Old Frame Powered Cube
Cube ID
Art by Mark Zug
Old Frame Powered Cube
Based on the Golden Age Cube
Built with only old frame (retro) cards from Beta to Scourge, with a few important exceptions for the allied fetch lands and mana rocks! It's powerful and fun with a very healthy dose of nostalgia.
DESIGN
- Size: 540 cards
- Powered: Yes
- Card pool: Beta to Scourge, including Portal sets
- Theme: old bordered cards only with nostalgia archetypes and cards
ARCHETYPES & THEMES
There are quite a few draftable archetypes with lots of mix-and-match and cross pollination! Here's the breakdown by color support:
- Aggro
- Armageddon Weenie:
- Flyers tempo:
- Burn:
- Suicide black:
- Green stompy:
- Counter burn:
- Ponza/RG aggro:
- Control
- Tap-out control:
- Stax:
- Land Destruction:
- Mill: (weak, considering removal)
- Enchantments:
- Combo
- Stasis:
- Reanimator:
- RecSur toolbox:
- Sneak and Show:
- Fatties/ramp:
- Storm:
DRAFTING
Recommended Players: 8-12
The cube's archetype-heavy design requires players to see more cards so that they can ensure quality builds and appropriate support pieces. Glimpse drafting or similar is recommended for less than 8 players.
ASFAN
Creature Removal: 2.69
Artifact Removal: 0.61
Enchantment Removal: 0.42
Sedge Troll out for cost, Pyre Zombie in as a BR replacement
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