The Khans Expanded Cube is my original design. It was first made for the Magic Online Cube Spotlight Series as the first cube in the series, and debuted on MTGO in July 2019.
It is an unpowered, no-planeswalker cube environment that takes the themes of the beloved Khans of Tarkir draft environment and upscale to a more powerful cube environment. It is designed to feel like a souped-up Limited format rather than a traditional Cube experience. This is not a “set cube”. It does not include every card from Khans, nor is every card from Khans block. What this cube does is take the themes, draft style and play patterns of Khans of Tarkir and seeks to create the same type of experience that the original set provided.
Focus on synergies and cohesion in your decks, peppered with individually powerful heavy hitters from Tarkir (or mechanically similar cards).
Common themes:
Abzan (BGW): Outlast (+1/+1 counters)
Jeskai (WUR): Prowess (noncreature spells)
Sultai (BUG): Delve (graveyard matters)
Mardu (WBR): Raid (attacking)
Temur (RUG): Ferocious (tempo/stompy)
Morph (all colors, primarily in UG)
Warriors (nonblue)
Descendant of Storms > Usher of the Fallen
Rally the Monastery > Phalanx Tactics
Aligned Heart > Cast Out
Ureni's Rebuff > Winds of Rebuke
Yathan Tombguard > Gurmag Angler
Thundermane Dragon > Bedlam Reveler
Herd Heirloom > Pelt Collector
Roamer's Routine > Epic Confrontation
Frostcliff Siege > Wee Dragonauts
Host of the Hereafter > Nyx Weaver
Hollowmurk Siege > Corpsejack Menace
Frontline Rush > Ride Down
Thunder of Unity > Solemn Simulacrum
Temur Battlecrier > Avalanche Tusker
Roar of Endless Song > Mythos of Illuna
Revival of the Ancestors > Necravolver
Rediscover the Way > Whirlwind of Thought
Jeskai Revelation > Kykar, Wind's Fury
Awaken the Honored Dead > Mythos of Brokkos
Fangkeeper's Familiar > Anavolver
Kotis, Sibsig Champion > Muldrotha, the Gravetide
Kishla Skimmer > Mystic Snake