A very brief overview...
Cube is a format that I have been interested in for quite some time, and I have stalked this board for a good portion of that time. Here is v1 of my cube that is sure to change....and change a lot. I don’t really have a theme other than this is a semi-budget cube in that I will never use any pieces of power or, most likely, the original duals. However, most other options will be considered. Let me know what you think. You will see a lot of the cube staples in my build, but you will also see some “strange” cards that made the initial list as they are cards that I just like to play with!
Basic Info:
Cube Size: 360 Cards
Breakdown: 50 Each Colour, 80 Colorless , 30 Multicolour
Standard or Theme Cube: Standard
Snow Lands: No
Average # Players: 2 ☹
Card Selection:
Powered? : No
Portal? : Yes (Although, no Portal cards are currently present)
"Un-" Cards? : No
Banned Cards for Power-Level? : Not at this moment
Banned Cards for Time Constraints? : Not at this moment
Banned Cards for "Fun" factor? : Not at this moment
Cube Design:
Standard or Multiplayer: Standard
Sideboards? : Yes
Even Colour Balance: Yes
Perfect Creature/Non-Creature Balance: No
Gold Balance: Yes
Gold As Played/As Printed: As Printed
First, thank you for the suggestions. I know I am missing a lot of cube staples, especially the older ones, but I am building out of what I have available to me. Eventually I will get there, so for now, I can only make notes on the switches I will eventually implement!
I am really intrigued by switching out some of my cards for "strictly better" versions. I will work on this first!
Is the gold balance really that out of whack? We like to play with gold cards, but if you think it is really unbalanced, it's definitely something that I will adjust.
A very brief overview...
Cube is a format that I have been interested in for quite some time, and I have stalked this board for a good portion of that time. Here is v1 of my cube that is sure to change....and change a lot. I don’t really have a theme other than this is a semi-budget cube in that I will never use any pieces of power or, most likely, the original duals. However, most other options will be considered. Let me know what you think. You will see a lot of the cube staples in my build, but you will also see some “strange” cards that made the initial list as they are cards that I just like to play with!
Basic Info:
Cube Size: 360 Cards
Breakdown: 50 Each Colour, 80 Colorless , 30 Multicolour
Standard or Theme Cube: Standard
Snow Lands: No
Average # Players: 2 ☹
Card Selection:
Powered? : No
Portal? : Yes (Although, no Portal cards are currently present)
"Un-" Cards? : No
Banned Cards for Power-Level? : Not at this moment
Banned Cards for Time Constraints? : Not at this moment
Banned Cards for "Fun" factor? : Not at this moment
Cube Design:
Standard or Multiplayer: Standard
Sideboards? : Yes
Even Colour Balance: Yes
Perfect Creature/Non-Creature Balance: No
Gold Balance: Yes
Gold As Played/As Printed: As Printed
1x Elite Vanguard
1x Isamaru, Hound of Konda
1x Mother of Runes
1x Savannah Lions
1x Soldier of the Pantheon
1x Steppe Lynx
1x Student of Warfare
<2CMC>
1x Accorder Paladin
1x Imposing Sovereign
1x Knight of Meadowgrain
1x Serra Avenger
1x Stoneforge Mystic
1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Wall of Omens
1x Blade Splicer
1x Fiend Hunter
1x Kor Sanctifiers
1x Mirran Crusader
1x Mirror Entity
1x Silverblade Paladin
1x Soltari Champion
<4CMC>
1x Emeria Angel
1x Hero of Bladehold
1x Restoration Angel
1x Baneslayer Angel
1x Reveillark
<6+CMC>
1x Exalted Angel
1x Sun Titan
1x Sunblast Angel
1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1x Gideon Jura
Instant
1x Demystify
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Path to Exile
1x Silence
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Disenchant
1x Feeling of Dread
1x Balance
1x Armageddon
1x Day of Judgment
1x Wrath of God
1x Conqueror's Pledge
1x Austere Command
Enchantment
1x Blind Obedience
1x Journey to Nowhere
1x Glorious Anthem
1x Oblivion Ring
1x Rule of Law
1x Delver of Secrets
<2CMC>
1x Augur of Bolas
1x Looter il-Kor
1x Phantasmal Image
1x Snapcaster Mage
<3CMC>
1x Aether Adept
1x Fettergeist
1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
1x Man-o'-War
1x Vendilion Clique
1x Dungeon Geists
1x Glen Elendra Archmage
1x Phyrexian Metamorph
1x Sower of Temptation
1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
<5CMC>
1x Mulldrifter
1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
1x Consecrated Sphinx
1x Keiga, the Tide Star
1x Jace Beleren
1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
Instant
1x Force of Will
1x Brainstorm
1x Force Spike
1x Mystical Tutor
1x Spell Snare
1x Counterspell
1x Impulse
1x Into the Roil
1x Mana Leak
1x Memory Lapse
1x Miscalculation
1x Remand
1x Exclude
1x Forbid
1x Fact or Fiction
1x Condescend
1x Ancestral Vision
1x Ponder
1x Preordain
1x Divination
1x Tinker
1x Deep Analysis
1x Bribery
1x Time Warp
Enchantment
1x Spreading Seas
1x Control Magic
1x Treachery
1x Vedalken Shackles
1x Carnophage
1x Diregraf Ghoul
1x Gravecrawler
1x Tormented Hero
1x Vampire Lacerator
<2CMC>
1x Bloodghast
1x Child of Night
1x Dark Confidant
1x Oona's Prowler
1x Geralf's Messenger
1x Hypnotic Specter
1x Vampire Hexmage
1x Vampire Nighthawk
<4CMC>
1x Abyssal Persecutor
1x Braids, Cabal Minion
1x Desecration Demon
1x Nekrataal
1x Skinrender
1x Puppeteer Clique
1x Shriekmaw
<6+CMC>
1x Grave Titan
1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
1x Visara, the Dreadful
1x Liliana of the Veil
1x Liliana Vess
Instant
1x Dark Ritual
1x Ghastly Demise
1x Tragic Slip
1x Doom Blade
1x Go for the Throat
1x Dismember
1x Snuff Out
1x Duress
1x Innocent Blood
1x Inquisition of Kozilek
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Diabolic Edict
1x Exhume
1x Hymn to Tourach
1x Reanimate
1x Sinkhole
1x Consuming Vapors
1x Damnation
1x Black Sun's Zenith
1x Mind Twist
1x Sarcomancy
1x Animate Dead
1x Bitterblossom
1x Phyrexian Arena
1x Recurring Nightmare
1x Dragonmaster Outcast
1x Goblin Guide
1x Grim Lavamancer
1x Legion Loyalist
1x Mogg Fanatic
1x Vexing Devil
<2CMC>
1x Ash Zealot
1x Hearth Kami
1x Hellspark Elemental
1x Kargan Dragonlord
1x Keldon Marauders
1x Lightning Mauler
1x Plated Geopede
1x Stormblood Berserker
1x Ball Lightning
1x Chandra's Phoenix
1x Guttersnipe
1x Hell's Thunder
1x Squee, Goblin Nabob
1x Taurean Mauler
<4CMC>
1x Blistering Firecat
1x Flametongue Kavu
1x Hellrider
1x Hero of Oxid Ridge
1x Rakka Mar
1x Siege-Gang Commander
1x Thundermaw Hellkite
<6+CMC>
1x Inferno Titan
1x Balefire Dragon
1x Chandra, Pyromaster
1x Chandra, the Firebrand
1x Koth of the Hammer
Instant
1x Lightning Bolt
1x Burst Lightning
1x Incinerate
1x Magma Jet
1x Searing Spear
1x Shatter
1x Staggershock
1x Fireblast
1x Starstorm
1x Pyroclasm
1x Arc Lightning
1x Molten Rain
1x Pillage
1x Wheel of Fortune
1x Devil's Play
1x Earthquake
1x Blasphemous Act
1x Sulfuric Vortex
1x Arbor Elf
1x Birds of Paradise
1x Experiment One
1x Llanowar Elves
1x Noble Hierarch
1x Scute Mob
<2CMC>
1x Ambush Viper
1x Fauna Shaman
1x Lotus Cobra
1x River Boa
1x Scavenging Ooze
1x Scryb Ranger
1x Strangleroot Geist
1x Tarmogoyf
1x Boon Satyr
1x Eternal Witness
1x Fierce Empath
1x Troll Ascetic
1x Viridian Shaman
1x Yavimaya Elder
<4CMC>
1x Master of the Wild Hunt
1x Phantom Centaur
1x Thrun, the Last Troll
1x Vengevine
1x Wickerbough Elder
1x Acidic Slime
1x Thragtusk
1x Vorapede
1x Wolfir Silverheart
<6+CMC>
1x Cloudthresher
1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
1x Rampaging Baloths
1x Gaea's Revenge
1x Primeval Titan
1x Woodfall Primus
1x Garruk Relentless
1x Garruk Wildspeaker
1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
Instant
1x Naturalize
1x Regrowth
1x Beast Within
1x Harrow
1x Rampant Growth
1x Call of the Herd
1x Cultivate
1x Natural Order
1x Plow Under
1x Green Sun's Zenith
1x Rancor
1x Defense of the Heart
1x Spellskite
1x Alloy Myr
1x Solemn Simulacrum
1x Steel Hellkite
1x Wurmcoil Engine
1x Paradise Mantle
1x Basilisk Collar
1x Bonesplitter
1x Cursed Scroll
1x Pithing Needle
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Skullclamp
1x Ankh of Mishra
1x Isochron Scepter
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Ratchet Bomb
1x Scroll Rack
1x Umezawa's Jitte
1x Winter Orb
1x Chromatic Lantern
1x Crystal Shard
1x Grafted Wargear
1x Mimic Vat
1x Ring of Gix
1x Sword of Body and Mind
1x Sword of Feast and Famine
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
1x Sword of Light and Shadow
1x Sword of War and Peace
1x Tangle Wire
1x Icy Manipulator
1x Batterskull
1x Engineered Explosives
1x Memory Jar
1x Geist of Saint Traft
1x Supreme Verdict
1x Venser, the Sojourner
Dimir
1x Countersquall
1x Tidehollow Strix
1x Psychatog
Rakdos
1x Rakdos Cackler
1x Dreadbore
1x Blightning
Gruul
1x Bloodbraid Elf
1x Huntmaster of the Fells
1x Sarkhan Vol
1x Dryad Militant
1x Qasali Pridemage
1x Kitchen Finks
Orzhov
1x Vindicate
1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
1x Stillmoon Cavalier
Golgari
1x Deathrite Shaman
1x Maelstrom Pulse
1x Putrefy
Simic
1x Trygon Predator
1x Master Biomancer
1x Mystic Snake
1x Ral Zarek
1x Izzet Charm
1x Fire // Ice
Boros
1x Boros Charm
1x Ajani Vengeant
1x Lightning Helix
1x City of Brass
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Faerie Conclave
1x Gemstone Mine
1x Ghost Quarter
1x Grand Coliseum
1x Leechridden Swamp
1x Reflecting Pool
1x Strip Mine
1x Tectonic Edge
1x Teetering Peaks
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Treetop Village
1x Windbrisk Heights
1x Clifftop Retreat
1x Dragonskull Summit
1x Drowned Catacomb
1x Glacial Fortress
1x Hinterland Harbor
1x Isolated Chapel
1x Rootbound Crag
1x Sulfur Falls
1x Sunpetal Grove
1x Woodland Cemetery
Fetch Lands
1x Arid Mesa
1x Bloodstained Mire
1x Flooded Strand
1x Marsh Flats
1x Misty Rainforest
1x Polluted Delta
1x Scalding Tarn
1x Verdant Catacombs
1x Windswept Heath
1x Wooded Foothills
1x Blood Crypt
1x Breeding Pool
1x Godless Shrine
1x Hallowed Fountain
1x Overgrown Tomb
1x Sacred Foundry
1x Steam Vents
1x Stomping Ground
1x Temple Garden
1x Watery Grave
Cube Tutor
October 5, 2013
Leonin Skyhunter -> Imposing Sovereign
Precinct Captain -> Soldier of the Pantheon
Porcelain Legionnaire -> Soltari Champion
Spirit Mantle -> Balance
Martial Law -> Armageddon
---
Clone -> Force of Will
Aetherize -> Into the Roil
Jace, Memory Adept -> Jace, the Mind Sculptor
---
Nantuko Shade -> Tormented Hero
Geth’s Verdict -> Sinkhole
Despise -> Recurring Nightmare
---
Kird Ape -> Pillage
Seething Song -> Wheel of Fortune
---
Boneyard Wurm -> Tarmogoyf
Battering Krasis -> Scavenging Ooze
Wolfir Avenger -> Boon Satyr
Awakening Zone -> Regrowth
---
Divination -> Scroll Rack
---
Sin Collector -> Stillmoon Cavalier
My Trade Thread
Draft My Cube
I am really intrigued by switching out some of my cards for "strictly better" versions. I will work on this first!
Is the gold balance really that out of whack? We like to play with gold cards, but if you think it is really unbalanced, it's definitely something that I will adjust.
Thank you again for the suggestions.
My Trade Thread
Draft My Cube
Leonin Skyhunter -> Imposing Sovereign
Precinct Captain -> Soldier of the Pantheon
Porcelain Legionnaire -> Soltari Champion
Spirit Mantle -> Balance
Martial Law -> Armageddon
Clone -> Force of Will
Aetherize -> Into the Roil
Jace, Memory Adept -> Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Nantuko Shade -> Tormented Hero
Geth’s Verdict -> Sinkhole
Despise -> Recurring Nightmare
Kird Ape -> Pillage
Seething Song -> Wheel of Fortune
Boneyard Wurm -> Tarmogoyf
Battering Krasis -> Scavenging Ooze
Wolfir Avenger -> Boon Satyr
Awakening Zone -> Regrowth
Divination -> Scroll Rack
Sin Collector -> Stillmoon Cavalier
My Trade Thread
Draft My Cube