I like writing about things I like—who doesn’t?–so here’s another installment of me talking about some of my favorite cube cards. Baleful Strix: I have an unhealthy obsession with the Strix. Any time I build a UB deck, Strix will … Continue reading
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Pack 1 Pick 1 #4
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This pack generated from TappedOut.net, the MTG Deck Builder Not every pack is filled with clear-cut bombs. Even though it’s cube, you will open “underwhelming” packs; i.e. a bunch of support cards/archetype fillers with a few lower-tier bombs in place. … Continue reading
UW Tax Titans
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I love playing big, splashy games of magic. Any time you can cast giant creatures or spells while either denying your opponent the chance to play theirs or getting so far ahead on the curve that it doesn’t matter is … Continue reading
Cube Draft #1
This is a cube draft I recently did on cockatrice. Unfortunately the matches didn’t come through but I went 2-1, beating Mono Black and Bant while losing to BW braids.
The Top Pieces of Equipment In Cube
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Equipment is great. They fit in decks that play creatures, and guess what? A lot of cube decks play a lot of creatures. In cube, a lot of these weapons are first-pickable, as their abilities can trump a lot of … Continue reading
Urza’s Destiny and Cube
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Urza’s Destiny is definitely the weaker of the cube sets, but there are still excellent cards amongst the ranks. Thankfully there are not as many powerful Echo cards in this set, because I can only repeat the same things about … Continue reading
RUG Tinker
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I understand not wanting to read about “I drafted the best deck ever OMG!” Good cards are good; it doesn’t take too long to figure out why a Black Lotus is sweet or why an artifact that costs 1 and … Continue reading
Urza’s Legacy and Cube
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First off, I’d like to apologize for the lack of articles from me lately. Work has been kicking my ass and I’m a bag of suck because of it. That being said, going through these sets are a lot of … Continue reading
Urza’s Saga and Cube
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The Urza Block was ridiculous. Cards were free, there were insanely strong spells at the common and uncommon slots, and the art was simply incredible. Like my other set reviews this is a, uh, set review. Let’s just get to … Continue reading
Cards in the MTGO Unpowered Cube II
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The MTGO Unpowered cube will always be running cards that aren’t seen many other places or at all; at this point it’s a staple of their style. Instead of running what is considered standard or even strong, they run what … Continue reading