This is my own personal cube. I’ve maintained it for several years and I’m very proud with how it’s turned out. It has a nice balance with the colors and archetypes. It’s easily the best experience I’ve had playing the game.
Note that cards like signets and manlands are counted as multicolor and NOT as lands (similarly, cards like Wasteland are considered colorless.)
Pictures aren’t up to date but are mostly current, the text always represents what’s truly in here.
Basic Info
Cube size: 450 cards
Breakdown: 62 cards per color, 60 colorless, 80 multicolor (8 per guild.)
Converted Mana Cost Average: 2.8372
Card Selection
Fully powered: Yes
Portal Legal: Yes
Unglued: No
Banned Cards for Power-Level: No
Snow Covered lands: No
Sideboards Allowed: Yes
Cube Design
Even Color Balance: Yes
Hybrid/Split/Kicker as Gold: Yes/Yes/No
Color Triggers as Gold (Kird Ape counted as RG): Yes
White:
Elite Vanguard
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Mother of Runes
Savannah Lions
Steppe Lynx
Student of Warfare
Accorder Paladin
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
Knight of Meadowgrain
Kor Skyfisher
Leonin Relic-Warder
Porcelain Legionnaire
Soltari Trooper
Soltari Priest
Soltari Monk
Stoneforge Mystic
Wall of Omens
Cloistered Youth
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Flickerwisp
Mirran Crusader
Mirror Entity
Midnight Haunting
Fiend Hunter
Pianna, Nomad Captain
Soltari Champion
Spectral Procession
Silverblade Paladin
Calciderm
Exalted Angel
Hero of Bladehold
Restoration Angel
Baneslayer Angel
Cloudgoat Ranger
Reveillark
Karmic Guide
Sun Titan
Yosei, the Morning Star
Non-creatures:
Enlightened Tutor
Land Tax
Mana Tithe
Path to Exile
Swords to Plowshares
Balance
Disenchant
Honor of the Pure
Temporal Isolation
Ajani Goldmane
Armageddon
Day of Judgment
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Faith’s Fetters
Moat
Ravages of War
Wrath of God
Blue:
Coralhelm Commander
Looter Il-Kor
Phantasmal Image
Spellskite
Snapcaster Mage
Waterfront Bouncer
Mindshrieker
Aether Adept
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Man-o’-War
Pestermite
Phyrexian Metamorph
Serendib Efreet
Vendilion Clique
Willbender
Fettergeist
Glen Elendra Archmage
Sower of Temptation
Venser, Shaper Savant
Dungeon Geists
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
Mulldrifter
Frost Titan
Consecrated Sphinx
Non-creatures:
Force of Will
Daze
Ancestral Recall
Ancestral Vision
Brainstorm
Force Spike
Mystical Tutor
Preordain
Counterspell
Mana Drain
Mana Leak
Miscalculation
Remand
Time Walk
Standstill
Crystal Shard
Forbid
Jace Beleren
Psionic Blast
Timetwister
Tinker
Thirst for Knowledge
Vedalken Shackles
Frantic Search
Control Magic
Cryptic Command
Deep Analysis
Fact or Fiction
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Opposition
Bribery
Jace, Memory Adept
Treachery
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
Black:
Carnophage
Gravecrawler
Diregraf Ghoul
Sarcomancy
Vampire Lacerator
Dark Confidant
Nezumi Shortfang
Nezumi Graverobber
Nantuko Shade
Dauthi Horror
Vampire Hexmage
Bloodghast
Oona’s Prowler
Hypnotic Specter
Bane of the Living
Bone Shredder
Vampire Nighthawk
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Geralf’s Messenger
Bloodline Keeper
Braids, Cabal Minion
Nekrataal
Skinrender
Abyssal Persecutor
Bloodgift Demon
Shriekmaw
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Grave Titan
Massacre Wurm
Non-creatures:
Dark Ritual
Vampiric Tutor
Imperial Seal
Thoughtseize
Duress
Reanimate
Dismember
Inquisition of Kozilek
Entomb
Hymn to Tourach
Demonic Tutor
Animate Dead
Diabolic Edict
Chainer’s Edict
Sinkhole
Doom Blade
Go For The Throat
Bitterblossom
Phyrexian Arena
Yawgmoth’s Will
Recurring Nightmare
Necromancy
Liliana of the Veil
Nether Void
Damnation
Consuming Vapors
Makeshift Mannequin
Land:
Volrath’s Stronghold
Red:
Grim Lavamancer
Magus of the Scroll
Mogg Fanatic
Greater Gargadon
Jackal Pup
Goblin Guide
Stromkirk Noble
Reckless Waif
Spikeshot Elder
Goblin Welder
Keldon Marauders
Lightning Mauler
Hellspark Elemental
Plated Geopede
Kargan Dragonlord
Ember Hauler
Stormblood Berserker
Hearth Kami
Torch Fiend
Blistering Firecat
Keldon Vandals
Manic Vandal
Chandra’s Phoenix
Squee, Goblin Nabob
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Flametongue Kavu
Avalanche Riders
Goblin Ruinblaster
Hero of Oxid Ridge
Hellrider
Keldon Champion
Siege-Gang Commander
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Zealous Conscripts
Non-creatures:
Firebolt
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Burst Lightning
Reckless Charge
Faithless Looting
Magma Jet
Incinerate
Arc Trail
Searing Blaze
Shrine of Burning Rage
Smash to Smithereens
Wheel of Fortune
Char
Pillage
Arc Lightning
Molten Rain
Sulfuric Vortex
Staggershock
Brimstone Volley
Devil’s Play
Rolling Earthquake
Green:
Ulvenwald Tracker
Wolfbitten Captive
Jungle Lion
Llanowar Elves
Birds of Paradise
Noble Hierarch
Fyndhorn Elves
Wild Dogs
Joraga Treespeaker
Arbor Elf
Tarmogoyf
Wild Mongrel
Wall of Blossoms
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Lotus Cobra
Fauna Shaman
Scavenging Ooze
Strangleroot Geist
Wall of Roots
Troll Ascetic
Viridian Shaman
Uktabi Orangutan
Eternal Witness
Yavimaya Elder
Call of the Herd
Great Sable Stag
Somberwald Sage
Wolfir Avenger
Blastoderm
Chameleon Colossus
Wickerbough Elder
Vengevine
Thrun, the Last Troll
Oracle of Mul Daya
Deranged Hermit
Indrik Stomphowler
Genesis
Thornling
Acidic Slime
Vorapede
Wolfir Silverheart
Primeval Titan
Cloudthresher
Non-creatures:
Sylvan Library
Survival of the Fittest
Regrowth
Life from the Loam
Kodama’s Reach
Cultivate
Birthing Pod
Garruk Wildspeaker
Garruk Relentless
Plow Under
Garruk, Primal Hunter
Land:
Treetop Village
Colorless:
Black Lotus
Mana Crypt
Mox Diamond
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Bonesplitter
Cursed Scroll
Mana Vault
Pithing Needle
Sensei’s Divining Top
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Ankh of Mishra
Grim Monolith
Lightning Greaves
Mind Stone
Scroll Rack
Umezawa’s Jitte
Winter Orb
Phyrexian Revoker
Coalition Relic
Grafted Wargear
Mimic Vat
Oblivion Stone
Sword of Fire and Ice
Sword of Body and Mind
Sword of Light and Shadow
Sword of Feast and Famine
Sword of War and Peace
Tangle Wire
Jinxed Choker
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Smokestack
Lodestone Golem
Masticore
Molten-Tail Masticore
Solemn Simulacrum
Razormane Masticore
Batterskull
Precursor Golem
Myr Battlesphere
Karn Liberated
Land:
Ancient Tomb
City of Brass
Grand Coliseum
Library of Alexandria
Maze of Ith
Mishra’s Factory
Mutavault
Rishadan Port
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Gaea’s Cradle
Tolarian Academy
Multicolor:
Savannah
Temple Garden
Windswept Heath
Horizon Canopy
Gavony Township
Qasali Pridemage
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Kitchen Finks
Taiga
Stomping Ground
Wooded Foothills
Kird Ape
Bloodbraid Elf
Huntmaster of the Fells
Badlands
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Terminate
Bituminous Blast
Murderous Redcap
Olivia Voldaren
Underground Sea
Watery Grave
Polluted Delta
Shadowmage Infiltrator
Nemesis of Reason
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
Tundra
Hallowed Fountain
Flooded Strand
Celestial Colonnade
Azorius Signet
Venser, the Sojourner
Geist of Saint Traft
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Scrubland
Godless Shrine
Marsh Flats
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Lingering Souls
Bayou
Overgrown Tomb
Verdant Catacombs
Llanowar Wastes
Golgari Rot Farm
Putrid Leech
Pernicious Deed
Maelstrom Pulse
Tropical Island
Breeding Pool
Misty Rainforest
Simic Growth Chamber
Simic Signet
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Trygon Predator
Simic Sky Swallower
Volcanic Island
Steam Vents
Scalding Tarn
Desolate Lighthouse
Izzet Signet
Electrolyze
Prophetic Bolt
Fire/Ice
Plateau
Sacred Foundry
Arid Mesa
Battlefield Forge
Slayers’ Stronghold
Lightning Helix
Ajani Vengeant
Figure of Destiny
Here’s a link to tappedout.net to draft this cube. You do have to register to the site, but it’s pretty painless.
hey amigo,
check your word order on sword of body and mind. Thanks for putting this up. It’s a guiding light for my cube.
blake.
Oh wow, I hadn’t changed the wording on that since pre-SOM spoiler! Now changed.
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I really am not a fan of where your putting Wild Nacatl. Just play it as a mono green card that plays better with other colors. It’s really such a small issue that I don’t feel like it’s worth yu having an awkward card in your colorless section.
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I only see 61 Black cards? I think you left Inquisition of Kozilek out….Also your green section is 63 cards…not sure why
Clerical error, should be -Ohran Viper, +Inquisition. Oops!
this list seems fantastic however the one switch that makes sense to me is – rout + hallowed burial. I think instant speed is less relevant than getting rid of cards like Vengevine, Strangleroot giest, Genesis, kitchen finks, and stopping reanimation.
I built a cube based on an older version of your list. I’ve only gotten to draft it twice so far, but it’s been the most fun I’ve ever had playing Magic.
Thanks for putting this out for everyone.
I’m very curious why so many cubes include kor skyfisher. As an early beater it seems unimpressive for the cost of gating a permanent. Late game gating an enchanted creature or a creature with a come into play ability seems fine but as it strikes me as a primarily aggressive card this advantage seems largely overpowered by the downside early on. Skittering skirge seems somewhat questionable as well but seems high risk for the minor upside it offers over similar 2cc creatures. Something like wretched anurid, although fairly mediocre, seems slightly better. Can you elaborate on the inclusion of these cards a bit? I ask because I have been cubing since the format was first invented and have built a cube very similar to yours using my own independent experience with playing.
So i just finished building this cube and im 6 cards short of 450 and we have laid it out and gone through it over and over. Then I realized you dont have tri colored cards listed but you have them pictured and you dont have them listed on the site where you can test the cube either. Is this an error? or do you really not run any tricolored cards in your cube?
Thanks for the cube tho. my play group and i love it.
Updated list now, should be good
(also ended up cutting Tricolor cards.)