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Do we actually have a Blink Archetype thread somewhere in this subforum?

Yes we do, but it hasn't been updated in a while. There's also a short write-up on it in the Comprehensive Guide to Cube Archetypes.

I'm not running Brago either, but that's more a sign of how stacked Azorius is than any particular dislike of the card itself. I've seen it take over plenty of games in the MTGO cubes as well as in EDH. If I expanded and had an extra slot, or if I decided I really wanted to push blink, I could see trying Brago. I also like Brago over Venser, the Sojourner because it comes down a turn sooner, and it impacts an empty board a lot better. A 2/4 pseudo-vigilant flyer isn't the worst fail case.

I'm running Crystal Shard, but otherwise I'm not doing anything special to support a blink deck per se, but like most of us my cube has enough critters with ETB effects that it wouldn't take much to do so.

The punworthiness of these cards lately has really been testing my command of the English language....

Dromoka's Command



BONUS QUESTION

Choose two -

• What's your favorite damage prevention card?
• What's your favorite enchantment removal card?
• What's your favorite card involving +1/+1 counters?
• What's your favorite fight card?

Never been a huge fan, as I think selesnya has much better options, but it can definitely do some work. The issue with guild cards is that the options at the top for some of them are so stellar that it kinda sucks to not run them, and running too many multicolored cards isn't something I'm interested in.

-Mother of Runes (that counts, right?)
-O-Ring + pals
-Muzzio's Preparations
-Prey Upon

Selesnya is too stacked. It has everything you could want, from universally playbale powerhouses to combo pieces and archetype supporting (even defining) cards.

I could use more real staples in Selesnya which has been stagnant for a good while. I've never been tempted to run the command though. It's a great card, as are all the Dragon Commands, but doesn't fit quite right as it's more of a utility spell.

Good flexible spell, but I think Selesnya is too stacked.

I like it in my cube. always solid. cheap card that leads to some blow outs out of no where. wont be removing any time soon from my unpowered list.

As flexible as it is, it doesn't fill an essential role or explicitly draw drafters into Selesnya, and that's really important for a gold card. If it required an artifact to be sacrificed, it might make the cut. It's hardly a bad card, though, and if it were mono-greed I'd make room for it.

My favorite enchantment removal card has got to be Qasali Pridemage, even if I normally care more about it being able to hit artifacts. It's great to have a Disenchant on a stick that's also an efficient beater.

My favorite +1/+1 card is Tireless Tracker, I love having a green 3-drop that can do so much work in midrange and ramp decks, although I have a feeling that Rishka, Peema Renegade just might play out even better (I plan to run both).

Monastery Swiftspear



BONUS QUESTION

Which red 1-drop are you most looking forward to replacing?

I like swiftspear, but would happily replace her. Prowess isn't impossible to get going, but I don't always want to cast spells in my first main phase which means you end up losing a decent amount of power.

The calligraphy of combat is written with strokes of sudden blood.

The flavor text is what I like the most about the card. It's okay, but I'm waiting for the next good red one drop to replace it.

I like Swiftspear. Haste lets it out pace the 2 power 1 drops if you cast 1 non creature spell a turn, it doesn't often do this but its an option for tempo decks. She usually gets in enough points of damage for her cost and occasionally makes things awkward for your opponent to attack into if you have mana open; not a bad package for a 1 drop.

I would like to replace Goblin Glory Chaser and I would probably take out swift spear as well if i got another 2 power guy. I should proabaly replace Legion Loyalist, but its nice having a 1 drop that can help the midrange decks.

Swiftspear is cool because it functions like an aggro beater decently, but is also playable in spells matters shells due to the volume of prowess triggers.

I'll take as many 2/1 creatures with no drawbacks that they want to print in R. I have a lot to replace.

Swiftspear is probably the best red 1-drop I'm not running right now. Prowess plus the extra toughness makes blocking it a dicey proposition, so it does have a tendency to get in for damage and eat blockers when a Savannah Lions wouldn't.

I'd like to replace Jackal Pup. For all the nostalgia value it has for me, I don't like the idea of running it while the strictly better Firedrinker Satyr and Falkenrath Gorger are also in.

I like Swiftspear a lot. Maybe too much, because of how awesome she's in constructed formats.

I'm quite content with my red one drops for my power level right now, don't know what I'd cut when something new and shiny came along right now. Probably actually Swiftspear. She can explode a lot (the dream being Swiftspear into Bone Splitter), she has the prowess drawback some of you mentioned.

How far does your loyalty to this card stretch?

Bribery



BONUS QUESTION

Ever offered or been offered a bribe?

I too have problems taking off my constructed-tinted glasses in regards to Taylor Swiftspear. In constructed I believe that she is the best creature with the prowess keyword printed on it, probably not as good as she should be for cube, but I'm not likely to cut anytime soon.

Bribery is insane for us, especially since I added super ramp and Eldrazi titans. That said, often times when this resolves the game just ends and several people in my playgroup are getting grumbly about it. On power level alone it's pretty much uncuttable, but I can see some people not wanting to play it because it can feel uninteractive.

I don't think I've ever been offered a bribe, now that I think of it.

Bribery seems amazing but I have never played with it. Can't think of a fault other than against an agro deck you might only get a 4 drop, but if that's the case it's easy to side it out.

When deck building do you think of it like a creature since it resolves into one?

A guy tried to pay me 20 quid to let him into and event he didn't have a ticket for (big outdoor gig, red hot chilli peppers were playing), but I turned him down.

Bribery is a really strong card. Even against aggro it's good, but against midrange and control decks it's just fantastic. And it's obviously game-breaking against fatty-cheating decks, super-ramp decks and reanimator decks.

People have attempted to bribe me before, but that comes with the nature of my line of work.

Bribery is a strong and unique card. I dislike how it disproportionately hates on reanimator and super ramp decks, but I like it too much to cut it and I think one strong hate card is fine.

As I've pushed different ways of cheating fatties into play, Bribery has gotten better in my cube. I prefer not to maindeck it when I do draft it, because about 1/4 of the decks at any given draft tend to be low enough to the ground that the best creature often isn't worth 5 mana. Even though I consider it just an excellent sideboard card, other players who draft my cube seem to enjoy Bribery enough that I still run it.

Academic bribery was quite rampant not that long ago here, and I have colleagues that have been offered cash for grades, but I've never gotten an offer myself. After a recent scandal, there's a new law that means I could lose my job or worse if I even accept a cup of coffee from a student.

The MTGO Legacy Cube is back, so the next few cards will come from the incoming cards from their most recent changelog:

Blossoming Defense



BONUS QUESTION

How's your prerelease weekend?