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Updates 4.7 - 4.7.2, a major update plus two immediate follow-ups. Goals: Green needs more reach Green is boring Green needs more support for UG flash Consolidate RG Enrage/Wildfire Consolidate BRG Sacrifice, make green official; Jund was boring Make WB Lifegain more obvious, black needs more...

Updates 4.6.1 to 4.6.5, made over the last 10 months, combined: These updates were small. Some goals: Removing some cards that were too narrow and went unused almost all the time Having critical mass for zombies, elves, and goblins Removing false signals for archetypes not supported in...

Testing these: Splicer's Skill Faerie Seer Bazaar Trademage Undead Augur Feaster of Fools Orcish Hellraiser Lesser Masticore When prices go down a bit (hopefully they will), I'll add: Wrenn and Six I'll report back in two years or so.

Phyrexian Arena is very good, and the drawback is non-negligible. I like the effect it has as the top of the power band in my environment. Too much lifegain negates the drawback though, so be careful if life is an abundant resource in your cube. One I'm thinking of testing is: Bloodtracker

I'm redesigning my Artifacts archetype. I want to have 3 colors, and blue looks like the most solid one. Trinket Mage Whirler Rogue Wing Splicer Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp Thirst for Knowledge Confirm Suspicions Ongoing Investigation The Antiquities War Thopter Spy Network Urza, Lord High...

I was pessimistic about this set (see first page), but the cards are so amazing. I've changed my mind, there are so many good cards that it will hit Modern like an earthquake and provide a lot of diversity like a fixed Legacy. Lots of good cards mean the average price of a Modern-playable from...

Wait, is Ayula a 4/4 for 1G with upside?

I think Dreadmalkin is pretty cool and will test it, but it is for lower power / slow envs because of the steep activation cost. It's less combo-ish than Carrion Feeder, but might be better in less synergistic deck.

Golgari. It's technically playable on other combinations, but very few people actually would, and only in specific decks.

I really, really like Ashiok. Perhaps they will be what makes me put open the gates and let some planeswalkers into my cube. They tick a lot of boxes. Hybrid, so works in any Ux and Bx decks that deal with graveyard or just use it as wincon. A single proliferate takes it from milling 20 to...

I cubed Pentavus for a while. It's a cool and unique low power card, but surprisingly similar to Constant Mists. You need a pretty lower power level or Tinker/Welder shenanigans for people to maindeck it at all, though.

Combos with Providence. I'm joking of course. But they used to be so bad that we have no data points to show that 3RR 6/6 trample with those upsides is that pushed, because there are no "almost there" 3RR 6/6 tramples, just terrible ones.

Orgg Soulgorger Orgg ;)

I'm usually the person saying "power creep! grbs!!!11!1" but Ilharg doesn't strike me as such an offender. First, it has no impact on the first turn - needs to attack to do something and has no haste. Second, you need the other creature in your hand, and it's a 5-drop, so what are the chances...

I don't like how snowballing and wordy Trident is, but I've run it for a long time. Favorable Winds is narrow, but there's no clearer signpost for the fliers deck, I'm pretty happy with it even though it's played maybe 25% of drafts.

Well, burn will be good.

If for every threat a deck has, the other has an answer ready, then the game will be a long slog towards someone running out of gas. With both deck being able to draw more gas but neither able to apply enough pressure to seal the game, the slog will be even longer. Ideas that help: 1...

Can you please post two control decklists as an example? I too enjoy playing control mirrors in my cube, but there are many play patterns that can get repetitive and boring in that matchup.

Captivating Crew Do you think this would be ever played? I need red cards that feed sacrifice outlets. Mana sinks are good to have, and I even have a minor pirates deck.

I think 17 is enough. You don't need to draw these cards early, so having 4-5 versatile answers in a deck should be plenty. Seems like any combination of black + white, green and blue could support that.