I was tempted to put a bunch of those X creatures into the cube. I was also considering Slime Molding and Wurmcalling as well, just to add more options to the X pile. They are virtually an X creature, so I figured that would be okay.
Are there any X cards where paying more is bad (like duds)?
Phyrexian Marauder costs X and enters the battlefield with as many +1/+1 counters. It can't block, and you must pay 1 for each counter if you want to attack with it.
Shifting Wall also costs X, gets a +1/+1 counter for each and is a generic wall. Not a proper dud, but it's underwhelming.
I really want to build this cube. Being an avid cubist, I really want to emphasize power in this cube, and only include creatures that a player would actually want to get
You only want strong cards that you chose beforehand? That sounds like the very opposite of an avid cubist to me, junior. I think constructed would be more your scene.
I have had a Momir cube for a few years now, and I sometimes bring it out for quick games before FNM begins. We play multiplayer, so all of my advice is with that in mind. The biggest pitfall I ran into was including stuff because it was cute. Have stuff that ends games or creates a clock, because durdly jank is not fun in Momir, and it gets even worse with more than 2 players. One of my favourite cards in my pile is Sleeper Agent for this very reason, and I also run everyHuntedcreaturefromRavnica to further this. If you want to go big and bomby, Skyward Eye Prophets is great for getting to those high cost cards super fast.
Because my list is paper, we count it as though you are casting the creature, sight unseen. This distinction might seem minor and arbitrary, but it lets a few fun effects sneak into the list. Crypt Champion, for example, can feel like a massive dud, but when someone accidentally gets the colours right and has a decenttarget it feels like the biggest bomb. That's a way of running bricks that are also exciting, as opposed to "I will never go for a 7 drop ever again" (which did happen for multiple people after seeing Phage).
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540 Peasant cube- Gold EditionSomething SpicyPhyrexian Marauder costs X and enters the battlefield with as many +1/+1 counters. It can't block, and you must pay 1 for each counter if you want to attack with it.
Shifting Wall also costs X, gets a +1/+1 counter for each and is a generic wall. Not a proper dud, but it's underwhelming.
You only want strong cards that you chose beforehand? That sounds like the very opposite of an avid cubist to me, junior. I think constructed would be more your scene.
Because my list is paper, we count it as though you are casting the creature, sight unseen. This distinction might seem minor and arbitrary, but it lets a few fun effects sneak into the list. Crypt Champion, for example, can feel like a massive dud, but when someone accidentally gets the colours right and has a decent target it feels like the biggest bomb. That's a way of running bricks that are also exciting, as opposed to "I will never go for a 7 drop ever again" (which did happen for multiple people after seeing Phage).