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Hey Train, congrats on making the 100,000th post on the forum! There should be a trophy for that, don't you think? ;)

Pelt Collector Young Wolf Sylvan Safekeeper Swarm Shambler Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter The last two are a lot of abilities, but are generally worth it. At least the first three are fairly simple conceptually. edit: Sylvan Safekeeper costs way too much money for me to have in paper...

We get points for having a post crack the top 10/top 1 most-liked posts of a year. Internet points get you more internet points, I guess.

Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Has anyone actually run this guy? I feel like he'd be plausible but not broken in Cube, even if you added some of the infinite combos with him. He might even be worth it just for the memories of how he destroyed Modern--I have a soft spot for cards that wreck...

Waker of Waves It's a little nontraditional, but it gets the job done and can be pitched for value early, which is a big plus. Granted, many cubes don't get to 7 mana, and it doesn't have evasion, so it might not make the cut if you're running a cube with Vendillion Clique. The following might...

I think there's a bit of an issue of "efficiency" versus "efficacy" at play here. Yes, the Lessons are not, as a rule, efficient (that is, they are over costed for what you get). However, I'm a lot happier top decking a Professor of Symbology than a Thalia's Lieutenant in the late game because...

Frankly, I'm just impressed that WotC has returned to this level of complexity after the legendary keelhauling that led to the New World Order schema of "simplicity. " And I agree, don't beat yourself up about it, Seeker. I've been doing the same thing over and over again this whole spoiler...

Seeker, I like your take except for Combat Calligrapher. You trigger it too, meaning that it's a MV-4 Rabblemaster with flying that makes tokens that are more than twice as good. It's probably a lot better than Emeria Angel, which is solidly average.

Money! ... Seriously though, I'd imagine that Arena gets first dibs on a set as it's an easy way to ensure that Arena is super popular.

I'm with Chris. The combination of small tokens, evasion, and a body that is a massive roadblock is really attractive.

As someone who's been a professional (performing) artist, you also have to think about what other people are getting paid. If you undercut the market, you're hurting everyone else who depends on these sales as well. People will let you know if your prices are too high (whether verbally or simply...

I know some folks have been getting good mileage out of Pharika's Libation, but it seems a little weak to me. I'm almost tempted to make a mashup of the two--make an Inkling, enemy sacs a critter, enemy sacs a PW, or enemy sacs an enchantment, but at that point it's just Angrath's Rampage with...

I'm legitimately thinking I'll grab almost all of the Mystical Archive cards, or at least all of them that are affordable because holy snot they look so good. Also, this set makes me want to figure out how to make multicolor cards playable. Specifically, I want to come up with a good way to...

Part 2 of 2 Edit: There was supposed to be actual text on Red Utility Land #4 reading "If you win the flip, deal 1 damage to target opponent. If you lose the flip, deal 1 damage to yourself." I might errata this one to no flipping and "Deal 1 damage to yourself and to target opponent."...

Big dump of custom lands. The idea here is pretty simple: in the average draft, you wind up making use of 30 cards out of your 45, maximum. One way to change that is by including utility lands. However, a lot of utility lands are a) weak b) boring c) multicolor (which is self-defeating because...

Agreed. MDFCs are fantastic when they're elegant and concise and a garbage fire when they're not. I'm having a hard time thinking of another mechanic that's this good when it's implemented one way and this bad when it's implemented poorly.

Remember that it's not a 2/1 flyer token, it's a 3/2 flyer token (so long as this is still on the board). Drake Haven, eat your heart out. 1 less mama than Open the Graves for a much better body/ability combo sounds great. I think that if I can get two tokens out of this I'm going to be super...

Hopefully a nerdy high schooler or, better yet, a nerdy middle schooler. On topic, these look GREAT. I might even have to run the Lorehold dragon. This is everything I've wanted for RW and then some. And with the Secret Archive too? Best set of 2021 material.

Command the Dreadhorde Bolas's Citadel Preference among these Black 6-drops that are best in control/combo and that cost life? I know that they're not precisely competing for the same spot, but there're only so many sixes one can run. Other Contenders: Liliana, Dreadhorde General...

Not much to add besides 1) you're dang right, but this is something I never knew I wanted until you mentioned it and 2) you list Goblin Commando twice. Did you mean to, or is there another creature you wanted?