther, but other better counterspells. Contagion Clasp, Contagion Engine, Titan Forge and Lux Cannon just seem to be reasons for others to attack you. As they don't help the overall theme of the deck, I'd look to more relevant artifacts like Rings of Brighthearth, Eternity Vessel, Metallic Mimic, Brass Herald, or Door of Destinies.

You've got a very well-designed deck here, in my opinion. And if I end up building Moonfolk, your list is where I'll start. Thanks for putting up with my long comment.

Bibbo on Genious Niv-Mizzet Izzet EDH

2 years ago

Here are some initial thoughts about cuts and adds.

-Burn Away

-Cancel

-Countermand

-Discombobulate

-Dream Fracture

-Heat Ray

-Inner Struggle

-Lay Bare

-Void Shatter

-Burn from Within

-Sage Owl

-Quicksilver Dragon

-Smoldering Spires

-Highland Lake

-Izzet Guildgate

-Izzet Cluestone

+Young Pyromancer

+Metallurgic Summonings

+Dynavolt Tower

+Solemn Simulacrum

+Fact or Fiction

+Shivan Reef

+Cyclonic Rift

+Mizzix's Mastery

+Epic Experiment

+Firemind's Foresight

+Dig Through Time

+Treasure Cruise

+Jace's Sanctum

+Chaos Warp

+Izzet Charm

+Blasphemous Act

+Hypersonic Dragon

+Archaeomancer

+Djinn Illuminatus

+Pongify

+Rapid Hybridization

+Halimar Depths

+Ghost Quarter

+Izzet Keyrune

+Desolate Lighthouse

+Runechanter's Pike

metalevolence on Bear Force One

2 years ago

Lay Bare

Barreling Attack

wololololo

metalevolence on 2nd Amendment: The right to arm bears...wait..

2 years ago

needs more Lay Bare and Barreling Attack!

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