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This has been my experience as well. The win cons aren’t necessarily the difficult parts to get (especially the Nexus which isn’t as obvious), it’s the surrounding pieces. So the reasons to increase to 3 would be as you’ve mentioned 1. To counteract the draft pool randomness 2. To have a more...

Do you ever count Nexus of Fate as a Lab man variant? Because once you've reached 7 mana and have milled yourself, it's basically the same thing. I know you already run it, which is why I am asking if a third piece is necessary.

I'm unhappy with Pitiless Plunderer. In practice, it doesn't really fit into any decks. It's too slow for the low to the ground sacrifice decks and there is not enough fodder for the slower decks. The times it did work, were sweet, but for a 4 drop, it's too narrow. Following Safra's post, I...

With the release of the Warhammer 40k set, artifact decks received a few new options in Black (Triarch Praetorian and Royal Warden mainly). It’s given even more tools for Emry, Lurker of thr Loch, Goblin Engineer and Lurrus of the Dream-Den. I'd like to bolster my grindy artifact decks a bit...

Seeing you spell it out certainly helps understand where you are coming from and highlights the difference between our Black sections. I haven't been able to get a sufficient density of recursive creatures that I like for this cube. There are the odd ones that I run like Bloodghast and Scrapheap...

Forgot about that one! I'm sure I could pull it off with minimal groan as my players won't know the base stats :p Snowballing threats I'm always on the lookout for threats that can snowball as it's a surefire way to help the game progress and gives a shot to the aggro player if the card in...

In my higher powered cubes, I don’t run many (except for Embercleave and Ephemerate), which led me to this: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/modified I’ve tried making a whole cube where combat tricks are supposed to shine.

Not sure I agree with this. One of the main reasons I run a bauble-style package is to give some draw-smoothing to colors that don't have access to it or have access in limited quantities. Then you also run them for random delirium and delve support even in colors with plenty of cantrips. The...

I was going to make a post in my cube blog, but I also think that Skorpekh Lord Has merit alongside the other Necron artifact cards. Giving power and evasion to your artifact team is huge, and being able to rebuy it once plays well with the whole grindy package. In addition to your list you...

Kaldra Compleat Could this be the equipment and artifact fatty your are missing? You lose on Sneak Attack, but Welder and Daretti still pick it up. As does Tinker. It hits hard, but doesn't close the game up immediately giving opponent a chance to respond.

I went through a bunch of changes over the last month, here we go! In Welcoming Vampire Wonder Royal Warden Necron Deathmark Scourge of Nel Toth Professional Facebreaker Storm-Kiln Artist Scale Up Three Visits Urborg Lhurgoyf Corpse Knight Mox Opal Welcoming Vampire should have been included...

Here are my takes since you asked for opinions. Missing cards Experimental Synthesizer It's a cantrip like effect that you can play in your low curving decks, but it also a great synergy piece for the artifact decks. Welder, Emry, P&K can all put it to good use. Then Tameshi, Serra Paragon and...

Lol I don’t even know why it’s in my cube list! I have no recollection of wanting it or adding it. Either way, it’s too slow and vulnerable to hang in my cube I think. Or is it the secret tech for White based sacrifice decks?!

In an attempt to get a clearer picture, the only logical thing to do was draft Ravnic's cube and see how Pteramander would fit in. I shit you not, in the first pack I open is the Salamander. We're doing this! I ended up with this Ones 1 Pteramander 1 Judge's Familiar 1 Spectral Sailor 1...

I like explosive cards and here are a couple that spawn archetypes that I don’t see often Gyruda, Doom of Depths Luminous Broodmoth Gyruda is a powerful threat. 6/6 for 6 that can add to the board (conditionally). It’s a hybrid meaning it goes into a lot of colour combinations. It can also be...

I drafted a WB artifact token deck https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/63480377c2cdd60f76fd3a09 I started with an Urza's Saga and wanted to build something more grindy/staxy, but then the draft showed me The Raven Man, a card I love. I tried to find some discard effects and found Thoughtseize and...

Not a huge fan of this either unless it’s to support an archetype or something. Maybe you are trying to promote artifact cheat into play. Then Go for the Throat makes sense, since answering your 2-3 card combo for only 2 mana might be too efficient and thus nullify your strategy. I think...

No, not customs, but the keyword! This is a 360 card cube, where I basically explore an enchantment theme. I've never done that before and this is my take on it. I want the cube to be low curving, aggressive and with no shuffling. https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/modified This is still very...

There are also some fun land things to do with it in the Naya colors. You ramp a bit with Rampant Growth and company and then jam one of these Zuran Orb Greater Gargadon Squandered Ressources Sacrifice all your lands and then cast your Second Sunrise for a big ritual effect. Hopefully a...

Could Traxos, Scourge of Kroog Kappa Cannoneer Glassdust Hulk be candidates? Emry triggers them with a cast, Tameshi returns an artifact card to hand and Welder can recur them if dead. In the same vein, Breya’s Apprentive and Breya, Etherium Shaper are good to bounce to hand or cast/weld into...