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Table of Contents:

1. Overview
2. 2 Color Archetypes/Themes
3. 3 Color Shards/Wedges

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Overview

This is supposed to be a "budget" cube where all cards are less than 3 USD at the time of addition. The mana base is the most expensive part containing good lands (shocks, fetches, pathways). If you remove that and swap out to other lands prioritizing untapped duals, you can reduce the cost to <400 USD. All were using Card Kingdom prices.

I am not sure I will keep this budget restriction, but it was a good starting point for my first cube.

• This is a singleton balanced non-set cube
• Speed of the format
  • Recent retail speed that is similar to ONE or BRO. Turn 2. You want to do something, either drop a threat, defensive speed or progress your plan. 1 drops are available for aggro strategies.
• What kind of cube is it?
  • A low-mid power synergy cube based on the 10 guild colors. Tighter identities and higher power than a retail draft set.
• Power Differentials
  • Bombs may include:
    

    

    

    

    

    

    
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• Boardwipes :
  • Unconditional are 5 mana value in white
    

    
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• Color support
  • 2 color decks are the norm.

2 Color Archetypes/Themes: Blink ETB

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Tempo Ninjas

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Sacrifice

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+1/+1 Counters

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Lands Matter / Landfall

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Graveyard Value

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Spellslinger

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Aristocrats

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Go Wide Aggro

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Big Mana Ramp. Flash subtheme.

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3 Color Shards/Wedges Esper - Enter the Battlefield Effects

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Naya - Big tokens (+1/+1 tokens)

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Abzan - Graveyard / Death Value

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Temur - Ramp

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Mardu - Sacrifice

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All comments and feedback are eagerly appreciated.