How Many Creatures Should an MTG Cube Have?
Start with creatures at roughly 45–55% of your Cube’s nonland cards, then tune that number around power level, archetypes, removal, and the games you want.
Start with creatures at roughly 45–55% of your Cube’s nonland cards, then tune that number around power level, archetypes, removal, and the games you want.
Start with draftable fixing lands equal to roughly 10–12% of a mostly two-color Cube: about 36–43 at 360 cards or 54–65 at 540. Then adjust for archetypes, fixing quality, and how readily you want players to splash additional colors.
Build an enchantments-matter Cube that drafts as a connected environment rather than an isolated theme, with practical advice on density, colors, payoffs, removal, and overlap.