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Would you still use Entomb in "fair" reanimator? By fair I mean that the reanimation spells are generally 4+ mana. I just had a thought, the incarnations (Anger for example) are good with both too.

Entomb Gamble I am having a hard time evaluating these for my cube. I am off the turbo reanimator plan that I usually see Entomb played in. What kind of targets are you folks getting with these cards. The most classic that comes to mind is Life from the Loam. Maybe Champion of Wits of Devil's...

What happened to the core set this year? Do we know?

Really liked the breakdown. One card that can be amazing in this type of deck is Cloudstone Curio It can bounce all types of permanents (minus artifacts) making it very versatile and it goes into any deck. Might lead to some repetitive gameplay though as chaining the same 2 creatures can get...

Wheel of Fortune I've been debating adding this card to my cube. In a MP setting, giving others a fresh hand is always very risky. That being said, there are ways to take advantage of it and it's a welcome draw source in the color. Here are some combos/interactions that can happen in my...

I am currently listening to the Dom Harvey podcast and I am really enjoying your talk about archetypes. You touched on: - Power level of synergy cards vs good stuff - "Glue" cards that go into multiple archetypes - Number of archetypes supported - Good cards as entry points to a supported...

Honestly, I don't really see what it would do in your cube. The biggest payoff seems to be The Gitrog Monster which is great. Other than that, gain 2 life a turn with Crucible of Worlds? It seems like it would draw out games for no reason more than anything. Why did you want to include it? I...

I've been lucky enough to have my cube be drafted by Dom and Erik (thanks a ton!) and wanted to showcase some cool decks they built. First up, Gyruda. Companions are a hot topic (or were when they got released) and I still don't know how they play out in cube. What I do know is that they are...

Wonder It just occurred to me, Wonder works in both your dredge deck and tempo decks. I'm always on the verge of adding it, but never quite get there. It's just a little too narrow for my Blue section, but could do a good job in yours. I like the change of Platinum Angel for GPG, can't...

Sarkhan Vol I want more Threaten effects in my cube as well as a way to tie green into sacrifice more (having Greater Good and Evolutionary Leap already). This looks decent, but the floor seems low. You should give Borrower a try. Has 3 power, evasion, flash and a bounce spell attached...

I think a Dimir card would do wonders for that deck. Some options Prized Amalgam Gisa and Geralf Araumi of the Dead Tide I think the Amalgam might be the best if the above deck is typical. You have 6 ways to trigger it, some of those are repeatable even. Gisa and Geralf are very good...

The one thing holding me back from making the swap to Bala Ged Recovery is the complexity creep. My drafters aren't current with the new sets and MDFC are a lot to take in. That being said I think it is greatly superior to Regrowth except for the fact I have an old black-bordered one :p

What works for me is having an idea of what I am supporting in my cube. If it isn't a good stuff card and doesn't fit the themes, it is less likely to stick. In my mind there are 2 big ways to be doing this: 1. Chose some broad themes and scatter them inside the cube in the colors that can...

Hey Erik, I was wondering your reasoning for including Frantic Search (to a lesser extent Snap). I've always liked these cards and am looking for an excuse to reinclude them.

Kytheon, Hero of Akros Student of Warfare I am not sure if I should be playing both of these or just one. I like that they can both be mana sinks (more or less for Kytheon). I really dislike the heavy white commitment that Student asks for, but scaling one drop is strong. Kytheon rewards...

Eric, this isn't the first time I see you belittling yourself and you need to stop! You have a great cube that I (and I'm sure others) look toward for inspiration. Plus every time you draft my cube, you build a great deck and leave thoughtful comments. Give yourself some credit :)

You know what, I was looking around the internet and cannot find anything on the strategy. What I remember though is picking up as many 1 drop and 2 drops in Boros or Selesnya and jamming a bunch of combat tricks and removal to push damage through (Thrive was a card I remember picking up in the...

I enjoyed playing this too. I'll echo the more bounceland sentiment and as I pointed out in Cubecobra, maybe giving the option of Signet or Bounceland could be cool. That untap deck is really cool. What I am missing is the hyper aggressive 1 drop 14 land deck from that block. Not sure it is...

I'm not sure if I made my point clear. There are plenty of spells that other decks can use, not debating that. The combat tricks to trigger heroic? Much less so. The adventures are probably your best bet overall as they can also be played as creatures. Which was one goal when posting this...

I see the appeal of Heroic as an archetype, especially with removal being kept in check to allow them to shine. What I don't see is the cross appeal to different archetypes. It's just that the enablers are narrow since they need to target creatures. Compare with Baubles that just work...