*** >>> ### Top 50 cards in the Cube <<< >>> *shown in the order at which they "should" be taken Pack 1 Pick 1* <<< *** **1. The "Power 10"** *(the most busted cards ever printed)* <<[[!Time Walk]][[!Black Lotus]][[!Sol Ring]][[!Mana Crypt]][[!Mox Pearl]][[!Mox Ruby]][[!Mox Sapphire]][[!Mox Jet]][[!Mox Emerald]][[!Ancestral Recall]]>> *** **2. Ultra Efficient Bombs & Interaction** <<[[!Broadside Bombardiers]][[!Forth Eorlingas!]][[!Orcish Bowmasters]][[!Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes]][[!Swords to Plowshares]][[!The One Ring]][[!Thoughtseize]][[!Fable of the Mirror-Breaker]][[!Psychic Frog]][[!Comet, Stellar Pup]]>> *** **3. Unfair Build-Arounds** <<[[!Flash]][[!Tolarian Academy]][[!Mana Vault]][[!Demonic Tutor]][[!Reanimate]][[!Animate Dead]][[!Sneak Attack]][[!Library of Alexandria]][[!Lurrus of the Dream-Den]][[!Urza, Lord High Artificer]]>> *** **4. Highly Efficient Cards** <<[[!Solitude]][[!Ocelot Pride]][[!Force of Will]][[!Fury]][[!Oko, Thief of Crowns]][[!Mana Leak]][[!Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer]][[!Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd]][[!Ajani, Nacatl Pariah]][[!Pyrogoyf]]>> *** **5. Key Cards Within Winning Decks** *(Scalding Tarn represents ALL fetchlands)* <<[[!Scalding Tarn]][[!Atraxa, Grand Unifier]][[!Archon of Cruelty]][[!Palace Jailer]][[!Remand]][[!Memory Lapse]][[!Strip Mine]][[!Skullclamp]][[!Reprieve]][[!Lightning Bolt]]>> *** >>> ### Major Strategies Supported <<< *** **REANIMATOR** Discard or send large creatures to the graveyard and reanimate them within the first several turns of the game using reanimation spells such as [[Reanimate]] and [[Animate Dead]]. <<[[!Archon of Cruelty]][[!Atraxa, Grand Unifier]][[!Griselbrand]][[!Etali, Primal Conqueror]][[!Entomb]][[!Necromancy]][[!Psychic Frog]][[!Bitter Triumph]]>> *NOTE: Usually, Eldrazi like [[Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]] can't be reanimated by standard animate spells, but [[Shallow Grave]] and [[Corpse Dance]] can be used to target the Eldrazi before they shuffle into the deck.* *** **SNEAK ATTACK** Use cards like [[Sneak Attack]] or [[Through the Breach]] to take advantage of massive attack, enter the battlefield or death triggers for cheap. <<[[!Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]][[!Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre]][[!Worldspine Wurm]][[!Archon of Cruelty]][[!Woodfall Primus]][[!Oath of Druids]][[!"Name Sticker" Goblin]][[!Demonic Tutor]]>> *** **DRAW SEVEN** Cast "Draw Seven" with cards that punish your opponents from drawing cards. <<[[!Timetwister]][[!Wheel of Fortune]][[!Time Spiral]][[!Hullbreacher]][[!Orcish Bowmasters]][[!Narset, Parter of Veils]][[!Sheoldred, the Apocalypse]][[!Leovold, Emissary of Trest]]>> *** **ARTIFACTS** Play as many artifacts as possible and overwhelm your opponents with bursts of mana. <<[[!Tolarian Academy]][[!Tinker]][[!Retrofitter Foundry]][[!Mox Opal]][[!Portal to Phyrexia]][[!Mishra's Workshop]][[!Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student]][[!Upheaval]]>> *** **AGGRO** Play highly efficient, low costed creatures and end the game in the first several rounds of the game. <<[[!Ocelot Pride]][[!Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer]][[!Ajani, Nacatl Pariah]][[!Broadside Bombardiers]][[!Parallax Wave]][[!Forth Eorlingas!]][[!Mother of Runes]][[!Solitude]]>> *** **LANDS MATTER** Play multiple lands per turn from your hand or graveyard to get Landfall triggers or to [[Strip Mine]] ALL of your opponent's lands. <<[[!Fastbond]][[!Crucible of Worlds]][[!Wrenn and Six]][[!Titania, Protector of Argoth]][[!Wooded Foothills]][[!Zuran Orb]][[!Tireless Tracker]][[!Springheart Nantuko]]>> *** **STOMPY** Play 3-4 mana threats on turn 1 or 2 and overwhelm your opponent. <<[[!Birds of Paradise]][[!Ignoble Hierarch]][[!Mana Vault]][[!Ancient Tomb]][[!Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes]][[!Fable of the Mirror-Breaker]][[!Sentinel of the Nameless City]][[!Questing Beast]]>> *** **CONTROL** Prevent the opponent from playing the game, while generating card advantage and gaining inevitability. <<[[!Counterspell]][[!Swords to Plowshares]][[!Mystic Confluence]][[!Balance]][[!Teferi, Time Raveler]][[!Teferi, Hero of Dominaria]][[!Jace, the Mind Sculptor]][[!The Wandering Emperor]]>> *** **DOMAIN** Take all of the lands and play all the best cards from all 5 colors! <<[[!Misty Rainforest]][[!Prismatic Vista]][[!Scion of Draco]][[!Leyline Binding]][[!Territorial Kavu]][[!Omnath, Locus of Creation]][[!Birds of Paradise]][[!Mox Diamond]]>> *** **LURRUS COMPANION** Companion [[Lurrus of the Dream-Den]] and grind your opponent with value as you protect your Lurrus. <<[[!Black Lotus]][[!Ajani, Nacatl Pariah]][[!Orcish Bowmasters]][[!Dark Confidant]][[!Deep-Cavern Bat]][[!Selfless Spirit]][[!Baleful Strix]][[!Mishra's Bauble]]>> *** >>> ### Multi-Card Packages <<< *** **FLASH** Combo [[Flash]] with a creature with a huge enter the battlefield or death trigger to get massive value in early turns of the game. <<[[!Worldspine Wurm]][[!Vaultborn Tyrant]][[!Etali, Primal Conqueror]][[!Torsten, Founder of Benalia]]>> *** **BRAIN FREEZE** Cast [[Brain Freeze]] with a high storm count to mill the opponent out. <<[[!Brain Freeze]][[!Underworld Breach]][[!Lion's Eye Diamond]][[!Lotus Petal]]>> *** **NADU** Take advantage of the static ability of [[Nadu, Winged Wisdom]] to draw an endless amount of cards. <<[[!Nadu, Winged Wisdom]][[!Lightning Greaves]][[!Sylvan Safekeeper]][[!Springheart Nantuko]]>> *** **CHANNEL** Play an early [[Channel]] to play very expensive cards at a steep discount. <<[[!Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]][[!Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre]][[!Portal to Phyrexia]][[!Walking Ballista]]>> *** **SKULLCLAMP** Draw as many cards as you want by playing cards that you give you expendable 1/1's and sacrificing them to [[Skullclamp]]. <<[[!Ocelot Pride]][[!Springheart Nantuko]][[!Lingering Souls]][[!Saheeli, Sublime Artificer]]>> *** **STONEFORGE MYSTIC** Play [[Stoneforge Mystic]] to draw a busted equipment and cheat it out early in the game. <<[[!Kaldra Compleat]][[!Batterskull]][[!Pre-War Formalwear]][[!Skullclamp]]>> *** **BOLAS'S CITADEL** Get an early [[Bolas's Citadel]] out and play as many cards as your life can take! <<[[!Sensei's Divining Top]][[!Tinker]][[!Dark Ritual]][[!Demonic Tutor]]>> *** **TIME WALK RECURSION** [[Time Walk]] is already busted, but you might as well maximize its potential if you picked it! <<[[!Tamiyo, Collector of Tales]][[!Snapcaster Mage]][[!Jace, Vryn's Prodigy]][[!Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student]]>>