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Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:53:59 +0000

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Comment on Building a Multiplayer Cube – Blue by Martin Hughes

Martin Hughes — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 07:34:10 +0000

Good calls both, Walt! Perplexing Chimera in particular has definitely been on my radar – it just didn’t sit in the same slot on the curve in this discussion. Fun card, though – brutal with Tradewind Rider or Capsize in this cube, too!

Comment on Building a Multiplayer Cube – Blue by Walt

Walt — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 05:12:45 +0000

Also, having Homeward Path in the cube would just be mean with that Chimera 😉

Comment on Building a Multiplayer Cube – Blue by Walt

Walt — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 05:10:52 +0000

Lovely list Mr. Hughes. Perplexing Chimera is not quite on the same level as Drake but a cheap alternative that is very influential on game play. The new Sudden Substitution would also be a nifty casual replacement effect in a multiplayer cube. Thanks for the updates!

Comment on Barely Budget Brews: Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow by Walt

Walt — Thu, 23 May 2019 19:57:55 +0000

Love the tech for only $100 Mr. Johnson! Thanks for another fun read of Triple B

Comment on Peasant Cube on a Budget – Colorless by Vic

Vic — Wed, 15 May 2019 21:12:22 +0000

Peasant cube is just about the only way I’ve played magic for almost 6 years, and Ive owned a peasant cube for maybe 10. So the speed isnt new to me.

All that aside, trepanation blade mills an average of 2 cards per attack, no matter the format. So even after you pay the upfront cost and equip it, your mill deck needs to now start committing attacks in order to get a pair of cards per turn.

2 cards on average only on turns you have spare attackers. The return on investment never gets there, which is why this card is such a sore point.

Comment on Peasant Cube on a Budget – Land by Walt

Walt — Thu, 09 May 2019 05:29:47 +0000

My group’s peasant cube is designed around the Ravnica guilds and their themes. We only run 2 color lands to help keep players in a more focused deck (typically 2c) instead of just mashing something together; don’t get me wrong, that still happens, but play is much more consistent when helped into 2 colors.
Thanks for the builders’ guide Mr. Hughes

Comment on Barely Budget Brews: Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord by Walt

Walt — Wed, 08 May 2019 21:11:33 +0000

You made me keep my Jarad deck and revamp a bit with dredging. Love how resilient this guy can be and work with the gy. Thanks @Destructo

Comment on Peasant Cube on a Budget – Colorless by Martin Hughes

Martin Hughes — Wed, 08 May 2019 04:25:18 +0000

LOL! Poor little card…
You know, it’s funny how cards like Trepanation Blade only shine in very specific sets of circumstances. I’ve tried the Blade in multiplayer, in EDH, in normal cube, and you’re right – it’s far too slow there.
But in a powered-down environment like Peasant? Next to a bunch of evasive and/or hard-to-kill creatures? It’s definitely better, and it’s definitely got a chance to shine.
It’s really only even getting a mention here because we’ve curated the cube towards mill, and it’s carrying enough creatures to make it viable. And that’s the important point – some cards are only viable in cube if you’ve built the archetype around them (but then they inexplicably work… don’t ask me why!)… and then they end up being your playgroup’s pet cards… and… oh my, it’s all downhill from there, isn’t it!

Comment on Peasant Cube on a Budget – Colorless by Vic

Vic — Wed, 08 May 2019 02:34:37 +0000

Trepanation blade is one of the worst equipment ever printed. It was one of the first cards I ever put in my “terrible cards cube”.

It’s so bad, in fact, that I have to question how you can be trusted to evaluate cards. Harsh, yes, but the card is indeed that trashy.