The Alpha Reimagined cube is an attempt to capture Alpha's "Magic as Richard Garfield intended" feel while making improvements by incorporating design lessons learned over the course of Magic's history. What does that mean specifically?

• 47 of the original 302 cards from Alpha/Beta.
• Iconic cards like Serra Angel and Shivan Dragon as some of the most powerful creatures.
• Cards which try to capture a single resonant fantasy concept like a wish-granting genie or a deal with the devil.
• Simple card designs with little text and no non-evergreen keywords.
• Game-warping symmetric effects that would never be printed today like Armageddon and Winter Orb.
• A conspicuous obsession with walls, auras, lifegain, and color-hosers.
• A consistent visual design reminiscent of a booster pack. (All cards are in the M15 frame.)
• A very sparing use of tokens and counters.

• 6 color-shifted references to cards from Alpha like Prodigal Pyromancer over Prodigal Sorcerer and Heartbeat of Spring over Mana Flare.
• 12 re-balanced references to cards from Alpha like Time Warp over Time Walk and Mind Shatter over Mind Twist.
• 11 direct call-backs to cards from Alpha like Glorious Anthem over Crusade and Gauntlet of Power over Gauntlet of Might.
• Newer cards which have that core set aesthetic that feels right at home in Alpha like Divination and Murder.
• Cards from or referencing other 93/94 sets that feel like they could have appeared in Alpha.
• Newer evergreen keywords like flash and lifelink.
• Enter the battlefield effects and cantrips, which are fundamental to how cards are balanced nowadays.

• Extreme power outliers that are far too strong like Ancestral Recall or are far too weak like Wanderlust.
• Expensive creatures with massive downsides like Lord of the Pit and Force of Nature. (The creature costing 6+ mana is enough of a cost.)
• Completely vanilla creatures like Gray Ogre which don't lead to much depth of play.

This version of Alpha Reimagined was featured at CubeCon 2024.