I honestly didn't think I was going to be updating this cube outside of the occasional Secret Lair for years, but little did I know that Jumpstart 2022 was going to be featuring anime art styles for some cards. Honestly, I'm totally okay with that. This cube can use a few rough edges sanded off and my card pool is really small overall, so I'll take whatever I can get at this point.
White
Replacing a custom with an actual Magic card for this one. Sun-Blessed Samurai is probably the custom card I'm least excited about, so seeing it go isn't a huge loss. Peacewalker Colossus seems like exactly the boost that vehicle decks need, so that's a welcome addition.
- Sun-Blessed Samurai > Peacewalker Colossus
Blue
Two changes here so far. I don't love cutting down on a vehicle, but Imposter Mech is just kinda bad. Mirror Image is a much more generic, but overall better clone effect, so this makes sense to swap to me. Futurist Operative is a cool card, but Whirler Rogue is just an all-around all-star for this cube. Rogues are batched with ninjas throughout NEO, so it triggers and is buffed by anything that cares about ninjas, the artifacts are super relevant and it can help push in damage or get a Ninjutsu trigger when needed. Plus the new art looks like Lofi Girl. No-brainer swap.
Red
I totally missed how broken Fable is when I put together this cube. Including this card here is a massive mistake and it needs to go.
Green
Cutting another custom card. This one was a take on an Alchemy card that really didn't synergize with much in the cube to begin with. That was just kind of a "I need a 3 CMC creature for green" kinda thing and Brontodon fills that slot way better.
- Jukai Liberator > Thrashing Brontodon