Art by Phil FoglioThis is my attempt at a 4 player commander cube, heavily based on Dan's Commander/EDH Cube with my own twists. It started out as a collection of random cards I had on hand and some broken-apart EDH decks and is now my main MTG project. This cube aims to emulate my favourite aspects of my two favourite formats, Limited & EDH.
- Basics are the only thing guaranteed, everything else must be drafted; sometimes you have to play with the jank you got. However, to avoid the potential of someone not having a commander, there are 3 legendaries seeded into each pack and Prismatic Pipers will be available after the draft for those who absolutely need them.
- There are a few commander staples, Rhystic Study, Arcane Signet, Command Tower etc. but I tried to avoid some of the staples that I personally found unfun or required the cube to include multiple of to balance it. For example, there is no Sol Ring.
- Combos exist but are usually 3 cards or more and are not overly common or oppressive.
- The cube contains a few conspiracy cards to make drafting a bit more interesting.
- Ideal draft pod size is 8 as it allows all cards in the cube to be drafted. Cards are in here to be played, they will be played... unless they are in the sideboard.
- Draft 3 packs of 20 with 3 legendaries seeded in each pack
- Draft 2 cards per pick
- Standard commander rules (Commander colour identity, Commander damage 21 and 40 starting life total)
- First Mulligan is Free
- 60 card deck including commander
- 20-25 lands recommended
- All mono coloured legendaries have "Partner"
Draft Archetypes:
Azorius Blink & (Some) Taxes
Trigger, Trigger and trigger again. The theme relies on repeatable ETBs and tons of Blink/Flicker effects.
Taxing effects exist... more to come.
Main Theme: Blink/Flicker, Tempo
Sub Theme: Control, Artifacts
Recommended Commanders: Roon of the Hidden Realm - Tivit, Seller of Secrets - Oji, the Exquisite Blade
Orzhov Aristocrats & Tokens
The little guys die for the good of the collective... or to just destroy your enemies. Create tokens and things that want to die, then sacrifice and profit.
Main Theme: Sacrifice, Tokens
Sub Theme: Reanimator, Control
Recommended Commanders: Queen Marchesa - Ghave, Guru of Spores - Teysa Karlov
Rakdos Sacrifice & Spells
Burn your opponents and win over time. This deck aims to slowly grind down your opponents with little instances of damage while occasionally storming out.
Main Theme: Sacrifice, Tokens
Sub Theme: Reanimator, Control
Recommended Commanders: Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper - Judith, the Scourge Diva - Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
Boros Go Wide Aggro & equipment
Hit face 100% of the time all the time. Throw in some equipment and just keep bashing until your opponents are in the ground.
Main Theme: Aggro, Equipment
Sub Theme: Burn, Tokens
Recommended Commanders: Adriana, Captain of the Guard - Alesha, Who Smiles at Death - Aurelia, the Law Above
Selesnya Tokens
Cultivate a group of friends and use them to slay your enemies. Big boards and even bigger tokens. Why should you have to decide between having to go wide or tall?
Main Theme: Tokens
Sub Theme: Lands
Recommended Commanders: Phabine, Boss's Confidant - Maja, Bretagard Protector - King Darien XLVIII
Gruul Lands & Stompy
Big guys hit hard and are easy to cast because of your mass of lands. Create a large board of even larger creatures then trample over your enemies.
Main Theme: Stompy, Landfall
Sub Theme: Ramp
Recommended Commanders: Phylath, World Sculptor - Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor - Surrak Dragonclaw
Izzet Storm & Artifacts
Storming off has never been true-er in this deck. Cast and copy to trigger magecraft over and over again.
Main Theme: Storm, Treasures, Artifacts
Sub Theme: Burn
Recommended Commanders: Kykar, Wind's Fury - Galazeth Prismari - Kess, Dissident Mage
Simic Ramp
Ramp into big creatures while drawing tons of cards. Pure value all the time.
Main Theme: Ramp, Control
Sub Theme: Tempo
Recommended Commanders: Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty - Kalamax, the Stormsire - Chulane, Teller of Tales
Golgari Graveyard
Put powerful spells in the graveyard and bring them back for cheap. This archetype can sometimes feels like you are cheating, you are... by cheating death.
Main Theme: Reanimator, Lands
Sub Theme: Aristocrats
Recommended Commanders: Muldrotha, the Gravetide - Myrkul, Lord of Bones - Lord Windgrace
Dimir Control & Initiative
Delve into the dungeon for maximum value. With the high density of removal and difficult to block creatures, it's hard to lose control... or the initiative.
Main Theme: Initiative, Control
Sub Theme: Dungeon, Reanimator
Recommended Commanders: Rilsa Rael, Kingpin - Sefris of the Hidden Ways - Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Legendaries Matter & Party
Manage to collect enough legends? Throw them into a pile of "good stuff" to become legendary in this cube.
Main Theme: Legends, Party
Sub Theme: Good stuff
Recommended Commanders: Sisay, Weatherlight Captain - Tazri, Beacon of Unity
Lore Seeker (Temporarily Removed)
Lore Seeker is included as a way of varying the play experience between drafts. I usually will change cards in the Lore Seeker packs depending on player feedback but I will usually have 1 silly pack and one normal pack that players can choose from. Feel free to do whatever you'd like with these but here are some examples:
Silly PackTo-Do
- Update to 480
- Add Enchantress Theme
- Update to 540
- Update Write Up to match changes