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Haha, fair enough :) Yeah, I think they hit it out of the ballpark, with Kaladesh especially. Shadows over Innistrad still has its unbeatable bombs, but Kaladesh really is a rich environment where you can draft a lot of different, fun archetypes. The energy mechanic (which I really, really hope...

Prompted by the ridiculous amount of Aether Revolt includes in my cube, I did a count on my cube to see which blocks contribute the most cards. Aether Revolt has to be my favorite block ever, it encourages everything I love about Magic, and hits exactly the right note on all fronts. The...

Walker is also an awesome target for ranger of eos

Ok, buckle up! These are the Aether Revolt cards that'll be in my 450 this Sunday (provided the mail arrives in time...) aethergeode miner solemn recruit shielded aether thief skyship plunderer bastion inventor metallic rebuke baral's expertise reverse engineer glint-sleeve siphoner vengeful...

I thought it was a curious question ^_^ When I still used squadrons, I put a small sticker on the inner sleeve with a multiplier on it, mostly "x2" in my case. That worked very well even with inexperienced drafters. I don't know how I would handle more complex cases, but proxies do seem like...

Cogwork Assembler <3 Myr Battlesphere

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I just stopped doing it because it was a bit of a hassle for not much enough of a reward. That is to say, there are so many excellent cards nowadays, that it's easy enough to have a cube full of interesting cards that don't need the help from squadroning. I cut the cards that would be mediocre...

Mox Diamond used to be in my cube, until I drastically cut down on cheap artifact mana. I once had a game where I was on the draw, opened with t1 land, Diamond, Porcelain Legionnaire, t2 attack for 3, Phyrexian Tower, sac Legionnaire for Braids. My opponent was very lucky he was on the play and...

That mechanic was horrible (no, worse than that) in Coldsnap drafts. I have no inclination to run it in my cube.

I laughed :D I agree with your observation though! One other thing I was wondering if card draw should be regarded as a form of mana sink. I mean, if you draw three cards of your Reverse Engineer, you got some fresh spells to spend mana on next turn,

Some more from my cube. Master Trinketeer Myth Realized Pia Nalaar Scavenging Ooze Bow of Nylea Stormbind Etherium-Horn Sorcerer Animation Module Decoction Module Fabrication Module Cogwork Assembler is already in my cube, I hope it gets played next weekend, it has been sweet in testing when...

Found another design for the fabricate Abzan custom. This one plays a lot better than the Siege Rhino wannabe!

Yeah, I think it was 2 Cloudpost and 2 Glimmerpost for 2 picks, i.e. you skip your next pick (and you can't choose this option when you have less than 2 picks left). I personally did a few drafts with 3 artifact lands (2 colored ones + Darksteel Citadel) for 2 picks, and that was a succes.

http://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/revisiting-squadroning.627/ First post contains a link to the older thread.

I've been having fun watching the Hearthstone Trinity Series.

Couldn't agree more!

Oh yeah, sure! I meant that as a positive thing! As much as I like all the weird cubes hanging around on Riptide, I'm fully aware that the average Riptide cube is not your, well, average cube. That's why I love the shoutout at the end, much like good articles will often offer tips for further...

I liked the article. It puts a lot of focus on the archetypal singleton cube, especially at the beginning, but does explore other avenues. The shoutout to us at the end is also nice of course ;) It's great that you bring up proxying in a positive way, but you missed one reason to do so, and one...

Very valid reason, and jeez, my draft would have gone completely different with those packs, ending up in "WU" with Kalitas off Unexpected Potential; Tireless Tracker, Leovold, Ophiomancer, and others off Emissary's Ploy, and Arcane Savant with Baral's Expertise imprinted on it (bouncing two of...