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I like Trading Post a lot. It opens up a lot of venues for unique control decks. I also like Land Tax. While it's very strong, I think the fact that you need to make it useable when you are first forces you to build a deck around it. My biggest fear with the card is not so much its power, but my...

This looks like a worse Mirror Entity. Classes are further proof than Sagas are a better design template than Planeswalkers. In fact, they are even closer to the original idea for the card than Sagas. They seem an inevitable addition to the game and I welcome them. They seem a bit below my...

There aren't a lot of options, are they? -- Either way, I've been thinking about a couple changes: Combustible Gearhulk -> Scuttling Doom Engine These two cards look extremely similar to me, except one is colorless. Given the choice, I think I should move the slot to artifacts and free up...

That's a cool design, though probably better in multiples than in cube.

I have to admit, the whole set looks worse to me the more I know about it. The whole d20 mechanic is terrible. There's no risk management or any other interesting use of randomness, it's just luck. You might get an overcosted effect, an undercosted one or just steamroll your opponent. I don't...

Dark-Dwellers is a fine inclusion but it feels like yet another spells payoff and it's not very exciting. I'm considering it but it's a bit meh. Burning Sun's Avatar is fine, but seems too low-powered for my cube. I haven't had much luck with Skarggan Hellkite. It was in my cube for a long time...

For me the big priority is supporting Wildfire and other red control decks. The colour is doing well as far as aggro is concerned and it needs only a bit of tweating to make it truly good at artifacts. The second priority is supporting BR and GR decks, which means supporting the graveyard...

I'm having problems revising my red section, starting with the creatures. These are the creatures I'm pretty certain I like. Except Goblin Sharpshooter, that one I'm not sure about. Goblin Welder Bomat Courier Soul-Scar Mage Dragon's Rage Channeler Grim Lavamancer Greater Gargadon Dismissive...

I don't like the "flavour" of the set much, but I do love that they made Grim Wanderer

Living Death is far better in practically every cube. First, it destroys creatures which is more significant than doing the same with artifacts. Second, it brings back creatures which tends to be more abuseable than artifacts and enchantments. Lastly, Living Death can be a fine addition to any...

Liquimetal Torque is great in that it can replace any other 2-mana ramp and get a bunch of extra synergies on top. I wouldn't build around it or anything, just replace Mind Stone or whatever other card you run in its slot.

It kills the vast majority of creatures in my cube so it quickly became repeateable removal for just three mana. In both games I had it, it quickly dominated. I'm keeping it for now but I'll keep an eye for it. Ah, true. Dammit hahaha -- Ok, let's do this in blue: Blink of an Eye -> Brazen...

I don't think Gush is overly narrow, I think it hits a nice balance. The main issue is having two islands in play, which excludes some decks, but other than that it's fine. I agree it's very easy to go overboard on spells!

Inscho, I really want to ask you about Cursed Mirror. It's a very intriguing card and I wonder what you do with it. I suspect it might be something I would like to run as well! Cursed Mirror

I've been thinking a bit about the other colours and decided to reinforce what I already have with some swaps, cuts and other minor changes. Sea Gate Stormcaller -> Baral, Chief of Compliance I'm going back to Baral. Ultimately, the extra synergies provided by the Stormcaller were minor...

In my experience, it has an atrocious failure rate. If you draw lands or creatures for two turns or it gets killed then it's pretty terrible. On the other hand, you can get lucky, hit a cheap kill spell and get a recurring, bigger flying Nektrataal which is hard to beat. I would look into other...

Right now I'm happy at 50 cards, though I will give it a whirl if I end up getting an additional card. Thanks! Sadly, the other colours are much harder to fix than white, if simply because I really have no idea or where to take them :(

It's far more powerful than Dark Ritual. Dark Ritual gives +2 mana when you play it. Grim Monolith gives you +3 the next turn, which is a massive difference. Early Myr Battlespheres, Immortal Suns and Ugins are very likely. Quite frankly, it goes with everything. Being colorless, it fits in any...

I would run Entomb since its small cost opens up more possibilities, like getting a Gravecrawler into the yard. Unmarked Grave is the same card at a slighty higher price. I wouldn't run the later two as getting to 4 and specially 5 mana renders the whole point moot. Lamia is better as a 4/4...

Since my white section is in such great shape, I decided to check practically every card in existance to fill the remaining two slots. And I've decided to add these two: Mana Tithe Elspeth Conquers Death These are both versatile cards that are not just generic removal or more aggro beaters...