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Peasant Cube on a Budget – Black

December 4, 2018 Martin Hughes Best Practices, Drafting, Magic the Gathering

Welcome back once more to Peasant Cube on a Budget! We’ve already looked at how to make a basic white and blue section of our cube – today, it’s black’s turn. First, The Rules Again But first, a refresher on what exactly we’re trying to achieve here! We’re aiming for a basic 360-card cube. We’re going to fill it with cards that have seen at least one printing at a rarity of common or uncommon, and are at most $3 a copy as of the time of writing. We’re going to aim for an even color distribution in our cube,

Peasant Cube on a Budget – Blue

November 6, 2018 Martin Hughes Casual, Drafting, Magic the Gathering

Welcome back to our monthly discussion on how to create your own peasant cube on a budget! We’ve already had a go at creating a basic white section of our cube – today we’re going to look at blue. First, The Rules Again Let’s remind ourselves exactly what we’re doing here! We’re aiming for a basic 360-card cube. We’re going to fill it with cards that have seen at least one printing at a rarity of common or uncommon, and are at most $3 a copy as of the time of writing. We’re going to aim for an even color

Peasant Cube on a Budget – White

October 2, 2018 Martin Hughes Casual, Drafting, Magic the Gathering

So we recently discussed how anyone can build a cube, and how a budget limit doesn’t prevent you from building an incredible experience. This time out, I want to touch on the format of one of my own cubes to illustrate how to start building your own. “Peasant” has a particular meaning for sixty-card decks – it’s usually a deck built from common cards, supplemented with a handful of uncommons. In Cube, it’s pretty hard to keep that ratio in place, so when we say “Peasant Cube”, we’re really just referring to a cube composed entirely of cards that are

Anyone Can Build a Cube (Yes, Even You!)

September 4, 2018 Martin Hughes Casual, Drafting, Magic the Gathering

Usually, a Magic: the Gathering player can be placed in one of three boxes when it comes to Cube Draft – either they’ve never heard of it, think it’s the greatest format in the history of Magic, or they’d love to give it a try but the thought of buying or balancing 360+ cards freaks them out. Never fear! Let’s talk about how easy it is to set one up and have some of the greatest fun you’ve ever had at a kitchen table! What is a Cube Draft? Firstly, for the uninitiated, let’s talk about what a cube draft