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Cube Design Theory: Aggro in Cube »

This guest post is written by Usman Jamil. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact eerwin at gmail dot com. On his website about the format, Tom LaPille said this about cube drafting: “Go make a cube, or at least convince someone else to. That cube will enhance your life and the lives of [...]

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Worldwake Cube Update »

Hello everybody, it’s another set release and another update to my Cube. In my last release, I spoke of what I wanted to focus on with that cube update, and I’ll do so again. This update is HUGE in a variety of ways — one, we have a huge sea change in the manafixing portion [...]

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Rise of the Eldrazi Cube Pre-Ordering »

While my Official Worldwake Cube Update is still a week or so away (it will coincide with the actual release of Rise of the Eldrazi, as I fully playtest my changes w new sets before advocating them), starting with Worldwake I’ve begun pre-ordering foils I feel will be worth testing in the cube. After the [...]

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Cube For Two »

This guest post is written by Thea Steele. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact eerwin at gmail dot com. I have a confession to make- I’m a magic player without a playgroup. I’ve recently moved across the country, and my magic-playing community consists of myself and my boyfriend. The good news is that [...]

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My Cube In Pictures! »

Okay, so I was bored in San Diego waiting for the Pro Tour festivities to start and thought — why don’t I have pictures of my cube? So I made some. Be on the lookout for some Worldwake updates I’m trying out as well! Enjoy!

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Zendikar Cube Update »

So another three months have passed and it’s time to get all cube-updating in this hizzle. Or something. Either way, last go-around I updated the cube with M10 additions. This time we’re adding five cards per color bringing the total cube size to 580 cards. Woo! I’m happy with a growth rate of 25 cards [...]

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The Cloud Spirit Dilemma »

This guest post is written by Reuben Bresler. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact eerwin at gmail dot com. It’s a fairly well known and accepted line of thought in Magic that, in general, the larger the format gets the weaker the aggro strategies become. This is because the answers to specific problems [...]

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Magic 2010 Cube Update »

Hello everybody, it’s that time again…with Zendikar released into the wild, it’s time to add Magic 2010 cards to the Cube as well as shake up the colors in the direction I feel they should go. Remember, the cube is your chance (and mine) to be developer and designer, so feel free to add or [...]

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Conflux + Alara Reborn Cube Update »

Hello everybody, it’s been awhile, hasn’t it? I apologize for neglecting my cube-related duties. I’ve scoured the past two sets for their untold treasures, basked in the raw goodness of many-a-card, and now it’s time to lay down the gauntlet and for the “Cube Mothership” to detail the Official CubeDrafting.com Conflux and Alara Reborn updates. [...]

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Building An All-Commons Cube »

This guest post is written by Rick Cummings. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact eerwin at gmail dot com. My name is Rick. I’m from Fort Wayne, IN, before which time I lived in Fargo, ND. My “claim to fame” is that I placed 3rd at the North Dakota Champs this past year, [...]

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