As the title indicates, I am planning on creating a cube. I seem to be the only Vintage player in a 50 mile radius, so I'm converting my collection into a nostalgic pile that anyone can draft. I need help figuring out what to put into it.
My two favorite formats have always been Vintage and Limited (and Legacy, to a lesser extent). So, I would like the cube to be representative of these formats. I plan on including famous cards of old as well as popular limited cards, and filling out the rest with whatever would be most beneficial to a fun draft pool. When I say "fun," I don't mean Timmeh EPIC, but rather I'm looking for interesting strategic interactions. I think this may require some weaker cards to lower the variance, but I've never made a cube before, so someone enlighten me if this perspective doesn't make sense. The plan is for the cube to be 720 cards, if I can afford it. I may start with only 360.
As a jumping-off point, I decided to find the intersection of the main list on
CubeDrafting.com and the list that was used recently on
MTGO (links go to the full cube lists).
Brace yourself:
- White
Ajani Goldmane
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Akroma’s Vengeance
Angelic Destiny
Armageddon
Balance
Baneslayer Angel
Blade Splicer
Calciderm
Cataclysm
Cloudgoat Ranger
Condemn
Day of Judgment
Decree of Justice
Disenchant
Eight-and-a-Half Tails
Elite Vanguard
Elspeth Tirel
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Emeria Angel
Enlightened Tutor
Eternal Dragon
Exalted Angel
Faith’s Fetters
Fiend Hunter
Gideon Jura
Gideon’s Lawkeeper
Hallowed Burial
Hero of Bladehold
Honor of the Pure
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Journey to Nowhere
Land Tax
Mana Tithe
Martial Coup
Mentor of the Meek
Mirran Crusader
Mother of Runes
Oblivion Ring
Paladin en-Vec
Parallax Wave
Path to Exile
Porcelain Legionnaire
Pulse of the Fields
Reveillark
Rout
Savannah Lions
Shining Shoal
Soltari Monk
Soltari Priest
Spectral Procession
Stonecloaker
Stoneforge Mystic
Student of Warfare
Sun Titan
Swords to Plowshares
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Wall of Omens
Weathered Wayfarer
Wrath of God
Yosei, the Morning Star
- Blue
Aeon Chronicler
Ancestral Vision
Blue Elemental Blast
Brainstorm
Brine Elemental
Capsize
Consecrated Sphinx
Control Magic
Counterspell
Cryptic Command
Daze
Deep Analysis
Dismiss
Dream Halls
Enclave Cryptologist
Fact or Fiction
Forbid
Force of Will
Force Spike
Frost Titan
Future Sight
Glen Elendra Archmage
Impulse
Into the Roil
Jace Beleren
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Keiga, the Tide Star
Looter il-Kor
Mana Leak
Man-o-war
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
Miscalculation
Mulldrifter
Mystical Tutor
Ninja of the Deep Hours
Opposition
Pact of Negation
Palinchron
Phantasmal Bear
Phyrexian Metamorph
Preordain
Remand
Riftwing Cloudskate
Sea Gate Oracle
Serendib Efreet
Snapcaster Mage
Sower of Temptation
Spell Pierce
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
Stifle
Ther Adept
Thieving Magpie
Thirst for Knowledge
Time Warp
Tinker
Treachery
Vendilion Clique
Venser, Shaper Savant
Waterfront Bouncer
- Black
Abyssal Persecutor
Animate Dead
Bitterblossom
Black Knight
Bloodghast
Bloodgift Demon
Bone Shredder
Carnophage
Consuming Vapors
Damnation
Dark Confidant
Dauthi Horror
Dauthi Marauder
Dauthi Slayer
Demonic Tutor
Diabolic Servitude
Diregraf Ghoul
Dismember
Doom Blade
Duress
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Go for the Throat
Grave Titan
Graveborn Muse
Hymn to Tourach
Hypnotic Specter
Innocent Blood
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Liliana of the Veil
Liliana Vess
Mesmeric Fiend
Nantuko Shade
Necromancy
Nekrataal
Nezumi Graverobber
Nezumi Shortfang
Oona’s Prowler
Phyrexian Arena
Profane Command
Puppeteer Clique
Reanimate
Recurring Nightmare
Sarcomancy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
Shriekmaw
Sinkhole
Skeletal Scrying
Skeletal Vampire
Skinrender
Slaughter Pact
Snuff Out
Sorin Markov
Stupor
Thoughtseize
Tombstalker
Vampire Lacerator
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampiric Tutor
- Red
Akroma, Angel of Fury
Arc Trail
Avalanche Riders
Ball Lightning
Banefire
Blood Knight
Brimstone Volley
Chain Lightning
Chandra Nalaar
Chandra, the Firebrand
Chandra’s Phoenix
Chaos Warp
Char
Devil’s Play
Ember Hauler
Fireblast
Firebolt
Flametongue Kavu
Frenzied Goblin
Goblin Ruinblaster
Goblin Wardriver
Greater Gargadon
Grim Lavamancer
Hell’s Thunder
Hellspark Elemental
Incinerate
Inferno Titan
Jackal Pup
Kargan Dragonlord
Keldon Champion
Keldon Marauders
Kird Ape
Koth of the Hammer
Lightning Bolt
Magma Jet
Mogg War Marshal
Molten Rain
Pillage
Price of Progress
Pyroclasm
Red Elemental Blast
Rolling Earthquake
Searing Blaze
Siege-Gang Commander
Smash to Smithereens
Spikeshot Elder
Staggershock
Stormblood Berserker
Stromkirk Noble
Sulfuric Vortex
Tin Street Hooligan
Volcanic Fallout
Wheel of Fortune
Zo-Zu the Punisher
- Green
Acidic Slime
Arbor Elf
Avenger of Zendikar
Beast Within
Birds of Paradise
Blastoderm
Call of the Herd
Chameleon Colossus
Cultivate
Daybreak Ranger
Deranged Hermit
Eternal Witness
Explore
Fauna Shaman
Fyndhorn Elves
Garruk Relentless
Garruk Wildspeaker
Garruk, Primal Hunter
Genesis
Great Sable Stag
Green Sun’s Zenith
Harmonize
Indrik Stomphowler
Joraga Treespeaker
Jungle Lion
Kodama’s Reach
Krosan Grip
Lead the Stampede
Llanowar Elves
Lotus Cobra
Master of the Wild Hunt
Noble Hierarch
Obstinate Baloth
Ohran Viper
Oracle of Mul Daya
Phantom Centaur
Plow Under
Primal Command
Rampant Growth
Rancor
Regrowth
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
Rude Awakening
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Survival of the Fittest
Sylvan Library
Tarmogoyf
Terastodon
Thornling
Thrun, the Last Troll
Tooth and Nail
Troll Ascetic
Vengevine
Vines of Vastwood
Vorapede
Wall of Blossoms
Wickerbough Elder
Wild Nacatl
Yavimaya Elder
- Artifacts
Aether Vial
Ankh of Mishra
Basilisk Collar
Batterskull
Black Vise
Chrome Mox
Coalition Relic
Cursed Scroll
Eldrazi Monument
Engineered Explosives
Etched Oracle
Everflowing Chalicet
Grafted Wargear
Grim Monolith
Isochron Scepter
Lightning Greaves
Lodestone Golem
Lotus Petal
Manriki-Gusari
Mimic Vat
Mindslaver
Molten-Tail Masticore
Mortarpod
Mox Diamond
Myr Battlesphere
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Palladium Myr
Phyrexian Processor
Phyrexian Revoker
Pithing Needle
Powder Keg
Precursor Golem
Prismatic Lens
Ratchet Bomb
Razormane Masticore
Scroll Rack
Sensei’s Divining Top
Shrine of Burning Rage
Skullclamp
Smokestack
Solemn Simulacrum
Spellskite
Sundering Titan
Sword of Body and Mind
Sword of Feast and Famine
Sword of Fire and Ice
Sword of Light and Shadow
Sword of War and Peace
Tangle Wire
Tumble Magnet
Umezawa’s Jitte
Vedalken Shackles
Wurmcoil Engine
- Lands
Academy Ruins
Ancient Tomb
Arid Mesa
Badlands
Barbarian Ring
Bayou
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Breeding Pool
Celestial Colonnade
City of Traitors
Creeping Tar Pit
Dragonskull Summit
Flooded Strand
Gaea’s Cradle
Ghitu Encampment
Godless Shrine
Grim Backwoods
Hallowed Fountain
Karakas
Kjeldoran Outpost
Lake of the Dead
Lavaclaw Reaches
Marsh Flats
Maze of Ith
Mishra’s Factory
Misty Rainforest
Mutavault
Overgrown Tomb
Plateau
Polluted Delta
Raging Ravine
Rishadan Port
Sacred Foundry
Savannah
Scalding Tarn
Scrubland
Shelldock Isle
Steam Vents
Stirring Wildwood
Stomping Grounds
Strip Mine
Sunpetal Grove
Taiga
Tectonic Edge
Temple Garden
Thawing Glaciers
Treetop Village
Tropical Island
Tundra
Underground Sea
Vault of the Archangel
Verdant Catacombs
Volcanic Island
Volrath’s Stronghold
Wasteland
Watery Grave
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
I am open to any advice and/or suggestions.
