I have started to notice a trend in the cube community towards redundant design in cube. Packing a cube with multiple 2/1's for one, cantrips, discard spells, burn, and mana dorks is important for creating a coherent environment. This allows drafters to get the required density on certain effects to create consistent decks. However, cube's … Continue reading 3-2-1 Cube Design
Remember Pioneer? Back in the before-times Pioneer was a shining beacon of 60 card constructed formats. It was fresh, easy to get into, diverse, and had a constantly evolving metagame that was dynamic. Bans of problematic cards were swift and not based on any previous format. But these golden days of Pioneer would not last … Continue reading It’s Time to Play Pioneer Again
Modern Horizons has become one of my favorite auxiliary products to come out from Wizards in the past few years. The excuse to print more powerful cards than what is typically allowed can create brand new archetypes or breath life into decks that were considered dead. Disregarding the occasional Hogaak ruining Modern for a few … Continue reading 5 Decks for the 5 Incarnations
