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Title: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Taysby on November 12, 2013, 07:46:53 PM
The last Friday Nights gave me some interesting ideas.  What are the worst cards out there?  for example, {darksteel relic} {warp world}, the counter target sorcery, murder at sorcery speed, etc.

Note!  I want each card to have a possible use in this cube.  For example, I have 1 thing with flashback, and 2 things that exile cards from the graveyard, so that exile card could get put in the deck and do something.  I still want it to be the worst cube in the world though.

I want to build that cube.

Here is the list
{darksteel relic} {warp world} {sorrows path} {spark jolt} {shock} {wood elemental} {fires of undeath} {shelkin brownie} {chimney imp} {tomb fire} {coffin purge} {desert nomads} {Tombfire} {Break Open} {Fatal Mutation} {Rapid Fire} {Warping Wurm} {Nameless Race} {Shaman's Trance} {Nameless Race} {Power Leak} {Leeches} {Mudhole} {Hint of Insanity} {North Star} {Erosion} {Deep Water} {Adventurers' Guildhouse} {Masticore} {Pale Moon} {carnival of souls} {braid of fire} and last, but not least, {storm crow}
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Dudecore on November 12, 2013, 07:56:33 PM
Strictly worse is a comparative thing. Like how {Lightning Bolt} is strictly better the {Shock}. So you'd include shock because it would be strictly worse then an existing spell.

If you're going for just painfully bad cards, {Wood Elemental} is a favorite of mine.
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Anoobass on November 12, 2013, 07:58:46 PM
 {Fires of Undeath} is the running joke in our playgroup.
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Vileo on November 12, 2013, 08:01:47 PM
{Mugging}!
Edit: No... {Spark Jolt}!
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: adventus on November 12, 2013, 08:02:24 PM
{Shelkin Brownie}
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: NyghtHawk on November 12, 2013, 08:06:29 PM
{Chimney Imp}
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: MuggyWuggy on November 12, 2013, 08:14:39 PM
 {Cooperation}
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: particle on November 12, 2013, 08:15:10 PM
{spark jolt} is actually awesome for triggering heroic.
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: MuggyWuggy on November 12, 2013, 08:16:16 PM
Same w mugging.. Easy way to punt a mana dork or a lethal blow blocker
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Anoobass on November 12, 2013, 08:29:57 PM
Quote from: Vileo on November 12, 2013, 08:01:47 PM
{Mugging}!
Edit: No... {Spark Jolt}!

It's funny, my LGS has mugging in its case for $40.
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Silent1236 on November 12, 2013, 08:32:05 PM
Quote from: Anoobass on November 12, 2013, 08:29:57 PM
Quote from: Vileo on November 12, 2013, 08:01:47 PM
{Mugging}!
Edit: No... {Spark Jolt}!

It's funny, my LGS has mugging in its case for $40.

I'd be tempted to buy it and see if it's laced with gold or cocaine or something haha.
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Vileo on November 12, 2013, 08:32:14 PM
Quote from: Anoobass on November 12, 2013, 08:29:57 PM
Quote from: Vileo on November 12, 2013, 08:01:47 PM
{Mugging}!
Edit: No... {Spark Jolt}!

It's funny, my LGS has mugging in its case for $40.
Thats hilarious. One half of my lgs (one half sells magic, the other sells yugioh etc, but the guy who runs it also plays magic/sells magic cards out of his binders) has Snapcasters for $500
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Mlerner12 on November 12, 2013, 08:39:09 PM
{Camel} is fun.
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Mattao19 on November 12, 2013, 09:02:02 PM
Quote from: Vileo on November 12, 2013, 08:32:14 PM
Quote from: Anoobass on November 12, 2013, 08:29:57 PM
Quote from: Vileo on November 12, 2013, 08:01:47 PM
{Mugging}!
Edit: No... {Spark Jolt}!

It's funny, my LGS has mugging in its case for $40.
Thats hilarious. One half of my lgs (one half sells magic, the other sells yugioh etc, but the guy who runs it also plays magic/sells magic cards out of his binders) has Snapcasters for $500

Wait what?

Also {Camel} is awesome because Deserts really kill you!!
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Mattao19 on November 12, 2013, 09:53:12 PM
Quote from: ConanEdo on November 12, 2013, 09:20:02 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on November 12, 2013, 07:56:33 PM
Strictly worse is a comparative thing. Like how {Lightning Bolt} is strictly better the {Shock}. So you'd include shock because it would be strictly worse then an existing spell.

If you're going for just painfully bad cards, {Wood Elemental} is a favorite of mine.
I've actually seen someone play a wood elemental. Guy used it as a weird ramping tool in edh:
17 lands in play, tap 6 prime time, tap 4 sac all lands (tap mana floating), akromas's memorial, {{Faith's Reward}}, fetch Kessig wolf run, dead.

Damn that's unreal!
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Deebiia on November 12, 2013, 10:07:27 PM
I don't think you understand what you have just done. I am now going to, attempt, to find combos that work with these "terrible" cards.
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: rarehuntertay on November 12, 2013, 10:12:02 PM
 {Carnival of Souls}

And that enchantment from cold snap with a cumulative upkeep of: add R to you mana pool.
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Mlerner12 on November 12, 2013, 10:31:26 PM
Quote from: rarehuntertay on November 12, 2013, 10:12:02 PM
{Carnival of Souls}

A field day for Extort!
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on November 12, 2013, 10:42:26 PM
Why is {Fires of Undeath} on the list?!? JK, its the most useless card printed recently.
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Anoobass on November 13, 2013, 01:53:29 AM
Quote from: Silent1236 on November 12, 2013, 08:32:05 PM
Quote from: Anoobass on November 12, 2013, 08:29:57 PM
Quote from: Vileo on November 12, 2013, 08:01:47 PM
{Mugging}!
Edit: No... {Spark Jolt}!

It's funny, my LGS has mugging in its case for $40.

I'd be tempted to buy it and see if it's laced with gold or cocaine or something haha.

At first me and my friends were like "must have a misprint or something on it."  Then we asked the owner and he says "if you paid $40 for that, would you feel mugged?"
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Spencer Addington on November 13, 2013, 02:13:52 AM
WHY IS STORM CROW ON THIS LIST?!?!?
SHOW RESPECT TO THE CROW MAN!!!
Title: Re: Strictly Worse Cube
Post by: Shadridium on November 13, 2013, 10:00:40 AM
Quote from: Anoobass on November 12, 2013, 07:58:46 PM
{Fires of Undeath} is the running joke in our playgroup.

But that art though.