I think if you're not enjoying the peasant format with its bad fixing, you should probably just be looking to build a lower power level legacy cube. If you're willing to break the peasant restriction for fixing, why not also break it to allow for decent rares? Peasant would love a white board sweeper, for example. Why not include one of the lower power level ones like Winds of Wrath or similar?
Because peasant cube just doesn't really function without rare dual lands, IMO. Playing aggro decks is so punishing when cards like ember hauler are essentially off limits entirely (because monocolor is mostly non-viable), and even attempting to play ETB tapped duals for fixing sets you back an entire turn. Couple this with the fact that aggro decks are already inherently worse in a format where every deck is playing random grizzly bears regardless of archetype, and there's some of the best removal of all time (path to exile, etc) and you have a format where aggro really can't compete.
My solution is to give them functional mana and cut back on the number of aggro punisher cards where I can (no arc lightning, for instance)
Because peasant cube just doesn't really function without rare dual lands, IMO. Playing aggro decks is so punishing when cards like ember hauler are essentially off limits entirely (because monocolor is mostly non-viable), and even attempting to play ETB tapped duals for fixing sets you back an entire turn. Couple this with the fact that aggro decks are already inherently worse in a format where every deck is playing random grizzly bears regardless of archetype, and there's some of the best removal of all time (path to exile, etc) and you have a format where aggro really can't compete.
My solution is to give them functional mana and cut back on the number of aggro punisher cards where I can (no arc lightning, for instance)