Art by Evan ShipardWelcome to my Commander Cube! I have been occasionally updating this cube and have it about 80% complete in paper. The goal of this cube is to provide a fun drafting and commander gameplay experience. The replayablity factor is most important. There are many commander staples in the cube as well as some more unique cards that fit the archetypes well.
Special RulesEach player gets 1 Command Tower, 1 Commander's Sphere and 1 Arcane Signet. I do NOT include The Prismatic Piper so you must draft your commander in the packs.
There are 72 creatures/planeswalkers under the hybrid section. Two of them should be randomly seeded into each pack to create a total of 36 20-card packs. These "commanders" are the creatures/planswalkers that the cube was mainly designed around and were kept in mind when adding cards to support their archetypes.
Rules and ArchetypesAfter ensuring the 72 "commanders" are seeded the draft follows the norm commander draft rules. Draft three 20-card packs and choose two cards at a time.
There are several different archetypes within the cube and many cards have overlapping strategies. Each mono color has it's own broad archetype and each two-color pair has 1-2 main archetypes. There is one three-color legendary creature for each shard/wedge that tries to merge overlapping strategies between color pairs. There are also two five-color legendary creatures. Below are the archetypes for mono and two-color pairs along with a few key cards for the archetype.
Create a massive army, then send them into battle.
Gain advantage through overwhelming card draw.
Death is just the beginning for you, but the end for your opponents.
The real treasure was the friends you defeated along the way.
You'll have the biggest and baddest creatures.
You set the rules and reap the benefits.
Fill your graveyard and use it to its maximum value.
The dead come back with a vengeance.
Only the most powerful creatures are fit for Gruul smash.
Versatility is your greatest strength.
Death is inevitible, why not have some fun on the way out?
You won't even need the combat step to defeat your opponents.
Bugs, beats, battlecruiser Magic fun.
Show how Boros creates its value by sending your opponents to exile.
Bigger is better.
As you know commander has plenty of strange interactions and fun things to do that other formats don't ever get to see. Below is a list of different achievements that I have created to "unlock" to see what types of deckbuilding and combos people can create. There are probably many more than I can even initially list. This list will be updated as new discoveries are made.
Color Master
Hard Mode (Easy)-Construct a mono white deck.
Didn't Say Please (Easy)-Construct a mono blue deck.
Masochist (Easy)-Construct a mono black deck.
Burnt to Crisp (Easy)-Construct a mono red deck.
Nature is Healing (Easy)-Construct a mono green deck.
I am the Law (Very Easy)-Construct an Azorius deck.
Graveyard Games (Very Easy)-Construct a Dimir deck.
Back from Hell (Very Easy)-Construct a Rakdos deck.
Not Gruul? Then Die! (Very Easy)-Construct a Gruul deck.
Courageous Creatures (Very Easy)-Construct a Selesnya deck.
Sacrificial Offering (Very Easy)-Construct an Orzhov deck.
Spellslinger (Very Easy)-Construct an Izzet deck.
Entomologist (Very Easy)-Construct a Golgari deck.
Back from Exile (Very Easy)-Construct a Boros deck.
Counters Squared (Very Easy)-Construct a Simic deck.
Bird Law (Medium)-Construct a deck with Falco Spara, Pactweaver as your commander.
Drawing Out the Game (Medium)-Construct a deck with Queza, Augur of Agonies as your commander.
Flashback to Reality (Medium)-Construct a deck with Kess, Dissident Mage as your commander.
Hatching a Colony (Medium)-Construct a deck with Xira, the Golden Sting as your commander.
Counter Burn (Medium)-Construct a deck with Shalai and Hallar as your commander.
Mobilized Army (Medium)-Construct a deck with Jirina Kudro as your commander.
Dino Storm (Medium)-Construct a deck with Kalamax, the Stormsire as your commander.
Ghosts from the Graveyard (Medium)-Construct a deck with Karador, Ghost Chieftain as your commander.
Spell Prowess (Medium)-Construct a deck with Elsha of the Infinite as your commander.
Tyrant of the Grave (Medium)-Construct a deck with Sidisi, Brood Tyrant as your commander.
Return of the King (Hard)-Construct a deck with Kenrith, the Returned King as your commander.
Clever Codex (Hard)-Construct a deck with Codie, Vociferous Codex as your commander.
Companions
Get Otter Here (Easy)-Construct a deck with Lutri, the Spellchaser as your companion.
Three's a Crowd (Easy)-Construct a deck with Keruga, the Macrosage as your companion.
Even the Playing Field (Medium)-Construct a deck with Gyruda, Doom of Depths as your companion.
Odd One Out (Medium)-Construct a deck with Obosh, the Preypiercer as your companion.
One Pip Wonder (Hard)-Construct a deck with Jegantha, the Wellspring as your companion.
That Wasn't Too Hard (Hard)-Construct a deck with Lurrus of the Dream-Den as your companion.
Combos
Approach of the Velomachus (Very Hard)-Cast Approach of the Second Sun to win the game off of Velomachus Lorehold's trigger.
Breach Us, Take the Wheel (Medium)-Resolve Commit // Memory, Windfall, Echo of Eons, Magus of the Wheel or Wheel of Misfortune while you control Hullbreacher.
Crack the Codie (Very Hard)-Resolve Fractured Identity targeting your own Codie, Vociferous Codex.
Curiosity Killed the Table (Hard)-Win the game with Niv-Mizzet, Parun enchanted with Curiosity.
Going Djinfinite (Very Hard)-Draw your entire deck with Elsha of the Infinite, Sensei's Divining Top and Jhoira's Familiar/Ugin, the Ineffable on the battlefield.