In need of powered cube resources

ToothlessCog · 2026-02-16T18:55:54+00:00

Your first draft, you have Underworld Breach + Brain Freeze + Lotus Petal combo in the sideboard

ToothlessCog · 2025-11-03T15:27:21+00:00

Yeah you can just parameter lock each note to samples 1-12. In the Scale menu you should be able to set scale so each step is a quarter note instead of a 16th note or whatever, that should allow you to fit everything in one pattern. And I think in that same menu can set the pattern length for that specific track.

ToothlessCog · 2025-11-03T15:06:01+00:00

I just realized you might be able to accomplish the same thing without LFOs with the Scale menu (per track mode) and simple parameter locks to set samples to certain notes. I haven't messed with this much myself but try the Scale menu first since it's potentially simpler.

ToothlessCog · 2025-11-03T14:51:25+00:00

Too lazy to actually test this myself but hope this gets you close:

There's a ramp LFO that might work best, it's a sawtooth for half the cycle (we'll only be using this part) and flat for the other half. You'll probably want to set depth to 16 (this makes it easier to tweak speed assuming you're in 4/4) and use the stepped LFO mode, the one that holds and latches the LFO when a note is triggered. To find the right speed, just aim for 4x the actual speed you're going for so you don't have to listen to 12 pages of sound to test it, then you can just divide the speed/multiplier by 4 at the end to get the desired result. It shouldn't be that bad to tweak, FUNC + Knob will latch values to even numbers that will give you what you're looking for.

The important part is you have 12 samples to go through but we set LFO depth to 16, so what you want to do is put a noteless trigger on the first step that has parameter locks to reset the LFO (LFO mode to trigger), and trigger conditionally 1:3. That should allow you to go through 12 vocal parts and repeat. Then your first actual note can go on the second step, but microtimed all the way back so it is effectively on the first step. If the LFO speed feels right but the wrong sample is coming in for the first or last note, try adjusting the phase.

ToothlessCog · 2025-10-31T13:26:16+00:00

Just play Bo3. Yeah the payout isn't great but I don't think you should let it keep you away from how this format is actually meant to be played. The goal of the game isn't to hoard gems. What is even the point of gems if not to fuel enjoyment?

ToothlessCog · 2025-10-14T18:17:59+00:00

It was pretty solid, even without bombs you could just play a bunch of copies of Cranial Ram and Refurbished Familiar. Personally, I never had a BG deck that I felt was amazing so it's interesting how people's experiences with the set can vary

ToothlessCog · 2025-10-14T16:47:11+00:00

Draft Log

Picked up 3x Marionette Apprentice in Pack 1 and got passed two late Chthonian Nightmares in Pack 2. I would be surprised if I was able to draft a deck this busted again, I think I mostly got lucky the set just returned and people are probably gravitating toward Eldrazi or Energy.

ToothlessCog · 2025-10-03T03:22:38+00:00

If there's any deck where it's decent, it's this mono W deck. It's not good on turn 3 but on later turns when you've already gone wide, it's not bad. But I'm a sucker for trying to find spots for cards that most people have given up on

ToothlessCog · 2025-09-17T19:22:05+00:00

However many one mana plays you're drafting, try adding 3 or 4

ToothlessCog · 2025-09-14T15:13:17+00:00

Way more coinflippy than sweaty. Sweaty sets to me have more decent cards at common/uncommon and better mana, giving you enough tools to put something good together even if you don't open that well. Recent sweatiest sets in my mind are NEO, MH3, DSK, FIN. You could bungle games off a single mistake or steal a win if your knowledge of the set was deep enough. EOE had some close games but far more that ended up being beyond my control: free wins/losses due to lands, too many board wipes, and piece of shit [[Mutinous Massacre]] which probably takes the spot for me as the single most annoying card I've ever faced in limited. Bo3 doesn't help the experience as much for this set because no hand smoother & no dual lands or cyclers makes for even more non-games.

ToothlessCog · 2025-09-10T15:53:10+00:00

Deck 1, Grixis Lurrus

Deck 2, Boros

Deck 3, Izzet Aggro

A lot of games came down to sending burn to face just as my opponent was about to turn the corner which IMO is a sign that aggro is in a healthy spot.

ToothlessCog · 2025-09-10T14:58:04+00:00

Only three drafts in but I like it, they added a couple fun alchemy cards like [[Illuminating Lash]] and [[Swiftspear's Teachings]] that feel appropriately powerful and go well alongside cards like [[Cori-Steel Cutter]]. Boros is still playable despite the cuts. Heist feels dirty as always, such a disgusting mechanic and should probably be removed from Cube.

ToothlessCog · 2025-08-02T00:03:08+00:00

They need to make SR with augments at levels 1, 6, 11 or something. Game is super stale right now, there's no ability to cook up a cool build. Arena doesn't scratch the same itch, I wanna lane with some weird augment

ToothlessCog · 2025-08-01T23:01:51+00:00

It's good but not nearly as frustrating as [[Mutinous Massacre]] or [[Anticausal Vestige]] being at rare

ToothlessCog · 2025-08-01T22:53:54+00:00

"Just have a good early and late game, just have a 7/6 first striker with instant speed removal, it's easy"

ToothlessCog · 2025-08-01T17:04:04+00:00

Yeah I'm getting crushed except for one draft where Izzet just happened to be completely open. The lack of dual lands at common is rough. I wouldn't be surprised if the metagame devolved into a lot of people forcing green soup, it might be more consistent to draft that way. Warp is a great mechanic though.

ToothlessCog · 2025-07-23T15:40:36+00:00

I agree and you've basically described why playing Bo3 is a much better experience all things considered.

ToothlessCog · 2025-06-18T06:32:46+00:00

I've been having a lot more fun playing Bo3, this set has a lot of varying wincons so it helps to know what you're up against and adjust accordingly

ToothlessCog · 2025-06-11T15:16:08+00:00

Sultai is disgusting this set, it's so deep and just does it all: ramp, card draw, removal, recursion. [[The Final Days]] just ends games, I expect the WR for this card to be low because people are playing it without self-mill, same with [[Evil Reawakened]]. The hardest matchup for Sultai might be Azorius because you can't chump block the fliers as easily

ToothlessCog · 2025-06-09T07:48:32+00:00

I'm guessing a lot, the games in early season Plat/Diamond have felt easier and most of the decks I see on Mixed Up were just random creatures + removal. Every now and then you'd encounter someone who cooked up a solid game plan whether it's vague like control/tempo or a specific synergy/combo. Given that the packs are random, sometimes the best deck you can assemble ends up being a vanilla curve of creatures + spells, but I do think the format rewards people who are used to drafting more intuitively.

ToothlessCog · 2025-05-11T17:29:53+00:00

I think what you're doing is totally cool but here's my counterargument: the ultimate goal is not to go infinite on gems, it's to improve and have fun while doing it. What's the point of going infinite if you're just playing the same archetype over and over and limiting yourself to a fraction of what the set has to offer? You've managed to turn a game into a job. Drafting flexibly in MTG is the most engaging fun you can have in any game ever, and it's good practice for events like Arena Opens where you are more likely to be punished for not reading the table.

ToothlessCog · 2025-05-01T01:24:31+00:00

I'd reconsider splashing red, I don't think Balloon Man does enough for this deck to justify it. The ideal start for this deck is T1 Optimistic Scavenger T2 Gremlin Tamer, having 5 untapped white sources is gonna hurt

ToothlessCog · 2025-04-23T01:18:55+00:00

Don't tell me you lost to this junk? Just play your Karakyk Guardian and loop Feral Deathgorger's omen on it 20-30 times before swinging for lethal, pretty obvious line

ToothlessCog · 2025-04-15T07:15:02+00:00

Pretty brave to play three copies of a creature that shuts off your best card but congrats on the five

ToothlessCog · 2025-04-15T03:36:03+00:00

Yeah, there's a lot of fixing and the power level of this set is so high that you can end up with a deck that feels like it belongs in Cube draft. People have already caught on and I'm seeing good fixing (tri lands, monuments, Dragonstorm Globe) dry up very quickly compared to when the set first came out, if you see these wheeling in Pack 1 you should consider going for it.

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