Cube Drafting

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Should an MTG Cube Draft Use a Pick Timer?

Antoine / October 31, 2026

A pick timer can keep a familiar, competitive Cube moving, but strict timing can punish newer players and obscure narrow archetypes. Choose the clock only after defining the draft format.

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Cube Drafting

Best Two-Player Cube Draft Formats Compared

Antoine / October 17, 2026

Choose the right two-player Cube format by comparing setup, information level, card exposure, deck focus, and the way each method changes card evaluation.

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Cube Drafting

Six-Player Cube Draft: Pack Size and Card-Pool Planning

Antoine / October 13, 2026

A practical guide to six-player Cube drafting, covering the standard 3×15 setup, card-pool math, optional burn variants, and design implications.

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Cube Drafting

Pancake Draft for Cube: How the Pick-and-Burn Structure Works

Antoine / September 12, 2026

Learn how to run a two-player Pancake Draft, including its 11-card packs, pick-and-burn sequence, 45-card pools, Cube-size adaptations, and design tradeoffs.