Overview

Pauper$^{cubed}$ (also known as $p^3$) is a contemporary Vintage Pauper cube that prioritizes power, balance, and diversity without relying on functional or strictly worse reprints.

Legality

Only cards that Gatherer describes as either explicitly legal or explicitly banned in Pauper Constructed are considered.

Hybrid Cards

Hybrid cards are identified based on the optional use of color in casting costs, alternative costs, and costs to activate abilities. Cards that survey the basic land types among lands you control are also included. The quantity of hybrid cards is balanced across all 5 colors, while also taking into account cards that could be played in any deck.

Snow

All basic lands used for deck construction are snow-covered.

Ownership

This list describes all the cards in an existing physical cube comprised of tournament legal paper cards.

Printings

The following characteristics are given preference, in order:

Text Elements

1. Full English language rules text
2. Current erratum
3. No reminder text
4. Reminder text separators
5. Watermarks

Frame Elements

1. Black borders
2. M15+ frames
3. Borderless frames
4. Extended art frames
5. Security stamps
6. Showcase frames
7. Promo stamps

Foiling Elements

1. Etched foiling
2. Galaxy foiling
3. Textured foiling
4. Gilded foiling
5. Surge foiling
6. Traditional foiling