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Kaldheim Quick Hits

Posted on February 1, 2021 by omniczech

  Mechanic summary Modal double face cards (MDFC): At the time you play a modal double faced card, you can select either side and play it according to the appropriate timing rules.  Once again, MDFCs are uncommon and higher, so we don’t have to worry about them.   Boast: Appearing only on creatures, Boast indicates an…

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Quick Hits – Commander Legends

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 by Darrell Ford

Commander Legends isn’t quite a masters set, but the presence of several multiplayer focused mechanics means that the new commons have power levels that are more powerful than many new printings in standard sets.  There are three main abilities, which all offer some variety of card advantage intended for play in multiplayer games, but potentially…

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Double Masters and Zendikar Rising Update

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 by omniczech

It’s been a while since the last update. With the state of in-person play still being a limited affair, we’ve been a little bit slower to ensure time to deliberate on exact changes for the cube since it might be a while before folks next get to draft. That all said the need to keep…

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Quick Hits – Double Masters and Zendikar Rising

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Darrell Ford

In quick succession, we got preview seasons for Double Masters and Zendikar Rising, with barely room for a breath between the end of Core 21 and the start of Double Masters. Similarly, we saw official preview/teaser cards from the winter release, Commander Legends, before the previews for Zendikar Rising started rolling out. Double Masters featured…

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Magic 2021 and Jumpstart: Quick Hits

Posted on June 23, 2020 by omniczech

June brings us two gifts in the form of Core set 2021 and Jump/Start. We’re very excited to discuss what each of these sets potentially brings to the cube and what we’ve got our eyes on. Core 21 White Phizzled: Aside from the neat creature type, this seems less powerful for a similar effect to…

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Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths – Quick Hits

Posted on April 16, 2020 by omniczech

After a long an uncomfortable period without new Magic cards, we have the full list of new cards from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths to finally consider. A plane full of monsters and mutants, Ikoria’s creative themes revolve around large creatures and larger spells. The Mechanics Cycling: A returning mechanic, cycling allows players to discard a…

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Quick Hits: Theros Beyond Death Edition

Posted on January 12, 2020 by omniczech

We’ve returned to the plane of Theros! All these wonderful analogues to Greek myth and enchantment themes! This will mark the second of the Committee run updates to the cube, and we’re here to give you our quick first thoughts about cards from the set. Mechanics Devotion A returning mechanic, devotion rewards mono color or…

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The Pauper Cube 2019 Year-in-Review

Posted on December 25, 2019December 25, 2019 by Darrell Ford

2019 was an eventful year for The Pauper Cube.  Among other notable occurrences, we saw Wizards of the Coast produce the first set aimed to impact Modern while bypassing Standard completely, and the higher power level that entailed.  War of the Spark, the conclusion to years of a Nicol Bolas story and the intersection of…

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Quick Hits: Eldraine Edition

Posted on September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 by omniczech

Throne of Eldraine is the second non-Core set to enter Standard since Wizards announced its movement away from New World Order with the release of War of the Spark.  It’s also the first set released where evaluation will be presented by the new Pauper Cube Committee rather than our friend and yours, Stybs (#WotCStaff). Throne…

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The Lost Stream

Posted on September 8, 2019 by omniczech

The Pauper Cube Committee recently had our inagural stream, and everything went great! Well, almost everything. The VOD appears to have been lost in the depths of Twitch somehow, so this post will serve as a recap of the stream for those who couldn’t make it out The Golgari Problem I asked the Discord which…

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