Welcome to Stone Soup
The Stone Soup is a low-power and highly synergistic cube. It aims to provide a drafting, deckbuilding and gameplay experience in which the total is higher than the sum of the individual parts – when brought together individual cards create powerful engines, combos, and gameplay synergies.
Check out the CubeCobra page for the full list or to do some practice drafts against bots.
New to Drafting?
Drafting can seem daunting, especially if you're drafting a cube for the first time. Keep the following basics in mind:
- Build a proper mana curve. Prioritize cheaper (2 and 3 mana value) creatures and spells. You can't draft all 6-drops and hope to survive.
- Draft removal. You need ways to disrupt your opponent. Take removal when you see it.
- Let the cards dictate your deck. Don't force a strategy. If Blue isn't coming to you, pivot to what is open.
- Don't forget lands. Good fixing allows you to actually cast your spells. Prioritize them highly.
Major Archetypes
Select a Theme OR a Color to see matching archetypes.
Discard and Madness
In its simplest form, the Madness deck is found in Red and Green, offering cheap aggressive creatures and late-game payoffs.
You can bridge into Blue for a tempo-focused build using self-bounce.
Changelings
Cards with Changeling tie together all tribal synergies in the cube. Watch for tribal payoffs.
Ninjas and Ninjutsu
Use unblockable creatures to sneak in high-impact Ninjas for a massive tempo advantage.
Many of your best "enablers" are low-cost artifacts. Cards like Hope of Ghirapur or Ornithopter allow you to trigger Ninjutsu on turn 2 while feeding into the "Artifacts Matter" synergies found in Grixis.
-1/-1 Counters
Grind your opponent down by weakening their creatures while growing your own engine.
Removal Guide
A short list of removal and combat tricks.
White (8)
Blue (3)
Black (10)
Notable Combos
The Stone Soup cube has a number of infinite combos. Learn to identify and abuse them.
Liliana's Contract & Changelings
Win on the spot if you have 4 Demons. Changelings count as Demons!
Intruder Alarm & Krenko
Infinite Tokens. Krenko makes goblins, Alarm untaps Krenko. Repeat.
Kodama Shenanigans
Kodama of the East Tree + Bouncelands often results in infinite triggers.
Deathtouch Pingers
Granting deathtouch to a creature that deals damage (pingers) creates a board wipe engine.
