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In a format where you can build around it with a high density of specific triple-pip cards, the exact opposite of most Cubes

We've been nagging them to print a green Blade Splicer for years and the madlads printed one that's yet another crossover piece with a counters theme, you absolutely love to see it Chariot is still the best in class IMO - leaves behind better stuff vs spot removal, easier to cast/splash...

From what I heard it was a decent improvement over Ixalan (an all-time flop as a draft set) but still forgettable compared to most sets

Got some free Invisitokens at the PT and those things are great, would strongly recommend (+ get them from the source, not an imitation from UltraPro etc)

I don't think one is much better/worse overall but I like the play patterns of Goose a lot more - you care more about those stats + those stats are better + you can get life and/or cards but you have to work harder to unlock those vs the immediate and guaranteed output of Krasis

I love lands and silly enchntments but I can't imagine Recon being playable or appealing outside a very specific format with a low power level

Sundering Growth is very cool if you have any reasonable number of token makers

Wildfire Awakener is awesome - not the most powerful Boros card of the year (remember when that was a struggling guild?!) but by far the sweetest IMO

One axis (Squandered Resources/Splendid Rec too!) Zuran OrbSylvan SafekeeperGreater GargadonMons's Goblin WaitersTitania, Protector of ArgothThe Gitrog MonsterKorvold, Fae-Cursed King Hopefully MH3 will bring the Gravestorm cards everybody wants! The untap lands idea has a long pedigree, not...

I hate that the card image tool defaults to the newest, ugliest frame/art but I love that these cards exist: AbsorbFire // IceProbeRecoilFlametongue KavuTerminateGerrard's VerdictLightning AngelMystic SnakePernicious DeedProphetic BoltVindicateTemporal SpringLife // DeathCall of the...

Put out a podcast episode giving a CubeCon report and going through these meditations in a lot more detail! https://www.patreon.com/posts/92502591?pr=true

Totally! That was one thing I forgot to touch on - there was a ton of free play/extracurricular Cubing of all kinds and even though there's more Cubes per person than in any other event it was still easy enough to round up enough for a pod if you wanted to draft your own Cube(s)

DAY 2 DRAFT 1 - BUILDAROUND CUBE Ryan Saxe's Buildaround Cube is quite different from the Creative Cube philosophically - instead of using generally good cards that can also fit together, you use these building blocks which have high potential but need the right tools to unlock that. He says in...

CUBECON REPORT (extended podcast version here) After hearing great things about last year's event I was determined to make it to CubeCon this year and the organizers made that call for me by inviting me as a Special Guest for the Wisconsin vs England grudge match. Those unaware of the long...

If you play at a bar or something 'winner gets free drinks next week' might be a good way to structure a reward you were going to pay for anyway without having to shell out for extra packs etc

Barcelona and Vegas each brought new Unknown cards and a few of them are worth a trip to the label maker: Force of Rowan 3RR Instant You may pay 1 life and exile a red card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets...

Some underappreciated bangers from the All Will Be One release: Phyrexian Scrapyard A nice self-contained win condition for a control deck (or really any deck that has the time) that can guarantee land drops but also a discard outlet on a land for your Reanimator or Madness stuff - something...

Dollmaker is a versatile 'Blink' effect for your own stuff (including enchantments, battles, planeswalkers, or other types that it's hard to flicker easily). The token copy can be copied with Esika's Chariot or populate stuff and all the usual artifact synergies apply here. On your opponent's...

Images fixed! @Nanonox re. Chatterstorm and Awaken the Woods: I saw one on sale for ~40 USD but frankly these are playtest cards with no art already so the proxy/MPC/'draw your own crude art on a blank card' approach makes even more sense here than for most cards

You Better Cogwork, Bitch We're so back! Too back, even?! I wanted to test a more ambitious version of my CubeCon submission ('any land/spell can be your Companion') for after-hours Cubes there so I mentioned this offhand to Chris' group and suddenly I had 10 (!) gamers signed up for a draft...