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made a new thread for the four posts above me talking about my RUG deck, seen here now

Moved over from the cool control thread: Please note that this thread has by and large taken a sharp left turn for multiple reasons. Overall, the focus has shifted to the {R}{G} pair, in order to eventually set up a robust archetype for re-investigating this overall concept. See this spot in...

I've created a thread for the deck post I made (see below). Didn't know how to directly transfer, so I brute forced it! If you are wondering what all the awesome compliments are for, check it out!

having tested for a while with Gx midrange-control in standard, I can see Seasons being way too strong for my environment, at least. I feel like All Sun's Dawn is more my speed, getting 2-3 cards, probably. Too bad, really, because everything Grillo says I agree with. It's an incredible control...

will be trying this myself, but with Abzan colors, and more midrangey. Definitely every time I've been testing, and drawn a Greenwarden, I've rather wanted it to be a Seasons' Past. There might some weight to it being too good for cube, but definitely cool in constructed. Also would let me put...

I think so, and giving that card a second look, I think it's an incredible piece for green control in cube. ACS is probably 4-6 cards! If you really build the deck to capitalize on CMC (pod anyone?), you could get upwards of 9 cards! Wow

I think the right bounceland format would definitely be a great place for it! Also I'm not terribly surprised by the people who've said it would/did do nothing. For one I'm seeing cohesive aggro packages all around... my singleton format almost by nature has more trouble with super-fast aggro...

In even an incrementally slower environment I could see it doing more than nothing, but definitely important evidence to keep in mind! I know I have won at least one IRL cube game using it, in someone else pile-o-best-cards. I think it gets a loooot better if you recur it, a la the sample gifts...

Check out RBM's post over in the 'cool control decks' thread! Totally a home run. Any opinion on the arts? I'm liking the drama in the launch party version, but should I break from the OG???

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This! This is a good post. Constructive, eye-opening. Like, I had no idea the green one is the one that wins. So cool! And the sample deck, control of every non-blue color. Sweet. That's how I get won over to a card, that's for sure. Oh, and bonus (all cards in my cube): gifts ungiven Obelisk...

I'll offer up high sentinels of arashin As a replacement fourth. Sweet mana sink, nice flying body, and a +1/+1 payoff card, if that is a thing.

I'll probably try to find one of those now :). I've always had it in the back of my mind, but never went in on it until this in depth analysis. Like that it rewards solid deck construction/splashes, and is firmly a cool control win con in the spirit of this thread! Also can basically have...

Speaking of custom mana rocks, why not guardian idol? I get that mutavualt/the factory are cooler, but comprehension etc etc. Basically it's already there so why not?

Nostalgic dreams Been tinkering around in my mind with Gifts Ungiven, and figuring out cards that naturally: a) support it b) are good on their own c) potentially are really cool I think that Dreams fits this bill very well. It has a lot of potential uses, and cool interactions, and on the...

hammer of bogardanvoyaging satyrMina and denn, wildbornsin prodder -cool mana sink, and not-too-heavy-handed removal -mana ramp in green, interacts with the bounceland format -same sort of deal, helps RG have the big-mana feel, plays well with bouncelands -seems really cool and strong with...

I do run Molten Vortex and Life from the Loam, and had it come together once. It's a really cool little engine, and plays well in RG/RUG/jund control

punishing fire + grove of the burnwillows? molten vortex + life from the loam? EDIT: grove, what happened to you?? You used to be only moderately overpriced, but now.... :(

Yeah, maybe... but it's kinda the Step 1 for making gifts happen. I notice that you do have rites, so Step 1 is done. Beyond that, it certainly is a conundrum. Some potentials: skaab ruinator soul of innistradto the slaughterdeep analysis Edit: raven's crimelife from the loamworm...

unburial rites. Right? Isn't that like, the combo? I recently tossed it back in. I want to see if my drafters even try anything with it, and maybe that can inform my quest a little.