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Haven't tried it in cube, have played against it in Modern. If it comes down early ala Stoneforge the card is absolutely miserable to play against. There is so little interaction that actually works against it and such a limited window to deploy it. Every relevant keyword under the sun and it...

Hopeful Initiate Graf Reaver I'm not really too high on Initiate, but I really just want one more 1 drop human than can do extra stuff and this feels okay. I'm not the biggest fan of Usher of the Fallen since it's at odds with my Humans subtheme and doesn't interact with the likes of Champion...

I was on vacation for the majority of last week and was getting caught up with work this week so I wasn't able to dive into the set till now, but man was this set underwhelming. I don't really mind since MID was a banger for me, but I'm really not feeling this one at all. That's a first for an...

No, red hasn't had this type of effect printed again on a new card since the original Faithless Looting. This has been replaced with discard and then draw ala Thrill of Possibility or Cathartic Reunion, but red no longer gets the chance to loot with draw, make a decision, then discard. Every red...

It's mostly unnecessary complexity to me. There usually isn't enough being added in gameplay quality to be worth inclusion in most cases. The non-creatures you listed are less egregious due to fewer interactions with other counter types, but I dislike things like one off representative counters...

Just what every paper player wanted. Even more tedious, and likely useless beyond this set, counters to keep track of. Can I get a barf emoji?

Unless I'm a super lower to the ground B/x Aggro deck with my curve topping off at 4 or a very specific combo deck, I'm likely going to play Grave Titan in every deck featuring black. Hell, I would even splash into it if I saw it early enough and wasn't fully committed. It's still a really...

Not really. On occasion you'll be able to power it out a turn or two early off tokens from a Pia and Kiran Nalaar or Whirler Rogue, but it's mostly a reanimation target. On occasion Clue tokens off a Tireless Tracker let you cast it on T5 in a G/B shell that also has the ability to self-mill and...

Have not played with it in cube for years, but have continued to play with it in an EDH deck. Still pretty strong and swingy, doesn't really create any engaging gameplay scenarios. You either run them over right away if reanimated early or you play it fairly and continue to go wide until you...

Day/Night is fine digitally, super ass in paper. I was excited to try out some Limited this set because I love Innistrad's themes and flavor, but one prerelease was all it took to turn me off. It's just so damn tedious.

I mean, it's mostly because I do still really enjoy playing them when I finally get around to it. Playing through a game like Shadow of the Colossus or making my way through a brand new area in a Souls game is very immersive and the gameplay feels rewarding. It's just that time constraints are...

How do you guys typically approach video games as you've gotten older? More specifically, how do you determine when you want to devote the time necessary to finishing a game? I was never much of a gamer but definitely had more time in my younger years to devote to playing through games. However...

I don't think this is entirely accurate. If your cube is extremely low to the ground and attempting to emulate Constructed with its mana curves and card inclusions then yes, Elspeth is likely too slow to be oppressive if the opponent's board has been fleshed out with proactive and efficient low...

You remember how in Standard the win-con for U/W Control with Dominaria Teferi was just decking the opposition via tuck loops? The game is mostly over if backed with protection, but you can't explicitly close it out without going through the motions. The other side has already lost, but they...

I'm a fan of Teferi as a U/W signpost card, not as big a fan of Elspeth due to how drastically she shifts a game on her own. I've had board states where deploying a Teferi on its own would have been bad but you run into way fewer of those with Big Elspeth. Unless the other side has an answer...

Gotta love that quality control with the set title on that image.

Champion of the Parish Thalia's Lieutenant Restoration Angel Reveillark Sun Titan Vendilion Clique Whirler Rogue Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer Fact or Fiction Bloodsoaked Champion Gravecrawler Blood Artist Rankle, Master of Pranks Young Pyromancer Goblin Rabblemaster Daretti, Scrap Savant Faithless...

Blue and black cards definitely pop the most with the retro frame treatment. Part of it is the most additional detail that show up on foils with the black metallic pattern and the blue wisps whereas the Naya colors are mostly just solid shades.

Haven't gotten in any more drafts, but I kinda splurged a little recently on a few cube updates. I've been a sucker for those old bordered foils ever since they started printing them again and have added a handful in my cube. The WPN promos for Scavenging Ooze and Dig Through Time were...

The art on the Midnight Hunt lands is great, but the color palette isn't so great in person. I think the faded B/W across all different colors doesn't work as well in paper when your main identifier is the border + symbol. They just don't stick out very much. I picked up a handful of the Esper...