Since the start of the Cube, tempo and control style decks have dominated for one obvious reason: the most memorable cards in Magic: The Gathering support these categories. Some cards that come to mind as the best cards in the cube include Wrath of God, Balance, Bribery, Sinkhole, Mind . What often gets neglected when you focus on these are the not so interesting one and two drop creatures that make the aggro style decks viable. My current push for the cube is to make the aggro style decks a popular and competitive choice that punishes those people who think that Bribery will always win a game.
Here are some measurements that I'm working on in an upcoming changelist:
- White, green, red, and black will all have C/S ratios greater than 1.6
- Shift the CMC curve for from 1:1:1:1:1 to 3:2:2:2:1
- Explicitly state and modify the cards to support the following decks styles per color:
- White: aggro, tempo, and control
- Green: aggro and tempo
- Red: aggro
- Black: tempo and control
- Blue: control
Blue is really the only exception to this post. I do not expect that the color will change besides enough additions to the pool to match both the total cards and the approval rating of other colors.
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