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Do you think both of them will quit magic forever?

In terms of mana costs that keep a card focused on a certain colour pair, I liked the design of cards like Quandrix Cultivator. I’d like to see it pushed to {G/U}{G/U}{G}{U}, which keeps things focused on that guild but allows a bit of leeway if you don’t see two of each colour on turn four.

I don't really like the play pattern with Riddleform, as you have to cast your spell before combat if you want to attack with it. Jeskai Elder I have played in my cube with some success: as Mondschwein says, it fits into more than one deck type, and even in the aggressive spellslinger decks the...

Well now I know. Classic AI hands top right; bottom right is giving me strong M C Escher vibes. Thank you!

What would happen if you asked an AI art generator to draw Jesus Hands?

Whatever the mechanical and gameplay benefits, the aesthetic disadvantages of the Test Cards are a huge hurdle for me. If I were to see a card that I absolutely had to include, and could be bothered to design and print a better looking version, maybe one day it would sneak into my cube...

Seems fair to me. Brad is using shock lands rather than ABU duals.

Jumpstart isn't a bad afterlife for cards or strategies that are no longer supported by your Cube(s).

Thank you! The format is fun, but pretty imbalanced and high in variance. There are several individually powerful cards that can run away with the game if unchecked; some combinations of half-decks have more inherent synergy than others; and the decks can sometimes feel clunky if you draw the...

That player with all the cards could even curate the pool to ensure a balanced and enjoyable format, based on feedback from other players. In order to resolve the issue of who gets which cards, maybe you could split the pool so that everyone gets a first choice from a random subset of the...

There used to be something like this on MtG online: it started off like a sealed pool then you added another pack each week or something like that. It was quite fun. The challenge with such a league in paper magic is policing it. For small stakes and with people you trust it will be fine. As...

My jumpstart list is here. I've gone the more traditional route with single colour packs. Each pack has a fairly strong individual identity, but there are broad themes seeded across all colours and packs. Whichever packs you take there will be some synergies between them. Each pack is sleeved...

Some sites allow "preorder" once all the cards have been spoiled, then will send them out on release day. The shops would have been tearing into boosters and cataloguing cards as soon as the boxes arrived. Card Market might be different because it is not intended as a retail site.

So far my experience has matched Rasmus’ description, but I am inspired by Nanonox’s passionate panegyric to the card! Which of your cubes are the decks drafted from? The high power, high synergy approach is what I am aiming for, and I want to steal your ideas :cool:

Agreed with Erik and Onder. Either you feel sad because your opponent answers your six drop with removal (even if you wait until they are tapped out they can still kill the sphinx on upkeep to avoid you benefiting from their draw step), or they have no removal and you bury them in card...

It would be for those occasions where you don’t have time for long drawn out matches. Also for introducing new players to the game, as they would have precisely the same chance of winning as experienced veterans.

Now I want to build a cube where everyone starts the game with a copy of Transcendence in play.

Broken with Transcendence.

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer was easy.

I've done a couple of drafts and I think the cube is fun, but less because of the mana shenanigans and more because you have multiple copies of a card that can potentially be cast for free. Spellweaver Helix seems like a lot of fun, but magecraft and other spells matter effects can also really...