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Regardless of power level, it's just kind of boring, tbh. Darkweb Weaver - {4}{G} Creature - Spider Deathtouch, reach Suspend 3 - {2} {G} When ~ enters the battlefield or whenever a time counter is removed from ~ while it's exiled, put a 1/2 green Spider token creature with reach onto the...

Considering Torch was already a reprint from Zendikar, I doubt we'll see it a third time here, but you never know! It is a bit strange seeing red vampires without the slith ability, since they almost all had that before.

WotC has finally realized that they can't make red all aggro all of the time in limited and is finally giving it a few creatures with bodies made for blocking. Few seemed to cry foul with Whirler Rogue or Eldrazi Skyspawner when the conventional wisdom is that blue is the color with the weakest...

Just reread the article and wanted to talk about it some more. In terms of supporting these types of decks, what ratios of each card type (traveler, fodder, and aristocrat) should we aim for? My intuition is that you want more fodder and travelers than aristocrats as they can likely better fit...

New leaks for those who haven't seen them:

Thanks for the feedback! I'm going to put adding rares on the backburner for the time being as I want to get some playtest time without them. To make a small confession, I haven't had a chance to play with my cube since rebuilding it (aside from mock drafts on CubeTutor). I'm living in a new...

Pore over the Pages - {3}{U}{U} Sorcery Draw three cards, untap up to two lands, then discard a card. Grillo, are you on the design team?

Saboteur-effect auras and equipment that don't directly boost power definitely seem cool here. I've actually been looking at Shadow Slice & Spiteful Returned as templates to build around skulk in black. Maybe something like this: Shadow Knifes - {B} Enchant creature Enchanted creature has...

Unrelated to the previous cards, I wanted to make a Gravecrawler variant that provided similar threat potential but without being as swingy or reliant on tribal synergy. Graveyard Cannibal - {B} Creature - Zombie Graveyard Cannibal can’t block. Exile another creature card from your graveyard...

Yeah, Mogg Fanatic tokens =/= Goblin Arsonist tokens. The latter are a bit more interesting for aristocrats-style shenanigans.

Some Skulk-related designs I got in my head after the SOI leak. I really like it as a unifying creature mechanic for Dimir. Most of these are intentionally draft-set common/uncommon power level, but numbers could be tweaked to fit into stronger cubes. Shadowmage Initiate - {1}{U} Creature -...

I ran Graverobber in an early version of my peasant cube but, but cut it as it was the only flip card and I wanted to keep the learning curve down for newer players. While it does provide an interesting mini-game, it's ultimately replaceable by similar effects. As a recent example, Null Caller...

Grillo, I think you're misreading Skulk as it's the oppposite of the Wandering Wolf ability or I'm misreading your comment. Skulk doesn't prevent tokens from clogging the board, but does prevent solitary beefy dudes from holding back your skulking weenie. It's a non-bo with heroic and auras.

More leaks! https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/44grhe/i_bought_the_leaked_shadows_over_innistrad_cards/ http://imgur.com/a/Ztvm8 Initial thoughts: Madness is back! I imagine it will be the U/R limited mechanic like flashback was kind of centered there in the original block...

Honestly, I'm okay with Demonic Pact being a last pick or in a sideboard a lot of the time. I'm the kind of Johnny/Spike who loves the challenge weird minigame cards and will probably enjoy myself even if it's not great from a pure power perspective. I reserve the right to change my mind after...

I'm considering breaking the seal and include some actual rare cards. One of the main reasons I haven't before is that I easily reach decision paralysis when trying to figure out how many and which ones to add. But I figure that I can get some feedback here before I take the plunge. I've...

I like ignite a lot! It shares the same short-term value space as echo but without the memory issues of the upkeep cost. Good job!

Grimgrin feels like it'd be more at home in W/B than U/B, so being a Dimir card is kind of awkward.

Mesmeric Fiend/Brain Maggot are also probably better than Inquisition here. Decks here seem to be more about going over the top of each other, so there should be fewer ways to remove the body than normal.

I've looked at Cleaver Riot before, but leaving a bear behind is a big deal. Without the body, I think I'd rather have Volcanic Rush as a 5-drop anthem effect in red since it scales better with tokens, provides trample, and is an instant.