To Do-
Removal ASFAN
Grave Hate
Artifact and Enchantment Hate
Pulse check, is this really a cube for new players?
Is this really the best you can do?

This cube is a step away from my main cube. With the inclusion of so many cards that are just "strictly better", I've collected many cards that are cube-able, but I don't use anymore. Meanwhile, the cards in my main cube (like many rares these days) have a wealth of text and mechanics that are hard for new players. Therefore, this cube is meant to be even simple enough to introduce new players with (by building sealed).

Simple how?

-Low number of words on each card. I've found that with my players (new and old) they can get overloaded on card text and not branch out, sticking to what they know.
-Low number of "one off" mechanics, stuff like daybound/nightbound, learn, mutate which increase the number of words on a card and would confuse new players if not for reminder text
-Intuitive and clear archetypes like Blink, Tokens, and Spells-Matter. These archetypes are clear as day and core aspects of what each color does in the pie.

Therefore, each card will have to pass a few tests to be put in the cube.

1. Is this card fun for both players (looking at you Smokestack)?
2. Is the amount of text justified on this card (by being a buildaround or lynchpin that can't be replaced)?
3. Is it easy to understand where this card is good?
4. Is this a broad or maindeckable card for more than one archetype? (minus gold signpost cards)

If a card has these 4 qualifications, it's good to go for the cube.

Archetypes
While a color might have a more classic 2 color archetype, I'd also like some variation from my main cube. This means each archetype might not do it's most iconic thing, but it will do something easily grok-able none the less.

White - Aggressive, Enchantments and Tokens
Blue - Controlling, Spells Matter, Discarding
Black - Midrange, Sacrificing and Graveyard
Red - Aggressive, Goblins and Burn
Green - Aggressive to Midrange, Ramping and [what else?]

Preliminary
Azorious - Blink
Dimir - 2-for-1 Tribal/Instants
Rakdos - Sacrifice/Goblins
Gruul - Stompy/Fires
Selesnya - +1/+1 counters
Orzhov - Other Sacrifice
Izzet - Spells Matter
Golgari - Graveyard
Boros - Go Wide
Simic - Ramp

White - 30 creatures, 20 non-creatures
Blue - 20 creatures, 30 non-creatures
Black - 25 creatures, 25 non-creatures
Red - 25 creatures, 25 non-creatures
Green - 30 creatures, 20 non-creatures
Artifacts - 40
Lands - 40
Gold - 30 (3 each)

Possible 280 card cube to trim some fat reducing by about 20% (make every card pop)
White - (40 cards) 24 creatures, 16 non-creatures
Blue - (40 cards) 16 creatures, 24 non-creatures
Black - (40 cards) 20 creatures, 20 non-creatures
Red - (40 cards) 20 creatures, 20 non-creatures
Green (40 cards) 24 creatures, 16 non-creatures
Artifacts - (30 cards)
Lands - (30 cards)
Gold - (20 cards)

temporary:
selfless savior
sandsteppe outcast
master splicer
thought courier
waker od waves
thirst vor discovey
chart a course
infernal grasp
go blank
enslave
goblin bushwhacker
bolt hound
captivating crew
devil's play
pridemalkin
snakeskin veil
winding way
wild growth
change out endge of autumn
oji the exquisite blade
obsessive stitcher
pledge of unity
silver inlaid dagger
jinxed idol

are out while waiting for them. The following are IN
doomed travelerteshar
attended knight
impulse
striped riverwinder
deep analysis
fallaji archaeologhist
null profusion
soul salvage
go for the throat
enrage
enthralling victor
reckless bushwhacker
unlucky witness
fertile ground
lead the stampede
ranger's guile
hamlet vanguard
raff, weatherlight stalwart
levitating statue
ichor wellspring
taigam, sidisi's hand
captured by legacs