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I like prison decks. But I do think they can rub people the wrong way. So it's important they they feel beatable even when the prison component is online. I ran Opposition for a long time and no one ever broke it (amazingly). But it's definitely a busted card due to the ability to lock...

I'm not sure what to make of Meddler. Part of me thinks most of the time he'll just be a counter spell for 2U. Like my opponent will cast a removal spell on something I care about and Meddler will eat it instead. But for that effect I already have Spellskite (although maybe this does it...

Yeah. I sort of like Harbinger too. It's the dual mode that makes him interesting. Neither option is spectacular, but being able to cast him either way seems pretty sweet. And he's a wizard. And he helps push blue devotion. Nice.

Thanks Grillo. I think the issue is that I'm running like 5 of those cards, so when I think how I can abuse his effect in my list I just draw a blank. With that said, I may have to test him anyway just to see what it does. Some cards look innocuous but play better than they read. This may be...

OK. Someone please sell me on Fatestitcher. I see it mentioned a lot around here. I think Jason runs it and his cube is pretty high power. Untapping is a cool effect (especially nice with Pod, also potentially awesome with some lands). But seriously, a 1/2 for 3U is... fucking terrible. I can't...

I'm not necessarily in favor of bad removal per se, just suggesting that a lot of cubes would be better without cards like StP.

Cool article. Thanks for posting that. I agree in particular with the card advantage trend. I don't really like CA strapped to removal spells because it is so insanely efficient that it can (in extreme cases) nullify all but the spikiest of strategies which just kills a lot of creative deck...

I don't run Titans, so while I own a Primeval Titan (I think anyway) I don't run it in my cube. Green has sweet midrange creatures and ways to fix mana. If you want a great 6 drop though, splash another color. You need to do that anyway for removal so I've just moved on from this issue. The only...

Spot on about Genesis Hydra. I tried it and that is exactly how people played it over here. DurdleNation.org. This new guy I think is better, but honestly I've just given up on getting a great 6CC card for green. I no longer bother trying to fill that spot in my cube. I think Wizards has it in...

None of those are bad cards. I don't mean to imply that. Just that none of them are windmill slam includes for me. I'm only interested in testing a couple of them. Conclave Naturalists will be good and is very likely to replace stomphowler for me, but only if I continue to need another 5...

I finally got this. Guess I'm slow.

I was about to say the same thing about Soulblade Djinn. When I saw it, I thought it was 4 toughness and was ready to windmill slam that into my cube. But that 3rd toughness makes it a lot more fair and now he's probably on the outside looking in. This set is pretty disappointing for me so...

I think how good Renown works in your cube will be directly related to how much removal you run. If you run a bunch of it, then Renown will be pretty reliable and you'll be getting good value with some of these guys. Is Augury Adept playable in your meta? If you can consistently make a...

Maybe we are thinking about this card in different decks. To me, this is a card you only play in aggro. So assuming your hand played they way it should have, by turn 5 you should be very close to winning (if you haven't already) and you should be on your last couple cards. Since you are...

How is that a bad scenario though? If all you need is a burn spell, this gets you 7 new cards to find it. The other player then has one turn to kill you. Would you rather just keep top decking and hope you find the card you need to win? If all they need is one card to kill you, this is a...

Except that this version of the abyss is just a dork that dies to shock immediately or to any black removal spell at anytime. Or dies, ironically enough, to the abyss. :) I did misjudge it a little since your own spells make it grow. It's probably better than Taurean Mauler, but I don't...

It may disappoint, so I'm trying to not get overly excited. The 3 toughness is sort of a liability, especially the turn you play it (where you may not have the 1G to make it indestructible). But that is an engine card if I've ever seen one.

Is the trample really worth the 1/1 base stats over Taurean Mauler though? And is anyone running mauler (whose also a zombie and a human for synergy purposes)? I'm calling "new shiny syndrome" on that card. EDIT: I suppose this also adds +1/+1 counters for your spells. I missed that.

Yes and no. How often do you mulligan your hand? Because this card essentially resets the game and doesn't give you a mulligan. Now assume you've been bouncing/destroying your opponents lands and you drop this card. Even if your opponent draws 7 cards they are happy with, you are still up 2...

I just ordered a copy of this card. It's wirewood symbiote #2 in the elf deck, and the shenanigans it will invoke in the various ETB decks is mind boggling (Shriekmaw/Mulldrifter machine gun? Yes please). Plus, I value indestructible pretty highly as I probably run fewer exile effects than...