Cube is at version 2.0 now. Continued the previous post of removing commander spells, hard to counter things, and generally made things more efficent while powering things down. 72 swaps!
Added support for clones cause I can't help myself. Also Temur ramp.
Will likely leave things at this place until we draft it again. Puresteel paladin is probly being replaced by the cat equipment creature.
Working on another big update. Goals:
reduce tribal synergies: vampire, rogue. Transition BW to be more lifegain and drain. Add in some changelings to help with current synergies and support Kaheera.
Transition UR to be 'draw 2' instead of wheels. Improve support for UR artifacts.
Continue shifting to 1v1 instead of multiplayer. Big splashy spells like Spell Swindle replaced with more efficient role players.
Remove some of the narrow cards for VIGBUTTS. adding support for WBG tokens, while shifting away from vampires and vigbutts.
Remove some of the stronger cards. Locus god, Kappa Cannoneer, Loxodon warhammer out. Keeping an eye on heliod.
Replace some cards taken out for other decks, and replace some uglier proxies.
More will continue once I am able to order cards
Change so massive that I made it into a new cube. swapped out 64 cards, with 14 more on the dock once the cards come in.
Decided to move away from the commander cube idea. So:
-replaced 10 multi-color cards with 10 thriving lands
-removed a lot of the clunky legendaries with lower mana, better cards
-replaced multi-player spells with more efficient one-on-one versions
-reduced board wipes
-added more bread and butter effects
Also:
updated with new cards
lowered the curve overall
replaced some green high mana cards with some mana dorks
replaced some obvious rogues with ninjas
added support for kaheera after someone tried making it a companion
added more discard outlets for madness
added zirda as another companion. not easy but added some support for this
replaced green spells/planeswalker with creatures for graveyard deck
replaced for power:
embercleave -> goblin morningstar
bonecrusher giant -> goblin cratermaster (zirda support)
keeping and eye on for power level:esper sentinal, puresteel paladin/togo, maul of skyclave, kappa cannoneer, oona's blackguard, neheb, underworld breach, wilderness reclamation, locus god, fiend artisan
also the equipments: basilisk collar, shadowspear, loxodon warhammer