Alright. Invasion 2.0 was awesome for my cube. Let's see how Antiquities 2.0 does. I have traditionally been light on artifact themes, so I'm not hopeful, but I haven't gone through the full spoiler up until this point so I may be surprised. Keep in mind, I'm running an Arena cube, so I'm going...
I feel like she's the kind of card that probably isn't going to make much of a constructed splash (but I'm generally bad at evaluating that kind of thing) but she's likely to be a cube darling because she does so many different things cubes are interested in.
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Ashnod! I love black value 1-drops, and I love me some Typhoid Rats and I love me some graveyard value and I love me some psychotic redheads.
First, I'm astonished to hear you denigrate a card that is so close to Siege Rhino. Second, the fact that you're saying it's overrated tells me that you haven't played with the card. Sheoldred plays much better than she reads. 5 toughness dodges a ton of removal, deathtouch is hugely relevant...
It's the only MtG podcast I've found that feels like it has any game design chops whatsoever. Every other cube podcast I've ever listened to I've dropped after a couple episodes because all they talk about are power level considerations. LPR really cares about crafting an interesting environment.
I mean, I'm still running Temur Battle Rage. While this doesn't grant trample (which is a huge part of what makes battle rage good) the Fork ability is nothing to sneeze at.
Part 3: Everything Else
Like, seriously. I was not kidding. 48 cards I want to test. Even Neon Dynasty didn't have this many. Best set since the last Dominaria set, hands down.
There's going to be some in the pipe from before he went full mask off evil. It's just like how I can still appreciate my Terese Neilsen card art but not endorse her views.