Altered Laelia
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Nando is a great alterist. I have multiple cards altered by him.
Here is the latest.

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7/20/24 Draft
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The Winning Deck

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I got to jam this Cube for the first time in a while. The winner, Riley had these wonderful words to say about the draft,

"Here's my deck. p1p1 Mana Crypt into p1p2 Urza. I wheeled a Parallax Wave in pack 1, which felt insane. p2p1 Black Lotus. I had a ton of fun. It was definitely the most gorgeous collection of cardboard I've ever seen."

Riley, thank you for your kind words! I hope folks had a great time!

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I went to MagicCon Vegas in 2023 and used two signature services this past year to continue to bling out this Cube. Due to using the services, cards have been missing from my Cube for almost a year and I've been "storing" planned Cube updates in the maybeboard since then.

The time has finally come that my cards have all returned and for the updates to be made!

I am also reducing this Cube from 384 down to 360 because I want to return to a normal 3x15 pack size.

Below is a picture of most all the cards that were acquired as alters or signatures since the last major update.

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I'm excited to draft this Cube again with friends in the next month or so.

Some new sigs...
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Finally got most of my cards back from signature services. Now I can start to get to some overdue updates I've been wanting to make and then hopefully play my Cube again soon!

I'm not exactly thrilled with some of the signatures blocking rules text like on Delighted Halfling and Ledger Shredder. So much so that I'm probably going to swap out Ledger Shredder for a different card altogether and may acquire a readable halfling. ::shrug::

So I used two signature services to get some cards signed starting all the way back in June/August of 2023. Those cards have finally been signed and are in the mail to come back to me.

I had never used signature services before but be warned ... the turn-around time is VERY SLOW. Only part with cards if you are okay with not drafting your cube for a looooong time. I will not be using signature services again in the future because of this slow turnaround time. The best bet is to get cards signed at conventions or order them already signed through numerous marketplaces.

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Well, okay then...

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CubeCon 2023 Bling

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CubeCon 2023 was a blast! Totally out of nowhere, Justin gave me his beautifully altered (Art Dark) Joraga Treespeaker. Such a generous gift will live in my cube permanently.

Bob Maher Jr. was also in attendance and he graciously signed my promo Dark Confidant!

MOM Updates

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One of the main goals for playing cube is to have fun.

The changes I'm bringing in from March of the Machine are being included because I think they will bring fun gameplay patterns.

I'm adding three MOM cards, Death-Greeter's Champion,Etali, Primal Conqueror, and Archangel Elspeth, as well as one BRO reprint, Mishra's Bauble.

The card I'm most excited about is Etali, Primal Conqueror (yes, I'm a bit of Timmy/Tammy in this regard). In my mind, the card can almost read as if it has Cascade, Cascade, whose ability triggers as an ETB (so works well with Sneak Attack and Reanimate strategies. Or if you just want to cast your 7 mana elder dinosaur the old-fashioned way...regardless, I think Etali will be incredibly fun to play with because of the variance inherent in its design.


I have a video on variance and how I think a certain level of variance in gameplay can be fun. I think Etali threads that needle nicely.

Death-Greeter's Champion is a bit of a test. I think the backup mechanic is quite solid and drives interesting decision-making on where to put the +1/+1 counter. I included the full text version of this card because it has the reminder text. Something that I think is a feature by reducing cognitive load on drafters and players trying to remember how the dash and backup mechanics function.

Lastly, from MOM, Archangel Elspeth is a solid 4MV Planeswalker. Yes. I am also still running the OG Elspeth, Knight Errant. It may prove that having two 4MV Elspeth Planeswalkers is a bit much ... but it's not so different as also running the 6MV Elspeth, Sun's Champion. The 6MV Elspeth is starting to show her age. Yes I think she is still powerful enough as a control finisher. However, I don't think she is necessarily the most fun Planeswalker to play with or against.

From BRO comes Mishra's Bauble, a card that synergizes with artifact synergies and acts as a free cantrip. Maybe one day I'll get a serialized version? Who knows.

Removed from the cube are the BRO artifacts Bladecoil Serpent and Clay Champion, as well as DMU's Jaya. I must admit, I never got the chance to play with Jaya or Clay Champion. I did cast Bladecoil Serpent a couple of times. All-in-all, I do not think these cards get there on power level for this cube.

I have a rotisserie draft coming up in the near future for this cube. I'm hoping to see if the play patterns of these cards are as fun as I think they will be.