Card/Deck Single Card Spotlight

[Nanonox]

You missed the original "we need a Jeskai mana elf" from the day it was spoiled:

These two are so good because you naturally discard them to Ascendancy, great suggestions.

Some of you have never tried to cube with Disciple of Deceit and it shows.

That's fair and the card looks like a really cool build around. The selection for Jeskai Inspire cards is thin though...

My favourite combos with ascendancy in my cube are Life//Death and Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia (the back side of Invasion of Segovia).

Green is so good alongside Ascendancy. If you can manage to splash the enchantment in a Green deck, you are going to have a good time. Didn't know about Sea Tyrant, but it's a perfect fit!

 

[Dom Harvey]

Aside from the usual Birds of Paradise/Sylvan Caryatid etc there's:



Life/Death tickles me pink because it pairs the afterthought green mode of a BG split card with a WUR combo piece but it is a legitimately powerful combo too

 

[TrainmasterGT]

God Duskmourn was such a cool set.

 

[Dom Harvey]

What are the vibes on Dack Fayden these days? Stealing a decent artifact feels so swingy and quite hateful if you support an Artifact Deck but as a continuous looter it's quite appealing

 

[MilesOfficial]

What are the vibes on Dack Fayden these days? Stealing a decent artifact feels so swingy and quite hateful if you support an Artifact Deck but as a continuous looter it's quite appealing

He's always been a favorite, but I think he's the most compelling planeswalker in 2025. Certainly the most important card in Izzet for me!

Artifacts play a pretty big role in my Cube to the point that it's never a dead ability, even if YMMV. The key is really the draw two, discard two, which an ever-increasing segment of my Cube is interested in, like the Maurading Makos and Ivora, Insatiable Heirs.

 

[Nanonox]

I don’t like Control Magic effects and that extends to Dack. Removing an artifact is one thing, stealing it is such a huge tempo swing. If you have an artifact cheat deck, it gets even worse!
That said, the looting ability is amazing and maybe I’m too conservative here.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

I cut all steal effects from my cube when I realized it is pre-sleeved, so players can’t tell apart their cards. It’s so easy to accidentally shuffle up one of your opponent’s cards after the game.

 

[TrainmasterGT]

What are the vibes on Dack Fayden these days? Stealing a decent artifact feels so swingy and quite hateful if you support an Artifact Deck but as a continuous looter it's quite appealing

I think the vibes are good on Dack!

 

[Seeker]

I cut all steal effects from my cube when I realized it is pre-sleeved, so players can’t tell apart their cards. It’s so easy to accidentally shuffle up one of your opponent’s cards after the game.

Does this include Threatens? Not that I have more than just Claim the Firstborn at the moment.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Does this include Threatens? Not that I have more than just Claim the Firstborn at the moment.

No, Threatens are fine if they last until end of turn. People don't really forget to give back the creature at end of turn. I think I currently run Eriette's Tempting Apple. I used to have Yasova Dragonclaw, but I don't know if that's still there.

 

[Seeker]

Sometimes the threaten does not last until end of turn!

(...you kill them with their creature, then make sure to shuffle it into your deck, then kill them with it again. Got 'em!)

 

[shamizy]

Sometimes the threaten does not last until end of turn!

(...you kill them with their creature, then make sure to shuffle it into your deck, then kill them with it again. Got 'em!)

Infinite card glitch, Magic players HATE this simple trick.