Comments on: Alara Reborn: Bloodbraid Elf and the Cascade Thing http://www.top8magic.com/2009/04/alara-reborn-bloodbraid-elf-and-the-cascade-thing/ Magic: the Gathering current trends, play tips, gossip Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Five With Flores » A Theory of Going Big http://www.top8magic.com/2009/04/alara-reborn-bloodbraid-elf-and-the-cascade-thing/#comment-996 Five With Flores » A Theory of Going Big Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:49:08 +0000 http://www.top8magic.com/?p=1543#comment-996 [...] you might have read on Top 8 Magic, Bloodbraid Elf is probably going to be a very popular card in the Constructed portion of this weekend’s Pro [...] [...] you might have read on Top 8 Magic, Bloodbraid Elf is probably going to be a very popular card in the Constructed portion of this weekend’s Pro [...]

]]> By: Five With Flores » Five with Cascade Swans http://www.top8magic.com/2009/04/alara-reborn-bloodbraid-elf-and-the-cascade-thing/#comment-964 Five With Flores » Five with Cascade Swans Thu, 21 May 2009 19:28:39 +0000 http://www.top8magic.com/?p=1543#comment-964 [...] Bituminous Blast 4 Bloodbraid Elf 4 Swans of Bryn [...] [...] Bituminous Blast 4 Bloodbraid Elf 4 Swans of Bryn [...]

]]> By: Five With Flores » Story of My Life, Terrible Tournament Report, &c. http://www.top8magic.com/2009/04/alara-reborn-bloodbraid-elf-and-the-cascade-thing/#comment-937 Five With Flores » Story of My Life, Terrible Tournament Report, &c. Sun, 17 May 2009 18:09:54 +0000 http://www.top8magic.com/?p=1543#comment-937 [...] Cascade Ramp Game One he was “winning” the whole game with his little Cascades with Bloodbraid Elf and getting damage in; I ramped a bit and played two Dragons; he played two Dragons. He attacked [...] [...] Cascade Ramp Game One he was “winning” the whole game with his little Cascades with Bloodbraid Elf and getting damage in; I ramped a bit and played two Dragons; he played two Dragons. He attacked [...]

]]> By: KBR http://www.top8magic.com/2009/04/alara-reborn-bloodbraid-elf-and-the-cascade-thing/#comment-841 KBR Tue, 05 May 2009 22:39:32 +0000 http://www.top8magic.com/?p=1543#comment-841 No, you don't run Outburst. It lacks the immediacy of a burn spell or a hasty creature, and I think the wrong way to play Cascade is to try to "break" it. Cascade is an uber-cantrip. It's like a 3-for-1, because you get the card, the cascaded card, and the mana to play it. I consider that virtual mana advantage to be bona fide card advantage, even though it's more proper to call it "tempo". Outburst just isn't that good on its own. The best use for it is as a combat trick, too late to slam out another hasted creature. The best builds of Cascade Red are going to just use the Elf and perhaps Bituminous Blast. I'm drawing the line at Captured Sunlight - everything else does too little on its own. No, you don’t run Outburst. It lacks the immediacy of a burn spell or a hasty creature, and I think the wrong way to play Cascade is to try to “break” it. Cascade is an uber-cantrip. It’s like a 3-for-1, because you get the card, the cascaded card, and the mana to play it. I consider that virtual mana advantage to be bona fide card advantage, even though it’s more proper to call it “tempo”.

Outburst just isn’t that good on its own. The best use for it is as a combat trick, too late to slam out another hasted creature.

The best builds of Cascade Red are going to just use the Elf and perhaps Bituminous Blast. I’m drawing the line at Captured Sunlight - everything else does too little on its own.

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