>>> [English](#context) | [Spanish](#contexto) <<< ## Context >>><< [[!Ephemerate|2da5f3f8-5eef-498f-ba2c-2f3fbc3745aa]] [[!Force Spike|70e64028-ae96-4950-aa6c-9d347409fad3]] [[!Carrion Feeder|88042031-64af-4f84-85d5-95992b43aa6c]] >><<< [This](paupered-existence) is a 450 cards pauper cube meant to be played by people relatively experienced with Magic, that might not have cube experience per se. I write a lot about specific cards and changes in the [blog](https://cubecobra.com/cube/blog/paupered-existence) section, check it out! ## Restrictions Only cards printed at common in Paper or MTGO (no MTGA downshifts, maybe some silver border/acorn cards), and singleton. I'm trying to have at least one card from each normal-ish set so if you see some awful card and you want to suggest me to cut it, check out the list of "[set ambassadors](https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/paupered-existence?f=tag%3A%22set+ambassador%22)"... maybe that card is just the best a specific set can offer :P ## Gameplay >>><< [[!Lightning Bolt|d573ef03-4730-45aa-93dd-e45ac1dbaf4a]] [[!Giant Growth|367dbefe-3366-408e-9fcf-7dc00f8cc201]] [[!Bonesplitter|465a7990-c9f9-4716-a833-fd41458b9cee]] >><<< 1v1 traditional games, with grindy gameplay, but both fast aggro and control (lots of removal and counterspells) should be viable. Drafting shouldn't feel on rails, so I have small packages of synergies instead of full archetypes across a color pair. I really like creatures that double as spells so we have a lot not normally seen in [other pauper cubes](thepaupercube) (e.g. [[Silverflame Squire|cff94698-7065-40e9-8722-581b134a08fd]], [[Queen of Ice|81b16101-c0ac-4224-ade9-abba72773ec1]]) that cover a few roles each. There are some [[heavy|2f1f5630-647f-4789-8506-e7fafcbdd671]] [[hitters|310de1ef-f1b6-4b61-9d6c-6b70382a7f95]], soft "combos" (e.g. [[Ephemerate]] and [[Mulldrifter|a97cfefa-ade7-49f6-b2aa-1118b9db4935]]) and engines (e.g. [[Ghostly Flicker|f0a44373-0c50-4e14-a7c6-0de66796b81e]] and [[Archaeomancer|73c6d1be-55ad-4ee4-b044-88438e9b78cc]], [[Tortured Existence|1754b92b-d6f9-4503-af01-dee03f72a048]] and good creatures) but the power level should be around that of a powerful but synergy-driven retail limited environment. ## Resources and inspiration - [The Pauper Cube](https://thepaupercube.com/) - Lucky Paper's [The First Four Questions Cube Designers Should Ask](https://luckypaper.co/articles/the-first-four-questions-cube-designers-should-ask/) # Spanish ## Contexto >>><< [[!Ephemerate|2da5f3f8-5eef-498f-ba2c-2f3fbc3745aa]] [[!Force Spike|70e64028-ae96-4950-aa6c-9d347409fad3]] [[!Carrion Feeder|88042031-64af-4f84-85d5-95992b43aa6c]] >><<< [Este](paupered-existence) es un cubo pauper de 450 cartas que apunta a ser jugado por gente relativamente experimentada con Magic, aunque no necesariamente tengan experiencia con cubo en sí mismo. Escribo sobre las cartas específicas y los cambios al cubo en la sección de [blog](https://cubecobra.com/cube/blog/paupered-existence), dale una mirada! ## Restricciones Sólo cartas impresas como comunes en Papel o MTGO (ningún downshift sólo de MTGA, tal vez alguna carta de borde plateado/bellota), y singleton. Estoy tratando de tener al menos una carta de cada expansión "normal" así que si ves alguna carta horrible y querés sugerirme que la cambie, fijate la lista de "[embajadores](https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/paupered-existence?f=tag%3A%22set+ambassador%22)"... tal vez esa carta sea lo mejor que puede ofrecer esa expansión en particular :P ## Juego >>><< [[!Lightning Bolt|d573ef03-4730-45aa-93dd-e45ac1dbaf4a]] [[!Giant Growth|367dbefe-3366-408e-9fcf-7dc00f8cc201]] [[!Bonesplitter|465a7990-c9f9-4716-a833-fd41458b9cee]] >><<< Se juegan partidos 1v1 tradicionales, y el juego en sí puede ser un poco grindy midrange, con intercambio de recursos, pero tanto aggro como control (mucho removal y contrahechizos) deberían ser viables. Draftear no debería sentirse "sobre rieles", así que tengo paquetes de sinergías pero las combinaciones de colores o "gremios" no están dedicadas completamente a un sólo arquetipo. Me gustan mucho las criaturas que cumplen doble función como hechizos y cubren varios roles cada una, así que tenemos muchas normalmente no vistas en [otros cubos pauper](thepaupercube) (e.g. [[Silverflame Squire|cff94698-7065-40e9-8722-581b134a08fd]], [[Queen of Ice|81b16101-c0ac-4224-ade9-abba72773ec1]]). Hay algunos [[pesos|2f1f5630-647f-4789-8506-e7fafcbdd671]] [[pesados|310de1ef-f1b6-4b61-9d6c-6b70382a7f95]], "combos" blandos (e.g. [[Ephemerate]] and [[Mulldrifter|a97cfefa-ade7-49f6-b2aa-1118b9db4935]]) y motores de valor (e.g. [[Ghostly Flicker|f0a44373-0c50-4e14-a7c6-0de66796b81e]] y [[Archaeomancer|73c6d1be-55ad-4ee4-b044-88438e9b78cc]], [[Tortured Existence|1754b92b-d6f9-4503-af01-dee03f72a048]] y buenas criaturas) pero el power level debería estar alrededor del de un entorno de limitado normal, tirando a poderoso, centrado en las sinergias. ## Recursos e inspiración - [The Pauper Cube](https://thepaupercube.com/) - Lucky Paper's [The First Four Questions Cube Designers Should Ask](https://luckypaper.co/articles/the-first-four-questions-cube-designers-should-ask/)