Anytime, anywhere
While the game wasnt stagnant, it felt like the metagame was dominated by a handful of card archetypes
Plus they were in one of the last but one duel decks to be released
Blink/Flicker Lagrella, the Magpie | Illustration by Donato Giancola Commander (1) Creature (39) Noble Hierarch Niambi, Esteemed Speaker Watcher for Tomorrow Charming Prince Coiling Oracle Reflector Mage Knight of Autumn Wood Elves Soulherder Welcoming Vampire Sea Gate Oracle Endurance Flickerwisp Eternal Witness Jadelight Ranger Mystic Snake Oji, the Exquisite Blade Glen Elendra Archmage Restoration Angel Displacer Kitten Stunt Double Phantom Steed Thassa, Deep-Dwelling Palace Jailer Venser, Shaper Savant Solemn Simulacrum Glorious Protector Riftwing Cloudskate Thragtusk Acidic Slime Karmic Guide Seedborn Muse Yorion, Sky Nomad Reveillark Cloudblazer Mulldrifter Sun Titan Agent of Treachery Soul of Emancipation Instant (11) Ephemerate Brainstorm Disorder in the Court Heliod's Intervention Momentary Blink Eladamri's Call Cyclonic Rift Krosan Grip Ghostly Flicker Eerie Interlude Bant Charm Sorcery (1) Enchantment (4) Touch the Spirit Realm Aura Shard Smothering Tithe Virtue of Knowledge Artifact (8) Sol Ring Sensei's Divining Top Arcane Signet Fellwar Stone Commander's Sphere Cloudstone Curio Sword of Hearth and Home Panharmonicon Land (36) Command Tower Reflecting Pool Seaside Citadel Spara's Headquarters Krosan Verge Brokers Hideout Misty Rainforest Windswept Heath Flooded Strand Sea of Clouds Bountiful Promenade Rejuvenating Springs Temple Garden Breeding Pool Hallowed Fountain Overgrown Farmland Dreamroot Cascade Deserted Beach Sunpetal Grove Azorius Chancery# Canopy Vista Horizon Canopy Glacial Fortress Prairie Stream Island x4 Plains x4 Forest x4 Blink decks are two-parters that look to combine powerful ETBs with effects that let you reuse them
Perhaps well have to see how it plays out in person, but each of the other decks seem to have a very clear theme in mind and a lot of cards that care about said themes
Similar to Porcelain Legionnaire in white, these are two cards that benefit from access to black mana, but that Im willing to put in the colorless section in a Cube because they dont necessitate access to much or any black mana: Dismember was just a game-changing card in Magic, and while Im more likely to use it as an answer to high-toughness creatures in my red decks or meaningful interaction in my green decks, its still high on my list of cards that I like to include in Cubes
