## Ethos As of today there are *seven* draft sets from the plane of Innistrad; 3 from the original ISD block, plus 2 from the SOI block, plus 2021's MID and VOW. This gothic horror (**not** cosmic horror) themed cube is made of a super majority of cards from those sets. The rest of the list are cards that are functional and flavor wins on the plane, or are one off Innistrad setting cards from core and supplemental sets. Beginner strategies meet cube all-stars. DEEP support for the five two color Innistrad tribes; Humans {G}{W}, Spirits {W}{U}, Zombies {U}{B}, Vampires {B}{R}, and (Were)wolves {R}{G}. Each color pair has ≥40 creatures of that type, with an extra spattering of human prey. You'll find no elves, goblins, eldrazi, merfolk, or plansewalkers here (*even in almost all art or flavor text*). **There is a cube wide errata of all werewolves to the original transform mechanic "oldbound". This means each permenant will have a triggered ability that checks how many spells were cast last turn.** - **Comprehensive tagging:** each card is tagged as setup/payoff for any relevant secondary strategies - Table grouped by tags https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/ssi?s1=Tags&s2=Color+Category - For example: [[Midnight Haunting]] has tags "secondary", "tokens", and "setup" because it is aligned with the {G}{W} secondary strategy and "sets up" the board for synergy with eventual payoffs - Keywords are split so grouping can be done at any level of intersection This cube has gone through 5 years of 8-10 person drafts, including overhauls based on the Innistrad cube by @TheJesguy and the mtga SOI-remastered set wizards created. It all started with the mtgo-redemption SOI complete set in March 2019, and the pool has arrived at a comfortable and consistent draft. ## Pack Collation - Take 5 cards from each of WUBRG categories and 5 cards from the misc gold/colorless/land totaling 30 cards. Shuffle together and then split into two packs of 15. - Attempt to randomize where the paired packs of 15 end up at the table. - This makes each color identy appear on 2/3 cards per pack more often than constructing fully uniformly random packs from the 540 pool. This also makes more packs where you'll be presented with a choice of dual-lands. ## Archetypes and Play Each ally color has a secondary strategy: Tokens {G}{W}, Creature Control {W}{U}, Self-Mill {U}{B}, Madness {B}{R}, and Transform {R}{G}. - In addition, all colors have delirium setup and payoff. The enemy pair {B}{G} is entirely focused on delirium, with extra color-fixing from green permanents. - Spell-Slinger for {U}{R}. - {W} is designed to be a "mono/lonely color". It has powerful toolbox cards but are white mana symbol intensive. - This means that in total, each color participates in only **three** archetypes as opposed to the usual four. The hope is draft signals will be cleaner. |Strategy|White|Blue |Black| Red |Green| |---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| |Primary|Humans/Spirits|Spirits/Zombies|Zombies/Vampires|Vampires/Wolves|Wolves/Humans| |Secondary|Tokens/Control|Control/Mill|Mill/Madness|Madness/Transform|Transform/Tokens| |Tertiatry|Mono|Spells|Delerium|Spells|Delerium| |Not supported/deep|~~Lifegain/Weenies/Sacrifice~~|~~Flashback/Clue~~|~~Sacrifice/Lifegain/Weenies~~|~~Weenies/Sacrifice/Lifegain~~|~~Clue/Flashback~~| - For those seeking a challenge, I've intentionally added *some* number of infinite combos. They each require engine pieces across 3 colors, but do have some number of interchangeable parts. {G}{W} **Secondary Strategy: Tokens** *Setup* <<[[!Doomed Traveler|652c3bbb-cac8-47ad-81de-41e954e17a29]] [[!Midnight Haunting|fe1eb098-7128-4ec8-8218-51fdde3e8326]] [[!Spectral Procession|74e91e61-f1e8-4028-9bcd-c1ea25694d20]] [[!/Wedding Announcement]] [[!Fists of Ironwood]] [[!Hornet Nest|c7b3c3de-6e12-4b93-830f-cae5b1b40ac4]] [[!Nightpack Ambusher]] [[!Fungal Sprouting]]>> *Payoff* <<[[!Skullclamp]] [[!Intangible Virtue]] [[!Adeline, Resplendent Cathar]] [[!Second Harvest]]>> {W}{U} **Secondary Strategy: Creature Control** *Setup* <<[[!Topplegeist]] [[!Thalia, Guardian of Thraben|c9f8b8fb-1cd8-450e-a1fe-892e7a323479]] [[!Hanged Executioner]] [[!Spell Queller]] [[!Malevolent Hermit|e79269af-63eb-43d2-afee-c38fa14a0c5b]] [[!Nebelgast Herald]] [[!Dungeon Geists]] [[!Overcharged Amalgam]]>> *Payoff* <<[[!Battle at the Helvault]] [[!Niblis of Frost]] [[!Arcane Savant]] [[!Lier, Disciple of the Drowned|78fb8900-d28d-4e33-96a7-66fcbc117adf]]>> {U}{B} **Secondary Strategy: Self-Mill plus Reanimation** *Setup* <<[[!Dream Twist]][[!Mindshrieker]][[!Gifts Ungiven|4b11f693-716e-41de-a0ea-2a5178a284dc]][[!Obsessive Stitcher]][[!Stitcher's Supplier|2b737126-50b5-4678-91bf-197b64086fe4]][[!Recurring Nightmare]][[!Buried Alive|56b92eb5-72b0-46b4-8b16-8a7a7ac80f56]][[!Dread Return|3e5209e9-c21d-4a41-bb1c-f80c92144fe4]]>> *Payoff* <<[[!Laboratory Maniac|608567fd-9f94-4058-831a-77cb6019ef02]][[!Geralf's Masterpiece]][[!Arvinox, the Mind Flail|c83542de-38ca-4aad-acba-189374be37e2]][[!Prized Amalgam|634cedb6-8b00-4f4b-8790-541188955295]]>> {B}{R} **Secondary Strategy: Madness** *Setup* <<[[!Blood Fountain|dd03651e-ada0-41dc-8722-0eba476943e3]] [[!Cryptbreaker]][[!Heir of Falkenrath]][[!/Voldaren Bloodcaster|ca5297a5-bcaa-41fd-a397-e44dc4e00ba3]] [[!Faithless Looting|a1b0da17-d595-441d-811c-a2d28d2bb232]][[!Falkenrath Pit Fighter]][[!Falkenrath Gorger]][[!Olivia, Mobilized for War]]>> *Payoff* <<[[!Bone Miser]][[!Shilgengar, Sire of Famine]][[!Anje's Ravager]][[!Avacyn's Judgment]]>> {R}{G} **Secondary Strategy: Transform** *Setup* <<[[!Reckless Waif]][[!/Mayor of Avabruck|685b0777-b4e1-4c85-ad35-524024cb3a71]][[!Immerwolf]][[!/Tovolar, Dire Overlord|f953fad3-0cd1-48aa-8ed9-d7d2e293e6e2]]>> *Payoff* <<[[!/Breakneck Rider]][[!/Geier Reach Bandit]][[!/Ballista Watcher]][[!Huntmaster of the Fells|b3e861d2-d0a6-4a00-a4e1-4e10f038309a]][[!/Daybreak Ranger]][[!/Ulvenwald Oddity]][[!/Tovolar's Huntmaster]][[!/Neglected Heirloom]]>> {B}{G} **Tertiary Strategy: Delirium** *Setup* <<[[!Explosive Apparatus]][[!Stitcher's Supplier|2b737126-50b5-4678-91bf-197b64086fe4]][[!Sinister Concoction]][[!Mindwrack Demon|b804cb9c-349e-4143-a372-cf65470d5b46]][[!Hermit Druid|3efc0622-ac2c-4722-ba05-961cc98c5940]][[!Crawling Sensation]][[!Crop Rotation|187abedf-c2eb-453b-bea0-a10afa399e03]][[!Wight of the Reliquary]]>> *Payoff* <<[[!Mindwrack Demon|b804cb9c-349e-4143-a372-cf65470d5b46]][[!Soul Swallower]][[!Balustrade Wurm]][[!Ishkanah, Grafwidow]]>> {U}{R} **Tertiary Strategy: Spell-Slinger** *Setup* <<[[!Consider|a211d505-4d40-4914-a9da-220770d6ddbc]][[!Unsubstantiate]][[!Frantic Search|b8a6d5a5-ea8a-4d13-a8a6-11587f1bde44]][[!Circular Logic]][[!Kessig Flamebreather]][[!Wildfire Devils]][[!Past in Flames]][[!Electrolyze|69311f43-a025-4760-a81b-e5d91c1775d9]]>> *Payoff* <<[[!Thing in the Ice]][[!Rise from the Tides]][[!/Smoldering Egg]][[!Manaform Hellkite|52e59170-aa80-45e1-ad0d-ce4818e78d2a]]>> {W} **Tertiary Strategy: White-Toolbox** <<[[!Enlightened Tutor]][[!Elite Inquisitor]][[!Relic Seeker]][[!Fiend Hunter]][[!Hushwing Gryff]][[!Savior of Ollenbock]][[!Angelic Destiny]][[!Enduring Angel]]>> **Tertiary Strategy: Infinite Combo (Engine Pieces Hints)** <<[[!Village Bell-Ringer]][[!Deadeye Navigator]][[!Bone Miser]][[!Shenanigans]]>> **Custom Cards: ** - Any card called [[Customs Depot]] is a fully printed custom card. - There is one cycle of basic land cyclers that also act as auras that remove abilities/change power and toughness. - Additionaly, I illustraded an "Innistrad Charm" from the Un-known Event playtest cards and include it. ## Balance - Each curve is (color, creature) and (color, non-creature) is aligned with the tempo of that color. - power < toughness: 57 creatures (21% of creatures)