Cube List

The Pauper Cube - Complete List #

This is the complete list of all 540 cards in The Pauper Cube, organized by color and card type for easy reference during drafting.


White (68 cards) #

Creatures (31) #

  • CMC 1 (11): Boros Elite, Deftblade Elite, Doomed Traveler, Elite Vanguard, Faerie Guidemother, Gideon’s Lawkeeper, Goldmeadow Harrier, Miner’s Guidewing, Novice Inspector, Savannah Lions, Thraben Inspector
  • CMC 2 (11): Ainok Bond-Kin, Cathar Commando, Kor Skyfisher, Phantom Nomad, Raffine’s Informant, Seeker of the Way, Soltari Trooper, Stormfront Pegasus, Suture Priest, Syndic of Tithes, Topan Freeblade
  • CMC 3 (6): Ardenvale Tactician, Heliod’s Pilgrim, Holy Cow, Inspiring Overseer, Inspiring Paladin, Militia Bugler, Sandsteppe Outcast
  • CMC 4 (8): Aerie Auxiliary, Blessed Hippogriff, Coalition Honor Guard, Combat Professor, Guardian of the Guildpact, Palace Sentinels, Rhox Veteran, Search Party Captain
  • CMC 5 (1): Custodi Squire
  • CMC 6 (3): Alabaster Host Intercessor, Eagles of the North, Pegasus Guardian

Instants (8) #

  • CMC 1 (3): Ephemerate, Gods Willing, Mana Tithe
  • CMC 2 (4): Dauntless Unity, Raise the Alarm, Thraben Charm, Unbounded Potential, You Hear Something on Watch
  • CMC 3 (2): Borrowed Grace, Prismatic Strands

Sorceries (6) #

  • CMC 1 (1): Sunlance
  • CMC 4 (1): Battle Screech
  • CMC 5 (1): Settle Beyond Reality
  • CMC 6 (2): Imperial Oath, Triplicate Spirits

Artifacts (3) #

  • CMC 1 (1): Mandibular Kite (Creature)
  • CMC 2 (2): Ancestral Blade (Creature), Greatsword of Tyr

Enchantments (8) #

  • CMC 1 (1): Cartouche of Solidarity (Creature)
  • CMC 2 (4): Dog Umbra, Journey to Nowhere, Petrify, Planar Disruption
  • CMC 3 (2): Oblivion Ring, Trapped in the Screen
  • CMC 4 (1): Faith’s Fetters

Lands (1) #

  • CMC 0 (1): Mystic Sanctuary

Blue (67 cards) #

Creatures (30) #

  • CMC 1 (1): Faerie Seer
  • CMC 2 (4): Deranged Assistant, Looter il-Kor, Merfolk Looter, Moon-Circuit Hacker, Zephyr Winder
  • CMC 3 (16): Cloudkin Seer, Eldrazi Skyspawner, Frost Trickster, Geyser Drake, Jhessian Thief, Man-o’-War, Mistral Singer, Mocking Sprite, Pestermite, Preening Champion, Serum Visionary, Vizier of Tumbling Sands, Warden of Evos Isle, Winter Eladrin
  • CMC 4 (6): Archaeomancer, Cruel Witness, Mist Raven, Murmuring Mystic, Ninja of the Deep Hours
  • CMC 5 (5): Mulldrifter, Peregrine Drake, Shipwreck Dowser, Young Blue Dragon
  • CMC 6 (1): Aethersnipe
  • CMC 7 (4): Mirrorshell Crab, Striped Riverwinder, Sword Coast Serpent, Tolarian Terror

Instants (18) #

  • CMC 1 (6): Brainstorm, Condescend, Consider, Opt, Phantom Interference, Repeal
  • CMC 2 (6): Counterspell, Impulse, Into the Roil, Lose Focus, Mana Leak, Miscalculation, Remove Soul, Snap
  • CMC 3 (5): Capsize, Displace, Exclude, Ghostly Flicker, Quick Study
  • CMC 4 (1): Behold the Multiverse

Sorceries (8) #

  • CMC 1 (4): Hard Evidence (Creature), Ponder, Preordain, Serum Visions
  • CMC 3 (1): Compulsive Research
  • CMC 4 (1): Deep Analysis
  • CMC 5 (1): Lórien Revealed
  • CMC 8 (1): Treasure Cruise

Enchantments (4) #

  • CMC 1 (4): Bubble Snare, Unable to Scream, Weakstone’s Subjugation, Witness Protection

Black (67 cards) #

Creatures (37) #

  • CMC 1 (10): Carnophage, Carrion Feeder, Ecstatic Awakener, Grasping Scoundrel, Infestation Sage, Nested Shambler, Nezumi Linkbreaker, Plagued Rusalka, Retrofitted Transmogrant, Unwilling Ingredient, Vampire Lacerator
  • CMC 2 (11): Accursed Marauder, Aether Poisoner, Basilica Screecher, Carrier Thrall, Dauthi Horror, Dauthi Slayer, Gixian Infiltrator, Guildsworn Prowler, Legion Vanguard, Mardu Skullhunter, Mire Triton, Putrid Goblin
  • CMC 3 (3): Crypt Rats, Phyrexian Rager, Voracious Vermin
  • CMC 4 (6): Bone Picker, Faceless Butcher, Falkenrath Noble, Gravedigger, Scurrilous Sentry, Thorn of the Black Rose
  • CMC 5 (4): Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Loathsome Curator, Okiba-Gang Shinobi, Vampire Sovereign
  • CMC 6 (3): Chitin Gravestalker, First-Sphere Gargantua, Troll of Khazad-dûm
  • CMC 7 (1): Gurmag Angler

Instants (10) #

  • CMC 1 (6): Disfigure, Feign Death, Tragic Slip, Undying Malice, Vendetta, Village Rites
  • CMC 2 (4): Candy Grapple, Cast Down, Death Denied, Doom Blade, Go for the Throat, Wither and Bloom

Sorceries (9) #

  • CMC 1 (1): Unearth
  • CMC 2 (3): Feed the Swarm, Night’s Whisper, Ransack the Lab
  • CMC 3 (1): Ashes to Ashes
  • CMC 4 (2): Arms of Hadar, Dread Return

Artifacts (3) #

  • CMC 1 (2): Blood Fountain, Grim Bauble
  • CMC 2 (1): Tithing Blade

Enchantments (4) #

  • CMC 1 (3): Clawing Torment, Gift of Fangs, Tortured Existence
  • CMC 4 (1): Pestilence

Lands (1) #

  • CMC 0 (1): Witch’s Cottage

Red (67 cards) #

Creatures (36) #

  • CMC 1 (10): Clockwork Percussionist, Fanatical Firebrand, Frenzied Goblin, Goblin Motivator, Grim Initiate, Harried Spearguard, Jackal Pup, Monastery Swiftspear, Scorched Rusalka
  • CMC 2 (14): Aether Chaser, Dark-Dweller Oracle, Firebrand Archer, Fireslinger, Goblin Bushwhacker, Hobblefiend, Mayhem Patrol, Mogg War Marshal, Orcish Hellraiser, Red Herring, Rimrock Knight, Thriving Grubs, Underworld Rage-Hound, Volatile Wanderglyph, Yavimaya Steelcrusher
  • CMC 3 (7): Bogardan Dragonheart, Guttersnipe, Hissing Iguanar, Molten Gatekeeper, Spelleater Wolverine, Tuskeri Firewalker, Witty Roastmaster
  • CMC 4 (4): Ardent Elementalist, Beetleback Chief, Scholar of Combustion, Thriving Skyclaw, Wildfire Elemental
  • CMC 6 (1): Oliphaunt

Instants (12) #

  • CMC 1 (2): Burst Lightning, Galvanic Discharge, Lightning Bolt
  • CMC 2 (3): Abrade, Improvised Club, Incinerate, Lightning Strike, Searing Spear
  • CMC 3 (3): Ambitious Assault, Gnawing Crescendo, Goblin Surprise
  • CMC 4 (1): Sulfurous Blast
  • CMC 6 (1): Fireblast

Sorceries (16) #

  • CMC 1 (5): Chain Lightning, Fireball, Firebolt, Flame Slash, Reckless Charge
  • CMC 2 (6): Forbidden Friendship (Creature), Rally at the Hornburg (Creature), Reckless Impulse, Rolling Thunder, Wrangle, Wrenn’s Resolve
  • CMC 3 (4): Hordeling Outburst (Creature), Rift Bolt, Skewer the Critics

Artifacts (1) #

  • CMC 2 (1): Barbed Batterfist (Creature)

Enchantments (1) #

  • CMC 3 (1): Raid Bombardment

Lands (1) #

  • CMC 0 (1): Teetering Peaks

Green (68 cards) #

Creatures (39) #

  • CMC 1 (4): Arbor Elf, Elvish Mystic, Experiment One, Llanowar Elves, Nyxborn Hydra
  • CMC 2 (9): Basking Broodscale, Gnarlid Colony, Jade Avenger, Mother Bear, Nest Invader, Sakura-Tribe Elder, Voracious Varmint, Wall of Roots, Wary Thespian, Werebear
  • CMC 3 (8): Contagious Vorrac, Eldrazi Repurposer, Evolution Witness, Jewel Thief, Llanowar Visionary, Phantom Tiger, Tuskguard Captain, Yavimaya Elder
  • CMC 4 (8): Bannerhide Krushok, Blastoderm, Bloom Hulk, Hazard of the Dunes, Jade Guardian, Sarulf’s Packmate, Treetop Snarespinner, Urban Daggertooth
  • CMC 5 (3): Conclave Naturalists, Owlbear, Silverback Shaman
  • CMC 6 (3): Generous Ent, Greater Tanuki, Hooting Mandrills
  • CMC 7 (3): Annoyed Altisaur, Bramble Wurm, Krosan Tusker

Instants (8) #

  • CMC 1 (5): Giant Growth, Massive Might, Snakeskin Veil, Tamiyo’s Safekeeping, Vines of Vastwood
  • CMC 2 (3): Grapple with the Past, Ram Through, Sprout Swarm
  • CMC 3 (1): Pulse of Murasa

Sorceries (12) #

  • CMC 1 (4): Abundant Harvest, Bushwhack, Horrific Assault, Longstalk Brawl
  • CMC 2 (5): Farseek, Malevolent Rumble, Monstrous Emergence, Nature’s Lore, Winding Way
  • CMC 3 (1): Lead the Stampede
  • CMC 4 (2): Trumpeting Herd (Creature), You Meet in a Tavern

Artifacts (1) #

  • CMC 6 (1): Colossal Dreadmask (Creature)

Enchantments (5) #

  • CMC 1 (3): Rancor, Utopia Sprawl, Wild Growth
  • CMC 2 (1): Fertile Ground

Lands (1) #

  • CMC 0 (1): Hickory Woodlot

Colorless (28 cards) #

Creatures (9) #

  • CMC 1 (3): Gingerbrute, Iron Apprentice, Vault Skirge
  • CMC 2 (3): Perilous Myr, Porcelain Legionnaire, Scrapwork Mutt
  • CMC 3 (1): Filigree Familiar
  • CMC 4 (1): Juggernaut
  • CMC 7 (1): Shardless Outlander
  • CMC 8 (1): Ulamog’s Crusher

Instants (1) #

  • CMC 0 (1): Mutagenic Growth

Sorceries (1) #

  • CMC 0 (1): Gitaxian Probe

Artifacts (17) #

  • CMC 1 (4): Bonesplitter, Candy Trail, Flayer Husk (Creature), Leonin Bola, Wayfarer’s Bauble
  • CMC 2 (4): Glimmerlight, Guardian Idol, Mind Stone, Prophetic Prism, Vulshok Morningstar
  • CMC 3 (3): Bonder’s Ornament, Pristine Talisman, Renegade Freighter
  • CMC 4 (1): Serrated Arrows

Multicolored & Hybrid (59 cards) #

White/Blue (3) #

  • CMC 1 (1): Judge’s Familiar
  • CMC 2 (1): Momentary Blink (Instant)
  • CMC 3 (2): Lyev Skyknight, Silver Drake

Blue/Black (3) #

  • CMC 2 (2): Cavern Harpy, Dimir Guildmage
  • CMC 3 (1): Soul Manipulation (Instant)
  • CMC 6 (1): Dinrova Horror

Black/Red (3) #

  • CMC 2 (2): Body Dropper, Fireblade Artist
  • CMC 3 (2): Blightning (Sorcery), Cindering Cutthroat

Red/Green (4) #

  • CMC 2 (2): Goblin Anarchomancer, Burning-Tree Emissary
  • CMC 3 (1): Branching Bolt (Instant)
  • CMC 4 (1): Writhing Chrysalis

Green/White (4) #

  • CMC 2 (2): Faithful Watchdog, Safehold Elite
  • CMC 3 (2): Armadillo Cloak, Captured by Lagacs

White/Black (3) #

  • CMC 2 (1): Tithe Drinker
  • CMC 3 (2): Kingpin’s Pet, Pillory of the Sleepless

Blue/Red (3) #

  • CMC 2 (2): Goblin Electromancer, Izzet Charm (Instant)
  • CMC 3 (2): Bloodwater Entity, Tempest Angler

Black/Green (3) #

  • CMC 2 (2): Infuse with Vitality (Instant), Putrid Leech
  • CMC 3 (1): Dreg Mangler
  • CMC 4 (1): Desecrator Hag

Red/White (3) #

  • CMC 2 (2): Conduit Goblin, Tenth District Legionnaire, Dog Walker
  • CMC 3 (1): Rally the Peasants (Instant)

Green/Blue (4) #

  • CMC 2 (2): Coiling Oracle, Growth Spiral (Instant)
  • CMC 3 (2): Snapping Voidcraw, Quandrix Pledgemage

Lands (49 cards) #

Dual Lands (40) #

  • Azorius (3): Azorius Chancery, Skybridge Towers, Tranquil Cove
  • Dimir (3): Dimir Aqueduct, Dismal Backwater, Waterfront District
  • Rakdos (3): Jagged Barrens, Rakdos Carnarium, Tramway Station
  • Gruul (3): Bristling Backwoods, Gruul Turf, Racers’ Ring
  • Selesnya (3): Botanical Plaza, Radiant Grove, Selesnya Sanctuary
  • Orzhov (3): Orzhov Basilica, Scoured Barrens, Silverquill Campus
  • Izzet (3): Eroded Canyon, Izzet Boilerworks, Prismari Campus
  • Golgari (3): Golgari Rot Farm, Haunted Mire, Witherbloom Campus
  • Boros (3): Abraded Bluffs, Boros Garrison, Lorehold Campus
  • Simic (3): Quandrix Campus, Simic Growth Chamber, Tangled Islet
  • Tri/Penta Color (10): Tranquil Landscape, Contaminated Landscape, Seething Landscape, Twisted Landscape, Sheltering Landscape, Shattered Landscape, Bountiful Landscape, Deceptive Landscape, Perilous Landscape, Foreboding Landscape

Utility Lands (9) #

  • Basilisk Gate - Gate land
  • Conduit Pylons - Desert
  • Desert - Desert with removal
  • Escape Tunnel - Generic utility
  • Haunted Fengraf - Graveyard utility
  • Hidden Grotto - Mana utility
  • Night Market - Generic utility
  • Quicksand - Creature removal
  • Tocasia’s Dig Site - Artifact utility

Cube Statistics #

  • Total Cards: 540
  • White: 68 cards (12.6%)
  • Blue: 67 cards (12.4%)
  • Black: 67 cards (12.4%)
  • Red: 67 cards (12.4%)
  • Green: 68 cards (12.6%)
  • Colorless: 28 cards (5.2%)
  • Multicolored: 59 cards (10.9%)
  • Lands: 49 cards (9.1%)

Mana Curve Distribution #

  • CMC 0: 21 cards
  • CMC 1: 87 cards
  • CMC 2: 136 cards
  • CMC 3: 113 cards
  • CMC 4: 78 cards
  • CMC 5: 34 cards
  • CMC 6: 24 cards
  • CMC 7+: 17 cards

This cube emphasizes interaction, synergy, and balanced gameplay across all colors while maintaining the budget-friendly pauper format.