Recent content by OlegKlishin

I played around a bit with my old cube and my WIP cube. Tried 100, 300 and 1000 drafts. At 1000 there are ton of extraneous data, like 4 same WR weenie archetypes. Also, bots obviously can't figure more niche archetypes. They figured out enchantments as WG midrange, but completely ignored BG and...

I guess that depends on how you view "graveyard aggro" strategy. You probably mean to discard selected things like Anger or madness cards, then you need more enablers. I can share my first cube experience, with which I'm reasonably happy. Mind, it was catered toward non-Magic players, so no...

Love all your stuff! I've read so much before, that most of these turned out already present on my shortlist. I want pretty much everything here, except maybe discard/madness. I worry it takes too much space. Just added berserkers back in a few days ago, they look so sweet! That also means I'll...

I love your extensive writeups. You definitely have a style in your cubes. It seems we have a lot of common tastes, so I take inspiration to finally finish mine some day. I'd be curious to read why you think it didn't capture what you were looking for, and how did the high level concept...

As someone who also ponders green spell desnsity prospect, but without elfball combo, possibilities are not that amazing. Though I'm also excited by new Strixhaven cards, marrying mechanics across different colors. For green spells, I'm looking at cheap hand neutral cards like: Bushwhack...

It's uncanny how you are on a similar path as me, but way ahead. I'm totally stealing some cards from here. How do Enduring Renewal decks work? Something like grindy stax? Also, what are your thoughts on: Jace, the Perfected Mind vs. Jace, Wielder of Mysteries?

Thanks a lot. This advice is very valuable, and helps me see other perspectives I've missed. Most of these cards were already on my radar to weed out on the next passes.

Thank you so much, this is very valuable to me! I understand the trap of a seemingly synergistic card, that's actually just broken by itself. I'm taking notes, because I haven't played with most of these yet, so I trust your judgement.

As advised, I've moved my future musings and updates into Cube Blogs forum: Oleg's synergy cube

I'm bad with names. Maybe I'll come up with a cooler one later: Oleg's synergy cube list. Intro After months of tinkering, my first cube was finished out of necessity to actually finish it, and be accessible to a regular board gamer, not core MtG-players. So it had a lot of concessions and...

I'm super happy you see through what I was trying to do here. You have some great points. That's why I love this forum. I've been wanting to make auras and combat tricks work, like in good old Magic days. But I noticed it requires a lot of concessions in removal power level and sorcery speed...

Thanks a lot! I consider the current cube to be pretty much done. It served a purpose of simplified entrance for non-Magic players. Half of them are ready for more, the other half aren't enthusiastic about the game. There are a few banned power outliers tagged "cutting floor", but seems I...

My work and social links: https://olegklishin.portfoliobox.net/ My cubes: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/63f7e92b577e6608ab7d9cad

Intro Hi, my name is Oleg. I play Magic on and off for 20+ years. Hobbyist game designer for 20+ years, 2D artist in gamedev for 10+ years. I largely switched from constructed to draft around 2016 and sold off my cards in 2021 in favour of other boardgames and cube only. When cube host left for...

Thank you! This perspective is very valuable to me. This makes me believe it's not a good fit for a general-purpose cube. I love my "noncreatures matter" themes, and there are already way too many cards I want to fit in. I hope other mechanics do the work for my graveyard synergies then.