Dear Fire Imp, 

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Back in 2009 we always played Magic at my friend Tim’s place. Testing for Pro Tour Qualifiers or Grand Prixs, playing FiFa or, my favourite, jamming cube. In 2009 I built my first cube, my peasant cube, and Tim built his first cube, a power cube. And it was there in Tim’s kitchen I fell in love with kitchen table Magic, and fell in love with you Fire Imp. 

Flametongue Kavu was one of the best cards of my peasant cube at that time. And you, Fire Imp, were like it’s little brother. But people didn’t respect you as much as they should have, they passed you too late in the draft. My favourite archetype was 4/5 color control in that cube, and before Elixir of Immortality was printed, I always had to scrabble out a win with pesky value creatures like you. Especially you, because I always got to pick you up because I did give you the respect you deserved. I fell in love with you during those days, how careful I had to manage my way through games to create a board state where you could nibble away at our opponents life total to claw our way to a win. 

As a cube designer it’s my joy to find cards like you. Cards that never made a splash in any constructed format, but that can make a splash in cube. Cards people didn’t know about, have never seen before, but will enjoy as a banger in a cube. 

Because we showed them Fire Imp, that you shouldn’t be underestimated, that you are a secret little banger. And I love you for it. 

With love, 

Hanjo