Cube enthusiast Usman Jamil talks about Magic Online Cube and how it helped break down barriers for people who had never had the opportunity to play the format before. Hopefully it will return soon so we can all have more Cube action!
For this week’s Cube fix, Usman Jamil goes over the benefits and drawbacks of looking at a card’s performance in other formats to evaluate it for Cube. Learn how you can improve your outsourcing skills for all formats.
Cube enthusiast Usman Jamil goes over all the ins-and-outs of the recently announced Cube format that will soon be available on Magic Online. Find out why you should try out this fun-to-play format when it’s released next month!
Usman Jamil provides you with suggestions on how to use data to improve your cube. He talks about how tracking your cube’s average converted mana cost among other things can help you build a better cube.
Part 2 of the Cube Chronicles Quarterly covers the rest of Dark Ascension from Monday. Usman and Justin discuss cards like Hellrider, Strangleroot Geist, and more.
Usman Jamil and Justin Parnell team up to evaluate Dark Ascension for cube! If you’re a cube enthusiast, you can’t miss this two-part article series.
Usman Jamil goes deeper into cube theory and why power level isn’t everything in cube. Sometimes it’s all about what unique effects can be found in each color / mana cost. For cube designers, Usman’s column has indispensable advice.
All in all, when you’re designing and drafting a cube, you want your finishers to have a powerful effect on the board. Usman Jamil outlines what makes a good cube finisher.
With 2011 coming to a close and with the year bringing five sets—Mirrodin Besieged, New Phyrexia, Commander, Magic 2012 and Innistrad—there’s no better time than now to do a year-end retrospective of cube with this year’s set.
Usman Jamil discusses the importance of including similar card effects in a Cube so that drafters have access to the tools they need for their decks to function.
Four mana is a critical turning point for aggro, control, and midrange decks. Today, Usman Jamil imparts his cube wisdom on the four-mana slot in Cube.
Ranking cards is what cube is all about! How would you rank Ancestral Vision, Preordain, Ponder, Impulse, and Thirst for Knowledge? Share your answer in the comments.
Looking for a new spin to the usual cube formats? Usman Jamil introduces Rooster drafting, giving you a new way to play when you’re short of enough people for a cube draft!
Today, Usman Jamil talks about Size. Size of cube, size of individual sections, balance of spells to creatures, balance of multicolor and mana-fixing, and more. If you want to design your own cube, this article is a must-read.
Innistrad has a lot of cube potential, but choose wisely, cubers! Usman Jamil reviews the new set for upgrades to the cube.
