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A couple of Cube threads have mentioned using Life Gain as a Thing and I was wondering if it could work. At first, I was extremely skeptical, but now I am actually starting to believe this could be a fun theme in Black/White that doesn't need very much support to make happen as many of the cards...

Last time we drafted, someone at the table wanted to take Havenwood Battleground during the utility land draft and was disappointed that it wasn't there anymore. He ended up settling mostly happily for Hickory Woodlot and I don't recall him mentioning the difference mattering in any of his...

Devastating Dreams This card checks a bunch of boxes for me. It discards stuff, it stunts development and it sweeps creatures. The problem is, I'm not sure if red decks actually want to do all three of these things at the same time? This is a recent addition and it was undrafted last time...

I figured I'd make this into its own thread because I still like the format and maybe someone who wasn't around for the old group will be interested in it. Westchester Draft Number of Players: 4-8 Number of Cards Needed: Theoretically you need 60 per player. Realistically you probably...

Something I've always thought, but never had the words to express: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showpost.php?p=11101457&postcount=131

As I was working on my Sligh Curve Cube idea, I noticed a problem that I knew going to happen. Indeed, it was pretty obvious as its a design problem in basically any cube, but the extremely low mana curve of the Sligh Curve just made it super-extra blatant. In order to get a good curve, you...

The formatting is pretty non-existent, but try to enjoy it anyway! Live Big, Live Heroic If you are like me, you like casting giant growth. Unfortunately in most cubes, there are a lot of reasons not to cast giant growth. Value creatures say, “Why not just play more dudes with etb...

Aggro > Control > Midrange > Aggro ? What is the point of cubing if only 33% of the games are worth playing? Shouldn't the point be to ensure that there are interesting matchups regardless of what archtype you play? Do people actually design with this in mind?

So, I was experimenting with Goblin Lackey and really not enjoying the experience. It just seemed wierd that the lackey could force out big moves like Siege-Gang Commander or get me 0 cost stone rain (Goblin Settler), but couldn't let me drop a Wrecking Ogre or Avalanche Ridereven though those...

http://cubetutor.com/viewcube/2956 I've decided to try something different and get back to the roots of my cubing experience. This is my attempt at a cube list intended to be played with 4 players and 5x10 (or 15/20/15) with no land draft. I am attempting to get fast games with reasonable...

Does anyone know of a resource that has the history of restrictions/bans for Type 1/1.5? I found one list and it is very informative, but it unfortunately incomplete. I know it is incomplete because balance isn't on it. I'm trying to remember when balance was restricted and I think it must have...

I have a copy of the game Vineta. It's a charming little game where the players represent the Norse Gods and destroy an island of their worshipers for some reason. One of the components of the game is wooden figures shaped like houses. One day I wanted to play and I noticed that one of my...

So, I was randomly reading this cube review. It bashed Seacoast Drake, but there is no need to revisit that topic. What struck me wasn't the content of the article, it was the header! Here is what it said: Anthony Avitollo has one of the oldest cubes in existence. Dating back to 2005, I was...

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe a two turn clock that is basically impossible to block without bleeding value to the opponent is actually the proper reward for getting to five mana in a green deck. Maybe the fact that it still functions as a three turn clock without dealing damage for the first two turns...

True or false? In case you don't know, this is 1/3 flying for 1U. It seems pretty amazing. Cubes are filled with value packed 2/1s. Many of them fly. Seacoast drake hardcounters them. Cube also has lots of equipment. A 1/3 flier carries them like a stud. The downside is that the drake...

As anyone who has done two player drafting knows, it comes with baggage. Recently inspired by conversations on gold cards and card classification, I had an epiphany. Two player stacks should be ridiculously oversaturated with fixing and multicolor cards. We want players to be competing...

So, yesterday I slotted in Riot Control in the cube. It was drafted and main decked. Its impact was "usefulish". The potential upside to this card (blocking direct damage, killing attackers while fogging other attackers) never came up. Basically, it played like a 3 mana respite and that...

I actually got to play Magic yesterday. Here are some observations I found. Since I hadn't played any Dragon Maze yet, we forced all the cards from that set into the draft. This was a 4 player table, which is the usual for my group. 1) Recently, I had been thinking that Force of Will is a bad...

Netrunner is fabulous. The original game was very good, but it had some big problems. The new release is very good and has some questionable design decisions, but so far no problems. It is very accessible and, importantly, it is still very early in the run. You could easily get completely...