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There is some redundancy in white/red for this effect now with Spitemare, Truefire Captain, Stuffy Doll and of course Boros Reckoner. I reckon it serves as a moat on its own and can wreak havoc when suited up - control the board while whittling down your opponent's life total. Cool and...

I have been eye-balling this card as well and looking through decks that try and enable it in constructed. The key seems to be cards like Chromatic star and similar cantrips, Omen of the Sea. My cube is packing a lot of these. Does anyone have experience with the dance? Auriok Steelshaper I...

Foreshadowing a Sarkhan's Unsealing reprint? Otherwise I totally agree...

The cube I am trying to construct has Temur caring about elementals and ferocious. There is also a Temur reclamation deck. Lo' and behold. Does the card stand on its own legs roots, though? My environment isn't very powerful, but the power in gold on average seems higher than this cards...

I am a little confused by the templating. Is the first line of text an ongoing effect? If it checks as it enters, does it mill first? Definitely a cool card. I have Mindwrack Demon in that "slot", though. The grub has a fine power level. The demon however signals delirium as a theme - making...

I have come to think that I have been too prescriptive in my approach when trying to support themes and signposting these to the drafters. Example Pelt Collector Kronch Wrangler They are both warriors and care about +1/+1 counters. Pelt Collector is reminiscent of Experiment one. It forgoes...

Bumping this thread. Battlebond featured a warrior theme and introduced more warriors and payoffs. Some of the rules text is a little cumbersome at the set is multiplayer/2HG I am especially looking at: (as I also have a ferocious theme). Bull-Rush Bruiser Mindblade Render Najeela, the...

After an Abzan/Golgari draft I did on Cubecobra I was left with a feeling that Delirium was a trap. You could fill your yard no problem - it was a matter of getting enough of different card types. Payoffs in the cube Grim Flayer Extricator of Sin Mindwrack Demon Topplegeist Traverse the...

Linking to a thread I started on the companion mechanic. The rules change of june 1 warrants revisiting the following companions. The rules change makes it more of a decision whether to fulfill the condition or just play them normally. Lurrus of the Dream-den Umori, the collector Jegantha...

Interesting indeed. I will need some time to formulate my thoughts on whether to include them or not. I have already been on the verge of including Yorion but disregarding the companion mechanic. I will have to re-visit the others too for my historic and shards cube.

I've been reflecting on some constraints I, inadvertently or otherwise, have put on myself. Not including cards or mechanics that are associated with guilds not represented in the cube. Card in question - Cloudfin Raptor. In the same vein I have been of two minds about Benthic Biomancer. I...

I agree that removing the aura part makes it much cleaner and easier to grasp. Sadly it is no longer an homage to the original. I didn't realize at first that it also gives some support to the azorious' themes of blinking augmenting creature tokens. I am inclined to slot it right in. Do you...

Customs: The color-shifted Chief of The Edge New addition to the Alara Blade Cycle - Temur Searblade* As I have mentioned earlier - I want to give jeskai more spell like effects that can also act as creature to trigger prowess as you are curving out. This can be discarded. It also makes...

One of the feelbads in playing limited is when your opponent draws their bomb while you stare down at your bears and grey ogres contemplating scooping. I realized that my layered power may lead to such lopsided games. To remedy this I have been looking for monocolored cards that can work as...

Introduction and inspiration Hello again. I have been hard at work after making my first cube from scratch This project (Cubecobra link.) has been going on for much longer. It dates back to my days as a poor student. I came across Grillo Parlantes penny pincher cube (vol. 2) and was...

You beat me to it. Those are some very convincing numbers.

It was the release of Ikoria that sparked my interest in trying to make the cycling aggro archetype work. Your numbers may be right and makes it a daunting task for a cube designer. However, having given this some thought I think that Ikoria is not the goal to strive for. The fox in Ikoria draft...

Spitballing other ideas to make the companions more fair. - might elaborate later. Most of your qualms with the companions is the inherent card advantage of the "8th card in your hand". What if it just starte in your hand like the quest mechanic from Hearthstone...

Where do people stand on the companions? Have you tried them out in your cubes? Stern Dismissals I can start by sharing my thoughts on the mechanic: Not all companions are created equal. To put Lutri in your cube is uninspired for the same reasons it got banned in commander from the get go...

Naya Feather was a potent deck before Ixalan and Reckless Rage rotated out. (This is from the historic card pool) The OG heroes from Theros have potentially even more powerful effects. Season of Growth Feather, the Redeemed Gnarlback Rhino Tenth district legionnaire Heroes of the Revel Hero...