Future Consideration: Prophetic Bolt

If there is one part of my current cube that I am not happy with it would have to be my gold/hybrid section. It is only 50 cards that are made of of 5 of each of the 2 color pairs. I never really hit the many of the gold blocks so my cards are mostly old golds or hybrids from shadowmoor block. Of all of the color combos this has left my blue/red very weak and mainly agro creatures.

Lets take a look at the current lineup:

Inside Out
Noggle Ransaker
Noggle Bandit
Crag Puca
Dominus of Fealty

I would like at least 1 less creature to help push the blue feeling of these cards a little bit more that there is currently. After review, I have decided that I want to add in Prophetic Bolt. This card is a kicked Burst Lightning and an Impuse on one printed card for only a slightly more restrictive cost. The spell has both a very blue and very red effect and I like what it adds to the red/blue gold section of the deck. I think I can easily swap out one of the Noggles for it without missing them too much.

Have any input on this choice? Is there a better Red/Blue card I should be considering for my cube?

Future Consideration: Lightning Greaves

Future consideration is a series of articles that analyzes cards that I am considering adding to my cube. Each post offers an in-depth look at why the card might be cube worthy.

Our first look at cards for future consideration is taking a look at the artifact Lightning Greaves. This is a cheap artifact that can be equipped for free and provides the equiped creature with both shroud and haste.

This card was actually recommended to me by a friend of mine. After looking into it I have to agree that it fills a need in my cube. Currently there are only a handful of of equipment cards in my deck and even fewer creatures with shroud. With Red, Black, and White being very removal heavy, I feel that there needs to more protection from removal without adding many more protection from color cards. The added bonus of this being an artifact is that all decks can benefit from the card.

Apart from it filling a need in my cube, when you evaluate the card on it's own it seems very under-costed for the bonuses it provides. Haste and Shroud are both abilities that are very heavily seated in the Magic color pie. Being able to add these abilities to any deck for a cheap casting cost and free equip cost this card makes itself a great candidate for any cube. I will be picking up a copy of this card next time I order singles for sure.