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But Crystal Shard is modern legal ;) I increased the number by just adding etb creatures, that also happen to fill roles in other decks. For example, I added Captain of the Watch for another expensive token producer I can't even remember right now.

The upside of Shard/Portal is, that they're much less narrow, cause they can bounce opposing creatures and also save your creatures from dying in response to combat or removal. Closet is only good, when you really support the archetype with many targets.

Rona is pretty cool I guess. And Sphinx Summoner could be good value with a few strong targets. No, it is my casual cube, but the 450 version is old, this 500 cards version comes with an artifact theme in {W}{U}{B}{R} and multiple colorless support/pay off cards...

Hm, maybe you guys are right. I wish it's ability were 1 or 2 mana cheaper. On a related note, is there a better option for a Dimir artifact payoff, that would fit my planeswalkerfree, peasant-ish power leveled meta?

Depends on your 4-drop targets I'd say, and on the speed of your meta. If it has enough impact the turn it lands, Closet could be fine as a tempo curvetop

But I would expect it to be more like a 5-mana 7/7 on average, based on my experience how the artifact deck plays in my cube. And it has nice synergies with some other role players Marionette Master Treasure Map Trading Post And I could imagine, wildfire likes it too

Oh, I got one myself. Could this one be a great payoff for an artifact midrange deck in a low powered Dimir section? Deadeye Plunderers They should never be smaller than 5/5 in that deck and the activated ability is pushing all the other cards that also care about artifacts.

One with nature seems not bad though. But I think Keen Sense and/or Sixth Sense could just be better most of the time, because they can draw you business cards and require far lass shuffeling.

If my 2-drop eats a removal spell, I'd be pretty okay with it most of the time. The same could happen to young pyro or baby jace, so that's not what makes a spells matter 2-drop bad I guess. To be fair, quite a few of my payoffs would be a little weaker in your list, or not? I'd say yours is...

Depends on how much weihght your payoffs can carry I would say. In my meta, a big Rise from the Tides or a Talrand or Charmbreaker Devils, if they survive a few turns, can usually win a game on their own (with spells obviously). Just from my mind, I would say I'd like to have around 13-16...

Don't forget white/blue skies! Picking all the fliers and calling it a deck might be the oldest draft archetype in mtg history :D

Oh right, damn, work makes my brain fart

What are you're thought on spells matter future sight? Precognition Field Looks like it would be able to generate lots of CA in any deck with 13+ instants/sorceries. Also exiling top deck lands or unneeded stuff in the late game is not bad either.

Well, only works until you reveal a Land, right?

From all the colors, {W} is the one I like to play the least. But when, blink is my favorite white archetype, because it feels so tricky. I support it in {W}{U} with enablers and targets. {B} is like a tertiary color, although black abuses EtB-triggers in a "sac and recur"-manner, it works very...

Has anyone tested this ghostly snek? Have you been happy with that ghostly snek? Cryptic Serpent PS. I know it's not a ghost and not a snake

What would you guys say, how many payoffs does a cube of a certain size need to have Spells matter be a clear, draftable archetype?

Okay, you guys convinced me. I'm probably testing out the wall now. Additionally, I even want to add, that the splashability of the wall is not irrelevant. In my meta, there are often decks like {B}{G}{U} dredge, where {U} could sometimes end up to be not more than a light splash. The wall...

I would not.kind him getting back my Wash Out or Windfall in such a deck, but that's not the main approach here I'd say. Let's discuss these spell diggers in the light of a controlish version of the spells matter deck. Even in this deck I think I would prefer merfolk over wall because the fish...

But isn't Salvager of Secrets just better than the wall? I mean, even in a control deck I would image that trading with some X/2 is better value than just keeping a 3/X in check for a few turns. And in tempo decks for example, having that relevant body on the board to attack after you got your...