Cloned from [The Original Old Border Cube](/c/615b62fc1bed443f3a37c2f7). Check that out and follow it for the most up-to-date version. This version of the cube is for the main event in CubeCon 2024. --- The Original Old-Bordered Cube featuring cards from Alpha to Scourge. It is all about recreating the gameplay of old with classic archetypes and fun interactions. It aims to offer a wide-range of decks between simple and complex to allow someone of any skill level to enjoy drafting. ### Gameplay Color archetypes and key roles: {W} - White Weenie, Enchantress, Reanimator, evasive threats, board control <<[[!Soltari Champion]][[!Parallax Wave]][[!Karmic Guide]][[!Decree of Justice]]>> {U} - Opposition, Madness, Storm, Trix (Illusions & Donate), Stiflenought, counterspells, card draw <<[[!Miscalculation]][[!Time Spiral]][[!Illusions of Grandeur]][[!Morphling]]>> {B} - Reanimator, Sacrifice, Storm, board control, hand control <<[[!Animate Dead]][[!Phyrexian Plaguelord]][[!Yawgmoth's Will]][[!Ravenous Rats]]>> {R} - Sligh, Wildfire, big red, land destruction, board control <<[[!Jackal Pup]][[!Wildfire]][[!Siege-Gang Commander]][[!Fireball]]>> {G} - Madness, Threshold, Enchantress, ramp, fatties <<[[!Wild Mongrel]][[!Terravore]][[!Enchantress's Presence]][[!Silvos, Rogue Elemental]]>> {W}{U} - Classic control, tempo <<[[!Land Tax]][[!Exalted Angel]][[!Mana Leak]][[!Tradewind Rider]]>> {U}{B} - Reanimator, Storm, Psychatog Madness, tempo <<[[!Standstill]][[!Spirit of the Night]][[!Psychatog]][[!Shadowmage Infiltrator]]>> {B}{R} - Suicide Aggro, Midrange board/hand control <<[[!Dark Confidant|14266659-4f24-4489-be7d-57e05fc874a2]][[!Orcish Artillery]][[!Terminate]][[!Blazing Specter]]>> {R}{G} - Fires (ramp beatdown), Ponza (land destruction) <<[[!Ravenous Baboons]][[!Blastoderm]][[!Assault // Battery]][[!Fires of Yavimaya]]>> {G}{W} - Enchantress, go-wide, fatties <<[[!Mobilization]][[!Gaea's Cradle]][[!Armadillo Cloak]][[!Mirari's Wake]]>> {W}{B} - Reanimator, board and hand control <<[[!Eternal Dragon]][[!Phyrexian Delver]][[!Gerrard's Verdict]][[!Vindicate]]>> {B}{G} - Recurring nightmare (sacrifice, reanimator, fatties) <<[[!Recurring Nightmare]][[!Phyrexian Rager]][[!Symbiotic Wurm]][[!Spiritmonger]]>> {G}{U} - Tempo madness/opposition, High Tide storm <<[[!Opposition]][[!Frantic Search]][[!Werebear]][[!Mystic Snake]]>> {U}{R} - Counter Control, Wildfire <<[[!Thieving Magpie]][[!Capsize]][[!Earthquake]][[!Suffocating Blast]]>> {R}{W} - Aggro <<[[!Mother of Runes]][[!Chain Lightning]][[!Sulfuric Vortex]][[!Soltari Guerrillas]]>> ### Drafting The cube is usually drafted in pods of 6-8 players with the standard 3 packs of 15. I collate the packs by color with 2 cards of each color, 1 multicolor, 2 artifact, and 2 land. I've been doing it this way for a couple years now and highly recommend it for cubes that can support it. ### Rules Plays with the sixth edition game rules. The only exception is the modern mulligan rule. The major difference between the sixth ed. and modern ruleset is that damage goes on the stack, but there are some other small ones like mana burn, lifelink/deathtouch stacking and beginning of eot (notably [[White Ball Lightning|867a33ee-0340-413a-8243-9d6bc2d944e2]] and [[Thawing Glaciers|6411a8c6-010f-4863-a0fa-bbebe09d5c34]]). https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Sixth_Edition/Rules_changes https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/rules-changes-2009-06-10 Cards play as printed, so for example [[Orcish Artillery|a97208b1-a91b-4129-8a00-2f97b418accc]] cost just {1}{R}. A "card you own from outside the game" (see [[Burning Wish|1c9b692a-e832-4612-a6ec-93b52f6a0410]]) is defined as a card in your sideboard or in the remaining cards in the cube. We ask players to construct their set of targets before play to save time. ### Card Choices It is mostly original true old-border cards from Alpha to Scourge, but has a sprinkling of the new retro-border cards. I keep them to a minimum to fill roles (like [[Mesa Enchantress|811043f5-b2eb-4983-a8d6-85c3912e6d99]]) and make sure they feel of the era ([[Tourach, Dread Cantor|2e7caf6c-9f5b-45c4-99ab-2968c3d574e9]] fits well, not so much with [[Yawgmoth, Thran Physician|81564970-23ad-41a3-b5e0-21bdf13f6248]]). ### History I've had this cube for about ten years now. My box of 'maybes' is twice as big as the cube now. Here is the earliest list of the full cube I can find that I posted - https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/the-cube-forum/cube-lists/703016-400-powered-classic-fishys-classic-cube (ported it to Cube Cobra https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/4e18a871-07fa-4822-bac9-d0027dc7979e).