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Here’s a fun one. Obviously Genesis is the best ever, but out of these three: Brawn Anger Wonder

good changes! a couple things i’m noticing as i continue to draft: -removal is AWESOME, i can’t stop myself from picking it and always end up in control! but the control decks look fun! -there are a lot of sac and discard outlets, but not a lot of ways to benefit from them... a few, but i want...

Cliffhaven Vampire seems like the most boring of the three. Vizkopa’s scaling ceiling is more fun

i think i like your 10 card gold selections the best! those are nice finds. but i think it’s limiting your options if you ignore hybrid cards. here are some other options you might look at, especially for going to 20, though they play a little fast and loose with the Simplicity rules... Again...

Just drafted a fun looking Mardu control list! Some feedback off the cuff, but i plan to draft more and get a deeper understanding of the format, i LOVE beginner-oriented cubes: -i checked some of the analysis options in cubecobra and i like your CMC curve. -the density of scry effects is GREAT...

NOTE: Under construction Posting my “jumpstart packs” and play reports here. Related thread: https://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/jumpstarting-your-cube-drafts.3146/ Rebuilding my Jumpstart packs from scratch now that I’m mostly finished updating my cube. All Jumpstarts I build are taken...

Hanna, Ship’s Navigator; Prowess; and Historic all support a blended artifact/enchantment theme. Devotion does too but i don’t know of many good devotion pushers other than Gray Merchant.

Agree with the above, i like Obstructionist but wouldn’t touch Stifle ever.

It has been great to have a pick up and play cube-like experience for me and my wife to play while the kids are asleep! So far i’ve just been separating out manually with no stickers needed, but in the long run i’ll definitely need either a list to refer to or some kind of visual marker. I...

Another play report! This time we had UG saboteurs + UB reanimator vs WB stax + BR sac. Lists (minus lands): Simic Saboteurs [/ci] Dimir Gifts [/ci] Orzhov Stax Rakdos Aristocrats NOTE: Pyrewild Shaman has its mana cost for returning to hand sharpied out. [/ci] Game 1: slow start for...

We have SO MANY archaeomancer variants these days... Archaeomancer Snapcaster Mage Spellkeeper Weird Ethereal Forager Shipwreck Dowser

First play report! My wife chose Boros Mentors and Orzhov Stax for her jumpstart. I went with Azorius Blink and Selesnya Revolt. Lists (not including lands, basically everyone had a good fixing base and an Innistrad utility land) under spoilers: Boros Orzhov Azorius Selesnya Game 1...

How high a power level could something like this work? Spikeshot Elder Stonewright Adorned Pouncer Spear of Heliod Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice Venerated Loxodon Heartfire Immolator Silverblade Paladin Fireshrieker Brion Stoutarm Wrecking Ogre With a possible Naya splash? Primal Might Rancor...

It is fun! And it’s so challenging to try to express the concept in just 12 spells. I agonized over this really goofy one for way too long: Mardu Larks [/ci]

I didn’t use nonbasics in the examples, but you’re correct that having a cool manabase will be a big improvement. For example, in the WU blink jumpstart pack, i’m giving them a bounceland, a scryland, and a gainland. I also sharpie the heck out of Guildgates if there’s a dual land i want for X...

The new “Jumpstart” product is an inspiration to me as a cube architect. Often I see my players struggling over a draft pick, deep in the tank for minutes at a time, multiple times per pack. The same stressed expression clouds their face through the deckbuilding stage, but finally they throw...

i just wanted to say that i REALLY like velrun’s idea of building jumpstart packs for your players. i have a couple of folks in my group who like to play but really get decision paralysis during the draft/build portion, and this format would be a huge boon to them. and enable more matches per night!

Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner Has anyone been able to jam this yet in a game? She seems super cool as a bridge for Lark, Squee, and wide aggro archetypes. Edit: and historic, and humans, obvy Edit edit: today in magical Christmas land, an opening hand for her:

that’s a good point about making sure these don’t drop in unannounced and dud. looking through my list, i have the following cards that can play into the archetype... Surprisingly low numbers in white!

I am of the school of thought that midrange can take care of itself in any cube format, because most “cool cards” that you want to put into a cube are going to go well into your midrange decks. that said, some of the cool cards that make me think “i’m midrange now” while drafting are...