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Tactics has been my most popular green removal so far, though I haven't yet added the tree aura that's popular these days.

This is exactly the type of situation where I want to try out the Utility Everything Draft proposed in another thread. The ability to give drafters access to a broad range of deep synergies seems very compelling. Hardened Scales would be a perfect example of the type of card I would include in...

I think Wahoo's points about "when does aggro end" are a great representation of why ramp (especially colorless, mana-rock ramp) is often GRBS. If you define the end of your "aggro period" as turn 5, then a signet is going to end your aggro period ahead of schedule. I think his point in this...

For what it's worth, I strongly recommend Pucatrade for getting cube cards. I generally only proxy expensive cards that I want to test out initially (and then, if the work get them on Puca), and beta duals because they are nuts expensive and hard to trade for. "You have sent 821 cards with a...

I'd be interested too, if you're already passing the details along. How do they compare from a "feel" standpoint to a real card? In a sleeve, could you tell the difference? My current proxies are printer paper over basic lands...

I would add: Monastery Mentor He adds solid value to control spells, and can actually be used in multiple archetypes - with the right mix, even aggro. The monk tokens are a real threat on defense if you have any mana up -- attacking you becomes riskier.

I feel the same way and recently wrote a note for an open slot in my black section "B 2 drop that can block". It is kind of ridiculous how few decent powered cards there are there. And as someone who also hates Nighthawk, Grillo, do you regret that you run it, or is the role it plays important...

But when compared to Abbot of Keral Keep, I can't help but think Marauder is pretty dull. That said, I do think Abbot is my favorite red 2 drop.

Red 2 drops have come a long way in the last year. I remember that we were generally pretty excited for it when it came out.

I agree that combat tricks make for much more interesting games (where interesting is defined as meaningful interaction in combat...which it often is). The trouble in my environment has been similar to auras and equipment: which tricks are good enough to be worth drafting and including in a...

I have been debating this question as well. StP seems like the obvious 1st pick in one of my packs no matter what, because it's such premium removal. That said, I have been feeling very good about my removal suite lately, so I hesitate to make big changes - currently debating if I should swap...

BFZ Mechanics Article Anyone else think the new mechanics are kind of lackluster? Granted we have quite a few more cards to spoil, but: Ingest - It will depend on how much it's used, but just having the keyword doesn't do much. The only 2 Processors spoiled so far aren't very inspiring...

Here are the build-around-mes that I was able to pull out quickly (would probably be more interesting in context...I should really get around to posting my full cube): Carrion FeederSmokestackBirthing PodSee the UnwrittenDomri RadeDelver of SecretsGoblin SharpshooterGuttersnipeGhostly...

Brilliant idea to evolve the ULD! Question -- how do you intend to define the line between "build around me" cards and "narrow UED" cards? I'm guessing there is a way to do it elegantly, but a number of the cards on your UED list are ones I have in my cube as build-around-me. It would seem...

His definition of removal as a category is pretty well-aligned with my current removal flagging as well. I plan to go through his categorization system with my removal and see how the numbers fall out. What I would give for a copy of his raw data...

Getting removal right always seems like one of the hardest aspects of cube design. Ars Arcanum is a stat-based limited article series we have discussed here before. Today he came out with a detailed analysis of removal across a large portion of Magic's history. The results should be...

I've been running it since FRF release - it has been pretty good. The GG and 4CMC reign in the potential considerably, but as you guys mentioned, it has a lot of ways to be effective. From a power level for my cube, it feels just right. If it were 3cmc, it would be broken. 5cmc would be too...

It felt moderately better to me than MM1. MM1 had flexibility in specific archetype design, but you still had to dive into the archetype (e.g., Giants). A few of the archetypes in MM2 (affinity, RW equip) were pretty poisony, but others (eldrazi ramp, counter themes) overlapped wonderfully.

I really like CML's list, but glad to see I'm not the only one baffled by the Rune Snagging. FoW was a trap in my cube when I ran it; 2-for-1ing yourself was almost always bad. But I learned a lot about how card advantage focused draft decks from my cube tend/need to be, which is invaluable...

This is a great question, and I would love to hear some answers on how much people are running. Obviously there are a ton of other factors, but as-fan might be the most important. I have a "non-tempo" (basically everything that is killing, not bouncing) removal as-fan of 2.43. What is...