Hello! Welcome to my cube, cleverly named "Dan's Cube". I make YouTube videos on cube if that interests you: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHggi9zt0CMM4PsCzaSj6Ew Whether it's sports or games, I've always enjoyed drafts. So, why not extend that to my favorite card game? I aim to make my cube approachable for newer players and interesting for experienced ones, I favor synergy over raw power, I like Magic's in-universe lore and artwork, and I love cube because it was organically founded by the community. Thus, I typically **exclude** the following from my cube: 1. "Reading the card explains the card" (no double-sided cards or one-off keywords without reminder text). 2. Card subtypes (Sagas, Auras, Reconfigure, etc.). 3. Insane power outliers (Sol Ring, Time Walk, etc.). 4. Universes Beyond. 5. Cards made for Commander. What **is** in this cube? A quick glance at some old school cards (some may have received makeovers): <<[[!|87ae26b5-bb60-4138-ab08-740e45455373]][[!|3e4e6787-af32-44f2-ac56-6f348254aa6d]][[!|14266659-4f24-4489-be7d-57e05fc874a2]][[!|0277c0b1-da97-49c1-a539-7fbaa1f77419]]>> <<[[!|df87b2e4-033c-447f-9b52-b67de3e6fe41]][[!|f7272e1b-439b-4283-932d-e1084468c32b]][[!|e4978ecd-3c2e-49e2-98e0-0172887e4319]][[!|30e401e3-282b-4524-87e1-c6cd50cd6d00]]>> Simple, classic, powerful. You'll also find lots of tried and true archetypes from Magic's history, so it *feels* like Magic. Since 1 or 2 cards can enable a new deck, I squeeze as many of them as I can into my list. Drafting can be deep and complex or simple and straightforward. I've tweaked my cube a LOT! ![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/038/707/meme9.jpg) **WHAT'S IN THE BOX?** **WHITE** Offers humans, aggro, swarms of tokens, flicker, and premium removal: <<[[!|824423ff-6441-4be6-b754-810adf9ca6a2]][[!|8a3853ec-e307-46e0-96d7-0706b5c45c5e]][[!|ccd50bd0-95a3-4480-8afb-ada8c4e806c9]][[!|5d02afc8-0192-4e7d-9d10-60a4434ed8db]]>> **BLUE** Features counterspells, tempo, instants/sorceries matter, control, and artifact synergies: <<[[!|ec136ce7-bad4-4ebb-ab00-b86de3d209a7]][[!Snapcaster Mage|22b36ad5-bf4d-436a-9c3c-fa4acd0052fe]][[!Jace, the Mind Sculptor|ec386bc3-137b-49b5-8380-8daff470f0bc]][[!Urza, Lord High Artificer|81329329-0154-4f89-a476-a54112dfa0b7]]>> **BLACK** Boasts zombies, disruption, attrition, reanimator, sacrifice, and control elements: <<[[!Thoughtseize|95702503-8f2d-46c8-abdb-6edd6c431d19]][[!|72cd8a57-1cdc-4090-84e3-f78da661ee39]][[!Reanimate|ac394f35-d999-43ea-97cf-99a736d4b2dd]][[!Liliana of the Veil|1e945c79-6c1e-404a-8993-655851566928]]>> **RED** Utilizes goblins, aggro, artifacts, burn, spells matter, and brutal finishers: <<[[!Goblin Guide|636603a2-98d7-4d1e-a270-68756024b448]][[!|056affab-4e2a-4b68-b864-d879becd3c45]][[!Young Pyromancer|e349c204-3a93-4bf7-b79a-5f5f261ea2d3]][[!Embercleave|939b8bcc-b9ac-4d8c-9db4-2bf91a853f03]]>> **GREEN** Leverages ramp, fixing, lands, +1/+1 counters, and fatties: <<[[!|02b642ff-eb7d-4c10-9d5b-477af2e52e59]][[!|1c3fc61c-c26e-47f3-a1eb-f6f10f8469e2]][[!|7dcdf1db-bfaf-4160-8003-1fa2e56b00dc]][[!|f5f20dd5-ff5f-4530-9a69-d6a3eab467f7]]>> **COLOR COMBOS** My cube is less about being restricted by your colors to a few archetypes and instead aims to give you many options via mana fixing and versatile cards. That said, the color combos are good at their traditional roles: {W}{U}: flicker and control {W}{B}: making/sacrificing tokens and control {W}{R}: many shapes and sizes of aggro {W}{G}: go wide/tokens {U}{B}: artifacts and control {U}{R}: tempo, spell slinger, and artifacts {U}{G}: early control and ramp into bombs {B}{R}: artifacts and sacrifice {B}{G}: all sorts of graveyard synergies {R}{G}: midrange Here are some multicolor cards that show more of what's possible: <<[[!|e5434026-a606-41df-8dfd-23694040b488]][[!|17416926-168b-49b3-9231-acbb8f8a1d13]][[!|0049e68d-0caf-474f-9523-dad343f1250a]][[!|8bf3929c-957f-4ea2-a27d-7d53979844af]]>> **ARTIFACTS** Being mostly colorless, artifacts can fit into many decks and synergies exist across the cube. Generically useful on the surface, there is plenty of potential beneath: <<[[!|c0c33a92-5621-40b4-a3a2-b67893edbc01]][[!|6cd0651b-4d8d-4777-8ada-29cca3cde9f8]][[!|ae31d513-7412-4467-b497-a7183ff29a42]][[!|9ddc9fe1-17c8-4e1d-aeb8-c4214e881280]]>> **BUILD AROUNDS** There are some cards you'll have to intentionally support to bring out their potential. For example: <<[[!Niv-Mizzet Reborn|56a2609d-b535-400b-81d9-72989a33c70f]][[!Upheaval|7c353e83-4b63-4bc6-b029-273d2eca1f75]][[!Balance|a8619034-173c-4950-a0b4-1ae1dcfd0bc5]][[!|8bab577a-4d2b-4b52-a861-1a43fdaa3f97]]>> Niv-Mizzet craves the many 2-colored cards running around, Upheaval wants a LOT of mana so you can follow up the massive sweeper with a 3+ mana threat, Balance works best with standalone threats or Planeswalkers, and Altar of Dementia can fuel your graveyard or take advantage of the 40-card decks in limited and mill your opponent out! **SCARY MONSTERS** Many build arounds aim to cheat big threats into play ahead of schedule and/or for few resources. Such as: <<[[!Tinker|7da23b15-dfb8-4267-9b33-d7a4c035c434]][[!Recurring Nightmare|c8173030-1c33-417c-b8e9-79231b6a85a7]][[!Sneak Attack|5b8c11ba-533d-48c9-821c-3fec846bca97]][[!Oath of Druids|cf14de50-d123-400c-862e-2c95fd2aa23f]]>> Here is a sampling of the bombs you'll be hoping to drop: <<[[!Griselbrand|d06b486e-14c5-4368-b4e6-7b942f400b25]][[!Koma, World-Eater|8889e1ca-eec1-408b-b11e-98cc0a357a97]][[!|87cc2855-6b14-44dd-a398-7dc2bbae081f]][[!Atraxa, Grand Unifier|e51e5d02-d3d0-45e5-a589-1fe25ff5082b]]>> **POTENT LANDS** Lands can be scary in their own right: <<[[!Strip Mine|570ecdd3-ad07-4445-9172-81a185a0d838]][[!Tolarian Academy]][[!Gaea's Cradle]][[!|0b47f6d2-9f65-47a4-bfc4-15619befe53d]]>> **BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE** This should give you a strong idea for what's possible in my cube but there is more to discover. Thanks for reading!