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One benefit of Underworld Breach is that it can bring back card types that are otherwise difficult to recur....in this Izzet archetype it could be really useful to recur Thassa's Oracle or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

I found both Badgersaur and Bone Miser to be pretty awkward in the cube's curve. Curator of Mysteries and Archfiend of Ifnir kind of avoid that issue by self-cycling. I have them on standby in the event that I drop the speed/power of the cube down a notch. Yeah, Alliance wouldn't be optimal in...

I'm not sure the storm deck is quite as one-dimensional or toxic as it used to be with the printing of magecraft: Sedgemoor Witch Quandrix Apprentice Witherbloom Apprentice Professor Onyx If you are running lots of spell velocity stuff, Azorius can have a pretty explosive tokens deck that...

I really wish either Tutelage was target player rather than opponent. The trouble I have with most of the draw trigger stuff is how slow/clunky the payoffs are. Here's one draft I came up with: Ones 1 Careful Study 1 Faithless Looting 1 Firebolt Twos 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance 1 Conspiracy...

Considering cutting Murmuring Mystic, Young Pyromancer, and Saheeli, Sublime Artificer as the spells matters tokens deck is beginning to stick out more and more as I'm exploring more artifact and discard-driven synergies. I've long had an idea for a Izzet Combo deck centered around Wheel...

Near Certain: Cathar Commando Consider Dryad's Revival Moonveil Regent Cathartic Pyre Fateful Absence Foul Play Turn the Earth Willow Geist Uncertain but Interested: Memory Deluge The Meathook Massacre Sacred Fire Faithful Mending Angelfire Ignition Slogurk, the Overslime Jadar, Ghoulcaller of...

I do try to utilize some of the more "fair" resource denial options....but I'm also okay with doing unfair things sometimes :D

My cube runs plenty of cards that take away opportunities from players in the form of discard, counter magic, tax effects, and land destruction/stax so by that definition my cube is unfair

Some things I like about cards like Sinister Concoction, Aether Spellbomb, Pyrite Spellbomb and Executioner's Capsule that aren't necessarily relevant to every cube: - It gets an action spell out your hand that can be used later. Which is useful for cards like: Asylum Visitor Cursed Scroll...

Sinister Concoction

I’ve been thinking of reducing the amount of enchantment removal in white due to the non-bo with cataclysm

Seconded

I admittedly glossed over Moonveil Regent, but it's a pretty interesting effect even if you are only casting mono-colored spells. Discard and hellbent are themes I support, and this is fun with things like Flame Jab which are already in the graveyard. It seems less good than Experimental...

I really tried to shoehorn an "elf-ball" style ramp deck with counter creatures at one point. Even ran: Song of Freyalise and Chord of Calling End Rage Forerunners It was a little janky. Katilda seems like it would make that archetype a lot more intuitive.

I assume Rishkar, Peema's Renegade is too good? I really enjoyed this package when I ran it: Ranger of Eos Mikaeus the Lunarch Rishkar, Peema's Renegade Walking Ballista Stonecoil Serpent

To go further and further off topic by digging in a little deeper and comparing our blink packages: I run: Charming Prince Kor Skyfisher Shepherd of the Flock Ephemerate Soulherder You run: Charming Prince Kor Skyfisher Flickerwisp Emiel the Blessed Soulherder It really boils down to...

I'm enjoying exploring these differences in our card evaluation. A lot of which is inevitably defined by subtle (and not so subtle) differences in our formats. I can see how Tracker being an autonomous source of continuous/snowballing value would be less appealing. I find Tracker less of an...

Interesting. So is something like Pia and Kiran Nalaar less of an issue for you than Tracker due to the lack of competition in red 4's?

The only time I had problems with Tracker is when my removal suite was completely neutered. There's been so much efficient/interesting/quality removal printed in recent years that it's not even close to an issue anymore in my cube

Other narrow or lower powered options: Skaab Ruinator Demilich Vizier of Many Faces Echo of Eons Glyph Keeper And if you are looking for self-mill payoffs, one of my favorites is: Nexus of Fate Mill your entire library and take infinite turns to close the game out. I normally would be opposed...