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The Hall of Fame Cube: Beaten Black and Blue (Dimir)

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You can find the current iteration of the Hall of Fame Cube at https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/HallOfFameCube For our previous breakdown of the Azorius archetype, you can go to https://readthesebones.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-hall-of-fame-cube-white-stripes-and.html Beaten Black and Blue   War of the Spark, Chris Seamen       Welcome back to the Hall of Fame Cube, where we dive into a short history of each Magic color-pairings best showing in limited formats of the modern era. If you didn't see last-time's delve into the Azorius, you can find the links to both that and the current CubeCobra listing of the cube in the links above.   Today we tackle, in one of the hardest decisions we may see, the Dimir. The sneaky and sly operatives of the Dimir have had their hand in throwing many a wrench into Magic limited formats, and we have two very strong contenders to tackle for who will represent their guild in the Hall of the most dominant.   The Data     ...
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The Hall of Fame Cube: White Stripes and Melodic Blues (Azorius)

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You can find the current iteration of the Hall of Fame Cube at https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/HallOfFameCube A Short (Yet Long) Introduction In the entire timeline of Magic the Gathering, there is perhaps no one format so beloved yet frustration inducing then Limited. The thrill of opening a bomb rare that fits perfectly into your speculated lane. The scornful embarrassment of the inescapable 0-3. We've all been there. Perhaps it is Magic's cruelty as a mistress that keeps us tantalized, enough to throw another set of gems down the well to do it all over again at least. In each new set, designed at least in part for the draft environment, some archetypes rise above the rest. Whether it be the irresistible nature of its rares, or the synergy and above rate effects you can find in a color's commons, each format will offer players a selection of archetypes to draft from, yet not always cut of the same cloth. In this cube, the minimum cloth we accept is satin and silk, the bes...
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