Art by Justyna DuraCube containing cards from New Innistrad -- Crimson Vow. This is a 180-card set cube that can be drafted 2-4 players. Combine with my Midnight Hunt Cube for a 360-card 8-player New Innistrad Double Feature.
Design Philosophy:The goal of this cube is to capture the flavor of the gothic horror of Magic: The Gathering, using Crimson Vow cards. The goal of gameplay is retail+: you will see more rares than in a retail draft and they are more likely to be playable, but gameplay will still rely on commons and uncommons as well. Highlights include transforming double-face cards, spooky tribes in multiple color pairs, graveyard value, and blood tokens.
Archetypes:All color pairings are playable. For an in-depth limited review of the set, see here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZbQf_e1ASTOKhhSb0pN60wDIEaOy9-BhU3iW9vna40c/edit?usp=sharing
Spirits and Auras Take to the skies and protect your Spirits with Auras
Exploit Zombies Sacrifice your zombies for rewards -- they will rise again
Vampires/Blood Tokens Use Blood tokens to feed your hand or produce other deadly effects
Werewolf Stompy Use night and day to unleash the powerful back faces of Werewolf cards
How to Train Your Human Strenght in numbers can generate an overwhelming attack force.
Life Gain Gain life early. Gain life often. Win the long game.
Noncreatures Matter Use creature spells that benefit when you cast any noncreature spell
I Like Big Butts and I Cannot lie The tougher your creatures, the more powerful you grow<<<
It Takes Two to Tango Gain bonuses for attacking with two creatures
Graveyard Might Fill your graveyard with cards, then use a variety of spells that want you to have a full graveyard.
- blood tokens are synergistic in multiple color pairs, but mainly in Grixis (blue/black/red)
- only two gold cards per each multicolor pair, generally an uncommon and a rare
| 2-3 players | 4 players | |
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| Grid Draft | Divide the cube into 18 packs of 9 cards each. Create a 3x3 grid of cards for each pack, 1 at a time. First player chooses a row or column, and second player chooses another row or column. Discard the remaining cards and open the next pack. Take turns going first until you have opened and drafted all packs. This option also allows for 3 players: just don't burn the last 3 cards from each pack. Cards seen: 162/180 (90%) Draft pool per player: 54 | N/A |
| Cards seen | 162/180 (90%) | N/A |
| Draft pool | 54 | N/A |
| Minneapolis Draft | Divide the cube into packs of 7 cards each. Each player gets 8 packs, so you will need either 16 packs (2 players) or 24 packs (3 players). Set aside the remaining cards -- these will be removed from the draft pool. Round 1: open pack 1, pick 1, pass. Round 2: pick 2, pass. Round 3: pick 2, pass. Round 4: Burn the last 2 and move on to the next pack. At the end of the draft, players should have a 40-card pool. | N/A |
| Cards seen | 112 with 2 players (62%) or 168 with 3 (93%) | N/A |
| Draft pool | 40 | N/A |
| Booster Draft | N/A | Divide the cube into packs of 9 cards each. Each player gets 5 packs, so you will need 20 packs. Set aside the remaining cards -- these will be removed from the draft pool. Round 1: open pack 1, pick 1, pass. Round 2: pick 1 and pass, and so on. |
| Cards seen | N/A | 180 (100%) |
| Draft pool | N/A | 45 |
Do you have 5-8 players?: New Innistrad Double Feature! Combine this set cube with my set cube for Midnight Hunt and draft with 15-card packs for a traditional booster draft. Each player gets 3 packs.