Art by Howard LyonLast major update: 2025-03-30
I've affectionately named this cube the "power value" cube because it is a vintage cube that lacks most of the extremely narrow combo cards seen in the MTGO Vintage cube (Breach/Brain Freeze, Storm, Doomsday, Dream Halls, Vault/Key, etc.). The goal is for almost all cards to work well with as many other cards as possible. We've been maintaining this cube since ~2012...
Also, with power creep becoming so extreme, we intentionally keep "pet cards" and do not replace them with their newer, stronger counterparts.
Other Notes:
- I hate the initiative mechanic.
- I believe in perfect color symmetry.
One Cogwork Librarian is added to a random pack each draft (hence the 541 card count)
My/Playgroup decisions:
- Signets over Talismans (may change in the future)
- No Poison/Toxic
- No Initiative/Dungeons
- No "The Ring Tempts You"
- No Battles
- No Role or Map Tokens
- No engines being started
- No omen split cards (only adventures)
Banned Cards (too "dumb strong"):
Lands used for drafting can be found here
“The hum of the universe is never off-key.”
—Mystic elder