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Yeah, I'm feeling this more in something like a B/G or U/B deck than anything aggressive. It cannibalizes too much of what makes B/x Aggro compelling to really work in that shell. Looks like a cool card for Constructed if you get to pair it somehow with Dragon's Rage Channeler in some kind of...

I guess if the new Goyf averages out to being a 2/3 then that's definitely good enough as just a beater for 1 mana, but tracking you own graveyard is just so much more limited in explosive scalability early in the game. And I'm not sure I'd want to cannibalize my own graveyard if I've got...

It's like the polar opposite of everything I'd want in my cube. Such a chore to read through and so unnecessarily complex. If it's a Kaladesh cube with energy go buck wild but I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole.

My cube isn't so focused on exploring new mechanics and trying to make it work like it used to as much as it is just refining existing archetypes and branching out with more synergy whenever possible. I just don't think I have as many flex spots available for swaps 10+ years in. For that reason...

I agree with y'all that the Hydra is definitely less scalable and impressive than Shivan Devastator, I think that's just one of the cleanest designs in years, but the treasures left behind aren't just trinket text. Depends on the Gx deck, but if they have their share of beef to trot out at 4 or...

This card is awesome. Bridging Landfall and +1/+1 counters themes, is early enough in the curve that it can be used to set up bigger plays down the line, and it can even function as a mana sink later in the game.

Theoretically yes, but I don't think I've ever activated it in nearly a decade. The drain off attack triggers is usually enough to push through the last bits of damage, especially if you have recursive aggro beaters ala Bloodsoaked Champion or Gravecrawler where it's cheap to deploy again.

Maul of the Skyclaves Just an excellent piece of equipment to push through that extra bit of damage and put the opponent in the danger zone once the ground gets clogged up and your wide board of little guys isn't as effective. Sometimes all it takes is one additional hit before you're in...

Champion of the Parish The GOAT. Changes sequencing decisions, makes you keep an eye out for humans up the curve when you draft, and it's so simple because almost every other decent aggressive creature is a human nowadays. Run a Champ or two in your list, make a few swaps up the curve where you...

I agree with you that it's not revolutionary or particularly unique, but I definitely disagree that EDH stigma isn't holding back certain cube designers from embracing design with a similar approach. I've seen more weird hate boners for that format and anything to do with it on cube forums and...

Yeah, I didn't claim it as anything revolutionary or particularly amazing, but I could see how it could be a newer approach to some cube designers if they weren't used to building or evaluating cards in that way. Not really a common sticking point here, but in other places it's definitely not...

There's not much to really share. When people build EDH decks they usually focus upon individual cards with effects that interest them (usually commanders) and branch out from there with interactions and synergies as they build out the rest of that deck. The difference between there and cube...

I can kind of understand why this might be revelatory for cube designers who don't fiddle with other formats beyond Limited, but this is basically just how people have built EDH decks forever. Cool that it's being more readily applied to cube design, but it's funny that the concept of EDH has...

Well I'm back at it with some long awaited updates to my cube as I might be able to fire a full 8-man draft off in the next month or so. It's been a busy 6ish months with just work and other commitments for me personally, but I'm interested in revisiting cube design and seeing what we've got to...

I really hope the lack of reminder text for crime doesn't continue with spoilers for the rest of the set. Such a pain whenever they do this with one-of mechanics that they feature for a set before shelving for years to come. It's not intuitive at all and just another obstacle for players to wade...