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Always a fun read, thanks for doing this! Definitely wasn't the most engaging year from a cube or design perspective, but here's to a better 2021 when I can (hopefully) run a few drafts and actually have something to discuss around here.

Soulherder for sure. It's at a better spot with 3 CMC to curve into threats, has interactions with other exile effects to get it working, and best of all it's an end-step trigger so you can get immediate value. Brago is more powerful in a vacuum, but he requires a board ready to go AND has to...

Can we just merge and re-name it as a generic Kaldheim thread? It seems like extra legwork to navigate with no real benefit. I think we're fine with just an "official" thread for each new set with a testing/includes thread as a follow-up. Makes it easier to follow up on conversations and thoughts.

I could totally see them doing that at some point when they're hurting, but like Onder said it seems like the juice isn't worth the squeeze right now. Any major leaks we've gotten like this are usually just printing errors or someone fucking up in the distribution pipeline. The Kozilek reveal...

My guess is that there's some equivalent to the Bifrost in Kaldheim. Or maybe that sword from the trailer with Tibalt? I feel like Vorinclex somehow ended up there either by accident or in the middle of Tibalt sowing chaos and it's going to set off whatever the Kaldheim equivalent of...

These feel pretty real. I would have thought the first set was fake with the Snow Sorcery, but that Vorinclex is pretty convincing. New art by Daarken that looks on brand and never before seen, the name of the card plays into the sets themes, and the number crunch looks about right. 2nd set...

The only two that have survived long term in my cube are: History of Benalia The Antiquities War Your power level will determine whether the others will work for you, but I can vouch that these two hold up well in a higher powered environment. Benalia is just solid value all around on its...

The issue with Lorwyn, and many tribal based draft formats, is that it devolves into drafting on wheels. You need greater overlap between tribes and strategies to make it a deep and rewarding experience. Ixalan suffered similar issues with tribes lacking a lot of crossover appeal and players...

I'm super excited to see more changeling support here. I've had tribal cube theorycrafted for years now that I've tinkered with here and there, this set might get me to revisit it and maybe construct it sometime in 2021.

Pretty low-powered. A 1/4 isn't a bad defensive body, but the majority of time it's a 5 mana investment to put two basic lands in your hand. This was a decent card in limited to slow aggro, make sure you hit land drops, and also put two card types into the grave for Delirium, but it's probably...

I've got an idea for an article percolating right now and I'm looking for "dense" cards to cover. I want to deepdive into what makes a dense card good for cube. Currently I'm going to be writing about these three: Rielle, the Everwise Tireless Tracker The Gitrog Monster Any...

I'd recommend stickers on an inner sleeve as well. I haven't implemented cube occasionals, but I do utilize multiple different systems within my cube. I've got a Utility Land Draft, Squadron Cards, and a Duplicate Voucher system implemented and the best way to keep track of all the special...

The Seb Secret Lair is pretty much everything I was hoping for when this product was first unveiled. I'm a fan of the Bob Ross set as well.

It's probably Pod. I've had Birthing Pod for years in my cube and I love the idea of it, but in practice it comes together very rarely and even then it's difficult for it to really maximize the type of gameplay you're looking for. Part of the problem is the lack of redundancy like you'd have...

Here are DS Mattes. They run a bit pricier than most sleeves, but can be bought in bulk (say 7+ boxes) at about $8 per pack of 100. Here are the KMC Perfect Hards. They come in packs of 50, usually end up costing around $5 a piece unless you buy in bulk (say 10) at which point you can get...

KMC Perfect Hards for inner sleeves, Dragon Shield Mattes for the outer sleeves. It's what I use for my cube and my EDH decks, wouldn't go with any other combination nowadays. Go with a darker color variant like Black or Purple and you can't really go wrong. I've only ever had a handful of DS...

I think I might have something to offer here having run a pretty high powered cube for many years now. I've tried out a good number of cards on this list in cube, and many of them in EDH, so I've got some experience with their gameplay potential and limitations. Meren of Clan Nel Toth This...

Depends on how much fixing you have and how many players you expect. I've ran 30 per color without any issues for years now with a 420 cube and usually have a pod of 6-8 players. I'd say 30-35 should be more than enough.

For my main cube, I don't see a single new card I'm really interested in adding. There's just not anything that fills a need or piques my interest in revisiting archetypes and/or previous ideas lacking enough support. Maybe I'll pick up a copy of Scroll Rack to flesh out my artifacts suite...

That's fair. I would most often prefer those permanent options, but when you don't have it available in your colors or you just need to get out a single card early that's when cards like Seething Song and Dark Ritual that punch above the usual rate really shine. I think as long as they're...