Hello Riptide!
Lately I've been plagued by a lack of people to Cube with. I have a small group, but they work. A lot. And so do I.
However, in the absence of big draft nights, I have been able to get a person or two over every week or so to hang out and do nerd things. Most often, these are my friends who kinda sorta play Magic but don't like it enough to build their own decks or buy their own cards.
This presented me with a problem—how can I play Magic with these folks when all I own are complicated EDH decks and an even-more-complicated Cube?
Solution: Cube trainer decks! I've started making pre-constructed decks from my Cube that are designed with several objectives in mind:
1. Be accessible to people who lack the experience necessary to enjoy Cube
2. Be playable against each other
3. Familiarize Cube noobs with some of the things you can do in Cube without the stress of having to draft said things
So far, it's been a mild success. I've made a UW blink deck that turned out to be way too annoying, a RB recursive aggro deck that's pretty fun but probably needs a Doom Blade, and a RG Wildfire deck that beats the pants off the recursive aggro deck. Every time. That said, my friends have enjoyed beating the pants off me and playing the Wildfire deck.
I'm working on a couple new lists that will hopefully provide a more even matchup: Jeskai Prowess and Sultai Delve.
I'll post the lists later if anyone wants to see them (they're basically built around Tasigur and Soulfire Grand Master). But you get the idea!
Lately I've been plagued by a lack of people to Cube with. I have a small group, but they work. A lot. And so do I.
However, in the absence of big draft nights, I have been able to get a person or two over every week or so to hang out and do nerd things. Most often, these are my friends who kinda sorta play Magic but don't like it enough to build their own decks or buy their own cards.
This presented me with a problem—how can I play Magic with these folks when all I own are complicated EDH decks and an even-more-complicated Cube?
Solution: Cube trainer decks! I've started making pre-constructed decks from my Cube that are designed with several objectives in mind:
1. Be accessible to people who lack the experience necessary to enjoy Cube
2. Be playable against each other
3. Familiarize Cube noobs with some of the things you can do in Cube without the stress of having to draft said things
So far, it's been a mild success. I've made a UW blink deck that turned out to be way too annoying, a RB recursive aggro deck that's pretty fun but probably needs a Doom Blade, and a RG Wildfire deck that beats the pants off the recursive aggro deck. Every time. That said, my friends have enjoyed beating the pants off me and playing the Wildfire deck.
I'm working on a couple new lists that will hopefully provide a more even matchup: Jeskai Prowess and Sultai Delve.
I'll post the lists later if anyone wants to see them (they're basically built around Tasigur and Soulfire Grand Master). But you get the idea!
