Neoclassical Cube

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Art by Tom WänerstrandArt by Tom Wänerstrand

360 Card Cube

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The Neoclassical Cube is my attempt to capture and celebrate the spirit of the early days of Magic. It is a synergistic, wide power band environment that pursues the archetypes and play patterns of pre-modern.

In the spirit of neoclassicism, I am not strictly limiting myself to cards printed in the pre-modern era. Newer printings of cards are permitted, though they must clear a high bar for inclusion, ideally calling back to a classic card. They may not:

  • Feature relatively radical mechanics, like double-face cards, the initiative, mutate, etc.
  • Use counters that did not exist in pre-modern
  • Use non-evergreen mechanics that did not exist in pre-modern
  • Reference planeswalkers
  • Be of a power level inappropriate for pre-modern Magic (as decided subjectively by me)

This cube is played unsleeved and features heavily played and damaged cards accordingly. If you have any especially trashed or naively altered versions of any of these cards, please email me at andymangold@gmail.com.

As I've explored this cube I've gotten better at identifying the broad design patterns of "old-school" Magic:

One detail of old school Magic I am trying to capture is the naïveté of the early days of Magic R&D. I want to recreate the era of Magic where absolutely egregious, broken cards were played alongside total jank.

Influences:

This list is very much a work in progress.

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