Magic creative just said Cruelclaw is bi as part of the trans lifeline fundraiser when asked about some of their favorite lgbtq+ mtg characters and I'm taking it. He's ours now.

tbh I think people underestimate just how good this card is as a generalist green card, provided a deck has a few decent enchantments, which a lot do. Nice in cubes with Abundant Growth as a backup enchantment to get too (another card that's very underrated in cubes as a pseudo-Astrolabe)

wtf

General vibes from a few hours of FRA early access Ajani 6 is busted, I told you so Way of the pyromancer nice Dark matter manipulator nice Emrakul kinda stinky Jund felt great but we both know that's EA only vibes real standard decks will murder bob and then you (also goyf was small w/o mill)

Also; know that you aren't beholden to decisions and changing things is very fluid - I've felt like people get in a mindset where things are set in stone and can't move things around due to a (usually incorrect) assumption that a status quo is a delicate balance that can't be disrupted. You can!

I feel like I've introduced my group to so many weird cards from my cube, over the years hahaha

In case you missed it, I posted this cube review of Reality Fractured yesterday. Even if you have no intention of ever cubing Extrapolate the Impossible, the part on it is worth reading as an exercise in avoiding snap-decisions and mental shortcutting.

It is refreshing to see this; when I started and for a while, I knew people who were like "I'm not playing this card as a non-foil of it" and others who refused to proxy. I wouldn't have gotten into cube myself, as I wouldn't have been able to pay 2008 prices for ABU duals (let alone 2026.)

I'm one of the members of the committee that updates that pauper cube; although I've written a lot about cube design, but tbh it's a lot more imposing than it looks to take a list and riff from it (like what I'll do for recipes, where I'll use a base and tinker from there.) Trust your gut. :)

LOOKING FOR SPONSORS! Trying to do something much more ambitious next year but venues in Boston are prohibitively expensive. If you can help in any way or know someone who can, lmk! RTs appreciated ❤️

I see myself as a Work In Progress. I've written and podcasted a lot & I'm very proud of my work in developing cube theory from a loose pile of cards (look at the MTGS 2007 "you design the cube" forums.) This cube is also a Work In Progress and will change, but it's a reflection of me now in 2026.

There's a VHS by Neil Peart, Rush's deity of drumming, that came out in 1997 and despite his already-cemented reputation as arguably rock's best drummer, he still reached out to Freddie Gruber because he knew he still needed to improve. Always the student. The VHS was called "A Work in Progress."