Recent content by Nanonox

I hadn't considered the counterspell angle and that certainly sucks. That's where Ox of Agonas can shine to rebuild. And maybe Anje's Ravager and or Carnage Interpreter could be redundancy against having an empty hand. I had Flagstones at some point, but wanted to try some more explicit...

I feel like I'm turning around in design circles as I keep coming back to certain cards. Each time though, I think I have better justifications for including certain cards and a more robust support structure to make it shine. So back to a card I love Devastating Dreams The rate on this card is...

This has been on my mind as well because of how easy it is to naturally end up in a sort of sacrifice/gy deck. With all the recursion in both colors, token producers and recursive bodies, you usually end up in a closed loop of creature -> sacrifice -> creature instead of branching onto something...

Toph, First Metalbender Earthbending is one of my favorite mechanics because of the possibilities it opens up by turning lands into creatures. I was searching for more options for my cube and happened open this Toph, who has a weird line of text. I've never given it much thought, until now...

I wasn't necessarily thinking about power level just yet tbh, more of a web of synergies that can utilize these various oversized creatures. If I were to include a higher power level archetype it would resolve around these enablers (maybe Scroll of Fate and Fight Rigging) Rhys, the Evermore...

The only knock against Griselbrand in my book is that it isn't an artifact for Tinker or Welder. Other than that it's a fun one that isn't OP and has cool lines. Your Soul Cauldron combo is really enticing...

Satyr Wayfinder vs Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist I'd like outside opinion on this one. I think Wayfinder's ETB is compensated by Lluwen's bigger butt in the early game (or at least, makes the comparaison close) and late game, it's a no brainer. Even though lluwen is technically a hybrid, I...

That's a good point that I hadn't considered. I don't want to commit to these combos quite yet, so Rallier might send the wrong signal. I'll have to see if I can incorporate them down the line. Love this analysis, you went deeper than I did :P In my cube, I think the Ooze might be more...

Checking cube lists, some cards caught my eye and I wonder if we can't do something with by combining them. Laying down some synergies, hoping some of you have other suggestions to bolster the list. The idea is to have fun with some oversized creatures for their mana costs. Ignoring counters...

I like the idea of destroying your own creatures for value Rapid Hybridization Pongify Polymorph Jalira, Master Polymorphist Reweave Or stealing creatures and sacrificing them Reins of Power Seasinger Old man of the Sea Vedalken Shackles

I wasn't actually sure about this interaction, that is indeed a nice push towards including Fatestitcher! Top prospects These are the cards I want to fit into the cube right now the most, not because of power level, but because they bring something unique, increase density or fill holes...

I mean, that's a pretty compelling argument to keep the card right? I would be more skeptical of Spider-UK and try something like Caretaker's Talent instead. You get to diversify the effect along the curve, you can kind of populate with level 2 and then get a full blown token payoff later. I...

I was hoping someone would! In the context of the definitions I mentioned: - Become Immense : GY payoff and power matters enabler. - Adorned Pouncer : GY payoff and power matters payoff. And that is a good example of where I think you are right to say that payoff is also contextual. If I don't...

That's exactly right. It feels wrong to have Jeskai Ascendancy not be classified as an engine because that's how I tend to think about it, but it's just a reward for doing something else, so I think it makes sense!

Having more time to think cube during the summer, I wanted to run by you fine folks an attempt at updating cube vocabulary. In my experience, enablers, payoffs and glue cards are the most used terms to describe a card's role in a given cube. I think these terms are great at conveying what a...