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Narrator: He did not, in fact, write a report on his draft night due to his shameful performance in that particular draft. Turns out that companioning Yorion in a Mardu Aristocrat shell, while a funky idea, is just bad. That said, I do have a writeup from the most recent draft! The winningest...

No love for Scourge of Nel Toth? There's also Waker of Waves, Mirrorshell Crab, and Ore-Scale Guardian in other colors that could work nicely for you, even if they are a little lower on the power level. Scourge of Nel Toth Waker of Waves Mirrorshell Crab Ore-Scale Guardian

Throwing my hat in the ring for Map predictions: they ETB tapped, but can be tap/sac'd to make an additional land drop this turn or something like that.

Sure, but that's expensive. At baseline, this is Raise Dead + mill 3 with "Kicker {2}: mill 3 every turn a creature you control attacks." I think I'm taking the base mode >95% of the time because that kicker ability is so marginal. Plus equipment's whole schtick is buffing the creature that...

They've definitely shown that they're willing to do more one-off mechanics--the definitely-not-Triomes in New Capenna spring to mind. I wonder what data convinced them that this was more acceptable than they thought!

Tbh I don't think I'd ever equip that, I'm just playing it as a cantrip that hopefully gains me life later in the game. Plus it's going to force you to reshuffle your graveyard in what is presumably a graveyard deck. It's a cool set of ideas, but I think it's two cards in a trenchcoat and...

As someone running both Swiftspear and Flameblade Adept, I can attest that they're both synergy pieces until you really commit. I've made the choice that I want my aggro decks to have to be synergy decks of some kind, so I just lean into that by running a pair of Faithless Lootings--do we have...

Another excellent choice! I'm shocked that they never used that one for Ornithopter, tbh.

Claiming the title of resident opera buff, I think it's a travesty that you don't have anything from Madama Butterfly in consideration for the flavor text (yes, it's problematic; most opera are). Might I suggest: "Oh! how many fixed eyes are attentive. How many looks the sky laughs! Ah...

Tasty, tasty full-art lands. The rest of the set can be whatever, I know I'll be scooping these up. Paging @MilesOfficial, fellow basic land connoisseur.

Obvious answer is that it depends on the presence of shocks/triomes in your environment, but those things aside/making it "basic swampcycling" should be fine powerwise. It's a pretty common change to make, but IMO you're just changing out the fiddliness of a DFC for the fiddliness of extra...

That's the answer I was hoping for! Love me some Black Lagoon, and that's a great "story hook" for your cube.

Serious answer: This is a story I think I've shared here before, but I began cubing out of hate, not love. Even though I didn't start playing until 8th edition I always loved the history of Magic, so when Masters 25 was announced I was over the moon. At least one card from every single set...

Cool writeup and great ideas! What's the story behind the name Black Lagoon?

Staff of the Storyteller is seeing play in at least one of Legacy and/or Vintage. It looks weak, but clearly has enough juice to make something happen so I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand for being underpowered.

If you want a flex slot, Sailor is definitely better, but it doesn't scream bluggro the way Shadow does. They're both fairly comparable, tbh, though I'd say that Shadow is less likely to be anything other than a Flying Men. Which brings me to my question--is the problem one of deck strength or...

A big part of the problem is that there just aren't that many options. It's Reanimate, Animate Dead, Persist, then Necromancy and then what, either Victimize or Resurrection? I'd advocate for the 2- or 3-mana options to split the difference, even if they're a little clunkier. Persist is...

Welcome is . . . difficult to make good. I struggle to think of situations in which I'm happy to steal a creature for likely 2 more mana than was used to cast it. If you want something less powerful per pound than what you have going, that's a good option. May I suggest Beguiler of Wills as a...

I think a lot of these come down to whether you think the color pair needs fixing or a little extra juice. My instinct is to make the lands all about fixing, so my vote would be Copperline Gorge, Fetid Heath, Simic Growth Chamber, and Temple of Epiphany. Cool choices! That said, if you're...

Hmm, you're right. The link I posted *used* to be the best way to make it, but a little digging makes it clear that that was probably changed due to a copyright issue. Thanks for the catch!