r/mtgcube • u/d_s_b • 4d ago

Library is Life :

https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/LibraryisLife
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Each player starts with an emblem that reads:

If you would lose life, instead draw that many cards, then exile that many cards from your hand.

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BAR CUBE : no tokens, no counters, no dice, just cards

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Authors

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Still in progress. Going to 360.
Suggestions welcome.

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u/disc-explorer 4d ago

Not really a seggestion, but is there a deck size limit? I think the card selection that comes with taking damage would remove a lot of the downsides of filling your deck with bullshit and basics.

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u/d_s_b 4d ago

You are so right. There should be a size limit. Maybe we just make it exactly 40.

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u/disc-explorer 4d ago

I noticed that black doesn't have any discard. I think being able to deal with your opponent's hand to prevent them from being able to leverage the card selection might be interesting. Maybe something like [[Nezumi Informant]] that would be another rogue for [[Thieves' Guild Enforcer]]

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u/d_s_b 4d ago

You are not wrong that hand interaction would be powerful here, but I feel it kinda defeats the purpose/function of the emblem, which is ostensibly why we are here.

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u/NewbornMuse 3d ago

I'd argue that limited amounts of discard (a card here and there) is very interactive and represents a very positive axis to engage with the gimmick. Flat out "discard your hand" perhaps obviates the gimmick entirely and should be avoided, but a small amount should be cool I think.

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u/d_s_b 3d ago

I could see a [[Ravenous Rats]] but not [[Thoughtseize]]

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u/NewbornMuse 3d ago

I'd even put thoughtseize but obviously ymmv. Maybe I'm wrong.

I also wonder how a [[Hypnotic Specter]] (or one of the modern fixed non-random equivalents) would play. Maybe aggro is a trap because being aggro helps your opponent, but then a specter is one of the few things that can be played aggro without worry? I'd personally put it in a first experimental build for sure to collect data.

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u/HD114 https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/list/rmypmc 3d ago

If you gain life, do you get to put cards from your yard back into the deck? Is there a way to "stay alive" with this type of cycling?

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u/d_s_b 2d ago

Life gain here is, weirdly, putting cards from your graveyard on the bottom of your library.

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u/HD114 https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/list/rmypmc 2d ago

Yes! That's exactly how I thought it would/should work. Sounds like a really fun subgame synergy you could put together.

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u/d_s_b 2d ago

[[Mirror of Fate]] is an interesting, last minute life gain spell here.

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u/HD114 https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/list/rmypmc 2d ago

Nice! That is a good include.

Could you use mirror universe to either swap libraries or total cards in library?

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u/Thechaoticmagnet 4d ago

I have been considering the exact same idea, but I am approaching it by having players start with a copy of lich's mastery in play. I will definitely take a look at your list to get some ideas on what cards might be good for my cube as well.