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So I went and played my cube with two other people. It was fun and it was a real test of fire for my cube. The first was an old Netrunner buddy. The guy is a great card game player though he hadn't played Magic in more than a decade. The second was a newcomer to my club, who had played a lot...

Is drawing cards the best effect in gaming? At least I think so. I'm meeting a friend today so yesterday I took a list of all the changes I've done on my cube, added a bunch of random cards I thought of and went to the printer to make some proxies. Sadly, I did not print Valakut Exploration to...

Those are all great suggestions Nanonox. I've actually considered them before! I decided against Liliana and Flesh Carver because both are a bit too powerful, at least at a glance. This is why I run baby Liliana, for example. I'll probably add Call of the Herd right now. I did not include it...

Yesterday I did the full set of archetypes for each color pair: UW Blink UB Reanimator UR Discard UG Self-Mill WR Tokens WG Convoke (Earthcraft) WB Hatebears (Humans) GR Lands GB Recursive Rock BR Aristocrats Three color combinations are not as solid. I have shards that are great and...

Ultimately,w hile Mask of Memory requires you to run through some hoops, it does give you card advantage. With extra filtering at that. Zephyr Boots is card disadvantage only to turn a creature into a looter and give it flying.

This is the first time I've heard about these two cards! Do you guys think they are better/more interesting for reanimator decks than: Artisan of Kozilek?

Robber of the Rich is probably better in your cube since you have more players to attack. My issue with the card is that it's often blank on the draw and even then has a 40% chance of not doing anything. Big Thalia is great and very versatile, I recommend giving her a try.

I'm not liking the set so far. Multicolour focus, two-faced cards that have nothing to do with each other and a spellslingers theme might be fun in other formats but there's little that. So far the only cards that have caught my eye are: Elite Spellbinder Callous Bloodmage Conspiracy Theorist

I don't think so. If it went by ELO it would not pass Garruk Wildspeaker and other generically powerful cards. However, it might be part of the equation as the bots do overdraft Tinker.

One factor I've noticed is that Cobra has very little "memory". If you pass a card for a couple of drafts it will sink to the bottom. For example, Garruk Wildspeaker should be picked by any gree drafter at the table but if I don't take it for a couple drafts because I'm not on those colours, the...

I've thought quite a bit about running the Scholar or the Gearhulk and I'm increasingly opposed to the former. Seven mana is too much for fair decks and it has some real busted potential. So I'll just revise a few cards instead. Do you see any cards, especially in red, white and black that could...

Command the Dreadhorde is much worse than it looks. Her'es one I'm undecided on: Scholar of the Lost Trove vs Torrential Gearhulk Gearhulk is not as good as it seems in my cube, as I don't run as many instants. However, Scholar costs seven mana which is a lot. It also has blowout potential...

Thanks a lot for the decklists Nanonox! They were very helpful. What I wonder is: How many Laboratory Maniac effects do I need to run in my cube? Is one enough? I could use the slot. Thassa's Oracle Laboratory Maniac My woes have also been done away with, as the newly spoiled Elite...

These all look like islands to me.

I've been thinking about some potential changes in UBR. ONE Bloodsoaked Champion Bloodsoaked Champion -> Bloodsoaked Champion Gravecrawler There's not much of a need for two humans and I think Gravecrawler could open some interesting lines of play. I don't have many zombies, though, so...

Tradewing Rider is maligned sometimes because it's repeateble bounce but I've found very skill-testing in practice. Just bouncing the same permanent over and over is rarely the best play, especially as your opponent adapts. It's a fairer Oppossition-like card. If you like what Oppossition brings...

I hadn't considered Force of Virtue. However, if you don't have enough white cards to pitch, it's four mana, two more than Intangible Virtue. Do you think the card is playable on normal terms?

I want to support tokens but I'm not sure if a broader anthem would be better. Which one do you like more and why? Intangible Virtue Glorious Anthem

Please explain to me how to make this card work: Altar of Dementia

So far it doesn't actually seem very Potter-esque so it's actually fine to me. But I just can't keep a straight face when I see stuff like "Toralf's Hammer". It totally breaks my immersion and feels cheap and tired. I like games because they offer me new ideas and themes to explore. Seeing that...