Landfill
This whole project started from a simple thought experiment: What kind of results would I get on Scryfall if I searched something like "c=g cmc=3 usd<1 -o:create -o:counter is:new -is: DFC -is:ub game: paper"? It seemed like an absurdly restrictive set of search terms, and I knew it would prune out a lot of favorite cards of mine, including all Sagas, all Planeswalkers, any card that could transform, and tons of cards that use +1/+1 counters, ability counters, etc. Would anything decent be left, and would any of it be Cool and Fun?
To my surprise, this search string gives back over 500 cards, and as I trawled through them I noticed some very Fun, very Cool cards cropping up. Two particular creatures jumped out of the results:
These two begin to suggest something, don't they? And both cards have consistently orbited my other cube lists, never quite making the cut. Could I make a home for them here? They immediately reminded me of this Riptide thread: Land Storm, so I started digging. Soon enough, more of my favorite cards started to turn up:
The brew began to percolate. Many weeks later, the initial list emerged, and it was so inexpensive I basically just bought the damn thing on a whim! Do you know how long it's been since I shuffled unsleeved Magic cards!? It's a sumptuous feeling. Almost as good as playing a hyper-budget cube stuffed with rares and mythics overlooked by competitive constructed formats (and Commander players). Did you know Ranger of Eos costs basically nothing now!? I didn't!
The core themes of this cube are Lands Matter and Graveyard Matters. From there, we branch out in as many directions as possible for our decks. I want to incentivize Landfall decks, Zoo decks, discard decks, reanimator decks, and so forth. Looking for midrangey good-vibes Magic that I can carry around easily and play on a picnic table or at the pub.
This whole project started from a simple thought experiment: What kind of results would I get on Scryfall if I searched something like "c=g cmc=3 usd<1 -o:create -o:counter is:new -is: DFC -is:ub game: paper"? It seemed like an absurdly restrictive set of search terms, and I knew it would prune out a lot of favorite cards of mine, including all Sagas, all Planeswalkers, any card that could transform, and tons of cards that use +1/+1 counters, ability counters, etc. Would anything decent be left, and would any of it be Cool and Fun?
To my surprise, this search string gives back over 500 cards, and as I trawled through them I noticed some very Fun, very Cool cards cropping up. Two particular creatures jumped out of the results:
These two begin to suggest something, don't they? And both cards have consistently orbited my other cube lists, never quite making the cut. Could I make a home for them here? They immediately reminded me of this Riptide thread: Land Storm, so I started digging. Soon enough, more of my favorite cards started to turn up:
The brew began to percolate. Many weeks later, the initial list emerged, and it was so inexpensive I basically just bought the damn thing on a whim! Do you know how long it's been since I shuffled unsleeved Magic cards!? It's a sumptuous feeling. Almost as good as playing a hyper-budget cube stuffed with rares and mythics overlooked by competitive constructed formats (and Commander players). Did you know Ranger of Eos costs basically nothing now!? I didn't!
The core themes of this cube are Lands Matter and Graveyard Matters. From there, we branch out in as many directions as possible for our decks. I want to incentivize Landfall decks, Zoo decks, discard decks, reanimator decks, and so forth. Looking for midrangey good-vibes Magic that I can carry around easily and play on a picnic table or at the pub.
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