Isn't it wild how a few days of warmer weather and more sunlight will dramatically improve your mood? Yes, things are, by-and-large undeniably terrible, but sometimes you're just a dog trying to have a cup of coffee while a fire rages all around you or someone pushing middle age who feels much more alive when they can sleep with the windows open and spends a few days primarily listening to the first Tiny Hawks album. Spending a day with friends playing this game was also nice as was all of the time spent not playing this game. Thank you all so very much.

I am taking a pause from lamenting the passage of time and the changing of this game to make some changes to this cube by way of reintroducing a bunch of cards and adding some new ones. At some point I had it in my head that I wanted to streamline and simplify the cards featured herein but I don't think I have gotten there yet. Instead, I am introducing one of the wordiest cards in a moment in Kaito, Bane of Nightmares. In my defense, I watched a boshnroll video featuring the card in a "Hybrid Tempo Deck" and I am a sucker for the word "Tempo". Also the card was cool in the video, or what I was paid attention to while folding the laundry.

In support of this "hybrid tempo" thing I am re-adding Elusive Otter and going to give Mockingbird a shot. They are evasive creatures that can support Kaito's ninjutsu and are also cool in their own right. Vapor Snag is also a tempo card and can clear blockers but it is really just a classic that I love and it wouldn't be a cube update without at least one odd classic meant only for me. I considered adding Mischievous Mystic and Faebloom Trick but I don't think I am there quite yet. I am taking out Faerie Conclave which was really fun to see in a draft so we'll consider its addition a success, Delay, and Negate. There are probably better cuts to be made but these are what caught my eye at this time.

I am also removing Raven's Crime and Condemn as being too cute and standing out in the list while looking for cuts. Getting to play Recommission in Theseus reminded me that it's a good card actually and I like the "cost" of Murderous Cut and wouldn't mind another removal spell.

In terms of "reject modernity, embrace tradition" I'm going to throw in two Savannah Lions in Usher of the Fallen and Dauntless Bodyguard. Student of Warfare continues to underperform and trip people up and Hopeful Initiate really relies too much on hope.

I have got a billion red two-drops and should really clean the section up on a whole but for the time being Kari Zev, Skyship Raider is coming out for Searslicer Goblin. I am still a little skeptical about how good the card may be but I like goblins and this is more goblins.

Circling back to Theseus, I had a lot of fun being on the receiving end of Ajani Vengeant and think the card will attract more attention than Boros Charm.

Finally, I think vehicles are dumb. Don't like the mechanic that much and don't have any particular fondness for Esika's Chariot or Smuggler's Copter. Adding back in Ulvenwald Oddity as green beef and Phyrexian Revoker to return to its role as a sideboard card.

All done for now.