Art by Kieran YannerI no longer own this cube so there will be not further updates.
Themes of the Cube Draft Matters / Small Cubing Group SizeThe Conspiracy sets have revolutionized drafting and made drafting more than merely picking the twenty-three best cards. They emphasized the drafting process and appropriately include cards that affect more than one active player. To replicate this experience, a singleton copy of each Conspiracy card is included in the cube and are randomly inserted into packs. Additionally with the 'Draft Matters Cards' like Garbage Fire, the Cogwork cycle cards, and others card selection and pick order matter. Due to the unique nature of Conspiracy, this cube is designed for a playgroup to draft with limited numbers.
Multi-player MattersThe Conspiracy sets serve as a good backbone with multiplayer magic in mind. When the cube was designed, cards were selected that formed cycles to compliment the various archetypes. Inspiration was derived from the commander sets with regard to each
multiplayer cycle (Join forces, Tempting offer, etc.) that gave fun, splashy interactions that provides a holistic multiplayer experience.
The Backbone of the Cube was designed with every card that has a Conspiracy set mechanic (Dethrone, parley, conspiracies, voting
cards, monarch, etc.) would be included in the cube in the following distribution:
- Three of each common
- Two of each uncommon
- One of each Rare, Mythic, and Conspiracy card
The 3/2/1/1 distribution allowed each card to appear enough times per draft without warping there respective formats. The rest of the cube is filled with singletons that would support each of the respective draft archetypes that would provide a power level similar to a masters style of draft. Another important part in terms of preserving the flavor of Conspiracy block cube is to ensure the major characters from Fiora are represented in the cube, so each Legendary creature has been included as a singleton in the cube.The following draft archetypes currently exist in the Conspiracy block cube:
Fliers/Tempo
Value Control (Monarch Matters, Graveyard Matters, Politics)
Aggro (Goblin Subtheme)
Ramp (Big Creatures Matter)
Tokens (Elf Subtheme)
Midrange politics (Voting, Monarch Matters)
Spells Matter (Tempo/Control)
Graveyard Matters Midrange (Sacrifice, Reanimation)
Go wide Aggro (Human Subtheme)
Midrange (Big Creatures Matter)
Booster packs construction is not intended to match the rarity ratio of a real Conspiracy booster, however each pack is seeded with one Conspiracy card in addition to the fourteen regular cube cards.
Four DraftersFour is the minimal amount of drafters this cube should be drafted with. In preparing booster packs each player should have five packs of nine cards. One Conspiracy card should not be seeded within each of these booster packs. Conspiracy cards should only be
placed within three of each player's five packs, resulting in twelve Conspiracy cards within the card pool. The inclusion of eight additional Conspiracy cards within the card pool tends to skew players' deck into the heavy reliance on Conspiracy cards rather
then the deck archetypes within the cube. The odds of Sovereign's Realm appearing within the card pool increases as well within the eight additional Conspiracy cards. See the notes on Sovereign's Realm under the Watch List section.
These cards are the cards that are currently being tested:
Potential InclusionsThese cards are being considered for testing within the cube. They aren't actively being tested, but maybe in the future assuming the precise home can be found for them.
Watch ListSovereign's Realm: This Conspiracy encourages players to draft only the best cards within the card pool. In drafts with four players, the player who drafts this card tends to have the strongest and most consistent deck with the pod. More often then not, powerful archetype specific cards are drafted by this player to the detriment of the other drafters within the pod.
The watch list only applies to cards within the Conspiracy sets.
Ban List- None
The ban list only applies to cards within the Conspiracy sets.
This latest cube update includes four of the five cards from Commander Legends court cycle. In addition to bestowing the monarch on the player each card includes a power effect that pairs nicely with a few of the deck archetypes within the cube.
- Court of Grace will replace Blind Obedience.
- Blind Obedience wasn't able to live up to it's full potential without the aid of additional stax pieces.
- Academy Elite will replace Chasm Skulker.
- Chasm Skulker always felt out of place in the cube in regards to the cube's theme. Academy Elite is a much better choice given it was printed in the original conspiracy set and plays nicely with the
spells matters archetype.
- Chasm Skulker always felt out of place in the cube in regards to the cube's theme. Academy Elite is a much better choice given it was printed in the original conspiracy set and plays nicely with the
- Court of Cunning will replace Opposition.
- Opposition was added to the cube as a pet card in hopes that it would pair nicely with the tokens deck. It turns out that its effect isn't as powerful in a multiplayer game, thus making it hard to justify as a splash.
- Opposition was added to the cube as a pet card in hopes that it would pair nicely with the
- Court of Ambition will replace Electrolyze.
- Court of Ambition may be too powerful in either the politics deck of the value control deck. At this time Court of Ambition will be under heavy review.
- Court of Ambition may be too powerful in either the
- Court of Bounty will replace Burgeoning.
- Court of Bounty will allow both creature heavy decks
Ramp and Midrange to cheat some of their fatties into play. This should be interesting.
- Court of Bounty will allow both creature heavy decks
- Harald Unites the Elves will replace Skull Prophet.
- There is an elf subtheme to the the
graveyard matters and Harald Unites the Elves is a pretty strong signpost as to what the color pair can do. I am however a little disappointed that had to include a card that focuses on Kaldheim to tie together the main theme and subtheme of together.
- There is an elf subtheme to the the
- Chitterspitter will replace Forgotten Ancient.
- Squirrels somehow became a subtheme of the tokens deck. Honestly Forgotten Ancient was cut more often than not by players who drafted it. Chitterspitter should add a bit of fun to the emerging squirrel deck.
- Squirrels somehow became a subtheme of the
- Disenchant will replace Pacifism.
- Disenchant is included with this update to help control some of the powerful cards of the court cycle.