Comments on: Limited Resources: Legacy Cube Draft #1

By: Kezzedrix_Is_Silly

Kezzedrix_Is_Silly — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:28:14 +0000

The prize structure is great if you have have a win-rate that is above 50%, Swiss drafts can go nigh infinite really easily. Plus last I checked Magic is a game where you try to have fun, and for a lot of people cube is pretty fun.

By: Sam Roads

Sam Roads — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:30:19 +0000

Now I’ve got that off my chest (and ignoring the anti-Marshall troll), I think Marshall sideboarded very incorrectly against the monored.

When you’re facing a pure aggro deck, you need to really be bold. Remove almost any card that costs>4 mana. Throw in anything cheap, including land. In this case:

Remove: Freyalise, Titan and Battlesphere. Also remove arena.
Add: Song of the Dryad (very good vs aggro), Phantom Centaur, land, Spireful returned

To beat aggro you need to throw cards in front of their little dudes. Even a spiteful returned is a 1/1, capable of blocking the Firefist Striker. You have to tear your deck concept apart and just concentrate on not dying in the first 5 turns.

By: Sam Roads

Sam Roads — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:21:00 +0000

A ‘Kezzerdrix’ is an internet meme. It’s when you repeatedly say something stupid in the hope it becomes accepted.

I only play cube drafts. Spending phantom points to gain phantom points is the only way I can afford to draft. It is the EXACT OPPOSITE of the nonsense Kezzerdrix says. I can’t afford to do any other kind of draft.

By: Bones

Bones — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:27:00 +0000

I reckon picking a Stinky up late in one of the packs could of been worth considering. It acts as a deterrent for air and ground creatures whilst you get your slower cards out later. You can always dredge him later as well, which could of been useful as it looked like your deck could of potentially gone for a little reanimation.

The second match up was brutal, fast aggro decks were always going to be difficult. Mono red seems to allow some nasty curve outs. I run a pauper cube and you at least have to go red/black for the super aggro deck.

By: DaMullet

DaMullet — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 20:50:09 +0000

Gotta second Gnarok here; If you’d played the T3 Oracle (since you didn’t block with your elf ANYWAY), you could have played that swamp off the top and been one card deeper in the deck before you had to trade it off for something, which might have kept you in the game.

Also, when did you stop playing Swiss cube?

By: Randall

Randall — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:38:50 +0000

“Don’t play cube. It is a total rip off and anyone who plays it enjoys the following in order:”

Try not to go worse than 2-1 in the Swiss like a baddie and you can cube forever.

By: kezzerdrix

kezzerdrix — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 14:39:03 +0000

Sheep will be sheep i guess.