The goal of this cube is to be enjoyable for all players by cutting down on keywords and complexity where possible, but still allow for unique, interactive game play. We typically draft 16-card packs, because why not?

Reminder text
Non-evergreen keywords should have reminder text. Cards such as Greater Gargadon have been omitted as there are no versions with reminder text.

No dual-faced cards
Thing in the Ice sure is awesome, but triple checking its ability on the back side of the card sure is not.

No combo
There are currently no I-win combos in this cube. Yes, casting Reanimate targeting Griselbrand can often win the game, but cards like Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and Sun Titan are included for value, not as a combo piece.

Lands
When in doubt, take a mana-fixing land, especially at the beginning of the draft. The power level of the cube is so high that you'll still find later picks to round out your deck, so having a flexible mana base is very helpful. Old-school dual lands such as Tundra, Underground Sea, and Taiga represent some of the most powerful cards in Magic's history.

Removal
Every deck wants removal, so if you're debating between two cards and one is removal, it's probably better to take the removal as it's more likely it will be picked up by other players.

This cube is packed with powerful cards; in many cases, these cards won't just automatically win games on their own. Building a deck in a synergistic manner is the key to victory! Here are some archetypes/synergies that can be found in the cube: by no means is this list exhaustive.

Try to dump a big creature like Griselbrand onto the battlefield early and protect it from removal. Ingredients for cooking include:

1. A big monster to drop: think Wurmcoil Engine, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, Torsten, Founder of Benalia
2. A way to drop that monster early: Recurring Nightmare, Ilharg, the Raze-Boar, Monster Manual
3. Card draw/selection: Ponder, Faithless Looting, Survival of the Fittest

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Back in my day, there were these spells that encouraged you to break their symmetry. Wildfire and Upheaval are of two these build arounds. How, you ask?

1. Seeing these cards earlier in the draft help you plan around them.
2. Card selection is important! Mind Stone, Bitter Reunion
3. Draft non-land mana sources:
   Wildfire: Think "Big Red" Everflowing Chalice, Chandra, Torch of Defiance
   -You'll also want some early answers like Pyroclasm or Arc Trail
   Upheaval: creatures can come back and so will ETB triggers! Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary, Coveted Jewel
   -Consider ways to abuse ramp, such as Time Warp and Eternal Witness
4. A win condition that persists after the big spell has resolved:

• Something that survives Wildfire, ex: Inferno Titan, Thundermaw Hellkite
  Wildfire gets cast with Inferno Titan on the board. All the weenies burn a fiery death, Inferno Titan lives on with artifact-mana backup, and we are on our way to winning.
• Or resolves after Upheaval on an empty board, such as: Psychic Frog.
  Upheaval resolves with with two mana floating, Psychic Frog gets cast afterwards, hits the empty board, and now represents a threat that can grow/be protected until victory.

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This is a bit less prescriptive. Let's look at some cards that make lands one of the best, most flexible resources in the cube.

1. Draft lands early! They help with flexible deck building and enable a powerful strategy unto themselves.
2. Landfall: Any time a land enters the battlefield we get an effect? Awesome! Let's pair Lotus Cobra and Bristly Bill, Spine Sower with a Flooded Strange and get two triggers per one-fetch land.
3. Graveyard: Many creatures in the cube benefit from lands being in the graveyard and can also generate landfall triggers: Ramunap Excavator, Knight of the Reliquary, Elvish Reclaimer.
4. Card Selection: Pairing cards like Mirri's Guile and Sensei's Divining Top with Oracle of Mul Daya or Courser of Kruphix can help filter card selection. Don't like what's on top of your library? Shuffle it away by cracking a Misty Rainforest.