Innistrad: Crimson Vow Mechanics & First Impressions

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Andy and Anthony take a first look at Innistrad: Crimson Vow, breaking down themes, mechanics, and cycles for Cube. They talk about opportunities the headline mechanics including Blood, cleave, and yet another influx of double faced cards could offer for all manner of cubes. They also explore the less obvious, unnamed mechanics of the set that reinforce existing themes.

Timestamps:

3:16 — Review structure overview
6:56 — Training
14:31 — Cleave
23:11 — Blood Tokens
28:26 — Daybound/Nightbound
28:58 — Disturb
33:34 — Double Faced Cards
34:50 — Exploit
40:30 — Mythic “Cemetery” Cycle
49:09 — Graveyard themes in general
50:15 — Tribal themes
52:39 — Lifegain theme
55:00 — Enchantments matter
56:07 — Overall impressions

Discussed in this episode:

BCW cardboard boxes
Quadrant Theory
[V]indicate
The Stroop Effect
Episode 64: Innistrad Midnight Hunt Mechanics
“No Johns”

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Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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