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Overrun is better in the elf deck, but I like both of these cards and ran both of them together (might still be doing this but would have to check my current list).

I can't compare high powered lists to pauper lists because I haven't played pauper. All I can do is look at how the meta in my own cube has changed over the years as the average power level has unquestionably increased. And having immediate answers for things is just more and more important...

Ashes suffers a bit from being double black and requiring two targets. It's certainly good and I also wouldn't call it low power. Snuff out on the other hand is hands down the best terror-style removal spell ever printed. Not only is it not low power, it's too good for my list (which isn't...

Here's the problem though. 95% probability to work. Not disagreeing. But you know why? Because the chance of actually drawing that lone splash card is low. So your ultimate result is a low result of failure - not because the card is reliably castable but because it's reliably not-drawable...

Stax is an archetype that requires full commitment. And I think you have to take it either very aggressive or heavy control to really unleash it's power. Midrange Stax is janky in my experience. Mono black control Stax is amazing. I probably won't explain this well, but it's about...

A recurring theme I've seen recently is "weak against bounce". Which begs the question, does bounce in general need to be dialed back a bit in some of these environments? Bounce fundamentally encourages degeneracy in my experience because it supports two mechanics that are already very...

Scourge of Nel Toth was super awkward in testing. I wasn't a fan. Tombstalker is fine. I've always liked the Future Sight card frame too (ducks for cover).

There in lies the issue I see. Whirler is already a really good card with zero synergies. So anything that makes the card better just raises the bar on all other decks. So you have to design the cube around a much higher base power level. If you are running that type of cube, it's probably worth...

Serra is right on the cusp. What made it great back in the day is it could both attack and defend - you didn't have to choose one or the other. But with all the hyper efficient removal and better creatures overall (4 toughness doesn't block like a champ anymore), Serra isn't worth 5 mana in most...

It's vampiric tutor.

Wirewood Symbiote + Shaman of the Pack Seems a cool build around. The untap works with mana elves. Return to hand is also great with Deranged Hermit FWIW (my combo of choice generally). I was never much a fan of elf lords, but Wirewood Symbiote for life yo.

Not sure how others are looking to design this, but the sacrifice mechanic to me is more about reach. So you build a basic aggro or whatever shell and then you have a handful of cards that pay dividends for on death or LTB triggers. It helps with overextension, which is neat. You can drop 4...

Outpost Siege You won't be disappointed.

Thing I like best about Path of Bravery is that it's not WW to cast, so it shows up in more deck lists due to splashability. Without any sort of life gain theme though, I'm not sure I should still be running it. There's some variance with it and sometimes it feels a little "win more" when you...

I feel like Puppeteer Clique does the target player's graveyard thing better (it happens on ETB and it's temporary so less swingy). Another vote for Skeletal Vampire. I mocked Grillo when he first brought it up since it looks so terrible against Grave Titan, but it's really hard to get rid of...

The only thing appealing about Psychatog is that's it's an old school power card and it has a sweet nickname (Dr. Teeth). I've heard people reference the tog + upheaval "combo" but never saw anyone do it when both were in my cube. And it doesn't seem like it's that great a combo since Tog...

Awesome post. It is crushing my dream of spirit tribal, but that might be for the best. I am not a man of faith, so you can be rest assured when I get some free time I am building the nut Tallowisp deck and going to see first hand how bogus it is. Because I cannot help myself. ;) I will say...

Fair enough. I wish there was a cubeable soul shift card, but man every one of those is just garbage. The only reason I feel like I can get away with running Tallowisp is because of the module drafting I'm doing. One incentive card with half a dozen spirits and half a dozen auras to fetch (all...

Kira is sweet. Forgot about Spirit of the Labyrinth. Nice add. Fits with enchantress too. I think Grillo is likely correct and this is bad. But I'm going to build a deck with some incidental spirit cards, seed my opening hand with Tallowisp and see what happens. Rattlechains is a 2/1...

Sweet. Thanks. Not sure how, but I totally missed Karmic Guide. Light tribal is all I'd ever want to support personally since too much of that is poisonous. But having a token card in there that gets you trending a certain way is fine and it's fun when you get a handful of Goblin cards and...