Present Cube List: April 2013

I have been bulking out the cube for a while now, adding in more gold card, planeswalkers and mid to top end threats. This is to make it better for drafting with and it has a much closer feel to the Magic Online cube as a result. This means the cube is far closer to its upper cap of 720 cards, although I haven't bothered to counted it. Usually I do a list of what has gone in and out of the cube but I have been very disorganized and somewhat confused by the latest block. As the guilds have come out in patches and the various mechanics follow through to the last set it has been very hard to get a nice balance of cards. Gold cards are always the hardest to determine if they get a slot in the A cube, lots of the RtR block gold cards seem  worthy but if you pack too much gold in your cube you will make drafting worse. I have been building loads of bad quirky decks to get some play time with the newer cards and thrown in all sorts of awful things that leave the cube right away again. So much has gone in and out of the cube on a regular basis since RtR and I doubt that will settle till a little while after Dragonmaze. All that is to say this isn't going to have an in-out list as it is fairly meaningless, you can work out what has changed by looking at the last cube list in the blog but it won't have any real context to gain any insight from. 

There are still a bunch of cards in my A cube, both high powered ones with no real homes at the moment and some low power quirky potential cards, that are all from the latest block and that have not yet secured a permanent slot. These cards I am still testing are listed at the bottom but I suspect that the large majority of them won't stand the test of time. 




Red

Chain Lightning
Lightning Bolt
Burst Lightning
Firebolt
Reckless Charge
Seal of Fire
Lava Dart
Faithless Looting
Gutshot
Pillar of Flame

Arc Trail
Searing Spear
Incinerate
Mizzium Mortars
Searing Blaze
Punishing Fire

Sulphuric Vortex
Wheel of Fortune
Molten Rain

Koth of the Hammer
Sneak Attack
Chandra, the Firebrand

Chandra Nalaar

Fireblast
Wildfire

Destructive Force

Rolling Earthquake
Devil's Play
Bonfire of the Damned


Mogg Fanatic
Grim Lavamancer
Goblin Guide
Stromkirk Noble
Kird Ape
Goblin Bushwhacker
Goblin Welder
Orcish Lumberjack

Kargan Dragonlord
Keldon Marauders
Hellspark Elemental
Ash Zealot
Tin-Street Hooligan
Torch Fiend
Plated Geopede

Zo-Zu the Punisher
Manic Vandal
Ball Lightning
Squee, Goblin Nabob
Chandra's Phoenix

Hellrider
Flametongue Kavu
Hound of Griselbrand

Thundermaw Hellkite
Siege-Gang Commander

Inferno Titan
Moltensteel Dragon


Green

Exploration
Nature's Claim
Rancor

Regrowth
Life from the Loam
Nature's Lore
Explore
Sylvan Library
Oath of Druids
Survival of the Fittest

Beast Within

Natural Order
Garruk Wildspeaker
Garruk Relentless
Birthing Pod

Primal Command
Plow Under
Overrun
Garruk, Primal Hunter

Hurricane


Llanowar Elves
Fyndhorn Elves
Elves of Deepshadow
Birds of Paradise
Basking Rootwalla
Noble Hierarch
Avacyn's Pilgrim
Wild Nacatl
Joraga Treespeaker
Llanowar Mentor
Quirion Ranger

Lotus Cobra
Strangleroot Geist
Fauna Shaman
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Viridian Shaman
Wall of Roots
Wall of Blossoms
Elvish Visionary
Kavu Predator
Scavenging Ooze
Tarmogoyf
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary

Ohran Viper
Yavimaya Elder
Wood Elves
Eternal Witness

Wickerbough Elder
Vengevine
Master of the Wild Hunt

Wolfir Silverheart
Genesis
Thragtusk
Acidic Slime

Primeval Titan

Chancellor of the Tangle
Woodfall Primus
Craterhoof Behemoth
Worldspine Wurm


White

Enlightened Tutor
Orim's Chant
Mana Tithe
Swords to Plowshares
Land Tax
Path to Exile

Journey to Nowhere
Abeyance
Balance
Disenchant
Crusdade
Honor the Pure

Ajani, Caller of the Pride
Lingering Souls
Spectral Procession
Oblivion Ring
Wing Shards

Armageddon
Wrath of God
Cataclysm
Faith's Fetters
Ravages of War
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Ajani Goldmane

Elspeth Tirel
Gideon Jura

Terminus
Austere Command


Gideon's Lawkeeper
Steppe Lynx
Mother of Runes
Champion of the Parash
Elite Vanguard
Student of Warfare
Isamaru, Hound of Konda

Thalia, Guardian of Threben
Stoneforge Mystic
Wall of Omens
Kor Skyfisher
Knight of the White Orchid
Loyal Cather
Kami of Ancient Law
Precinct Captain

Blade Splicer
Flickerwisp

Hero of Bladehold
Sublime Archangel
Restoration Angel
Academy Rector

Baneslayer Angel
Cluodgoat Ranger

Sun Titan
Iona, Shield of Emeria
Mikaes, the Lunarch


Blue

Brainstorm
Force Spike
Mental Misstep
Spell Pierce
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Preordain
Vapor Snag
Ancestral Vision

Think Twice
Lat-Nam's Legacy
See Beyond
Daze
Arcane Denial
Remand
Memory Laspe
Mana Leak
Counterspell
Cyclonic Rift
Negate

Capsize
Forbid
Timetwister
Frantic Search
Show and Tell
Jace Beleren
Tinker
Thrist for Knowledge

Fact or Fiction
Gifts Ungiven
Cryptic Command
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Foil
Opposition

Gush
Time Warp
Temporal Manipulation
Treachery
Force of Will
Tezzeret the Seeker
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Upheaval
Time Spiral
Temporal Mastery
Stroke of Genius


Enclave Cryptologist
Phantasmal Bear
Cloudfin Raptor
Delver of Secrets

Phantasmal Image
Looter il-Kor
Snapcaster Mage
Augur of Bolas
Lighthouse Chronologist
Waterfront Bouncer
Spellstutter Sprite
Gilded Drake

Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Grand Arbiter
Sea Gate Oracle
Trinket Mage
Serendib Efreet
Vendilion Clique

Venser, Shaper Savant
Glen Elandra Archmage
Sower of Temptation
Phyrexian Metamorph

Mulldrifter
Riftwing Cloudskate

Frost Titan
Consecrated Sphinx
Inkwell Leviathan


Black

Tragic Slip
Disfigure
Inquisition of Kozilek
Duress
Cabal Therapy
Thoughtseize
Reanimate
Entomb
Raven's Crime
Dark Ritual
Sarcomancy
Innocent Blood
Vampiric Tutor

Doom Blade
Go for the Throat
Demonic Tutor
Sinkhole
Smallpox
Exhume
Hymn to Tourach
Bitterblossom

Recurring Nightmare
Dismember
Phyrexian Arena
Infest
Necropotence
Liliana of the Veil
Yawgmoth's Will

Damnation

Hatred
Living Death

Yawgmoth's Bargain
Sorin Markov

Mind Twist
Death Cloud


Carnophage
Diregraf Ghoul
Carrion Feeder
Gravecrawler
Fume Spitter

Bloodghast
Dauthi Horror
Vampire Hexmage
Black Cat
Dark Confidant

Phyrexian Rager
Vampire Nighthawk
Geralf's Messengers
Hypnotic Specter

Skinrender
Abyssal Persecutor
Braids, Cabal Minion
Phyrexian Obliterator

Shriekmaw

Grave Titan

Griselbrand


Gold

Kitchen Finks
Knight of the Reliquary
Qasali Pridemage
Selesnya Charm

Bloodbraid Elf
Sarkhan Vol
Huntsmaster of the Fells

Rakdos Cackler
Dreadbore
Rakdos Charm
Blightning
Murderous Redcap
Olivia Volderan

Dimir Charm
Baleful Strix

Geist of Saint Traft
Supreme Verdict
Detention Sphere
Venser, the Sojourner

Stillmoon Cavalier
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Vindicate
Merciless Eviction

Lightning Helix
Ajani Vengeant
Figure of Destiny 

Fire / Ice
Izzet Charm

Simic Sky Swallower
Trygon Predator
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Shardless Agent

Abrupt Decay
Pernicious Deed
Deathrite Shaman
Vraska the Unseen

Sphinx of the Steel Wind
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker


Artifact

Engineered Explosives
Mox Opal
Chrome Mox
Mox Diamond
Mana Crypt
Zuran Orb
Everflowing Chalice

Cursed Scroll
Mana Vault
Voltaic Key
Bonesplitter
Skullclamp
Sensei's Divining Top
Black Vise
Terrarion
Chromatic Sphere
Chromatic Star
Aether Vial
Pithing Needle

Ratchet Bomb
Scroll Rack
Isochron Scepter
Winter Orb
Ankh of Mishra
Umezawa's Jitte
Grim Monolith
Talisman of Progress
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Unity
Talisman of Impulse

Sword of War and Peace
Sword of Fire and Ice
Sword of Feast and Famine
Crucible of Worlds
Tangle Wire
Vedalken Shackles

Thran Dynamo
Khalni Gem 
Nevinyrral's Disk
Smokestack

Gilded Lotus
Batterskull
Memory Jar

Karn Liberated


Hex Parasite

Phyrexian Revoker
Spellstutter Sprite

Metalworker
Palladium Myr

Solem Simulacrum
Molten-Tail Masticore
Lodestone Golem

Precursor Golem

Wurmcoil Engine

Myr Battlesphere

Sundering Titan

Blightsteel Colossus

Emrakul, the Eons Torn


Lands

Flooded Strand
Bloodstained Mire
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills 
Polluted Delta
Misty Rainforest
Arid Mesa
Marsh Flats
Scalding Tarn
Verdant Catacombs

Tropical Island
Underground Sea
Taiga
Savannah
Scrubland
Volcanic Island
Bayou
Badlands
Plateau
Tundra

Godless Shrine
Steam Vents
Overgrown Tomb
Blood Crypt
Hallowed Fountain
Sacred Foundry
Watery Grave
Breeding Pool
Stomping Ground
Temple Garden

Yavimaya Coast
Llanowar Wastes
Shivan Reef
Caves of Koilos
Battlefield Forge
Adarkar Wastes
Brushlands
Sulfurous Springs
Underground River
Karplusan Forest

Graven Cairns
Sunken Ruins
Wooded Bastion
Twilight Mire
Fetid Heath
Cascade Bluffs
Fire-Lit Thicket
Flooded Grove
Rugged Prairie
Mystic Gate

Azourious Chancery
Simic Growth Chamber
Orzhov Basilica
Golgari Rot Farm
Selesnya Sanctuary
Boros Garrison
Dimir Aqueduct
Gruul Turf
Rakdos Carnarium
Izzet Boilerworks

Glacial Fortress
Sunpetal Grove
Woodland Cemetery
Sulfur Falls
Isolated Chapel
Rootbound Crag
Drowned Catacombs
Hinterland Harbor
Dragonskull Summit
Clifftop Retreat

Raging Ravine
Stirring Wildwood
Creeping Tar Pit
Lavaclaw Reaches
Celestial Colonnade

Lonely Sandbar
Forgotten Cave
Tranquil Thicket
Barren Moor
Secluded Steppe

Ancient Den
Vault of Whispers
Tree of Tales
Great Furnace
Seat of the Synod
Darksteel Citadel

Windbrisk Heights
Karakas
Flagstones of Trokair

Smoldering Spires
Teetering Peaks
Barbarian Rings

Gaea's Cradel
Pendlehaven
Treetop Village

Faerie Conclave
Shelldock Isle

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Lake of the Dead

Grove of the Burnwillows
Desolate Lighthouse

Ancient Tomb
City of Traitors

Wasteland
Rishindan Port

Mishra's Factory
Blinkmoth Nexus








The recent stuff provisionally in the cube getting tested:

Skullcrack
Legion Loyalist
Hellraiser Goblin

Boros Elite
Fencing Ace
Frontline Medic

Mana Bloom
Experiment One

Thrull Parasite

Goblin Electromancer
Lotleth Troll
Judges Familiar
Nightveil Specter
Burning-Tree Emissary
Boros Reckoner
Aurelia's Fury
Ghor-Clan Rampager
Dryad Militant
Simic Charm
Boros Charm
Shattering Blow