Set Prospective
March of the Machine
Your MOM's so contentious, we had to write a whole Cube article about it. Boom roasted!
Your MOM's so contentious, we had to write a whole Cube article about it. Boom roasted!
You're just lucky I didn't insert a MOC-related pun in this Cube article blurb.
Is Cube the best way to play Magic? Of course! ... wait, you still have questions? Then check out this cube lightning round.
The options for Cubes are practically infinite, but the best building materials for your favorite cube may already be at hand.
Set Cubes are one of the easiest entry points to Cube – the perfect opportunity to recapture bygone draft formats, reimagine a draft format, or dive deep into a plane or theme.
One love, one heart. Let's get phyresis and feel all right.
ONE's partner commander decks expand on the main set's themes, offering better support for new mechanics in singleton environments.
The first comprehensive history of the Cube format — an ever-evolving tapestry driven by creative Magic players shaping the game to their own desires.
The latest edition of Jumpstart brings a substantial chunk of new cards tailored to headline flavorful and mechanical themes, including potential gems for Cubes aligned with any of the set's mechanics.
2022 was a big year for Cube and for Magic more broadly. As always, we've reached out to some of our friends from across the Cube world to paint a picture of what 2022 meant for the format.
Armistice is out of the question. Find out what new Magic cards have cube curators drawing battle lines.
Scholars and brawlers alike are piquing Cube interest on this set!
With a novel aesthetic and powerful cards, Warhammer 40,000 may be one of the most appealing supplementary sets for Cube designers.
While Un-sets aren't on the radar of many Cube designers, Unfinity blurs the lines (or at least borders) with unique cards.
We examine the Cube impact of sets from the last two years: Modern Horizons 2, Zendikar Rising, Strixhaven, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, and more.
Our biggest Cube community survey to date. Check out the results for our return to Dominaria!
Vampires, Dragons, and Pirates, oh my!
An examination of precedent from limited and constructed is paired with analysis of over 75,000 Cube draft decks to help answer one of the most universal questions in Cube design.
The Commander Map visualizes over two and a half million and a half Commander decks, showing the incredible depth of the Commander format in an interactive tool.
Learn the math behind how we made the Cube Map and Commander Map—interactive visualizations that celebrate the diversity of beloved Magic formats.
You knock on Baldur's Gate to find... potential cards for Cube! Do you listen to the community, or will you just check out the data visualization?
Find out what New Capenna cards have the Cube community ready to break the law to get their hands on.
New Capenna Commander is public enemy #1 among Commander releases, shattering our previous records for Cube community engagement.
Battle Box is a unique twist on Magic: a quick, self-contained format, without resource variance, great for pick up games between other activities.
An in depth exploration of one of a Cube designer’s most important tools — power level.
With a combination of novelty and nostalgia, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is an exciting set for a huge range of Cubes. See what the community thinks in our set review.
One standout has the Cube community excited, but maybe there's even more to this set.
We look back on Eldraine, Ikoria, Core Set 2021, and related supplementary sets, using a data-driven approach to explore Cube trends of the last two years.
With 2021 winding down, we've once again invited friends from across the Cube landscape to reminisce about this year's offerings for the best Magic format.
Vampire weddings, Blood tokens, and more — see what the Cube community thinks of Crimson Vow!
Vampires, Spirits, and a surprising hit on our Cube survey.
A return to one of Magic's most iconic planes brings a bevy of new cards for Cube consideration. See what the community thinks!
See our survey results for the companion set to one of the most popular Cube sets to date!
Finding every relevant card for your deck or cube can be a challenge. Scryfall's simple, but powerful search syntax let's you find everything you're looking for from the vast history of Magic in moments.
How does Magic's first property crossover fare for Cube designers? Do the D&D-inspired cards cut the mustard? Find out in the results of our Cube survey!
What do you get when you mix D&D and Commander in a single Magic set? Find out in the results of our Cube survey!
Modern Horizons 2 may be the best set for Cube of all time. Check out what cards interest the community!
Strixhaven is bending Magic’s color pie, but what does it offer for Cube designers? Find out what the Cube community thinks!
Despite its intended audience, Commander 2021 has some powerful Cube additions. We explore what the community is testing from this surprising set!
Rotisserie drafting a cube is the perfect option for asynchronous, remote Magic. Our template makes keeping your draft organized a breeze.
Kaldheim is upon us and is forcing Cube designers to ask themselves difficult questions, like whether they should use Snow basics and if modal-double-face-cards are worth the complexity they introduce. Find out how players are answering these questions in the results of our Cube survey!
If you’re reading this, congratulations, you officially made it through 2020. While this was a challenging year for many of us, and for our favorite way to play Magic, that's even more reason to gather our friends from around the community and reminisce about the highlights of 2020 for Cube.
A primer on a cube with a 15 card minimum deck size that pushes the most powerful strategies in Magic’s history to their limits — a drafted format that plays like constructed Vintage.
Commander Legends offers a wealth of cards for EDH players, but what does it offer the Cube community? How do Cube designers feel about Monarch? Find out in the results of our CMR survey.
We propose four basic questions that can help you communicate your Cube design goals to yourself and others.
Many are touting Zendikar Rising as the single best set of all time for Cube, but does the less vocal majority agree with these enthusiastic designers? Find out in the analysis of our survey results.
Finding all cards that fit a particular effect or mechanical theme can be a challenge. Simple Regular Expressions enable powerful, nuanced searching.
Core Set 2021 represents a return to a lower power level, but what does the Cube community think are its standout cards?
A new kind of supplemental product means new, non-standard legal design space, but does it bring new Cube cards?
Ikoria brings exciting new mechanics and a return to well-loved existing ones, but which cards are cube designers actually sleeving up from the new set?
We look at the cards cube designers are testing from Commander 2020 and analyze why so few of them made the cut.
If you’re interested in making your cube faster, more powerful, and more skill testing you ought to consider an often overlooked category of cards: scalable threats.
What does the Cube community think are the best cards from Theros Beyond Death? Which cards are the most contentious? Find out here!
With 2019 in the rear-view mirror, we reached out to some of our friends to get their takes on the brightest moments from the past year for our favorite format — Cube.
We take a look at what the Cube community thinks of Throne of Eldraine. Which cards are people testing, and which cards do they think will do well? Is Gingerbrute really what every aggro section needs?
An introduction to tracking and analyzing data from your own Cube drafts. We examine my dataset of 400 Cube decklists and analyze archetype balance, individual card strength, and color distributions. I also prove definitively that Jackal Pup one of the top ten cards in Cube.
Our primer on the Vindicate Test — one of the most ubiquitous card-evaluation heuristics. What does it mean? How can you apply it to your game? Does your opponent have that removal spell? We’ll tell you once and for all.
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