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Work in progress list: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/whosthebeatdown No big write-up this time. This is going to be a low-effort blog. I discussed this a bit already in this thread: https://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/macroarchetype-cube-or-whos-the-beatdown-cube.3670/ I'm building a...

I want to run planeswalkers in the Macroarchetype Cube (https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/whosthebeatdown) Got some good suggestions, and over the last week I went through all 277 planeswalkers and actually read them. I picked the ones with the criterias: - Not being wincons by themselves...

I've been thinking of developing this idea again, as the Elegant Cube once was a non-micro archetype cube (besides some strategies like reanimator and ramp which were sort of emergent microarchetypes in Magic's history). The archetypes that were actually supported were aggro, control, midrange...

https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/smooth The Smooth Twin Cube is the second paper cube I’ve built. The Elegant Cube was assembled in 2010. Building a new paper cube is a big event in my hobby life. It is a response to an even bigger event. My wife and I are expecting a baby (very very...

Basking Rootwalla Is it mad to support Madness? Rising power levels have made the environment unbearable for this little guy. Save the Basking Rootwalla from extinction! Wrote an article about the Madness archetype in collaboration with @ravnic , just got published! It had been almost ready...

How do deal, physically, with squadroned cards (pick one, get multiple copies)? I've been thinking of 2x squadroning some build-arounds and narrow enablers because 2 copies seems enough in 40-card decks to make them worth building around a card. Stuff like Mad Auntie, Potion of Healing, Abiding...

How much removal do you run in your cube? Is there a philosophy behind the density of it? Just for the sake of consistent benchmarking, let's define the lines of what to count as removal for the purposes of the percentages: Things that I considered removal: Spark Spray Day of Judgment...

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I know Jason hates the "look at what my cube looks like IRL" posts on Reddit, but with the recent discussion about marking sleeves for modules I'm curious about what other people's cubes look like - storage, sleeves, division of sections, alters, customs, foils, lands, etc. Post pictures of...

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q3H2OAfWqoCcSzNx1aCO0pXhNCRdaAzAIZgdm13WVIA/edit#gid=0 ----------------------------------------------------- Let's make a drafting league again! This time I'll organize it with more structure to account for time zones and our own dark...

To me, extra turn effects have always felt like cantrips that give you an extra attack and, in the case of Time Walk, extra mana. What is the power level of Time Warp, though? How does it scale with the environment? What decks want to run it? Time Warp I've never felt like Time Warp was worth...

Many qualities of the Penny Pincher cube, considered the gold standard in low power, come down to gameplay agency: sequencing decisions with bouncelands, cantrips and cycling for smoothing and low CMC. I feel like in these forums we’ve been significantly more focused on the drafting agency than...

My favorite MTG tournament to watch is Vintage Cube. Yesterday's games were really good, with tight play, huge decision trees, pivotal mistakes, and confused commentators. Also, a Skype call. You can watch the whole thing here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/949249576 If you're looking to...

I've found that my black and green sections only had 5/52 = 9.6% and 6/52 = 11.5% of mana sinks, respectively. I've improved a lot on white (10/52), blue (7/52 + card draw) and red (10/52), but those two colors lagged behind. In general, mana sinks are great to increase player agency and make...

I'm creating this thread to focus on Kaldheim as a limited environment (before it derails on post #3 to a discussion about shale fracking or designer bags) and what we can take away from it that might apply for designing other limited environments. You know, like cube. It's been a confusing...

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So I missed this the first time around, but yesterday I was watching it on Twitch and today I played my first two drafts. The format is actually interesting. It's basically "no-control" Magic - no board wipes, limited removal. There are a few bombs, but their power level is limited too, and...