Recent content by shamizy

Yeah, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse is definitely the most powerful of the midrange options but the way I see it is that much like retail Limited there should be outlier cards in cube that players are excited for as a P1P1 option. You don't want too many of these to warp an environment, but you...

The flexibility is what makes it a great card that has stood the test of time. He's not the best counterspell or bounce spell at 4 mana, but the fact that it can shift in its role dependent on your needs is massive. As @Nanonox mentioned there are multiple options to maximize it depending on...

I think it really comes down to how you design and give other archetypes tools to combat midrange. I think a combination of the three main archetypes (Aggro/Midrange/Control) is necessary to make a healthy environment in the long run, so it mostly comes down to how you tweak things for all of...

I like FOF mini-game cards, they're always fun to play with, but giving your opponent the choice makes this more in line with Steam Augury which is less appealing to me. But at three mana and instant speed? Probably worth trying out and seeing what's up before writing it off.

Monsters and Myths I started building out my cube in the Summer of 2014. This was the first summer after I had transferred to my university and had gotten very involved with Magic as a major hobby over the previous year. The Magic club on campus was very active and I participated in a ton of...

Annie Jason, are you okay? So, Annie Jason, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie Jason?

This set will mostly come down to art for me like TMNT. If it's too in your face then I'm out regardless of mechanics and gameplay, but if it's more subtle then I'll be more open to it. Rat King, Verminister is kind of the platonic ideal of a UB inclusion; a card that feels like it could exist...

He's a huge advocate for BLM. Very passionate.

Set code: FRA (and Commander is [currently unknown]) Release date: October 2, 2026 My most anticipated set of the year, looks like it will likely be a Planar Chaos-like variant. We've gotten some rumors and leaks recently and this looks like a real card: A red variant of Snapcaster Mage...

The Tango Lands are my favorite cycle after Shocks and Surveils gameplay wise. They're perfect fixing for their respective two-color decks, promote better sequencing decisions (either playing tapped early for fixing options or two basics for untapped entry on T3), and are obviously fetchable...

Yeah, I'm holding back on a few bigger posts/cube recaps I've got drafted up because these image-laden threads are just completely broken. What's strange is that it's working for like 40% of images but I can't identify any pattern at all. @Jason Waddell is there anything we can do on our end?

Ah, my brain was just automatically filling in the missing part after a decade plus of these. Sweet.

Seems solid, but am I missing something with exile? It says that it exiles the target card from the graveyard. I do like the extended time to flashback the spell, it's way better than when red would get until the end of turn versions of this and those pinched you on mana.

Went for the SOS Prerelease last nights at my LGS and went Lorehold with my sealed pool. Pretty sweet deck overall, a ton of different lines and sequences. Almost felt like playing a cube deck with how much synergy and depth there was: I love card filtering in Limited and headed into this...