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For recent secret lair drops, the "generic" bonus card is one of several zombies, each from the modern era and in the retro frame for the first time. As a huge fan of the retro frame, this makes me very happy, but so far, none of these zombies was going to make it into my Cube as so many cards...

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Infinity Elemental did not pass the mustard in 2017 so, as much as I'd kill to have Jumbo Cactuar in my Cube, I will sadly have to skip it. I thought it was 5MV at first and I was THRILLED, because I really wanted to make Yargle and Multani work but couldn't justify a gold slot for a card I knew...

My least favorite set in Magic history, aesthetically. Certainly the worst art direction in the modern era. That's a pretty hard feat to have when we have both the introduction of the Guidelight Voyagers (the best artifact creature designs for Magic since the Myr) and our first real look at...

I will not apologize for liking this little guy. Again, for its ATROCIOUS art direction (not on my li'l guardian! but overall), this set has quite a few clean designs that I do really love and am excited to pick up for future Cube projects. this one is bad both from an art direction and a...

Very excited about the early success of your podcast, folks! Congrats on getting a spoiler so early in your journey as well :) The final vanilla legendary is out. I like that it's an artifact creature, but unsurprisingly, it's not the 3/1 I was hoping for! I don't completely hate it all the...

Two of the five legendary creatures with MV=2 and power>=4 have been printed in this set, and this is the first one without a downside/is able to actually attack and block without conditions. I do like Tyrox. It's not good enough, for sure, but I jammed the aforementioned Frost Walker for years...

Yeah, it's an artifact creature and it flies now? Malevolent Hermit was looking nervous until I looked up just how many of my non creatures were artifacts, enchantments, and planeswalkers. Graveyard shenanigans win out over artifacts this time!

I really like getting artifact removal on my thopter. This is just a little too slow for my Cube but I'm really grateful to have this available as a design and may even have a place if my artifact theme becomes even more centered. This works really well with everything Azorius is trying to do...

Maybe I was wrong and this set is actually the best thing ever??? This joins our 1-mana shark boy as an immediate and permanent staple in my Cube. It looks cool too!! Chatterfang consistently overperforms and Academy Rector is fine. I think the fact that this is itself an artifact really helps...

I'm sad Intimidation Tactics is yet another "exile instead of discard" situation like Dreams of Steel and Oil because it really hampers my whole Tinybones, Bauble Burglar/Hostile Investigator/The Raven Man vibe.

This set has been redeemed by one card. If this is not my favorite card of the set, I will eat a shark. I am shocked, delighted, and amazed that, in 2025, WotC is letting us put on a +1/+1 counter for each card discarded! It's not per instance, folks! Inti, Seneschal of the Sun is one of...

We're apparently getting a cycle of vanilla legendary creatures, per Mark's seasonal teaser post. To be honest, I would've been excited for one! Over-statted vanilla creatures have always proved extremely compelling to me. Some feel like puzzle pieces you're meant to solve. Others make you...

Not worth a thread on its own, but the full Innistrad Remastered spoiler is up! Extraordinarily happy they're continuing to add cards with the retro frame. There are 13 cards I Cube with that are in this style that I'll be updating, and I'm particularly thrilled about: I also really like...

I went deep in a post on Reddit about this about a month ago. I've only Cubed once since then, but I have done quite a few practice drafts of my Cube as well online. I gave ~15 picks for my favorite cards of the year, but with a lot of reflection, I can get the list down to a trio, if nothing...

I think cards that work across archetypes but still shout out their most natural homes are always ideal in a "this vs. that" situation. You can make pretty novel decks that way and it really expands the replayability of your Cube alongside providing greater personalization of play.

Speaking of which, definitely consider Intrepid Trufflesnout, a delightful card that I've tried out a few times in my on-deck binder and, worst case, has a perpetual home in my on-deck binder. I love the little Boar. Intrepid Trufflesnout Brightcap Badger Karvanista, Loyal Lupari I'm a big fan...

If you don't have 5 in your deck, it's probably not enough, right? That means you'd draw ~2 of them per game on average, and if you don't get two of them, it won't feel like you're getting enough for your hill giant...and even then, that's really the absolute minimum needed to justify it, even...

It scales well with the power level of your Cube, I think there are few environments in which it's overly strong or too weak.

Great retail limited card. The restrictive timing of the sacrifice, in addition to not being able to use it after chumping an opponent's attacker or to blank their spell, make it a little less compelling for a higher powered Cube, but I'm definitely eying it for several Cube projects I'm working...