Buzzing Kitchen Cube [03/2025]
(405 Card Cube)
Blog Posts (20+)
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Angel of Invention -> Geist-Honored Monk

  • Reduce power level, keep 5cmc token generator

Pia and Kiran Nalaar -> Akoum Firebird

  • Reduce power level, keep aggro curvetopper
  • Replace generic token value with landfall payoff

Vindicate -> Mortify

  • Replace random land removal

Restoration Gearsmith -> Doom Foretold

  • Better stax signpost

After a nice 4-player draft where u-r Midrange/Token and w-b Aristocrats came on top it's time for some small updates.

  • Added recommended draft formats to overview -> For 3P. a 9x15 burn draft is recommended, which requires 405 cards. Thus, 4 cards have been added to the cube. SoR and MoC ight be replaced soon.

  • Removed Fang of Shigeki since it's pretty underwhelming. Instead added some flexible removal in

  • In general, keep an eye on g power level, as currently the other colors seem a tad bit stronger.

  • Vindicate added to the watch list

  • Improve land quality
  • Chariot outdated; add'l u-w & w-g support
  • Wall -> Merfolk

99% same card; add spell synergy

  • Condemn -> Kabira

soft token synergy; "free" card

  • Harrow -> Regrowth

less frustrating against counterspells

  • Nissa -> Zimone

remove a PW

  • Cat -> Mouse

more interesting 1drop

  • Anthem -> Raise the Past

better in tempo/aggro; stax payoff; GY/Sac synergy; Anthem rarely played

  • Web -> Briarhorn

upgrade / more flex

  • Guttersnipe -> Mage

More flexibility

  • Opt -> Consider

make room for packs

  • Deal Broker -> Lore Seeker

add LS packs

  • Vorel -> Zimone

Better enabler, slower

  • Waif -> Percussionist

Artifact synergy

  • Counterspell -> Villain's Lair

Room for LS pack

Mainboard Changelist+1, -1
  • easier counter synergy; not just aggro

Sterling Grove, Sanctum Weaver

  • Cutting 2 underperformancers to strengthen GW archetype

DRC

  • better 1drop than VM, add'l UR synergy

Thought Monitor

  • Similar UW payoff (artifact card draw), but more synergistic

RG Lands

  • Change Scryland to Fetch for add'l land triggers
  • 2 untapped duals (match other colors)

Sweepers

  • Increase Sweeper count (asfan 0.2 -> 0.4)
  • reduce spot removal count (asfan 2.63 -> 2.39)
Mainboard Changelist+1, -1
  • Remove random lifegain
  • Add: Proliferate synergy, token/aggro removal, graveyard fill

Increase Land Count

  • Help enabling 5C strategies

  • Target Asfan of 2 (from 1.5)

  • +9 Check Lands (all except RG)

  • +RG Pain Land (complete the cycle)

  • +2 5C Lands

Remove 2 cards per color + 2 colorless (to match new lands)

w: Too strong, Cut 5C package in W
u: Too parasitic; mono color not supported, Reduce Removal
b: Reduce Removal
r: Bad Aggro Top End, Underperfoming
g: Too strong, Reduce Removal
c: Underperformer, Too expensive

Mainboard Changelist+1, -1

remove graveyard synergy
add enchantment
enchantment payoff
counter synergy

Mainboard Changelist+1, -1

different payoff
more reach
more landfall than plain aggro card

Mainboard Changelist+1, -1

easier landfall trigger
remove ramp
add counter synergy

Mainboard Changelist+1, -1

Different take on draw + burn potential

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