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I gave your cube a test draft, and it really felt like most of the cards I got passed were intended for one specific archetype, with very few glue cards between them. There were a surprising number of times when I looked at a pack and went "wow, I don't want any of these cards" because the cards...

Needs more Spelunking I guess?

I stumbled on this thing recently. I really like the Blood damage rule (it's positively inspired) and the cheeky Divert/Ricochet Trap tech.

Utility land morph draft, maybe? (An incredibly stupid idea: say that face-down creatures are Commanders and let people draft some backgrounds.)

It does bonkers stuff if you've got any effect that increases the amount of damage you deal, works wonders with Wither and Infect, can bypass stuff like Phantom Tiger's damage prevention or shield counters...

This seems... pretty trivial to solve? Like, in a deck where you'd reasonably want the first half you're probably going to be solving this on the same turn as you play it.

Hot damn.

Oathsworn Knight Unbreathing Horde

Why the heck is "suspect a creature" a thing if they aren't going to do anything interesting with it?

The Clue set really does have some fun designs: Lonis is one of the few existing characters where I'm a-ok with them making her into a Detective.

The mythic's cool (if a bit impractical), but the Case caught my eye: Case of the Forsaken Feast - W Enchantment - Case Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life. To solve - You have gained at least 5 life this turn. Solved - Sacrifice ~: creature cards in...

You'd be surprised. One of my favorite examples is Pinocchio, of all characters. ... I'll admit, the hats are big part of the reason why my gut says New Capenna would have been a better choice... As for the "are there magnifying glasses on Ravnica?" thing... Magic's brand has always been a...

The thing is that "someone just went and got murdered" doesn't really need a law to justify why people would be interested in finding out whodunnit. And if you really need a place with laws, the plane where the legal code is both sentient and arguably one of the local laws of nature is probably...

Yeah, the aesthetic and vibe feels really off for Ravnica. It feels pretty obvious that this set was originally supposed to take place on a brand new plane, though I'm confused about why they went for Ravnica when New Capenna is right over there being the Magical Mobster Plane. But nope! Now we...

I think the Aftermath Analyst comparison is kinda missing one of the key advantages Satyr Wayfinder has — it's still a pretty reasonable creature even if you aren't playing a deck that wants to throw stuff away. Analyst, on the other hand, is pretty bad if you don't have other pay-offs for...

I'll take "cards that are going to make the EDH crowd lose their shit" for $200, Alex!

Nervous Gardener is pretty cool. Is it super strong? Nope! Is it happily a 2, a 3, or a 4 in a lower-powered format? Yep!

Velrun, that was non-literal use of language, used to bring up a previous, similar design for comparison. I dunno, a 2/4 flyer for 3 honestly seems pretty on rate to me, especially with vigilance and an ability that punishes your opponent for trying to swarm past your 4 toughness blocker...

Also, hey, we've gotten some examples of the new enchantment type (ignore that it looks a lot like Classes): That last one is... Case of the Medusa's Kiss - {B} Enchantment - Case When ~ enters the battlefield, destroy target creature that was dealt damage this turn. To solve - if three or...

This is a perfect example of a card that would theoretically be far simpler if they reused an old keyword: Sharp-Eyed Rookie - {1}{G} Creature - Human Detective Vigilance Evolve Whenever ~ evolves, investigate. 2/2 And yet they didn't, probably because then they'd need to put in the reminder...