It's been a while! I've been nearly too busy to cube these past few months. This latest set of changes includes Dominaria United, Double Masters 2022, and the various other supplemental products to date. The Brothers' War is right on my heels, so I'm due for another update soon, but for now, there are a lot of changes I'm excited for.

Generally, this update brings together a few upgrades to replace slots that have been underperforming. Cards like Spellskite and Platinum Empyrion, etc. weren't good enough on their own, and while I need a critical mass of artifacts to support their archetypes, I want to be careful that I'm not just tossing in bad cards because of their subtypes.

Specifically, you may notice this update contains a lot of black, particularly from the Necron W40K commander deck. My previous blog updates have mentioned how black's artifact options are somewhat weak and I was forced to inject fairly 'standard' archetypes in the color instead. This product essentially solved that problem by enabling the use of a ton of great artifact creatures that perform similarly to their substitutes. I'll monitor if this is overkill, but overall, I'm happy at the opportunity to give them a shot.

Notes for future updates:

1. Brother's War is coming out soon, and no doubt it will have cards perfect for this cube. There's a good chance I'll have to make a larger update sooner rather than later to accommodate interesting new cards!
2. Now that has more artifact support, particularly for the sacrifice theme, I need to re-evaluate if reanimator has a place in the cube. I've been trimming cards from the archetype slowly but surely to make room since I generally don't like the parasitic nature of the deck while drafting.
3. I've been toying with adding a small package of cards to boost the lands sub-theme. Dark Depths, Thespian's Stage, Elvish Reclaimer, etc. Maybe it'll make it for next time.
4. There are a few cards that are just barely below the line that may make it in the list very soon. These are Moonsnare Prototype and Rise and Shine. I truly don't know what to cut to make room though. I'm hoping the BRO set will help guide me once it's time for new adds.
5. As the artifact density goes up, I want to beef up 's artifact destruction package. I'll need to be careful to balance room in the color with the treasure decks and RDW.

Rise and Shine
Moonsnare Prototype
Dark Depths