Thread by @rcsaxe

Thread for #MTGKHM Draft outlining the uncommons I take over my top3 commons P1P1. For context, my top three commons are:

1. Behold the Multiverse

Big gap. 2 and 3 are very very close.

2. Demon Bolt
3. Sarulf's Packmate

With that in mind, let's start with gold cards!

1/8

These cards are not only outright fantastic in their respective color-pairs, but they are AMAZING in the Snow deck --- one of the best archetypes. The fact that they are good splashes make them more flexible than your average gold card. Don't hesitate to slam these early.

2/8

White has gotten a bad rep lately, and I think it's misplaced. White aggressive decks are a great way to punish the slow starts of snow, and Clarion Spirit and Usher of the Fallen are fantastic cheap creatures that help provide resilience in the face of removal.

3/8

Blue is in the discussion for the best color. It's the best support for snow as base Simic. But unlike green, non-snow blue decks are fantastic. The only surprise here may be Glimpse the Cosmos. This card is basically like Behold the Multiverse on crack. Don't pass it.

4/8

Black is atrocious. I'm close to hard avoiding black like we hard avoided green in Battle for Zendikar. The only two black uncommons you could even try and justify taking over Behold the Multiverse P1P1 are Poison the Cup and Bloodsky Berserker. But I wouldn't recommend it.

5/8

While I'm a huge fan of red, it's due to how great the aggressive decks are with literally only commons. The only red card that is powerful enough to justify taking over the best commons is Basalt Ravager. It's so easy to make this deal 2+ damage, which is an insane rate.

6/8

Last, but not least, we have green, AKA multi-color snow. This qualification has a big influence on why Path to the World Tree and Spirit of the Aldergard are the best uncommons. Starting with them is a great reason to plant your foot in snow and never pass another land.

7/8

In summary, the cards above are the only uncommons that I take P1P1 over Behold the Multiverse, Demon Bolt, and Sarulf's Packmate. There are plenty of uncommons better than the next-best-commons, hence the huge gap in quality between the 3rd and 4th best common.

8/8