Art by Volkan BaǵaThis is a Pioneer Cube jam-packed with showcase / secret lair / promo cards with the goal of showcasing the best of the Pioneer format while also showing off some SPICY bling! The card pool is highly-interactive with a low mana-value, averaging out at a Mana Value of 3, that supports a variety of archetypes. Cube classics, and Pioneer meta decks, like White Weenies, UW Control, Red Deck Wins, Rakdos Midrange are just some of the popular drafted decks.
This cube is generally updated along with changes to the Pioneer meta, and typically delayed a set in updates so I have time to test new cards in both constructed and limited!
In this cube you can find...
Mono-White Humans
Red Deck Wins
Izzet Spells
Azorious Control
Rakdos Midrange
Format Banned Cards
With a fair amount of testing, these cards are not as easy to 'break' in a limited environment.
In this cube you will not find the following...
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No textless / Difficult to decipher cards / Universes Beyond variants or cards. I will not be adding in UB cards from mainstay standard releases like Final Fantasy or Avatar the Last Airbender, even if they are tier 1 decks in the pioneer format. Yeah Starting Town is fantastic, but I'll wait until we get a Universe Within printing tyvm.
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No major identified power outliers that lead to feels-bad beats. Oko, Thief of Crowns is just insanely strong and is perma-banned from this environment. I'm starting to lighten up on Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, but I think black has a high enough density of threats that we could do without her for the time being.
Trial and Error Bans
- Deathcap CultivatorScrapshooter
- Traverse the UlvenwaldBushwhack
- Tyvar, the PummelerGoldvein Hydra
- Syr Ginger, the Meal EnderLavaspur Boots
- DreadboreMolten Collapse
- Crawling BarrensMana Confluence
- Extinction EventNowhere to Run
- Elspeth Conquers DeathCollector's Cage
- Cruel SomnophageDark Confidant
- Migloz, Maze CrusherRoxanne, Starfall Savant
- Anax, Hardened in the ForgeNova Hellkite
- Alseid of Life's BountyNurturing Pixie
- Ghost VacuumEmrakul, the Promised End
- Deeproot WayfinderPawpatch Recruit
- Arcane ProxyMarang River Regent
A lot of cards cut really didn't see much play and were frequent sideboard / unplayed cards. I really wanted to inject some new blood into the cube, and I figured there were some overdue cuts, cards to try, and a few that I'm just yolo life's a risking jamming in for testing. I'll throw a bigger update as it gets closer to CubeCon, but this is just a holdover for now!