>>> <<[[!time walk]][[!black lotus]][[!65cce760-d208-441e-b44a-c2157959e6ba]]>> <<< >>> # Vintage Powered Balanced Cube <<< --- >>> ### [Go see my Modern Cube (Incoming)](#) <<< --- The cards are separated by *mana cost* so, for instance, [[Avacyn's Pilgrim]] is {G} and not {G/W} and [[Dismember]] is {B/P} and not {B}. > Why the number of cards by color isn't equal? > {U} has 4/9 power nine cards, it has in general **the** best in the game cards too. {G} does not have a lot of **excellent** cards... The basics should be all the [[ba|Plains]][[si|Island]][[c l|Swamp]][[an|Mountain]][[ds|Forest]], all the [[bas|Snow-covered Plains]][[ic s|Snow-Covered Island]][[now|Snow-covered Swamp]][[ la|Snow-covered mountain]][[nds|Snow-covered forest]] and some [[Wastes]]. # Table of contents --- 1. [Supported archetypes](#supported-archetypes) 2. [Unsupported Archetypes](#unsupported-archetypes) 3. [Known combos and interactions](#known-combos-and-interactions) 4. [Bad cards](#bad-cards) 5. [Other good cards](#other-good-cards) 6. [Original cards](#original-cards) 7. [Inspiration](#inspired-by) # Supported archetypes --- {W} Aggro <<[[!/Kytheon, Hero of Akros]][[!Dauntless Bodyguard]][[!Benalish Marshal]][[!Student of Warfare]]>> {W} Artifact Aggro <<[[!Toolcraft Exemplar]][[!72c1a731-7854-42b1-8719-ac3c2a269c1f]][[!Lodestone Golem]][[!Traxos, Scourge of Kroog]]>> {W} Death and Taxes - Stax <<[[!Thalia, Guardian of Thraben]][[!Archon of Emeria]][[!Thought-Knot Seer]][[!Thorn of Amethyst]]>> {U} Artifact <<[[!Urza, Lord High Artificer]][[!Winter orb]][[!Sai, Master Thopterist]][[!Tezzeret the Seeker]]>> {U} Control <<[[!Snapcaster Mage]][[!Jace, the Mind Sculptor]][[!Ancestral Recall]][[!Mana Drain]]>> {B} Control <<[[!Liliana of the Veil]][[!Braids, Cabal Minion]][[!Thoughtseize]][[!Fatal Push]]>> {B} Reanimate <<[[!Reanimate]][[!Animate Dead]][[!Entomb]][[!Griselbrand]]>> {R} Burn <<[[!Lightning Bolt]][[!Firebolt]][[!Mana flare]][[!Chandra, acolyte of flame]]>> {R} Aggro <<[[!Goblin Guide]][[!Monastery Swiftspear]][[!Goblin Bushwhacker]][[!Reckless Bushwhacker]]>> {G} Unga Bunga <<[[!Llanowar Elves]][[!Rhonas the Indomitable]][[!Questing Beast]][[!Elder Gargaroth]]>> {W/U} Control <<[[!Supreme Verdict]][[!Teferi, Time Raveler]][[!Mana Drain]][[!Moat]]>> {U/B} Control <<[[!Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver]][[!Snapcaster Mage]][[!Thoughtseize]][[!Mana Drain]]>> {B/R} Midrange <<[[!Dark confidant]][[!Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger]][[!Dreadbore]][[!Bonecrusher giant]]>> {G/R} Big <<[[!Oath of Druids]][[!Sneak Attack]][[!Quicksilver Amulet]][[!Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]]>> {G/R} Tron <<[[!Sol ring]][[!Thran dynamo]][[!wurmcoil engine]][[!ugin, the spirit dragon]]>> {G/W} Midrange <<[[!Knight of Autumn]][[!Qasali Pridemage]][[!Collector Ouphe]][[!Mother of Runes]]>> {R/W} Aggro <<[[!Figure of Destiny]][[!Goblin Guide]][[!Goblin Bushwhacker]][[!Student of Warfare]]>> {G}{W}{U} Control <<[[!Oko, Thief of Crowns]][[!Teferi, Time Raveler]][[!Collector Ouphe]][[!Mana Drain]]>> {W}{U}{B} Spells <<[[!Monastery Mentor]][[!Sedgemoor Witch]][[!Mana Drain]][[!Ancestral Recall]]>> {U}{B}{R} Storm <<[[!Brain Freeze]][[!Tendrils of Agony]][[!Pyretic Ritual]][[!Baral, Chief of compliance]]>> {U}{B}{R} Midrange/Control <<[[!Nicol Bolas, the Ravager]][[!Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver]][[!Kolaghan's Command]][[!Cryptic Command]]>> {U}{B}{R} Spells <<[[!Sedgemoor Witch]][[!Dack Fayden]][[!Young Pyromancer]][[!Ancestral recall]]>> {B}{R}{G} Midrange <<[[!Domri, Anarch of bolas]][[!Judith, the scourge diva]][[!Sarulf, Realm Eater]][[!Hellrider]]>> {G}{U}{R} Control <<[[!Wrenn and Six]][[!Oko, Thief of Crowns]][[!Dack Fayden]][[!Collector Ouphe]]>> {U}{R}{W} Storm <<[[!Monastery Mentor]][[!Underworld Breach]][[!Brain Freeze]][[!Ancestral Recall]]>> {U}{R}{W} Spells <<[[!Monastery Mentor]][[!Young Pyromancer]][[!Sprite dragon]][[!Ancestral recall]]>> {U}{R}{W} Kiki-Twin <<[[!kiki-jiki, mirror breaker]][[!Splinter twin]][[!pestermite]][[!restoration angel]]>> {B}{G}{U} Midrange <<[[!Oko, thief of crowns]][[!Tarmogoyf]][[!Snapcaster Mage]][[!Abrupt Decay]]>> {B}{G}{U} Midrange <<[[!Leovold, Emissary of Trest]][[!Oko, Thief of crowns]][[!Hostage Taker]][[!Tarmogoyf]]>> {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} <<[[!Jegantha, the Wellspring]][[!feefe9f0-24a6-461c-9ef1-86c5a6f33b83]][[!Utopia Sprawl]][[!Niv-Mizzet Reborn]]>> # Unsupported Archetypes --- Those archetypes are unsupported because they are too hard to build or they power is too weak: {B} [[Grave|Bloodsoaked champion]][[yard|Dread wanderer]] {G} [[E|Wirewood Symbiote]][[l|Elvish Visionary]][[v|Nettle Sentinel]][[e|Heritage Druid]][[s|Allosaurus Shepherd]] {W/U} [[Standstill]] {U/B} [[Ni|Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow]][[nj|Ingenious Infiltrator]][[as|Changeling Outcast]] {U/B} [[Doomsday]] + [[Thassa's Oracle]] {R/B} [[G|Muxus, Goblin Grandee]][[o|Munitions Expert]][[b|Goblin Lackey]][[l|Goblin Warchief]][[i|Skirk Prospector]][[n|Pashalik Mons]][[s|Goblin Matron]] {W/G} [[Argothian Enchantress]] {G/B} [[D|Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis]][[r|Golgari Thug]][[e|Golgari Grave-Troll]][[d|Shambling Shell]][[g|Bloodghast]][[e|Dakmor Salvage]] {U/G} [[Me|Lord of Atlantis]][[r|Kumena's Speaker]][[fo|Master of the Pearl Trident]][[l|Merfolk Mistbinder]][[k|Merfolk Trickster]] {B}{R}{G} [[Goblin Charbelcher]] {G}{U}{R} [[Food Chain]] {B}{G}{U} [[Aluren]] {U}{B}{R}{G} [[Ad Nauseam]] {G}{W}{U}{B} [[Cephalid Illusionist]] {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} [[Worldgorger Dragon]] ### Those colors are not very powerful in this cube: --- {G/W} {B/W} {G/B} {U/G} {R}{G}{W} {R}{W}{B} {W}{B}{G} {W}{u}{B}{R} {U}{B}{R}{G} {B}{R}{G}{W} {G}{W}{U}{B} # Known Combos and Interactions --- ### Time Walk <<[[!Time Walk]][[!Soulfire Grand Master]]>> <<[[!Time Walk]][[!Eternal Witness]][[!Eldrazi Displacer]]>> <<[[!Time Walk]][[!Arcane Savant]][[!Eldrazi Displacer]]>> <<[[!time walk]][[!arcane savant]][[!kiki-jiki, mirror breaker]]>> <<[[!time walk]][[!arcane savant]][[!splinter twin]]>> ### Isochron Scepter <<[[!Isochron Scepter]][[!Orim's Chant]]>> <<[[!Isochron Scepter]][[!Time Walk]]>> ### Mindslaver <<[[!Mindslaver]][[!Emry, Lurker of the Loch]]>> <<[[!Mindslaver]][[!Eternal Witness]][[!Eldrazi Displacer]]>> <<[[!mindslaver]][[!academy ruins]]>> <<[[!mindslaver]][[!goblin welder]]>> ### Kiki / Twin <<[[!kiki-jiki, mirror breaker]][[!restoration angel]]>> Kiki or Twin + any of those cards <<[[!kiki-jiki, mirror breaker]][[!splinter twin]]>> <<[[!zealous conscripts]][[!pestermite]][[!deceiver exarch]]>> ### Heliod <<[[!Heliod, Sun-Crowned]][[!Walking Ballista]]>> Heliod and Kitchen Finks + a sac outlet <<[[!Heliod, Sun-Crowned]][[!Kitchen Finks]]>> <<[[!Altar of Dementia]][[!Goblin Bombardment]][[!Woe Strider]][[!Yawgmoth, Thran Physician]]>> ### Dark Depths <<[[!Dark Depths]][[!Solemnity]]>> <<[[!Dark Depths]][[!Hex Parasite]]>> <<[[!Dark Depths]][[!Thespian's Stage]]>> ### Persist pick one from each set: <<[[!Solemnity]][[!Rhythm of the Wild]][[!Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit]][[!Hex Parasite]]>> <<[[!Altar of Dementia]][[!Goblin Bombardment]][[!Woe Strider]][[!Yawgmoth, Thran Physician]]>> <<[[!Murderous Redcap]][[!Kitchen Finks]][[!Woodfall Primus]]>> ### Zirda <<[[!Zirda, the Dawnwaker]][[!Basalt Monolith]]>> <<[[!Zirda, the Dawnwaker]][[!Grim Monolith]]>> once you have infinite mana you can for instance play <<[[!Staff of Domination]][[!Retrofitter foundry]]>> ### Rofellos <<[[!Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary]][[!Forest]][[!Forest]][[!Forest]][[!Forest]][[!Forest]][[!Staff of Domination]]>> ### 7 draw pick one from each set: <<[[!Hullbreacher]][[!Narset, Parter of Veils]][[!spirit of the labyrinth]]>> <<[[!Timetwister]][[!Time Spiral]][[!Wheel of Fortune]]>> ### Sneak Attack <<[[!Sneak Attack]][[!Selvala, Heart of the Wilds]]>> ### Fastbond <<[[!Fastbond]][[!Strip Mine]][[!Crucible of Worlds]]>> <<[[!Fastbond]][[!Strip Mine]][[!Ramunap Excavator]]>> ### Sacrifice Control Sacrifice your tokens and make them sacrifice their good stuff <<[[!gideon, ally of zendikar]][[!elspeth, sun's champion]][[!garruk relentless]][[!daretti, ingenious iconoclast]][[!retrofitter foundry]][[!oko, thief of crowns]][[!kiki-jiki, mirror breaker]][[!ophiomancer]][[!bitterblossom]][[!sedgemoor witch]][[!Liliana, Death's Majesty]]>> <<[[!smokestack]][[!contamination]][[!rankle, master of pranks]]>> ### Smokestack <<[[!Smokestack]][[!hex parasite]]>> ### Blink <<[[!Containment Priest]][[!Eldrazi Displacer]]>> <<[[!Containment Priest]][[!Flickerwisp]]>> ### Winter Orb <<[[!Urza, Lord High Artificer]][[!Winter Orb]]>> ### Life <<[[!Life // Death]][[!Garruk Wildspeaker]]>> <<[[!Life // Death]][[!Craterhoof Behemoth]]>> ### Destroy lands <<[[!Boros Charm]][[!Armageddon]]>> ### lol <<[[!Soulfire Grand Master]][[!Ethersworn Canonist]][[!Memory Lapse]]>> ### Punishing Fire <<[[!Punishing Fire]][[!Grove of the Burnwillows]]>> ### Big drops <<[[!Goblin welder]][[!Wurmcoil engine]]>> <<[[!Tinker]][[!Blightsteel Colossus]]>> <<[[!Natural Order]][[!Terastodon]]>> <<[[!Channel]][[!Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]]>> <<[[!/Turntimber Symbiosis]][[!Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]]>> <<[[!Through the Breach]][[!Ancient Stone Idol]]>> # Bad cards --- Those cards seem to be good (and are good on other formats/cubes) but in the Powered Vintage Cube they aren't good enough in my opinion or are good in a specific deck only. <<[[!Hero of Bladehold]][[!Reveillark]][[!Linvala, Keeper of Silence]][[!Trygon Predator]][[!Hypnotic Specter]][[!Mastermind's Acquisition]][[!Magus of the Moon]][[!Goblin Dark-Dwellers]][[!Fauna Shaman]][[!Vivien, Champion of the Wilds]][[!Wilderness Reclamation]][[!Yavimaya Elder]][[!Shardless Agent]][[!Bloodbraid Elf]][[!Huntmaster of the Fells]][[!Archangel Avacyn]][[!Eureka]][[!Sword of Fire and Ice]][[!Sword of Body and Mind]][[!Sword of Feast and Famine]][[!Stoneforge Mystic]][[!Thrun, the Last Troll]][[!Tangle Wire]][[!Avenger of Zendikar]][[!/Delver of Secrets]][[!Imperial Recruiter]][[!Gruul Signet]][[!Boros signet]][[!Talisman of Impulse]][[!talisman of conviction]][[!Palace Jailer]][[!Sun titan]][[!Iona, Shield of Emeria]][[!Enlightened Tutor]][[!Gilded Drake]][[!Phantasmal Image]][[!Spellseeker]][[!Worldly Tutor]][[!Recruiter of the Guard]][[!Custodi Lich]][[!Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite]][[!Nighthawk Scavenger]][[!Tooth and Nail]][[!Cultivate]][[!Kodama's Reach]][[!Brimaz, King of Oreskos]][[!Dreadhorde Arcanist]][[!Scrapheap Scrounger]][[!Progenitus]][[!/Legion's Landing]][[!Land Tax]][[!Kaya, Orzhov Usurper]][[!Tasigur, the Golden Fang]][[!Knight of the Reliquary]][[!Stonecoil Serpent]]>> # Other good cards --- Those cards are very good but I didn't have the place to add them in the cube. <<[[!Ravages of War]][[!Dryad Militant]][[!Sphere of Resistance]][[!Imperial Seal]][[!Myr Battlesphere]][[!Hydroid Krasis]][[!Karn, the Great Creator]][[!Reflecting Pool]][[!Emeria's Call]][[!Control Magic]][[!Reclamation Sage]][[!Lyra Dawnbringer]][[!Daretti, Scrap Savant]][[!Wild growth]][[!Engineered Explosives]][[!Sorcerous Spyglass]][[!Magma Jet]][[!Falkenrath Gorger]][[!Abbot of Keral Keep]][[!Turnabout]][[!Ancient Grudge]][[!Consecrated Sphinx]][[!Deranged Hermit]][[!red elemental blast]][[!pyroblast]]>> # Original cards --- Those *weird* cards that we don't see often in Vintage Cube decklists but I think that they are pretty good! <<[[!Court Homunculus]][[!Toolcraft Exemplar]][[!Halvar, God of Battle]][[!Avalanche Caller]][[!Whirler Rogue]][[!Arcane Savant]][[!Volatile Chimera]][[!Laelia, the Blade Reforged]][[!Shifting Ceratops]][[!Heartbeat of Spring]][[!Song of the Dryads]][[!Judith, the Scourge Diva]][[!Domri, Anarch of Bolas]][[!Gaddock Teeg]][[!Prismari Command]][[!Vraska, Golgari Queen]][[!Nissa, Steward of Elements]][[!Sphinx of the Steel Wind]][[!Nicol Bolas, the Ravager]][[!Icehide Golem]][[!Arcbound Ravager]][[!Steel Overseer]][[!Simian Spirit Guide]][[!Chief of the Foundry]][[!Street Wraith]][[!Hollow One]][[!Reality Smasher]][[!Endbringer]][[!Shrine of Burning Rage]][[!Throne of the God-Pharaoh]][[!Cranial Plating]][[!Kessig Wolf Run]][[!Vengevine]]>> # Inspired by --- https://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/5936 https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/sol https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/aquaone https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/oqq https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/dtw https://www.mtggoldfish.com/metagame/vintage/full#paper https://www.mtggoldfish.com/metagame/legacy/full#paper https://puremtgo.com/articles/recent?uid=cottonrhetoric&title=&field_summary_value= https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3xWgtukXNLwPDdJvR_YcEg