>>>Welcome to my cube!<<< When I first started building this, my main objective was to create a fun experience with as few cards as possible for eight people drafts. A pool of 360 cards is challenging and restricting. At the same time, I must say it is truly fun to work through these difficulties and persue a diverse and balanced meta. Having this in mind, I wanted to insert as many archetypes as I could, so this cube experience could be repeatable without being repetitive. Currently, it has 16 different planned archetypes. What I did to most guilds was to create an archetype revolved on a legendary creature, and a secondary one. I hope this list can be helpful and a good reference for other cubes. If you want to copy this cube, make it your own and modify it as you please, be my guest! I just ask you to give me some feedback if you spend your time with my creation. I am constantly changing and updating this list, so any opinions and suggestions are more than welcome :) Let's get the archetypes: >>>{W/U}Azorius{W/U}<<< <<[[!/Kangee, Sky Warden]][[!Favorable Winds]][[!Soulherder]][[!Wall of Omens]]>> *Skys*: I tried not to push forward this archetype that much, since flying is already quite strong in this meta. Get your evasive creatures and pump them for the win. [[/Wingspan Mentor]] is a powerhouse in this deck's lategame. *ETB matters*: Drafting creatures with strong enters the battlefield effects grants you tons of value while developing your board. Get some blink/flicker effects like [[/Ephemerate]] and your resources will be game ending. >>>{W/B}Orzhov{W/B}<<< <<[[!/Denethor, Ruling Steward]][[!Intangible Virtue]][[!Angel of Despair]][[!Crypt Rats]]>> *Tokens*: What a fast archetype. You want to draft [[/Moan of the Unhallowed]], [[/Battle Screech]] and any other token generator you put your hands on. Put some spot removals and lords on the mix and you are good to go. *Control*: One of the three control archetypes, I have given BW control the only monarch card of the cube with [[/Knights of the Black Rose]]. Removals and creatures such as [[/Sentinel of the Eternal Watch]] will do the trick. >>>{W/R}Boros{W/R}<<< <<[[!/Akiri, Fearless Voyager]][[!Two-Handed Axe]][[!Heroic Reinforcements]][[!Resolute Reinforcements]]>> *Equipments*: We have been seeing a significant increase on quality for common and uncommon equipments for some time. So go find [[/Hexgold Hoverwings]] and [[/Dwarven Hammer]] to make your small creatures armed and dangerous. *Weenies*: Small aggro decks are just amazing. Easy to build, hard to disrupt. Get as many bodies on the table as possible with [[/Usher of the fallen]] and friends, then pump your army with [[/Goblin Bushwhacker]] to bring the game to a quick end. >>>{W/G}Selesnya{W/G}<<< <<[[!/Butterbur, Bree Innkeeper]][[!Spore Frog]][[!Conclave Mentor]][[!Basri's Solidarity]]>> *Counters*: If you want to have the biggest creatures around, look no further. Using [[/Curse of Predation]] at its finest, this archetype does lots of damage in no time. And as if it was not enough, cards like [[/Inspiring Call]] will greatly reward you for having counters on your creatures. *Pillowfort*: Selesnya may not be commonly recognized as a control combination, but your opponents will see it as such. Getting together a cruel mix of walls, fogs, taxing and tap effects will be enough to paralyze any aggro deck. Of course, you should have problems facing sacrifice and control decks, since they don't care that much about your defenses, but those are less common here. Oh, and maybe its a good idea to have a wincon beyond enraging your opponent. [[/Nemata, Grove Guardian]] and [[/Aerial Responder]] are great roadblocks and finishers. >>>{U/B}Dimir{U/B}<<< <<[[!/Taigam, Sidisi's Hand]][[!Night Clubber]][[!Obsessive Stitcher]][[!Waker of Waves]]>> *Control*: Removals, counters, [[/Ravenous Chupacabra]] and bombs at this color combination are your bread and butter to have the last of the three control archetypes of this cube. If you manage to flicker your way through your opponent and drop a [[/Dinrova Horror]], the game will surely and soon. *Reanimator*: Step 1: discard big dumb [[/Ulamog's Crusher]] Step 2: cast [[/Exhume]] Step 3: ????? Step 4: profit Bear in mind that discard outlets such as [[/Chemister's Insight]] and grave filling cards like [[/Undead Butler]] are very useful ways to get your threats to the yard. Self discarding creatures, like [[/Striped Riverwinder]] are quite an asset too. Maybe your wincon can be your opponent's one though... I'm looking at you, [[/Eldest Reborn]] and [[/Extract from Darkness]]. >>>{U/R}Izzet{U/R}<<< <<[[!/Adeliz, the Cinder Wind]][[!Goblin Wizardry]][[!Gandalf's Sanction]][[!Rise from the Tides]]>> *Wizards*: This cube would not be complete if there wasn't a spells matters archetype. Gather up burn spells (a certain [[/Lightning Bolt]] is king here) and [[/Ponder]] as much as you can while gathering your cantrips. Get your [[/Monastery Swiftspear]] and other prowess creatures to get your opponent's life down to none. >>>{U/G}Simic{U/G}<<< <<[[!/Tatyova, Benthic Druid]][[!Sakura-Tribe Elder]][[!Coiling Oracle]][[!Phyrexian Ingester]]>> *Ramp*: You will be able to throw the strongest creatures of this cube at your opponent's face in no time. Also, this archetype is the only one where you can use the powerfull cascade ability. After [[/Rampant Growth]]-ing into the sixth mana, nothing will stop you. >>>{B/R}Rakdos{B/R}<<< <<[[!/Judith, the Scourge Diva]][[!Morbid Opportunist]][[!Blazing Hellhound]][[!Mogg War Marshal]]>> *Midrange*: Black and Red are equipped with so many efficient creatures and great removals it was imposible not to have this archetype. It is wise to steal [[/Phyrexian Reclamation]] from its sacrifice counterpart to add even more value of your [[/Flametongue Kavu]]. *Sacrifice*: Get your creatures to the dump for profit. The more expandable, the best. Add some strong recursion effects, like [[/Victimize]] to make the party complete. >>>{B/G}Golgari{B/G}<<< <<[[!/Kagha, Shadow Archdruid]][[!Timeless Witness]][[!Nyx Weaver]][[!Gurmag Angler]]>> *Graveyard Matters*: Another classic making it to the cube. Once again, black's efficiency creates another archetype. This time, you will be able to extract tons of value from yard, since it has the most efficient grave filling cards, such as [[/Satyr Wayfinder]]. Play this as the old midrange BG Rock deck with strong grave synergies. This may not be the fastest deck, but surely is the most resilient. >>>{R/G}Gruul{R/G}<<< <<[[!/Jolene, Plundering Pugilist]][[!Warbeast of Gorgoroth]][[!Cactusfolk Sureshot]][[!Hunter's Talent]]>> *Power 4 matters*: GRUUL NOT GUILD!! GRULL ARCHETYPE! In my personal experience, I see this archetype more successfull at sealed. The idea is to gather the biggest creatures in town to enable power 4 shenanigans. Having an [[/Owlbear]] alongside [[/Furious Rise]] will most probably be too much pressure and card advantage for your opponents to keep up. >>>{W}{U}{B}Combos/Interactions{R}{G}{C}<<< I prefered not to let many combos in this cube. Generally, they are a bit frustrating to play against and hard to assemble while drafting. I decided to leave only three combos/interactions that are either loopable or game-ending if fully executed. First, we have Flicker. It may be useful as a wincon for any blue deck and is also a fun challenge while drafting. In case you don't know how it works: 1) [[/Archaeomancer]] 2) [[/Ghostly Flicker]] or [[/Ephemerate]] 3) Any other creature with ETB effects ([[/Forbidding Spirit]], [[/Mulldrifter]]...) Also, [[/Archaeomancer]] can soft lock your opponent with [[Familiar's Ruse]]. Second, there is the interaction between [[/Oketra's Monument]] and [[/Kor Skyfisher]]. A lowered cost kor can bounce itself, leaving a warrior token at the process for only {W}. Decks like Selesnya Pillowfort get this as a strong and hard-to-disrupt wincon. At last, we have Squeaky-Jikki combo, which consists in bontrolling both [[/Scurry Oak]] and [[/Ivy Lane Danizen]] under your control for infinite squirrels and the biggest oak you will ever see. I chose not to give much redundancy to those combos, so that they may not be easy to assemble.