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I like my incidental life gain, I want my players to have options to not just roll over to the efficient aggro decks in my cube, and for them to be able to claw their way back into a game they were losing.

Hey now, nobody mentioned this one yet?! Gray Merchant of Asphodel And then there’s stuff like Also, not as much of a classic, but still, if you’re listing the Orzhov flashback spell, this is another great way to get back some 2 power creatures! Graceful Restoration

This is the first time I heard this card described as confusing, if that helps.

I think I remember seeing somewhere that this set is going to be more about Arcavios as a plane, rather than the university it got famous for. But if I had a choice, I’ld definitely revisit Learn/Lesson, cut DFC’s, add either Rooms or Adventures (depending on which part you want to focus on: the...

Yeah, it seems a bit lame to use this only as a flavor crutch, when we have a mechanic right there to interact with it...

Correction: Lesson is back. No Learn!

Why would you want to scry in Pokémon, when you can just draw 7?

Unfortunately, no. It's been a while since I fired up this cube, and since CubeArtisan is down, I haven't mustered up the courage to get a functioning list again...

Hahahaha, that made me laugh out loud XD

I think I added it to my cube together with Bloodbraid Challenger and a custom for some escape density. (I say I think, because I still haven't migrated back to Cube Cobra, and Cube Artisan is still offline :() I think it's a really neat card, quite the inevitable beater for a more ponderous deck.

If you can stomach Universes Beyond cards and multiplayer wording, there is also Sontaran General It's a great effect, but Charging Monstrosaur is a lot cleaner and fits the vibe of Magic a lot better in my humble opinion. Anyway, the General is there for people who just want better cards and...

Legion’s Landing I cut DFC’s from my cube, because no matter how you look at it, they’re a logistical hassle, and this is one of the two I honestly miss (the other being Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy). It’s such a sweet one drop, and I love how cleanly this lets aggro decks skimp on lands a bit. Chart a...

I have a feeling this blog post assumes a 360 cube (with no duplicates) as the standard, the way it talks about a lack of odds in a cube. I did some calculations (picking probabilities for a draw without replacement) for my 450 cube. If I include two copies of a card, there's ~64% chance that...

Hmm… agree to disagree? I think Start Your Engines, apart from having to use an external device (be it the designated “token” card or a die), vibes very well with the natural objective of games: getting your opponent to 0 life.

That is both true for all mechanics, and 20/20 hindsight. When Astral Slide premiered, it was the first time they brought back a set mechanic, and the last time we had seen it was in Urza’s block, 4 years prior. Barring Future Sight, it would take another 6 years before we saw cycling again in...

But I think that’s mainly nostalgia speaking. Like, old sets had these cards as well. Gimmick-y Tribal, if that’s what you want to call it, is not a new thing, it’s a proven design technique. Case in point: Astral Slide Quiet Speculation Saproling Infestation I think what Rasmus was talking...

I think these parasitic payoffs give a mechanic texture though. If all we got were generic LEGO pieces, the soul of the mechanic would be lacking. They’re also a minority of the designs, I feel. Like, Paranormal Analyst is literally the only card with the line “Whenever you manifest dread”...

These are two very clean designs that both have a place in Magic, I feel. The problem isn't that we need less PA's, the problem is dread shouldn't be a one set mechanic. I would love for them to connect different sets through a shared mechanic.

That seems really funny, and also a logistical nightmare. I already don’t have enough room for Magic cards XD

Having played a bit with the ring tempts you, I am actually a fan of the mechanic as is. If you want to make a personal version, I definitely wouldn’t make it more (or even as) complex as WotC’s implementation. The “when the ring tempts you, draw a card and lose life equal to the number of...