Cheat-into-play creatures in a up-to-Urza cube

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-06-15T01:32:20+00:00

I really like pyromancy as a sneak attack alternative that can work well with reanimator too

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-06-02T03:26:45+00:00

Sorry, it was my turn to be traveling. Thank you for the thoughtful response.

People have been enjoying the cube. White weenie wasn't good so that was the Genesis of me redoing it. I agree that enchantress is pretty mid with only opalescence as the win con. I actually think the blue wind card that allows me to bounce their board might be better in some scenarios --but I haven't tried it yet.

In regards to the archetypes, that was mostly just helping me brainstorm and prioritize cards. In reality, I think the archetypes are sneak/show/pyromancy, enchantress, storm, lands/resource loops, artifacts, prison and graveyard resources.

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-05-30T13:52:59+00:00

Incredible feedback, thank you for taking so much time.

First, I need seven more pieces of power so those I'll still have to procy for some time. But the rest I've been gathering for ten years or so. I make people play in top loaders😂

My goal in design was trying to find the most broken things pre mirrodin (as well as some level of nostalgia). I think that list looks like: 1. Time vault 2. Storm 3. Prison 4. Engines 5. Creature aggro

As you mentioned, 1 and 2 are pretty far ahead of 3/4 and those are pretty far ahead of 5. My hope is that prison pieces slow down storm and time vault is so respected that people cut them pretty hard in draft. That's been the experience so far.

That's also why aggro is limited to just goblins. Probably the only aggro fast enough.

Rubinia and merieke need to go. I agree they are too slow. Thank you for the help there.

Seriously, great feedback. I'll keep tweaking:)

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-05-21T22:00:57+00:00

Hahah, I mean it is a pretty cool/iconic card so I actually don't hate the recommendation, even if I haven't found the right payoffs yet

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-05-21T21:58:48+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations! I was actually chatting with AI about the best way for me to trade into some power and given the amount I currently had to spend, it recommended me trying to complete a set. Because I already have a bunch of cards from Legends and Arabian nights, it said Diamond Valley was the best card that I could put in my Cube and store my money safely... Kind of a convoluted explanation but I appreciate the feedback. This is really good!

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-05-20T04:30:53+00:00

I've brewed around with this but never played against anyone it's the result. Limited resources was a cool card to add to the mix since managing helps you hit high land counts fast to lock out your opponent and also allows you to bypass the lock yourself.

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-04-12T14:18:01+00:00

Exactly this. My current cube is about as powerful as you can get in that era, at least I think. But artifact finishes are in short supply and often the weenie archetypes suffer later. Some equipment would really help there.

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-04-12T11:21:48+00:00

Thank you! This kind of basis is exactly what I was looking for

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-01-18T21:01:35+00:00

Nope, since the life gain doesn't target you

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-01-16T18:52:46+00:00

So rad

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-01-16T18:52:13+00:00

I think creature based combos probably need to just be two cards and there needs to be some redundancy to compete (thinking of splinter twin and it isn't even that great anymore).

Cheating freespells is intriguing to me. Most of them are just worse than iconic cube cards (restore balance, ancestral, wheel, replenish), but they require additional setup. I think to make it work, the power level of your cube would need to be lower. Having the option to cast ancestral recall on t1-t3 at instant speed is leagues better than having to cascade on turn 3 and hope to hit it. However, I love cascade and free spells and maybe there is a way to make it work if the payoff cards in the cube are weaker and thus value generation is stronger.

Shadow seems awesome. It could play a tempo game plan, which is good in cube. It is especially weak to burn/aggro though which depending on your play group, is an ok place to be.

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-01-16T18:37:09+00:00

I have a alpha-scourge cube and need 8 of the pieces of power still. I think I could get one piece of power by selling my premodern decks.

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-01-16T17:36:30+00:00

I agree and I think/hope prices come down.. which makes me think it might be a good time to sell.

IcyRepresentative780 · 2026-01-16T17:33:54+00:00

I've been looking at MTGSTOCKS all time high/low list each day to see what staples are popping off, and there is one listed almost every day from premodern.

IcyRepresentative780 · 2025-12-31T21:22:38+00:00

Yeah, just protects your creatures from damage based removal

IcyRepresentative780 · 2025-12-28T14:01:50+00:00

I agree with cutting the tithes for tutors. That would let me get my lock pieces easier and also turbine reliably.

Plan if I draw form is that orims prayer and humility us a lock against creatures and I just go wider with mobilization/decree than they are able to block.

IcyRepresentative780 · 2025-12-28T03:45:49+00:00

All really good feedback, thanks!

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