The Pauper Cube - Draft Guide & Reference

The Pauper Cube #

The Ultimate Pauper Draft Experience #

Welcome to the comprehensive guide for The Pauper Cube - a carefully curated 540-card cube featuring the best common cards in Magic: The Gathering history. This site is designed to be your perfect companion while drafting and playing, optimized for mobile devices so you can reference it right at the table.

Mobile Optimized: This guide is built for lightning-fast mobile performance with readable fonts and touch-friendly navigation. Keep it open on your phone during drafts!

Quick Navigation #

### [Draft Guide](docs/draft-guide) Complete drafting strategy, priorities, and deck building formulas ### [Archetypes](docs/archetypes) Detailed breakdown of all 10 two-color archetypes and strategies
### [Cube List](docs/cube-list) Full 540-card list organized by color and type ### [Tips & Tricks](docs/tips-tricks) Advanced strategies, hidden gems, and format-specific advice

What is The Pauper Cube? #

The Pauper Cube is a 540-card cube featuring only cards that have been printed at common rarity at some point in Magic’s history. Despite being composed of “just commons,” this cube offers incredibly deep and engaging gameplay with powerful synergies and meaningful decisions.

Why Pauper Cube?

  • Accessible: Inexpensive to build and maintain
  • Balanced: Years of careful curation and testing
  • Deep: Complex interactions despite “simple” cards
  • Fair: No overwhelmingly powerful bombs
  • Fun: Emphasizes skill and synergy over raw power

Authoritative Cube List #

For the always up-to-date, official card list, visit: The Pauper Cube on Cube Cobra

This is the definitive source for the current 540-card list, maintained by Adam Styborski.

Credits & Community #

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About This Guide #

Created by dunamismax ( dunamismax@tutamail.com)
Source code: github.com/dunamismax/the-pauper-cube

Ready to Draft? #

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Perfect for mobile reference during your next cube draft!

Quick Links: Cube Cobra • Official Site • Discord

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