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This is going to be a big update, as there is a lot of information and I think that many cube builders will find these discovered interesting. I have made a major overhaul of the CMC, including removing Meren and many other cards to go with the design adjustments that came from player feedback...

Hmmm, so in other words you've identified these three as classic draft "bombs" compared to everything else? That's interesting. I'll have to think more on that and/or pay attention to how they play going forward. I sometimes wonder how things would play out with more traditional removal but...

Good point on the ETB abilities! Hadn't considered that. White got Celestial Purge. Blue and Black have a lot of creature-based targeting so, Veil would likely do pretty well. What's the cut then, is the next question. I don't know which Green card to take out for it. This is going to be a...

That makes sense and sounds pretty hype. With this cube's strong dependency on creatures and, consequently, very few counter spells that hit creatures (for design/theme reasons), it would probably not play strong enough, ironically. Black also doesn't have its amazing...

Hahah, yeah, it's 130 of each basic land type. I wasn't sure how Veil of Summer would stack up compared to the other color hosers in this cube. It seems hard to evaluate and I don't play Standard but, it sounds like it was really powerful there? Am I missing something about the card? It's a...

Magic Museum Hey, guys, so this is a bit of a flex post but, maybe people will find it helpful for their own cube while we're possibly waiting for our next chance to play in person. One statement that was often echoed at the onset of the cube community was how cube was like a museum of...

Hello, I have returned to the internet. So, I wanted to make a post about "character" in Cube or in Magic but, specifically within a Cube environment. Seems like a fun topic. Amongst the recent changes made to the CMC, the following conditional cards have been added: Hate Cycle Hand of...

I wish there were more options for those Devils. There's like Dance with Devils that would fit in the Cube and I could definitely see that being a great include! Also, here are some pictures of my Cube stuff! First, this is the inside of the DEX case that I store the majority of the...

Is it because it's a counter that cares about creatures or because of my...OVERWHELMING INTELLECT ;-) Also, why devils and which ones? Like the 1/1s that ping for 1 on death?

Color Identity - Red {R} Okaaaaay, I'm actually going to do it. I'm actually going to finish this cycle. I'm bored right now. It's hard in these CVD-19 times where even meeting up to fire off a Cube is a tough decision. So, let's do a post instead. Today is Red's time to shine and I think...

Color Identity - Black {B} Alright, I am back with another post about combat effect color identity in the Creatures Matter Cube. This time, I'm covering Black, which was the hardest color to define in the Cube. Black does not have a lot of instant-speed combat effects outside of removal, and a...

Color Identity - White {W} Hello, I've got another post today, this time covering White's combat effects in my Creature Matter Cube. A bunch of adjustments have been made to White over time in the Cube. This is due to Wizards printing some interesting options, such as more Heroic (pump)...

Color Identity - Green {G} Alright, so this post is about Green combat color identity in my Cube. I figure this is a good followup to the Blue one since they're enemy colors and, thus, so different ("...and yet, so alike, you and I.") I'm using more terms that I've just sort of decided to use...

It has been awhile since you've posted but, it's great that you did, man. Have you run this cube a lot in the last 5 years? What's it like drafting and playing it? I've played with morph and understands it but, clearly this is a lot different since you've tailored the entire Cube around it...

Color Identity - Blue {U} Hey all, so today I decided to post about color identity in my Cube, and to focus on Blue cards. This post is about combat effects specifically, and I plan to post one for each color. Combat effects are a crucial part of the Cube's makeup. I have not focused on Blue...

CMC Gameplay Highlights Hello, again! Today, I'm posting about some cool interactions and plays from the last few months of Cube play that I think highlight the ways that the CMC is unique and/or satisfying to play. The hope is that these serve as some solid inspiration for creating a Cube...

Overdue Update: Successes & CMC Legends Slot Hello, fellow Cubers, I am way overdue for giving an update on the Creatures Matter Cube. I have good news though! So far, the Cube has done a great job of accomplishing its goals. I've run it a few more times, including a prolonged period where we...

Hahah! I totally missed this post somehow. Sorry, dude. That was a fun night and thanks for the input! Your deck was really fun to play against, and I'm glad we got to have our usual heated and drawn-out 1v1 of the night. Now that I have some proper time off, here are some notes that I have...

Sacrifice Archetype Hello, I am back with another blog post, this time about {B}{R} Rakdos! I decided to go with this guild next since it shares no colors with Selesnya and so everything would be completely different from the last post (in principle--they're still all Magic cards). As...

Landfall Archetype I decided that I would use this "Blog" as a Blog and start posting about archetypes and card choices. I wanted to start off with the Landfall Archetype for {G}{W} Selesnya, as this blog post highlighting Steppe Lynx and breaking singleton is what lead to me signing up for...