This cube showcases Common and Uncommon cards that were strong performers in recent Limited formats. It aims to evoke the experience of booster draft without the duds, providing an opportunity for draft nerds to play with the cards we know and love (or love to hate).

Design restrictions

• 36 non-land Rare/Mythic cards, one per pack.
• 72 lands, 2 per pack.
• Commons must make up a plurality of the cube.
• Bonus sheet cards are excluded from the main pool.

Other design considerations

• Commons and Uncommons are primarily chosen by importance in their set of origin. However, many strong cards are excluded when their power is dependent on support from narrow synergies that aren't supported across sets.
• Rares should be powerful build-arounds, around B+ to A- power level. Ideally, they will be attractive first picks but not be standalone bombs that win a game on their own. I’d love to get feedback if any rares are either too bomby or not powerful enough for a P1P1.
• False signposts should be avoided - cards that require set-specific support to be good (e.g. Toxic, most tribal payoffs).

The Bonus Pack

If Lore Seeker is drafted, an additional 15-card pack is assembled by pulling randomly from this pool of bonus sheet cards and is added to the draft, with the player who drafted Lore Seeker picking first.

Archetypes

Cards are chosen for this cube based on importance their set of origin, with synergy as a secondary concern. The cube is decidedly not built with support of specific archetypes as a primary goal. That being said, I have identified a number of emergent themes that run across sets and give a higher weight to cards that support them.