1-Mana Color Hosers One-mana color hosers like Pyroblast, Hydroblast, Red Elemental Blast, and Blue Elemental Blast are invaluable in a format with so many red and blue threats to stop cards like Tolarian Terror and Lightning Bolt dead in their tracks
Chandra, Torch of Defiance is the red Swiss Army Knife: almost any deck with red in it would be happy to make use of her abilities, but her impulse draw ability is yet another way to generate even more value
Its premier mechanic, Blood tokens, seems to be quite the sleeper hit in Cube as it was in Pioneer
Krrik, Son of Yawgmoth K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth is one of the strongest mono-black commanders, one of the best mono-color commanders overall, and all-in-all one of the best lifegain commanders
The flurry ability will resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger