What Is Cube: https://youtu.be/rNDBTRG6keM
Building Your First Cube: https://youtu.be/xoL9dKWcwG8
Intermediate Cube Construction: https://youtu.be/zc0I6wG6O1c
Advanced Cube Construction: https://youtu.be/dVmpBnw-imY
Milo’s Cube Gameplay Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnVy20B8ZYM
Cubetutor.com intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uylb-658UgY
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Cube is a casual Magic: The Gathering format where players create a cube, which is a large pool of cards chosen and assembled for the purposes of being drafted.
Playing and drafting a cube is no different than a normal draft, except that instead of opening 3 packs of Magic cards, players pull 3 packs worth of Magic cards from the cube.
Think of it this way: You get to design your own set of Magic: The Gathering, exclusively for the purposes of being drafted. You cannot create any new cards for this set, but rather, you have access to every card ever made.
Your goal is to create the most optimal drafting experience ever. Which cards do you select to build your set…to build…your cube?
Many Magic: The Gathering players often think a cube is simply a collection of the best cards in Magic from which to draft from. While this definition is correct in a sense, it is also very limited (no pun intended), and does not fully encapsulate what cube is.
A cube cannot just be a box of the very best cards ever. There must be draft synergies and strategies between those cards. They must be selected with the utmost thought and care towards interactions and playability.
Yes, a cube ideally strives to offer the best drafting experience possible, but it is a work of great engineering and calculation. When you make a cube you are making your own Magic: The Gathering set out of cards that you own from which to draft from.
As such cube is not just a box of the best cards in Magic, but rather an intricately planned and engineered set.
A Cube is something that you constantly work on over time. New sets come out and cards must be considered.
The idea behind cube started as a budget to drafting. Instead of needing to purchase packs, for example 24 packs for 8 drafters, a player could use cards they already owned to create their own packs of Magic the Gathering from which to draft.
As cube was born, players built cubes with the idea of an amazing draft environment in mind. No jank, no duds, only the best, most powerful cards from throughout Magic’s history from which to choose.
New players of the format often find themselves shocked that their 13th pick was still relevant to the deck they were drafting.
However, as cube established itself and matured, cube builders began applying constraints to their cubes as a means of developing and diversifying the format. A typical constraint might be a “Power-less” cube, in other words a cube made up of the best cards in Magic except for the Power 9.
Today, this diversity of constraints has led to everything from what is known as a Pauper Cube – a cube that tries to create the optimal draft environment using only common cards, to a Set or Block cube, a cube that tries to create the optimal draft environment from a particular set, such as an Innistrad Cube.
Building a cube is a great way to get some extra play value out of your favorite cards, or even out of cards that haven’t found a home in your Constructed decks. The best aspect of it is how personalized it is. Every cube is different, and you can build the pool of cards you’ll draft with however you choose. Some players even create intricate lists of the most powerful Magic cards ever created and try to include each one in their cube.