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Today I actually just made the hard choice to add Novice Inspector. I don't like duplicates in my Cube because the variety is the point. Having Fyndhorn Elves as well as Llanowar Elves and Elvish Mystic never has bothered me as much, but for many years, I did actually avoid running more than one...

As someone who has had to plan out these kinds of product releases in the past, I want to be sympathetic, but also, from a marketing POV, they should've known it was going to be impossible to avoid lots of Spiderman engagements at SDCC. I personally think companies overvalue timing their...

I run and love the heck out of Value Breach. While you're shuffling up, you can talk about individual cards like that. I'm glad you're interested in Snort, I love it. I know most burn spells are a bit boring, but ay I also recommend Dead / Gone and Fire Magic? Dead / Gone Fire Magic Being...

As I've said many times on these forums, my favorite way to "test" out the Cube is to do a bunch of sample drafts on CubeCobra, particularly now that the bots are upgraded (I no longer wheel Ocelot Pride and Chaos Defiler) and it seems more attuned to my Cube's play style and power level. My...

I cannot tell you how much I simultaneously respect this and it makes me sad. It's legitimately one of my favorite designs of the last few years. I myself took out Headliner Scarlett recently for aesthetics, and a little bit for power-level. I get the feeling she'll come back in, but...

Lightstall Inquisitor Haliya, Guided by Light Umbral Collar Zealot Kavaron Harrier Rust Harvester Tannuk, Steadfast Second Ouroboroid Dauntless Scrapbot Biotech Specialist Not too hot on this set overall, but my Cube is 720 cards so there's usually more than a few things I end up trying out...

Unless it's a clerical error from WotC, this allows you to have your opponent's creature for both sides of the deal -- even the same creature. It's essentially a kill spell, so long as the creature doesn't have at least 2 toughness more than its power. I don't really like the color pie break...

Neat cards from the final dump -- they saved some of their most interesting designs for the end as far as I'm concerned. I love a good 3MV reanimation spell. The cost on this is a little steeper than I'd like considering it limits what it brings back, but I have enough trinkets running around...

I clearly need to re-evaluate Warden of the Inner Sky. I didn't like the art and let that get in my way, it does have a really nice play pattern that works well with my Cube. Astrologian's Planisphere is incredible. I've played more FF limited than most any other set in recent memory, and it...

I've slotted in a massive 35 cards into my main Cube with this set. It's the most-represented set in all of Magic...which I don't feel great about, particularly as someone without an emotional attachment to Final Fantasy. That said, I really like the art in this set, and, more emotionally, I...

Day: 019 Set: Fifth Dawn (5DN) Release Date: June 4, 2004 Cards: 145 Leads: Mark Rosewater (Design), Brian Schneider (Development) All New Cards, Sorted by ELO: CubeCobra Link It's an interesting set. I think it's stuck in the era of valuing design novelty over gameplay, but there are some...

Thanks folks, I am properly convinced.

I love Cube because I can see a mechanic or a piece of art I'm obsessed with and can say "my Cube is about this now" and make it actually work. What an incredible format. edit: also, we finally got a mono-colored Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain/stronger Reki, the History of Kamigawa in the perfect...

Trying to figure out which of these blue dragons is the most reasonable as a harder-to-interact-with threat that has enough value to make players not feel bad spending 5 on them. Hraesvelgr of the First Brood Diviner of Mist Iymrith, Desert Doom Hraesvelgr of the First Brood lets you get in...

Day: 018 Set: Legions (LGN) Release Date: February 3, 2003 Cards: 145 Leads: Mike Elliot (Design), William Jockusch (Development) All New Cards, Sorted by ELO: CubeCobra Link Ahh, Legions. The all-creatures set. I guess Akroma, Angel of Wrath is cool, but I much prefer the (amazingly only four...

I love it. Easy include for me. I've been running Reckless Impulse and it's been fine, but this seems like it has more game. Being an Instant over a Sorcery helps to soften losing "until the end of your next turn" vs. "until your next end step" (this distinction is annoying to track either way)...

You may not like it, but this is what peak Magic performance looks like. I love Cactuar. Finally, the Glitterfang I've been waiting for.

Day: 017 Set: Gatecrash (GTC) Release Date: February 1, 2013 Cards: 249 Leads: Mark Rosewater & Mark Gottlieb (Design Co-Leads), Zac Hill (Development) All New Cards, Sorted by ELO: CubeCobra Link At the time, Gatecrash was great for me. Cards like Boros Charm, Burning Tree Shaman, Legion...

I've been talking about this Cube for a while here, and rather than just bumping CBS with every self-indulgent consideration I have, let's spread out the love a little. The California Premiership Cube on Cube Cobra From the CC description, this Cube is focused on delivering: Interactive...

The art style of Fallout is rooted in Western fantasy art. There's a direct lineage between Frank Franzetta, Boris Vallejo, Syd Mead, etc. and Fallout's aesthetic, even if the genre is different. These are the same sources of inspiration for Magic's early eras, which still (somewhat) define the...