Hey Chafficionados!
About time I update you with some thoughts on the ever-changing Draft Chaff Cube! I'm proud to say that The DCC was a hit at CubeCon, and we're hoping to run it back next year (I'm hoping to run back my record, too- I was just shy of Top 8!).
I've been collecting feedback, and there's only one real issue players have raised: Conspiracy cards just aren't that fun to play with. The goal of their inclusion was to give a home to cards that otherwise would never see play again, and while that was achieved, it turns out these cards are either just too good or just too bad for a 1v1 game (unlike their original 4-player format).
The 5 conspiracies are out! They're being replaced with some cards to infuse even more fun into each color, including a few "Draft-Matters" cards that are from Conspiracy! These underrepresented cards have a home, and the format is a bit more balanced, too. Not too many changes from the last few sets- Duskmourn and Aetherdrift have some parasitic mechanics, and while Foundations is a fantastic set, the power level is mostly a bit low for this cube. Now, meet the newcomers, three of which do a decent impression of Teleportation Circle:
- Azorius GuildgateTranquil Landscape
- Dimir GuildgateSeething Landscape
- Rakdos GuildgateForeboding Landscape
- Gruul GuildgateShattered Landscape
- Selesnya GuildgatePerilous Landscape
- Orzhov GuildgateTwisted Landscape
- Izzet GuildgateSheltering Landscape
- Golgari GuildgateContaminated Landscape
- Boros GuildgateBountiful Landscape
- Simic GuildgateDeceptive Landscape
- Guardian of GhirapurDistinguished Conjurer
- Kabira TakedownThraben Charm
- Gatebreaker RamPoison Dart Frog
- Gateway SneakSerum Visionary
- Gate ColossusInvasion of Ravnica
- CliffgateThriving Bluff
- Sea GateThriving Isle
- Manor GateThriving Grove
- Black Dragon GateThriving Moor
- Manor GateThriving Heath
- Gond GateGreat Hall of the Citadel
- Baldur's GateArch of Orazca
- Plaza of HarmonyLabyrinth of Skophos
- Roiling WatersHurkyl's Final Meditation
- Relief CaptainAerie Auxiliary
- Gates AblazeTemporal Firestorm
- Pick Your Poison
With CubeCon coming up this fall, it's time to be honest with ourselves. In all the drafts of the DCC, I haven't seen one person put together a gates package :( Good thing there are some shiny new toys to replace these cards! The Landscape cycle is a
perfect fit. The other new lands are plants for a certain busted UG deck that needs some help with late-game mana sinks.
Other new MH3 cards are used to power up some weak slots, and a few other cards have snuck in from Outlaws and Rivals.
MKM Update! Not too many new inclusions from this set, as we don't have any morphs or face-down stuff. One sad update- TP Circle has officially priced itself out of draft-chaff-range. No $8 card is being left behind on the table. So long, buddy- I look forward to your return upon your next reprint!
Update with a few new cards from WOE and LCI. Nothing major, just some quality adjustments. After seeing a Hymn of the Wilds deck in action, it was either inconsistent or awful to play against- not a very fun play experience on either side.
- Extract from DarknessInvasion of Amonkhet
- Alirios, EnrapturedPreening Champion
- FarfinderSkittering Surveyor
- Young NecromancerArchpriest of Shadows
- ReveillarkGuardian of Ghirapur
- Inspiring ClericBoon-Bringer Valkyrie
- Felidar RetreatRosie Cotton of South Lane
- Yahenni's ExpertiseInvasion of Fiora
- AnticognitionCounterspell
7/6/2023- Time for an update! Some power level adjustments, some off-vector cards removed, and some fun new toys. Rosie Cotton slides right into the GW twin vector. Invasions play great, and we'll keep an eye on adding more. Backup also has gerat combat applications, so we made some similar swaps. Let us know if you have any suggestions!
Smoothing out the red creature base with some new inclusions, as well as a sweet buildaround in Micromancer. Elas Il-Kor is a more versatile signpost than Celebrant.
- Tranquil Cove
- Dismal Backwater
- Bloodfell Caves
- Rugged Highlands
- Blossoming Sands
- Scoured Barrens
- Jungle Hollow
- Thornwood Falls
- Swiftwater Cliffs
- Wind-Scarred Crag
- Citadel Gate
- Plaza of Harmony
- Ash Barrens
- Azorius Guildgate
- Dimir Guildgate
- Rakdos Guildgate
- Gruul Guildgate
- Selesnya Guildgate
- Orzhov Guildgate
- Golgari Guildgate
- Simic Guildgate
- Izzet Guildgate
- Boros Guildgate
- Gond Gate
- Uncharted Haven
- Temple of Enlightenment
- Temple of Deceit
- Temple of Malice
- Temple of Abandon
- Temple of Plenty
- Temple of Silence
- Temple of Malady
- Temple of Mystery
- Temple of Epiphany
- Temple of Triumph
- Black Dragon Gate
- Baldur's Gate
- Quicksand
- Azorius Chancery
- Dimir Aqueduct
- Rakdos Carnarium
- Gruul Turf
- Selesnya Sanctuary
- Orzhov Basilica
- Golgari Rot Farm
- Simic Growth Chamber
- Izzet Boilerworks
- Boros Garrison
- Sea Gate
- Gateway Plaza
- Evolving Wilds
- Port Town
- Choked Estuary
- Foreboding Ruins
- Game Trail
- Fortified Village
- Shambling Vent
- Hissing Quagmire
- Lumbering Falls
- Wandering Fumarole
- Needle Spires
- Manor Gate
- Paliano, the High City
- Crawling Barrens
- Weight Advantage
- The Underworld Cookbook
- Marble Diamond
- Renegade Freighter
- Dollhouse of Horrors
- Worldknit
- Animation Module
- Sky Diamond
- Edifice of Authority
- Hymn of the Wilds
- Sentinel Totem
- Charcoal Diamond
- Advantageous Proclamation
- Silent Gravestone
- Fire Diamond
- Double Stroke
- Hot Soup
- Moss Diamond
- Tormod's Crypt
- Eater of Virtue
- Mind Stone
- Peregrine Mask
- Corrupted Grafstone
- Deputy of Acquittals
- Soulherder
- Anje, Maid of Dishonor
- Cloudblazer
- Dragonlair Spider
- Conclave Mentor
- Obsessive Stitcher
- Bloodhall Priest
- Raging Swordtooth
- Cartel Aristocrat
- Tomebound Lich
- Raging Regisaur
- Juniper Order Ranger
- Cruel Celebrant
- Warden of the Chained
- Rotwidow Pack
- Prophet of Kruphix
- River Hoopoe
- Indulging Patrician
- Frilled Mystic
- Goblin Electromancer
- Nyx Weaver
- Falkenrath Aristocrat
- Kaza, Roil Chaser
- Anax and Cymede
- Ancient Lumberknot
- Tenth District Legionnaire
- Hero of the Nyxborn
- Lazotep Chancellor
- Slitherwisp
- Selesnya Guildmage
- Knight of Autumn
- Jungle Barrier
- Vilespawn Spider
- Umara Mystic
- Mischievous Chimera
- Boros Reckoner
- Shaile, Dean of Radiance