This cube is a love letter to the Lord of the Rings draft format. I wanted to expand this drafting environment that captures the magic the LOTR lore by bringing in more cards into the card pool
Set Up:
3 packs of 16 for each player (384 cube)
Things to note for this cube: singleton was broken in order to ensure that Ring Tempt and other deck building themes were able to be drafted.
While there are many of the cards from the draft format represented here, there are in addition cards from the LOTR product such as the Commander decks and the Holiday bundles. In addition, there are cards that were included from other magic sets that fit the flavor vibe.
Many of the drafting archetypes from retail limited appear in this cube and I suggest thinking in terms of 2-3 colors such as Jeskai aggro, Abzan midrange Food, Grixis Control, and Bant Scry value. There are some support put in place for 5 Color good stuff, Treefolk and more goblins than you would find in Moria.
This cube was featured at Cube Con 2024!