Category: Submission

Cube Philosophy: Design Goals vs. The World »

This guest post is the second part of a series on Cube Philosophy, written by Simon Walker. Check back each day this week for a new installment. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. In part 1, I examined six concepts that form a loose “wish list” [...]

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Cube Philosophy: Pre-Cubing or, The Hard Questions »

This guest post is the first part of a series on Cube Philosophy, written by Simon Walker. Check back each day this week for a new installment. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. There are many articles on Cube design and the underlying philosophy behind what [...]

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Nine Underrated Cube Cards »

This guest post is written by Thea Steele. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. The Cube is a strange format at times. Sometimes you get beaten by a turn one Library of Alexandria or a well-timed Mana Drain, and there’s not much to say there. The [...]

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Buried Cube Treasures – Part 2 »

This guest post is written by Usman Jamil. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. In my first article about unconventional cube cards, I focused on 5 white, blue and black cards that have been overlooked with regards to cube. Designing and maintaining a cube is an [...]

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Buried Cube Treasures – Part 1 »

This guest post is written by Usman Jamil. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. This 2-part article aims to discuss a handful of these lesser-known cards to help cube designers become informed about the existence and use of these buried treasures to use in their cubes.

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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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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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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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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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Building A Common / Uncommon Cube »

This guest post is written by Eric Klug. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact eerwin at gmail dot com. By Eric Klug Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Eric. I started playing Magic during Saga block and have never stopped. I play at a semi-competitive level. Recently I made it to [...]

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