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I think his ultimate is supposed to be the opposite of this. Can we say, "rivalry"? Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Anyone got new tier lists to put up? I was searching this forum for opinions on planeswalkers, because I'm cutting a whole whack of 'em lately. Where do these guys fit on the tier list: Nissa, Worldwaker Elspeth, Sun's Champion Kiora, the Crashing Wave Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker Sorin, Solemn...

Creeperhulk Did either of you guys end up trying Creeperhulk? From the beginning, I've always run either Overrun or Overwhelming Stampede, but tonight, despite its name, Stampede was underwhelming. The games I was losing, I was having trouble keeping bodies on the board, and the last thing I...

i'm on board with spell pierce > negate. i've run negate several times and never been happy with it i want to try disdainful stroke, it might be a sideboard-only card but it seems like it'd be strong when you need it

Even if you just print your initial post on this thread - with its helpful pictures of cards that you expect to be build-arounds - I think that would go a long way towards evening the playing field. Speaking personally, as someone who returned to the game in 2008 but is otherwise hazy on draft...

Very interesting write-ups, Chris! The data collection you're currently doing sounds taxing, but I'm glad you're doing it. Out of curiosity, do you provide any hand-holds for your newer players? It sounds like, without passing knowledge of the draft formats of the last decade or so, they might...

Yeah, Selesnya Charm has been much better than I expected in cube, and I don't think I've ever seen it cast here for its removal mode. Like you mentioned, pump and trample leads to some insta-lethal gibs, while the flash body is almost always good when pump isn't. It's mostly that GW aggro wants...

It may or may not be important to note that Khans sealed is a fair bit worse than every other sealed format to date that I can remember. Some of the other recent ones have been pretty bad, too, but there are others that've been decent.

I know how you feel, Jonas. I'm an old-school, land destruction-loving griefer, too, from back in the day when your primary lines of attack being Stone Rain and Thermokarst were viable. I think that Magic is so much faster now, though, and aggro more interesting and varied that you're liable to...

Yeah, CML hit the nail on the head on this one. The two Khans sealed pools I've done are among my least favourite Magic experiences ever, while Khans drafts have ranged anywhere from decent to extremely fun and skill-testing.

I think that its removal mode is better than the one on Selesnya Charm, which is something I run but almost never exile creatures with in cube. Being indestructible for two mana isn't nearly as useful as something like, say, Gods Willing, but combined with its Reprisal-like mode, I think...

i worded that poorly, because it sounds like we're actually agreeing. what i was trying to get across is that worldknit should be very good in your list if a) your power level is relatively flat - you're not running limited filler jank, nor are you running really overpowered stuff alongside...

God damn, this looks amazing. What I'm both impressed and daunted by is your pursuit of print runs. I've seen rarity distributed cubes, and put together an M13 set cube myself, but I haven't seen anyone go to the lengths of trying to simulate print runs before. I genuinely hope that this is...

if worldknit is not busted in your list, that either means your cube power level isn't flat (or as flat as it could be, anyways) or that your cube is all about poison principle

I'm not convinced that Boar Umbra can co-exist in the same list as Lightning Bolt, but aside from that, I like the idea of auras, heroic, and going tall as a Selesnya or Bant theme in lower powered environments. It's a little unfortunate that most of the heroic creatures - other than Fabled Hero...

Yeah, that's how I read it. It's probably better to spread the love whenever you can, but at least there's a decent backup plan built in.

Agreed. Charms with two modes--where one mode is basically the opposite of the other--that have flavour text reinforcing the idea of choosing between fates are just so damned on theme. I can't remember the last time I got excited for a small second set, but I'm pretty stoked.

Oh wow, good call on Ion Storm. I'd forgotten all about that card, despite its popularity in the other thread. You guys might be right - I wasn't convinced that a +1/+1 counter theme could work anywhere but in, say, GW, but there might be something here. Centered around Ion Storm Rage Forger...

Welcome to the site, Chris! Your contribution right there is another is the fine line of "awesome first posts by brand new forum members". I was just thinking about well-supported RG tribes late last evening, and I was disappointed to find that both Shamans and Warriors are lackluster, at...