I asked over in the CBS thread for someone to pick two blocks from the history of the game. Onder suggested Invasion Block and Alara Block. Invasion was one of my favorite blocks in magic, and Alara fell during my 8 year fallout from the game. So there's a lot of nostalgia, and a lot to learn here for me with this cube. I'm going to use this thread to flesh out some ideas.
Cubetutor shortlist
Cubetutor library of cards
Goals:
- To effectively blend both blocks utilizing common themes as well as finding potential intersections in incongruous strategies between blocks.
- Have both blocks equally represented. This will be a challenge as many of Invasion blocks creatures are bad, and many of Alara's are very good.
- Emphasize decision making and flexibility. Kicker, cycling, charms, hybrid mana....this cube should be heavily multicolored, but maintain a lot of options throughout the draft process. Not a lot of cards endlessly wheeling.
- No cards from outside sets.
I may need to break singleton for this. Which is new territory for me. For now, I'd like to see if I can stick to singleton.
I'd appreciate any input from those that draft either block or both.
Cubetutor shortlist
Cubetutor library of cards
Goals:
- To effectively blend both blocks utilizing common themes as well as finding potential intersections in incongruous strategies between blocks.
- Have both blocks equally represented. This will be a challenge as many of Invasion blocks creatures are bad, and many of Alara's are very good.
- Emphasize decision making and flexibility. Kicker, cycling, charms, hybrid mana....this cube should be heavily multicolored, but maintain a lot of options throughout the draft process. Not a lot of cards endlessly wheeling.
- No cards from outside sets.
I may need to break singleton for this. Which is new territory for me. For now, I'd like to see if I can stick to singleton.
I'd appreciate any input from those that draft either block or both.