FrogsHateBlue Cube

EzPzJapanezy · Jul 3, 2023

https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/2u9b2

My cube size is closer to 539 with an included mascot.

I enjoy the smug indulgence protruding from the Frog (Well, Toad, but blame WoTC for the oracle text 'Creature — Frog'), sitting there in all of its glory knowing that Blue Mages simply cannot stop it from snacking on rodents to its heart's content.

For whatever reason this one off joke of a card stuck, and has persisted for most of the list's iterations and will most likely remain. (Narrator: "It in fact, did not remain.")

At a high level, I would say my goals for the cube are to:

- Have fun Graveyard Interactions
- Sick Combos :sunglasses:
- Provide a home for cards I enjoy
- Provide a home for cards that have none

EzPzJapanezy · Feb 27, 2024

Ding Dong, the Frog is dead....

Many a time have I tried to write about the ideations surrounding my cube. I will be frank, it is hard for me. From writing posts here only to delete them after the fact, to typing up thousand-word documents to leave unposted, I have found it undeniably both difficult and frustrating to translate the passion I have for this hobby into writing. And not just writing my thoughts, but making them understandable and enjoyable to read for others.

As my Mascot finally succumbed to the Sword of Damocles hanging about it for years now, I thought I would once again take a crack at sharing my thoughts, but try to more organically for myself just to put something out there.

I think my biggest mistake previously was trying to atomize my cube down to digestible sections for potential readers. I.E these are the strategies I am aim to support in these colors, with examples to illustrate. While I think this structure is a great vehicle for prospective readers to learn about what my cube is, it completely leaves out why my cube came to be. I didn't come to these conclusions and selections simply to support strategies that are currently present in my cube, there has been a long history of additions and cuts that were essentially a personal Profound Journey to distill what I enjoyed about Magic The Gathering to begin with.

I won't go through much within this post, but I hope to write more about how cube was a personal vehicle for self-discovery about why Magic is important to me and why I love the hobby.

EzPzJapanezy · Feb 27, 2024

MAGIC IS DYING: PT1 - EDH

Being the hipster contrarian I am, fuck EDH. Joking aside *pause*, fuck EDH.

Ok, ok, in all seriousness now..... fuc- nah I will stop myself, this will get old. But my feelings do remain true, I absolutely abhor what EDH has become.

And although the hook of this post is obviously being extremely reductive for the sake of hyperbole, EDH was a format for me that really set me down the path of my "Oh god I am becoming one of those 'Magic is dying' people". Which sucked to realize, because man if I didn't absolutely love EDH when I first started playing it. A beautiful Oasis refuge in the dry unforgiving desert of sanctioned formats. Some of my earliest most memorable experiences as an MTG player was brewing Jank Engine EDH Decks with my tabletop group.

Unfortunately for myself, the culture surrounding EDH has changed over the last decade. And to clarify, when I lament the changes I am about to bring up and claim 'Magic is Dying', I want to specify that I always mean 'Magic is dying.. for me'. I actually like that so many people find modern EDH to be a fun vehicle for self expression. This isn't just whingeing for the sake of yucking others' yums.

I have never been a fan of the 'Arms Race' that comes with participating in WoTC supported formats. Constant enfranchisement within a community where you have to buy-in and improve power-levels to participate isn't my jam. It isn't even the money thing, I just find the 'flow' of engagement being purely at the whims of the company printing new, often much more pushed, game pieces not to be interesting. It gets boring quite quickly to me (RIP old modern lol). And this isn't even beginning to address the recent issues the game has had with wordiness and pushed designs to ensure many new game pieces work in 40 life total Multiplayer formats.

Now, formats where impassioned community members take existing pieces, assemble them in expressive ways, and value / share those creations. That, that shit right there. Right in the vein.

EDH used to be that, at least the sides of it I was often exposed to. Of course, Commander Products have existed for a decade now, but the sheer volume coming out the gate reached a critical point where I simply disconnected entirely.

This disconnect influenced a lot of my decision making when initially assembling my cube. While the Cube communities passion was extremely infectious and onboarded me without issue, I originally was quite turned off by the constant bickering about Cube being a homogenous entity where the 'right' way to cube was to include any game piece that was more powerful than its contemporaries. It made it feel hard to participate, as I was often making a point to exclude many powerful new game pieces.

I will say in all seriousness, thanks to the Riptide Labs team. With the centralization of internet discussion often falling on places like reddit, having subcommunities on other forums develop their own ethos / subculture is honestly such a breath of fresh air. Without Riptide I honestly don't think I would've cubed for the long-haul. Y'alls passion and expressiveness was inspiring to read and absorb, and encouraged me to push forward and think about what *I* wanted from my own environment.

And one of the first things I wanted from my environment was to ignore the modern glut of new EDH releases constantly leaking out of WoTC's product orifice. Because fuck EDH.

*Wrapping Up* - As a side note, as an Autistic man, the online EDHs communities' rules / social expectations around what gameplay strategies are 'acceptable' are a literal fucking nightmare clown world to navigate :s

TrainmasterGT · Feb 27, 2024

EzPzJapanezy said:
*Wrapping Up* - As a side note, as an Autistic man, the online EDHs communities' rules / social expectations around what gameplay strategies are 'acceptable' are a literally fucking nightmare clown world to navigate :s

The online EDH community is a cesspool for neurotypical people as well. You would be hard-pressed to find worse card evaluation skills than with internet commander players.

You are not alone!

EzPzJapanezy · Feb 27, 2024

MAGIC IS DYING: PT2 - Foiling & Card Quality

Nah the game isn't dying. I don't know how people keep up the act of hyperbole up in their writing. Moreso than supplemental EDH products, this is one of those topics that actually completely turns me off of a new releases much of the time.

I will be honest I don't know how to really establish my stance here outside of stating that I must share DNA with a Magpie. I like shiny things. I love foil Magic cards to death. To some people, they could care less, but to me foiling my cube is extremely important.

Older foils had a lot of care and attention put into them to accent the art on the cards themselves. I love the way that it made art pieces 'pop', and often placed an emphasis the illusion of dimension that I find immensely pleasing to absorb. If you can ever find a pack fresh foil from 8th edition, my goodness I cannot recommend picking one up enough. GOAT tier set for foils. I'd post some pics of the few I have, but I think the file sizes seem too large and I don't feel like figuring that out right now.

In recent years it has been no secret that the quality of printing in general, and subsequently foil quality has been... suspect, to say the least. Even when foils aren't curling like a Pringle, they are just so fucking bad. They don't accent anything about the image itself, it just adds a flat sheen layer to the entire face of the card. Moreso than bad, a lot of modern foils I see are embarrassing. As in, I don't know why WoTC even bothers levels of pointless. I guess having 8 variants of cards automatically makes it better :marofl:

. (edit: I would like to say that my opinion is of modern regular foils, I don't have a strong opinion of variants outside they don't replace the value I feel is lost when regular foils are so weak in effort)

While upsetting to someone like myself, I won't pretend like I haven't made concessions and included cards with shitty foiling options. I usually opt to just purchase a non-foil variant in this case while attempting to ignore the internal OCD tantrum that erupts as I look down at the one card in my list that deviates from the majority.

I more just wanted to address that things like card quality, foiling, and even something as benign as *set symbols* have influenced my choices way more than most probably. If a new card comes out that eclipses the power of an existing, similar game piece in my cube, often times I will not update it purely because I want to use the older, weaker one that looks better. Overall this has contributed to a lowering of my power level in a way that I actually enjoy. An example is keeping the stunning Dissension Tidespout Tyrant over Crimson Vow's Hullbreaker Horror. Of course, Tidespout can bounce lands but I would argue Horror is overall a better card.

If you love MTG foils but the recent years have been falling flat, I cannot recommend the mid 2000s - 2017. It was a great era for modern frame foils. And of course, old border foils are stunning as well. I know this isn't strictly cube related, but foils have influenced my passion for trying new game pieces for years now and wanted to share how that passion influenced my cube.

EzPzJapanezy · Feb 27, 2024

MY WILL TO KEEP THESE TITLES IS DYING: PT3 - NOTHING IS DEAD WHEN YOU CAN CUBE

Going back to my lack of enjoyment in regards to EDH, I wanted to once again focus on what I originally enjoyed about it. It was format with a wide-breadth of card available to build with from Magic's History. It was expressive. It was at times Janky. At other times, seamless. A lot of fun with the right folks.

Its everything I want out of MTG, to be honest. And I am sure those moments still exist for people. and I think that's amazing and I wish the best for them. However, as my enfranchisement in the Magic community comes to a close, keeping up with EDH just isn't in the books.

I guess in a similar vein to ErikTwice, my cube is somewhat of a farewell letter to my time with the game. A time capsule to shine a light on the good times we had together. And there were a lot of good, but keeping up with the modern MTG release schedule simply doesn't make me happy anymore, and for escapism and hobbies, that's the whole point!

Now wrapping around to the statement I used for my inflammatory titling: "Magic is Dying." A phrase I am sure we have all heard by many individuals, all with seemingly different breaking points or reasons for their dismay. I will admit that I internally dunked on some of these dastardly doomsayers. Now that I find myself in their shoes, I can help but feel a bit bad about my past flippantness. I think a lot of those folks were just outwardly lamenting their relationship with the game was coming to a close unexpectedly. But that is the beauty of cube, in my opinion, it offers people a vehicle to preserve a snapshot of the game in a way that evoked passion for them. And the best thing, is that it is a medium to share that passion with other participants. From the folks who draft it to the people online who discuss it. A lovely hobby, I am deeply happy I eventually participated.

Cube means a lot to me. I think anything that allows folks to channel their inspirations is something that should be held dearly. I might write more next week sometime about actual mechanical build arounds that were muses along my cube journey.

EzPzJapanezy · Mar 17, 2024

A Couple Changes...

Added some land support in Green. It has always been in my list with varying degrees of support. After some consideration I felt as if it had gotten a little too barren, so I opted for some swaps.

Gilded Lotus --> Golos, Tireless Pilgrim

I just felt as if I had already met a proper density of colorless mana-rocks and that Gilded wouldn't be missed. I don't actually include all too many Lands that themselves act as a combo piece / finisher, but I just found Golos more interesting. Including for now to observe.

Fabled Passage --> Field of the Dead

Passage is a cool card. Great Art, cool foiling (OG Eldraine had some nasty foils). Prismatic is the most similar to it, and ekes it out on power level alone, so this one hit the chopping block instead. Field of the Dead is a *sick* card. Slow, Methodical, predictable. It definitely evokes the feeling of a lifeless gorge that births the undead. I wanted the slower, grindier, win-con for the lands archetype and this one definitely fit the bill. Excited to see it find a home.

Boseiju, Who Endures --> Aftermath Analyst

Analyst: What a fucking cool card. Mill, Elf-synergy, good blocker, and a Splendid Reclamation all in one? Nice. Really been enjoying the newly printed Green cards with self-mill on ETB. Curious to see how it plays with Blossoming Tortoise. I've seen other people excited about this one as well so I have been excited to draft them both. Also, just after my rant on the recent trend of foils decreasing in quality, MKM came out swinging. Cards in this set are really pretty to look at.

Boseiju is amazing as a utility include but I simply don't value that as much at this time.

Kogla, the Titan Ape --> Elvish Reclaimer

While Kogla is a great 6 drop, I have been wanting to lower the cmc of my Green section. Foe-Razer Regent fills a similar spot and I want pieces of my "Generically Good" Top-End to be Dragon Creatures, so it stays for now.

Reclaimer has been in before and works out well enough. Trying to tune my list till this guy can shine, I like the utility he brings to the table.

EzPzJapanezy · Mar 28, 2024

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Back at it with a larger list of swaps this time.

~~COLORLESS~~

Gonna start out with some colorless swaps this time 'round. A lot of added Artifact Creature Finishers.

Lotus Bloom --> Ancient Stone Idol

Poor Storm, always the first to lose narrow pieces the moment I want to try something new with my list. This isn't Idol's first time in my list and I always found it to be a solid top-end finisher.

Aetherflux Reservoir --> Sundering Titan

I already run Bolas's Citadel and Thousand-year Storm and felt I could lose one Storm enabling permanent. Sundering has always been more than good when in my list.

Emrakul, the Promised End --> Myr Battlesphere

I have yet to run Battlesphere before, but it seems so generically strong that I cannot imagine it won't fit nicely within my list. Emrakul did nothing wrong outside of Planar annihilation, but unfortunately I value an Artifact more in this slot for now.

Coldsteel Heart --> Noble's Purse

Obligatory time to shill Coldsnap Foils as some of the best in the business. OG Coldsteel Heart foil is one of the prettiest cards in the entire game. However, I am intrigued by Purse's ability to store mana for an explosive turn and want to see how it plays.

Altar of Dementia --> Scion of Draco

Am I worried that losing one of the few sacrifice enablers I use at 540 is a terrible idea? Yes, absolutely. Do I want the funnie Domain Dragon instead? Yes, absolutely.

~~RED~~

The sudden addition of an Artifact Creature top-end probably spoils 90% of my changes in Red, but fuck it let's go.

Utvara Hellkite --> Goblin Welder

So Utvara is a tough one. I really like the card both mechanically and aesthetically, but its somewhat too cute to stick around whenever push comes to shove and I make cuts. Sorry Hellkite, maybe someday I can get you to stick, but with the addition of Ancient Stone Idol you are simply outclassed and redundant. Welder probably needs no introduction. Red has always been a graveyard support color in my list so I think Welder and friends will find a home.

Gamble --> Goblin Engineer

Golly, Gamble has actually been in my list forever. This cut stings, but everything else felt too important to cut instead. Engineer entombing an artifact is really neat, and I want to try to be crafty with some Stax friends like Winter Orb and Tangle Wire.

Squee, Goblin Nabob --> Feldon of the Third Path

Squee has always been a bit underwhelming and has been a prospective cut for a while now. Still a bit of a softie for the card so hopefully I can find a spot for it someday. Feldon is both neat and seemingly super strong. Plays into reanimation in red very nicely.

Chandra, Torch of Defiance --> Daretti, Scrap Savant

Generically good PW card begone. Honestly the hardest part of cutting Torch of Goodstuff was knowing how bad it would hurt Dragonstorm and Wildfire, but alas, it is what it is.

Soul-Scar Mage --> Reinforced Ronin

I need to stop adding Soul-Scar. I just never really like him all that much. Ronin, however, checks a lot of boxes for me. Artifact, for one. But more than just that, I like how his self bounce prospectively plays with some fellas currently in my list. Both Champion of the Parish and Thalia's Lieutenant benefit from the recurrent bounce. He additionally can pump Shrine of Burning Rage and Runaway Steam-Kin repeatedly. Exciting stuff.

Keldon Marauders --> Scrapwork Mutt

Damn, Marauders has been a mainstay forever now as well. I don't even know why, but I always just liked how he played as a generic aggro beater. Mutt plays nicely with a lot of my supported themes in Red while also being strong in aggro, so it takes the spot.

Rift Bolt --> Tribal Flames

The 'Funnie Domain Dragon' from earlier was a precursor for things to come. I want to give Domain a shot.

Lava Dart --> Hammer of Purphoros

I don't cut Lava Dart lightly, I really like the card and how it plays. At this time I want to try more haste enablers, and Hammer fits the bill pretty nicely. It is an artifact, creates artifacts, puts lands in the graveyard, and grants haste all in one.

~~BLUE~~

No big swaps to support artifacts here like in Red. I don't know why, but I have always liked blue to fall more into the "Generically Good" category and don't really have any desire to wedge anymore archetypal support in at this time.

Tidespout Tyrant --> Evasive Action

Hunky Water-Man my beloved... we were not meant to last. Really quick, I just wanna say how much someday I want to pop off with a Storm Deck that includes Tidespout and Mind's Desire. With the increase of Colorless top-end options, I unfortunately needed to redux the amount of creature finishers in my color sections. Don't think one more Counterspell would be too many and trying to support Domain, so let's give Evasive a shot.

Treasure Cruise --> Serum Visions

I run Dig Through Time so I don't think I am gonna miss Cruise all too much. Just looking for a small increase in density of flexible cantrips.

~~WHITE~~

Nothing exciting going on here, unless you find Anthems to be the sickest type of card in Magic.

Akroma, Angel of Wrath --> Spear of Heliod

Yada yada, reducing top-end, yada yada. Although a bit dated, Akroma still puts work in and her resiliency against some of the best removal colors in my list made her stick around to be a solid threat. I haven't cubed with anthems much at all, but Spear is the one that interested me the most out of all of them. Force of Virtue was a close second. More curious to see how they play than anything.

Journey to Nowhere --> Leyline Binding

D O M A I N (Also been watching Pioneer and Binding seems nasty)

~~BLACK~~

Just a couple o' swaperoonis.

Baleful Mastery --> Shadow Prophecy

I wanted to keep the stronger instant speed removal in Black costing 3 or more. The reduced cost on Mastery was interesting but faster than what I was looking for in the end. Prophecy = Domain = Supported.

Vilis, Broker of Blood --> Noxious Gearhulk

Black is one of the colors I am ok leaving more top-end creatures in since it is the primary reanimation color of my list. Gearhulk is a generically solid target that can interact with Welder so it takes the spot.

~~MULTICOLOR~~

-Simic:

Hydroid Krasis --> Growth Spiral

I already run Prime Speaker Zegana as a Simic top-end that refills the player's hand. Spiral was really fun to play during Standard and I think it can help Domain come online faster.

EzPzJapanezy · May 24, 2024

MH3

I don't plan on making too many swaps here based on what I have been seeing. Spoiler season has been a lot of fun this time around, but more and more I find myself less and less interested in a lot of the 'All-Stars' that are spoiled, especially when it comes to creatures.

As an example, I am not too high on the spoiled Flip-Walkers. Ajani seems outright fucking busted so I would rather not. Tamiyo is my favorite of the bunch but unfortunately I am not looking to include any Blue 1CMC creatures at this time.

None of the free spells have been piquing my interest this time around, but to be honest I wasn't really all to excited for the Force cycle from MH1 or the Evoke Elementals from MH2 (blech) either. I will never include an energy symbol in my list.

That aside, some of the cards spoiled have been awesome (Never thought I'd like MDFCs, not that I plan on including them in my list), and I want to post about the few that I will definitely include.

As of now there are 3 definite includes:

I am in the market for a Black Midrange one-drop creature. I always like the original Tarmogoyf's graveyard focused scaling so I think regardless of how effective it is, I will enjoy Nethergoyf. It is hard for me to judge how good it actually is considering I don't support much self-mill outside of green and I truly have trouble assessing how valuable the Escape cost is. Regardless, I plan on playing with it. Don't have a hard-set cut in mind but it will probably be Booster Tutor.

I love tapping for activated abilities on creatures. I like them a bit less when a Vigilance keyword throws out the decision making tension of either attacking or activating, but with recent power levels I get it. As a card that bridges Lands, Sacrifice, and the Graveyard all in one, I absolutely adore this and will include it without question. Even though the modern Scooby Doo-ass art isn't my jam. Will cut Mosswood Dreadknight for it. Sad to see it go especially since I haven't been able to draft with it since its inclusion, but Wight takes it.

[MIRACLES] I REALLY LIKE MIRACLES. FILTERING GOOD. DON'T HAVE A CUT YET BUT WILL INCLUDE [/MIRACLES]

spicewitch · May 26, 2024

this is my favorite frog

it hits like a bear
but it trades like a goyf
you don't even have to fill a yard!
wears pants well

and at that point, you might as well cube psychic frog, chub toad, morgue toad, and poison dart frog while you're at it

EzPzJapanezy · May 27, 2024

and at that point, you might as well cube psychic frog, chub toad, morgue toad, and poison dart frog while you're at it

Thanks for the suggestions. I have often thought about returning my list to its froggy roots. Jade Avenger is a card I had seen but definitely overlooked. It actually looks strong.

Out of the other suggestions, I have considered Poison Dart Frog and Psychic Frog. Unfortunately my Green section is really tight at the moment, and am not looking to shake it up. As for Psychic Frog, honestly it probably will be added at some point. At this time I am actually running Psychatog instead. I want to play with it first to compare and contrast the experience when I do eventually play with its stronger frog upgrade.

EzPzJapanezy · May 27, 2024

MH3 - Maybe Additions in Black

Throughout the Spoilers season Black cards definitely interested me the most. While I haven't fully committed to adding these two, they will most likely be tested at some point.

Marionette Apprentice isn't flashy or that interesting, however I can't complain about a serviceable Human that also supports Aristocrats and has a bit of Artifact support. The only reason I hesitate is that I already include a glut of Black 2 drop creatures and I kinda like all of them. My least favorite of the bunch would have to be Bloodthrone Vampire, but I kind of need her for a free Sac-effect.

A 'free' Sac-effect, you say? Soultrader here is actually a bit hard for me to judge. Like Apprentice, she has creature types relevant in my list. She supports Aristocrats with a bit of incidental Artifact support. I also like how she interacts with Gravecrawler. However, I haven't really played with a Sac-effect that ramps like this one in a cube. I used to run Phyrexian Altar but it was rarely drafted let alone impactful. While I would have to imagine that Soultrader would play better, I just don't know how much so.

To include Soultrader I would most likely cut Plague Engineer. Engineer is really cool as a silver bullet to tribal strategies and general 'Human Hoser' (I run a lot of them in all colors) but at the same time I just value keeping my other 3 drops around more.

If I were to include these, they would be added together.

spicewitch · May 28, 2024

FWIW, my experience with the similar

has been that it's very strong. But it's not sacrificing a creature and it's a whole mana less, so, my gut feeling is that Soultrader is gonna be good but not unhinged. (and MUCH cooler! zombie goblin wizard? hello, yes!)

EzPzJapanezy · Jun 5, 2024

Changes (mostly MH3)

~~WHITE~~

Spear of Heliod --> Collector's Cage

I pulled a Cage during an OTJ draft and thought it seemed interesting as a game piece. Erik Twice spoke highly of it and as an alternative method of cheating in creatures in white it is novel enough for me to include over an anthem effect.

~~BLUE~~

Nimble Obstructionist --> Geralf, the Fleshwright

I will say that I think Nimble is a great game piece. It's simple yet strong disruption on a serviceable body. I would like it more if it worked with Phyrexian Dreadnought as a true Stifle alternative, but what can you do. Geralf just seems more exciting at the moment as a storm finisher / generically good 3 drop that can bridge zombie tribal strategies and spell-slinging. (It helps I pulled a foil one from an OTJ draft prize pack)

Think Twice --> Brainsurge

Think Twice was probably the weakest draw spell I included in my list for a while now. I love it mechanically and it's original TSP art is one of my absolute favorites in the game. Just had a difficult time wanting to cut any of my 1cmc cantrips over it, so out it goes for the galaxy_brain.meme card.

~~BLACK~~

Booster Tutor --> Nethergoyf

Booster Tutor is fun and I am sure it will be back.

Nightscape Familiar --> Marionette Apprentice

I originally had planned on cutting Bloodthrone Vampire for Apprentice, but decided against it. I always undervalue Redundancy because I find it boring on paper but I think it is time for Aristocrats to be bolstered. Familiar is great (albeit a little on the weaker side of my list). I love the art and effect, but let's be real I was cheating having it in my Black creature section anyways.

Plague Engineer --> Warren Soultrader

I am excited to see how Soultrader performs in Aristocrats and Pox.

~~GREEN~~

Once Upon a Time --> Survival of the Fittest

Once Upon a Time feels great in an opening hand. But I will admit I kept it around for far too long solely because it doesn't really find a home in other formats. Often times it was just filler. Survival needs no introduction, the main thing keeping it out of my list for a long time was not owning one. Excited to see how it bolsters reanimator and creature combos.

Briarhorn --> Conduit of Worlds

Briarhorn was never drafted once and it has been in forever. Still love its art and hybrid combat trick / creature function, but it will probably have to wait until I start a lower powered list to see the light of day once more. I want the Lands archetype to come together more often, and Conduit providing some much needed redundancy will help. Additionally, I like Conduit sign-posting within Green.

~~DIMIR~~

Master of Death --> Psychatog

I want some games under my belt with Psychatog before testing out its froggy homage. If it feels like a good fit power-level wise I might just keep it around instead.

~~ORZHOV~~

Gerrard's verdict --> Vindicate

I always bounce back and forth on these. Right now I just want to include versatile removal.

~~GOLGARI~~

Mosswood Dreadknight --> Wight of the Reliquary

Adore having a bridge between creature and land sacrifice strategies now. It being a Zombie is the cherry-on-top.

~~JESKAI~~

Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest --> Narset, Enlightened Exile

Narset just seems more fun and explosive, simple as. Shu Yun is actually a super neat card so he might come back in at some point.

~~LANDS~~

As the 'Horizon' cycle of lands was not complete within the Allied Color Pairs, I supplemented them with the Allied Future Sight Land Cycle. My brain hated this... a lot.

I didn't miss the reveal of the new MH3 Landscape Cycle or anything during spoiler season, but it took me a while to realize just how insanely good they are at supporting the Lands archetype as well as Domain. Also, I think as designs they are genius. Their fetch effects are a bit wordy but the associated Cycling cost makes the card click instantly. The art on all of them is *chef's kiss*. Amazing stuff. It has been a long time since I shook up my land section this much but all of them are in and I couldn't be more excited for Lands as a consequence!

As a farewell to the Horizon / Future Sight Cycles... if you didn't want to be cut maybe complete yourselves... idiots.

EzPzJapanezy · Jul 22, 2025

540 --> 1080

New List!

Been a work in progress for almost a year now, I am doubling my cube's size. Technically I am 14 cards short, but that is just me waiting for a few land cycles to be completed.

In the process of extending the list I decided to power it. At around 900 cards I realized I was running out of effective imitations of Black lotus and strong 0-cmc artifacts in general, so when the jump to 1080 happened it felt right to just finally power. In general artifact support has been increased across all colors.

I am extremely happy with my list. At 1080 I am able to support a robust multi-color section with a varied power-band. I feel as if their are so many interesting 1-3cmc creatures with a lot of intersection in the game now, and at this size I finally felt like I could meld support in a really interesting way.

As an example, my low-cmc offerings in red support: burn, power-matters, spell-slinging, welder/artifacts, discard, combo, graveyard, fires/haste, tokens, and a smidge of sacrifice. And yet, it doesn't feel crowded at all, and a ton of the pieces overlap / intersect. As pretentious as it may sound, that whole section of my list feel harmonious to me, at least on paper.

White and Green have a bit more room to breath and extend into supporting Combos. White primarily focuses on looping creatures to create aristocrats-adjacent combo finishes while Green at this point outright extends into support Storm cards.

I don't want to delve into too much atomized detail in this post, just wanted to 'officially' update this blog as it has been forever now.

Nanonox · Jul 22, 2025

I am jealous of your 1 drop sections

There are so many cool ones and I have to make some really painful cuts at my size.

Adding Power doesn't shock me, at that size it's a pretty cool feeling to open in a pack. What is a bit tougher are two card combos (Thopter/Sword for example seems pretty ambitious). Are you ok with your drafters getting not getting there on a regular basis?

Going to try a few drafts for fun!

EzPzJapanezy · Jul 22, 2025

Nanonox said:
I am jealous of your 1 drop sections There are so many cool ones and I have to make some really painful cuts at my size.

Adding Power doesn't shock me, at that size it's a pretty cool feeling to open in a pack. What is a bit tougher are two card combos (Thopter/Sword for example seems pretty ambitious). Are you ok with your drafters getting not getting there on a regular basis?

Going to try a few drafts for fun!

I definitely have come to accept that 2 card combos will not come together often if at all. I just think Thopter/Sword is neat and included a lot of equipment tutors to support Deathrender / Koll, the Forgemaster already. So if someone got lucky and drafted both pieces my hope would be that they could at least have some tools to increase the consistency of the combo firing potentially as well, which was enough to push me into the 'ehh, why not?' territory.

EzPzJapanezy · Jul 22, 2025

Deathrender/Enduring Renewal

Drafted this and it seems pretty fun to pilot. It is sort of the Frankenstein's monster of different combo / sac wincons I hope that Enduring Renewal & Deathrender can enable. I think if I got 1 more 0-cmc artifact creature, especially a Walking Ballista, and a few more fixing lands the deck would be awesome to play.

EzPzJapanezy · Nov 5, 2025

A cautionary tale to not update your virtual list without also updating the phsycial list, if you have one. As I stumble out of my work burnout cacoon post quitting, I am lucky to have found a new group of people who want to draft my list! Unfortunately, my physical list is woefully out of date, which led to a 15 hour cube audit.

I thought I would share it because why not. Off to make some buy orders.

White:

Basri, Tomorrow's Champion - Not owned
Champion of the Parish - Owned
Cheeky House-Mouse - Owned
Dauntless Bodyguard - Owned
Descendant of Storms - Not owned
Esper Sentinel - Owned
Giant Killer - Owned
Giver of Runes - Owned
Isamaru, Hound of Konda - Owned
Kytheon, Hero of Akros - Not owned
Lightstall Inquisitor - Owned
Mardu Woe-Reaper - Owned
Mikaeus, the Lunarch - Owned
Mother of Runes - Owned
Novice Inspector - Not owned
Nurturing Pixie - Not owned
Ocelot Pride - Owned
Recruitment Officer - Owned
Student of Warfare - Owned
Thraben Inspector - Owned
Weathered Wayfarer - Owned
Accorder Paladin - Owned
Adanto Vanguard - Owned
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit - Owned
Cathar Commando - Owned
Charming Prince - Owned
Dust Animus - Not-owned
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails - Owned / wrong version
Ethersworn Canonist - Not owned
Honored Knight-Captain - Owned
Kataki, War's Wage - Not owned
Kor Skyfisher - Owned
Leonin Relic-Warder - Owned
Lion Sash - Not-owned
Luminarch Aspirant - Not owned
Porcelain Legionnaire - Owned
Seasoned Hallowblade - Owned
Sigardian Evangel - Not owned
Steward of Solidarity - Owned
Stoneforge Mystic - Owned
Sundial, Dawn Tyrant - Not owned
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben - Owned
Thalia's Lieutenant - Owned
Vizier of Remedies - Owned
Voice of Victory - Owned
Wall of Omens - Owned
Blade Splicer - Owned
Cosmogrand Zenith - Owned
Extraction Specialist - Owned
Fiend Hunter - Owned
Flickerwisp - Owned
Heliod, Sun-Crowned - Owned
Loyal Retainers - Owned
Monastery Mentor - Owned
Recruiter of the Guard - Owned
Silverblade Paladin - Owned
Stonecloaker - Owned (non-foil)
Thalia, Heretic Cathar - Owned
Thraben Doomsayer - Owned
Academy Rector - Owned (gold-bordered)
Auriok Salvagers - Owned
Emeria Angel - Owned
False Prophet - Not owned
Felidar Guardian - Not owned
Hero of Bladehold - Owned
Luminous Broodmoth - Owned
Ojutai Exemplars - Not owned
Ranger of Eos - Owned
Restoration Angel - Owned
Angel of Invention - Owned
Archangel of Thune - Not owned
Exalted Sunborn - Owned (non-foil)
Karmic Guide - Owned
Reveillark - Owned
Solitude - Not owned
Starfield Shepherd - Owned
Timeless Dragon - Owned
Adarkar Valkyrie - Owned
Sun Titan - Owned
Yosei, the Morning Star - Owned
Angel of Serenity - Owned
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite - Not owned
Eternal Dragon - Owned
Elspeth, Knight-Errant - Owned
The Wandering Emperor - Owned
Elspeth, Storm Slayer - Owned
Elspeth, Sun's Champion - Owned
Enlightened Tutor - Owned
Ephemerate - Owned
Harm's Way - Owned
Mana Tithe - Owned
March of Otherworldly Light - Owned
Path to Exile - Owned
Secure the Wastes - Not owned
Swords to Plowshares - Owned
Disenchant - Owned
Soul Partition - Owned
Unexpectedly Absent - Owned
Oblation - Owned
Settle the Wreckage - Owned
Prismatic Ending - Owned
Sunlance - Owned
Balance - Owned
Winds of Abandon - Owned
Sevinne's Reclamation - Owned
Armageddon - Owned
Cataclysm - Owned
Wrath of God - Owned | Wrong version
Entreat the Angels - Owned
Increasing Devotion - Owned
Spectacular Pileup - Owned
Catastrophe - Not owned
Terminus - Owned
Mox Pearl - Not-owned / proxied
Portable Hole - Owned
Collector's Cage - Owned
Glimmer Lens - Not owned
Staff of the Storyteller - Not owned
Land Tax - Owned
Seam Rip - Owned
Angelic Renewal - Not owned
Journey to Nowhere - Owned
Oblivion Ring - Owned
Touch the Spirit Realm - Owned
Enduring Renewal - Owned
Humility - Owned
Parallax Wave - Owned
Virtue of Loyalty - Not owned
Leyline Binding - Owned
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire - Not owned
Karakas - Owned
Kor Haven - Owned

Blue:

Shrieking Drake - Not owned
Baral, Chief of Compliance - Owned
Cloud of Faeries - Owned
Corridor Monitor - Not owned
Duelist of the Mind - Not owned
Harbinger of the Tides - Owned
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy - Owned
Looter il-Kor - Owned
Merfolk Looter - Owned (wrong version)
Merfolk Trickster - Owned
Phantasmal Image - Owned
Scrounging Skyray - Owned
Shoreline Looter - Not owned
Snapcaster Mage - Owned
Spellskite - Owned
Thassa's Oracle - Owned
Thieving Skydiver - Not owned
Waterfront Bouncer - Owned
Aether Adept - Owned
Brazen Borrower - Owned
Emry, Lurker of the Loch - Owned
Gadwick, the Wizened - Owned
Geralf, the Fleshwright - Owned
Hullbreacher - Not owned
Laboratory Maniac - Owned (wrong version)
Man-o'-War - Owned
Pestermite - Owned
Phyrexian Metamorph - Owned
Vendilion Clique - Owned
Fatestitcher - Owned
Glen Elendra Archmage - Owned
Master of Waves - Owned
Sower of Temptation - Owned (wrong version)
Subtlety - Not Owned
Urza, Lord High Artificer - Owned (wrong version)
Venser, Shaper Savant - Owned (wrong version)
Whirler Rogue - Not owned
Meloku the Clouded Mirror - Owned
Mulldrifter - Owned
Peregrine Drake - Owned (wrong version)
Riftwing Cloudskate - Owned (wrong version)
Deadeye Navigator - Owned
Marang River Regent - Not owned
Torrential Gearhulk - Owned
Palinchron - Owned
Astral Dragon - Owned
Tidespout Tyrant - Owned
Narset, Parter of Veils - Owned
Jace, the Mind Sculptor - Owned
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries - Owned
Tezzeret the Seeker - Owned (wrong version)
Daze - Owned
Force of Negation - Owned
Force of Will - Owned (wrong version)
Gush - Owned
Misdirection - Owned
Pact of Negation - Owned
Ancestral Recall - Not owned (proxy)
Brainstorm - Owned (alt version too)
Consider - Owned
High Tide - Owned
Mental Misstep - Owned (need non-foil)
Mystical Tutor - Owned
Opt - Owned
Repeal - Owned
Spell Pierce - Not owned
Spell Snare - Owned
Stifle - Not owned
Arcane Denial - Owned
Brain Freeze - Owned
Condescend - Owned (need foil)
Counterspell - Owned
Evasive Action - Owned
Flash - Owned
Mana Drain - Owned (wrong version)
Mana Leak - Owned
Memory Lapse - Owned
Miscalculation - Owned
Power Sink - Owned (wrong version)
Remand - Owned
Snap - Owned (alt version too)
Think Twice - Owned
Brainsurge - Owned
Capsize - Not owned
Forbid - Owned
Frantic Search - Owned (alt version too)
Psionic Blast - Owned
Three Steps Ahead - Not owned
Commit // Memory - Owned
Cryptic Command - Owned
Fact or Fiction - Owned
Gifts Ungiven - Owned (might need non-foil?)
Turnabout - Owned
Mystic Confluence - Not owned
Dig Through Time - Owned
Ancestral Vision - Owned
Careful Study - Not owned
Gitaxian Probe - Owned
Ponder - Owned
Preordain - Not owned
Sleight of Hand - Owned (wrong version)
Chart a Course - Owned
Time Walk - Not owned (proxy)
Show and Tell - Owned
Timetwister - Not owned (proxy)
Tinker - Owned
Windfall - Not owned
Diminishing Returns - Owned
Bribery - Owned
Echo of Eons - Owned
Mind's Desire - Owned
Time Spiral - Owned
Upheaval - Owned
Treasure Cruise - Owned
Mox Sapphire - Not owned (proxy)
Aether Spellbomb - Owned
Crystal Shard - Owned
Vedalken Shackles - Owned
Dress Down - Owned
Search for Azcanta - Owned
Standstill - Owned (alt version too)
Intruder Alarm - Owned
Control Magic - Owned
Opposition - Owned
Dream Halls - Owned
Future Sight - Owned
Treachery - Owned
Omniscience - Owned (super warped)
Academy Ruins - Owned
Faerie Conclave - Owned (wrong version)
Shelldock Isle - Owned
Tolarian Academy - Not Owned (proxy)

Black:

Bloodsoaked Champion - Owned
Carrion Feeder - Owned
Cryptbreaker - Owned
Cult Conscript - Owned (non-foil)
Diregraf Ghoul - Owned (wrong version)
Dread Wanderer - Owned
Evolved Sleeper - Owned
Forsaken Miner - Not owned
Gravecrawler - Owned
Gutterbones - Owned
Hex Parasite - Owned
Nethergoyf - Owned
Putrid Imp - Owned
Sarcomancy - Owned
Shambling Ghast - Not owned
Accursed Marauder - Not owned
Blood Artist - Owned
Bloodghast - Owned
Bloodthrone Vampire - Owned (non-foil)
Cabal Initiate - Owned
Dark Confidant - Owned
Kitesail Freebooter - Owned
Marionette Apprentice - Owned
Nullpriest of Oblivion - Not Owned
Oona's Prowler - Owned (Wrong version)
Pack Rat - Owned
Putrid Goblin - Owned
Razorlash Transmogrant - Owned
Reassembling Skeleton - Owned
Relentless Dead - Owned
Scrapheap Scrounger - Owned
The Raven Man - Owned
Umbral Collar Zealot - Owned
Vampire Hexmage - Not Owned
Zulaport Cutthroat - Not Owned
Bone Shredder - Owned
Endless Cockroaches - Owned
Flesh Carver - Owned
Geralf's Messenger - Owned
Mardu Strike Leader - Owned
Murderous Rider - Owned
Rotting Regisaur - Owned
Warren Soultrader - Owned
Xathrid Necromancer - Owned
Abyssal Persecutor - Not owned
Bloodline Keeper - Owned (both sides)
Braids, Cabal Minion - Owned (wrong version)
Disciple of Bolas - Owned
Grief - Not owned
Nekrataal - Owned (wrong version)
Skinrender - Owned
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician - Owned
Harvester of Misery - Not owned
Puppeteer Clique - Owned
Shriekmaw - Owned
Kokusho, the Evening Star - Owned
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed - Owned
Rune-Scarred Demon - Not owned
Griselbrand - Owned
Liliana of the Veil - Owned
Liliana of the Dark Realms - Owned
Contagion - Owned
Slaughter Pact - Not owned
Snuff Out - Owned
Cut Down - Not owned
Dark Ritual - Owned
Demonic Consultation - Owned (non-foil)
Dismember - Owned (non-foil)
Entomb - Owned
Fatal Push - Not owned
Rain of Filth - Owned
Tragic Slip - Owned
Vampiric Tutor - Owned
Cabal Ritual - Owned
Diabolic Edict - Owned
Doom Blade - Owned
Malicious Affliction - Owned
Shallow Grave - Not owned
Tainted Pact - Not owned
Corpse Dance - Owned
Blackmail - Owned
Bone Shards - Owned
Bubbling Muck - Owned
Cabal Therapy - Owned
Dreams of Steel and Oil - Not owned
Duress - Owned
Imperial Seal - Not owned (proxy)
Inquisition of Kozilek - Not owned
Raven's Crime - Owned
Reanimate - Owned
Thoughtseize - Owned (wrong version)
Unearth - Owned
Chainer's Edict - Owned
Collective Brutality - Owned
Demonic Tutor - Owned
Exhume - Owned
Hymn to Tourach - Owned
Persist - Not owned
Sinkhole - Owned
Smallpox - Owned
Unmarked Grave - Not owned
Doomsday - Not owned
Pox - Owned
Toxic Deluge - Not owned
Yawgmoth's Will - Owned
Black Sun's Zenith - Owned
Ill-Gotten Gains - Not owned
Profane Command - Owned
Tendrils of Agony - Owned
Dark Petition - Not owned
Death Cloud - Owned
Living Death - Owned
Mind Twist - Owned (non-foil)
Mox Jet - Not owned (proxy)
Executioner's Capsule - Owned
Transmogrant's Crown - Owned
Wishclaw Talisman - Owned
Bolas's Citadel - Owned
Animate Dead - Owned
Bitterblossom - Owned
Dance of the Dead - Owned
The Meathook Massacre - Owned
Attrition - Not owned
Contamination - Not owned
Necromancy - Owned
Necropotence - Owned
Recurring Nightmare - Owned
Yawgmoth's Bargain - Not owned
Virtue of Persistence - Owned
Lake of the Dead - Owned
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth - Owned
Volrath's Stronghold - Owned

Red:

Blazing Rootwalla - Owned
Bomat Courier - Owned
Dragon's Rage Channeler - Owned
Goblin Guide - Owned
Goblin Welder - Owned
Greasewrench Goblin - Owned
Grim Lavamancer - Owned
Kavaron Harrier - Owned
Marauding Mako - Not owned
Mogg Fanatic - Not owned
Monastery Swiftspear - Owned
Rabbit Battery - Owned
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer - Owned
Reinforced Ronin - Owned
Rust Harvester - Not owned
Skirk Prospector - Not owned
Spikeshot Elder - Not owned
Stadium Headliner - Not owned
Abbot of Keral Keep - Owned
Ardoz, Cobbler of War - Owned
Charming Scoundrel - Owned
Conspiracy Theorist - Owned
Dark-Dweller Oracle - Not owned
Embereth Shieldbreaker - Owned
Fear of Missing Out - Not owned
Generous Plunderer - Not owned
Goblin Cratermaker - Not owned
Goblin Engineer - Owned
Heartfire Immolator - Owned (wrong version)
Lightning Mauler - Owned
Mogg War Marshal - Owned
Runaway Steam-Kin - Owned
Scrapwork Mutt - Owned
Searslicer Goblin - Owned
Slickshot Show-Off - Owned (wrong version)
Storm Entity - Not owned
Young Pyromancer - Owned
Birgi, God of Storytelling - Owned
Bonecrusher Giant - Owned
Combat Celebrant - Owned
Feldon of the Third Path - Owned
Goblin Rabblemaster - Owned
Goblin Sharpshooter - Not owned
Grinning Ignus - Owned
Imperial Recruiter - Owned
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin - Not owned
Magus of the Wheel - Owned
Pia Nalaar - Owned
Seasoned Pyromancer - Owned
Simian Spirit Guide - Not owned
Squee, Goblin Nabob - Not owned
Anger - Owned
Avalanche Riders - Owned
Krenko, Mob Boss - Owned
Magmatic Hellkite - Not owned
Ogre Battledriver - Owned
Pia and Kiran Nalaar - Not owned
Thunderbreak Regent - Owned
Twinshot Sniper - Owned
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer - Not owned
Fury - Not owned
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar - Owned
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker - Owned
Siege-Gang Commander - Owned
Terror of the Peaks - Owned
Twinflame Tyrant - Owned
Zealous Conscripts - Owned
Crater Hellion - Owned
Stormscale Scion - Not owned
Tyrant of Kher Ridges - Owned
Worldgorger Dragon - Not owned
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames - Owned
Bogardan Hellkite - Owned
Greater Gargadon - Owned
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Owned
Daretti, Scrap Savant - Owned
Fireblast - Owned
Pyrokinesis - Owned
Burst Lightning - Owned
Lava Dart - Owned (wrong version)
Lightning Bolt - Owned
Unholy Heat - Owned
Abrade - Owned
Cathartic Pyre - Owned
Lightning Strike - Owned
Magma Jet - Owned (non-foil)
Smash to Smithereens - Owned
Seething Song - Owned
Through the Breach - Owned
Burning Inquiry - Owned
Chain Lightning - Owned
Channeled Dragonfire - Owned
Faithless Looting - Owned (wrong version)
Firebolt - Owned
Flame Slash - Not owned
Gamble - Owned
Reckless Charge - Not owned
Arc Trail - Not owned
Grapeshot - Not owned
Highway Robbery - Not owned
Roil Eruption - Owned
Tribal Flames - Owned
Bonus Round - Owned
Earthquake - Not owned
Pillage - Owned
Rift Bolt - Owned
Wheel of Fortune - Owned (proxy)
Devil's Play - Owned
Empty the Warrens - Owned
Fiery Confluence - Not owned
Mizzix's Mastery - Owned
Past in Flames - Owned
Bonfire of the Damned - Owned
Reforge the Soul - Owned
Wildfire - Owned
Destructive Force - Owned
Dragonstorm - Owned
Mox Ruby - Not owned (need to proxy)
Pyrite Spellbomb - Owned
Cori-Steel Cutter - Owned
Legion Extruder - Owned
Shrine of Burning Rage - Owned
Bitter Reunion - Not owned
Goblin Bombardment - Owned
Underworld Breach - Owned
Blood Moon - Owned
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker - Not owned
Mana Flare - Owned (wrong version)
Sulfuric Vortex - Owned
Experimental Frenzy - Owned
Sneak Attack - Owned
Splinter Twin - Owned

Green:

Arbor Elf - Owned
Ascendant Packleader - Owned
Basking Rootwalla - Not owned
Birds of Paradise - Owned
Boreal Druid - Owned
Edge Rover - Not owned
Elvish Mystic - Owned
Elvish Reclaimer - Owned
Experiment One - Owned
Fyndhorn Elves - Not owned (proxy)
Gilded Goose - Owned
Haywire Mite - Not owned
Hexdrinker - Owned
Joraga Treespeaker - Owned
Kessig Prowler - Owned
Llanowar Elves - Owned
Pelt Collector - Owned
Quirion Ranger - Owned
Sylvan Safekeeper - Owned
Teething Wurmlet - Not owned
Tenacious Pup - Not owned
Ulvenwald Tracker - Owned
Wolfbitten Captive - Owned
Aftermath Analyst - Owned
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower - Owned
Devoted Druid - Owned
Duskwatch Recruiter - Owned
Fanatic of Rhonas - Not owned
Fauna Shaman - Owned
Hermit Druid - Owned
Lotus Cobra - Owned
Mayor of Avabruck - Owned
Melira, Sylvok Outcast - Owned
Nishoba Brawler - Owned
Noose Constrictor - Owned
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary - Owned
Scavenging Ooze - Owned
Springheart Nantuko - Not owned
Tarmogoyf - Owned
Wild Mongrel - Owned
Courser of Kruphix - Owned
Eladamri, Korvecdal - Not owned
Endurance - Not owned
Eternal Witness - Owned
Imperious Perfect - Owned
Llanowar Visionary - Owned
Managorger Hydra - Owned (wrong version)
Mossborn Hydra - Owned
Outcaster Trailblazer - Not owned
Ramunap Excavator - Owned
Reclamation Sage - Owned
Sandstorm Salvager - Owned
Six - Owned
Spike Feeder - Not owned
Tireless Tracker - Owned
Icetill Explorer - Not owned
Master of the Wild Hunt - Not owned
Nightpack Ambusher - Owned
Oracle of Mul Daya - Owned
Surrak, the Hunt Caller - Owned
Temur Sabertooth - Not owned
Vengevine - Owned
Acidic Slime - Owned
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze - Not owned
Bloomvine Regent - Not owned
Thragtusk - Owned
Titania, Protector of Argoth - Owned (wrong version)
Wolfir Silverheart - Owned
Great Oak Guardian - Owned
Primeval Titan - Owned
Rampaging Baloths - Not owned
Avenger of Zendikar - Owned
Foe-Razer Regent - Owned
Hornet Queen - Owned
Protean Hulk - Owned
Regal Force - Owned (wrong version)
Ghalta, Primal Hunger - Owned
Terastodon - Owned
Woodfall Primus - Owned
Garruk Wildspeaker - Owned
Nissa, Who Shakes the World - Owned
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate - Owned
Vivien on the Hunt - Not owned
Summoner's Pact - Not owned
Berserk - Owned
Crop Rotation - Not owned
Hornet Sting - Owned
Noxious Revival - Owned
Worldly Tutor - Not owned
Once Upon a Time - Owned
Smuggler's Surprise - Not owned
Hunting Pack - Owned
Abundant Harvest - Not owned
Glimpse of Nature - Not owned
Channel - Owned
Chatterstorm - Owned
Edge of Autumn - Owned
Life from the Loam - Owned
Regrowth - Owned
Kodama's Reach - Owned (wrong version)
Pest Infestation - Not owned
Search for Tomorrow - Owned (wrong version)
Eureka - Not owned (need to proxy)
Green Sun's Zenith - Owned
Hurricane - Owned
Natural Order - Owned
Plow Under - Owned
Rude Awakening - Owned
Tooth and Nail - Owned
Finale of Devastation - Not owned
Mox Emerald - Not owned (need to proxy)
Vivien's Arkbow - Not owned
Birthing Pod - Owned
Conduit of Worlds - Owned
The Great Henge - Owned
Exploration - Owned (non-foil)
Fastbond - Proxy owned
Rancor - Owned
Wild Growth - Owned (wrong version)
Birthing Ritual - Not owned
Earthcraft - Not owned
Oath of Druids - Owned
Survival of the Fittest - Owned
Sylvan Library - Owned
Up the Beanstalk - Owned
Heartbeat of Spring - Owned
Aluren - Not owned
Mana Reflection - Owned (non-foil)
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar - Owned
Boseiju, Who Endures - Owned
Gaea's Cradle - Owned (need to proxy)
Treetop Village - Owned

Colorless:

Hangarback Walker - Owned
Marketback Walker - Not owned
Memnite - Not owned
Ornithopter - Not owned
Phyrexian Walker - Not owned
Stonecoil Serpent - Owned
Walking Ballista - Owned
Arcbound Ravager - Not owned
Containment Construct - Owned
Crashing Drawbridge - Not owned
Diamond Lion - Not owned
Lesser Masticore - Not owned
Metallic Mimic - Owned
Patchwork Automaton - Not owned
Perilous Myr - Not owned
Phyrexian Revoker - Not owned
Steel Overseer - Not owned
Adaptive Automaton - Not owned
Cathodion - Owned (wrong version)
Metalworker - Owned (Gold-border)
Scrapyard Recombiner - Owned
Scrawling Crawler - Owned
Crystalline Crawler - Owned
Lodestone Golem - Owned
Solemn Simulacrum - Owned
Hollow One - Owned
Kuldotha Forgemaster - Owned
Steel Hellkite - Owned
Triskelion - Owned
Myr Battlesphere - Owned
Ancient Stone Idol - Owned
Blightsteel Colossus - Owned
Scion of Draco - Owned
Sundering Titan - Owned
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain - Not owned
Karn, Scion of Urza - Owned
Karn Liberated - Owned
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon - Owned
Black Lotus - Not owned (proxy)
Chrome Mox - Owned (proxy)
Engineered Explosives - Owned
Everflowing Chalice - Not owned
Jack-in-the-Mox - Owned
Jeweled Amulet - Owned
Lion's Eye Diamond - Not owned
Lotus Bloom - Owned
Lotus Petal - Owned
Mana Crypt - Owned (non-foil)
Mishra's Bauble - Owned
Mox Diamond - Not owned
Mox Opal - Not owned
Paradise Mantle - Owned (wrong version)
Urza's Bauble - Owned
Zuran Orb - Owned
Bonesplitter - Owned
Chromatic Sphere - Owned
Chromatic Star - Owned
Conjurer's Bauble - Owned (non-foil)
Eater of Virtue - Owned
Expedition Map - Owned
Lavaspur Boots - Owned
Mana Vault - Owned
Manifold Key - Not owned
Pithing Needle - Owned
Retrofitter Foundry - Not owned
Sensei's Divining Top - Owned
Shadowspear - Owned
Shuko - Not owned
Skullclamp - Owned
Sol Ring - Not owned
The Underworld Cookbook - Not owned
Trusty Machete - Owned
Voltaic Key - Not owned
Agatha's Soul Cauldron - Owned
Altar of Dementia - Owned
Coldsteel Heart - Owned
Collector's Vault - Not owned
Grim Monolith - Owned (gold-bordered)
Helm of Awakening - Owned
Isochron Scepter - Owned (wrong version)
Lightning Greaves - Owned
Mind Stone - Owned
Pentad Prism - Owned
Powder Keg - Not owned
Ratchet Bomb - Owned
Scroll Rack - Owned
Smuggler's Copter - Owned
Sorcerous Spyglass - Not owned
Time Vault - Not owned (proxy)
Treasure Map - Owned
Umezawa's Jitte - Owned
Winter Orb - Owned
Ashnod's Altar - Owned
Basalt Monolith - Owned
Cloudstone Curio - Not owned
Coalition Relic - Owned
Crucible of Worlds - Owned
Grafted Wargear - Owned
Mimic Vat - Owned
Mirage Mirror - Not owned
Monument to Endurance - Owned
Nettlecyst - Not owned
Phyrexian Altar - Owned
Sword of Fire and Ice - Owned
Tangle Wire - Owned
Worn Powerstone - Owned
Aetherflux Reservoir - Owned
Deathrender - Owned
Hedron Archive - Owned
Krark-Clan Ironworks - Owned
Quicksilver Amulet - Owned
Smokestack - Owned
Thran Dynamo - Not owned
Trading Post - Owned
Batterskull - Owned
Gilded Lotus - Owned
Memory Jar - Owned
Paradox Engine - Owned
Mindslaver - Owned
Kaldra Compleat - Not owned

Multicolored:

(Azorius):

Skycloud Egg - Owned
Azorius Signet - Owned
Faithful Mending - Not owned
No More Lies - Owned
Talisman of Progress - Owned
Detention Sphere - Owned
Spell Queller - Owned
Brago, King Eternal - Not owned
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV - Owned
Supreme Verdict - Owned
Dragonlord Ojutai - Not owned
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria - Owned
Sphinx's Revelation - Owned

(Dimir):

Darkwater Egg - Owned
Baleful Strix - Owned
Cavern Harpy - Owned
Dimir Charm - Owned
Dimir Signet - Owned
Lim-Dûl's Vault - Not owned
Talisman of Dominance - Owned
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator - Not owned
Master of Death - Owned
Psychatog - Owned
Notion Thief - Owned
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas - Owned
Dragonlord Silumgar - Owned

(Rakdos):

Rakdos Cackler - Owned
Shadowblood Egg - Owned
Bloodtithe Harvester - Not owned
Dreadbore - Owned
Rakdos Signet - Owned
Talisman of Indulgence - Owned
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast - Owned
Fulminator Mage - Owned
Judith, the Scourge Diva - Owned
Kolaghan's Command - Owned
Mayhem Devil - Owned
Falkenrath Aristocrat - Owned
Murderous Redcap - Owned

(Gruul):

Mossfire Egg - Owned
Orcish Lumberjack - Owned
Tinder Wall - Not owned
Burning-Tree Emissary - Owned
Gruul Signet - Owned
Manamorphose - Owned
Talisman of Impulse - Owned
Territorial Kavu - Not owned
Wrenn and Six - Owned
Rhythm of the Wild - Owned
Bloodbraid Elf - Not owned
Sarkhan Vol - Owned
Dragonlord Atarka - Owned

(Selesnya):

Avacyn's Pilgrim - Owned (wrong version)
Figure of Fable - Not owned
Sungrass Egg - Not owned
Eladamri's Call - Not owned
Safehold Elite - Owned (wrong version)
Saffi Eriksdotter - Not owned
Selesnya Signet - Owned
Talisman of Unity - Owned
Good-Fortune Unicorn - Owned
Kitchen Finks - Owned
Knight of the Reliquary - Owned
Mirari's Wake - Owned
Dragonlord Dromoka - Owned

(Orzhov):

Orzhov Egg - Doesn’t exist *cries*
Cartel Aristocrat - Owned
Damn - Owned
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim - Not owned
Gerrard's Verdict - Owned
Orzhov Signet - Owned
Priest of Fell Rites - Not owned
Talisman of Hierarchy - Owned
Tidehollow Sculler - Owned
Lingering Souls - Owned
Obstinate Gargoyle - Owned
Vindicate - Owned
Unburial Rites - Owned

(Izzet):

Izzet Egg - Doesn’t exist *cries*
Expressive Iteration - Owned
Fire // Ice - Owned
Glacial Dragonhunt - Owned
Izzet Charm - Owned
Izzet Signet - Owned
Talisman of Creativity - Owned
Dack Fayden - Owned
Electrolyze - Owned
Ral Zarek - Owned
Spellbound Dragon - Not owned
Niv-Mizzet, Parun - Owned
Thousand-Year Storm - Owned

(Golgari):

Golgari Egg - Doesn’t exist *cries*
Deathrite Shaman - Owned
Elves of Deep Shadow - Not owned
Abrupt Decay - Owned
Golgari Signet - Owned
Lotleth Troll - Owned
Pillage the Bog - Not owned
Squandered Resources - Not owned
Talisman of Resilience - Owned
Wight of the Reliquary - Owned
Life // Death - Owned
Pernicious Deed - Owned
Disruptive Stormbrood - Not owned

(Boros):

Boros Egg - Doesn’t exist *cries*
Figure of Destiny - Owned
Boros Charm - Owned
Boros Signet - Owned
Koll, the Forgemaster - Not owned
Lightning Helix - Owned
Rip Apart - Not owned
Talisman of Conviction - Owned
Goblin Trenches - Owned
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded - Not owned
Ajani Vengeant - Owned
Twinmaw Stormbrood - Not owned
Velomachus Lorehold - Owned

(Simic):

Simic Egg - Doesn’t exist *cries*
Coiling Oracle - Not owned
Kiora's Follower - Not owned
Planar Genesis - Not owned
Simic Signet - Owned
Talisman of Curiosity - Owned
Edric, Spymaster of Trest - Owned
Shardless Agent - Owned (wrong version)
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath - Owned
Prime Speaker Vannifar - Owned
Tatyova, Benthic Druid - Owned
Prime Speaker Zegana - Owned
Hydroid Krasis - Owned

(Bant):

Noble Hierarch - Owned
Tamiyo, Field Researcher - Owned

(Esper):

Sharuum the Hegemon - Owned
Sphinx of the Steel Wind - Not owned

(Grixis):

Nightscape Familiar - Owned
Cruel Ultimatum - Owned

(Jund):

Ignoble Hierarch - Owned
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund - Owned

(Naya):

Wild Nacatl - Owned
Realm Razer - Owned

(Mardu):

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death - Owned
Smiting Helix - Owned

(Temur):

Yasova Dragonclaw - Owned
Ureni, the Song Unending - Not owned

(Abzan):

Warden of the First Tree - Owned
Siege Rhino - Owned

(Jeskai):

Jeskai Ascendancy - Owned
Kykar, Wind's Fury - Owned

(Sultai):

Leovold, Emissary of Trest - Owned
Tasigur, the Golden Fang - Owned

(Non-Black):

Omnath, Locus of Creation - Owned

(Non-Green):

Breya, Etherium Shaper - Owned

(5-color):

Golos, Tireless Pilgrim - Owned
Kenrith, the Returned King - Not owned
Niv-Mizzet Reborn - Owned

Lands:

(Azorius):

Azorius Horizon Land - Doesn’t exist *cries*
Adarkar Wastes - Not owned
Celestial Colonnade - Owned
Flooded Strand - Owned
Hallowed Fountain - Owned
Meticulous Archive - Not owned
Mystic Gate - Owned
Restless Anchorage - Not owned
Seachrome Coast - Not owned
Tundra - Not owned (proxy)

(Dimir):

Dimir Horizon Land - Doesn’t exist *cries*
Creeping Tar Pit - Owned
Darkslick Shores - Not owned
Polluted Delta - Owned
Restless Reef - Not owned
Sunken Ruins - Owned
Undercity Sewers - Owned
Underground River - Not owned
Underground Sea - Not owned (proxy)
Watery Grave - Owned

(Rakdos):

Rakdos Horizon Land - Doesn’t exist *cries*
Badlands - Not owned (proxy)
Blackcleave Cliffs - Owned
Blood Crypt - Owned
Bloodstained Mire - Owned
Graven Cairns - Owned
Lavaclaw Reaches - Owned
Raucous Theater - Owned
Restless Vents - Not owned
Sulfurous Springs - Owned

(Gruul):

Gruul Horizon Land - Doesn’t exist *cries*
Commercial District - Not owned
Copperline Gorge - Not owned
Fire-Lit Thicket - Owned
Karplusan Forest - Not owned
Raging Ravine - Owned
Restless Ridgeline - Not owned
Stomping Ground - Owned
Taiga - Not owned (proxy)
Wooded Foothills - Owned

(Selesnya):

Brushland - Not owned
Horizon Canopy - Not owned
Lush Portico - Owned
Razorverge Thicket - Not owned
Restless Prairie - Not owned
Savannah - Not owned (proxy)
Stirring Wildwood - Owned
Temple Garden - Owned
Windswept Heath - Owned
Wooded Bastion - Owned

(Orzhov):

Caves of Koilos - Not owned
Concealed Courtyard - Not owned
Fetid Heath - Owned
Godless Shrine - Owned
Marsh Flats - Owned
Restless Fortress - Not owned
Scrubland - Not owned (proxy)
Shadowy Backstreet - Not owned
Shambling Vent - Owned
Silent Clearing - Owned

(Izzet):

Cascade Bluffs - Owned (wrong version)
Fiery Islet - Owned
Restless Spire - Not owned
Scalding Tarn - Owned
Shivan Reef - Not owned
Spirebluff Canal - Not owned
Steam Vents - Owned (non-foil)
Thundering Falls - Owned
Volcanic Island - Not owned (proxy)
Wandering Fumarole - Owned

(Golgari):

Bayou - Not owned (proxy)
Blooming Marsh - Not owned
Hissing Quagmire - Owned
Llanowar Wastes - Not owned
Nurturing Peatland - Owned
Overgrown Tomb - Owned
Restless Cottage - Not owned
Twilight Mire - Owned
Underground Mortuary - Owned
Verdant Catacombs - Owned

(Boros):

Arid Mesa - Owned
Battlefield Forge - Not owned
Elegant Parlor - Owned
Inspiring Vantage - Not owned
Needle Spires - Owned
Plateau - Not owned (proxy)
Restless Bivouac - Not owned
Rugged Prairie - Owned
Sacred Foundry - Owned (non-foil)
Sunbaked Canyon - Owned

(Simic):

Botanical Sanctum - Not owned
Breeding Pool - Owned
Flooded Grove - Owned
Hedge Maze - Owned
Lumbering Falls - Owned
Misty Rainforest - Owned
Restless Vinestalk - Not owned
Tropical Island - Not owned (proxy)
Waterlogged Grove - Owned
Yavimaya Coast - Not owned

(Bant):

Spara's Headquarters - Owned
Tranquil Landscape - Owned

(Esper):

Contaminated Landscape - Owned
Raffine's Tower - Owned

(Grixis):

Seething Landscape - Owned
Xander's Lounge - Owned

(Jund):

Twisted Landscape - Owned
Ziatora's Proving Ground - Owned

(Naya):

Jetmir's Garden - Owned
Sheltering Landscape - Owned

(Mardu):

Savai Triome - Owned
Shattered Landscape - Owned

(Temur):

Bountiful Landscape - Owned
Ketria Triome - Owned

(Abzan):

Deceptive Landscape - Owned
Indatha Triome - Owned

(Jeskai):

Perilous Landscape - Owned
Raugrin Triome - Owned

(Sultai):

Foreboding Landscape - Owned
Zagoth Triome - Owned

(General):

Ancient Tomb - Owned (gold-bordered)
Ash Barrens - Owned
Bazaar of Baghdad - Not owned (proxy)
City of Brass - Owned
City of Traitors - Not owned (gold-bordered)
Dark Depths - Not owned
Dust Bowl - Not owned
Fabled Passage - Owned
Field of the Dead - Owned
Gemstone Caverns - Not owned
Gemstone Mine - Owned
Library of Alexandria - Not owned (proxy)
Lotus Field - Owned
Maze of Ith - Owned
Mishra's Factory - Not owned
Mishra's Workshop - Not owned (proxy)
Mutavault - Owned
Prismatic Vista - Owned
Reflecting Pool - Owned
Rishadan Port - Owned
Strip Mine - Owned
Thawing Glaciers - Owned
Thespian's Stage - Not owned
Urza's Saga - Owned
Wasteland - Owned

Zoss · Nov 5, 2025

As someone in the midst of doing this for a 384-ish, I feel your pain. Impressive list, though!

TrainmasterGT · Nov 5, 2025

EzPzJapanezy said:

I still don't understand why the frog hates blue.

EzPzJapanezy · Nov 6, 2025

I think I mentally categorize 'Protection' as a 'hate' mechanic. I dont even know why the name stuck for me I fully recognize it's somewhat incoherent

TrainmasterGT · Nov 6, 2025

EzPzJapanezy said:
I think I mentally categorize 'Protection' as a 'hate' mechanic. I dont even know why the name stuck for me I fully recognize it's somewhat incoherent

Yeah like Mechnically it's pretty clear that the frog hates blue. I just don't understand his character motivations. What trauma made the frog hate blue? Did his friend counter his Craw Wurm one too many times as a child?

The world needs answers!

EzPzJapanezy · Nov 6, 2025

Tolarian Academy had entire departments dedicated to better understand the anatomy of living beings in the hope of uncovering a method to slow or halt the Phyrexian's grotesque method of assimilation.

While the University hardly shied away from testing on subjects of a morally dubious variety, there was always an availabilty of Frogs and Rodents for Researchers to resource their experiments with.

Like the Academy itself, the details of these experiments have been lost to time. But if you happen upon a Frog with a particular disdain for Academia, Artifice, and the color Blue, he might share stories for a snack or two...

EzPzJapanezy · Thursday at 9:11 PM

Deepening Archetypal / Combo Support in 1080:

This round of changes is primarily to support the addition of the following archetypes / combo pieces:

Replenish - Recurring Enchantments from the Graveyard is already loosely supported for low-cmc options through Sun Titan & Sevinne's Reclamation. The addition of Replenish is twofold, to allow the potential of a cheaty-enchantment-reanimator play, and to provide a backup plan for enchantment centered strategies. As a minor benefit, it gives White a splashable method of getting powerful lower-cmc enchantments with excessively restrictive casting costs, like Overgrown Estate & Seismic Assault, onto the battlefield.

Polymorph - Package includes Proteus Staff & Mass Polymorph as well. No Red support, I don't have much of an interest in replacing any of my current 4-drops. 3 pieces at 1080 is definitely not enough to develop a full blown archetype. My hope is that I have enough cheaty support in Temur colors where a mini-Polymorph package could find a home and encourage interesting deck building constraints. A lot of changes have been made to increase the density of noncreature spells that put creatures onto the battlefield, including an overall increase in Planewalker support.

Ad Nauseam - There is a magic blog that occassionally pops up when I research out of the norm support in cubes by an author named 'Nick Nobody'. They had an excellent post on Ad Nauseam that discussed the parasitic pieces of an Ad Nauseam combo (i.e. Angel's Grace & Phyrexian Unlife), but also focused on an alternative strategy where you draft low-cmc eggs, tutors, accelerants, lands, and a discard-based win-condition like Seismic Assault, Ayula's Influence, or Zombie Infestation. These win-cons also support Wheel strategies, deepen the Lands Archetype, and further entrench enchanments as an integral component of combos firing. As such, all 3 were enthusiastic includes. Ad Nauseam, like Necropotence & Yawgmoth's Bargain, offers the ability to 'draw' your entire deck as a payoff for lifegain, which I do include some minor support for. As a draw-engine, it also has potential to gas the next include: Cadaverous Bloom.

Cadaverous Bloom - I have a lot of Draw engines and X-spell / Large-cmc payoffs in my list and I enjoy the novel method in which Bloom intersects those 2 categories. It's inclusion somewhat incidentally has cemented Golgari as a Enchantment color along with Squandered Resources & Pernicious Deed. Bloom is also a part of my push to integrate enchantments more deeply into combo support.

I usually post a 'Change' list describing swaps, but I think I want to instead just focus on an 'Add' list this time around, as none of the swaps were very difficult, a lot of redundancy pruning / filling placeholders after the jump from 900.

White:

Legion's Landing - Noncreature Lifegain Token producer / minor payoff. Always loved this card, happy to include it once more.

Gideon of the Trials - Gideon is a generically powerful 3-drop that also supports both Polymorph & Ad Nauseam.

Angel's Grace - Parasitic Ad Nauseam piece that also acts as a sideboard Storm-hoser. I have the slots to where I am ok with that (Also the art is awesome).

Flare of Fortitude - Primarily an Ad Nauseam piece. However, the sacrifice clause is relatively rare in white and can be used to trigger both False Prophet, Academy Rector, Reveillark, etc. Protecting an important creature or enchanment combo piece seems pretty great as well.

Replenish - Can do it all other than Replenish my wallet (fuck you RL).

Phyrexian Unlife - Parasitic Ad Nauseam support, but has some interesting interactions with both Solemnity & Melira, Sylvok Outcast. Enchantment combo piece woo.

Solemnity - Solemnity is interesting because it epitomizes what I would categorize as Parasitic, but it also incidentally supports so many combos that it wraps around to being a one limber parasite. It contributes to Persist / Undying / Luminous Broodmoth sacrifice loops as well as Dark Depths & Glacial Chasm. Obligatory 'Enchantment combo piece woo'.

Blue:

Stormchaser's Talent - The Sorcery / Instant recursion is welcome but this is mainly here for the noncreature token creation for polymorph, on top of being perfectly playable in prowess decks.

Occult Epiphany - Epiphany is a case of: 'it probably does too much', but because it does too much it supports an incredible breadth of archetypes in 1 slot.

Hard Evidence - Polymorph / Artifact support.

Polymorph - Polymorph support. Also the Art is incredible for this card.

Mass Polymorph - Polymorph support. I really like the art on this one too.

Cryptic Coat - Strong Artifact that incidentally supports Polymorph.

Proteus Staff - Why do Polymoprh cards all have cool art? Also the ability to reorder your entire deck does seem interesting to play around with.

Shark Typhoon - Generically strong cycler that also supports Polymorph and has strong interactions with Replenish.

Black:

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse - What an absolutely absurd 4-drop. She is being added to support wheels and because she has combo potential with Griselbrand & Yawgmoth's Bargain.

Ad Nauseam - And they don't stop coming... And they don't stop coming... And they don't stop coming... And they don't stop coming...

Zombie Infestation - An excellent discard enabler I hope can play well with recursive land strategies & wheels.

Phyrexian Tower - Great land that supports explosive turns and sacrifice, I think it will play well with Pox / Aristocrats.

Red:

Utvara Hellkite - With Ancient Stone Idol being rotated out, I wanted an alternative Sneak Target that leaves behind a threatening token. Utvara, especially with haste, is a solid cheat target all on its own. And of course, Dragonstorm target.

Firestorm - This is one of those cards that I always read and think: 'Man that's crazy good,' only to promptly forget about. I picked one up recently and want to give it a shot.

Desperate Ritual - I'm at the size where I think trying to skate by using only Seething Song as a red ritual are over. This is exclusively a redundancy add and a narrow one at that.

Molten Vortex - I want to support Land Discard -> Value more. Hard for me to judge how good this one is but I think its strong enough to give a spin.

Seismic Assault - The casting cost is a tad concerning, but the effect seems incredible in combo shells that can draw a massive amount of cards. Enchantment combo piece woo.

Green:

Goldvein Hydra - Seems generically powerful enough but it being scalable as well as having incidental Artifact support is what sealed the deal.

Nissa, Voice of Zendikar - Great Token producer. Including primarily for Polymorph support.

Sprout Swarm - Disgusting common that helps support Polymorph / Intruder Alarm / Jeskai Ascendancy / Thousand-Year Storm.

Malevolent Rumble - Great GY support that also helps Polymorph.

Awaken the Woods - Scalable-X Finisher that both goes super wide and triggers Landfall.

Cryptolith Rite - It is not exactly the same, but I wanted a semi-redundant effect to Earthcraft.

Evolutionary Leap - Not a free sacrifice-effect, but I wanted more of them in Green.

Ayula's Influence - Similar role as Seismic Assault. I am curious how Green can handle the restrictive casting cost in comparison to Red. Enchantment combo piece woo.

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth - I'm starting to include a lot of cards with demanding Green pip counts, some of which have fun interactions across multiple colors. I think this is a safe include that can help with those costs.

Artifact:

Platinum Angel - Interesting effect that also combos with Ad Nauseam.

Platinum Emperion - Interesting effect that also combos with Ad Nauseam.

Gruul:

Wild Cantor - I was looking for another combo piece for Enduring Renewal / Koll, the Forgemaster and Cantor really interests me for 2 reasons. 1) She can self-sac. 2) Her being a Human allows her recursion loops to pump both Champion of the Parish & Thalia's Lieutenant as a potential combo-esque finish.

Golgari:

Cadaverous Bloom - I might have to at somepoint add some more X-spells to Black to further support this, but for now my hope the additions to Green are enough.

Enchantment combo piece woo.

Boros:

Nahiri, the Harbinger - I was already a bit dense on Red 3-drops so I wanted to drop Kellen. I have never played with her but I love her +2 and her Ultimate seems great for cheaty decks.

Simic:

Oko, Thief of Crowns - User was banned for this post... (Polymorph)

Temur:

Sarkhan Unbroken - Polymorph support with Dragon Tribal. Neat.

Abzan:

Overgrown Estate - Redundancy for Land-sac / Lifegain loops. There are 3 things I really like about it. 1) It's an enchantment. 2) It's a combo piece. 3) woo. I am a bit concerned regarding the casting cost, but I have to admit it is an excellent signpost regardless.

Lands:

Glacial Chasm - Works with Land recursion as well but primarily included to support Solemnity.