Tinker First Printed: 1999-FEB Banned: 2009-MAR Tinkers ability to get high-cost artifacts into play in the very early game often results in games ending extremely quickly, or being locked down to the point where players cannot interact meaningfully
Its almost like a reverse Midnight Reaper (reprinted in this deck), which is probably where the extra two mana value comes from
7) Man o' Mana This is the name I use for any creature that taps for mana
Sacrifice is a very common way to tie these three colors together in Cube, though, and there are some nice cards here for Cubes of assorted sub-themes and power levels
The card is slightly situational, but when you get to counter a Thoughtseize or a Counterspell for a single mana, you will usually end up being very ahead in the game
If you are just getting your head kicked in it doesn't do a lot to save you