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Goodness, that card is exciting! I need to find room in my cube for it now. I LOVE how it fits into both black aggro and graveyard recursion- a 2/2 menace for 2... isn't actually that bad. I feel like the menace bit will be downplayed in light of it's more exciting abilities, but this guy seems...

Not much has been spoiled thus far, but limited seems pretty strong for triple SOI, especially when you can go T2 Heir of Falkenrath, T3 Incorrigable Youths, swing for 7. Geralf's masterpiece might end up in the bulk mythic bin once all is said and done (it looks neat, but doesn't scream power)...

The black delver is super exciting; but I'm actually also excited for this 'investigate' mechanic. I'm currently trying for an artifact theme in my cube, and it could be a great way to weave more artifacts into the thing without disrupting the other archetypes. Of course, this is dependent on...

It's also worth noting that it makes Gaea's Cradle tap for mana. Most of the synergies with this card can only be really labled as 'cute.' The only one imo that's worth it is GSZing for it on T1 to ramp, so it's a go if you have that, I guess?

Just did a draft; this is what I came away with. Probably not optimal, I'm still working on my drafting skills. Seems fun, though. Idea plant seems like a pretty ridiculous card. Brainstorm = Idea Plant Leonin Squire = Shrine Maiden Prohibit = Archmage Prodigy...

I'm currently testing it in a legacy-level cube as a replacement for Keiga on the curve. Maybe that new sphinx, might be better for that slot? Those are all valid points. I liked Aboshan because he's an oddball, but that does work against him, too...

Throwing this card out there: I'm referencing him as a standalone card (no other cephalid) in a cube. I think he's a pretty interesting top-end that's fair, but can be pretty tough to deal with. What do you guys think? (currently testing him in a cube that may be a bit too strong for him...

Good lord. I had a massive update written out, and accidentally deleted it before I could post it... Short of it is, I haven't had the chance to physically proxy the cube yet, but I sat down with some friends and ran it through some simulators for about three hours straight. We found several...

That deck looks super fun! I haven't had much trouble grabbing self-mill in my own testing, but I'll look into the ratio of wheels and mill cards.

Question: How do people feel about Sidisi, Brood tyrant -> The Mimeoplasm? I feel that there's a need for a card to hold the BUG pile together, and perhaps the Mimeoplasm is stronger than Sidisi? It's fairly trivial to stock your graveyard in this cube.

All fair points, however I feel a strong need to specifically defend Reconnaissance. It's a pet card of mine, and can provide some great advantages for it's nominal mana cost. It gets exponentially better when paired with something like Geist of Saint Traft, or Alesha, who smiles at death. At...

Will do! Thank you so much for your help thus far, guys. Itll take me a bit to get the cube together and organize a night of play, but be rest assured that I will take detailed notes when it happens!

Do any of the cards seem particularly extraneous? Too weak? Too strong? Are there any cards that I just don't know about, and should totally have in the cube? I know that a lot of this information can only be gotten through testing, but I'd like to have a decent solidified list before sleeving...

True that! I don't mind em', myself. Magic is all about having fun, and proxies are a way for more people to experience it.

I'm not sure what this forum's stance on proxies is, but... I actually have a rather extensive collection, which includes all the OG dual lands. Including them is not a price issue. This entire cube will be using non-proxied cards... I dunno if you guys like 'swag pics' or not, but I could take...

Could you give me some examples of crazy outlier cards (the ones that seem too strong or too weak) and maybe some suggestions for replacements? I'm not fantastic at evaluating individual cards. Example: I know that vengful rebirth is no Regrowth, but being able to turn your slain eldrazi titan...

What would your suggestion be for the next 'cycle'? I currently have Shocks/Fetches/painlands/filter lands (pains and filters help the Eldrazi 'colorless matters' splash.) as my mana-fixing core. I would consider putting in the Ravnica bounces, but those seem a bit strong in this cube. Perhaps...

Major update, everyone! I've taken a lot of your advice, and took another crack at the cube- this time from a top-down perspective. I've also taken the liberty of overhauling the initial post to reflect the changes. You can view them there. Any suggestions are much appreciated!

I'm hoping that the control players of the cube will look to U/W and U/B as bases to get their control fix.

I'm workin' away! I should have something concrete from the 'top down' front soonish. So far, I've got: U/R 'spells matter' U/W 'blink abuse'/'cataclysm' W/R 'equipment' B/R 'aristocrats' G/B 'dredge-style recursion/sacrifice' U/B 'evasion/reanimator'/ self-mill U/x 'tokens' R/G 'super-ramp'...