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    Card/Deck Low Power Card Spotlight

    Unfortunately, no. It's been a while since I fired up this cube, and since CubeArtisan is down, I haven't mustered up the courage to get a functioning list again...
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    General [Almost Daily] Every Set in Magic, Cube Edition

    Hahahaha, that made me laugh out loud XD
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    Card/Deck Low Power Card Spotlight

    I think I added it to my cube together with Bloodbraid Challenger and a custom for some escape density. (I say I think, because I still haven't migrated back to Cube Cobra, and Cube Artisan is still offline :() I think it's a really neat card, quite the inevitable beater for a more ponderous deck.
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    General [Almost Daily] Every Set in Magic, Cube Edition

    If you can stomach Universes Beyond cards and multiplayer wording, there is also Sontaran General It's a great effect, but Charging Monstrosaur is a lot cleaner and fits the vibe of Magic a lot better in my humble opinion. Anyway, the General is there for people who just want better cards and...
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    General [Almost Daily] Every Set in Magic, Cube Edition

    Legion’s Landing I cut DFC’s from my cube, because no matter how you look at it, they’re a logistical hassle, and this is one of the two I honestly miss (the other being Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy). It’s such a sweet one drop, and I love how cleanly this lets aggro decks skimp on lands a bit. Chart a...
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    General CBS

    I have a feeling this blog post assumes a 360 cube (with no duplicates) as the standard, the way it talks about a lack of odds in a cube. I did some calculations (picking probabilities for a draw without replacement) for my 450 cube. If I include two copies of a card, there's ~64% chance that...
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    Sets (LTR) The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth

    Hmm… agree to disagree? I think Start Your Engines, apart from having to use an external device (be it the designated “token” card or a die), vibes very well with the natural objective of games: getting your opponent to 0 life.
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    Sets (LTR) The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth

    That is both true for all mechanics, and 20/20 hindsight. When Astral Slide premiered, it was the first time they brought back a set mechanic, and the last time we had seen it was in Urza’s block, 4 years prior. Barring Future Sight, it would take another 6 years before we saw cycling again in...
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    Sets (LTR) The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth

    But I think that’s mainly nostalgia speaking. Like, old sets had these cards as well. Gimmick-y Tribal, if that’s what you want to call it, is not a new thing, it’s a proven design technique. Case in point: Astral Slide Quiet Speculation Saproling Infestation I think what Rasmus was talking...
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    Sets (LTR) The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth

    I think these parasitic payoffs give a mechanic texture though. If all we got were generic LEGO pieces, the soul of the mechanic would be lacking. They’re also a minority of the designs, I feel. Like, Paranormal Analyst is literally the only card with the line “Whenever you manifest dread”...
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    Sets (LTR) The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth

    These are two very clean designs that both have a place in Magic, I feel. The problem isn't that we need less PA's, the problem is dread shouldn't be a one set mechanic. I would love for them to connect different sets through a shared mechanic.
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    General CBS

    That seems really funny, and also a logistical nightmare. I already don’t have enough room for Magic cards XD
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    Sets (LTR) The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth

    Having played a bit with the ring tempts you, I am actually a fan of the mechanic as is. If you want to make a personal version, I definitely wouldn’t make it more (or even as) complex as WotC’s implementation. The “when the ring tempts you, draw a card and lose life equal to the number of...
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    General [SPM] Marvel's Spider-Man

    Surging Dementia was the real culprit. It looks so innocuous, until you have to discard your whole hand on turn two…
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    General CBS

    This is actually a neat way of retaining that strategic layer, while still allowing for duplicates :)
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