I have finally gotten around to updating the cube with all the new cards that have come out recently. This first update contains just the cards I have in my collection right now, but there is a bigger update for cards I am currently having shipped.

With the added artifact archetype and the release of some good artifacts in recent sets, I decided it was time to increase the size of my artifact section and specifically add more artifact creatures.

I love how the thriving lands have played and the ease of drafting them, so when the Baldur's gates were released, I knew I wanted to fit them in. I am also curious how the vivid lands will play. If most of the fixing lands are mono-color instead of dual-color, I think it will make it much easier to draft the fixing you need.

The basic land and snow types hardly mattered, so I replaced them. I'm also replacing farseek since its main purpose was to fetch the snow duals.

Unfortunately, Boros cycling was a rather parasitic archetype. No other deck wanted the cycling payoffs, and many of the cycling cards were weak enough without payoffs that no other deck took those either. While it was one of my favorite archetypes, it was clear I had to say goodbye.

Luckily, the Boros artifact archetype has gotten a lot of help in the last few sets (and likely in future sets with the phyrexian stuff), and it has some good overlap with the Boros equipment deck, so I decided to give that a try. I'm looking forward to seeing how it performs.

Added a new Dimir archetype: Ninjas!
Chainer's Edict and Street Wraith bit the bullet for price reasons and since they didn't add enough in exchange. Maybe they will come back someday.

This update focuses on getting in better equipment with a light emphasis on improving the life gain archetype. Loxodon Warhammer is on the watch-list for cards that could be too good.

I love the Phyrexian stuff, but the cards are too expensive. Porcelain Legionnaire is cheap, so it survives the axe.