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I have received the collection and as I mentioned before, will be offering all of you a chance to get the pieces you want before I trade/sell some of them. I am keeping some cards for myself obviously, so some cards will be off limits. I think to keep the forum clear, we should communicate via...

If you support a White control deck, I think the color gains a ton from having one available. As I alluded to in my earlier post, having the tools to build non-Blue control decks leads to more diverse decks in your format which I value. White control decks already need to go find card advantage...

I’ll echo what others have said on Teferi, great signpost card. I’ll push in favor of Elspeth though. Aggressive decks are becoming faster and more resilient (or at least can be if you want them to), so I am okay giving control powerful tools to fight back. Especially in White which is...

I think it was you and Jason who were talking on the podcast about having the best cards in your cube actually support the archetypes you want, so that doing the most powerful thing is also the right thing (here "right" meaning building a synergistic deck rather than a good stuff pile). For...

Only that it failed when my power level was all over the place a few years back. It was too slow and fragile at the mana cost compared to what else the cube was doing. My removal was too strong and had too many GRBS cards. It was also not supported enough. However, allow me to quote I think...

Here it gets a little more dicey. There are 4 storm support cards, 2 of which are pushing the power band way up. Even without the fastest mana, Tolarian Academy is no joke. However, it's not free to run as it requires some deckbuilding concessions to really maximize. Those are the types of...

My cube is currently at 420 cards and I am thinking of going back to 450 cards. The exercise of cutting down has been a great help in letting me understand what I want to support and how. I'm looking for more cheap mana value cards as well as extra support for a few archetypes. Here are the...

Could this fixing discussion also be related to how you envision and support your archetypes? Assuming a power band that is relatively tight as @TrainmasterGT mentioned. If you are going for a more broad approach to archetypes (spanning 4+ colors), you actively want your drafters to explore and...

Is Jack-O'-Lantern A consideration? Exiles one problematic card and cantrips and little value from the GY.

I'll vouch for Kess as well. What I enjoy is that four 4 mana you get a sizeable evasive threat that generates card advantage. However, if you answer it quickly you can come back in the game, whereas Lier is much more all or nothing. However, Kess is also obviously 3 colors. For a card...

In my case, it's Bolas's Citadel In a 4 player game with 20 starting life, you usually cannot afford to pay life to cast the cards. It's a real shame because I support a light storm package, a sacrifice theme as well as an artifact theme. It ticks all the boxes but still misses the mark :(

I totally get that. I guess I was thinking of replacing Gideon Blackblade which is a bit more generic in my eyes. Sure he hits hard, but there are already some hard hitting cards in White and with the addition of Portable Hole and Prismatic Ending, his removal option seems less needed. I guess I...

Thanks for the write up, always enjoy reading these "tournament reports". Yours especially because our cubes are on a similar power level. I have a few questions/comments about cards/strategies that stood out (by there presence or absence). Most decks seem to be 3+ colors. Have you considered...

I will be purchasing the collection. In trying to keep with the spirit of Velrun's wishes, I will offer you all a chance to pick some pieces up first (provided I don't keep them for myself!). Thank you Velrun for the opportunity.

I realize that my cube is set up to support the Dragonsguard Elite, but that I never included it >< Just drafted this as an example deck, which looks decent IMO as a base version. Ones 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer 1 Hexdrinker 1 Skullclamp 1 Chromatic Star 2 Faithless Looting 1 Galvanic Blast 1...

I think Green has what it needs to take an active role in a spells matter deck: Dragonsguard Elite Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse Managorger Hydra Quandrix Apprentice Jolrael isn't exactly a spells matter card, but if you are looking at UXg spells decks, you probably have some amounts of cantrips...

Some other cards to push into Gruul/Naya Ashnod’s altar Grand warlord radha Devil’s Play Chandra, acolyte of flame Altar can be another engine that converts creatures into mana. The payoff is big (2 mana!) but so is the risk of losing your board. Radha also makes a bunch of mana and cares...

So a little different post, here is a wish list of cards that I would like for my cube. I've been reading other threads where people are starting to prioritize replacing cards only if they fill a void in the cube's design and I think that is a great idea. It also helps narrow down the amount of...

Showdown is great and in the cube, as is Figure of Destiny. I was saying that past those two, I don't like the options much. Glad to hear Kykar does work, I like the look of that card. The evasive flyers are sure to push through damage. The non-creature part kind of makes this an artifact card...

I followed blacksmithy's advice and cut Dismantling Wave for Fateful Absence. Eloise is definitely a very sweet and synergy driven card, however that 5 mana value is so much. If I weren't so hellbent on avoiding expensive cards that do nothing on ETB, I would play this. Might be time to build a...