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I really like your list of cards to compare against. I think that's the best way to stay honest to the old power level. You have to compare yourself to it. I don't really think it's possible to hit a nostalgic power level here without going back to 2007 card pool, but you basically just...

Definitely already had in mind to make the 2 power guys be vanilla at best or maybe have a really mild upside if they improve synergies somehow. Carnophage, Jackal Pup, and Savannah Lions are the ones that jump out in my mind. I guess one thing I'm having a hard time with is that a lot of the...

I currently only run 5-6 mana Wraths and no 2cmc ramp in The Black Cube. I'm actually interested in trying out Signet -> Wrath. I never played control back then and only went to one tournament that wasn't a Sealed, plus I was bad at the game. So I actually want to see what effect that has...

Skeletal Vampire is legit. As I look more at the older formats, I think a big part of it is that there was strong early plays like birds and signets that we all fear these days. I hate seeing that turn two 4/4 into turn three 5/5. But we didn't have that. You'd play a turn two Hippie or Ohran...

I didn't want to nitpick lol. Interestingly, I'd had my eye on Thraben. In 2006-07, there weren't many 2 power one drops. I think that finding excellent 1 power one drops is an interesting endeavor for this idea. We're bored and trapped with our minds. I remember the first time I ever saw...

I've definitely been leaning towards "8/10 removal, 5/10 creatures" but I'm not sure I really love Fact or Fiction or Treachery or other nutty spells. I definitely think that the value of current creatures has been pushed to an extreme and they're very difficult to beat without falling behind...

Artificer's Assistant Is a 1/1 flyer useful for any ninjas you have or your aggro is slow? Animating Faerie How about a 2/2 for 3? Doubt it if you have Whirler, but, oh well... Emry, Lurker of the Loch If you support any self mill, this seems multifunctional. Argent Sphinx Quite the body...

Lol the 3/2 first strike for 3 with recursion is quite good in a lot of places.

I basically hated walkers since learning about what I was actually doing until the uncommon walkers came out. There's plenty that are OK now. Too many of them, however, are printed to sell packs and that's why Teferi is such a bastard. I think it's both ETBs and walkers. They both guarantee...

Helped a lot and outlined quite a bit of what I was thinking. Looking at these older cards (mostly the creatures, because plenty of the spells are crazy), you can see that most of them need to sit on the table for a turn before they do anything. There's some tension there. I don't immediately...

Yeah. I'd be open to your ideas if they're gonna be quick for you to put together. I'm definitely going for the "living" cube feeling, but it's really hard to capture that same power level (a bit higher, cus this is fucking terrible on a lot of slots as I get more into it). Currently going to...

Perfect, thank you. I'll obviously keep an eye on FTK, etc, but this will be a great starting point! Train... you had those ready cus this is your next project, isn't it? EDIT: The one drops are really interesting and kind of bad. I personally feel like the one drops kind of dictate a lot of...

Does anyone have a cube they'd consider pretty slow? Looking to experiment with my design a bit and would like to see one from someone here, if I could. Kind of missing those Rav days where a 2/2 for W was insane and Dark Confidant was the absolute sickest engine, no ETBs, no walkers, etc. I'm...

I might suggest that one player gets several mythic rares and the other player gets to see a couple of uncommons, at best.

Credit to inscho's peasant cube for inspiration: ReveillarkVesperlark These two cards can grab any of the Splicers or any Clone as common ones that are mid-costed. It can also grab anything with Graft or Modular (including Arcbound Overseer). Urbis Protector, Trostani's Summoner, Triskelion...

Yes! That's in line with what I'm looking for. Thanks. Vizier, Bramble, Savant, CoCo, Nylea, and Shaman are like spot on for the kind of theme I'm thinking of.

I used to run an updated Eldrazi Domain cube around the time of BFZ. Lots of 0/1 and 1/1s running around as well as quite a few 1 damage ways to get rid of them. But the ground always got so stalled up. If you were playing 2/1s in aggro... Good luck getting through. I had a similar experience...

Sure. I guess I mean like cards that are deeply tied to creatures in the same way a card with prowess is tied to noncreatures. Beast Whisperer, for example, is screaming to be surrounded by creatures and it's in his text box. Your deck with Beast Whisperer wants a ton of creatures. I want stuff...

I'm looking for cards that care about creatures, like Chord of Calling and Beast Whisperer. It was too hard to get a narrow enough search on scryfall.

Where all of my recent designs have begun. Welcome to my nightmare lol.