Late Picks
Usman writes about how to evaluate late picks when drafting your Cube so that you can use your analysis to better design your Cube.
Magic Online Cube Draft Walkthrough: U/G Tempo
Usman Jamil walks you through another Magic Online Cube draft, this time drafting a U/G Tempo deck. Check it out!
Modern Masters For Non-Rare Cubes
In this article, Usman talks about the effect Modern Masters will have on non-rare cubes: Pauper (only commons) and Peasant (only commons and uncommons).
Magic Online Cube Draft Walkthrough: Esper Control
Cube theorist Usman Jamil walks you through a draft of the most recent iteration of the Magic Online Cube in which he ended up in tap-out Esper Control.
Magic Online Cube Draft Walkthrough
In his latest article, Usman walks you through a draft he participated in with the current iteration of the Magic Online Cube.
Of Changes And Updates
It’s new set season, which means it’s a cube designer’s favorite time—time to update our cubes. Usman goes over some methods to make good cube changes.
Magic Online Cube Gatecrash Update
In this article, Usman Jamil discusses changes to the Magic Online Cube with the addition of Gatecrash, which was used at the Magic Online Championship.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Alternate Categorization
This week Usman talks about alternate methods of categorizing cards and how you can utilize them when designing your cube.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Pitfalls Of Rigid Evaluation
Cube enthusiast Usman Jamil goes over the dangers of rigid evaluation of cards in cube drafting and design and how you can avoid it.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Draft Walkthrough: Naya Wildfire
Today Usman takes a step back to the Magic Online Cube: Holiday 2012 and shows you videos of a Naya midrange deck featuring Burning of Xinye.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Gatecrash Overview
Although Gatecrash doesn’t offer cubes as much as Return to Ravnica did, Usman highlights some interesting cards and nice tools it does give us to work with.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – 2012 Cube Retrospective
Usman goes over what the sets of 2012—Dark Ascension, Avacyn Restored, Magic 2013, Return to Ravnica, and Planechase 2012—brought to the Cube format.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Magic Online Powered Cube Boros Beats
Join Cube theorist Usman Jamil as he walks you through a Magic Online Holiday Cube Draft in which he ended up playing Boros Aggro.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Magic Online Cube Holiday 2012 Update
Usman goes over the latest changes to the Magic Online Cube, like the inclusion of the Power Nine. Be sure to check it out while it’s available over the holidays!
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Cube Draft Walkthrough With Boros Aggro
Usman walks you through a Magic Online Cube Draft he participated in with Limited Resources podcast hosts Marshall Sutcliffe and Jon Loucks with both video and written commentary.