Cloned from [Giver Cube](/c/65415051-3a89-42b4-bab7-245167a583e8) by @TheOinkinator **** The Giver told him that it would be a very long time before he had the colors to keep. "But I want them!" Jonas said angrily. "It isn't fair that nothing has color!" "Not fair?" The Giver looked at Jonas curiously. "Explain what you mean." "Well..." Jonas had to stop and think it through. "If everything's the same, then there aren't any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic, or a red one?" He looked down at himself, at the colorless fabric of his clothing. "But it's all the same, always." Then he laughed a little. "I know it's not important, what you wear. It doesn't matter. But-" "It's the choosing that's important, isn't it?" The Giver asked him. - Lois Lowry, 1993, The Giver >>> # **GIVER CUBE** <<< **** ` ` ` ` Welcome to the Giver Cube. A harsh environment where colored mana, something you probably take for granted, is a scarce resource. You must formulate a plan to find mana fixing, cast your spells, and vie for victory with the limited color resources at your disposal. The rules of the cube are quite simple: - 3x packs of 17 cards all cards. (All cards will be drafted with 8 players) - No basics are available after the draft. You may only use the lands they have drafted. ` ` ` ` ` ` **** >>> # **A Colorless World** <<< **** >>> ![Colorless Splash Art](https://media.wizards.com/2015/images/daily/c4rd4r7_6R0jNH68W2.jpg ) <<< ` ` The defining feature of The Giver Cube is a nearly complete lack of colored lands. >>> <<[[!Demolition Field]][[!Geier Reach Sanitarium]][[!Zhalfirin Void]]>> <<< Of the nearly 120 lands, almost three quarters produce no colored mana at all! Most that do require some additional cost or only work by fetching basic lands. To account for the lack of colored sources there are large numbers of artifact creatures, colorless and Phyrexian mana spells, and one shot fixing sources like treasures: >>> <<[[!Containment Construct]][[!Spatial Contortion]][[!Buried Treasure]]>> <<< Singleton is broken on some colorless removal and fixing. There are: - 10 Spatial Contortions - 5 Ash Barrens - 3 Dismembers You will need to use this core of colorless spells to facilitate developing your color game plan. ` ` ` ` **** >>> # **Blossoming Color** <<< **** >>> ![Color Splash Art](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/5713e20f-ad8c-43e2-95e2-38707971924b/de4gwa7-9fad8720-79aa-4bf8-aa01-27b18fc43631.jpg/v1/fill/w_1043,h_766,q_70,strp/tangled_florahedron_by_vargasni_de4gwa7-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9OTQxIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvNTcxM2UyMGYtYWQ4Yy00M2UyLTk1ZTItMzg3MDc5NzE5MjRiXC9kZTRnd2E3LTlmYWQ4NzIwLTc5YWEtNGJmOC1hYTAxLTI3YjE4ZmM0MzYzMS5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MTI4MCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.AE-10ro2LFokwei4NBjY75cRMSw1ghJHpMkbqJo1oP0) <<< ` ` Basics are rare! There are three regular and one Snow-Covered per color and ten Wastes (two are snow-covered). However, one of the easiest ways to fix is with basic land fetching. This means that basics are incredibly high picks! >>> <<[[!105b2118-b22c-4ef5-bac7-836db4b8b9ee]][[!9e1170a5-e5bb-4b86-8718-f75eec679b4e]][[!3995734f-5fa2-4039-af64-0bca88741089]]>> <<< >>> <<[[!Renegade Map]][[!Evolving Wilds]][[!Campus Guide]]>> <<< The raw power in the cube is found in spells that have many colored pips. The more pips in a card the better it will be and cards that are light on color pips will often be expensive or require some other build around cost. Your task is to figure out how to capitalize best on your colored sources with these hard to cast power outliers. Alternatively, you can find ways to completely get around the colored cost of the spells! Keep an eye out for was to ignore the color cost all together... >>> <<[[!Cobbled Lancer]][[!Strangleroot Geist]][[!Boros Reckoner]]>> <<< >>> <<[[!Aether Vial]][[!Oswald Fiddlebender]][[!ed268699-e1cc-4742-b19f-7f0ceaed2733]]>> <<< While drafting, keep an eye out for cards that are augmented by colored mana and basic lands, many cards will significantly improve if you have an on color basic, a snow land or a specific colorless land to support them: >>> <<[[!Arcum's Astrolabe]][[!Gust-Skimmer]][[!75bbe89f-09af-494e-b58e-271f64bde4b5]]>> <<< This cube will make you rethink the approach to deck building and colors. How much of a card are you willing to give up for color fixing? Can you get there with colorless 2/1s? What resources are worth fighting over and how can you maximize your colorless land base? Good luck! ` ` ` ` >>> ### **Enjoy!** <<<