Art by Jason Rainville
"And because the condition of Man, (as hath been declared in the precedent Chapter) is a condition of Warre of every one against every one; in which case every one is governed by his own Reason; and there is nothing he can make use of, that may not be a help unto him, in preserving his life against his enemyes; It followeth, that in such a condition, every man has a Right to every thing; even to one anothers body. And therefore, as long as this naturall Right of every man to every thing endureth, there can be no security to any man, (how strong or wise soever he be,) of living out the time, which Nature ordinarily alloweth men to live."
— Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
The State of Nature is a Cube for 4 players. It has 216 cards, and it is meant to be drafted in six packs of 9 cards each. After the draft, players play 1v1, round Robin, against each other.
The State of Nature is a Desert Cube. Players do not add basic lands to their pools after the draft is completed. The Cube contains 73 lands, of which 45 are basic lands.
The State of Nature consists only of red, green, and blue spells. The colors of (im)morality are excluded. When lofty precepts of how people ought to treat each other are abandoned, and wizards leave the pretension of civilization behind, their disagreements are resolved with what can be found in the land, the sea, and the sky.
What can be found there includes, but is not limited to, the following.
Mighty beasts.
Allowed to roam free and unchecked, the ferocious monsters of the Cube will ensure that duels will be nasty, brutish, and short.
Lightning.Harness the potential of the wind and skies to educate your opponent about the philosophy of fire. Your wildest dreams.
Develop your resources, rebuff notions of practicality, and dare to dream big.
- Up the Beanstalk
- Artistic Refusal
- This Town Ain't Big Enough
- Magmatic Sinkhole
- Hooting Mandrills
- Volcanic Salvo
- Lashweed Lurker
- Cresting Mosasaurus
- Season of Renewal
- Eutropia the Twice-Favored
- Words of Wind
- Argothian Enchantress
- Setessan Champion
- Enchantress's Presence
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
- Entity Tracker
- Voracious Hydra