Basic Info Cube Size: 360 Cards Breakdown: 49 Each Color, 30 Gold, 43 Colorless, 42 Non-Basic Land Standard or Theme Cube: Standard Powered Average Draft: 4-8 players, Rarely drafted these days. About me: I've been playing Magic since Ice Age and Cubing since Zendikar
Card Selection Powered?: Yes Portal?: Yes "Un-" Cards: Yes Any "Banned" Cards: No Pimpage: Every card that can be foiled is foil except a few by choice Planeswalker: Limit 3 Planeswalkers per color
Cube Design Standard or Multiplayer: Standard Snow Cube?: No Sideboards?: Yes Proxies?: No Functional Reprints?: Yes Perfect Creature/Non-Creature Balance: No Perfectly Balanced CMC: No Cube CMC: 2.803
Cloudgoat Ranger White Out
Brimaz, King of Oreskos White In
Seal of Cleansing White Out
Banishing Light White In
Old Man of the Sea Blue Out
Pestermite Blue In
Butcher Ghoul Black Out
Gnarled Scarhide Black In
Siege-Gang Commander Red Out
Zealous Conscripts Red In
Spikeshot Elder Red Out
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Red In
Hearth Kami Red Out
Reckless Reveler Red In
Pillage Red Out
Rift Bolt Red In
Hellspark Elemental Red Out
Prophetic Flamespeaker Red In
Elvish Mystic Green Out
Terastodon Green In
Troll Ascetic Green Out
Courser of Kruphix Green In
Steam Augury Gold Out
Electrolyze Gold In
Oblivion Stone Colorless Out
Time Vault Colorless In
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Colorless Out
Mana Confluence Colorless In
Faith's Fetters White Out
Unexpectedly Absent White In
Inkwell Leviathan Blue Out
True-Name Nemesis Blue In
Animate Dead Black Out
Ophiomancer Black In
Go for the Throat Black Out
Toxic Deluge Black In
Entomb Black Out
Curse of Shallow Graves Black In
Renimate Black Out
Dauthi Horror Black In
Boon Satyr Green Out
Curse of Predation Green In
Steppe Lynx White Out
Soldier of the Pantheon White In
Glorious Anthem White Out
Spear of Heliod White In
Ajani, Caller of the Pride White Out
Elspeth, Sun's Champion White In
Thirst for Knowledge Blue Out
Thassa, God of the Sea Blue In
Carrion Feeder Black Out
Tormented Hero Black In
Sinkhole Black Out
Hero's Downfall Black In
Ember Hauler Red Out
Firedrinker Satyr Red In
Chandra Nalaar Red Out
Lightning Strike Red In
Chameleon Colossus Green Out
Boon Satyr Green In
Krosan Tusker Green Out
Polukranos, World Eater Green In
Fire // Ice Gold Out
Steam Augury Gold In
Genesis Green Out
Master of the Wild Hunt Green In
Exalted Angel White Out
Imposing Sovereign White In
Abyssal Persecutor Black Out
Liliana of the Dark Realms Black In
Plated Geopede Red Out
Young Pyromancer Red In
Chandra, the Firebrand Red Out
Chandra, Pyromaster Red In
Bramblecrush Green Out
Elvish Mystic Green In
Deadbridge Goliath Green Out
Kalonian Hydra Green In
Scavenging Ooze Green Out
Foil Scavenging Ooze Green In
Scroll Rack Colorless Out
City of Brass Land In
Chaos Orb Colorless Out
Tangle Wire Colorless In
Morphling Blue Out
Aetherling Blue In
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Blue Out
Tezzeret the Seeker Blue In
Liliana of the Dark Realms Black Out
Blood Scrivener Black In
Nether Traitor Black Out
Vampire Lacerator Black In
Electrolyze Gold Out
Ral Zarek Gold In
Blast from the Past Red Out
Imperial Recruiter Red In
Wild Nacatl Gold Out
Voice of Resurgence Gold In
Stormbind Gold Out
Huntmaster of the Fells Gold In
Masticore Colorless Out
Grim Monolith Colorless In
Slayers' Stronghold Gold Out
Boros Charm Gold In
Dreadbore Gold Out
Falkenrath Aristocrat Gold In
Ravages of War White Out
Accorder Paladin White In
Tombstalker Black Out
Abyssal Persecutor Black In
Cloistered Youth White Out
Precinct Captain White In
Dungeon Geists Blue Out
Inkwell Leviathan Blue In
Sea Gate Oracle Blue Out
Show and Tell Blue In
Jace, Architect of Thought Blue Out
Jace Beleren Blue In
Vampire Lacerator Black Out
Butcher Ghoul Black In
Bane of the Living Black Out
Necromancy Black In
Dauthi Horror Black Out
Sinkhole Black In
Dauthi Marauder Black Out
Nether Traitor Black In
Bone Shredder Black Out
Fleshbag Marauder Black In
Flames of the Firebrand Red Out
Thundermaw Hellkite Red In
Arc Lightning Red Out
Chaos Warp Red In
Jungle Lion Green Out
Woodfall Primus Green In
Wolfbitten Captive Green Out
Channel Green In
River Boa Green Out
Eureka Green In
Skinshifter Green Out
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary Green In
Nantuko Vigilante Green Out
Uktabi Orangutan Green In
Primal Command Green Out
Primeval Titan Green In
Thornling Green Out
Natural Order Green In
Phantom Centaur Green Out
Hornet Queen Green In
Baleful Strix Gold Out
Psychatog Gold In
Sensei's Divining Top Colorless Out
Mana Vault Colorless In
Grafted Wargear Colorless Out
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Colorless In
Molten-Tail Masticore Colorless Out
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Colorless In
Epochrasite Colorless Out
Mana Crypt Colorless In
Bonesplitter Colorless Out
Chromatic Lantern Colorless In
Nantuko Shade Black Out
Reassembling Skeleton Black In
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen Black Out
Carrion Feeder Black In
Graveborn Muse Black Out
Geralf's Messenger Black In
Snuff Out Black Out
Small Pox Black In
Necromancy Black Out
Pox Black In
Yawgmoth's Will Black Out
Death Cloud Black In
Barbarian Ring Red Out
Mogg War Marshal Red In
Spellskite Colorless Out
Epochrasite Colorless In
Chromatic Lantern Colorless Out
Crucible of Worlds Colorless In
Nephalia Drownyard Gold Out
Baleful Strix Gold In
Ajani Goldmane White Out
Ajani, Caller of the Pride White In
Time Spiral Blue Out
Cyclonic Rift Blue In
Jace Beleren Blue Out
Jace, Architect of Thought Blue In
Liliana's Specter Black Out
Pack Rat Black In
Profane Command Black Out
Liliana of the Dark Realms Black In
Goblin Ruinblaster Red Out
Ash Zealot Red In
Kargan Dragonlord Red Out
Gore-House Chainwalker Red In
Faithless Looting Red Out
Searing Spear Red In
Chaos Warp Red Out
Flames of the Firebrand Red In
Woodfall Primus Green Out
Thragtusk Green In
Ohran Viper Green Out
Deadbridge Goliath Green In
Tangle Wire Colorless Out
Chromatic Lantern Colorless In
Geist of Saint Traft Gold Out
Detention Sphere Gold In
Loam Lion Gold Out
Dryad Militant Gold In
Desolate Lighthouse Gold Out
Izzet Charm Gold In
Bituminous Blast Gold Out
Rakdos Cackler Gold In
Blightning Gold Out
Dreadbore Gold In
Putrefy Gold Out
Deathrite Shaman Gold In
Moorland Haunt Gold Out
Supreme Verdict Gold In
Karmic Guide White Out
Restoration Angel White In
Paladin en-Vec White Out
Silverblade Paladin White In
Elspeth Tirel White Out
Ajani Goldmane White In
Aether Adept Blue Out
Old Man of the Sea Blue In
Capsize Blue Out
Dungeon Geists Blue In
Keiga, the Tide Star Blue Out
Upheaval Blue In
Jace, Memory Adept Blue Out
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Blue In
Fireball Red Out
Lightning Mauler Red In
Hurricane Green Out
Fyndhorn Elves Green In
Plumeveil Gold Out
Moorland Haunt Gold In
Nemesis of Reason Gold Out
Nephalia Drownyard Gold In
Stillmoon Cavalier Gold Out
Lingering Souls Gold In
Lightning Helix Gold Out
Slayers' Stronghold Gold In
Prophetic Bolt Gold Out
Desolate Lighthouse Gold In
Ajani Goldmane White Out
Moat White In
Timetwister Blue Out
Time Spiral Blue In
Black Sun's Zenith Black Out
Nether Void Black In
Rift Bolt Red Out
Stromkirk Noble Red In
Aftershock Red Out
Fireslinger Red In
Uktabi Orangutan Green Out
Indrik Stomphowler Green In
Everflowing Chalice Colorless Out
Chaos Orb Colorless In
Teferi's Moat Gold Out
Geist of Saint Traft Gold In
Who/What/When/Where/Why Gold Out
Woodfall Primus Green In
Blastoderm Green Out
Garruk Relentless Green In
Knight of Meadowgrain White Out
Cloistered Youth White In
Knight of the White Orchid White Out
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben White In
Sewer Nemesis Black Out
Gravecrawler Black In
Spur Grappler Red Out
Faithless Looting Red In
Oxidda Scrapmelter Red Out
Torch Fiend Red In
Viridian Emissary Green Out
Strangleroot Geist Green In
Rampaging Baloths Green Out
Wolfbitten Captive Green In
Mortify Gold Out
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad Gold In
Yosei, the Morning Star White Out
Temporal Isolation White Out
Akroma's Vengence White Out
Martial Coup White Out
Decree of Justice White Out
Gilded Drake Blue Out
Vesuvan Shapeshifter Blue Out
Draining Whelk Blue Out
Sphinx of Jwar Isle Blue Out
Desertion Blue Out
Fume Spitter Black Out
Bloodgift Demon Black Out
Nether Void Black Out
Liliana Vess Black Out
Sorin Markov Black Out
Jaya Ballard, Task Mage Red Out
Keldon Champion Red Out
Moltensteel Dragon Red Out
Crater Hellion Red Out
Banefire Red Out
Brimstone Volley Red Out
Kodama of the North Tree Green Out
Brutalizer Exarch Green Out
Krosan Grip Green Out
Gaea's Anthem Green Out
Beast Within Green Out
Harmonize Green Out
Burning-Tree Shaman Gold Out
Debtors' Knell Gold Out
Behemoth Sledge Gold Out
Nin, the Pain Artist Gold Out
Duergar Hedge-Mage Gold Out
Terminate Gold Out
Spitting Image Gold Out
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Gold Out
Recoil Gold Out
Oona, Queen of the Fae Gold Out
Spiritmonger Gold Out
Broodmate Dragon Gold Out
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker Gold Out
Uril, the Miststalker Gold Out
Rafiq of the Many Gold Out
Phyrexian Processor Colorless Out
Duplicant Colorless Out
Chimeric Mass Colorless Out
Karakas Land Out
Kor Skyfisher White In
Hand of Honor White Out
Soltari Trooper White In
Silver Knight White Out
Flickerwisp White In
Calciderm White Out
Steppe Lynx White In
Shelldock Isle Land Out
Vedalken Shackles Blue In
Rite of Replication Blue Out
Ponder Blue In
Gifts Ungiven Blue Out
Preordain Blue In
Reassembling Skeleton Black Out
Necromancy Black In
Doom Blade Black Out
Entomb Black In
Kokusho, the Evening Star Black Out
Dark Ritual Black In
Bloodknight Red Out
Fire Imp Red In
Awakening Zone Green Out
Uktabi Orangutan Green In
Master of the Wild Hunt Green Out
Nantuko Vigilante Green In
Prismatic Lens Colorless Out
City of Ass Land In
Venser, the Sojourner Gold Out
Electrolyze Gold In
Reclassifications:
Maze of Ith From Land to Colorless
Barbarian Ring From Land to Red
Treetop Village From Land to Green
Volrath's Stronghold From Land to Black
Vedalken Shackles From Colorless to Blue
Porcelain Legionnaire From White to Colorless
Phyrexian Metamorph From Blue to Colorless
Dismember From Black to Colorless
Snapcaster Mage Blue In
Pestermite Blue Out
Diregraf Ghoul Black In
Black Knight Black Out
Bloodgift Demon Black In
Nezumi Shortfang Black Out
Liliana of the Veil Black In
Duress Black Out
Devil's Play Red In
Wildifre Red Out
Brimstone Volley Red In
Words of War Red Out
Bramblecrush Green In
Creeping Mold Green Out
Stormblood Berserker Red In
Dragonmaster Outcast Red Out
Chandra's Phoenix Red In
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Red Out
Skinshifter Green In
Imperious Perfect Green Out
Garruk, Primal Hunter Green In
All Sun's Dawn Green Out
Chandra, the Firebrand Red In
Hellspark Elemental Red Out
Jace, Memory Adept Blue In
Future Sight Blue Out
Phantasmal Image Blue In
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir Blue Out
Sewer Nemesis Black In
Makeshift Mannequin Black Out
Chaos Warp Red In
Slagstorm Red Out
Scavenging Ooze Green In
Harrow Green Out
Nin, the Pain Artist Gold In
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind Gold Out
Edric, Spymaster of Trest Gold In
Lorescale Coatl Gold Out
Ravages of War White In
Cataclysm White Out
Porcelain Legionnaire White In
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails White Out
Blade Splicer White In
Transcendent Master White Out
Magical Hacker Blue In
Legacy's Allure Blue Out
Phyrexian Metamorph Blue In
Old Man of the Sea Blue Out
Dismember Black In
Diabolic Edict Black Out
Moltensteel Dragon Red In
Goblin Wardriver Red Out
Symbol Status Green In
Wolfbriar Elemental Green Out
Gaea's Anthem Green In
Rude Awakening Green Out
Brutalizer Exarch Green In
Woodfall Primus Green Out
Beast Within Green In
Berserk Green Out
Batterskull Coloress In
Isochron Scepter Colorless Out
Karn Liberated Coloress In
Bonehoard Colorless Out
Sword of War and Peace Coloress In
Chimeric Idol Colorless Out
Spellskite Coloress In
Nevinyrral's Disk Colorless Out
Wasteland Land In
City of Ass Land Out
Leonin Relic-Warder White In
Marshal's Anthem White Out
Hero of Bladehold White In
Emeria Angel White Out
Mirran Crusader White In
Stonecloaker White Out
Savannah Lions White In
Disenchant White Out
Aether Adept Blue In
Inkwell Leviathan Blue Out
Pestermite Blue In
Rishadan Airship Blue Out
Mana Leak Blue In
Recall Blue Out
Arcane Denial Blue In
Body Double Blue Out
Consecrated Sphinx Blue In
Frost Titan Blue Out
Go For The Throat Black In
Beacon of Unrest Black Out
Doom Blade Black In
Slaughter Pact Black Out
Liliana's Specter Black In
Smother Black Out
Black Sun's Zenith Black In
Yawgmoth's Bargain Black Out
Goblin Wardriver Red In
Beacon of Destruction Red Out
Hero of Oxid Ridge Red In
Incendiary Command Red Out
Rift Bolt Red In
Boom/Bust Red Out
Slagstorm Red In
Urza's Rage Red Out
Words of War Red In
Word of Seizing Red Out
Aftershock Red In
Flame Javelin Red Out
Thrun, the Last Troll Green In
Moldervine Cloak Green Out
Llanowar Elves Green In
Restock Green Out
Wickerbough Elder Green In
Seal of Primordium Green Out
Viridian Emissary Green In
Overrun Green Out
Green Sun's Zenith Green In
Tooth and Nail Green Out
Identity Crisis Gold In
Mortify Gold Out
Putrefy Gold In
Life/Death Gold Out
Terminate Gold In
Sarkhan the Mad Gold Out
Duergar Hedge-Mage Gold In
Goblin Trenches Gold Out
Phyrexian Revoker Coloress In
Pithing Needle Colorless Out
Precursor Golem Coloress In
All Is Dust Colorless Out
Bonehoard Coloress In
Triskelion Colorless Out
Elspeth Tirel White In
Austere Command White Out
Knight of Meadowgrain White In
Eternal Dragon White Out
Skinrender Black In
Thrashing Wumpus Black Out
Fume Spitter Black In
Dauthi Slayer Black Out
Nezumi Shortfang Black In
Puppeteer Clique Black Out
Oona's Prowler Black In
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief Black Out
Sarcomancy Black In
Living Death Black Out
Koth of the Hammer Red In
Comet Storm Red Out
Arc Trail Red In
Searing Blaze Red Out
Spikeshot Elder Red In
Kumano, Master Yamabushi Red Out
Oxidda Scrapmelter Red In
Hellkite Charger Red Out
Acidic Slime Green In
Primeval Titan Green Out
Ratchet Bomb Coloress In
Powder Keg Colorless Out
Wurmcoil Engine Coloress In
Sword of Vengence Colorless Out
Molten-Tail Masticore Coloress In
Razormane Masticore Colorless Out
Mimic Vat Coloress In
Memory Jar Colorless Out
Myr Battlesphere Coloress In
Platinum Angel Colorless Out
Precursor Golem Coloress In
Triskelion Colorless Out
Chimeric Mass Coloress In
Loxodon Warhammer Colorless Out
Venser, the Sojourner Gold In
Absorb Gold Out
Soltari Champion White In
Celestial Crusader White Out
Kor Sanctifiers White In
Kor Skyfisher White Out
Force of Will Blue In
Upheaval Blue Out
Frost Titan Blue In
Sea Drake Blue Out
Braids, Cabal Minion Black In
Visara the Dreadful Black Out
Yawgmoth's Will Black In
Corpse Dance Black Out
Spur Grappler Red In
Gorilla Shaman Red Out
Keldon Champion Red In
Arc-Slogger Red Out
Woodfall Primus Green In
Vines of Vastwood Green Out
Smokestack Coloress In
Lightning Greaves Colorless Out
Chimeric Idol Coloress In
Grim Monolith Colorless Out
Sword of Body and Mind Coloress In
Basilisk Collar Colorless Out
Mox Diamond Coloress In
Engineered Explosives Colorless Out
Chrome Mox Coloress In
Crystal Ball Colorless Out
Shelldock Isle Land In
Volrath's Stronghold Land In
Treetop Village Land In
Karakas Land In
Barbarian Ring Land In
Arcane Sanctum Land Out
Crumbling Necropolis Land Out
Jungle Shrine Land Out
Savage Lands Land Out
Seaside Citadel Land Out
Sun Titan White In
Captain of the Watch White Out
Upheaval Blue In
Force of Will Blue Out
Reassembling Skeleton Black In
Nezumi Shortfang Black Out
Grave Titan Black In
Abyssal Persecutor Black Out
Manic Vandal Red In
Keldon Vandals Red Out
Ember Hauler Red In
Rorix Bladewing Red Out
Inferno Titan Red In
Bogardan Hellkite Red Out
Fauna Shaman Green In
Wild Mongrel Green Out
Primeval Titan Green In
Omnath, Locus of Mana Green Out
Cultivate Green In
Life from the Loam Green Out
Lightning Greaves Colorless In
Trusty Machete Colorless Out
Sword of Vengeance Colorless In
Artisan of Kozilek Colorless Out
Crystal Ball Colorless In
Erratic Portal Colorless Out
Pithing Needle Colorless In
Mindslaver Colorless Out
Kor Skyfisher White In
Serra Avenger White Out
Temporal Isolation White In
Griffin Guide White Out
Glorious Anthem White In
Sacred Mesa White Out
Marshal's Anthem White In
Parallax Wave White Out
Gilded Drake Blue In
Fathom Seer Blue Out
Wake Thrasher Blue In
Serendib Djinn Blue Out
Draining Whelk Blue In
Arcanis the Omnipotent Blue Out
Dark Confidant Black In
Mesmeric Fiend Black Out
Dauthi Horror Black In
Stromgald Crusader Black Out
Dauthi Slayer Black In
Zombie Cutthroat Black Out
Nezumi Graverobber Black In
Withered Wretch Black Out
Dauthi Maruader Black In
Bloodhusk Ritualist Black Out
Animate Dead Black In
Slaughter Black Out
Keldon Vandals Red In
Goblin Welder Red Out
Hellspark Elemental Red In
Mogg Fanatic Red Out
Goblin Ruinblaster Red In
Magus of the Moon Red Out
Hellkite Charger Red In
Blistering Firecat Red Out
Crater Hellion Red In
Akroma Angel of Fury Red Out
Sulfuric Vortex Red In
Volcanic Fallout Red Out
Staggershock Red In
Hammer of Bogardan Red Out
Word of Seizing Red In
Dead / Gone Red Out
River Boa Green In
Albino Troll Green Out
Creeping Mold Green In
Viridian Zealot Green Out
Krosan Tusker Green In
Ant Queen Green Out
Vines of Vastwood Green In
Explosive Vegetation Green Out
Winter Orb Colorless In
Aether Vial Colorless Out
Artisan of Kozilek Colorless In
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Colorless Out
@reaper: I've found Transcendent Master to be very good in both aggro and control decks, leveling up completely many times.
@eidolon: wow, that is extremely helpful! You even identified all my typos, I've gone back and fixed them now, thanks!
It's interesting you identified Acidic Slime as one of the missing cards when my friend just cast it against me in our last cube draft, I went back and looked and its definitely in my cube (as seen in the picture), and then I re-checked my list and apparently I had taken out Primeval Titan for it but forgot to update my list, thanks for the great catch!
I did not realize that Recall is such an unusual card and Mana Leak is such a commonly included card, I will probably make that switch. Rishadan Airship is my attempt at making blue aggro a viable option in my cube, there probably isn't enough support currently, but I hope to get there some day. Identity Crisis is such a bomb when it goes off, and one of the few ways to deal with a graveyard deck, but Mortify is probably better. Putrefy on the hand, I feel is completely outclassed by Pernicious Deed and Maelstrom Pulse, I didn't feel like GB needed another spot removal, whereas Life // Death gives it another reanimate option. Hand of Honor is just straight up better than White Knight in most situations. Spur Grappler is amazing with the mana burn gone, 4/2 beater for 3 mana. City of Ass is better than City of Brass, and I didn't have room for both. Karakas is a huge bomb, is it unusual because of its price tag or obscurity or do people really feel that its below the power level?
Updated many of the suggestions and added Mirrodin Beseiged cards.
Added basic cube summary information section.
Updated all photos.
Updated changelog.
great update, but i agree with sic on mortify, disenchant, and triskelion. in addition to what's already in his post, disenchant is better than seal of cleansing and mortify is one of the top 3 (maybe top 2) white/black cards. identity crisis, on the other hand, is just not good. by the time you can cast the card they've had plenty of time to execute their graveyard shenanigans and played a lot of threats and it wouldn't be unusual that they're topdecking. 6 mana for an effect which might not even be beneficial to you? no thanks. stillmoon cavalier and debtor's knell are also inferior to mortify (but better than crisis).
When I see Healing Salve, I'm often like "Oh girl, I wish I could turn every card into this." Thanks they removed the gain life part, otherwise this would have been broken.
Sorry Mortify was a typo in the changelog, I took out Identity Crisis and put in Mortify, it has been very good so far. The list and pics were accurate.
I felt that white already had enough disenchant effects and I never wanted to waste a slot to play with disenchant even when I drafted it, and people were complaining about not having enough creatures, so I took it out for another body. I like seal of cleansing better than disenchant in white because of enlightened tutor. Triskelion was very underwhelming for our play group, so I wanted to try something new, Bonehoard has been a much better liked replacement so far. Pithing Needle has also been underwhelming, having that effect on a body is much better, and we didn't feel the need for 2 of that effect.
Another typo I found in the changelog is that for the All is Dust slot, Precursor Golem has since left and Myr Battlesphere has since gone in.
I'm never sad to maindeck Disenchant. Cube abounds in broken artifacts and some nasty enchantments. Because it can destroy both and cheaply, it alwasy makes my white decks.
Pithing Needle is better precisely because it doesn't have a body. It's much harder to deal with than Revoker. I'd run both in almost any cube, but if I had to choose one it would be Needle.
That spot should've prolly been Chaos Warp coming out, but I haven't gotten many drafts with Chaos Warp yet, so wanted to test it out little more.
Hellspark Elemental has been consistently last picked in my cube, the mono red aggro deck just never came together and other colors splashing red usually just wants the burn spells and rarely wants the red creatures, so hellspark got the axe for being the worst red creature.
The amount of times I've had a Hellspark Elemental in my yard and my opponent has forgotten about it makes it more than worth it for me. I know you can't count on bad play on your opponents' end, but it's still a great card nonetheless.
To Sexyindiancurry and eidolon232: You guys are commenting on the oldest update list, most of which are no longer in my cube anymore. I put my recent changes on the top figuring it'd be easier for people to see without needing to scroll down and i also put the update dates, guess neither of which helped
Well changes don't happen in a vacuum without referring to the rest of the cube.
I've spent alot of time posting my entire cube list and photos and the point of that exercise is hoping people would take the time to look at it. Obviously this isn't directly at you eidolon, since you've already given me valuable feedback on my entire cube list, much appreciated!
So I guess my goal isn't so much trying to solicit comments on the few of the most recent changes, but rather just getting a few more eyeballs on my entire cube, thus not including the change list in my latest post, if that makes any sense. The change list is just there for reference in the context of the entire cube.
Following wtwlf123's lead, I've trimmed my cube down to 360 cards in order to maximize the power level of our drafts. (Lists and photos have been updated in opening post)
We mostly draft with 4 people and almost never more than 6, so there was no reason for me to keep the cube at 405 cards anymore. I've gone ahead and shaved 45 cards.
The cuts draws alot of insipiration from wtwlf123's cuts, other 360 cubes on this forum, combined with mine and my playgroup's thoughts.
Another subtle change with this update is that I now plan to keep my entire cube completely randomized going forward. Previously, I've stored each section separate and seeded each draft pack with 2 cards of each color + 5 cards from the colorless/gold/land section.
Keeping my entire cube randomized going forward allows me to:
cut down setup time beginning of each draft (although more work for myself constantly shuffling during my free time...everyday i'm shufflin'...)
spend less time relying on others to color sort everything after a draft
reclassify cards into different sections more easily, such as Vedalken Shackles as blue, Treetop Village as green, Porcelain Legionnaire as colorless, etc
create overall more randomized packs and better cube drafting experience for everyone
Thoughts and comments are always welcome!
Yosei, the Morning Star White Out
Temporal Isolation White Out
Akroma's Vengence White Out
Martial Coup White Out
Decree of Justice White Out
Gilded Drake Blue Out
Vesuvan Shapeshifter Blue Out
Draining Whelk Blue Out
Sphinx of Jwar Isle Blue Out
Desertion Blue Out
Fume Spitter Black Out
Bloodgift Demon Black Out
Nether Void Black Out
Liliana Vess Black Out
Sorin Markov Black Out
Jaya Ballard, Task Mage Red Out
Keldon Champion Red Out
Moltensteel Dragon Red Out
Crater Hellion Red Out
Banefire Red Out
Brimstone Volley Red Out
Kodama of the North Tree Green Out
Brutalizer Exarch Green Out
Krosan Grip Green Out
Gaea's Anthem Green Out
Beast Within Green Out
Harmonize Green Out
Burning-Tree Shaman Gold Out
Debtors' Knell Gold Out
Behemoth Sledge Gold Out
Nin, the Pain Artist Gold Out
Duergar Hedge-Mage Gold Out
Terminate Gold Out
Spitting Image Gold Out
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Gold Out
Recoil Gold Out
Oona, Queen of the Fae Gold Out
Spiritmonger Gold Out
Broodmate Dragon Gold Out
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker Gold Out
Uril, the Miststalker Gold Out
Rafiq of the Many Gold Out
Phyrexian Processor Colorless Out
Duplicant Colorless Out
Chimeric Mass Colorless Out
Karakas Land Out
Kor Skyfisher White In
Hand of Honor White Out
Soltari Trooper White In
Silver Knight White Out
Flickerwisp White In
Calciderm White Out
Steppe Lynx White In
Shelldock Isle Land Out
Vedalken Shackles Blue In
Rite of Replication Blue Out
Ponder Blue In
Gifts Ungiven Blue Out
Preordain Blue In
Reassembling Skeleton Black Out
Necromancy Black In
Doom Blade Black Out
Entomb Black In
Kokusho, the Evening Star Black Out
Dark Ritual Black In
Bloodknight Red Out
Fire Imp Red In
Awakening Zone Green Out
Uktabi Orangutan Green In
Master of the Wild Hunt Green Out
Nantuko Vigilante Green In
Prismatic Lens Colorless Out
City of Ass Land In
Venser, the Sojourner Gold Out
Electrolyze Gold In
Reclassifications:
Maze of Ith From Land to Colorless
Barbarian Ring From Land to Red
Treetop Village From Land to Green
Volrath's Stronghold From Land to Black
Vedalken Shackles From Colorless to Blue
Porcelain Legionnaire From White to Colorless
Phyrexian Metamorph From Blue to Colorless
Dismember From Black to Colorless
Cube updated with Dark Ascension changes.
Along with this, Moat and Transform cards are also unbanned in my cube. There are now no cards banned, equal opportunities for all.
Ajani Goldmane White Out
Moat White In
Timetwister Blue Out
Time Spiral Blue In
Black Sun's Zenith Black Out
Nether Void Black In
Rift Bolt Red Out
Stromkirk Noble Red In
Aftershock Red Out
Fireslinger Red In
Uktabi Orangutan Green Out
Indrik Stomphowler Green In
Everflowing Chalice Colorless Out
Chaos Orb Colorless In
Teferi's Moat Gold Out
Geist of Saint Traft Gold In
Blastoderm Green Out
Garruk Relentless Green In
Knight of Meadowgrain White Out
Cloistered Youth White In
Knight of the White Orchid White Out
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben White In
Sewer Nemesis Black Out
Gravecrawler Black In
Spur Grappler Red Out
Faithless Looting Red In
Oxidda Scrapmelter Red Out
Torch Fiend Red In
Viridian Emissary Green Out
Strangleroot Geist Green In
Rampaging Baloths Green Out
Wolfbitten Captive Green In
Mortify Gold Out
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad Gold In
I was just reading back through your thread and saw that you were running Transcendant Master at one time! Man, that guy is so wild..get him rolling and hes insane. Although the one time my brother leveled him to ultimate I was playing infect. So he eventually died to wither and the life was irrelevant!!
I see that you are running Un cards and have Magical Hacker. I really wonder about him personally -- while he can hose some of the self pump creatures and equipment, some kind of removal just seems better. Hes only good enough (the couple times we got him) if you go Ultimate with a Planeswalker. Someone did mention that hes incredible with levelers (we're not sure if that works correctly -- negative levels?) but that would be incidental since its not like you'd play Kargan Dragonlord and Hacker just for the combo. Even then some of the control Planeswalkers like Gideon don't really have an ultimate anyway.
On the flipside, I'd like to recommend Staying Power to you. Its great for WG aggro. Green has a bunch of selfpump guys at low mana cost and white has a lot of battlecry style effects that become anthems and Mother of Runes. I don't think it works as well with red mainly because I don't think the effect applies to unearth (permanent Hell's Thunder?!)
We're using all of the following
Blast from the Past
Deal Damage
Symbol Status
Old Fogey (might be a pet card but hes really strong so don't underestimate..you don't have to pay his echo ever!)
Staying Power
Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug
Cheatyface (house rules, see below)
Charm School
Enter the Dungeon
Booster Tutor (which is more like a wish or a impulse effect than a tutor)
Shahrazad (basically an Un card)
Strategy Schmategy (for fun)
City of Ass
Frazzled Editor
Cheatyface we gave the following text
Flash, Split Second
If no spells have been played this turn you may play Cheaty without paying his mana cost
Whenever a spell is played, exile Cheatyface if it was played without paying its mana cost this turn
Technically that means you are guaranteed to play him for free on the play on turn 1 but you can't cast another spell so you basically paid 1 for a flying 2/2. Powerful, but not truly ridiculous. And you can't play an accelerator like a Mox which could've netted you a 2 drop anyway. Its best to play him on opponents eot, but he is functionally just like a werewolf. We love him.
I've heard good things about Richard Garfield, PhD but hes kind of a "Future Sight" -- for 5 mana he needs to come darn close to singlehandedly winning the game.
Ajani Goldmane was a conscious decision to start limiting planeswalkers in the cube, looking at 3 per color is enough. So its just Ajani Goldmane or Elspeth Tirel, and I feel like Elspeth can win games by herself while Ajani relies on having creatures on the board already. Also the white 4cc slot is pretty jammed already, I've seen Ajani drafted and sitting in sideboards pretty often.
Honestly I haven't been impressed by Knight of Meadowgrain, there are many other knights that I like better than that one, if i was gonna put back 1 knight, it'll probably be Knight of the White Orchid. Paladin en-Vec, while not as strong as Mirran Crusader, is still pretty strong, double protection is pretty boss.
Dauthi Marauder is a fantastic black aggro card, which i'm actively trying to push. Sewer Nemesis and Ob Nixilis is pretty close, but i felt like the 4 slot had more room to give than the 5 slot. These could be easily swapped tho, I'll need to ponder that one.
Aftershock just hasn't done anything and sitting in sideboards way too often, the red 4 slot is way too crowded. Both Barbarian Ring and Magus of the Scroll are on the chopping block tho if something better turns up in the new sets.
Nantuko Vigilante is a little more flexible than Uktabi Orangutan.
Blastoderm has severely been outclassed at the green 4 slot, there are just so many better options and he sits in sideboards almost always.
Hurricane is a rare green direct dmg spell, feels like green can use all the reach it can get.
Ohran Viper has very relevant abilities, both deathtouch and card drawing are great.
Primal Command and Green Sun's Zenith are on the chopping block for whatever goodies comes out in the next sets.
Transcendant Master is great, I loved that guy. But you can waste alot of tempo when he gets removed.
Magical Hacker is boss, there are just sooooo many cards that he interacts with, both on your side and your opponent's side. We keep finding new interactions with him every time we play and people are picking him up earlier and earlier each time we draft. Makes your planewalkers absolutely busted and makes your opponents swords worthless, interacting with the best cards in the cube is awesome. It's a super fun and super powerful card, exactly what I want for my cube. It's also a blue creature, which I always like more of.
Cheatyface doesn't seem like something we want to doing, and overly errata'ing stuff doesn't seem like something we want to doing either.
Richard Garfield, PhD seems like way too much work, and isn't fair to new players or people who stopped playing magic for long periods of time. I try to make my cube easily accessible to magic players of all time periods and levels.
Many of the Un cards you named I already have in my cube, others I will have to take a second look at, thanks for the suggestions!
Honestly I haven't been impressed by Knight of Meadowgrain, there are many other knights that I like better than that one, if i was gonna put back 1 knight, it'll probably be Knight of the White Orchid. Paladin en-Vec, while not as strong as Mirran Crusader, is still pretty strong, double protection is pretty boss.
The thing we really like about Knight of Meadowgrain is that if you stick a sword or even a Grafted Wargear on him, he is like a mini-Akroma. Granted, any creature is pretty good in the situation I'm describing, but a Knight on the board ups the tension level more because he can go insane at any time with equipment.
I know Cheatyface is pretty contrived on our part but we really like some of the plays he lets you make. Hes not going to be for everyone or even most.
PS ever try Artful Looter as another blue creature? He untaps based on artist, so if all your basic lands are the same artist you get to loot twice per turn. We played him for a bit but he costs three so he doesn't loot very fast and we stopped using him.
We also had Framed! which untaps permanents based on artists and only costs 2, as a better Turnabout. Its a great mana card late in the game and my brother managed to untap an extra permanent with it as well but I can't recall what it was now or why it mattered! Overall, we decided that if it didn't go in some nutty combo it wasn't going to be good enough and we couldn't figure out how to draft nutty combos very often..
Another batch of changes along with adding Avacyn Restored cards.
Limiting to 3 Planeswalkers per color.
Karmic Guide White Out
Restoration Angel White In
Paladin en-Vec White Out
Silverblade Paladin White In
Elspeth Tirel White Out
Ajani Goldmane White In
Aether Adept Blue Out
Old Man of the Sea Blue In
Keiga, the Tide Star Blue Out
Upheaval Blue In
Jace, Memory Adept Blue Out
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Blue In
Fireball Red Out
Lightning Mauler Red In
Hurricane Green Out
Fyndhorn Elves Green In
Plumeveil Gold Out
Moorland Haunt Gold In
Nemesis of Reason Gold Out
Nephalia Drownyard Gold In
Stillmoon Cavalier Gold Out
Lingering Souls Gold In
Lightning Helix Gold Out
Slayers' Stronghold Gold In
Prophetic Bolt Gold Out
Desolate Lighthouse Gold In
I consider Prophetic Bolt to be better than Desolate Lighthouse. It's just the card that does everything you want in your typical UR deck. Desolate Lighthouse is good but just seems to be a mostly do-nothing card that only really shines in super drawn-out games.
Also, Aether Adept is typically better than Old Man of the Sea. Old Man is playable, but is really scraping the bottom of the barrel for creature steal effects these days. Control Magic, Sower, Treachery, Vedalken Shackles (and Bribery I guess) should be more than sufficient for this size of cube.
Otherwise, the changes all look really solid. I'd be sad to see Lightning Helix leave, but you gotta do what you gotta do, because Slayers' Stronghold is bloody good.
I'm really liking these spelllands from this new block as they take up one of the 17 land slot when deckbuilding rather than one of the 23 spell slot, thus MUCH easier to slot into decks. I'm willing to have a slightly weaker effect on a land rather than a stronger effect on a spell, if that makes any sense.
Aether Adept has been wheeling more than I'd like, especially with man-o-war also around. I'm willing to give the old man another try, since I've really lowered the mana curve of my cube, i feel like there are alot more stuff for him to steal, also just a 2/3 body for 3 isn't that bad for blue.
Cube Tutor: http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/1779
All comments welcome!
Cube Size: 360 Cards
Breakdown: 49 Each Color, 30 Gold, 43 Colorless, 42 Non-Basic Land
Standard or Theme Cube: Standard Powered
Average Draft: 4-8 players, Rarely drafted these days.
About me: I've been playing Magic since Ice Age and Cubing since Zendikar
Card Selection
Powered?: Yes
Portal?: Yes
"Un-" Cards: Yes
Any "Banned" Cards: No
Pimpage: Every card that can be foiled is foil except a few by choice
Planeswalker: Limit 3 Planeswalkers per color
Cube Design
Standard or Multiplayer: Standard
Snow Cube?: No
Sideboards?: Yes
Proxies?: No
Functional Reprints?: Yes
Perfect Creature/Non-Creature Balance: No
Perfectly Balanced CMC: No
Cube CMC: 2.803
Aggro and control duality.
1 Isamaru, Hound of Konda
1 Mother of Runes
1 Savannah Lions
1 Soldier of the Pantheon
1 Student of Warfare
2 Accorder Paladin
2 Kor Skyfisher
2 Imposing Sovereign
2 Leonin Relic-Warder
2 Precinct Captain
2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2 Soltari Monk
2 Soltari Priest
2 Soltari Trooper
2 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Wall of Omens
3 Blade Splicer
3 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
3 Flickerwisp
3 Mirran Crusader
3 Silverblade Paladin
3 Soltari Champion
3 Spectral Procession
4 Hero of Bladehold
4 Kor Sanctifiers
4 Restoration Angel
5 Baneslayer Angel
5 Reveillark
6 Sun Titan
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Land Tax
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
2 Balance
2 Honor of the Pure
2 Journey to Nowhere
2 Unexpectedly Absent
3 Banishing Light
3 Spear of Heliod
3 Oblivion Ring
4 Moat
4 Armageddon
4 Day of Judgment
4 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
4 Wrath of God
5 Gideon Jura
6 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6 Catastrophe
Control focused.
2 Looter il-Kor
2 Waterfront Bouncer
2 Phantasmal Image
2 Magical Hacker
2 Snapcaster Mage
3 Man-o'-War
3 Vendilion Clique
3 Serendib Efreet
3 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
3 Wake Thrasher
3 Pestermite
3 Thassa, God of the Sea
3 True-Name Nemesis
4 Glen Elendra Archmage
4 Sower of Temptation
4 Lu Xun, Scholar General
4 Venser, Shaper Savant
5 Meloku the Clouded Mirror
5 Mulldrifter
6 Consecrated Sphinx
6 Aetherling
0 Force of Will
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Mana Drain
2 Counterspell
2 Cyclonic Rift
2 Mana Leak
2 Time Walk
2 Arcane Denial
3 Forbid
3 Jace Beleren
3 Psionic Blast
3 Show and Tell
3 Tinker
3 Vedalken Shackles
4 Control Magic
4 Cryptic Command
4 Deep Analysis
4 Fact or Fiction
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5 Bribery
5 Treachery
5 Tezzeret the Seeker
6 Upheaval
Aggro, reanimator, pox, removal support.
1 Tormented Hero
1 Sarcomancy
1 Diregraf Ghoul
1 Gnarled Scarhide
1 Gravecrawler
1 Vampire Lacerator
2 Vampire Hexmage
2 Blood Scrivener
2 Bloodghast
2 Dark Confidant
2 Dauthi Horror
2 Reassembling Skeleton
2 Oona's Prowler
2 Nezumi Graverobber
2 Pack Rat
3 Vampire Nighthawk
3 Fleshbag Marauder
3 Geralf's Messenger
3 Hypnotic Specter
4 Braids, Cabal Minion
4 Nekrataal
4 Skinrender
5 Shriekmaw
6 Grave Titan
0 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Dark Ritual
1 Thoughtseize
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Bitterblossom
2 Chainer's Edict
2 Demonic Tutor
2 Hymn to Tourach
2 Smallpox
3 Curse of Shallow Graves
3 Hero's Downfall
3 Necromancy
3 Pox
3 Phyrexian Arena
3 Recurring Nightmare
3 Liliana of the Veil
3 Ophiomancer
3 Toxic Deluge
4 Damnation
4 Consuming Vapors
4 Liliana of the Dark Realms
4 Nether Void
4 Mind Twist
5 Death Cloud
Aggro and burn support.
1 Greater Gargadon
1 Grim Lavamancer
1 Magus of the Scroll
1 Jackal Pup
1 Goblin Guide
1 Stromkirk Noble
2 Ash Zealot
2 Fireslinger
2 Reckless Reveler
2 Young Pyromancer
2 Gore-House Chainwalker
2 Lightning Mauler
2 Mogg War Marshal
2 Stormblood Berserker
2 Torch Fiend
3 Prophetic Flamespeaker
3 Fire Imp
3 Manic Vandal
3 Squee, Goblin Nabob
3 Chandra's Phoenix
3 Imperial Recruiter
4 Avalanche Riders
4 Flametongue Kavu
4 Hellrider
5 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
5 Zealous Conscripts
5 Thundermaw Hellkite
6 Inferno Titan
0 Fireblast
1 Chain Lightning
1 Firebolt
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Burst Lightning
1 Rift Bolt
2 Incinerate
2 Magma Jet
2 Arc Trail
2 Searing Spear
2 Lightning Strike
3 Chaos Warp
3 Char
3 Staggershock
2 Lightning Strike
3 Sulfuric Vortex
3 Wheel of Fortune
4 Koth of the Hammer
4 Chandra, Pyromaster
3 Rolling Earthquake
3 Devil's Play
Midrange and ramp focused.
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Joraga Treespeaker
1 Noble Hierarch
1 Llanowar Elves
2 Lotus Cobra
2 Sakura-Tribe Elder
2 Tarmogoyf
2 Fauna Shaman
2 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
2 Strangleroot Geist
2 Scavenging Ooze
3 Eternal Witness
3 Uktabi Orangutan
3 Viridian Shaman
3 Yavimaya Elder
3 Call of the Herd
3 Courser of Kruphix
4 Symbol Status
4 Master of the Wild Hunt
4 Polukranos, World Eater
4 Vengevine
4 Thrun, the Last Troll
4 Wickerbough Elder
5 Deranged Hermit
5 Indrik Stomphowler
5 Kalonian Hydra
5 Thragtusk
5 Acidic Slime
6 Primeval Titan
7 Hornet Queen
8 Terastodon
8 Woodfall Primus
2 Green Sun's Zenith
0 Treetop Village
1 Rancor
2 Channel
2 Regrowth
2 Survival of the Fittest
2 Sylvan Library
3 Curse of Predation
3 Cultivate
3 Kodama's Reach
4 Eureka
4 Garruk Relentless
4 Garruk Wildspeaker
4 Natural Order
5 Plow Under
5 Garruk, Primal Hunter
4 Supreme Verdict
3 Psychatog
3 Shadowmage Infiltrator
1 Rakdos Cackler
4 Falkenrath Aristocrat
4 Murderous Redcap
1 Kird Ape
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
4 Bloodbraid Elf
1 Dryad Militant
2 Qasali Pridemage
3 Kitchen Finks
3 Lingering Souls
3 Vindicate
4 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
1 Figure of Destiny
2 Boros Charm
4 Ajani Vengeant
2 Izzet Charm
3 Electrolyze
4 Ral Zarek
3 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
3 Trygon Predator
4 Mystic Snake
1 Deathrite Shaman
3 Maelstrom Pulse
3 Pernicious Deed
2 Voice of Resurgence
8 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
0 Black Lotus
0 Mox Emerald
0 Mox Jet
0 Mox Pearl
0 Mox Ruby
0 Mox Sapphire
0 Mox Diamond
0 Chrome Mox
0 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Cursed Scroll
1 Dismember
1 Mana Vault
1 Skullclamp
2 Grim Monolith
2 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Porcelain Legionnaire
2 Winter Orb
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Time Vault
2 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Chromatic Lantern
3 Coalition Relic
3 Crystal Shard
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
3 Sword of Fire and Ice
3 Sword of Light and Shadow
3 Sword of Body and Mind
3 Sword of Feast and Famine
3 Sword of War and Peace
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Tangle Wire
3 Mimic Vat
4 Solemn Simulacrum
4 Smokestack
4 Icy Manipulator
5 Batterskull
6 Wurmcoil Engine
7 Karn Liberated
7 Myr Battlesphere
8 Sundering Titan
15 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
0 Bayou
0 Plateau
0 Savannah
0 Scrubland
0 Taiga
0 Tropical Island
0 Tundra
0 Underground Sea
0 Volcanic Island
0 Arid Mesa
0 Bloodstained Mire
0 Flooded Strand
0 Marsh Flats
0 Misty Rainforest
0 Polluted Delta
0 Scalding Tarn
0 Verdant Catacombs
0 Windswept Heath
0 Wooded Foothills
0 Blood Crypt
0 Breeding Pool
0 Godless Shrine
0 Hallowed Fountain
0 Overgrown Tomb
0 Sacred Foundry
0 Steam Vents
0 Stomping Ground
0 Temple Garden
0 Watery Grave
0 Stirring Wildwood
0 Lavaclaw Reaches
0 Creeping Tar Pit
0 Raging Ravine
0 Celestial Colonnade
0 City of Ass
0 City of Brass
0 Mana Confluence
0 Wasteland
0 Library of Alexandria
0 Mishra's Factory
0 Strip Mine
Cloudgoat Ranger White Out
Brimaz, King of Oreskos White In
Seal of Cleansing White Out
Banishing Light White In
Old Man of the Sea Blue Out
Pestermite Blue In
Butcher Ghoul Black Out
Gnarled Scarhide Black In
Siege-Gang Commander Red Out
Zealous Conscripts Red In
Spikeshot Elder Red Out
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Red In
Hearth Kami Red Out
Reckless Reveler Red In
Pillage Red Out
Rift Bolt Red In
Hellspark Elemental Red Out
Prophetic Flamespeaker Red In
Elvish Mystic Green Out
Terastodon Green In
Troll Ascetic Green Out
Courser of Kruphix Green In
Steam Augury Gold Out
Electrolyze Gold In
Oblivion Stone Colorless Out
Time Vault Colorless In
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Colorless Out
Mana Confluence Colorless In
Faith's Fetters White Out
Unexpectedly Absent White In
Inkwell Leviathan Blue Out
True-Name Nemesis Blue In
Animate Dead Black Out
Ophiomancer Black In
Go for the Throat Black Out
Toxic Deluge Black In
Entomb Black Out
Curse of Shallow Graves Black In
Renimate Black Out
Dauthi Horror Black In
Boon Satyr Green Out
Curse of Predation Green In
Steppe Lynx White Out
Soldier of the Pantheon White In
Glorious Anthem White Out
Spear of Heliod White In
Ajani, Caller of the Pride White Out
Elspeth, Sun's Champion White In
Thirst for Knowledge Blue Out
Thassa, God of the Sea Blue In
Carrion Feeder Black Out
Tormented Hero Black In
Sinkhole Black Out
Hero's Downfall Black In
Ember Hauler Red Out
Firedrinker Satyr Red In
Chandra Nalaar Red Out
Lightning Strike Red In
Chameleon Colossus Green Out
Boon Satyr Green In
Krosan Tusker Green Out
Polukranos, World Eater Green In
Fire // Ice Gold Out
Steam Augury Gold In
Genesis Green Out
Master of the Wild Hunt Green In
Exalted Angel White Out
Imposing Sovereign White In
Abyssal Persecutor Black Out
Liliana of the Dark Realms Black In
Plated Geopede Red Out
Young Pyromancer Red In
Chandra, the Firebrand Red Out
Chandra, Pyromaster Red In
Bramblecrush Green Out
Elvish Mystic Green In
Deadbridge Goliath Green Out
Kalonian Hydra Green In
Scavenging Ooze Green Out
Foil Scavenging Ooze Green In
Scroll Rack Colorless Out
City of Brass Land In
Chaos Orb Colorless Out
Tangle Wire Colorless In
Morphling Blue Out
Aetherling Blue In
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Blue Out
Tezzeret the Seeker Blue In
Liliana of the Dark Realms Black Out
Blood Scrivener Black In
Nether Traitor Black Out
Vampire Lacerator Black In
Electrolyze Gold Out
Ral Zarek Gold In
Blast from the Past Red Out
Imperial Recruiter Red In
Wild Nacatl Gold Out
Voice of Resurgence Gold In
Stormbind Gold Out
Huntmaster of the Fells Gold In
Masticore Colorless Out
Grim Monolith Colorless In
Slayers' Stronghold Gold Out
Boros Charm Gold In
Dreadbore Gold Out
Falkenrath Aristocrat Gold In
Ravages of War White Out
Accorder Paladin White In
Tombstalker Black Out
Abyssal Persecutor Black In
Cloistered Youth White Out
Precinct Captain White In
Dungeon Geists Blue Out
Inkwell Leviathan Blue In
Sea Gate Oracle Blue Out
Show and Tell Blue In
Jace, Architect of Thought Blue Out
Jace Beleren Blue In
Vampire Lacerator Black Out
Butcher Ghoul Black In
Bane of the Living Black Out
Necromancy Black In
Dauthi Horror Black Out
Sinkhole Black In
Dauthi Marauder Black Out
Nether Traitor Black In
Bone Shredder Black Out
Fleshbag Marauder Black In
Flames of the Firebrand Red Out
Thundermaw Hellkite Red In
Arc Lightning Red Out
Chaos Warp Red In
Jungle Lion Green Out
Woodfall Primus Green In
Wolfbitten Captive Green Out
Channel Green In
River Boa Green Out
Eureka Green In
Skinshifter Green Out
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary Green In
Nantuko Vigilante Green Out
Uktabi Orangutan Green In
Primal Command Green Out
Primeval Titan Green In
Thornling Green Out
Natural Order Green In
Phantom Centaur Green Out
Hornet Queen Green In
Baleful Strix Gold Out
Psychatog Gold In
Sensei's Divining Top Colorless Out
Mana Vault Colorless In
Grafted Wargear Colorless Out
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Colorless In
Molten-Tail Masticore Colorless Out
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Colorless In
Epochrasite Colorless Out
Mana Crypt Colorless In
Bonesplitter Colorless Out
Chromatic Lantern Colorless In
Nantuko Shade Black Out
Reassembling Skeleton Black In
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen Black Out
Carrion Feeder Black In
Graveborn Muse Black Out
Geralf's Messenger Black In
Snuff Out Black Out
Small Pox Black In
Necromancy Black Out
Pox Black In
Yawgmoth's Will Black Out
Death Cloud Black In
Barbarian Ring Red Out
Mogg War Marshal Red In
Spellskite Colorless Out
Epochrasite Colorless In
Chromatic Lantern Colorless Out
Crucible of Worlds Colorless In
Nephalia Drownyard Gold Out
Baleful Strix Gold In
Ajani Goldmane White Out
Ajani, Caller of the Pride White In
Time Spiral Blue Out
Cyclonic Rift Blue In
Jace Beleren Blue Out
Jace, Architect of Thought Blue In
Liliana's Specter Black Out
Pack Rat Black In
Profane Command Black Out
Liliana of the Dark Realms Black In
Goblin Ruinblaster Red Out
Ash Zealot Red In
Kargan Dragonlord Red Out
Gore-House Chainwalker Red In
Faithless Looting Red Out
Searing Spear Red In
Chaos Warp Red Out
Flames of the Firebrand Red In
Woodfall Primus Green Out
Thragtusk Green In
Ohran Viper Green Out
Deadbridge Goliath Green In
Tangle Wire Colorless Out
Chromatic Lantern Colorless In
Geist of Saint Traft Gold Out
Detention Sphere Gold In
Loam Lion Gold Out
Dryad Militant Gold In
Desolate Lighthouse Gold Out
Izzet Charm Gold In
Bituminous Blast Gold Out
Rakdos Cackler Gold In
Blightning Gold Out
Dreadbore Gold In
Putrefy Gold Out
Deathrite Shaman Gold In
Moorland Haunt Gold Out
Supreme Verdict Gold In
Karmic Guide White Out
Restoration Angel White In
Paladin en-Vec White Out
Silverblade Paladin White In
Elspeth Tirel White Out
Ajani Goldmane White In
Aether Adept Blue Out
Old Man of the Sea Blue In
Capsize Blue Out
Dungeon Geists Blue In
Keiga, the Tide Star Blue Out
Upheaval Blue In
Jace, Memory Adept Blue Out
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Blue In
Fireball Red Out
Lightning Mauler Red In
Hurricane Green Out
Fyndhorn Elves Green In
Plumeveil Gold Out
Moorland Haunt Gold In
Nemesis of Reason Gold Out
Nephalia Drownyard Gold In
Stillmoon Cavalier Gold Out
Lingering Souls Gold In
Lightning Helix Gold Out
Slayers' Stronghold Gold In
Prophetic Bolt Gold Out
Desolate Lighthouse Gold In
Ajani Goldmane White Out
Moat White In
Timetwister Blue Out
Time Spiral Blue In
Black Sun's Zenith Black Out
Nether Void Black In
Rift Bolt Red Out
Stromkirk Noble Red In
Aftershock Red Out
Fireslinger Red In
Uktabi Orangutan Green Out
Indrik Stomphowler Green In
Everflowing Chalice Colorless Out
Chaos Orb Colorless In
Teferi's Moat Gold Out
Geist of Saint Traft Gold In
Who/What/When/Where/Why Gold Out
Woodfall Primus Green In
Blastoderm Green Out
Garruk Relentless Green In
Knight of Meadowgrain White Out
Cloistered Youth White In
Knight of the White Orchid White Out
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben White In
Sewer Nemesis Black Out
Gravecrawler Black In
Spur Grappler Red Out
Faithless Looting Red In
Oxidda Scrapmelter Red Out
Torch Fiend Red In
Viridian Emissary Green Out
Strangleroot Geist Green In
Rampaging Baloths Green Out
Wolfbitten Captive Green In
Mortify Gold Out
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad Gold In
Yosei, the Morning Star White Out
Temporal Isolation White Out
Akroma's Vengence White Out
Martial Coup White Out
Decree of Justice White Out
Gilded Drake Blue Out
Vesuvan Shapeshifter Blue Out
Draining Whelk Blue Out
Sphinx of Jwar Isle Blue Out
Desertion Blue Out
Fume Spitter Black Out
Bloodgift Demon Black Out
Nether Void Black Out
Liliana Vess Black Out
Sorin Markov Black Out
Jaya Ballard, Task Mage Red Out
Keldon Champion Red Out
Moltensteel Dragon Red Out
Crater Hellion Red Out
Banefire Red Out
Brimstone Volley Red Out
Kodama of the North Tree Green Out
Brutalizer Exarch Green Out
Krosan Grip Green Out
Gaea's Anthem Green Out
Beast Within Green Out
Harmonize Green Out
Burning-Tree Shaman Gold Out
Debtors' Knell Gold Out
Behemoth Sledge Gold Out
Nin, the Pain Artist Gold Out
Duergar Hedge-Mage Gold Out
Terminate Gold Out
Spitting Image Gold Out
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Gold Out
Recoil Gold Out
Oona, Queen of the Fae Gold Out
Spiritmonger Gold Out
Broodmate Dragon Gold Out
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker Gold Out
Uril, the Miststalker Gold Out
Rafiq of the Many Gold Out
Phyrexian Processor Colorless Out
Duplicant Colorless Out
Chimeric Mass Colorless Out
Karakas Land Out
Kor Skyfisher White In
Hand of Honor White Out
Soltari Trooper White In
Silver Knight White Out
Flickerwisp White In
Calciderm White Out
Steppe Lynx White In
Shelldock Isle Land Out
Vedalken Shackles Blue In
Rite of Replication Blue Out
Ponder Blue In
Gifts Ungiven Blue Out
Preordain Blue In
Reassembling Skeleton Black Out
Necromancy Black In
Doom Blade Black Out
Entomb Black In
Kokusho, the Evening Star Black Out
Dark Ritual Black In
Bloodknight Red Out
Fire Imp Red In
Awakening Zone Green Out
Uktabi Orangutan Green In
Master of the Wild Hunt Green Out
Nantuko Vigilante Green In
Prismatic Lens Colorless Out
City of Ass Land In
Venser, the Sojourner Gold Out
Electrolyze Gold In
Reclassifications:
Maze of Ith From Land to Colorless
Barbarian Ring From Land to Red
Treetop Village From Land to Green
Volrath's Stronghold From Land to Black
Vedalken Shackles From Colorless to Blue
Porcelain Legionnaire From White to Colorless
Phyrexian Metamorph From Blue to Colorless
Dismember From Black to Colorless
Snapcaster Mage Blue In
Pestermite Blue Out
Diregraf Ghoul Black In
Black Knight Black Out
Bloodgift Demon Black In
Nezumi Shortfang Black Out
Liliana of the Veil Black In
Duress Black Out
Devil's Play Red In
Wildifre Red Out
Brimstone Volley Red In
Words of War Red Out
Bramblecrush Green In
Creeping Mold Green Out
Stormblood Berserker Red In
Dragonmaster Outcast Red Out
Chandra's Phoenix Red In
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Red Out
Skinshifter Green In
Imperious Perfect Green Out
Garruk, Primal Hunter Green In
All Sun's Dawn Green Out
Chandra, the Firebrand Red In
Hellspark Elemental Red Out
Jace, Memory Adept Blue In
Future Sight Blue Out
Phantasmal Image Blue In
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir Blue Out
Sewer Nemesis Black In
Makeshift Mannequin Black Out
Chaos Warp Red In
Slagstorm Red Out
Scavenging Ooze Green In
Harrow Green Out
Nin, the Pain Artist Gold In
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind Gold Out
Edric, Spymaster of Trest Gold In
Lorescale Coatl Gold Out
Ravages of War White In
Cataclysm White Out
Porcelain Legionnaire White In
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails White Out
Blade Splicer White In
Transcendent Master White Out
Magical Hacker Blue In
Legacy's Allure Blue Out
Phyrexian Metamorph Blue In
Old Man of the Sea Blue Out
Dismember Black In
Diabolic Edict Black Out
Moltensteel Dragon Red In
Goblin Wardriver Red Out
Symbol Status Green In
Wolfbriar Elemental Green Out
Gaea's Anthem Green In
Rude Awakening Green Out
Brutalizer Exarch Green In
Woodfall Primus Green Out
Beast Within Green In
Berserk Green Out
Batterskull Coloress In
Isochron Scepter Colorless Out
Karn Liberated Coloress In
Bonehoard Colorless Out
Sword of War and Peace Coloress In
Chimeric Idol Colorless Out
Spellskite Coloress In
Nevinyrral's Disk Colorless Out
Wasteland Land In
City of Ass Land Out
Leonin Relic-Warder White In
Marshal's Anthem White Out
Hero of Bladehold White In
Emeria Angel White Out
Mirran Crusader White In
Stonecloaker White Out
Savannah Lions White In
Disenchant White Out
Aether Adept Blue In
Inkwell Leviathan Blue Out
Pestermite Blue In
Rishadan Airship Blue Out
Mana Leak Blue In
Recall Blue Out
Arcane Denial Blue In
Body Double Blue Out
Consecrated Sphinx Blue In
Frost Titan Blue Out
Go For The Throat Black In
Beacon of Unrest Black Out
Doom Blade Black In
Slaughter Pact Black Out
Liliana's Specter Black In
Smother Black Out
Black Sun's Zenith Black In
Yawgmoth's Bargain Black Out
Goblin Wardriver Red In
Beacon of Destruction Red Out
Hero of Oxid Ridge Red In
Incendiary Command Red Out
Rift Bolt Red In
Boom/Bust Red Out
Slagstorm Red In
Urza's Rage Red Out
Words of War Red In
Word of Seizing Red Out
Aftershock Red In
Flame Javelin Red Out
Thrun, the Last Troll Green In
Moldervine Cloak Green Out
Llanowar Elves Green In
Restock Green Out
Wickerbough Elder Green In
Seal of Primordium Green Out
Viridian Emissary Green In
Overrun Green Out
Green Sun's Zenith Green In
Tooth and Nail Green Out
Identity Crisis Gold In
Mortify Gold Out
Putrefy Gold In
Life/Death Gold Out
Terminate Gold In
Sarkhan the Mad Gold Out
Duergar Hedge-Mage Gold In
Goblin Trenches Gold Out
Phyrexian Revoker Coloress In
Pithing Needle Colorless Out
Precursor Golem Coloress In
All Is Dust Colorless Out
Bonehoard Coloress In
Triskelion Colorless Out
Elspeth Tirel White In
Austere Command White Out
Knight of Meadowgrain White In
Eternal Dragon White Out
Skinrender Black In
Thrashing Wumpus Black Out
Fume Spitter Black In
Dauthi Slayer Black Out
Nezumi Shortfang Black In
Puppeteer Clique Black Out
Oona's Prowler Black In
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief Black Out
Sarcomancy Black In
Living Death Black Out
Koth of the Hammer Red In
Comet Storm Red Out
Arc Trail Red In
Searing Blaze Red Out
Spikeshot Elder Red In
Kumano, Master Yamabushi Red Out
Oxidda Scrapmelter Red In
Hellkite Charger Red Out
Acidic Slime Green In
Primeval Titan Green Out
Ratchet Bomb Coloress In
Powder Keg Colorless Out
Wurmcoil Engine Coloress In
Sword of Vengence Colorless Out
Molten-Tail Masticore Coloress In
Razormane Masticore Colorless Out
Mimic Vat Coloress In
Memory Jar Colorless Out
Myr Battlesphere Coloress In
Platinum Angel Colorless Out
Precursor Golem Coloress In
Triskelion Colorless Out
Chimeric Mass Coloress In
Loxodon Warhammer Colorless Out
Venser, the Sojourner Gold In
Absorb Gold Out
Soltari Champion White In
Celestial Crusader White Out
Kor Sanctifiers White In
Kor Skyfisher White Out
Force of Will Blue In
Upheaval Blue Out
Frost Titan Blue In
Sea Drake Blue Out
Braids, Cabal Minion Black In
Visara the Dreadful Black Out
Yawgmoth's Will Black In
Corpse Dance Black Out
Spur Grappler Red In
Gorilla Shaman Red Out
Keldon Champion Red In
Arc-Slogger Red Out
Woodfall Primus Green In
Vines of Vastwood Green Out
Smokestack Coloress In
Lightning Greaves Colorless Out
Chimeric Idol Coloress In
Grim Monolith Colorless Out
Sword of Body and Mind Coloress In
Basilisk Collar Colorless Out
Mox Diamond Coloress In
Engineered Explosives Colorless Out
Chrome Mox Coloress In
Crystal Ball Colorless Out
Shelldock Isle Land In
Volrath's Stronghold Land In
Treetop Village Land In
Karakas Land In
Barbarian Ring Land In
Arcane Sanctum Land Out
Crumbling Necropolis Land Out
Jungle Shrine Land Out
Savage Lands Land Out
Seaside Citadel Land Out
Sun Titan White In
Captain of the Watch White Out
Upheaval Blue In
Force of Will Blue Out
Reassembling Skeleton Black In
Nezumi Shortfang Black Out
Grave Titan Black In
Abyssal Persecutor Black Out
Manic Vandal Red In
Keldon Vandals Red Out
Ember Hauler Red In
Rorix Bladewing Red Out
Inferno Titan Red In
Bogardan Hellkite Red Out
Fauna Shaman Green In
Wild Mongrel Green Out
Primeval Titan Green In
Omnath, Locus of Mana Green Out
Cultivate Green In
Life from the Loam Green Out
Lightning Greaves Colorless In
Trusty Machete Colorless Out
Sword of Vengeance Colorless In
Artisan of Kozilek Colorless Out
Crystal Ball Colorless In
Erratic Portal Colorless Out
Pithing Needle Colorless In
Mindslaver Colorless Out
Kor Skyfisher White In
Serra Avenger White Out
Temporal Isolation White In
Griffin Guide White Out
Glorious Anthem White In
Sacred Mesa White Out
Marshal's Anthem White In
Parallax Wave White Out
Gilded Drake Blue In
Fathom Seer Blue Out
Wake Thrasher Blue In
Serendib Djinn Blue Out
Draining Whelk Blue In
Arcanis the Omnipotent Blue Out
Dark Confidant Black In
Mesmeric Fiend Black Out
Dauthi Horror Black In
Stromgald Crusader Black Out
Dauthi Slayer Black In
Zombie Cutthroat Black Out
Nezumi Graverobber Black In
Withered Wretch Black Out
Dauthi Maruader Black In
Bloodhusk Ritualist Black Out
Animate Dead Black In
Slaughter Black Out
Keldon Vandals Red In
Goblin Welder Red Out
Hellspark Elemental Red In
Mogg Fanatic Red Out
Goblin Ruinblaster Red In
Magus of the Moon Red Out
Hellkite Charger Red In
Blistering Firecat Red Out
Crater Hellion Red In
Akroma Angel of Fury Red Out
Sulfuric Vortex Red In
Volcanic Fallout Red Out
Staggershock Red In
Hammer of Bogardan Red Out
Word of Seizing Red In
Dead / Gone Red Out
River Boa Green In
Albino Troll Green Out
Creeping Mold Green In
Viridian Zealot Green Out
Krosan Tusker Green In
Ant Queen Green Out
Vines of Vastwood Green In
Explosive Vegetation Green Out
Winter Orb Colorless In
Aether Vial Colorless Out
Artisan of Kozilek Colorless In
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Colorless Out
Transcendent Master is an interesting choice, how has it played?
@eidolon: wow, that is extremely helpful! You even identified all my typos, I've gone back and fixed them now, thanks!
It's interesting you identified Acidic Slime as one of the missing cards when my friend just cast it against me in our last cube draft, I went back and looked and its definitely in my cube (as seen in the picture), and then I re-checked my list and apparently I had taken out Primeval Titan for it but forgot to update my list, thanks for the great catch!
I did not realize that Recall is such an unusual card and Mana Leak is such a commonly included card, I will probably make that switch.
Rishadan Airship is my attempt at making blue aggro a viable option in my cube, there probably isn't enough support currently, but I hope to get there some day.
Identity Crisis is such a bomb when it goes off, and one of the few ways to deal with a graveyard deck, but Mortify is probably better. Putrefy on the hand, I feel is completely outclassed by Pernicious Deed and Maelstrom Pulse, I didn't feel like GB needed another spot removal, whereas Life // Death gives it another reanimate option.
Hand of Honor is just straight up better than White Knight in most situations.
Spur Grappler is amazing with the mana burn gone, 4/2 beater for 3 mana.
City of Ass is better than City of Brass, and I didn't have room for both.
Karakas is a huge bomb, is it unusual because of its price tag or obscurity or do people really feel that its below the power level?
Thanks for the great analysis, appreciate it!
Added basic cube summary information section.
Updated all photos.
Updated changelog.
All comments welcome, cheers.
i also don't like cutting pithing needle. the new guy isn't a replacement of the effect, he should be added in addition to the needle. i'd rather have needle and trike than have everflowing chalice, chimeric mass, isochron scepter, chimeric idol, duplicant, or phyrexian processor in the cube.
I felt that white already had enough disenchant effects and I never wanted to waste a slot to play with disenchant even when I drafted it, and people were complaining about not having enough creatures, so I took it out for another body. I like seal of cleansing better than disenchant in white because of enlightened tutor.
Triskelion was very underwhelming for our play group, so I wanted to try something new, Bonehoard has been a much better liked replacement so far.
Pithing Needle has also been underwhelming, having that effect on a body is much better, and we didn't feel the need for 2 of that effect.
Another typo I found in the changelog is that for the All is Dust slot, Precursor Golem has since left and Myr Battlesphere has since gone in.
Thanks all for the comments, cheers.
Pithing Needle is better precisely because it doesn't have a body. It's much harder to deal with than Revoker. I'd run both in almost any cube, but if I had to choose one it would be Needle.
Cheers,
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Hellspark Elemental has been consistently last picked in my cube, the mono red aggro deck just never came together and other colors splashing red usually just wants the burn spells and rarely wants the red creatures, so hellspark got the axe for being the worst red creature.
Juju Alters - Altered MTG Cards
My 630 Card Powered Cube
My Article - "Cube Design Philosophy"
My Article - "Mana Short: A study in limited resource management."
My 49th Set (P)review - Discusses my top 20 Cube cards from MKM!
Decided on no flip cards.
I've spent alot of time posting my entire cube list and photos and the point of that exercise is hoping people would take the time to look at it. Obviously this isn't directly at you eidolon, since you've already given me valuable feedback on my entire cube list, much appreciated!
So I guess my goal isn't so much trying to solicit comments on the few of the most recent changes, but rather just getting a few more eyeballs on my entire cube, thus not including the change list in my latest post, if that makes any sense. The change list is just there for reference in the context of the entire cube.
We mostly draft with 4 people and almost never more than 6, so there was no reason for me to keep the cube at 405 cards anymore. I've gone ahead and shaved 45 cards.
The cuts draws alot of insipiration from wtwlf123's cuts, other 360 cubes on this forum, combined with mine and my playgroup's thoughts.
Another subtle change with this update is that I now plan to keep my entire cube completely randomized going forward. Previously, I've stored each section separate and seeded each draft pack with 2 cards of each color + 5 cards from the colorless/gold/land section.
Keeping my entire cube randomized going forward allows me to:
Thoughts and comments are always welcome!
Yosei, the Morning Star White Out
Temporal Isolation White Out
Akroma's Vengence White Out
Martial Coup White Out
Decree of Justice White Out
Gilded Drake Blue Out
Vesuvan Shapeshifter Blue Out
Draining Whelk Blue Out
Sphinx of Jwar Isle Blue Out
Desertion Blue Out
Fume Spitter Black Out
Bloodgift Demon Black Out
Nether Void Black Out
Liliana Vess Black Out
Sorin Markov Black Out
Jaya Ballard, Task Mage Red Out
Keldon Champion Red Out
Moltensteel Dragon Red Out
Crater Hellion Red Out
Banefire Red Out
Brimstone Volley Red Out
Kodama of the North Tree Green Out
Brutalizer Exarch Green Out
Krosan Grip Green Out
Gaea's Anthem Green Out
Beast Within Green Out
Harmonize Green Out
Burning-Tree Shaman Gold Out
Debtors' Knell Gold Out
Behemoth Sledge Gold Out
Nin, the Pain Artist Gold Out
Duergar Hedge-Mage Gold Out
Terminate Gold Out
Spitting Image Gold Out
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Gold Out
Recoil Gold Out
Oona, Queen of the Fae Gold Out
Spiritmonger Gold Out
Broodmate Dragon Gold Out
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker Gold Out
Uril, the Miststalker Gold Out
Rafiq of the Many Gold Out
Phyrexian Processor Colorless Out
Duplicant Colorless Out
Chimeric Mass Colorless Out
Karakas Land Out
Kor Skyfisher White In
Hand of Honor White Out
Soltari Trooper White In
Silver Knight White Out
Flickerwisp White In
Calciderm White Out
Steppe Lynx White In
Shelldock Isle Land Out
Vedalken Shackles Blue In
Rite of Replication Blue Out
Ponder Blue In
Gifts Ungiven Blue Out
Preordain Blue In
Reassembling Skeleton Black Out
Necromancy Black In
Doom Blade Black Out
Entomb Black In
Kokusho, the Evening Star Black Out
Dark Ritual Black In
Bloodknight Red Out
Fire Imp Red In
Awakening Zone Green Out
Uktabi Orangutan Green In
Master of the Wild Hunt Green Out
Nantuko Vigilante Green In
Prismatic Lens Colorless Out
City of Ass Land In
Venser, the Sojourner Gold Out
Electrolyze Gold In
Reclassifications:
Maze of Ith From Land to Colorless
Barbarian Ring From Land to Red
Treetop Village From Land to Green
Volrath's Stronghold From Land to Black
Vedalken Shackles From Colorless to Blue
Porcelain Legionnaire From White to Colorless
Phyrexian Metamorph From Blue to Colorless
Dismember From Black to Colorless
Along with this, Moat and Transform cards are also unbanned in my cube. There are now no cards banned, equal opportunities for all.
Ajani Goldmane White Out
Moat White In
Timetwister Blue Out
Time Spiral Blue In
Black Sun's Zenith Black Out
Nether Void Black In
Rift Bolt Red Out
Stromkirk Noble Red In
Aftershock Red Out
Fireslinger Red In
Uktabi Orangutan Green Out
Indrik Stomphowler Green In
Everflowing Chalice Colorless Out
Chaos Orb Colorless In
Teferi's Moat Gold Out
Geist of Saint Traft Gold In
Blastoderm Green Out
Garruk Relentless Green In
Knight of Meadowgrain White Out
Cloistered Youth White In
Knight of the White Orchid White Out
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben White In
Sewer Nemesis Black Out
Gravecrawler Black In
Spur Grappler Red Out
Faithless Looting Red In
Oxidda Scrapmelter Red Out
Torch Fiend Red In
Viridian Emissary Green Out
Strangleroot Geist Green In
Rampaging Baloths Green Out
Wolfbitten Captive Green In
Mortify Gold Out
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad Gold In
I see that you are running Un cards and have Magical Hacker. I really wonder about him personally -- while he can hose some of the self pump creatures and equipment, some kind of removal just seems better. Hes only good enough (the couple times we got him) if you go Ultimate with a Planeswalker. Someone did mention that hes incredible with levelers (we're not sure if that works correctly -- negative levels?) but that would be incidental since its not like you'd play Kargan Dragonlord and Hacker just for the combo. Even then some of the control Planeswalkers like Gideon don't really have an ultimate anyway.
On the flipside, I'd like to recommend Staying Power to you. Its great for WG aggro. Green has a bunch of selfpump guys at low mana cost and white has a lot of battlecry style effects that become anthems and Mother of Runes. I don't think it works as well with red mainly because I don't think the effect applies to unearth (permanent Hell's Thunder?!)
We're using all of the following
Blast from the Past
Deal Damage
Symbol Status
Old Fogey (might be a pet card but hes really strong so don't underestimate..you don't have to pay his echo ever!)
Staying Power
Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug
Cheatyface (house rules, see below)
Charm School
Enter the Dungeon
Booster Tutor (which is more like a wish or a impulse effect than a tutor)
Shahrazad (basically an Un card)
Strategy Schmategy (for fun)
City of Ass
Frazzled Editor
Cheatyface we gave the following text
Flash, Split Second
If no spells have been played this turn you may play Cheaty without paying his mana cost
Whenever a spell is played, exile Cheatyface if it was played without paying its mana cost this turn
Technically that means you are guaranteed to play him for free on the play on turn 1 but you can't cast another spell so you basically paid 1 for a flying 2/2. Powerful, but not truly ridiculous. And you can't play an accelerator like a Mox which could've netted you a 2 drop anyway. Its best to play him on opponents eot, but he is functionally just like a werewolf. We love him.
I've heard good things about Richard Garfield, PhD but hes kind of a "Future Sight" -- for 5 mana he needs to come darn close to singlehandedly winning the game.
Ajani Goldmane was a conscious decision to start limiting planeswalkers in the cube, looking at 3 per color is enough. So its just Ajani Goldmane or Elspeth Tirel, and I feel like Elspeth can win games by herself while Ajani relies on having creatures on the board already. Also the white 4cc slot is pretty jammed already, I've seen Ajani drafted and sitting in sideboards pretty often.
Honestly I haven't been impressed by Knight of Meadowgrain, there are many other knights that I like better than that one, if i was gonna put back 1 knight, it'll probably be Knight of the White Orchid. Paladin en-Vec, while not as strong as Mirran Crusader, is still pretty strong, double protection is pretty boss.
Dauthi Marauder is a fantastic black aggro card, which i'm actively trying to push. Sewer Nemesis and Ob Nixilis is pretty close, but i felt like the 4 slot had more room to give than the 5 slot. These could be easily swapped tho, I'll need to ponder that one.
Aftershock just hasn't done anything and sitting in sideboards way too often, the red 4 slot is way too crowded. Both Barbarian Ring and Magus of the Scroll are on the chopping block tho if something better turns up in the new sets.
Nantuko Vigilante is a little more flexible than Uktabi Orangutan.
Blastoderm has severely been outclassed at the green 4 slot, there are just so many better options and he sits in sideboards almost always.
Hurricane is a rare green direct dmg spell, feels like green can use all the reach it can get.
Ohran Viper has very relevant abilities, both deathtouch and card drawing are great.
Primal Command and Green Sun's Zenith are on the chopping block for whatever goodies comes out in the next sets.
Transcendant Master is great, I loved that guy. But you can waste alot of tempo when he gets removed.
Magical Hacker is boss, there are just sooooo many cards that he interacts with, both on your side and your opponent's side. We keep finding new interactions with him every time we play and people are picking him up earlier and earlier each time we draft. Makes your planewalkers absolutely busted and makes your opponents swords worthless, interacting with the best cards in the cube is awesome. It's a super fun and super powerful card, exactly what I want for my cube. It's also a blue creature, which I always like more of.
Cheatyface doesn't seem like something we want to doing, and overly errata'ing stuff doesn't seem like something we want to doing either.
Richard Garfield, PhD seems like way too much work, and isn't fair to new players or people who stopped playing magic for long periods of time. I try to make my cube easily accessible to magic players of all time periods and levels.
Many of the Un cards you named I already have in my cube, others I will have to take a second look at, thanks for the suggestions!
The thing we really like about Knight of Meadowgrain is that if you stick a sword or even a Grafted Wargear on him, he is like a mini-Akroma. Granted, any creature is pretty good in the situation I'm describing, but a Knight on the board ups the tension level more because he can go insane at any time with equipment.
I know Cheatyface is pretty contrived on our part but we really like some of the plays he lets you make. Hes not going to be for everyone or even most.
PS ever try Artful Looter as another blue creature? He untaps based on artist, so if all your basic lands are the same artist you get to loot twice per turn. We played him for a bit but he costs three so he doesn't loot very fast and we stopped using him.
We also had Framed! which untaps permanents based on artists and only costs 2, as a better Turnabout. Its a great mana card late in the game and my brother managed to untap an extra permanent with it as well but I can't recall what it was now or why it mattered! Overall, we decided that if it didn't go in some nutty combo it wasn't going to be good enough and we couldn't figure out how to draft nutty combos very often..
Limiting to 3 Planeswalkers per color.
Karmic Guide White Out
Restoration Angel White In
Paladin en-Vec White Out
Silverblade Paladin White In
Elspeth Tirel White Out
Ajani Goldmane White In
Aether Adept Blue Out
Old Man of the Sea Blue In
Keiga, the Tide Star Blue Out
Upheaval Blue In
Jace, Memory Adept Blue Out
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Blue In
Fireball Red Out
Lightning Mauler Red In
Hurricane Green Out
Fyndhorn Elves Green In
Plumeveil Gold Out
Moorland Haunt Gold In
Nemesis of Reason Gold Out
Nephalia Drownyard Gold In
Stillmoon Cavalier Gold Out
Lingering Souls Gold In
Lightning Helix Gold Out
Slayers' Stronghold Gold In
Prophetic Bolt Gold Out
Desolate Lighthouse Gold In
Also, Aether Adept is typically better than Old Man of the Sea. Old Man is playable, but is really scraping the bottom of the barrel for creature steal effects these days. Control Magic, Sower, Treachery, Vedalken Shackles (and Bribery I guess) should be more than sufficient for this size of cube.
Otherwise, the changes all look really solid. I'd be sad to see Lightning Helix leave, but you gotta do what you gotta do, because Slayers' Stronghold is bloody good.
Juju Alters - Altered MTG Cards
I'm really liking these spelllands from this new block as they take up one of the 17 land slot when deckbuilding rather than one of the 23 spell slot, thus MUCH easier to slot into decks. I'm willing to have a slightly weaker effect on a land rather than a stronger effect on a spell, if that makes any sense.
Aether Adept has been wheeling more than I'd like, especially with man-o-war also around. I'm willing to give the old man another try, since I've really lowered the mana curve of my cube, i feel like there are alot more stuff for him to steal, also just a 2/3 body for 3 isn't that bad for blue.