Howdy, gamers!
It's that time again. The time for everyone's favorite part of Magic Online: Vintage Cube! It's only been gone a few months, but there's surprisingly a ton of changes going into this update. Why?
Modern Horizons 2 being pointed at Modern means that there's a potpourri of new flavors being added to Eternal formats, and Vintage Cube is no exception. The biggest winner easily being red.
A lot of the updates this time around are pointed at giving Mono-Red Aggro a bit extra heat. After a few iterations of small downgrades, it felt like the archetype was coming up a bit short, and some shifts have been made to compensate for that fact. Not everything is about killing the opponent, however:
Unholy Heat replacing Flame Slash is exactly the kind of card that a lot of slower decks could use to ensure their early removal translates well into the late game. Having the ability to tag creature lands and planeswalkers is a huge upgrade in that slot, and I'd expect that to be felt in anything trying to go long.
Red isn't the only thing getting a bit of a makeover. Green's also seeing a bit of an adjustment to refine what the color is about.
Green is about ramping early. Green is about getting out ahead and getting its biggest cards out first. Green is about smashing. A lot of the new cards being introduced to the cube in this take of Vintage Cube are with the intent of having a bit more generic power in green's early-game spells and giving them a bit of consistency to make up for their lack of selection.
Finally, it'd be remiss of me not to mention a bit of power being added to a color combination: Golgari.
Previously, most of Golgari's gold cards in the cube really only contributed to removal. Shifting some of the power in its removal to grindier planeswalkers allows the decks to do a bit more in games that go long. Grist, the Hunger Tide even has the bonus of playing in Recurring Nightmare and green creature decks.
I like to think the rest of the changes are straightforward, but as always, I'll be keeping an eye on how things play out and expect the Power Nine and friends to be the strongest and coolest parts of drafting. I'll see y'all in the queues!
Check out the change list here and the full Vintage Cube card list below.
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Vintage Cube Card List
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| Card Name |
Color |
|---|
| Giver of Runes |
White |
| Kytheon, Hero of Akros |
White |
| Legion's Landing |
White |
| Mother of Runes |
White |
| Student of Warfare |
White |
| Thraben Inspector |
White |
| Containment Priest |
White |
| Selfless Spirit |
White |
| Soulfire Grand Master |
White |
| Stoneforge Mystic |
White |
| Thalia, Guardian of Thraben |
White |
| Tithe Taker |
White |
| Wall of Omens |
White |
| Leonin Relic-Warder |
White |
| Blade Splicer |
White |
| Skyclave Apparition |
White |
| Lingering Souls |
White |
| Monastery Mentor |
White |
| Recruiter of the Guard |
White |
| Paladin Class |
White |
| Brimaz, King of Oreskos |
White |
| Flickerwisp |
White |
| Vryn Wingmare |
White |
| Silverblade Paladin |
White |
| Restoration Angel |
White |
| Eidolon of Obstruction |
White |
| Hero of Bladehold |
White |
| Linvala, Keeper of Silence |
White |
| Reveillark |
White |
| Seasoned Hallowblade |
White |
| Elspeth Conquers Death |
White |
| Baneslayer Angel |
White |
| Lyra Dawnbringer |
White |
| Sun Titan |
White |
| Spectral Procession |
White |
| Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite |
White |
| Karakas |
White |
| Mox Pearl |
White |
| Condemn |
White |
| Palace Jailer |
White |
| Land Tax |
White |
| Mana Tithe |
White |
| Path to Exile |
White |
| Swords to Plowshares |
White |
| Balance |
White |
| Disenchant |
White |
| Honor of the Pure |
White |
| Winds of Abandon |
White |
| Banishing Light |
White |
| Oblivion Ring |
White |
| Council's Judgment |
White |
| Gideon Blackblade |
White |
| Usher of the Fallen |
White |
| Armageddon |
White |
| Faith's Fetters |
White |
| Ravages of War |
White |
| Damn |
White |
| Elspeth, Knight-Errant |
White |
| Gideon, Ally of Zendikar |
White |
| Elite Spellbinder |
White |
| Parallax Wave |
White |
| Wrath of God |
White |
| Elspeth, Sun's Champion |
White |
| Solitude |
White |
| Cave of the Frost Dragon |
White |
| Unexpectedly Absent |
White |
| Gideon Jura |
White |
| Adanto Vanguard |
White |
| Archangel Avacyn |
White |
| Iona, Shield of Emeria |
White |
| Thassa's Oracle |
Blue |
| Spell Pierce |
Blue |
| Baral, Chief of Compliance |
Blue |
| Daze |
Blue |
| Mana Leak |
Blue |
| Phantasmal Image |
Blue |
| Remand |
Blue |
| Snapcaster Mage |
Blue |
| Thieving Skydiver |
Blue |
| Counterspell |
Blue |
| Mana Drain |
Blue |
| Deceiver Exarch |
Blue |
| Pestermite |
Blue |
| Spellseeker |
Blue |
| Trinket Mage |
Blue |
| Shark Typhoon |
Blue |
| Force of Negation |
Blue |
| Narset, Parter of Veils |
Blue |
| Vendilion Clique |
Blue |
| The Blackstaff of Waterdeep |
Blue |
| Control Magic |
Blue |
| Glen Elendra Archmage |
Blue |
| Jace, the Mind Sculptor |
Blue |
| Sower of Temptation |
Blue |
| Urza, Lord High Artificer |
Blue |
| Venser, Shaper Savant |
Blue |
| Mulldrifter |
Blue |
| Bribery |
Blue |
| Commit // Memory |
Blue |
| Tezzeret the Seeker |
Blue |
| Treachery |
Blue |
| Consecrated Sphinx |
Blue |
| Frost Titan |
Blue |
| Torrential Gearhulk |
Blue |
| Upheaval |
Blue |
| Inkwell Leviathan |
Blue |
| Shelldock Isle |
Blue |
| Ancestral Vision |
Blue |
| Mox Sapphire |
Blue |
| Gitaxian Probe |
Blue |
| Ancestral Recall |
Blue |
| Brainstorm |
Blue |
| Mystical Tutor |
Blue |
| Ponder |
Blue |
| Preordain |
Blue |
| Brain Freeze |
Blue |
| Chart a Course |
Blue |
| Impulse |
Blue |
| Miscalculation |
Blue |
| Time Walk |
Blue |
| Emry, Lurker of the Loch |
Blue |
| Frantic Search |
Blue |
| Show and Tell |
Blue |
| Thirst for Knowledge |
Blue |
| Timetwister |
Blue |
| Tinker |
Blue |
| Fact or Fiction |
Blue |
| Mystic Confluence |
Blue |
| Turnabout |
Blue |
| Cryptic Command |
Blue |
| Gush |
Blue |
| Force of Will |
Blue |
| Mind's Desire |
Blue |
| Time Spiral |
Blue |
| Palinchron |
Blue |
| Treasure Cruise |
Blue |
| Dig Through Time |
Blue |
| Repeal |
Blue |
| Jace, Vryn's Prodigy |
Blue |
| Riftwing Cloudskate |
Blue |
| Sea Gate Stormcaller |
Blue |
| Looter il-Kor |
Blue |
| Brazen Borrower |
Blue |
| Time Warp |
Blue |
| High Tide |
Blue |
| Opposition |
Blue |
| Duress |
Black |
| Fatal Push |
Black |
| Inquisition of Kozilek |
Black |
| Thoughtseize |
Black |
| Cabal Ritual |
Black |
| Collective Brutality |
Black |
| Dark Confidant |
Black |
| Bloodchief's Thirst |
Black |
| Kitesail Freebooter |
Black |
| Bone Shards |
Black |
| Valki, God of Lies |
Black |
| Night's Whisper |
Black |
| Power Word Kill |
Black |
| Wishclaw Talisman |
Black |
| Hymn to Tourach |
Black |
| Scrapheap Scrounger |
Black |
| Bone Shredder |
Black |
| Ophiomancer |
Black |
| Opposition Agent |
Black |
| Rotting Regisaur |
Black |
| Toxic Deluge |
Black |
| Hero's Downfall |
Black |
| Woe Strider |
Black |
| Murderous Rider |
Black |
| Nighthawk Scavenger |
Black |
| Damnation |
Black |
| Gonti, Lord of Luxury |
Black |
| Ebondeath, Dracolich |
Black |
| Mastermind's Acquisition |
Black |
| Liliana, the Last Hope |
Black |
| Ravenous Chupacabra |
Black |
| Yawgmoth, Thran Physician |
Black |
| Shriekmaw |
Black |
| Dark Petition |
Black |
| Liliana, Death's Majesty |
Black |
| Midnight Reaper |
Black |
| Bazaar of Baghdad |
Black |
| Rishadan Port |
Black |
| Mox Jet |
Black |
| Dark Ritual |
Black |
| Entomb |
Black |
| Imperial Seal |
Black |
| Putrid Imp |
Black |
| Reanimate |
Black |
| Vampiric Tutor |
Black |
| Animate Dead |
Black |
| Demonic Tutor |
Black |
| Exhume |
Black |
| Oona's Prowler |
Black |
| Pack Rat |
Black |
| Shallow Grave |
Black |
| Agadeem's Awakening |
Black |
| Corpse Dance |
Black |
| Necromancy |
Black |
| Recurring Nightmare |
Black |
| Yawgmoth's Will |
Black |
| Liliana of the Veil |
Black |
| Makeshift Mannequin |
Black |
| Tendrils of Agony |
Black |
| Unburial Rites |
Black |
| Living Death |
Black |
| Grave Titan |
Black |
| Yawgmoth's Bargain |
Black |
| Massacre Wurm |
Black |
| Sheoldred, Whispering One |
Black |
| Griselbrand |
Black |
| Mind Twist |
Black |
| Bitterblossom |
Black |
| Tasigur, the Golden Fang |
Black |
| Archon of Cruelty |
Black |
| Bolas's Citadel |
Black |
| Goblin Guide |
Red |
| Goblin Welder |
Red |
| Grim Lavamancer |
Red |
| Soul-Scar Mage |
Red |
| Monastery Swiftspear |
Red |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer |
Red |
| Bomat Courier |
Red |
| Abbot of Keral Keep |
Red |
| Dire Fleet Daredevil |
Red |
| Dreadhorde Arcanist |
Red |
| Embereth Shieldbreaker |
Red |
| Runaway Steam-Kin |
Red |
| Young Pyromancer |
Red |
| Eidolon of the Great Revel |
Red |
| Shrine of Burning Rage |
Red |
| Char |
Red |
| Goblin Rabblemaster |
Red |
| Imperial Recruiter |
Red |
| Magda, Brazen Outlaw |
Red |
| Seething Song |
Red |
| Wheel of Fortune |
Red |
| Seasoned Pyromancer |
Red |
| Sulfuric Vortex |
Red |
| Avalanche Riders |
Red |
| Flametongue Yearling |
Red |
| Hazoret the Fervent |
Red |
| Hellrider |
Red |
| Pia and Kiran Nalaar |
Red |
| Rampaging Ferocidon |
Red |
| Glorybringer |
Red |
| Thundermaw Hellkite |
Red |
| Siege-Gang Commander |
Red |
| Goldspan Dragon |
Red |
| Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker |
Red |
| Inferno Titan |
Red |
| Den of the Bugbear |
Red |
| Field of Ruin |
Red |
| Strip Mine |
Red |
| Wasteland |
Red |
| Mox Ruby |
Red |
| Burst Lightning |
Red |
| Chain Lightning |
Red |
| Firebolt |
Red |
| Unholy Heat |
Red |
| Lightning Bolt |
Red |
| Abrade |
Red |
| Ancient Grudge |
Red |
| Desperate Ritual |
Red |
| Incinerate |
Red |
| Lightning Strike |
Red |
| Mizzium Mortars |
Red |
| Pyretic Ritual |
Red |
| Pyroclasm |
Red |
| Light Up the Stage |
Red |
| Birgi, God of Storytelling |
Red |
| Daretti, Scrap Savant |
Red |
| Past in Flames |
Red |
| Sneak Attack |
Red |
| Chandra, Torch of Defiance |
Red |
| Robber of the Rich |
Red |
| Koth of the Hammer |
Red |
| Splinter Twin |
Red |
| Through the Breach |
Red |
| Dragon's Rage Channeler |
Red |
| Fireblast |
Red |
| Wheel of Misfortune |
Red |
| Banefire |
Red |
| Zealous Conscripts |
Red |
| Empty the Warrens |
Red |
| Faithless Looting |
Red |
| Mana Flare |
Red |
| Arbor Elf |
Green |
| Avacyn's Pilgrim |
Green |
| Birds of Paradise |
Green |
| Ignoble Hierarch |
Green |
| Elvish Mystic |
Green |
| Fastbond |
Green |
| Fyndhorn Elves |
Green |
| Joraga Treespeaker |
Green |
| Llanowar Elves |
Green |
| Noble Hierarch |
Green |
| Lotus Cobra |
Green |
| Oath of Druids |
Green |
| Regrowth |
Green |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder |
Green |
| Survival of the Fittest |
Green |
| Sylvan Caryatid |
Green |
| Sylvan Library |
Green |
| Wall of Roots |
Green |
| Channel |
Green |
| Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary |
Green |
| Cultivate |
Green |
| Search for Tomorrow |
Green |
| Rift Sower |
Green |
| Courser of Kruphix |
Green |
| Circle of Dreams Druid |
Green |
| Oracle of Mul Daya |
Green |
| Eureka |
Green |
| Court of Bounty |
Green |
| Natural Order |
Green |
| Primal Command |
Green |
| Whisperwood Elemental |
Green |
| Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider |
Green |
| Primeval Titan |
Green |
| Turntimber Symbiosis |
Green |
| Green Sun's Zenith |
Green |
| Finale of Devastation |
Green |
| Gaea's Cradle |
Green |
| Mox Emerald |
Green |
| Nature's Claim |
Green |
| Nissa, Vastwood Seer |
Green |
| Devoted Druid |
Green |
| Fauna Shaman |
Green |
| Gilded Goose |
Green |
| Scavenging Ooze |
Green |
| Wall of Blossoms |
Green |
| Beast Within |
Green |
| Ramunap Excavator |
Green |
| Reclamation Sage |
Green |
| Eternal Witness |
Green |
| Garruk Relentless |
Green |
| Elder Gargaroth |
Green |
| Garruk Wildspeaker |
Green |
| Hexdrinker |
Green |
| Polukranos, World Eater |
Green |
| Questing Beast |
Green |
| Thragtusk |
Green |
| Acidic Slime |
Green |
| Biogenic Ooze |
Green |
| Deranged Hermit |
Green |
| Nissa, Who Shakes the World |
Green |
| Toski, Bearer of Secrets |
Green |
| Magus of the Order |
Green |
| Avenger of Zendikar |
Green |
| Craterhoof Behemoth |
Green |
| Woodfall Primus |
Green |
| Tireless Tracker |
Green |
| Heartbeat of Spring |
Green |
| Terastodon |
Green |
| Plow Under |
Green |
| Angrath's Rampage |
Rakdos |
| Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger |
Rakdos |
| Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast |
Rakdos |
| Kolaghan's Command |
Rakdos |
| Rakdos's Return |
Rakdos |
| Yorion, Sky Nomad |
Azorius |
| Teferi, Time Raveler |
Azorius |
| Fractured Identity |
Azorius |
| Teferi, Hero of Dominaria |
Azorius |
| Geist of Saint Traft |
Azorius |
| Figure of Destiny |
Boros |
| Lightning Helix |
Boros |
| Showdown of the Skalds |
Boros |
| Nahiri, the Harbinger |
Boros |
| Wear // Tear |
Boros |
| Lonis, Cryptozoologist |
Simic |
| Oko, Thief of Crowns |
Simic |
| Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath |
Simic |
| Trygon Predator |
Simic |
| Hydroid Krasis |
Simic |
| Tidehollow Sculler |
Orzhov |
| Anguished Unmaking |
Orzhov |
| Vindicate |
Orzhov |
| Ashen Rider |
Orzhov |
| Kaya, Orzhov Usurper |
Orzhov |
| Manamorphose |
Gruul |
| Wrenn and Six |
Gruul |
| Bloodbraid Elf |
Gruul |
| Huntmaster of the Fells |
Gruul |
| Dragonlord Atarka |
Gruul |
| Baleful Strix |
Dimir |
| Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver |
Dimir |
| Master of Death |
Dimir |
| Fallen Shinobi |
Dimir |
| The Scarab God |
Dimir |
| Kitchen Finks |
Selesnya |
| Knight of Autumn |
Selesnya |
| Knight of the Reliquary |
Selesnya |
| Qasali Pridemage |
Selesnya |
| Mirari's Wake |
Selesnya |
| Goblin Electromancer |
Izzet |
| Dack Fayden |
Izzet |
| Expressive Iteration |
Izzet |
| Thousand-Year Storm |
Izzet |
| Expansion // Explosion |
Izzet |
| Assassin's Trophy |
Golgari |
| Maelstrom Pulse |
Golgari |
| Pernicious Deed |
Golgari |
| Grist, the Hunger Tide |
Golgari |
| Vraska, Golgari Queen |
Golgari |
| Leovold, Emissary of Trest |
Multicolor |
| Omnath, Locus of Creation |
Multicolor |
| Sphinx of the Steel Wind |
Multicolor |
| Progenitus |
Multicolor |
| Ancient Tomb |
Land |
| Badlands |
Land |
| Blackcleave Cliffs |
Land |
| Blast Zone |
Land |
| Blood Crypt |
Land |
| Bloodstained Mire |
Land |
| Celestial Colonnade |
Land |
| Flooded Strand |
Land |
| Hallowed Fountain |
Land |
| Lavaclaw Reaches |
Land |
| Library of Alexandria |
Land |
| Urza's Saga |
Land |
| Mishra's Workshop |
Land |
| Prismatic Vista |
Land |
| Seachrome Coast |
Land |
| Tolarian Academy |
Land |
| Tundra |
Land |
| Arid Mesa |
Land |
| Botanical Sanctum |
Land |
| Breeding Pool |
Land |
| Inspiring Vantage |
Land |
| Lumbering Falls |
Land |
| Mishra's Factory |
Land |
| Misty Rainforest |
Land |
| Mutavault |
Land |
| Needle Spires |
Land |
| Plateau |
Land |
| Sacred Foundry |
Land |
| Tropical Island |
Land |
| Concealed Courtyard |
Land |
| Copperline Gorge |
Land |
| Godless Shrine |
Land |
| Marsh Flats |
Land |
| Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx |
Land |
| Raging Ravine |
Land |
| Scrubland |
Land |
| Shambling Vent |
Land |
| Stomping Ground |
Land |
| Taiga |
Land |
| Wooded Foothills |
Land |
| Creeping Tar Pit |
Land |
| Darkslick Shores |
Land |
| Polluted Delta |
Land |
| Razorverge Thicket |
Land |
| Savannah |
Land |
| Stirring Wildwood |
Land |
| Temple Garden |
Land |
| Underground Sea |
Land |
| Watery Grave |
Land |
| Windswept Heath |
Land |
| Bayou |
Land |
| Blooming Marsh |
Land |
| Hissing Quagmire |
Land |
| Overgrown Tomb |
Land |
| Scalding Tarn |
Land |
| Spirebluff Canal |
Land |
| Steam Vents |
Land |
| Verdant Catacombs |
Land |
| Volcanic Island |
Land |
| Wandering Fumarole |
Land |
| Academy Ruins |
Land |
| Black Lotus |
Colorless |
| Chrome Mox |
Colorless |
| Everflowing Chalice |
Colorless |
| Mana Crypt |
Colorless |
| Mox Diamond |
Colorless |
| Mana Vault |
Colorless |
| Sol Ring |
Colorless |
| Azorius Signet |
Colorless |
| Rakdos Signet |
Colorless |
| Boros Signet |
Colorless |
| Simic Signet |
Colorless |
| Winter Orb |
Colorless |
| Crucible of Worlds |
Colorless |
| Tangle Wire |
Colorless |
| Lodestone Golem |
Colorless |
| Smokestack |
Colorless |
| Karn Liberated |
Colorless |
| Ugin, the Spirit Dragon |
Colorless |
| Kozilek, Butcher of Truth |
Colorless |
| Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger |
Colorless |
| Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre |
Colorless |
| Emrakul, the Aeons Torn |
Colorless |
| Lotus Bloom |
Colorless |
| Lion's Eye Diamond |
Colorless |
| Skullclamp |
Colorless |
| Gruul Signet |
Colorless |
| Lotus Petal |
Colorless |
| Orzhov Signet |
Colorless |
| Umezawa's Jitte |
Colorless |
| Coalition Relic |
Colorless |
| Sword of Body and Mind |
Colorless |
| Sword of Feast and Famine |
Colorless |
| Sword of Fire and Ice |
Colorless |
| Gilded Lotus |
Colorless |
| Batterskull |
Colorless |
| Wurmcoil Engine |
Colorless |
| Relic of Progenitus |
Colorless |
| Sensei's Divining Top |
Colorless |
| Dimir Signet |
Colorless |
| Phyrexian Revoker |
Colorless |
| Selesnya Signet |
Colorless |
| Dismember |
Colorless |
| Oblivion Stone |
Colorless |
| Phyrexian Metamorph |
Colorless |
| Solemn Simulacrum |
Colorless |
| Memory Jar |
Colorless |
| Mindslaver |
Colorless |
| Stonecoil Serpent |
Colorless |
| Hangarback Walker |
Colorless |
| Walking Ballista |
Colorless |
| Emrakul, the Promised End |
Colorless |
| Golgari Signet |
Colorless |
| Grim Monolith |
Colorless |
| Izzet Signet |
Colorless |
| Smuggler's Copter |
Colorless |
| Porcelain Legionnaire |
Colorless |
| Basalt Monolith |
Colorless |
| Metalworker |
Colorless |
| Worn Powerstone |
Colorless |
| Karn, Scion of Urza |
Colorless |
| Thran Dynamo |
Colorless |
| Golos, Tireless Pilgrim |
Colorless |
| Kuldotha Forgemaster |
Colorless |
| Myr Battlesphere |
Colorless |
| Sundering Titan |
Colorless |
| Blightsteel Colossus |
Colorless |
| Coercive Portal |
Colorless |
| Kaldra Compleat |
Colorless |
Wizards of the Coast
Howdy, gamers!
It's that time again. The time for everyone's favorite part of Magic Online: Vintage Cube! It's only been gone a few months, but there's surprisingly a ton of changes going into this update. Why?
Modern Horizons 2 being pointed at Modern means that there's a potpourri of new flavors being added to Eternal formats, and Vintage Cube is no exception. The biggest winner easily being red.
A lot of the updates this time around are pointed at giving Mono-Red Aggro a bit extra heat. After a few iterations of small downgrades, it felt like the archetype was coming up a bit short, and some shifts have been made to compensate for that fact. Not everything is about killing the opponent, however:
Unholy Heat replacing Flame Slash is exactly the kind of card that a lot of slower decks could use to ensure their early removal translates well into the late game. Having the ability to tag creature lands and planeswalkers is a huge upgrade in that slot, and I'd expect that to be felt in anything trying to go long.
Red isn't the only thing getting a bit of a makeover. Green's also seeing a bit of an adjustment to refine what the color is about.
Green is about ramping early. Green is about getting out ahead and getting its biggest cards out first. Green is about smashing. A lot of the new cards being introduced to the cube in this take of Vintage Cube are with the intent of having a bit more generic power in green's early-game spells and giving them a bit of consistency to make up for their lack of selection.
Finally, it'd be remiss of me not to mention a bit of power being added to a color combination: Golgari.
Previously, most of Golgari's gold cards in the cube really only contributed to removal. Shifting some of the power in its removal to grindier planeswalkers allows the decks to do a bit more in games that go long. Grist, the Hunger Tide even has the bonus of playing in Recurring Nightmare and green creature decks.
I like to think the rest of the changes are straightforward, but as always, I'll be keeping an eye on how things play out and expect the Power Nine and friends to be the strongest and coolest parts of drafting. I'll see y'all in the queues!
Check out the change list here and the full Vintage Cube card list below.
Vintage Cube Card List