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I know what you mean, because I've either cut those cards or thought about cutting them myself. The only exceptions are Boumat Courier, Ethersworn Canonist and Liquimetal Torque. The thought of cutting them has never crossed my mind. The issue for the rest is that I don't see a good...

By the way, I'm sure it's awful but I want this to work: Hourglass of the Lost

The introduction of Birthing Ritual and my spare space in white makes me wonder if one failed archetype can be brought back: Academy Rector Replenish First, Birthing Ritual is a broadly playable enchantment that also acts as a sac outlet. Hence, I wonder if Rector can fit in as some sort of...

What do you all think of this? Traxos, Scourge of Kroog

I tried back and forth and, in the end, I replaced it with nothing. As an aggressive card, I could have replaced it with Goblin Rabblemaster, but I didn't feel the need to push for that kind of decks so I didn't. And, when it comes to synergy, I found that other cards (or colours) were more...

Fireblast will always go to the face. Dealing a massive 4 points it's so good that it will always be played that way, regardless of any other synergy. I'm told, however, that Mine Collapse is solid and playable. I also have the same issue with my cheat decks. In fact, Sneak Attacks seems kind...

Marionette Apprentice is an undeniable include. I've gone back and forth between Blood Artist, which is the most powerful card, and Zulaport Cutthroat, which is a Human. Neither have quite been there, because it's the kind of secondary effect that is good but not quite useful on its own to...

It is very strong, but if the enablers are weak, perhaps that's fine. He knows his cube better than anyone so perhaps there's room for it, or not!

I'm doing to recommend an unusual pick. There are only two green graveyard cards I've been happy about. One is Life from the Loam, the other is this: Vengevine It requires some finesse to run, but it's a synergy piece so it's unlikely to be overpowered. The key is that it's 4/3 haste, which is...

It's worth a try! White is the best colour in my cube as it has both the highest average quality of cards and the most cohesion between them. That is, not only does it have a ton of good stuff, it its cards combine extremely well in different shells. This means I have slots to spare, I can...

They are unreliable enough that they don't see full play without some sort of way of sacrificing your lands. The only exception is Tithe, because it's an instant and can be easily abused with Fetchlands. Loyal Warhound and Knight of the White Orchid are a hair away of being playable of my cube...

Blue control decks won't play the Sailor either way, but being able to hold mana open seems useful for tempo decks, too, not just control ones.

Like most people here, these are my picks: Bristy Bill, Spine Sower Sandstorm Salvager A while ago, I pushed for a +1/+1 subtheme, but I ended up cutting most of the cards. Yet, the support and some great roleplayers are still in the cube. Thanks to these new additions, the theme is better...

I bet this was nerfed during development because it gave you mana for each life you gained or whatever nonsense and they couldn't make it work.

Ok guys, what do you think of this swap? Geralf, the Fleshwright vs Chrome Host Seedshark

There have been quite a few cards that have proven absolute staples, not only in my cube, but in the cubes of most people who have tried them here. And yet, since they are all a bit unassuming, they may have gone without much notice. Here are some truly fantastic cards that fit a wide...

Gideon of the Trials is a fair, playable version of Icy Manipulator. In fact, it's one of the few planeswalkers that don't provide any card advantage but are still worth playing. It normally sees play in control decks, particularly those with Stax or Wildfire effects. It's not a creature, so it...

These two cards already create a "humans" archetype. Champion of the Parish Thalia's Liutenant You can very easily make some tweaks to have a bit more humans. It makes aggro more fun. Most notably, Thalia's Liutenant is great with blink and there are other neat synergies. I also run these...

Personally, I feel it has improved the game and allowed for more diverse designs. Most notably, you can interact with creatures more easily than you can spells. However, it comes with a catch. The combat system is not the most interesting aspect of Magic and the way Wizards pushes creatures (by...

In my experience, black is great as artifact support. It has a few interesting cards that happen to be artifacts, it provides basic tools such as removal, discard and ways to fill the graveyard but it just doesn't have any good engines or other big cards that draw you into artifacts like Goblin...