One Drop Cubelet
(120 Card Cube)
One Drop Cubelet
Art by Suzanne HelmighArt by Suzanne Helmigh
120 Card Cube2 followers
Designed by RedShirtDown
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Welcome to the One Drop Cubelet

Overview

This cubelet was built from a thought experiment: what if every card had to be mana value 1? How would the gameplay shake out, and what would control look like in that environment?

Isn't it all Aggro

Of course, all decks are built exclusively with 1 mana spells. So draw-go control isn't an option, as catch-up mechanics aren't often printed at 1 mana. Who the beatdown is will vary from game to game, even if you've drafted your decks (we'll get to that) just based on what you decide to play.

Hidden Complexity

Decks built from this cube leave a lot more decisions when in game. Every card can be a rainbow land, so it's important to know when you'll need the extra mana versus the extra card. Card advantage and tempo are in a tightrope act with each other. If you burn out too early, you'll probably lose, but if you take too long to get a value engine set up, you're also probably dead on board.

Also, there are a couple of cards in the main and sideboard to support topdeck manipulation. If you're drafting seperate decks, these cards are as good as always. But if you're playing from a shared library, it can become a mind game of denying your opponent needed resources.

Rule Tweak

The Blackstaff at Waterdeep - In this environment, the 1 change is that it no longer says nontoken. I wanted a card to be able to repeatedly animate artifact tokens, and this is the closest you get at 1 mana.

How To Play

The cubelet runs no lands; as such you're able to play 1 card from your hand face down per turn as an everywhere land. This has the side effect of making playing mana a decision point, as every land you play reduces the resources available to you.

Cubelet Classic

Cubelets are generally played as a shared library game mode. Shuffle the stack and jam some games, no outside preparation required. There are a number of library-manipulation effects included that take on new flavor as well. Split the cubelet in two to facilitate 2 2-player games as well, or just play 4 way free-for-all!

Draft-A-Cubelet

This stack perfectly supports building 3 40 card decks, as any cards you'd rather sideboard become mana by default. We've found this to be a fun way to play games that feel more akin to cubing, on a shorter timetable.
Housman Drafting - My favorite way to draft with 2 or 3 players. Housman drafting is a partial information experience that leads to great discussions and mind games while playing.
Grid Drafting - Another easy way to get 2 or 3 players in the game quickly. This is a perfect information game, you will be aware of every card that your opponents have taken and they'll know yours.
Winston Drafting - Another partial information draft, this is a variant for 2 players only. Setup is already done as well, just flip the deck out of the deckbox and start drafting.

Alternatively, you can run this as a nano cube, with deck sizes capped at 15 cards. Milling is no longer a loss, and decks can be drafted through any of the above methods. This Cubelet can accommodate 6 players when drafted this way.

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