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One interesting direction for white that is similar to blink is ETB cast triggers. It requires a bit more work, but I find it to also be more rewarding. Payoffs Oketra's MonumentTeshar, Ancestor's ApostleShrine of Loyal LegionsSyndic of TithesAnafenza, Kin-Tree SpiritBygone Bishop Enablers...

Not really, but a few cards care about actually casting artifacts such as Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle, Sai, Master Thopterist, Traxos, Scourge of Kroog and potentially Welder + Daretti to weld it back in. What I'm actually thinking about is Tezzeret, Artifice Master It makes thopters and...

Interesting, as I saw Bident as a less narrow card than just evasion decks: Payoff for tokens as it draws a card for each creature dealing damage (where Network is capped at 1 no matter how many attackers) Value from my random assortment of utility creatures/mana dorks (functions like a second...

Bident of ThassaThopter Spy Network I'm seeing pros to both of these cards and really cannot decide. Bident Is an artifact (for Teshar, Sai, ...) Can draw multiple cards In a MP game, can leave a player wide open (though this is rarely used) Network Creates a board out of almost nothing...

Funny you should post this as it's something I've been struggling to formulate something coherent about green artifacts (and more) for a while. Your green +1/+1 counter post was spot on and better than anything I could have posted. What I wanted to expand on is how to make some of the cards you...

I'm pretty happy with what red got in this set. I was looking for non Goblin Welder/Daretti, Scrap Savant ways to abuse the graveyard and I think the cards below help with that. Almost 100% Seasoned Pyromancer: Looting (or better), tokens and flashback. This will replace Wheel of Fortune which...

I find it helps to categorize the graveyard payoffs by what they actually do (I realize that most of these have been mentioned!). That way you can get a good idea of what decks you are looking to build and can mix and match the most relevant ones to your themes. GY spells payoffs (mostly blue)...

@Erik Twice Two suggestions: Vampire Nighthawk Not that the effect isn't good, but I see you have an Avatar of Woe, Tombstalker, Laboratory Maniac, ... I suggest you use a Stinkweed Imp instead! Ivory Tower Unless you have the Antiquities version, it's hard to justify this one for me...

Just wanted to share a post that helped me along my cube journey. I had the same idea as you, supporting all 10 shards/wedges, but it is a lot. Check out the arguments here: https://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/cube-archetypes-help.1992/ Happy cubing!

How many cards do you usually discard to it? I could see it as a speed bump to ensure the win, as a reset button for when behind or a wrath for when you have the biggest butt on the battlefield.

Looking to spread the Stax archetype to red and hopefully a tie with lands. All I have is Wildfire. Should I double up on it or are there alternatives? Edit: I like the idea of Devastating Dreams but the random discard really scares me. Any experience with the card vs Wildfire?

I'd lean towards the Cemetery as well. I like that it's reliable independent of your opponent's deck. I have one myself Laboratory Maniac vs Jace, Wielder of Mysteries The reason I'm hesitating is that one is "only"a payoff, but a much better CC, while the other is a payoff and enabler...

I was browsing cubes for discovery/learning purposes and I saw quite a few with Auriok Salvagers What surprised me was that some of these cubes were quite high powered and didn't feature the typical Lion's Eye Diamond. I always assumed that without the combo it would be too slow and...

So I got to test the cube out this Friday. We weren't supposed to be playing with my cube, but something came up with the other so I had to scramble to get all the cards together and sleeved. We were 3 players and so we drafted 9 packs of 15 cards each, picking one and burning two for each pick...

Counters and GY is a tough one indeed. There is Travel Preparations in Selesnya which is actually solid and ties into the berserkers archetype. In blue you have Benthic Biomancer that could be an interesting looter. Puppeteer Clique could be a fun one if you can mill your opponent. Golgari...

Thanks for the draft! Deck looks really solid for my environment. You have a lot of plays to gain value over the course of the game and to grind out a table of 2-3 opponents. I was just curious if it felt too "on rails" or if you feel you could have gone a different direction? The +1/+1...

Just curious, what is the reason behind the absence of Lingering Souls? Goes in pretty much all your Orzhov archetypes and seems right at home in a GY cube.

One card that fits very nicely in this discussion is Life from the Loam. I don't know how good this is as they can just give you the Loam + land, so you would need some Deep Analysis type cards to round out the Gift piles. Need a creature? These two cards plus the creature in question gives it...

At this point I'm just spamming everyone, but tough cookies :P I wanted to share 3 UG decks that I built from the latest changes to my list. I built a creature-centric one, a spell based one and a generic good stuff. Here is the creature deck. It's a ramp, ETB hybrid. I said I wanted to watch...

So things are getting more and more refined and I'm getting pretty happy with my white section. I added an ETB package in white with: Syndic of TithesOketra's MonumentAnafenza, Kin-Tree SpiritShrine of Loyal LegionsKor SkyfisherStonecloakerMentor of the MeekParadox EngineCloudstone Curio...