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  1. Grillo_Parlante

    General CBS

    That was painful to read. Reminded me of the cloudblazer argument oddly enough: both cards being bad design because you can never misplay them.
  2. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    Drafted this www.cubetutor.com/cubedeck/642220[/url]"] Ones 1 Flame Slash Twos 1 Bitterblossom 1 Goblin Bushwhacker 1 Guardian Idol 1 Reckless Bushwhacker 1 Tormenting Voice 1 Ultimate Price Threes 1 Collective Defiance 1 Cultivator's Caravan 1 Hell's Thunder 1 Hero's Downfall 1 Liliana of...
  3. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    Opinions on these two cards? underworld dreams memory jar Couldn't find anything on good for underworld dreams. I personally like the card from the 90s (where it was insane) and its kind of like a fairish sulfuric vortex with a higher ceiling, if you can get past the triple black. Only...
  4. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    I finished up, I think with the UB decks last night, I think, and what I've been doing is trying to find something for Big Rakdos. Broadly speaking, the cube's color wheel looks to be as such {U}{B}{R}{W} Grixis Family These are the blue based family of decks, concerned with either...
  5. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    Brilliant Probably a stupid idea for me to throw out, but does this make something of a mini-morph ETB thing possible (dare I say theme?) vesuvan shapeshifter den protector deathmist raptor hooded hydra exalted angel stratus dancer ainok survivalist thelonite hermit Maybe for another...
  6. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    Ah...thats too bad. You're right, it only triggers when it ETBs, and won't trigger from the flip.
  7. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    Added a bunch of b8r's suggestions, though metallurgic summoning kind of scares me. I think its still really solid if you think of it as a fork deck, which is really where you want to be in UR anyways. Forked removal spells give you a way to compete in terms of card advantage in a world...
  8. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    Its maybe a little bit too inconsistent, on the other hand maybe we're just talking about fork effects + x spells as a kill condition in a ramp deck. Added in the artifact sub theme, and came up with: www.cubetutor.com/cubedeck/641686[/url]"] Ones 1 Serum Visions 1 Silent Departure Twos 1...
  9. Grillo_Parlante

    Un-Powered / Budget-ish 490 Cube (multiplayer minded)

    I've been taken more of a {G}{W}{R} "angry earth" approach, which I've been experimenting with here, for which landfall effects would be relevant. Sigh has been working on a RUG version for a while, the thread of which is here. Here is a sample deck from the min/max cube I've been...
  10. Grillo_Parlante

    The Penny Pincher Cube (360)

    Enlisted wurm is kind of a basic nerd, but cascade is a fun mechanic, so maybe people will like it? Look how good saproling burst is: www.cubetutor.com/cubedeck/641294[/url]"] Ones 1 Abundant Growth 1 Blossoming Defense 1 Emerge Unscathed 1 Magus of the Candelabra 1 Skarrgan Pit-Skulk 1...
  11. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    Thanks added elder. Would it be horrific to run Armageddon? I think I'll leave tithe in, but maybe cut gifts of estates. Tithe just seems really reasonable to me. Scourge Devil's already doing work in its intended capacity www.cubetutor.com/cubedeck/641254[/url]"] Ones 1 Darkblast 1...
  12. Grillo_Parlante

    The Penny Pincher Cube (360)

    Sir, I think you may be getting your cube lists confused ;) No reveillarks, gearhulks, or pods to be found here.
  13. Grillo_Parlante

    The Penny Pincher Cube (360)

    I'll prob go Out prison term feral invocation In Faith unbroken armor of thorns and try gleam of authority in for battle mastery. Still need a selsyneya card though to replace one of the two guild auras: sigil or unflinching courage. Any opinions on which one should go and with...
  14. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    Few more updates, this is chugging along. Did some major surgery on the black section, streamlining out the curve and the number of cards that had {B}{B} at the 2 and 3cc slot. Big thank you to B8r for this deck: www.cubetutor.com/cubedeck/640399[/url]"] Twos 1 Asylum Visitor 1...
  15. Grillo_Parlante

    General Fight Club

    cataclysm tragic arrogance cataclysmic gearhulk How do we rank these? Do they all fill the same niche, or do they fill different roles?
  16. Grillo_Parlante

    General The Draft Exchange

    - masked admirers -emrakrul -stroke +sylvan safekeeper + vapor snag + duplicant You basically want to get an elf out, or GSZ for an elf turns 1-2 or for safekeeper, than hit fof to find treachery or opposition, and take over the game from there with your army in a can dudes. Safekeeper...
  17. Grillo_Parlante

    The Penny Pincher Cube (360)

    I know I have a history of not liking that card, but in all seriousness, I'm kind of thinking of something able to give a higher power or toughness bonus. A bunch of the red and green cards care about total power, either to grant evasion or buff damage, and I would like to give them something...
  18. Grillo_Parlante

    The Penny Pincher Cube (360)

    I like the idea of faith unbroken quite a bit. Traditionally, white had a clunk issue around the 4cc slot, but maybe with the slightly smoother curve, there is a spot for faith unbroken as a companion aura for faith's fetters. Thanks. I'm honestly getting kind of tired of prison term...
  19. Grillo_Parlante

    General The Draft Exchange

    For a first draft this is perfectly fine. p1p1 it was a choice between izzet boilworks or rot farm. I think the slight nod is towards rot farm, though its very close. The other cards don't even come close in terms of power level, though psy blast is still a fine card to take, especially if...
  20. Grillo_Parlante

    Min/Max Midrange Cube Experiment

    As I continue on with my bloggy posts: wanted to add a few things that happened with the above tweaks that I think are maybe helpful. 1. Ratched down some of the removal CC. Stressing this again, no one really drafts around removal in these types of formats, so removal first off has to be able...
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