I don't know why, but I absolutely love old cards. I love looking at visual ABU set lists. I love the art, the feel, and the feeling these cards evoke. Thus, I want to build a cube that only uses old cards, and I mean really old cards. However, I have encountered a few problems. The first where the age cutoff is in order for a card to be "old." The second is making the cube fun to play, even if it isn't something you would draft every week, maybe only once a month. The final creating archetypes. Would this be a cube where you just draft what looks good and see what happens?
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You can check out mine! It only allows for cards from 1993-1994. From Alpha-Fallen Empires. Check out my list in this forum or hop over to my cubetutor to draft it and check it out there
Good feedback in here already. Besides the 93/94 format, there's also a cutoff to be made at the weatherlight block (which gives you access to mirage tutors, ice age and visions). I've seen a few "classic" cubes, which go thru 6th edition, and play to 6th edition rules.
Another cube is saw went thru rath cycle, and there's plenty of busted nonsense in there. Lastly, a few old school cubes I saw went int to the Urza block. I've considered making and old school, and if I did I'd either do a classic, or go thru Urza. Either way...it MUST be powered
If I were to build an old school cube, I'd do Standard format in the Ice Age/Mirage era.. This format also gives you access to 4th, Homelands, Fallen Empires, Ice Age, Alliances, and the Mirage block I believe.
If you go to Type 1.5 of that era, you also have access to Revised, the Dark, and a couple of legacy sets.
I'll just chime in with my cube. It's just an old-border cube, so anything Pre-8th Edition is considered.
The reason I went for this is because despite playing since Revised as a kid, I didn't get into magic competitively until Oddysey-Onslaught. I also like that some colours got a huge boost in those last 2-3 blocks, particularly creature-wise, which makes the draft feel more powerful and interesting. Not to mention, multicolour cards got a huge, huge leg up from Invasion Block. It means I can actually run three good cards in each 2-colour combination.
Edit: I should mention, having the classic cube has been a good outlet for cards that got cut from my regular cube. When I built my classic cube, I was still running Juzam Djinn in my regular cube. Now that baby still gets to be played
My 630 Card Powered Cube
My Article - "Cube Design Philosophy"
My Article - "Mana Short: A study in limited resource management."
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I just drafted it for the first time today and it was very fun. I will definately not regret putting it together.
And some possible other additions that was cut:
My Tribal cube
My 93/94 old school cube
My Artifact cube
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Another cube is saw went thru rath cycle, and there's plenty of busted nonsense in there. Lastly, a few old school cubes I saw went int to the Urza block. I've considered making and old school, and if I did I'd either do a classic, or go thru Urza. Either way...it MUST be powered
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Old school group, sometimes more beer than cards. Revised thru Tempest block (and a little of Urza), sorry if I don't know all the new cards
Ye' Olde Schoole Casual Decks: BUReanimate -- GRAggro -- BWPestilence -- G10-land Stompy -- GRElfball -- GWEnchantress -- RAnkh Sligh -- BDiscard -- MUC "Draw-go" -- BRSuicide -- UWSkies -- UHigh Tide Mill -- WWeenie -- UMutated Bombers -- URThe great land-toss -- UB Molasass
If you go to Type 1.5 of that era, you also have access to Revised, the Dark, and a couple of legacy sets.
The reason I went for this is because despite playing since Revised as a kid, I didn't get into magic competitively until Oddysey-Onslaught. I also like that some colours got a huge boost in those last 2-3 blocks, particularly creature-wise, which makes the draft feel more powerful and interesting. Not to mention, multicolour cards got a huge, huge leg up from Invasion Block. It means I can actually run three good cards in each 2-colour combination.
Here's the list, btw (it has pictures):
Juju's Classic Cube
Edit: I should mention, having the classic cube has been a good outlet for cards that got cut from my regular cube. When I built my classic cube, I was still running Juzam Djinn in my regular cube. Now that baby still gets to be played
Juju Alters - Altered MTG Cards