Episode 133— January 23rd, 2023
The Common Pitfalls of First-Time Cube Designers
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2:59Regular Cube Draft Recap
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13:12Common Pitfalls of New Cube Designers
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15:38Mistake Number 1: Including Too Few Lands
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21:52Mistake Number 2: Having Too High a Mana Curve
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27:05Mistake Number 3: Not Including Enough Interaction
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30:10Mistake Number 4: Including Too Many Gold Cards
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33:17Summary of Mistakes: Focusing on Cards Instead of Decks
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36:04Mistake Number 5: Overshadowing Synergies with Power Outliers
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40:11Mistake Number 6: Rigidly Adhering to Two-Color Archetypes
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42:42Mistake Number 7: Underestimating the Cost of Rules Modifications
Andy and Anthony talk about common pitfalls new Cube designers fall into. There’s no right way to build a Cube, but new designers very often fall into similar patterns and a few pieces of feedback consistently come up.
- Play more mana fixing lands
- Lower the average mana cost of cards
- Increase the amount of interactive spells
- Lower the number of multi-color cards
- Don’t let power outliers outshine the fun
- Don’t feel obligated to adhere to 10 themes for each two color pair
- Be aware of the high cost of rules modifications
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