Ravnican Cube help
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Posted on Oct. 3, 2016, 8:32 p.m. by BlueMageBrandon
My friends and I love to draft but it gets expensive so I've decided to build a cube! I don't want to build a pauper cube or a power cube, I want something more flavorful and I think a Ravnican Cube is perfect. It is full of powerful cards, lots of support, and seems really fun. This is my first cube so I need some advice. Is a Ravnican Cube a good idea? What were some good draft picks back in RAV since I wasn't playing then? And any advice would be great! tyia.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #4
The general numbers for a block Cube are 3-2-1-1 (3 of each Common, 2 of each Uncommon, 1 of each Rare & 1 of each Mythic).
You may need to tweak this down to 2-2-1-1 as you've got two blocks you're working with. Don't forget you'll need storage (I use a wine bottle box with lengthwise dividers), basic lands (I've found 50 of each to be sufficient) & sleeves. You can get away with Ultra Pros for awhile, but you'll eventually want something better.
October 4, 2016 10:40 a.m.
I find mixing it up can make for a better more developed format.
So are you building "packs" or you going to go "best cards from the format"?
October 4, 2016 8:04 p.m.
BlueMageBrandon says... #6
I really don't know. This is my first cube so I have no idea what I am doing. I've been doing a lot of Google searching trying to find that answer myself. I'm also trying to decide whether I should put more than one copy of certain cards in it. Any advice you could give me would be incredibly helpful.
October 4, 2016 8:26 p.m.
Are you wanting strong or weak archetypes? Strong being like tokens with Intagiable Virtue and the destroy everything except tokens wrath and weak being more like "here are generic anthems and token generators"
October 5, 2016 2:52 p.m.
BlueMageBrandon says... #8
Since I just started playing Magic when RTR was released and I'm not familiar with the cards in the original Ravnica set, I've decided to make it just Return to Ravnica in the cube. As for archetypes, probably just the most obvious like RW attacking, WU Control/tempo, RU Spells, etc
October 5, 2016 6:48 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #9
If you're doing just RTR, I'd suggest sticking to the Guilds' mechanics as your archetypes. There's plenty of cards to help supplant them. Kytheon, Hero of Akros Flip & Odric, Master Tactician play well with Boros, Ashiok with Dimir, Heartless Hidetsugu with Rakdos, etc.
October 5, 2016 10:21 p.m.
I don't think return has enough for a good cube honestly.
Like it is easy to kinda build themes for them though.
RW Battalion (Original ravnica had a colours matter theme that wasn't well done)GU +1/+1 counters (Evolve and graft synergise well and graft abilities let you effect all +1/+1 counters)W/B Tax (Lifeloss effects and similar in both sets)GB Graveyard/death matters (also a potential +1/+1 counter theme there too)RU Spells (Overload and replicate are just good stuff)W/G Tokens (populate and convoke synergise)R/G Aggro/Pump spells (Just likes hitting people)R/B Hellbent/aggro (more burn spell and stuff based, also a potential hellbent midrange deck?)W/U Flyers (detain and forecast both are kinda tempoey and some good W/U flyers exist)U/B Control (Transmute for answers or you can do an unblockable kinda cipher deck? Or just UB value with mill stuff)
MollyMab says... #2
Just Ravnica block or return to ravnica as well?
October 3, 2016 10:40 p.m.