It's a good reanimation target and good Natural Order target for sure. If you support ramp and reanimation in BUG, she could see play as one of those targets for a large-ish cube 540/630+ at a minimum probably, but ya.
Well, I disagree that 4 cards isn't enough, especially that you can rebuy multiple cards a turn if you spend them.
As far as comparing it to mono-blue cards, I'm not trying to do that; it doesn't apply because it isn't competing for those spots. I'm trying to see if it is good enough for the 3-color spot.
i think consecrated sphinx is a good comparison. this will (maybe) draw you cards, but is three colors and is a measly 4/4 deathtouch instead of a more substantial and evasive guy. i'm really not a fan at all, i think even in large cubes there are better natural order/reanimator targets. maybe if you're already running the usual suspects plus stuff like hellkite overlord and empyrial archangel and you still need the additional guy... but i think i'd rather have stuff like vorinclex voice of hunger and sheoldred, whispering one if you're exclusively putting them in for the combo decks. there's a lot of options i'd use before damia.
As far as comparing it to mono-blue cards, I'm not trying to do that; it doesn't apply because it isn't competing for those spots. I'm trying to see if it is good enough for the 3-color spot.
i don't think i'd want to run a three color card that can't compete with a mono-color card. why wouldn't you compare them?
When I see Healing Salve, I'm often like "Oh girl, I wish I could turn every card into this." Thanks they removed the gain life part, otherwise this would have been broken.
I think it's the best BUG card for cube, which is the very definition of damning with faint praise. It's a shame, because BUG is probably my favourite 3-colour combination.
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I agree that Mimeoplasm is somewhat better - he can be insane with little effect, just requiring any ETB creature in the graveyard, and generally any good sized creature on top of that is gravy for the +1/+1s. I think Damia's a bit frail for seven mana.
I was just finally able to obtain one after TSG recommended it to me WAY back during our Commander review podcast episode.
Anyone have any experiences with it so far? I'm willing to make room for it if it's good enough. (I won't mind having one of each 3-color grouping)
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EDIT: Added the picture to the OP since this will be catalogued in the archive.
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As far as comparing it to mono-blue cards, I'm not trying to do that; it doesn't apply because it isn't competing for those spots. I'm trying to see if it is good enough for the 3-color spot.
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i don't think i'd want to run a three color card that can't compete with a mono-color card. why wouldn't you compare them?
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"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less." -Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass
I was going to post almost the exact same thing.
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If this is the case, then I'd definitely take mimeoplasm over damia.
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