Introduction
Up to 8 players draft a more powerful and condensed version of Khans of Tarkir block limited. Pack design imitates the three original draft boosters but mixes them all and rebalances the carddistribution.
A Classic Set, Remade (Design Goals)
β’ π Embellish a piece of magic's booster history.
--> keep as much of the original format intact while creating a more modern, deep and varied limited environment
β’ βοΈ Balance trumps pure nostalgia.
--> rebalance card distribution, rarity and, in some cases, oracle text
--> nerf overpowered bombs and cut unplayable draft-chaff
--> balance the mana curve of each color and further support archetype synergies to make any color-combination fun and playable.
β’ π Make flavorful additions from other releases that fit the set's themes, art and mechanics.
β’ πͺπΌ Gameplay feels more like block constructed decks rather than the original booster-draft format as decks are generally more powerful.
--> Commons are still valuable, decks are just more synergistic and reliable (fixing, mana curve)
β’ π€πΌ Drastic reworks are optional to also include players looking for a more traditional set-cube experience.
β’ πΈ Small & Affordable
--> Easy assembly, low barrier to entry
How different is this cube from the original blocks' boosters?
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(Γ) Cards from other sets
Γ Altered Card-Text
Γ Altered Booster-Design
More remastered set cubes:
ππKaladesh Reinvented
ππ»Shadows Over Innistrad Revived
π‘οΈποΈDominaria (2018) Reimagined
βοΈποΈKaldheim Reclaimed
π¦
π₯Core M19 Realigned
ποΈπ§ββοΈAmonkhet Recovered
"Plane Limited" Set Cubes:
Ravnica
Ixalan
Mirrodin
Innistrad
Rules / Booster setup
Commons have up to two copies, everything else is singleton.
Each player receives 3 packs of 15 cards, containing:
Pack 01
7 Common, 4 Uncommon, 3 Rare, 1 Land
Pack 02
8 Common, 4 Uncommon, 2 Rare, 1 Land
Pack 03
8 Common, 4 Uncommon, 2 Rare, 1 Land
Rebalancing
I rebalanced a few underpowered cards by adjusting their mana cost or abilities. In case you are looking for an extra balanced draft of the format, apply these changes:
- Dragonbell monk - Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, target creature gains vigilance until end of turn.
- Strongarm monk - costs

, Morph 

- Elite scaleguard - costs

, 1/2 body
- Lightwalker - 1/1 body, Raid - When ~ enters the battlefield, if you attacked this turn, bolster 1.
- Enduring victory - Bolster 2 instead.
- Sultai skullkeeper - When ~ is put into exile from anywhere, draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
- Taigam's scheming - Surveil 5. When ~ is put into exile from anywhere, draw a card.
- Mindscour dragon - Morph


- Monastery loremaster - megamorph

, 3/3 body
- Zephyr scribe - has prowess
- Silumgar spell-eater - Morph

instead.
- Frost walker - Discard a card: Return ~ from your graveyard to your hand.
- Skywise teachings - costs


- Quiet contemplation - costs


- Dutiful attendant - morph

- Dutiful return - Is an instant, has Raid If you attacked with a creature this turn, this spell costs
less to cast.
- Disowned ancestor - When ~ dies, put it's +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
- Flatten - When ~ is put into exile from anywhere, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
- Defeat - Raid - If you attacked this turn, surveil 3.
- Bitter revelation - is an instant.
- Battle brawler - Megamorph


- Noxious dragon - morph


- Bloodfire expert - morph

- Kolaghan Aspirant - has Dash

- Twin bolt - Face-down creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
- Bathe in Dragonfire - Formidable If creatures you control have total power 8 or more, scry 2.
- Hordeling outburst - "You may sacrifice a nontoken creature. If you do, return ~ to it's owner's hand as it resolves."
- Mardu Warshrieker - costs


- Mardu Heart-piercer -

: Return ~ to it's owner's hand.
- Bloodfire enforcer - morph


- Dragon-Style twins - morph


- Goblin slide - costs


Qal sisma behemoth - Morph costs you pay cost
less.
- Sparktongue dragon - trigger costs


- Arc lightning - Formidable If creatures you control have total power 8 or more, you may cast ~ as though it has flash.
- Shockmaw dragon - morph


- Woolly Loxodon - has trample
- Frontier mastodon - costs

, has Delve
- Longshot squad - Outlast costs

- Pinion feast - costs


- Destructor dragon - morph


- Surrak, caller of the hunt - Megamorph



- Deathmist raptor - Megamorph


- Circle of elders - costs

, replace ability with: "
: Add
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities."
- Pine Walker - trigger also gains 2 life.
- Icefeather Raven - Megamorph



- Prystine skywise - Morph


, 5/4 body
- Necromaster dragon - , costs


, Morph 

, mills each player instead.
- Boltwing marauder - 4/4 body, "...target non-dragon creature..."
- Cunning strike - costs



- Harbinger of the Hunt - 4/3 body
- Snowhorn rider - 6/5 body
- Sultai soothsayer - Face-down creature you control get +1/+1.
- Warden of the eye - has prowess
- Armament corps - Morph



, "...or is turned face up..."
- Mardu roughrider - morph




- Ivorytusk fortress - morph




- Rakshasa vizier - morph




Archetypes


Mardu Raid Aggro
Pitiless horde, mardu skullhunter, Mardu heart-piercer


Abzan Outlast +1/+1 Counters
Dragonscale general, Hamza, guardian of arashin, ivorytusk fortress


Temur Power-Matters Beatdown
Shaman of the Great hunt, frost walker, tuya bear claw


Jeskai Prowess
Narset, enlightened exile, shu yun, the silent tempest, artful maneuver


Sultai Graveyard Delve
Sudden reclamation, Treasure cruise, rakshasa vizier

5-Color Morph
Secret Plans, Trail of mystery, Temur war shaman
Changes from the original format
- No (french) vanilla morph creatures with terrible stats.
- No tribal support or other fringe keywords supported. As a result the six archetype are much more concise and fun to play.
- Added morph to relevant, high CMC creatures to keep with the spirit of the original format's combat.
- Generally adding some main mechanics like counters or mill to otherwise simple or underpowered cards.
- No overpowered elder dragons or other S-Tier cards. No nerfs this time as there were too many interesting cards already occupying the crowded rare-slot.
Cube Stats | out of 10 |
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Price | 2 |
Size | 4 |
Start difficulty | 2 |
Skill cealing | 4 |
Grindiness | 3 |
Parasitic | 3 |