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Oh wow, with really crappy art! I didn't know the card was that old though!

Yeah, that came up, but that wasn't really something I minded. That part actually is in line with most of these effects, plus green ramps, so it fits both ways. I'm pretty happy with your untap X lands solution, that's probably the version I'm going to go with.

So... Mercadian Masques is definitely quite a few sets after Alliances, though I'll admit that the hybrid mana and 8th edition border would stick out like a pair of sore thumbs :')

Are you aware of the existence of this card? Because Venomous Breath seems strictly worse! Gaze of the Gorgon

MaRo gets asked about Kamigawa all the time on his blog, this one is from April this year. Ok, another one from April this year... So, it wasn't just the mechanics, pretty much nothing Kamigawa did was especially loved by the wider audience. There is a vocal minority that wants a return, but...

Thanks for the in depth answer! Multicolored is less of a restriction in my cube than in standard cubes, so while it can still be a bit more powerful, there is a ceiling. I was casting the spell at X = 10 a lot of the time in playtesting, but that was against the AI, and in a deck playing a...

Can we discuss this card? I have been having waaay too much fun with it in testing, but is it too strong? The combination of these two abilities is sooooo satisfying, and the card is a really good reward for going into {R/G} ramp, but it does kinda turn into Demonic Tutor in the late game...

It's a brain melting combo anyway :) Seth even botches the combo in the first match he assembles it :D

Fair enough, I get what you're saying, and our opinion on this matter in general is very close then. I wouldn't include a card like Lyra Dawnbringer either, for exactly the same reason (ignoring the discrepancy in power level with the rest of my cube for this specific example). Cards like that...

I cut Hardened Scales for being too busted! The effect is way fairer on a three mana, fragile body, and the synergy between these two cards is nice, but I don't support GU as a color pair in my cube, and my +1/+1 counters commander deck is four colors. Though, now that you mention it, these...

Art style obviously caters to the Chines market. Not my cup of tea. I do think these are both sweet designs. The blue one goes together well with saboteurs, and both minus abilities are actually really good. I'm a huge fan of the legendary token on the green one, because it means it will be a...

I believe my players are perfectly capable of ignoring that commander rider as well, I have never heard any complaints, nor was anyone ever confused by it. Really, whether you want to include them is, from my point of view, entirely a matter of aesthetics, unless you regularly draft with very...

Yes I am, but I just like the cards too much to cut them. It's like a good movie that needs a pinch of suspension of disbelief. It's great to watch, unless you let that one annoying bit get to you. So I simply don't let it get to me :)

Invasion and Alara.

I run Daretti and Ravos. They're excellent cards, so I just ignore the commander rider. I can totally understand why you wouldn't want to though.

Yes, battlebond cuts a lot of the crap commons to be able to 2HG draft with less boosters, they spoiled two mildly interesting cards, and the fall set and the following two sets (three total) will take place on Ravnica, with the third not being about guilds...

I agree with anotak :) I guess it depends on what you mean by setting. I'ld argue that Magic has a high fantasy setting with a multitude of planes that allow creative to visit a multitude of different worlds, and it's this fantasy flavor that pulls many players in at first sight, not the promise...

I like her rule "The power level of a card shouldn't be based on the colors of the opponent's permanents or the land types they have." Hey @Aston, did you read this? Shriekmaw is right out! :P

I would, but I'm a modest person. Also, I don't need too, I'm clearly an awesome person, no need to rub it in people's faces!

Maybe Velrun meant "brace yourself"?