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So, I was randomly reading this cube review. It bashed Seacoast Drake, but there is no need to revisit that topic. What struck me wasn't the content of the article, it was the header! Here is what it said: Anthony Avitollo has one of the oldest cubes in existence. Dating back to 2005, I was...

Now, I don't generally watch people play Magic, so I only watched like 2 minutes of the first video. I've also never played Magic Online, so I have no direct experience with the Magic Online Cube. That said, I find it hard to imagine any cube, or even any pack in any cube where Ink Eyes is a...

Camel? That is the perfect name for a card that depicts a camel! Now Balduvian Bears is a terrible name. Already there exists a card in the game called Grizzly Bears. Being a real world animal, the name is already evocative. The art matches what one would expect. The card itself is...

I was under the mistaken impression that I was the only one who thought Zhur Taa Ancient was a card worth playing! Well done!

I lost to the power of Springjack Pasture Sunday. The goats, the lifegain AND the colorfixing were all relevant. That card was a stud

Balance is the worst card ever printed. I suppose it might only be the 6th worst cube card ever printed, but I doubt it. I'd like to put in an honorable mention to the other sort of oppressive card: the blatantly over efficient. These cards don't completely stop the opponent from playing the...

He runs it at the end of the draft, Rotisserie. I don't think he's settled on the number of picks yet. I'm not sure the composition of the card pool either, he only mentioned it to me, I haven't actually played it yet.

A friend of mine, so inspired by the utility land draft, actually decided to take all of the utility AND fixing lands out of his cube and moved into a separate subdraft. So far, he likes the results.

I'm really excited for Young Pyromancer and Imposing Sovereign as well. You see, I'm going to take out Cloistered Youth and Gore-House Chainwalker for them. And then, Seacoast Drake, you will have your day! I'm also very interested in Voracious Wurm. This is a great set for 1C cards. Is there...

Granted, Kalonian Hydra uses +1/+1 counters, but it doesn't particularly have synergy with them. Vastwood Hydra does and seems like an inoffensive enough card. Phage, while the save or die aspect is there, has both a higher cost (more time to save) and is easier to block without losing...

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe a two turn clock that is basically impossible to block without bleeding value to the opponent is actually the proper reward for getting to five mana in a green deck. Maybe the fact that it still functions as a three turn clock without dealing damage for the first two turns...

Opposition can certainly feel pretty oppressive and game ruining, but to make it work you need dudes (plural) and have to keep an enchantment on the table. It seems fair, in that soulcrushing sort of way. Recurring Nightmare just needs a dude (singular) and the enchantment usually can't be...

4/4 for 4 is a super solid baseline to work with. X spells tend to be hilarious. Pretty sure you can't go wrong here, unless 4/4 for 4 is too much unconditional value for your cube. I'm not sure I've seen the cube yet where that is the case.

The general case of the regular cube owner may be a point of mild interest, but in the end each individual cube owner has complete control of what is in their cube, regardless as to what the Jones are putting in theirs. I'm not saying your observation is incorrect or that the conclusion you draw...

Me and Giant Tortoise have history together. The reason I'm enamored with Seacoast Drake over cards like Giant Tortoise, Fog Bank, Wall of Tears and their ilk is the offensive side of the card. I know, I know, what offensive side? 1 power is pathetic. But it has some ability to push damage...

For me, excitement and feeling good comes from getting the most out of the least. Seacoast Drake just sings to me, as a player. Seeing it in a cube pack would get me interested. I love Ludevic's Test Subject also, but winning with a 13/13 seems academic. Winning because you drew a Seacoast...

There are only "a lot more creatures with 3 power running around in cube than their used to be" if you put more creatures with 3 power then you used to in your cube. That's a fairly tautological point. More interesting is what one would rather be doing on turn 2 with blue. I want decks with...

I've found in my cube that stagnant combat and weak aggro are things that are in absolutely no danger of happening. The thing I like about this card is that allows the typical axis of play to continue. It handles the problem for the slower deck with subtlety and flexibility, rather then simply...

Did someone say banding? Get some camels in there.

True or false? In case you don't know, this is 1/3 flying for 1U. It seems pretty amazing. Cubes are filled with value packed 2/1s. Many of them fly. Seacoast drake hardcounters them. Cube also has lots of equipment. A 1/3 flier carries them like a stud. The downside is that the drake...