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Is it? It's a strange card because the two halves are pretty bad in situations where the other half is good. The anthem is unlikely to kick in during the aggro mirror (where lifegain actually helps), and the lifegain is unlikely to matter in against control (where the anthem does help). Other...

I've been known to do these sorts of shenanigans. Take the fetch and figure it out later.

Yeah, I see where you're coming from, and I think you have some good inspiration with Innistrad. I also like your ideas about overlapping and providing your drafters with an escape route. This part I'm not as sure if I agree with. I think the design should communicate its ideas with the...

The "obvious first pick" removal is one tool, but I'd be careful with taking it too far. Part of what makes draft work is having cards that people are excited about. It's just a balance. Part of the problem is overpowered cards that people aren't actually excited about, but play because they are...

What are the worst Magic card names of all time?

Hard to believe you are too poor when you have stuff like Voice of Resurgence floating around in there. I gave your cube a spin and it felt pretty good. You mentioned a ton of themes in your OP, but I'm not sure how well all of them come through. You also mentioned that this list is different...

"Curving out."

http://riptidelab.com/channelfireball-m14-cube-review/

Testing Craterhoof Behemoth instead of Avenger of Zendikar.

I am strangely drawn to this card: Catch // Release Supports CMC matters but I don't know if it's sufficiently useful.

I can keep Cabal Therapy in for testing. I played a ramp deck so it's possible I am a little distorted in my view here. Death Spark is a card that I love, and would be sure to run in a Tortured Existence cube. Not sure how great it would be here. I don't think the aggro decks are all that...

I think focusing on consistency is a bit of a misnomer. All draft sets emphasize redundancy (critical mass of aggro one-drops, for example), regardless of whether they have the same name or are functionally identical. Functional similarity is a bit of a spectrum. Imagine we have the following...

Boros Elite -> Dryad Militant : Need an increased hybrid density Dawnfluke: It's true this fits the Morbid and Elemental themes, but it's also a little terrible and nobody wants it in their deck. Topple: I don't really need something exclusively anti-ramp, and wanted both an increased density...

I looked at your mana base and thought "Jesus, 3 white sources just for the possibility of hardcasting Iona?" then later realized "oh right, Unburial Rites".

When you make the "button" for doing these, make sure you have some boilerplate example pop up. Much easier to edit an existing template than have to type all the "Ones Lands etc." headers. Also, in terms of the card image tagging Cardname will cause an error, but Cardname works. This is a...

I suppose your ending "cantrip ranking" is going to be a function of your shuffle density. I think Brainstorm is the best one in my cube. Before doubling on fetches and some other changes, I agree that Preordain was the best. This is an interesting topic as I think skill-based decision density...

This creatively named article by CML can be found here: http://riptidelab.com/cantrippin-balls-doubling-up-on-cantrips/

Tentative change list: Out: Boros Elite Dawnfluke Topple Ajani, Caller of the Pride Slippery Bogle Carrion Feeder Cabal Therapy Altar's Reap Tuktuk the Explorer Brood Birthing Collapsing Borders Flame Jab Arbor Elf Silent-Blade Oni Duskmantle Seer Blood Cultist Maw of the Obzedat In: Dryad...

I have no idea what to think of this card in an Eldrazi spawn-focused cube. This is the coolest counterspell I have ever seen.