>>> ### Jonathan's Commander Cube <<< __________________________________________________________________________ ### Introduction Welcome to my cube! This cube has been in the works for many years now, and I'm so happy it's finally ready to be played! This cube has a heavy focus on building around 3-color commanders. Not just because I think they're the most fun to build, but because I also think 3-color commanders have some of the most unique designs without having too many colors in their color identities, which can lead to decks devolving into "good stuff piles". That said, the cube is by no means in its final form yet, and I plan on making changes as I receive feedback from players. For now though, I hope you enjoy drafting and building decks with my cube, and I can't wait to continue to make changes to ensure the cube is the absolute best it can be. Without further ado, let's get in to the drafting rules of the cube and what themes you can expect to see as you're drafting and deckbuilding. ___________________________________________________________________________ ### Drafting and Deckbuilding Rules - The cube is meant to be drafted in pods of 8, and it can support up to 16 players (two pods of 8) drafting at the same time - Each player is given three, 22-card packs to draft - Players pick TWO cards per pack and pass packs to the player on their left for pack one, to the player on their right for pack two, and again to the player on their left for pack three - Packs are seeded with 3-color commanders. Which commanders are included in the draft as well as the number of commanders seeded in each pack is dependant on the amount of players drafting. Any 3-color commanders not seeded in packs are left out of the draft pool. - **Breakdown of seeding for commanders is as follows:** | 8 Players Drafting | 12 Players Drafting | 16 Players Drafting| | :----------: | :-----------: | :----------: | | Two seeded in each pack. (Four and five color commanders excluded from the draft) | Two seeded in packs 1 & 2, One seeded in pack 3. (Four and five color commanders excluded from the draft) | Two seeded in pack 1, One seeded in packs 2 & 3. Additionally, the four and five color commanders can only show up in pack 3 (to help prevent decks from becoming 4/5-color "good stuff piles" early on in the draft) - After the draft is over, each player will be given a [[Command Tower]] to add to their pool. Each player will then construct a 60-card commander deck (commander(s) count towards the 60) that follows standard commander color identity rules. It's recommended decks have roughly 24-26 lands and 34-36 nonland cards. - While it is recommended that players build 3-color decks since those are the most supported color pairs in the cube, it is not a requirement - Players will then split up into groups of 4 to play a game of commander with their decks - All other normal commander rules apply: Starting life totals are 40, first mulligan is free, and commander damage is 21 For the first iteration of this cube, I decided not to include any Conspiracy, Unset, or banned cards. This was done with the intention of making drafting and playing with the cube as intuitive as possible. That said, I'm open to changing this philosophy if there's enough interest from the playerbase. ___________________________________________________________________________ ### Draft Archetypes - Every draft archetype has 3-4 commanders that synergize strongly with what that color combo is trying to do, as well as 2-3 commanders that support a sub-strategy ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> ### {W}{U}{B} Esper: Artifact Armies <<< ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> **Meet the Commanders:** <<< >>> <<[[!Urza, Chief Artificer|30f27d74-2a46-478e-950b-5d3883be555a]][[!Alela, Artful Provocateur]][[!Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain|19266b5a-ff78-436c-b0f1-457e80bb647e]]>> <<< >>> <<[[!Marneus Calgar]][[!Kamiz, Obscura Oculus]][[!Raffine, Scheming Seer]]>> <<< **Primary Theme(s):** Artifacts, Tokens **Notable Support Cards:** [[The Flesh Is Weak]], [[Illustrious Wanderglyph]], [[Thopter Spy Network]], [[Marionette Master]], [[Urza, Prince of Kroog]], and [[Threefold Thunderhulk]] **Secondary Theme(s):** Go-Wide Aggro, +1/+1 Counters ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> ### {U}{B}{R} Grixis: Arcane Sorcerers <<< ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> **Meet the Commanders:** <<< >>> <<[[!Anhelo, the Painter]][[!Kess, Dissident Mage|e83e6d7a-3af0-4955-8004-2310f051e306]][[!Cormela, Glamour Thief]]>> <<< >>> <<[[!Saruman, the White Hand]][[!Marchesa, the Black Rose|3242a9f0-2ba3-4852-ac8f-366772ac1c62]][[!Ashad, the Lone Cyberman]]>> <<< **Primary Theme(s):** Spellslinger (Instants/Sorceries) **Primary Theme Support Cards:** [[Maestros Confluence]], [[Talrand, Sky Summoner]], [[Sedgemoor Witch]], [[Guttersnipe]], [[Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator]], and [[Melek, Izzet Paragon]] **Secondary Theme(s):** Aristocrats ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> ### {B}{R}{G} Jund: Greatness, At Any Cost <<< ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> **Meet the Commanders:** <<< >>> <<[[!Henzie "Toolbox" Torre]][[!Ziatora, the Incinerator]][[!Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper|a873dbe5-d95a-4ecb-ac0a-8dc6c40f3576]]>> <<< >>> <<[[!Bhaal, Lord of Murder]][[!Kresh the Bloodbraided|8b4b3c5f-32ea-4208-86d4-bb86e3b8d7d5]][[!Thantis, the Warweaver]]>> <<< **Primary Theme(s):** Aristocrats **Primary Theme Support Cards:** [[Riveteers Ascendancy]], [[Priest of Forgotten Gods]], [[Nadier's Nightblade]], [[Voldaren Thrillseeker]], and [[Greater Good]] **Secondary Theme(s):** +1/+1 Counters, Goad/Forced Combat ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> ### {G}{W}{U} Bant: "Creaturefall" <<< ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> **Meet the Commanders:** <<< >>> <<[[!Galadriel, Light of Valinor]][[!Roon of the Hidden Realm|54e2d6c2-a233-4e37-94c9-673a4a957e0c]][[!Amareth, the Lustrous]]>> <<< >>> <<[[!Brenard, Ginger Sculptor]][[!Alistair, the Brigadier]][[!Falco Spara, Pactweaver]]>> <<< **Primary Theme(s):** Creature ETBs, Flicker **Notable Support Cards:** [[Sun Titan]], [[Mulldrifter]], [[Lord of Change]], [[Virtue of Knowledge]], and [[Eternal Witness]], and [[Radagast the Brown]] **Secondary Theme(s):** +1/+1 Counters, Go-Wide >>> ***Work In Progress*** <<<