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It's not really an idea that's gained any traction (but I still have fun using it), but part of the original motivation of the polycubing idea was that I could have different spells everytime but not fuck with my manabase. Shuffling up a 540 and having all your dual lands of a given color...

Okay, I see an interesting argument here. Say I'm in an :u::r: deck. I will take a Steam Vents over Ral Zarek pretty much every time, unless I already have something like a Volcanic Island. The cost of missing out of an on-color dual is too large. And I think I've just accepted that as good...

I've been kind of sitting this thread out, but I think most of you know where I stand on this issue. Cube has long been the home of "constructed quality cards, limited quality manabases". I play a ton of lands, and an ULD. Yet, drafting is still chock-full of choices. In the two forum-drafts...

Sounds kinda packratty.

I mean, that elephant is trained.

(super rough concept) Basics I've had a concept for a game kicking around my head for a while. Basically, it's a 2-player game (30-60 minutes?) based around grid drafting. The idea is that you draft cards while playing the game. Priorities evolve based on the board state. Each turn has two...

I dunno, I think we'll have to see it in play to get an appreciation for it. One of the biggest things I learned is that ramp decks already have to tool around with their proportions to get things functioning properly. Saving 2 mana likely isn't worth the hoop of having to have 6 things hit the...

I started playing during Scars of Mirodin *ducks*

Sorry I've been a bit AWOL recently. An illness in the family has kind of drained my energy for hobbie-time as of late. I submitted my entry today (thanks Kirb for the reminder). Fingers crossed!

I don't know, I think Energy seems super sweet for a low-level cube. The mechanic really intrigues me. Resource management in Netrunner was phenomenal, and this appears to borrow some of that. The design is at its most interesting through when you have a variety of energy sinks in your deck, as...

The thing people don't realize, about the Gearhulk, is that it was was never really about the gears at all.

Yeah, but also, a big part of playing ramp is making it so your opponents have to exhaust some of their removal before you drop your bigger dudes. I think Tracker is the right kind of "good stuff" here.

Only a matter of time until I build an incestuous Vehicle - Inspired - Clue - Metalcraft cube.

Am I stupid? What is the point of being able to tap any number of creatures? Flavor?

Yeah, I considered it, but for that type of slot I liked Evolutionary Leap and Birthing Pod better. I know why the "nontoken" is there on Mysteries, but it makes me like Leap a lot more.

Love Tracker. So many synergies, solid power level, rewards tight sequencing and resource allocation. I can see it being too powerful for some cubes, but if that's not the case for yours, I think it's a really fun card. Don't really see it ever leaving either of my cubes.

Oh, I thought Soul of Ravnica was a 5cmc activation. Should I take it out of E Domain?

I've thought about it, but it doesn't seem super necessary. Pod seems more fun, and I don't really have room for both. To be honest, I think there's a ton of ramp, so I'm fairly surprised you didn't see any. When I draft it I feel like it's just about putting together the right proportions of...

True or false, this cube needs a Greater Gargadon.

Yeah, what I'm finding is that these ramp decks often have pretty interesting sequencing decisions, and taking a suboptimal line can really snowball. From playtesting, it really feels like aggro, ramp, midrange and control all are viable, and each seems really powerful with a coherently...