Cloned from [Daneelius's Peasant All Stars](/c/63aa6dd3331aeb270eda1573) *Hear my end of year [2024 Peasant Cube Awards](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NBjQfVg7L0&ab_channel=JankDiverGaming) episode with Jank Diver Gaming* Welcome to my **Peasant All-Stars** cube, where the best of the best limited cards from Magic's recent history battle it out for dominance. **Card Pool**: The last 8 years of limited sets, constantly rotating. Cards must be available to play both on Arena and in paper, at peasant rarity. Additionally, they must have been released in a set designed to be drafted, and that set can't be a "masters" style reprint set. _Next Rotation: April 22nd, AKH._ [Link](https://scryfall.com/search?q=order%3Areview+year%3E2016+-set%3Aacr+-%28set%3Awoe+number%3E307%29+-%28set%3Afdn+number%3E487%29+-set%3Aclu+-set%3Aogw+-set%3Asoi+-set%3Arna+-set%3Acmr+-set%3Ajmp+-set%3Aj22+-set%3Aj25+-set%3Amat+%28st%3Adraftinnovation+or+st%3Acore+or+st%3Aexpansion%29+%28r%3Cr+in%3Aarena+game%3Apaper%29&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name) to the mostly correct full card pool on scryfall, with some non-booster cards and some cards without Arena peasant printings. **Curation and Size**: 17lands.com data was heavily (though not solely) relied upon to establish a card's suitability for the cube. Therefore, expensive cards need to have large impacts and not be weak to removal. Almost universally, cards are either extremely efficient, make multiple objects, or draw cards, but this is not goodcards.cube...since all the cards are good, the decks that synergize the best tend to do the best. The cube is at 540 cards, as I think this forces me as the curator to prioritize emergent drafting over linear archetypes. **Balance**: As much as possible, cards are not excluded for power level reasons. No attempt is made to balance rarities, so naturally there are more uncommons than commons. **Fixing**: Each 2-color pair has 5 dual lands (1 DMU dual-types, 2 MH2 artifacts, 1 MH3 MDFC, 1 DSK 13-life dual), and there are 13 additional multi-color fixers (including the MH3 fetches), for a total of about 1.75 fixing lands per pack. The gold section of this cube is larger than most peasant cubes, and that combined with the plethora of fixing encourages midrange and attrition strategies to splash powerful gold cards. **Curve**: The curve of the cube is relatively low, lower than many peasant cubes, especially in terms of the number of 1 drops in red and white. We found that due to the value-oriented nature of powerful peasant environments, very low curves are an important tool for aggro decks to compete. >>> ### "Archetypes" <<< The cube avoids supporting narrow archetypes (such as typal/kindred) to discourage prescriptive, on-rails drafting. That said, each 2-color pairing has a _primary_ theme provided by its gold cards: - **{W}{U}:** **Flyers** <<[[!Watcher of the Spheres]][[!Empyrean Eagle]][[!Chrome Courier]]>> - **{W}{B}:** **Go-Wide Attrition / Sacrifice** <<[[!Denethor, Ruling Steward]][[!Hidden Stockpile]][[!Ruthless Lawbringer]]>> - **{W}{R}:** **Go-Wide Aggro** <<[[!Imodane's Recruiter]][[!Heroic Reinforcements]][[!Keldon Strike Team]]>> - **{W}{G}:** **+1/+1 Counters** <<[[!Botanical Brawler]][[!Conclave Mentor]][[!Captured By Lagacs]]>> - **{U}{B}:** **Spells Control** <<[[!Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator]][[!Discovery // Dispersal]][[!The Mouth of Sauron]]>> - **{U}{R}:** **Noncreature (Artifact) Matters** <<[[!Third Path Iconoclast]][[!Saheeli, Sublime Artificer]][[!Sprite Dragon]]>> - **{U}{G}:** **Big mana** <<[[!Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty]][[!Quandrix Apprentice]][[!Drowner of Truth]]>> - **{B}{R}:** **(Artifact) Sacrifice** <<[[!Oni-Cult Anvil]][[!Mayhem Devil]][[!Bloodtithe Harvester]]>> - **{B}{G}:** **Self-Mill / Graveyard Recursion** <<[[!Honest Rutstein]][[!Rise of the Witch-king]][[!Broodspinner]]>> - **{R}{G}:** **Large Monsters / 4 Power Matters** <<[[!Picnic Ruiner]][[!Ruby, Daring Tracker]][[!Writhing Chrysalis]]>> But in addition to these primary themes, there are a host of secondary themes / synergy packages to explore. Just know that since this cube is 540, you can't rely on any of these cards getting opened. But, be on the lookout for emergent synergies as you build your pool: - **{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}:** **Fetch / Duals** <<[[!Tangled Islet]][[!Generous Ent]][[!Lorien Revealed]]>> - **{G}:** **5-color / Domain** <<[[!Path to the World Tree]][[!The Weatherseed Treaty]][[!Nishoba Brawler]]>> - **{U}{G}:** **Artifact (Land) Animation** <<[[!Kenku Artificer]][[!Zoetic Glyph]][[!Tough Cookie]]>> - **{W}{R}:** **Equipment** <<[[!Bladehold War-Whip]][[!Hexgold Hoverwings]][[!Blacksmith's Talent]]>> - **{W}{U}{G}:** **Creature ETBs** <<[[!Soulherder]][[!Oji, the Exquisite Blade]][[!Lilysplash Mentor]]>> - **{B}{R}:** **Steal and Sac** <<[[!Furnace Reins]][[!Grishnákh, Brash Instigator]][[!Callous Sell-Sword]]>> - **{U}{B}{G}:** **Looptiloops** <<[[!The Bath Song]][[!Colossal Skyturtle]][[!Shipwreck Dowser]]>> - **{W}{G}:** **Tokens** <<[[!Ironroot Warlord]][[!Rosie Cotton of South Lane]][[!Woodland Champion]]>> - **{W}{B}:** **Lifegain** <<[[!Markov Purifier]][[!Restless Bloodseeker]][[!Cat Collector]]>> - **{B}:** **Reanimator** <<[[!Back for Seconds]][[!Push // Pull]][[!Defossilize]]>> - **{U}{R}:** **Spellslinger** <<[[!Murmuring Mystic]][[!Gandalf's Sanction]][[!Fiery Inscription]]>> - **{U}{B}:** **Draw 2+** <<[[!Sneaky Snacker]][[!Emrakul's Messenger]][[!Mischievous Mystic]]>> - **{B}{G}:** **Food** *Check out my [Food walkthrough on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgcube/comments/1hpw7uy/exploring_gb_food_in_peasant_cube_a_fresh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)* <<[[!Vinereap Mentor]][[!Greta, Sweettooth Scourge]][[!Trail of Crumbs]]>> - **{W}:** **Noncreatue ETBs** <<[[!Builder's Talent]][[!Sun-Blessed Healer]][[!Essence Reliquary]]>> - **{U}:** **Fish** <<[[!Curious Obsession]][[!Bottomless Pool // Locker Room]][[!Plumecreed Escort]]>> - **{R}{G}{W}:** **"Heroic" Tricks** <<[[!Heartfire Hero]][[!Illuminator Virtuoso]][[!Tyvar's Stand]]>>