Cutting Cryptic Command is tough, but I can see the cost being restrictive.
Also, looking at your blue section I noticed that you're running Preordain over Ponder, any reasoning behind that? Ponder is arguably the strongest blue cantrip because it sees the most cards and has a shuffle effect.
I do own a Ponder, and like it pretty well. However, Preordain allows me to get a card I want from the top and get rid of any card I don't want at that time. For ponder, I see deeper, but if there's something I don't want and want at the same time I'm forced to draw it or I have to just shuffle them all away.
I think Ponder is still worth including over Preordain, especially in a smaller cube like yours that has a higher saturation of fetchlands / Jace, the Mind Sculptor / Sensei's Divining Top. Being able to see deeper is extremely valuable early game, and there's a lot of scenarios where the top 3 is rather disappointing and I'd rather shuffle.
-Nether Void
-Phyrexian Arena
+Tasigur, the Golden Fang
+Griselbrand
Nether Void power drop tremendously after I cut the land destruction package in my cube. It can come back together in the future with that package. But for now it’s gone.
Nothing is wrong with the arena, but I just want to increase the curve in black. I could cut Liliana or Mardu Strike Leader instead. I’m not quite sure about this change tbh.
-Karn Liberated
+Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
I'm trying to find a cut for Ulamog, but I'm not seeing one. Anyone got a suggestion? I'm considering Dynamo and Hedron as well.
Well, then, I just can't think on a viable cut in your colorless section. The best option would be cutting one card from each color to include 5 extra colorless cards.
Hmm, you're right. Big mana might be too narrow for my cube unless I find some way to adjust my section size. I''ll mull it over and see if I want to add it or not.
Right now, no. Looking at my current colorless section, I don't think I can support colorless. I do plan to buy the cubable colorless card in hope of just expanding my cube for the whole new section in the future, though. Right now, colorless card will be up for playable via the package method I mention earlier. The package method is played only like 3-4 times a year though.
An update after more than 6 years. No changelog this time because I'm remaking my cube completely from scratch.
There will be 2 cube list thereafter.
One will be the 360 cube I always run. The other one will be 420 cube with "pet cards" of mine that is trying to push blue tempo and green aggro more than usual.
The 360 one might be consistently prone to changes since I will be playing the cube and have some actual experiences with the cards henceforth. I would appreciate any feedback on the normal cube list!
Also, looking at your blue section I noticed that you're running Preordain over Ponder, any reasoning behind that? Ponder is arguably the strongest blue cantrip because it sees the most cards and has a shuffle effect.
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-Phyrexian Arena
+Tasigur, the Golden Fang
+Griselbrand
Nether Void power drop tremendously after I cut the land destruction package in my cube. It can come back together in the future with that package. But for now it’s gone.
Nothing is wrong with the arena, but I just want to increase the curve in black. I could cut Liliana or Mardu Strike Leader instead. I’m not quite sure about this change tbh.
-Karn Liberated
+Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
I'm trying to find a cut for Ulamog, but I'm not seeing one. Anyone got a suggestion? I'm considering Dynamo and Hedron as well.
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What about:
-Molten-Tail Masticore
+Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
-Nevinyrral's Disk
+Thran Dynamo / Hedron Archive
Right now, the following change is apply to my colorless section. Those two cards are not in it anymore.
-Nevinyrral's Disk
-Cursed Scroll
+Porcelain Legionnaire
+Phyrexian Metamorph
-Molten-Tail Masticore
+Mimic Vat
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-Grand Colosseum
+Karn Liberated
I shrink down the land destruction so I figure I should down the land a little too. I think Grand Colosseum is the weakest of the bunch.
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-Aether Adept
-Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
+Tolarian Academy
+Academy Ruins
-Lilina, Heretical Healer
+Dark Ritual
-Tempt with Vengeance
-Fire Imp
+Daretti, Scrap Savant
+Goblin Welder
-Deranged Hermit
-Strangeroot Geist
-Llanowar Elves
-Wild Mongrel
-Sakura-Tribe Elder
+Tooth and Nail
+Channel
+Nissa, Worldwaker
+Oath of Nissa
+Sylvan Advocate
-Spellskite
-Black Vise
+Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
+Thran Dynamo
-Voice of Resurgence
- Mirrari's Wake
+Qasali Pridemage
+Horizon Canopy
-Dragonlord Silumgar
+Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
-Lolteth Troll
+Abrupt Decay
-Dack’s Duplicate
+Izzet Charm
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There will be 2 cube list thereafter.
One will be the 360 cube I always run. The other one will be 420 cube with "pet cards" of mine that is trying to push blue tempo and green aggro more than usual.
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Pet Card Cube List
https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/exval2
The 360 one might be consistently prone to changes since I will be playing the cube and have some actual experiences with the cards henceforth. I would appreciate any feedback on the normal cube list!
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