Ratafia
@ratafia.bsky.social
Lover of music, games, cats, and good books. I play a lot of mtg and got to help CubeCon 2024 happen!
This time around I wanted to play with the no-cost suspend cards like Ancestral Vision or Restore Balance, and I drafted a lot of mine to create this UG ramp-cheat deck.
An absolute blast, and a great way to celebrate a friend's birthday!
An absolute blast, and a great way to celebrate a friend's birthday!
November 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This time around I wanted to play with the no-cost suspend cards like Ancestral Vision or Restore Balance, and I drafted a lot of mine to create this UG ramp-cheat deck.
An absolute blast, and a great way to celebrate a friend's birthday!
An absolute blast, and a great way to celebrate a friend's birthday!
LCD Soundsystem remains a crazy live band after all this time, hot damn.
August 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
LCD Soundsystem remains a crazy live band after all this time, hot damn.
First draft of EOE ended up 3-0 on the back of green cards. Really enjoying the amount of decisions I'm being asked to make, I think my tendencies line up well with this set. I'll give it a bit more time before deciding if the Options Cube could use a few cards from EOE.
August 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
First draft of EOE ended up 3-0 on the back of green cards. Really enjoying the amount of decisions I'm being asked to make, I think my tendencies line up well with this set. I'll give it a bit more time before deciding if the Options Cube could use a few cards from EOE.
Bonus @mistymountaingames.com prerelease today! Had a blast trying to figure out just how good Weapons Manufacturing is, I'd call it an interesting build around. 2-1 with RB sac, got to feed the warped 9/9 to the sacrifice land and draw 9.
I'm definitely drafting a lot of this set.
I'm definitely drafting a lot of this set.
July 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Bonus @mistymountaingames.com prerelease today! Had a blast trying to figure out just how good Weapons Manufacturing is, I'd call it an interesting build around. 2-1 with RB sac, got to feed the warped 9/9 to the sacrifice land and draw 9.
I'm definitely drafting a lot of this set.
I'm definitely drafting a lot of this set.
Prerelease at @mistymountaingames.com was super fun! Three colors with lander tokens felt real, I got to cast every card except my big 7 mana game ender. Took home the 3-0 with this one!
July 26, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Prerelease at @mistymountaingames.com was super fun! Three colors with lander tokens felt real, I got to cast every card except my big 7 mana game ender. Took home the 3-0 with this one!
Drafted a peasant cube tonight hosted by a couple moving to Australia *tomorrow*. Classic UW flicker, the Ephemerate and Soul Herder weren't opened, so I couldn't wheel them. 1-1
July 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Drafted a peasant cube tonight hosted by a couple moving to Australia *tomorrow*. Classic UW flicker, the Ephemerate and Soul Herder weren't opened, so I couldn't wheel them. 1-1
Drafted some decks at the @themanavault.bsky.social Bar-B-Cube!
Jodah was fun but not that viable, but in a desert cube where you get a Prismatic Vista and one basic each added after drafting the mana worked well enough. 1-2
UB reanimator fit like a glove, as do two pieces of power! 2-1
Jodah was fun but not that viable, but in a desert cube where you get a Prismatic Vista and one basic each added after drafting the mana worked well enough. 1-2
UB reanimator fit like a glove, as do two pieces of power! 2-1
June 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Drafted some decks at the @themanavault.bsky.social Bar-B-Cube!
Jodah was fun but not that viable, but in a desert cube where you get a Prismatic Vista and one basic each added after drafting the mana worked well enough. 1-2
UB reanimator fit like a glove, as do two pieces of power! 2-1
Jodah was fun but not that viable, but in a desert cube where you get a Prismatic Vista and one basic each added after drafting the mana worked well enough. 1-2
UB reanimator fit like a glove, as do two pieces of power! 2-1
Had an evening to myself so I strapped something like 50 lbs to my bike and pushed myself to New Glarus, home of the beer out of state beer drinkers covet. The world's a lot smaller when you can see it as you pass.
June 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Had an evening to myself so I strapped something like 50 lbs to my bike and pushed myself to New Glarus, home of the beer out of state beer drinkers covet. The world's a lot smaller when you can see it as you pass.
This weekend rocked! Got a 10 player draft in on my Options Cube and got to see a whole spread of archetypes do well. I drafted Micromancer UWb flicker, Jund beats trophied, UWb control, Temur spells, UBg discard loops, BGu GY value, Selesnya Beats, and Jeskai control all showed up!
June 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This weekend rocked! Got a 10 player draft in on my Options Cube and got to see a whole spread of archetypes do well. I drafted Micromancer UWb flicker, Jund beats trophied, UWb control, Temur spells, UBg discard loops, BGu GY value, Selesnya Beats, and Jeskai control all showed up!
Decided to try our hands at bike camping and pedaled 30ish miles uphill today. So far it's been worth it.
May 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Decided to try our hands at bike camping and pedaled 30ish miles uphill today. So far it's been worth it.
I put this together and now I get to ride it around! Super happy with how fun it is to ride.
May 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I put this together and now I get to ride it around! Super happy with how fun it is to ride.
This deck is sweet. I'm typically a red and blue fan and draft things like this but I've been coming around to critical mass on creatures.
May 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This deck is sweet. I'm typically a red and blue fan and draft things like this but I've been coming around to critical mass on creatures.
It's not where I started, but it's where I've been going. I enjoy it a lot but I'd be hard pressed to say I force it. One of my best decks from CubeCon 24 was a Selesnya beats deck.
May 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It's not where I started, but it's where I've been going. I enjoy it a lot but I'd be hard pressed to say I force it. One of my best decks from CubeCon 24 was a Selesnya beats deck.
The Options Cube is finally coming together! What would you #p1p1 from this pack? Expect decks to be 3 colors and be able to splash for 4-5.
I'm super excited to get this drafted in paper.
I'm super excited to get this drafted in paper.
April 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Options Cube is finally coming together! What would you #p1p1 from this pack? Expect decks to be 3 colors and be able to splash for 4-5.
I'm super excited to get this drafted in paper.
I'm super excited to get this drafted in paper.
First paper draft had me snagging Jeskai + broken Temur saga, deck was fun but needed to go bigger. Got to cast Elephant Parade and return it with the jeskai creature! Decent 2-1
April 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
First paper draft had me snagging Jeskai + broken Temur saga, deck was fun but needed to go bigger. Got to cast Elephant Parade and return it with the jeskai creature! Decent 2-1
Some Dragonstorm prerelease decks:
1-1-1 Mardu My Rares Were Weird
2-1 Screw It, Only Bombs
I'm really excited to draft this format, might reinstall arena for it.
1-1-1 Mardu My Rares Were Weird
2-1 Screw It, Only Bombs
I'm really excited to draft this format, might reinstall arena for it.
April 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Some Dragonstorm prerelease decks:
1-1-1 Mardu My Rares Were Weird
2-1 Screw It, Only Bombs
I'm really excited to draft this format, might reinstall arena for it.
1-1-1 Mardu My Rares Were Weird
2-1 Screw It, Only Bombs
I'm really excited to draft this format, might reinstall arena for it.
And the deck itself! I have a chance to loop creatures until Erebos has ground them out.
March 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
And the deck itself! I have a chance to loop creatures until Erebos has ground them out.
P1P1 Theros Block draft with the NJ crew
March 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
P1P1 Theros Block draft with the NJ crew
Couple of fun decks from some recent drafts, 1-1 for the MH2 set cube and 2-1 for both DFT and a fair magic cube.
February 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Couple of fun decks from some recent drafts, 1-1 for the MH2 set cube and 2-1 for both DFT and a fair magic cube.
I got my goal this year of 1000 miles by bike! Now to devise an easier method to transport a cube by bike...
December 31, 2024 at 7:40 PM
I got my goal this year of 1000 miles by bike! Now to devise an easier method to transport a cube by bike...
My desire to bike met the warmth of a Wisconsin winter and my stubbornness won out.
December 21, 2024 at 12:27 AM
My desire to bike met the warmth of a Wisconsin winter and my stubbornness won out.
A mid-draft Lurrus asked an interesting question: is this strong enough for me to forgo my bigger creatures?
Cubes can include cards that re-contextualize without being power outliers, my personal favorite being Containment Construct. What if your whole deck could have pseudo-madness?
2/3
Cubes can include cards that re-contextualize without being power outliers, my personal favorite being Containment Construct. What if your whole deck could have pseudo-madness?
2/3
November 18, 2024 at 6:26 AM
A mid-draft Lurrus asked an interesting question: is this strong enough for me to forgo my bigger creatures?
Cubes can include cards that re-contextualize without being power outliers, my personal favorite being Containment Construct. What if your whole deck could have pseudo-madness?
2/3
Cubes can include cards that re-contextualize without being power outliers, my personal favorite being Containment Construct. What if your whole deck could have pseudo-madness?
2/3