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I like Crater Hellion but it doesn't repalce Wildfire. In fact, it works well with Wildfire because it survives it and wipes the board when it comes down. It's also a good, but not broken, card for Sneak Attack and Reanimator. I really think you need two copies of Wildfire (or Devasting Dreams...

I'm really fond of Wildfire. What I like about the card is that it gives Red the opportunity to play a control role instead of the usual combination of aggression and burn. This adds depth to the cube, and the gameplay as a whole because there are now more options and more directions to take...

I've been trying Phyrexian Reclamation in the same slot as Tortured Existence but I don't quite know what to make of either card. Tortured Existence can provide quite a bit of value by discarding recursive aggro creatures, but it felt a bit redundant and it doesn't seem like Control can do that...

A note: Something I do dislike about Dire Fleet Daredevil (and actually also about Abbot of Keral Keep) is that it's not a "real" two-drops. As in, you need mana to use their abilities so they don't actually allow to curve out or stabillize on the first few turns. Besides being quite fun in...

I'm going to run Skarrgan. It's true that it's one of those creatures that get answered and make you lose the game, but I don't like Thundermaw cleaning up the board. What I like is that it's a large, versatile dragon that is easy to understand. Ok, here's a harder one. Which one and why? And...

Stinkweed Imp is in my cube right now, but it does not feel as essential as the other cards. Like you say, it fills the graveyard and it sometimes work in control but it feels like such a blunt instrument to force a synergy into existing. So far I'm very happy about the reanimation spells...

Oh man, I forgot about the Genju! I did not remember Descendant of Kiyomaro, though, it was such a forgetable set it always made me sad when stores gave its boosters as a prize. Has Dread Presence actually panned out to be good? It's a very nice card.

Those are nices picks Onderzeeboot. I'm tempted to expand Orzhov a bit to include Oath of Kaya, despite the second line of text doing nothing in my cube. Do you have any monocolour suggestions?

So I ran my list is this is what I got so far: NON-CREATURES 0-1 Volrath's StrongholdVampiric TutorDuressInquisition of KozilekDark RitualEntombUnearthExecutioner's Capsule These are all standard picks. 2 Collective BrutalityChainer's EdictNight's WhisperAnimate DeadExhumeOath of...

I used to run it, but I wasn't sure how reliable (or versatile) it was. But yeah it would be a perfect fit, wouldn't it?

Thanks for the suggestions Nanonox! I don't know what to make of it but I'll give it a try. I'll also keep my eyes open for cheaper cards. So, after Red I think the best colour to work on is Black. Black was one of the strongest and most focused colours when I first started the cube but, as I...

So, I'm looking for some sort of Drain Effects or cards that could support a WB Control deck with a "pay life" theme. Drain Life

Skarrgan Hellkite Thundermaw Hellkite Which one do you think is more generally useful both as a curve topper, a big red creature and in a Wildfire deck?

I just want to say that I'm now very happy with the red section of my cube. The only change I want to do is to remove Guttersnipe, Dire Fleet Daredevil or other creature for one non-burn, versatile red spell. Despite my previous comments on Madness, I've actually added two cards with the...

Some random thoughts from someone who still hasn't revised their mass removal. 1) Avoiding T3 Wraths is absolutely necessary. Quite simply, I don't think playing a creature-heavy strategy is a good idea when you can get your board wiped. 2) Density is as important as power. That is, a deck...

What I mean is that there's fixing, but it's not the kind of fixing a more aggressive deck benefits from. If I want to play, say, a green guy on turn one and a blue guy on turn two the only bicolor lands that allow me to do that are the checklands cycle. The other cycles (Scry, gain 1 life...

Personally, that list is a good example of why I would make those cuts (or support the archetype more). It's not awful, but you are have sacrificed quite a few picks on the draft to run cards in a fairly unoptimal manner. In other words, I don't think Steel Overseer is going to do much as...

That's a sweet deck though one should note it doesn't do anything for neither Cranial Plating nor Toolcraft Exemplar. You also got a very high number of key cards, more than I think are normal. But if this kind of deck can be easily built then yeah, Welder is fine.

Recycle Beast Whisperer I've always wanted to play a Recycle deck but it's true that it has a few too many safety valves to be great. Cube, however, has a lower power level and more clear synergies like Crucible of Worlds. Beast Whisperer is expensive and won't produce the same dramatic effect...

Reevaluate is nice, but I think it's going to be more of a Squee, Goblin Nabob than a Mystic Speculation!