Yeah I'd stay away from cycles. But I get that this thread assumes that you wanna complete the cycle, so go nuts.
If you're willing to use customs I'd figure out your archetypes and see what neat cards you can come up with that support them.
I thought it was good. What would have made it great was a great plot, I agree it wasn't too interesting. Hopefully the trilogy plot becomes much cooler!
I would love to read an article concluding something from/discussing the Has Mana Fixing Gone Too Far (sic) thread, cuz I am interested and can't be bothered to read the thread.
Here's the peasant list from my buddy Simon, which, to this day, has been the best cube I've ever drafted. It's always excellent.
http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/6871
I keep trying to get him to come here, but he never does.
Fettergeist has always been good over here, but there's no "loner" archetype, it's just a good creature. I run it all the time in control or tempo.
I'm quite curious about Haunted Plate Mail. Anybody tried it?