Cloned from [The Mono Red Cube](/c/61483627-042e-4a6c-b1ba-5aae1896d3d1) Welcome to The Mono Red Cube - the cube where Red Deck *Always* Wins! In this environment, there are just red cards, artifacts and lands! The cube explores the depth of Red across the history of Magic -- you can play aggro, control, combo and everything in between with the best cards Red has to offer. A team of dedicated cubeheads at The Mana Vault, an LGS in Milwaukee, helped shop owner Jeff Green design this cube through the beginning of 2024. Together we decided on a few defining features: 1) **Power Level:** We use the most powerful cards in red. There are also many powerful artifacts and lands - some of which gain life and give slower control, ramp and reanimator decks the tools they need to prolong and win the game. We exclude the most broken artifact mana, but almost everything else is on the table. This all said, a strong card like [[Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer]] is less powerful in a cube of all red cards chock full of answers and counterplays. 2) **450 Cards**: Our primary goal is to create a balanced, replayable format showcasing many different red archetypes and cross-synergies. To achieve this, we've settled on a cube size of 450 cards. Combo players, draft with this in mind! 3) **Identity:** It's red or bust here. We use no hybrid cost or cards of other colors that can be paid with Phyrexian mana. The primary archetypes of the Mono Red Cube are as follows: **Burn** <<[[!Lightning Bolt|b5d3dcab-2260-479d-9ef6-dfb92d4f6061]][[!Fireblast|b1eb5b2c-1f02-48a6-a287-88eb189d6780]][[!Sulfuric Vortex|79955e27-eef7-43bd-9895-e9209ed1537f]]>> Exactly what you expect Burn to be: reducing your opponent's life total from 20 to 0 by throwing fire at their face! **Prowess** <<[[!Slickshot Show-Off]][[!Dragon's Rage Channeler]][[!Lava Dart]]>> Payoffs and cheap spells aplenty, Prowess decks have a bounty of tools in this cube **Go Wide** <<[[!Seasoned Pyromancer]][[!Hellrider]][[!Stoke the Flames]]>> Generate loads of tokens and use them to finish off your opponent in quick order with a multitude of payoffs ... **Sacrifice** <<[[!Gut, True Soul Zealot]][[!Goblin Bombardment]][[!Unlucky Witness]]>> Or just sacrifice those tokens for value! **Goblins** <<[[!Goblin Lackey]][[!Goblin Ringleader]][[!Muxus, Goblin Grandee]]>> It wouldn't be a red cube without loading up on the most iconic red creature type **Big Red** <<[[!Fable of the Mirror-Breaker]][[!Glorybringer]][[!Inferno Titan]]>> Make use of efficient removal and value creatures, then go over the top of your aggro opponents **Wildfire Control** <<[[!Wildfire]][[!Thran Dynamo]][[!Greater Gargadon]]>> Does Kai Budde's World Championship winning deck still have what it takes 25 years later? Let's find out! This cube has a few different Wildfire effects, plenty of artifact ramp and threats that survive the blaze. **Storm** <<[[!Grapeshot]][[!Lion's Eye Diamond]][[!Wheel of Fortune]]>> We believe in giving the people what they want. Diehard storm drafters rejoice. Do the thing, if you so dare. **Welder** <<[[!Goblin Welder]][[!Tangle Wire]][[!Wurmcoil Engine]]>> You'll see nearly all the welder effects here and many boom booms **Creatureless Control** <<[[!Pyroclasm]][[!Glacial Chasm]][[!Elixir of Immortality]]>> Why bother winning the game when you can simply never lose? Thank you to all our players who weighed in with suggestions for this cube and encouraged us! Including but not limited to: Harry Dudek Eric Evans Sam Black Shariq Moore Alex Elendt The Mono Red Cube will be featured at Bar-B-Cube 2024, The Mana Vault's 64-player cube draft event on June 15th! Learn more about the Bar-B-Cube and sign up here: https://topdeck.gg/event/6OIwBoRehaC7GP0ltitX