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The best part of the last cube they had on arena was the fact that it had playable control decks to beat all of the nonsense midrange cards from 2019 and 2020. The biggest problem with that cube was that it didn't have enough interaction. Removing interaction is a surefire way to sink an...

So, the point is actually neither of these things. I guess it's closer to the second, but even then, that's not really what I meant. By "Macro-Archetype Philosophy" I'm referring to cubes made with the sole intention of making sure that very basic Aggro, Midrange, and Control decks are fully...

Digging Through Time Part 5 & 1/2 Dragon-Nest Berserker by Lie Setiawan. He looks like he escaped from Khans block, does he not? I lied in the last part about being done talking about mechanics. I forgot Kaldheim was being released and I would need to write more. Kaldheim doesn't bring...

I'd {T} that.

How to Port Constructed Decks into a Cube Environment Introduction Since the early days of Cube, fledgling designers have attempted to create environments with archetypes that resemble constructed decks. Vintage Cubers were the first to succeed in this task. The Vintage format's...

This is a testing/includes thread. Post pictures or a text list using /c with what cards you plan to include and what cards you plan to test. Including: Including if I Open: Testing: Kaldheim has a lot of unique tools for Cubers, but the set's heavy tribal component makes most of the...

No, I'm still going to make a dedicated testing thread when I have a chance. It's not fair to make future people read 19 pages of random chatter before they can see what cards people wanted to include. EDIT: Here is the Testing Thread

You can also put the Runes on lands. They can enchant a Celestial Colonnade without falling off.

Dragonkin Berserker actually does have reminder text on the normal pack version. Also, treasure and the like is deciduous these days. WOTC has always eschewed reminder text for non-evergreen keywords when there isn't otherwise room on the cards for text. Some examples include Saproling Burst...

If that's your question, the only things that cross the line are cards that cost 3 or less mana or are named Questing Beast :p.

This looks like a fun card. I don't think it's good enough for my cube, but Commander cubes would love this. This would also be good in your 2, 3, 7 cube!

So... you're saying it's Prime Time for Prime Time?

I should state before I get into any of this that my list up on Cube Cobra right now does not reflect what I'm planning on with my latest writings. I think the variation up on CC right now matches the majority of what I'm about to say, but if there are any incongruences, it's because that list...

I think Dennis is a little better. I think a 4/5 Trample ETB Lightning Helix the opponent's face for 1CCC is going to be better on average than a 4/4 Flying Vigilance comes with suspend 1 Reave Soul suspend 2 Double Cleave if it lives for 1CCC. My reasoning is simple. Siege Rhino always does...

They put Sphinx's Revelation on a land. How cool!

It looks like you just had to wait a set :p

Say what you want about the B/W Saga, it still isn't better than Dennis.

We're seeing more of the Uncommon Land Cycle today: Karfell Port Land Karfell Port enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U} to your mana pool. {3}{U}{B}{B}, {T}: Sacrifice Karfell Port: Mill four cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Surtland...

This is quite possibly the best card in the set. It's a really powerful aggro dude in the sense that it can create a board state all by itself. While I think it's a little fragile as a 2/1, that's not really important on a Savannah Lion that makes an army by itself. It usually adds at least...

Pact of Negation plays poorly in my experiences with the card. Even if you pay the mana, you still often lose the game on the subsequent turn(s). It is literally only good if it is protecting a winning card or combo that will finish the game before the {3}{U}{U} comes due.