--- >>> ## Welcome to The Collection Cube! <<< --- The Collection Cube is a lower power Peasant cube, aiming at about the power level of a masters set. It is a medium-high varience, high choice environment, where synergy matters. The cube is largely structured as wedges with an addition cycle of ally colored archetypes. However, when drafting you usually end up with a 2 color deck, with a potential to splash a couple cards of a third color. This cube can also be drafted like Jumpstart! Click [here](https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/list/k3a?s1=Tags) to see all of the Jumpstart packs that have been constructed from the cube as a whole! --- >>> ### Wedge Archetype Primer <<< --- The following archetypes are just *ONE* version of the archetypes in the cube, intended by the designer. What other archetypes and strategies can you find? #### Counters <<[[!/2dd40d90-c939-458a-9a98-27d10da6ff2f]] [[!/cad7efd1-5f53-4466-9a02-c474c265298a]] [[!/ade8f32c-d188-4a36-98a4-584b6ef95902]] [[!/df520254-0c72-496b-9222-263ca9d3c5d5]] >> Counters aims to win by putting +1/+1 counters on their creatures, then winning through sheer size or through the distribution of keywords. - {W}: Go wide, distributing a counter on each creature - {B}: Uses counters to either stabilize or keep the opponent just behind on creature size - {G}: Go tall, completely overshadowing any other creature's power and toughness #### Artifacts <<[[!/0ab900ee-af10-442b-baa5-8654f82ca381]] [[!/d32d8327-6ec2-4d43-b254-b04407612715]] [[!/253f9e43-5bc6-4f26-a8e9-773cd0ca3d02]] [[!/13429b63-085c-4c78-9ce3-247db5841b9d]] >> Artifacts looks to take advantage of the colorless spells in the cube to win by powering their colored spells. - {U}: Uses artifacts to power out large creatures far ahead of normal curve. - {R}: Uses artifacts, emphasising equipment, to make every creature a threat - {W}: Uses artifacts to create an army of 1/1s, that can then be anthemed for victory #### Graveyard <<[[!/01fa1bab-da7d-4c60-ac93-f92ec5e2bb2a]] [[!/fbc17697-9db9-41d4-aacf-b2f2e6ff80cf]] [[!/efa2bccb-0e01-4629-b9a8-5c0ea26239b3]] [[!/3682b3d3-cb3d-4c2c-a419-f08e3a370cd1]] >> Graveyard decks on average are grindier decks that look to achieve victory by turning their graveyard into a second hand, gaining extra value out of every card. - {B}: Exiles or rebuys creatures in the graveyard for incremental value - {G}: Cast more spells than your opponent by using your cards in the graveyard - {U}: Power out gargantuan skaabs to crush your opponents #### Sacrifice <<[[!/34f492d6-8ca9-4360-8608-9183bdb0eed8]] [[!/8d4f3fa3-ba1f-48dc-a56b-738936f1bf86]] [[!/b6867ddd-f953-41c6-ba36-86ae2c14c908]] [[!/2933f08c-9e4a-4f0a-92c5-a3a2bfb1e1e2]] >> Sacrifice decks look to get value out of creatures dying, and intentionally killing them yourself. - {R}: Aggro oriented, using death payoffs as justification to attack - {W}: Midrange oriented, taking advantage of the delirium mechanic to gain value - {B}: Control oriented, slowing down the game then takes over with incremental effects #### Big Mana <<[[!/1b165053-5118-482b-9f52-7438217d5f17]] [[!/2f37ffb3-96d7-4c91-8dd7-eb9061b6cf7f]] [[!/abb47990-a5a9-4a22-a8bb-d229b17132c6]] [[!/460f7733-c0a6-4439-a313-7b26ae6ee15b]] >> Big Mana decks look to get more value out of their mana than their opponents each and every turn of the game. - {G}: Play the most expensive creatures ahead of schedule thanks to ramp - {U}: Use mana to improve card quality and for powerful or incremental effects - {R}: Put excess mana into mana sinks to maximize mana usage each turn ----- These are not the only archetypes in the cube, but a starting baseline to understand the cube. What other archetypes can you find and discover? ----- ### This Cube's Philosophy The driving force behind this cube is "Create interesting decisions", which permeates the entire cube. The draft must drive interesting choices and decision points, as well as deckbuilding, and especially gameplay. No card can be so strong to make it a "must pick" card during the draft, nor be so powerful on the battlefield that the opponent feels as though they have a single turn to answer the threat.