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Battle Box (500)

Custom Casual Five Color

Kriyseth

Black (60)

Red (60)

Dimir (12)

Izzet (12)

Selesnya (12)

Abzan (3)

Grixis (3)

Mardu (3)

Sultai (3)

Blue (60)

White (60)

Golgari (12)

Orzhov (12)

Simic (12)

Bant (3)

Jeskai (3)

Naya (3)

Temur (3)

Green (60)

Artifact (40)

Azorius (12)

Boros (12)

Gruul (12)

Rakdos (12)

Four/Five Colors (10)

Esper (3)

Jund (3)


The Battle Box (500)

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All credit for this idea goes to Brian DeMars and his Danger Room. I used his core philosophy and cards to develop my box.

If you have any suggestions for substitutions or notice any cards that seem out of place, feel free to leave a comment!

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Some cards that broke the design philosophy slipped through the cracks such as Genesis Hydra, Angel of Despair, and Grixis Charm. Additionally, I have been drafting the box in a pod recently using the same land rules, so I wanted to add some more cards that could fit themes such as reanimator or chunky bois. This should hopefully widen the archetypes to aggro/burn, control, tempo, midrange/goodstuff, reanimator, and big dudes.

With all that said, here are the cuts: Icy Manipulator, Fire / Ice, Grixis Charm, Scepter of Dominance, Azami, Lady of Scrolls, Thicket Elemental, Sylvok Lifestaff, Power Armor, Mindclaw Shaman, Conquering Manticore, Deadshot Minotaur, Planar Cleansing, Alexi, Zephyr Mage, Zo-Zu the Punisher, Warfire Javelineer, Slice and Dice, Beast Within, Genesis Hydra, Silent-Blade Oni, Tainted Sigil, Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor, Lifebane Zombie, Ghost Council of Orzhova, Lurking Predators, Oath of Druids, Assemble the Legion, Angel of Despair, and Necromancer's Covenant

And here are their corresponding additions: Clone Shell, Essence Backlash, Kess, Dissident Mage, The Wanderer, Deep-Sea Kraken, Arashin War Beast, Bosh, Iron Golem, Gate Colossus, Tectonic Giant, Akroma, Angel of Fury, Atarka, World Render, You're in Command, Dark Confidant, Merchant of the Vale, Feldon of the Third Path, Firestorm, Deathgorge Scavenger, Deep Forest Hermit, Drown in the Loch, Kaya's Guile, Chasm Skulker, Underworld Sentinel, Obzedat, Ghost Council, Call of the Wild, Shapers' Sanctuary, Outlaws' Merriment, Vona, Butcher of Magan, and Doom Foretold

These substitutions should hopefully illuminate the archetypes I hope to provide when playing in cube and eliminate "I win" cards such as Assemble the Legion, Necromancer's Covenant, and Lurking Predators.

In the future, I am looking to potentially make room for Soul Shatter, Obsessive Stitcher, Mythos of Nethroi, Heartless Act, Inscription of Abundance, Inscription of Ruin, Inscription of Insight, Feed the Swarm, Nighthawk Scavenger, Anticognition, Adventure Awaits, Relic Robber, Demon's Disciple, Magmatic Channeler, Myriad Construct, Concerted Defense, and Bloodchief's Thirst.

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