Waif or Captive?
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Posted on Nov. 2, 2012, 2:38 p.m. by Dake
I have had a lot of trouble deciding whether to run Reckless Waif Flip or Wolfbitten Captive Flip , and I wanted some opinions on which is better for a traditional werewolf tribal. Complete alternatives are welcome as well. Thoughts?
Thats an excellent point and I do plan on trying the captives instead of the waifs tonight at fnm. That's 0-1.
November 2, 2012 3:01 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #4
I just pulled up a rough estimate of what I might do for gruul in Gatecrash, (The card:Druid's Deliverance will be the Gruul Charms probably.)
beowulf
November 2, 2012 3:09 p.m.
I like Reckless Waif Flip more. While Wolfbitten Captive Flip and his flip-side give you more power in the late-game, Reckless Waif Flip is just simpler, faster, and doesn't require a rather hefty supply of mana to be good.
I suppose both are alright, though. Have you tried both? Going from either one into Mayor of Avabruck Flip , then into something like Immerwolf or Moonmist can be a lot for most decks to handle.
Reckless Waif Flip , Mayor of Avabruck Flip , Immerwolf , and Huntmaster of the Fells Flip is probably the best way to curve out a Werewolf deck. And anybody who says Immerwolf is bad with the Huntmaster clearly has never played a Werewolf deck. 2 life and two 3/3 bodies for 4 mana, and now your opponent really needs to cast a spell? Awesome. And that's if you don't control Mayor of Avabruck Flip /Howlpack Alpha Flip Flip.
Ohthenoises says... #2
Depends. Are you trying for a t2 Mayor of Avabruck Flip ? If so it's not a bad idea to skew your mana towards green and doing that it will be hard for you to t1 a reckless waif.
Plus if you don't have a t2 play you can simply use his pump ability which results in a flip when you pass turn.
Go for the captive.
November 2, 2012 2:49 p.m.