Cloned from [The Ice Cube](/c/7fd9b29a-2532-4e46-8700-612ca6b14045) >>><<![Image](https://i.imgur.com/MlZOjgK.jpg)>><<< --- --- The Ice Cube is a vorthos take on snow permanents matter drafting! --- This cube puts you *the drafter* into a destroyed frozen plane and struggling to survive. The world has ended. The destruction of the World Tree in the heart of the Karplusian mountains triggered a plane-wide ice age wiping out most of civilization. The last kingdoms of men and dwarves vie for limited resources against savage barbarians, twisted cultists, and the ancient races of elves, giants, and dragons that have sworn revenge against mortals for the destruction of the natural order. >>> Cube Vision <<< {1} Provide a lower powered traditional draft experience with snow permanents matter themes {2} Evoke a desolate & wintery theme through card art, flavor, and mechanics. {3} Support multiple archetypes that reward creative deck building {4} You must draft your snow lands leading to challenging decisions while drafting {5} Limited mechanics and cards types for a simplified drafting experience. No planeswalkers, no MDFCs. Jorn and Kaldring are two separate cards in this cube. --- >>> Archetypes Outline<<< Each color pair has multiple supported archetypes which can be mixed and matched to create unique strategies. Below is an outline of *some* of the archetypes to be explored! {W}{U} **Adarkar** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/LoUiANg.jpeg) **Lore:** The forgotten shores of Adarkar were mostly barren tundra with few creatures able to survive in the howling winds of the north sea. As the prophecy was foretold, the exiled princess Hylda arrived and sought to create a new kingdom in her frozen image as she binds the power of the elements themselves to her will as every day her power grows and her realm expands. **Mechanics:** Tap & Foretell - Use control magic to out-tempo your opponents with tapping them down or gain a mana curve advatage using foretell spells. Key Cards: <<[[!Hylda of the Icy Crown]][[!White Dragon]][[!Ethereal Valkyrie]][[!Sage of the Beyond]]>> {U}{B} **Tresserhorn** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/yOVS7Nb.png) **Lore:** Long have the mages of Tresserhorn practiced forbidden magics of frost and undeath. Here in the his frozen fortress far to the south where the river splits in putrid swamps, the Betrayer King Narfi was resurrected by necromancers using the stolen power of the world tree. Now in the ice age his resurrection created, he plots revenge against Kjeldor and its allies. **Mechanics:** Snow & Reanimation - Freeze your opponents with powerful snow synergies and reanimate your biggest threats from the graveyard. Key Cards: <<[[!Narfi, Betrayer King]][[!Dead of Winter]][[!King Narfi's Betrayal]][[!Animate Dead]]>> {B}{R} **Balduvia** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/O1Ot6Jl.jpeg) **Lore:** The fallen kingdom of Balduvia lay in ruins even before the ice age as it was destroyed long before by the Traitor King Narfi. Now hordes of goblins, cultists, and berserkers flock to its ruins for shelter as they raid and sack nearby towns. Any survivors are corrupted by the cult of fire and its promise to bathe the world in flame and end the ice age or are sacrificed to their demon masters. **Mechanics:** Sacrifice & Berserkers - Overwhelm your opponent with rampaging berserkers and then sacrifice your weaker creatures powerful effects. Key Cards: <<[[!Garna, Bloodfist of Keld]][[!Eradicator Valkyrie]][[!The Bloodsky Massacre]][[!Lovisa Coldeyes]]>> {R}{G} **Karplusian Mountains** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/IrdBMO5.jpeg) **Lore:** The great Karplusian mountain range has been the border lands between Balduvia and Kjeldor and since turned into a battleground between the cult of the fire, Tresserhorn, Hylda, and the noble kingdoms. The vast forests and high peaks are home to many of the world's great beasts and dragons including the great dragonlord Atarka who have since awoken and find easy meals amongst the interlopers on their lands. **Mechanics** Ramp & Dragons - Ramp into your biggest threats faster than your opponents and descend upon your enemies with powerful dragons. Key Cards: <<[[!Draconic Disciple]][[!Into the North]][[!Atarka, World Render|719f172b-f9ad-4960-af66-757eb54147f6]][[!Goldspan Dragon|9d914868-9000-4df2-a818-0ef8a7f636ae]]>> {G}{W} **Kjeldor** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/vnHSUKY.jpeg) **Lore:** One of the last two remaining noble kingdoms to survive the ice age, Kjeldor's seeks to rebuild and repopulate the fallen realms of the plane. King Darian had slain the the betrayer King Narfi before his resurrection and will stop at nothing to see his evil exiled permanently. Facing assault from all directions and its last remaining ally under siege by elves and giants - Kjeldor looks to Starnhiem for aid. **Mechanics:** Tokens & Counters - Build the widest board possible and overrun your opponents and pump them up with counters or late game finishers. Key Cards: <<[[!King Darien XLVIII]][[!Esika's Chariot]][[!Maja, Bretagard Protector]][[!Resplendent Marshal]]>> {W}{B} **Starnhiem** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/YqYKfWP.jpeg) **Lore:** Far to the west lays the realm of Starnhiem where the legendary valkyries live. Most were sworn to protect the forces of good and seek to destroy the cult of flame but many have been corrupted and twisted into a rage to cull all life. A secret war wages in the skies between the righteous valkyries and demons indifferent to the woes of the mortal factions on the ground. **Mechanics:** Angels & Control - Lock down your enemies with efficient removal and board wipes and then Dominate the skies with powerful flyers. Key Cards: <<[[!Rampage of the Valkyries]][[!Cleaving Reaper]][[!Utter End]][[!Swords to Plowshares]]>> {U}{R} **Surtland** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/BTTjLEC.jpeg) **Lore:** Too long have the giants of Surtland have watched the kingdoms of man destroy themselves and the natural world with their petty squabbles. They see no difference between the necromancers of Tresserhorn or noble dwarves and in the chaos of open war, they see an opportunity to return themselves as the rightful overlords of the world. Some have even joined the cult of the flame and became mages to destroy their enemies. **Mechanics:** Giants & Spellslinger - Crush your opponents with massive giants or sling multiple spells per turn with instants and sorceries. Key Cards: <<[[!Battle of Frost and Fire]][[!Quakebringer]][[!Fire // Ice]][[!Niblis of Frost]]>> {B}{G} **Fyndhorn** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/1SBqhhv.jpeg) **Lore:** For centuries the elves of Fyndhorn forest nestled between the Karplusian mountains and southern plains had been neutral with the noble kingdoms of Kjeldor and Balduvia and brokered peace with Axegard. But after the destruction of the world tree, the various tribes all swore a blood oath to king Harald and vowed to destroy all mortal life and restore balance to the natural world. **Mechanics:** Elves & Midrange - Avenge the World Tree with hordes of elves or out value your opponents with powerful creatures and premium removal. Key Cards: <<[[!Lathril, Blade of the Elves]][[!Elvish Warmaster|58da074a-a776-4e3f-be04-9e7f18320ae1]][[!Sarulf, Realm Eater]][[!Stab]]>> {R}{W} **Axgard** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/whrvUpJ.jpeg) **Lore:** The smiths and forgemasters of Axegard are one the last two remaining noble kingdoms to survive into the ice age. They have suffered the bulwark of assaults from Fyndhorn and now Surtland bordering both. Even before the uniting of the elves, Axgard had fought many wars in the past over the resources of the mountains and were all to eager renew their feud. **Mechanics:** Equipment & Agro - Defend the last kingdoms of the north with powerful armaments or out-agro your opponents with lightening quick creatures and burn. Key Cards: <<[[!Bruenor Battlehammer]][[!Horn of Valhalla]][[!Eivor, Battle-Ready]][[!Lightning Bolt|f29ba16f-c8fb-42fe-aabf-87089cb214a7]]>> {G}{U} **Littjara** ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/Quwcf6t.jpeg) **Lore:** As they ice age began, strange gales of mist and frost took over the forests of Littjara to the east. The creatures that lived there began to twist into amorphous forms and embraced rime magics. They do not seek vengeance or power, only to envelop the remaining world in ice. **Mechanics:** Snow & Shapeshifters - Use the power of the frozen wastes to build overwhelming board states or design flexible faction based payoffs with shapeshifters. Key Cards: <<[[!Ice-fang Coatl]][[!Ascendant Spirit]][[!Moritte of the Frost]][[!Realmwalker]]>>