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G_Crash
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« on: April 22, 2008, 03:55:44 am »

Hi, first I would like to say that I'm sure that these forums don't typically discuss things like cube drafting, but I'm hoping you guys will extend some goodwill and generously lend me your type 1 expertise in helping me build the most busted, degenerate, ridiculously insane and fun cube that I possibly can.

If you don't already know, a cube is an assortment of cards that are sorted into stacks of 15 and drafted from just like a normal draft. I am trying to create a cube that is crammed with raw power, combo kills and super fast clocks. My hopes are that most decks will resemble something you could see at a random type 1 tournament.

I think I am nearly complete, one of my thoughts when I was trying to piece together all of the potential combos and cards interactions was that I bet Stephen Menendian would destroy the "average" drafter if he sat down in front of this cube. However, the card pool of magic is incredibly huge, so I don't want to miss any busted cards or interactions, which is what has led me here. You guys are the type 1/busted magic experts, so I would love to hear of any missed cards, thoughts, opinions etc, as I consider this to basically be a "type 1" cube.

Thanks!

ARTIFACT

Creatures

Arcbound Ravager
Duplicant
Karn, Silver Golem
Metalworker
Phyrexian Dreadnought
Platinum Angel
Solemn Simulacrum
Sundering Titan
Triskelion

Other

Aether Vial
Ankh of Mishra
Black Lotus
Black Vise
Chalice of the Void
Chromatic Sphere
Chromatic Star
Chrome Mox
Cursed Scroll
Cursed Totem
Engineered Explosive
Goblin Charbelcher
Grim Monolith
Helm of Awakening
Horn of Greed
Illusionary Mask
Isochron Scepter
Krark Clan Ironworks
Lotus Petal
Lions's Eye Diamond
Mana Crypt
Mana Vault
Memory Jar
Mindslaver
Mox Diamond
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Nevinyralls Disk
Null Rod
Pithing Needle
Phyrexian Proccesor
Powder Keg
Pyrite Spellbomb
Scroll Rack
Sensei's Divining Top
Skullclamp
Smokestack
Static Orb
Sol Ring
Sphere of Resistance
Sword of Fire/Ice
Tangle Wire
Thorn of Amethyst
Threads of Disloyalty
Trinisphere
Uba Mask
Umezawa's Jitte
Vedalken Shackles
Voltaic Key
Winter Orb
Zuran Orb

GREEN

-creatures-

Argothian Enchantress
Albino Troll
Birds of Paradise
Blastoderm
Deranged Hermit
Eternal Witness
Elvish Spirit Guide
Fyndhorn Elves
Ghazban Ogre
Hermit Druid
Jungle Lion
Llanowar Elves
Nimble Mongoose
Pouncing Jaguar
Quirion Dryad
River Boa
Rogue Elephant
Sakura Tribe-Elder
Skyshroud Elite
Tarmogoyf
Troll Ascetic
Tinder Wall
Uktabi Orangutan
Viridian Shaman
Wall of Blossoms
Werebear
Wild Dogs
Wild Mongrel
Xantid Swarm

-other-

Aluren
Berserk
Channel
Crop Rotation
Early Harvest
Elephant Grass
Enchantress's Presence
Fastbond
Hidden Gibbons
Krosan Grip
Krosan Reclamation
Land Grant
Mirri's Guile
Naturalize
Nostalgic Dreams
Oath of Druids
Pattern of Rebirth
Rancor
Regrowth
Roar of the Wurm
Survival of the Fittest
Utopia sprawl
Wild Growth
Worldly Tutor

RED

-creatures-

Ball Lightning
Bogardan Hellkite
Goblin Cadets
Goblin Patrol
Goblin Vandal
Goblin Welder
Gorilla Shaman
Grim Lavamancer
Jackal Pup
Keldon Marauders
Kird Ape
Magus of the Moon
Mogg Fanatic
Simian Spirit Guide
Slith Firewalker
Tin Street Hooligan
Worldgorger Dragon

-other-

Blood Moon

Chain Lightning
Char
Fireball
Fireblast
Fireblast
Firestorm
Flame Rift
Flames of the Blood Hand
Form of the Dragon
Fork
Gamble
Incinerate
Lava Dart
Lightning Bolt
Magma Jet
Mana Flare
Molten Rain
Pillage
Price of Progress
Pyrostatic Pillar
Recoup
Reckless Abandon
Red Elemental Blast
Ruination
Seal of Fire
Seething Song
Sneak Attack
Shrapnel Blast
Wheel of Fortune
Sulfuric Vortex
Tribal Flames

BLACK

-creatures-

Carnophage
Dark Confidant
Flesh Reaver
Hypnotic Specter
Juzam Djinn
Nantuko Shade
Nether Spirit
Phyrexian Negator
Spirit of the Night
Street Wraith
Skittering Skirge
Withered Wretch

-other-

Animate Dead
Buried Alive
Cabal Ritual
Cabal Therapy
Chains of Mephistopheles
Contamination
Damnation
Demonic Tutor
Diabolic Edict
Doomsday
Duress
Entomb
Exhume
Grim Tutor
Hatred
Hymn to Tourach
Ill Gotten Gains
Imperial Seal
Innocent Blood
Mind Twist
Necromancy
Necropotence
Reanimate
Recurring Nightmare
Sarcomancy
Sinkhole
Skeletal Scrying
Smother
Tainted Pact
Tendrils of Agony
Terror
Unmask
Vendetta
Vampiric Tutor
Yawgmoths Bargain
Yawgmoths Will
Zombie Infestation

BLUE

-creatures-

Cloud of Faeries
Man-o'-War
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
Morphling
Old Man of the Sea
Palinchron
Sea Drake
Trinket Mage
Sower of Temptation
Serendib Efreet

-other-

Ancestral Recall
Back to Basics
Brainfreeze
Brainstorm
Careful Study
Counterspell
Daze
Diminishing Returns
Donate
Dream Halls
Fact or Fiction
Future Sight
Force of Will
Frantic Search
Gifts Ungiven
Gush
High Tide
Illusions of Grandeur
Impulse
Intuition
Mana Drain
Mana Severance
Meditate
Merchant Scroll
Minds Desire
Misdirection
Mystical Tutor
Opposition
Personal Tutor
Ponder
Remand
Reset
Show and Tell
Stifle
Stroke of Genius
Thirst for Knowledge
Threads of Disloyalty
Time Spiral
Timetwister
Time Walk
Tinker
Treachery
Trickbind
Turnabout
Vedalken Shackles
Windfall

WHITE

-creatures-

Academy Rector
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Auriok Salvagers
Aven Mindcensor
Eternal Dragon
Exalted Angel
Glowrider
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Jotun Grunt
Kataki, War's Wage
Mother of Runes
Savannah Lions
Silver Knight
Spectral Lynx
Soltari Priest
True Believer

-other-

Abeyance
Abolish
Armageddon
Balance
Decree of Justice
Disenchant
Empyrial Armor
Enduring Ideal
Enlightened Tutor
Humility
Land Tax
Moat
Orim's Chant
Replenish
Rule of Law
Seal of Cleansing
Serenity
Solitary Confinement
Swords to Plowshares
Tithe
Wing Shards
Wrath of God

LAND

10 O.G. Duals
10 Rav Duals
5 Sac Lands
10 Bounce lands

Academy Ruins
Ancient Tomb
Bazaar of Bagdhad
City of Brass
City of Traitors
Crystal Vein
Forbidden Orchard
Gaea's Cradle
Gemstone Mine
Library of Alexandria
Mishra's Workshop
Mutavault
Reflecting Pool
Rishadan Port
Strip Mine
Tolarian Academy
Wasteland

GOLD

-creatures-

Tattermunge Maniac
Armadillo Cloak
Cavern Harpy
Doran the Siege Tower
Gaddock Teeg
Meddling Mage
Psychatog
Watchwolf

-other-

Lightning Helix
Lim-Dul's Vault
Pernicious Deed
Squandered Resources
Terminate
Vindicate




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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2008, 07:59:03 am »

I didn't see a juggernaut in there  Surprised
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2008, 08:53:51 pm »

You've got tinker but no DSC?  A few others you might want to consider:

The Abyss
Call of the Herd
Maze of Ith
Dark Ritual!
Eater of Days (combos with Smokestack/tangle wire/stifle)

By the way, are these all 1ofs in your cube?
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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2008, 12:02:48 am »

A friend of mine made a pretty similar cube,and it was highlander except that there were like 3-4 of each Power Nine piece and Sol Ring, and maybe Bazaar and Workshop. This made it a lot more broken, allowing most people to have at least a couple pieces, and makes decks based around Bazaar and Workshop more viable. I never felt that the integrity of the Cube was compromised by doing this, it just made it more fun.

Another way to increase the power is instead of drafting 3 packs of 15, you draft Homelands style of 6 packs of 8 cards each. You end up with almost the same number of cards (48 vs. 45), but there are more first picks, generally leading to each person having a higher card quality overall.
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2008, 09:25:46 am »

You're missing both Genesis and Volrath's Stronghold.
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2008, 03:20:31 pm »

The challenge to building a cube like this is trying to balance the colors.  It's hard enough to balance Blue in a regular cube, let alone when you things like A-Call in there.  I guess inthis particular cube you almost just have to splash some blue, but that's not unlike real type 1.

Do you really like Mirri's Guile better than Sylvan Library.  I never did...

Cabal Ritual and no Dark Ritual?.. I see someone else noticed that, too.

Empty the Warrens would be good in Red.

Is Doomsday really playable?

Looks pretty fun. 



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