A cube is essentially a curated collection of MTG cards which were pre-selected by a designer to provide a balanced and diverse drafting pool.

Cube drafts typically play out like any other draft: players recieve 3 packs of 15 cards, each pack is drafted 1 card at a time, and the resulting deck is created from your draft pool and any additional basic lands you'd like to add.

However, unlike other "official" MTG formats, there are no fixed rules in cube. Cards may come from any set, have any rarity, have any power level, and have any format legality! Each designer may also choose to mix up the draft structure, or include special "house rules" which can be in effect during matches.

This format is a favorite among MTG enthusiasts for its flexibility, creativity, and the chance it gives to revisit or repurpose older cards in new ways.

Examples of Cube Types

• Vintage
  
  The most powerful cards and degenerate strategies in MTG history. Often includes the Power Nine and power-adjacent cards (sol ring, time vault, etc). A truly unique experience.
  
  
• Legacy
  
  Excludes cards restricted or banned in Legacy. Powerful cards, but without the brokenness that can be found in a Vintage Cube.
  
  
• Theme or Tribal
  
  These cubes can be based around specific creature types (e.g. elves, goblins) or may have recurrent themes, like artifacts or graveyard synergies.
  
  
• Budget
  
  A $$$-restricted enviornment that provides a lower-power experience. Games tend to go a little longer and have a little more interaction. Includes pauper and artisan cubes (commons only, or commons and uncommons only).
  
  
• Set
  
  Aims to include cards only from specific sets or blocks to recapture those special draft enviornments from days past.