Dear Flametongue Kavu, 

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I love you, For me you are the pinnacle of what a Magic the Gathering card should be. You are one of the most elegant designed cards ever. Your only flaw is that you can’t play you on an empty board, but that is just something every new player does that one time and then learns to never do it again. Other than that you do what you do. And you do it so well. 

You have won worlds in 2001 together with Tom van de Logt. You have been a Vintage Cube staple since the beginning. The 2007 invitational was the first big showing of cube, and of course you were part of that Vintage Cube. You were part of the first MTGO Vintage Cube list. You left the MTGO Vintage Cube briefly on the 21st of July 2021 only to return the 15th of December 2023. On the 27th of June 2024 my heart was broken. You left the MTGO Vintage Cube again and this time I knew it was going to be forever. Because you have been surpassed. Because a couple of weeks earlier Pyrogoyf was released. And Pyrogoyf is just a better you. It took 23 years, but time had finally caught up with you. And it made me so sad. 

But then I realised I don’t have to be sad. Pyrogoyf is a rare, and at uncommon you have not been surpassed. And I like Peasant Cube way better than I like Vintage Cube anyways. Now I just have to hope Pyrogoyf isn’t reprinted at uncommon in the future. You never know with Wizards these days. Or maybe by that time I am old enough to be a stubborn old man. Lets hope so. 

With love,

Hanjo