New to cubing and recently back after a year and a half break (after a 10 year break)... I'm a student so I don't get to play much, but I'm building this cube mostly to keep in touch with new sets, and to hopefully teach my nephew and son (and possibly wife) how to play. In the very least, I get to talk cube theory with others on this forum.
Cube Size: 270
Breakdown: 42 Each Color, 20 Multicolor, 25 Colorless, 15 Land
Format: Peasant
Portal: Yes
Un-Cards: No....but I really want to run Booster Tutor
Average # of Players: 4-6
Banned: Sol Ring, High Priced Cards
Special Considerations: Doubles of both Terramorphic Expanse and Evolving Wilds, Hybrid System (as detailed here)
Cards with off-color flashback are best included in a guild section. None of these three are particularly great without access to the flashback, they are just passable/serviceable. This wouldn't be much of a problem if all colors had a somewhat equal distribution of these types of cards...However, white has a higher concentration of these than the other colors in your cube (the only other instance i could find being Unburial Rites in black)
Both the Gwyllion Hedge-Mage and Somnomancer are worse versions of other cards white has access to (Azorius Arrester, Attended Knight...which aren't stellar white cards to begin with) and are just not great in general. Duergar is also a worse version of two cards, but I give it a pass because it allows you to squeeze in some extra permanent hate without committing a full card. The other white hybrids either offer a unique ability or are just plain better that other cards.
I wasn't really making a conscience choice to avoid functional reprints. Are there any that could warrant inclusion?
I will say that your advice is much appreciated seeing as how I don't own many of the cards in my list, and was going to be placing an order to buy them soon so I get to make some more thoughts about possibly changing some things around.
I will say that a few of your recommendations won't be included for the sole fact that they are a bit on the top end of my price range (Baleful Strix) or I don't want to deal with the hassle they could potentially bring (Cloistered Youth).
As far as Somnommancer and Gwyllion Hedge-Mage go, they are there to even out my Hybrids...but I could see removing them for single White card and a UB Hybrid.
Cube Size: 270
Breakdown: 42 Each Color, 20 Multicolor, 25 Colorless, 15 Land
Format: Peasant
Portal: Yes
Un-Cards: No....but I really want to run Booster Tutor
Average # of Players: 4-6
Banned: Sol Ring, High Priced Cards
Special Considerations: Doubles of both Terramorphic Expanse and Evolving Wilds, Hybrid System (as detailed here)
1x Dryad Militant
1x Elite Vanguard
1x Mother of Runes
1x Savannah Lions
1x Accorder Paladin
1x Fencing Ace
1x God-Favored General
1x Kor Skyfisher
1x Lone Missionary
1x Somnomancer
1x Stormfront Pegasus
1x Syndic of Tithes
1x Wall of Omens
1x Youthful Knight
1x Attended Knight
1x Duergar Hedge-Mage
1x Fiend Hunter
1x Flickerwisp
1x Gwyllion Hedge-Mage
1x Kor Sanctifiers
1x Master of Diversion
1x Stonecloaker
1x Coalition Honor Guard
1x Glimmerpoint Stag
1x Guardian of the Guildpact
1x Knight of Obligation
1x Master Splicer
1x Cloudgoat Ranger
1x Serra Angel
1x Shrine of Loyal Legions
White Instant
1x Path to Exile
1x Swift Justice
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Momentary Blink
1x Shelter
1x Rally the Peasants
White Sorcery
1x Lingering Souls
1x Spectral Procession
1x Cenn's Enlistment
1x Feudkiller's Verdict
White Enchantment
1x Lashknife Barrier
1x Oblivion Ring
1x Faith's Fetters
1x Enclave Cryptologist
1x Augur of Bolas
1x Errant Ephemeron
1x Frostburn Weird
1x Invisible Stalker
1x Looter il-Kor
1x Ninja of the Deep Hours
1x Omenspeaker
1x Waterfront Bouncer
1x Calcite Snapper
1x Fettergeist
1x Man-o'-War
1x Serendib Efreet
1x Tandem Lookout
1x Archaeomancer
1x Clone
1x Mist Raven
1x Wing Splicer
1x Gryff Vanguard
1x Mulldrifter
1x Siren of the Fanged Coast
1x Jetting Glasskite
1x Crystal Shard
Blue Instant
1x Arcane Denial
1x Impulse
1x Into the Roil
1x Mana Leak
1x Miscalculation
1x Snap
1x Capsize
1x Forbid
1x Ghostly Flicker
1x Psionic Blast
1x Fact or Fiction
1x Ray of Command
1x Condescend
1x Ponder
1x Compulsive Research
1x Talrand's Invocation
Blue Enchantment
1x Unstable Mutation
1x Curse of Chains
1x Control Magic
Blue Land
1x Faerie Conclave
1x Diregraf Ghoul
1x Rakdos Cackler
1x Tormented Hero
1x Basilica Screecher
1x Blood Artist
1x Fledgling Djinn
1x Inkfathom Infiltrator
1x Nezumi Graverobber
1x Reassembling Skeleton
1x Thrill-Kill Assassin
1x Vampire Interloper
1x Bone Shredder
1x Hypnotic Specter
1x Mogis's Marauder
1x Phyrexian Rager
1x Plague Spitter
1x Vampire Nighthawk
1x Bloodhunter Bat
1x Entomber Exarch
1x Falkenrath Noble
1x Marsh Flitter
1x Plague Dogs
1x Shriekmaw
1x Phyrexian Gargantua
1x Undying Evil
1x Go for the Throat
1x Ultimate Price
Black Sorcery
1x Inquisition of Kozilek
1x Raven's Crime
1x Reanimate
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Hymn to Tourach
1x Drown in Sorrow
1x Victimize
1x Barter in Blood
1x Unburial Rites
Black Enchantment
1x Phyrexian Reclamation
1x Animate Dead
1x Curse of Shallow Graves
1x Desolation
1x Diabolic Servitude
1x Mark of the Vampire
1x Spiteful Returned
1x Inner-Flame Acolyte
1x Jackal Pup
1x Stonewright
1x Tattermunge Maniac
1x Gore-House Chainwalker
1x Hellspark Elemental
1x Keldon Marauders
1x Lightning Mauler
1x Stormblood Berserker
1x Torch Fiend
1x Young Pyromancer
1x Fervent Cathar
1x Fire Imp
1x Guttersnipe
1x Splatter Thug
1x Beetleback Chief
1x Flametongue Kavu
1x Keldon Champion
1x Murderous Redcap
1x Spitemare
1x Volcanic Dragon
1x Shrine of Burning Rage
Red Instant
1x Fireblast
1x Lightning Bolt
1x Fire // Ice
1x Incinerate
1x Magma Jet
1x Searing Blood
1x Brimstone Volley
1x Staggershock
1x Sulfurous Blast
Red Sorcery
1x Chain Lightning
1x Faithless Looting
1x Flame Jab
1x Pyroclasm
1x Arc Lightning
1x Slice and Dice
1x Rolling Thunder
1x Genju of the Spires
1x Goblin Bombardment
1x Madcap Skills
1x Lust for War
Red Enchantment Creature
1x Everflame Eidolon
1x Fyndhorn Elves
1x Joraga Treespeaker
1x Jade Mage
1x Nest Invader
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Scryb Ranger
1x Strangleroot Geist
1x Viridian Emissary
1x Wall of Blossoms
1x Wall of Roots
1x Eternal Witness
1x Imperious Perfect
1x Kitchen Finks
1x Krosan Tusker
1x Wolfir Avenger
1x Yavimaya Elder
1x Blastoderm
1x Briarhorn
1x Masked Admirers
1x Phantom Centaur
1x Wickerbough Elder
1x Acidic Slime
1x Indrik Stomphowler
1x Sentinel Spider
1x Deadwood Treefolk
1x Gravetiller Wurm
1x Pelakka Wurm
1x Simic Signet
Green Instant
1x Evolution Charm
1x Sprout Swarm
Green Sorcery
1x Blessings of Nature
1x Edge of Autumn
1x Regrowth
1x Kodama's Reach
1x Tower Above
1x Harmonize
1x Grizzly Fate
Green Enchantment
1x Rancor
1x Sylvan Library
1x Curse of Predation
1x Squirrel Nest
1x Leafcrown Dryad
Green Land
1x Treetop Village
1x Wall of Denial
1x Azorius Charm
Dimir
1x Dimir Keyrune
1x Deny Reality
Rakdos
1x Rix Maadi Guildmage
1x Fire Covenant
1x Fanatic of Xenagos
1x Bloodbraid Elf
Selesnya
1x Trostani's Summoner
1x Selesnya Charm
Orzhov
1x Blind Hunter
1x Maw of the Obzedat
1x Dreg Mangler
1x Putrefy
Simic
1x Trygon Predator
1x Shardless Agent
Izzet
1x Izzet Charm
1x Electrolyze
1x Truefire Paladin
1x Lightning Helix
1x Artisan of Kozilek
Colourless Artifact Creature
1x Perilous Myr
1x Porcelain Legionnaire
1x Chimeric Idol
1x Galvanic Juggernaut
1x Pierce Strider
1x Darksteel Sentinel
Colourless Artifact
1x Bonesplitter
1x Skullclamp
1x Sylvok Lifestaff
1x Trusty Machete
1x Coldsteel Heart
1x Guardian Idol
1x Isochron Scepter
1x Mind Stone
1x Mortarpod
1x Viridian Claw
1x Grafted Wargear
1x Loxodon Warhammer
1x Pristine Talisman
1x Icy Manipulator
1x Serrated Arrows
1x Mutagenic Growth
1x Apostle's Blessing
Colourless Sorcery
1x Gitaxian Probe
Colourless Land
1x City of Brass
1x Desert
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Gemstone Mine
1x Mirrodin's Core
1x Mishra's Factory
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Urza's Factory
1x Vivid Crag
1x Vivid Creek
1x Vivid Grove
1x Vivid Marsh
1x Vivid Meadow
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Cards with off-color flashback are best included in a guild section. None of these three are particularly great without access to the flashback, they are just passable/serviceable. This wouldn't be much of a problem if all colors had a somewhat equal distribution of these types of cards...However, white has a higher concentration of these than the other colors in your cube (the only other instance i could find being Unburial Rites in black)
and also:
Both the Gwyllion Hedge-Mage and Somnomancer are worse versions of other cards white has access to (Azorius Arrester, Attended Knight...which aren't stellar white cards to begin with) and are just not great in general. Duergar is also a worse version of two cards, but I give it a pass because it allows you to squeeze in some extra permanent hate without committing a full card. The other white hybrids either offer a unique ability or are just plain better that other cards.
Cards that would be worth considering for your cube:
Cloistered Youth (the largest 2 drop white has access to)
Kor Hookmaster (playable in aggro, blink, and control...far better than somnomancer)
Harm's Way (one of white's best tricks)
Vaporkin/Welkin Tern
Seagate Oracle
Repulse
Nekrataal and/or Skinrender
Pestilence
Necromancy (the best reanimation spell we have access to)
Burst Lightning
Civic Wayfinder (one of the best green cards imo)
Epochrasite (a first pick quality card, great in blink, control, and reanimator)
Spined Thopter (modular Stormfront Pegasus...a real roleplayer)
Inclusions that I think are debatable at this size cube, or just not good enough in the interest of power:
Also, are you avoiding functional reprints?
I will say that your advice is much appreciated seeing as how I don't own many of the cards in my list, and was going to be placing an order to buy them soon so I get to make some more thoughts about possibly changing some things around.
I will say that a few of your recommendations won't be included for the sole fact that they are a bit on the top end of my price range (Baleful Strix) or I don't want to deal with the hassle they could potentially bring (Cloistered Youth).
As far as Somnommancer and Gwyllion Hedge-Mage go, they are there to even out my Hybrids...but I could see removing them for single White card and a UB Hybrid.
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