Only problem is if you use the rest of the cube as "a card you own from outside the game" (as I would have to in my playgroup) it could be a real drag on time if a player has a card in mind, searches the cube only to find its not there and then has to think of another card and searches the cube only to find its not there and then has to think of another card and searches the cube only to find its not there and then has to think of another card and searches the cube only to find its not there and then has to think of another card... you get the point.
Unless they can just ask "did anyone draft X?" it will take forever and even then the other players may have to check their pile incase they forgot they drafted it.
This requires my players to have prior knowledge of what's banned/restricted, and it requires me to have cards that I don't have to be any good. I appreciate the card, and it's right for Spike, but it's not for me.
Unless you allowed people to dig through unused cube (which is awkward , time consuming and information revealing about your opponents cards) this is very unplayable.
If you relegate its ability to sideboards, the card is unplayable.
Probably Any castable card that was banned or restricted you would want in your main deck, and paying a few mana, a card and 8-12 life to tutor one up seems no way worth putting it in your sideboard.
I could conceive of some deck with like imperial recruiter, black mana, some life gain, plenty of playables such that you don’t mind putting treasure cruise/smugglers copter etc in your side board... where this card is.... OK.
The cycle is now complete! Of course Spike would be filled with Phyrexian mana, haha.
Cube is full of banned / restricted cards though.
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Unless they can just ask "did anyone draft X?" it will take forever and even then the other players may have to check their pile incase they forgot they drafted it.
Sweet commander though.
What about Vorthos and Melvin?
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wow I really need to branch out to some non-black commanders...
...nah
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If you relegate its ability to sideboards, the card is unplayable.
Probably Any castable card that was banned or restricted you would want in your main deck, and paying a few mana, a card and 8-12 life to tutor one up seems no way worth putting it in your sideboard.
I could conceive of some deck with like imperial recruiter, black mana, some life gain, plenty of playables such that you don’t mind putting treasure cruise/smugglers copter etc in your side board... where this card is.... OK.
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