General Fun & Quirky Cube Packages

[Finny]

I came across this video recently discussing what the creator calls "fun and quirky cube packages". Ultimately, these are small groups of cards that add an additional texture to a cube without necessarily having to heavily commit to a full-on archetype. Things like

Quiet Speculation + flashback
Buried Alive + Unearth creatures, etc.
Nurturing Pixie
Goblin Engineer + Retributive Wand

I'm really enamored with things like this because its a great way to add extra wrinkles to the draft and play experience without the larger opportunity cost of traditional archetype design and contributes to a larger "deck not cards" vibe without feeling as inelegant or forced as more traditional buildarounds can be sometimes.

Does anyone have additional examples they'd like to discuss? All power levels welcome!

 

[Mown]

I can't speak to how quirky they are, but I do try to include cool two-card combos that consist of cards that are otherwise useful in other contexts too.

Ranger of Eos + Goblin Bushwacker is a classic, and Ranger of Eos can also serve as a tutor for other cool creatures.
Ultima + Quicken gives your sweeper a bit of extra oomph when you can get them to align.
Goblin Engineer is quite good with Epochrasite, Triarch Praetorian and Phyrexian Dragon Engine.
Gifts Ungiven + Unburial Rites is a classic.
Fauna Shaman is a fun engine with Containment Construct or Master of Death. Survival of the Fittest is obviously an even better engine here.
Dreadhorde Arcanist + Become Immense is big damage. Fists of Flame is a less explosive alternative that's also fun.
Animate Dead + Yorion, Sky Nomad is a perpetual flicker engine.

I personally feel like this makes your cube more cards than decks, although I prefer it that way. But I'm not sure if I use the same definition of it that other people do.