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I just wanted to chime in and say that as far as tactical combat goes, shadow rift is way more interesting than artful dodge, defy gravity, or leap. Not only can you use it to force a creature through, but you can use it defensively, such as in the just referenced ambush viper scenario. Its...

How does putting the moduls in and out of the cube work? Is it sort of like having a "foundation" module and than you would add whichever module you wanted for the draft? Like graveyard one week, artifact the next, ect.

No, I understand the theory of what you're saying: you create definition in your environment by running more raw cards, which means you can pack it full of more build arounds, which results in more diverse decks than a 360 or 450. I'm just saying thats not necessarly the case, due to...

Hmmm...I think there is a lot being lost in translation by this accounting method. Some of the cards that you have listed aren't widely played here because they aren't really good enough (jaya ballad, obzedat's aid, worldgorger dragon) or fall into a catagory a lot of us view as GRBS (recurring...

Boros is a great artifact color combination...which means an excuse to run splicers! I really like that flavor because it mixes nicely red's forge themes with white's life creation themes. Its also a strong humans tribal combination that bleeds into angels.

Not to be the last dog to the dog pile, but without print runs you can't guarantee the distribution of certain cards in the draft, and things can get weird. This goes far deeper than the goblin welder problem, since it means you can have these extreme drafts, where one week the draft is choked...

That is the only Sengir vampire art I will recognize. Back in the day the duelist had an issue with an awesome full body image of necropotence. This is the best I could find of it:

Wow thats a tough one. I like the visual appeal of the second one, because the additional art helps you get more excited about playing the card, but the first one illustrates the actual mechanics of the card better i.m.o. I think I would go with the second one, but if I had newer players I might...

It seems fine to me, though astral slide looks abusive, and maniac needs more self mill (though works great with looters). Tortured existance in a great card, and an ideal singleton build around because the decks it goes into are so grindy and slow. Saw this and thought of your cube: Lost...

Love this dark ritual Of promo cards/judge's foils, this is my favorite: Love the phyrexian script, I wish they had done that with more cards.

Well, keep in mind that this is going to be format dependent, but battlewise hoplite is great design: vertical growth and filtering. I've often wondered if a more pushed design, say with scry 3, would be ok. I like that approach of having the filtering folded into the strategy. The other...

Over here, the heroic decks tend to be very surgical with their combat tricks, either using them as counterspells, or to engineer advantageous attacks. As a result, those decks either don't want to have too many heroic guys, or they want an overrun effect to go with them. Besides that, the...

That sounds pretty good. Remember that while you may be shifting away from power max design, your drafters will still be power max drafters. Looking at your changes through that perspective, can help give you an idea if your changes will stick.

Having a closer power band means your drafters spend less time drafting and building decks that are just a collection of format crushing bombs, while ignoring the rest of your cube. People are drawn towards powerful cards, and some people (a lot) will approach cube draft by just taking the...

The two skaabs I would probably not run. Ruinator can be pretty hard to get going in even more focused formats, and I doubt there is a large demand for a 1/4 3 mana body in most decks. A second thought scour would probably be a better card to run, though I am not sure there is much demand for...

Thats too bad about the complexity issue. In all fairness, threshold and graveyard order matters cards do lead to a feeling of "playing in the graveyard." But death spark, krovikan horror, ashen ghoul, and nether shadow are just so sweet and nostalgic, I don't think I could turn them away...

So, I think we are getting to the point of wrapping this up. It feels strange to say that a cube is "finished" but I think I may be saying just that. The list feels tight, and plays great. I made one last swap, which was turntimber grove for dread statuary and I have ophidian eye in for...

I have skyfisher and angel already. The appeal of ancestral statue is that you can combo it with journey to nowhere, but its also a golem and an artifact. I think I would probably rather be in rusted relic territory, but its a strong suggestion. If I were running cards like reality acid, I...

I think it would be good to add a lot more threshold cards. I know Lucre likes the valuation game, and threshold seems like a really important part of that puzzle in conjunction with cycling, looting effects, and madness. A lot of the threshold cards seem underpowered, but thats because they are...

I absolutly love trinket mage in this cube, he is the king of utility. Any thoughts on running cards like: Invader parasite petravark I know, I know, disruption by messing with people's lands isn't the most popular thing. However, acidic slime hasn't been back breaking, its just been...