# Nate's Cube This cube is all about turning downsides into upsides. And it does so through combining cards to create synergy. And while there are no game winning combos present (only aggro, midrange, and control), the best decks are built to be more than the sum of their parts. The most prevalent way to do this is by utilizing the graveyard. Graveyard hate is limited to allow these synergies to operate relatively safely. --- # Archetypes Archetypes are not tied to color pairs the way you’d see in retail draft. Instead, you’ll find support across multiple colors and many archetypes overlap with each other. --- # Graveyard Value {b}{g}{u}/{r} ## Self-Mill <<[[!Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis]] [[!Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath]] [[!Life From the Loam]] [[!Six]]>> This deck generates value by using its graveyard as an extension of its hand. It usually tries to go bigger than its opponent and win the game with an overwhelming amount of card advantage, ensuring it always has the perfect card. --- ## Jace, Wielder of Mysteries <<[[!Jace, Wielder of Mysteries]] [[!Fallaji Archaeologist]]>> This deck takes the form of either a control or midrange deck which plays lots of card draw or self-mill and then eventually wins the game by milling itself out. --- ## Delirium <<[[!Tarmogoyf]] [[!Grim Flayer]] [[!Mishra's Bauble]] [[!Dead Weight]]>> The delirium deck often takes the form of a midrange deck, disrupting its opponent's plan while beating down with an over-statted creature. It can also play more aggressively with the inclusion of red. It should prioritize enchantment and artifact card types to increase its chances of achieving delirium. --- ## Splashing for Red <<[[!Dragon's Rage Channeler]] [[!Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger]]>> --- # Aristocrats {w}{b}{r}/{g} ## Aggrocrats <<[[!Vraan, Executioner Thane]] [[!Goblin Bombardment]] [[!Forsaken Miner]] [[!Lurrus of the Dream-Den]]>> This deck plays like a typical aggro deck, but utilizes death triggers for additional reach and recurring creatures for value. It attacks recklessly, not caring if it's creatures die. Lurrus is a natural fit as many of the pieces in the deck are 2 mana value or less. --- ## Attrition Aristocrats <<[[!Yawgmoth, Thran Physician]] [[!Lingering Souls]] [[!The Meathook Massacre]] [[!Priest of Forgotten Gods]]>> This midrange deck plays lots of removal and grinds its opponent out with incremental value generated by looping sacrifice triggers. It keeps the value going with repeatable token generators. --- ## Splashing For Green <<[[!Grist, the Hunger Tide]] [[!Korvold, Fae-Cursed King]]>> --- # Tokens {w}{b}/{g} <<[[!Adeline, Resplendent Cathar]] [[!Staff of the Storyteller]] [[!Lethal Scheme]] [[!Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor]]>> The token deck is a typical go-wide aggressive deck. It doesn't really require any payoffs as generating an army of tokens is often good enough. However, drafters might attempt to generate additional value from their tokens through sacrifice cards or token specific value generators. --- ## Splashing for Green <<[[!Springheart Nantuko]] [[!Ancient Imperiosaur]] [[!Esika's Chariot]]>> --- # Lands {g}{r}{u} ## Big Value <<[[!Scapeshift]] [[!Wrenn and Six]] [[!Valakut Exploration]] [[!Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath]]>> This deck loops fetch lands from the graveyard by recurring them every turn to ensure it never misses a land drop. It keeps itself alive by playing counter spells and removal. Then it takes over the game with powerful expensive spells. --- ## Stompy <<[[!Bristly Bill, Spine Sower]] [[!Inti, Seneschal of the Sun]] [[!Reckless Pyrosurfer]] [[!Titania, Protector of Argoth]]>> This deck leans more aggressive than its blue counterpart. It ramps out powerful threats early while generating additional value from its lands, either from discarding/recurring them or from landfall triggers. --- ## Field of the Dead <<[[!Field of the Dead]] [[!Primeval Titan]] [[!Wrenn and Six]] [[!Golos, Tireless Pilgrim]]>> The cube supports a Field of the Dead package that fits nicely into a deck which plays land recursion, land tutors, and other pieces to gain value. These decks spend the early game ramping, then win with Field of the Dead triggers in the late game. As Field of the Dead requires many different land names, this deck ends up as 5 colors. When drafting with Field of the Dead, be sure to prioritize dual lands. --- # Discard Matters {r}{b}{u}/{g} ## Aggro Discard <<[[!Blazing Rootwalla]] [[!Inti, Seneschal of the Sun]] [[!Bloodghast]] [[!Anje's Ravager]]>> This deck plays cheap recursive creatures that can be pitched for "free" to gain additional card advantage from looting effects. These same creatures give the deck staying power against one-for-one removal. --- ## Flashback <<[[!Snapcaster Mage]] [[!Jace, Vryn's Prodigy]] [[!Dreadhorde Arcanist]] [[!Faithless Looting]]>> This tempo deck gets double the value out of its spells by discarding them for value and then flashes them back. --- ## Splashing for Green <<[[!Six]] [[!Honored Hydra]] [[!Vengevine]]>> Splashing into green pushes it into a midrange land recursion or self-mill deck. --- # Control {w}{u}{b}/{r} <<[[!Counterspell]] [[!Wrath of God]] [[!Infernal Grasp]] [[!Jace, the Mind Sculptor]]>> ## Splashing for Red <<[[!Lightning Bolt]] [[!Chandra, Torch of Defiance]] [[!Expressive Iteration]]>> The control deck play a wealth of removal, counterspells, and card draw. It filters through its deck to find the right answers at the right time and then inevitably wins with a ham sandwich. --- # Packages These are groupings of cards that synergize, but don’t have enough support to fill out an entire deck. These can compliment another deck or act as a backup plan. --- ## Artifacts <<[[!Urza's Saga]] [[!Third Path Iconoclast]] [[!Sensei's Divining Top]]>> --- ## Winota {w}{r} <<[[!Winota, Joiner of Forces]] [[!Death-Greeter's Champion]] [[!Headliner Scarlett]] [[!Elite Spellbinder]]>> --- ## +1/+1 Counters {w}{g} <<[[!Luminarch Aspirant]] [[!Bristly Bill, Spine Sower]] [[!Walking Ballista]]>> --- ## Agatha's Soul Cauldron {b}{g}/{w} <<[[!Agatha's Soul Cauldron]] [[!Grist, the Hunger Tide]] [[!Walking Ballista]] [[!Mother of Runes]]>>