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I am surprised that no mention of synergy is discussed with Urza's Saga. This is the Riptide Lab right? :P Synergy: It has 2 subtypes for cards that care about Delirium and such (Grim Flayer, Occult Epiphany, ...) and it conveniently bins itself after a couple of turns. It also cares about...

Don’t forget that everyone has access to 2 of the original Moxen in dbs’s cube! So it’s not too risky to play early, as it replaces itself with another mana source. With Hardened Scales in the cube, would The ozolith Be a decent target if you have more Sagas? I know you play Arcbound...

Enjoyed the article. Cube hit: The year of the one drops. Esper Sentinel Consider Hard Evidence Bone Shards Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Dragon's Rage Channeler Ignoble Hierarch Abundant Harvest Powerful cantrips and creatures that fit in multiple power levels and help enable smooth early and...

Even in your format, I think the Spellbombs can have merit. Splitting the cost over two turns makes it a lot more manageable. Where it falls apart for me though is with cards like Ichor Wellspring. 2 mana do nothing is rough and I would actively avoid drafting them in your cube. I think you...

With the new releases, I've been thinking about Vampires for a medium powered cube as the basis of Red an Black aggressive decks. It's not always easy to incorporate your aggressive decks into the format's other themes, but I think Vampires is starting to get there. They have a bunch of...

That’s awesome! For the card count, I think it might be counting the Maybe board from CC. Check out the cube page and compare to see if the extra cards match. If it doesn’t work let me know and I’ll send you the CSV. Can’t wait!

I have a few duplicates (Gitaxian Probe, Faithless Looting, Chromatic Star) that make my format tick. They are basically cheap cantrips that serve as synergy pieces and smooth out games. I want more, especially in non-Izzet colors. So I am considering the following In -> Out Manamorphose ->...

On the subject of interaction, does Cling to Dust have a place in your cube? Cling to Dust It can disrupt some graveyard strategies without crippling them, act as a cantrip or even a mana sink. What about Abeyance It's a tool that can be used proactively to protect your combo or it can be...

Looking forward to seeing the updated cube! With your velocity push, Emry seems like a slam dunk. He will be cheap thanks to all the 0/1 mana baubles. The mill will go great with your new GY package. Also should be close to infinite with Jeskai Ascendency and a 0 mana artifact pushing combo...

I also like Fungal Infection For the 2 for 1 potential and random token support

That is where I fell with my evaluation as well (and why it isn't in the cube). Tempo is much harder to take advantage of in multiplayer and not the general axis I am trying to play on. That being said, cards like Thalia, Heretic Cathar still pack a serious punch, but I think that is because the...

I really like the Green spells package. Scaling threats, card selection and finishers at cheap CMC. Regarding the Black cards, I am scared of Grave Pact. In my experience, it can lead to some really unfun games where it's difficult to remove and there isn't much you can do to get back into it...

Artifacts matter: (part 2) {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} There are a lot of more interesting ways for artifacts to go than the ones I have chosen here, but I need some simple to understand/execute and powerful archetypes for my drafters. They are used to drafting good stuff decks and I am trying to win them...

This discussion about Citadel is convenient as I was wondering about supporting it too! In faster environments, I think it does need a bit of support. Casting it on turn 6 in a deck not meant to optimize it is going to be depressing. You probably won’t have the ressources (life) to make it...

Borrower: What I meant is it could be a good target for the creature fall cards. Vault Skirge: Not special, but evasive, beater that has small equipment synergies. A little worse than Gingerbrute, but colorless 1 mana value creatures are great IMO as they add to the density to all colors.

I like Signal Pest, you could also consider Vault Skirge As an evasive beater that wears equipment well. It's an artifact to be recurred by Emry or bypass Canonist too. I think you could justify running Clique, SFM, Venser or Borrower, but Smuggler's Copter is too strong IMO. Brazen...

That's a very convincing argument. I also have Korvold, Fae-Cursed King doing good work with lands + artifacts too so it would help reinforce the strategy.

Judith, Scourge Diva vs Mayhem Devil I am currently running Judith as an aristocrat payoff, but also a card that plays well in most aggressive decks. However, the Sacrifice Lures thread had me thinking that maybe the Devil is a better fit for my environment. The biggest selling points are: -...

Artifacts matter: (part 1) {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} For whatever reason, artifact decks are among my favorite (cube or otherwise) so I wanted them to be supported in my cube. One of the well documented issues with artifacts is that most payoffs want you to cast or find artifacts, but most of the...

The Antiquities War? Not only searches for artifacts but also encourages you to flood the board with them for a big turn. I think this is the catch. Ravager is already a narrow card as you need a high artifact density as well as your deck being aggressive. So having it be weak a majority of...