Flickerwisp has triumphantly returned to reclaim its rightful spot in the cube. I had severely underestimated how effective it was in its role of playing a disruptive flyer temporarily removing problematic permanents, in addition to the small amount of ETB synergies it has in the cube. Very much a jack of all trades and master of none, I look forward to seeing in my future drafts.

In comparison, Elite Spellbinder was always on the list of cards you could play, but didn’t love. While it was solid on curve and gaining opposing hand information was incredibly useful, the moments it would stand out were few and far between. When it found itself coming down later in the game, the two mana tax rarely mattered to the point of just being comedic. For now, the poor man’s Vendillion Clique getting shelved.