Need help with a Commander Cube. All help would be great
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Oct. 5, 2015, 6:13 p.m. by bburt17
So, I am having trouble putting together a cube. I have Commanders picked but don't know if i want to stick with them. They are as follows.
Yasova Dragonclaw
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Lavinia of the Tenth
Isperia, Supreme Judge
Sygg, River Cutthroat
Dralnu, Lich Lord
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Radha, Heir to Keld
Stonebrow, Krosan Hero
Xenagos, God of Revels
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Krond the Dawn-Clad
Karametra, God of Harvests
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Sisters of Stone Death
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Experiment Kraj
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Keranos, God of Storms
Basandra, Battle Seraph
Aurelia, the Warleader
Iroas, God of Victory
Shattergang Brothers
Kresh the Bloodbraided
Marath, Will of the Wild
Mayael the Anima
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Rafiq of the Many
Merieke Ri Berit
Sydri, Galvanic Genius
Marchesa, the Black Rose
Thraximundar
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest
Narset, Enlightened Master
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Zurgo Helmsmasher
Anafenza, the Foremost
Teneb, the Harvester
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Surrak Dragonclaw
I need help with the actual cards as well. Any and all suggestions will helps
A commander cube. Its meant to be drafted randomly in a commander pack at the beginning of the draft with 5 commanders then a draft after the commanders are drafted
October 5, 2015 6:45 p.m.
brokendwarf says... #4
Here's a guy on CubeTutor that has a pretty solid list if don't want to assemble a list yourself. A Commander Cube list is about as much fun to put together as a 720 cube list.
October 5, 2015 7:08 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #5
The hardest thing about this is going to be finding themes/cards that enable some strategies while still complementing others. Essentially; Narset and Melek play well together, but would you want Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge too or would that create too much competition for the UR enablers just leading to crappier decks overall?
I'm in the same boat brewing an EDH cube up, and am concerned that it could feel too segmented, like there are no choices but to build the decks exactly how I envisioned them...if you get the right cards that is. If you don't you end up with a hodge-podge of cards that just look like good stuff.
October 5, 2015 7:54 p.m.
Thanks for the list, except Im putting it all together so its approximately capped at 5 $ per card. Its a great start but I will have to replace some cards
October 5, 2015 7:55 p.m.
Slightly on-topic question: Is it possible to build an EDH cube with only 3 colors?
On-Topic: A couple of those generals are a bit questionable (ex. How many dragons are you going to use with Silumgar, the Drifting Death), but who am I to judge? An EDH cube (and Cubes in general) is an embodiment of what you want/love to run. Ok, I'm being philosophical here, but just run cards you really want to run, just ensure that each color combinations are given an equal number of cards. Also, just bear in mind the following:
-Is there a strictly better card than the one I'm using?
-Is this card within my budget?
and a few others that I can't think of atm.
October 5, 2015 7:59 p.m.
Phaetion Thanks for the advice! Regarding your Silumgar question, Its mainly a counter for token generation in the cube which I wil be adding. its meant to be a pest to those decks who can't answer to it. Sure, there will be other dragons but that's mainly why he is there. also i really like the whole idea of just putting in cards I like. Like i said before thanks for the advice!
October 5, 2015 8:10 p.m.
As someone who has tinkered with commander cubes for going on two years now, I would HIGHLY recommend you drop the color identity rule, put one commander in per player, and make commanders draft like Cogwork Librarian. I would also make them mostly support and value cards in mono-colors or colorless, not build-around combo pieces in two or three colors. Trust me; this massively streamlines the whole experience for your players. You want players to explore and enjoy the cube, not fret over color identity.
October 5, 2015 9:16 p.m.
as my commander cube is massive, I will just link it lol EDH Cube
I would say some commanders will just piss people of (GAAIV) and some are pretty shit, (Lavinia) but each playgroup to their own ofc. I have had my cube built and modified it alot over the past year and a halg. It supports many archetypes and some tribal, and we have had some really cool varied decks. Its almost completely foil too! :-)
xlaleclx says... #2
Are you just jamming a bunch of legendary creatures into a cube? or is this specifically a 'commander cube'
October 5, 2015 6:25 p.m.