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TA's Pauper Cube (Updated: 12/27/12)

By TheArchitect

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Description

  • The cube contains a good number of "Top 50" cards, but not everything. I've taken the liberty of including cards that aren't necessarily the best, but still fun/interesting. I'm more about enticing players to extend beyond their comfort zones--or, at least, that's the goal.

  • Kicker/Flashback cards are NOT multicolor. My multicolor card definition is one that has, at least, two mana symbols under its casting cost. Phyrexian mana counts as 1 CMC. Some cubes count Porcelain Legionnaire as 2 CMC...mine does not. This is a personal choice and does not reflect any negative connotations towards the cubes that use the other method.

  • This cube is slightly heavier on the creature side. The primary goal is to keep control in check by giving aggro and mid-range enough tools to work with...I have a feeling this will take SEVERAL months/years to completely flesh out.

  • Functional reprints are a big deal in my cube (or any cube). I'm concerned that there may be TOO many reprints of certain cards, but that remains to be determined with further testing.

  • "Why isn't this card in the cube?" Good question. It could be that I passed over it by accident or intentionally left it out--Dark Ritual is one such example. Am I open to suggestions/revisions? ABSOLUTELY! It defeats the purpose of making this cube public if I'm uninterested in making changes to better the experience.

+Please feel absolutely free to comment on specific cards/design choices. I welcome constructive criticism!

Each Color: 65 Non-Basic Land: 40 Multi-color cards: 45 Artifact cards: 40 Sub Total: 450

Basic Land (40 * 5 = 200) Grand Total = (460 + 200 = 660)

Standard or Theme: Standard-Pauper Average Number of Players: 6-10 How Often Drafted: Once per week. More if time allows.

Card Selection: Powered: Pauper Portal: None "Un" Cards: None Banned Cards for Power-Level: None Banned Cards for Time Constraints: None Banned Cards for "fun" factor: Not yet, hopefully

Cube Design: Standard or Multiplayer: Both Sideboards?: If you want. Color Balance: Yes Gold Balance: Almost Hybrid/Split/Kicker as Gold: Hybrid/Split, Yes. Kicker, No. Color Triggers as Gold: No Perfectly Balanced CMC: Damn close! +/- .08 CMC difference between colors.

Colorless (75)

Land (35)

Artifact (25)

Creature (15)

Gold (55)

Creature (25)

Enchantment (11)

Artifact (5)

Instant (10)

Sorcery (4)

White (64)

Creature (39)

Instant (11)

Enchantment (9)

Sorcery (5)

Blue (65)

Creature (35)

Instant (21)

Sorcery (6)

Enchantment (3)

Black (64)

Creature (35)

Sorcery (17)

Instant (10)

Enchantment (1)

Artifact (1)

Red (64)

Creature (35)

Instant (13)

Enchantment (4)

Sorcery (12)

Green (65)

Creature (40)

Instant (11)

Enchantment (7)

Sorcery (7)

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Cards 452
Date added 12 years
Last updated 12 years

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