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Brett's Cube 2025 Edition
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Grillo_Parlante
Contributor
How fast is your format? I've always assumed that genesis was more suited for slower, more grindy formats.
Notes on archetypes/little combos/themes/whatever. Working on rebuilding and putting on CubeCobra after stealing some stuff for constructed again... Figuring out what I need to proxy.
Not every card pictured is something I'm gonna run.
Lands
Primary Colors: G
Secondary Colors: RW
Tertiary Colors: B
Key Lands:
Running: 2x All Fetchlands
Threats (Besides Manlands):
Not Running: Molten Vortex, Goblin Trenches
Tutors:
Not Running: Sylvan Scrying, Crop Rotation, Scapeshift
Land Recursion:
Running: 2x Life From The Loam, Ramunap Excavator, Crucible of Worlds, Wrenn and Six, Titania, Protector of Argoth
Other Relevant Cards:
Friendly Reminder not to run Zuran Orb alongside Titania, Protector of Argoth
Not Running: Zuran Orb
Wildfire
Primary Colors: R
Secondary Colors:
Tertiary Colors:
Sweepers:
Running: 2x Wildfire
Not Running: Blasphemous Act
Mana Rocks:
Creatures:
Planeswalkers:
Not Running: Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Koth of the Hammer
Blink
Primary Colors: UW
Secondary Colors: GRB
Tertiary Colors:
Blinkers:
Targets:
Top of Library
Primary Colors: U
Secondary Colors: GRB
Tertiary Colors:
Putters:
Users:
Shufflers:
Fair Tinker + Artifacts
Primary Colors: UR
Secondary Colors: B
Tertiary Colors:
Cheaters:
Targets:
Fodder:
Incidental Artifacts:
Spells Matter
Primary Colors: URW
Secondary Colors:B
Tertiary Colors:
Trigger Cards:
Running:
Spell Recursion:
Spell Tutors:
Multi-Use Spells:
Aristocrats
Primary Colors: BR
Secondary Colors: W
Tertiary Colors:
Sac Outles:
Fodder:
Triggers:
Reanimator
Primary Colors: BWU
Secondary Colors: GR
Tertiary Colors:
Reanimation:
Discard:
Hellbent/Madness
Primary Colors: BR
Secondary Colors: U
Cards:
Not every card pictured is something I'm gonna run.
Lands
Primary Colors: G
Secondary Colors: RW
Tertiary Colors: B
Key Lands:
Running: 2x All Fetchlands
Threats (Besides Manlands):
Not Running: Molten Vortex, Goblin Trenches
Tutors:
Not Running: Sylvan Scrying, Crop Rotation, Scapeshift
Land Recursion:
Running: 2x Life From The Loam, Ramunap Excavator, Crucible of Worlds, Wrenn and Six, Titania, Protector of Argoth
Other Relevant Cards:
Friendly Reminder not to run Zuran Orb alongside Titania, Protector of Argoth
Not Running: Zuran Orb
Wildfire
Primary Colors: R
Secondary Colors:
Tertiary Colors:
Sweepers:
Running: 2x Wildfire
Not Running: Blasphemous Act
Mana Rocks:
Creatures:
Planeswalkers:
Not Running: Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Koth of the Hammer
Blink
Primary Colors: UW
Secondary Colors: GRB
Tertiary Colors:
Blinkers:
Targets:
Top of Library
Primary Colors: U
Secondary Colors: GRB
Tertiary Colors:
Putters:
Users:
Shufflers:
Fair Tinker + Artifacts
Primary Colors: UR
Secondary Colors: B
Tertiary Colors:
Cheaters:
Targets:
Fodder:
Incidental Artifacts:
Spells Matter
Primary Colors: URW
Secondary Colors:B
Tertiary Colors:
Trigger Cards:
Running:
Spell Recursion:
Spell Tutors:
Multi-Use Spells:
Aristocrats
Primary Colors: BR
Secondary Colors: W
Tertiary Colors:
Sac Outles:
Fodder:
Triggers:
Reanimator
Primary Colors: BWU
Secondary Colors: GR
Tertiary Colors:
Reanimation:
Discard:
Hellbent/Madness
Primary Colors: BR
Secondary Colors: U
Cards:
Made some progress on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/brettscube
One interesting thing/concern:
I started out working with the list of cards above. Those themes left me with about twice as many red cards as other colors. I guess red is the new blue? Anyways, I may need to put some though into more concrete themes for the other colors. Or maybe not.
Just put in Eidolon of Blossoms, but Beast Whisperer is also in, and makes Eidolon look pretty silly. One of these isn't of appropriate power level, and that's probably Eidolon, though my power level isn't set in stone yet.
Need to decide exactly what Tinker targets are okay. Right now the only real target is Duplicant, which is probably too good. Considering some of the Gearhulks. I think I'll go that direction before either cutting Tinker or cutting all the good targets.
White board wipes at 5 mana. Supreme Verdict at 4, though that may get cut for being too boring a gold card.
Red burn looks something like this (not necessarily running all of these):
1 Mana Instant: Burst Lighting
1 Mana Sorcery: Pillar of Flame, Firebolt
2 Mana Instant: Magma Jet, Abrade
2 Mana Sorcery: Volcanic Hammer, Mizzium Mortars
3 Mana Instant: Fiery Temper, Blast from the Past
3 Mana Sorcery: Collective Defiance
Reasonably happy with the relative power levels there, but we'll see how that works for the environment. Right now Red looks really good at killing 2 toughness creatures, and not great at killing 3+.
Path to Exile is probably the best removal in the cube, but I love path...
One interesting thing/concern:
I started out working with the list of cards above. Those themes left me with about twice as many red cards as other colors. I guess red is the new blue? Anyways, I may need to put some though into more concrete themes for the other colors. Or maybe not.
Just put in Eidolon of Blossoms, but Beast Whisperer is also in, and makes Eidolon look pretty silly. One of these isn't of appropriate power level, and that's probably Eidolon, though my power level isn't set in stone yet.
Need to decide exactly what Tinker targets are okay. Right now the only real target is Duplicant, which is probably too good. Considering some of the Gearhulks. I think I'll go that direction before either cutting Tinker or cutting all the good targets.
White board wipes at 5 mana. Supreme Verdict at 4, though that may get cut for being too boring a gold card.
Red burn looks something like this (not necessarily running all of these):
1 Mana Instant: Burst Lighting
1 Mana Sorcery: Pillar of Flame, Firebolt
2 Mana Instant: Magma Jet, Abrade
2 Mana Sorcery: Volcanic Hammer, Mizzium Mortars
3 Mana Instant: Fiery Temper, Blast from the Past
3 Mana Sorcery: Collective Defiance
Reasonably happy with the relative power levels there, but we'll see how that works for the environment. Right now Red looks really good at killing 2 toughness creatures, and not great at killing 3+.
Path to Exile is probably the best removal in the cube, but I love path...
If you're looking for aggressive green 3s to follow up a t1 dork, I can see the following being good:
Just to name a few.
Just to name a few.
I should probably try Serpapod, it's just so boring... I like Boon Satyr. Jadelight Ranger I kind disliked when I first saw it, but it was more fun to play in standard than I expected, so maybe. I'd like Lovestruck Beast more if all my mana dorks were 1/1s, which I guess could happen...
Did a little draft Saturday. First in years. I wrecked everyone with Gravecrawler+Goblin Bombardment
Might go to just Makeshift Munitions. May cut Gravecrawer later but hoping to make it fair instead.
Reworking the entire list, gonna add a crap ton of smoothing in all colors. Cycling, land cycling, scry lands, cantrips, etc
Might go to just Makeshift Munitions. May cut Gravecrawer later but hoping to make it fair instead.
Reworking the entire list, gonna add a crap ton of smoothing in all colors. Cycling, land cycling, scry lands, cantrips, etc
Preliminary draft of the new list: Check out Brett Cube 2025 Edition on CubeCobra
Doing test drafts to see how archetype support and effect density feels
Doing test drafts to see how archetype support and effect density feels
I don't know what your Recollect custom is, but maybe Timeless Witness could fill that role while being a great grindy ETB Green 4 drop?
Chris Taylor
Contributor
This is great
Recollect custom has Flashback-discard 2 cards. Designed ages ago, but I don't think I ever printed it. Time to give it a shot