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There's not a lot of wiggle room in the mana cost department though. I'm sure most people would agree Distress is a rather miserable include, and three mana seems too much unless there's some significant bonus attached. Maybe Thoughtseize at {1}{b} would be more palatable for you? At least you...

The good news is that there are obviously famous faces in Magic, people that rise to the top tables time and again despite the variance inherent to the game. Also, Hearthstone is successful as an e-sport, and has much more variance than Magic, so I don't think that's what's holding back Magic :)

Well, like I said before, I don't think we are ever going to see eye to eye on this, but I'm not one to turn down a discussion. You're as guilty of that as I am though :p Collective Brutality, while a great design, does not fill the same function as Thoughtseize. It's a two drop, which means it...

Yeah, I don't buy it. Sure, coin flip cards are horrible, and a format solely decided by who opens the best bomb also sucks, but that doesn't mean they can't handle any variance. If you can't handle that to the extent you're describing here, you don't play Magic. I don't know about you, but I've...

I'ld like to add that, if we're building a cube that appeals to competitive people, replacing constructed all stars with anonymous alternatives feels off. Thoughtseize will appeal to a competitive mind because they know it's a (very) good card, and because there's recognition, or how should I...

Can I just shrug, agree to disagree, reaffirm that Collective Brutality is indeed a cool card, and leave it at that now? I don't feel like repeating myself ad infinitum here.

I love how we clearly have two opposing camps here. We can keep arguing back and forth, but that won't change the fact that "we" think you're making a giant mountain out of a tiny molehill, and "you" think we're ignoring the negative impact Thoughtseize has (can have?) on a game of Magic. Dom...

Yeah, Collective Brutality is really sweet!

Sorry, non-native speaker here, thanks for the suggestion :) The point I was trying to make is that Thoughtseize is not the root of the negative variance, and it's a bad reason, in my opinion, to cut it from your cube. Yes it stings when you have to mulligan and your opponent answers with...

See, this is why people are bothered by this discussion. Yes, Thoughtseize may lead to a nongame every once in a while. The three cards you put in the same sentence though, those will lead to nongames much, much more often. Even in the worst scenarios, Thoughtseize isn't the direct cause of...

While a fun and valid example of a card that would ruin game balance even as a one of, Thoughtseize is hardly on the same power level as Sol Ring. Nor does it "ruin" games in the same way.

This is a corner case though, with 1/450 cards being Thoughtseize, how many games will be destroyed in this way by a t1 Thoughtseize on a mulliganed opponent? For me it's still worth the slot, as it leads to good games of Magic more than it leads to bad games.

I love Stave Off (or better yet, Gods Willing, though Stave Off is funny if you run an aura theme), it's the Mirran Crusaders and Sword of Fire and Ices of this world that make for rubbish non-games.

I'm extremely happy with the new split cards, especially Prepare // Fight Start // Finish These cards are both very playable and really good support for delirium. Between the new instant sorceries and artifact creatures, as well as the influx of cubable cyclers, it's easier than ever to...

It definitely was an unholy union of musical styles. The guy can sing though.

Portugal was my favorite, so I'm glad it won. Eurovision provides some wonderful entertainment every year. One moment you're watching an honestly good song, next moment something ridiculous is broadcast live into your home :D As for this year's edition, Croatia (a one person duet between an...

Guilty as charged! Actually... I'm listening to a Eurovision song right now o_O

There's clearly some spikey players who really, really enjoy cubing, judging by all the vids online, including content by CFB, who have a vested interest in a thriving competitive play environment.

Well, let it suck. I still love it, and it can cry on my shoulder when it's had enough of all your bullying :P

All three abilities on Gitaxian Probe are extremely good in a combo deck. It draws a card, it doesn't cost you any (relevant) resources, and you get to know whether you can go off. It's essentially a "get out of jail free" card for combo decks. This is something I dislike, so I have to agree...