YOU CAN FIND THE LINK TO MY CUBE IN THE DESCRIPTION
@captainshiv6 жыл бұрын
Very important question: What do you use to store your cube/energies? Best thing I've found is the 'Card Barrier Box' made by KMC. It's plastic and locks closed so that nothing will fall out. It stores about 800 sleeved cards, so I use it to store my Cube and an empty Elite Trainer Box to store my energy.
@We_silly3 жыл бұрын
I’m bouta do a printer and open a booster box to use as supports for the mass amount of proxies, lol
@guadalupemunoz17675 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite video out there I've probably watched this video 20ish times. So much good information about Cube I'm 140ish cards away from finishing my first cube and its been so much fun researching and finding the cards for it. Thanks for the inspiration!
@michaelfeller92235 жыл бұрын
Dude, super awesome and informative. I've had one that my friends and I randomly made with not much balance. We have it to where every Pokemon can be played as a basic and every Pokemon counts as a basic energy of its own type. Super fun, this way you don't have to add basic energy to the deck.
@wilfredvonkarma6 жыл бұрын
I built my mutant cube a while ago, it was from XY onwards. We had a lot of fun playing the cube... I think it’s super fun and worth spending the time building it!!
@Butt3rBob6 жыл бұрын
I've been meaning to research on cubes because I've been planning on making a cube for a dead game. It may not be Pokemon but it can still be applied. Thanks for this video!
@jaxu4 жыл бұрын
What game?
@cpu52093 жыл бұрын
More people should know about this. I really enjoy this concept and can’t wait to play with this method! Especially the mutant version seems really interesting. Thank you for the awesome video!
@davidfinstein99116 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video! It's so nice to see support for this format. I've been working on my own pokemon cube for a while now and this video was very helpful.
@ski43076 жыл бұрын
I have been wanting a cube format video for a long time. Thanks a million
@AncientFairyTale6 жыл бұрын
Oh personally I have a Yu-Gi-oh cube for quite sometime. I always end up having a little fun with friends now, and then with it. From this video I might end up building my own Pokemon cube one day! Thank you for the insight into it~
@teamathenaptcg67486 жыл бұрын
Superb watch, inspired me!
@mahjgaming12226 жыл бұрын
It's sick you've posted this video! I've actually been working on and playing my Mutant Cube over the past few years and I think it's at a really good point these days with various archetypes and interesting combinations.
@GoomyGamer1236 жыл бұрын
Hey dude! I too have been working on a mutant cube for the past year or so. If you don't mind me asking, do you happen to have a list anywhere?
@mahjgaming12226 жыл бұрын
Hey man, yeah I keep my list up to date on google drive, feel free to check it out and ask me any questions! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T8tEgYG5NJmIFrZ5sWOzRBFHpnenBCLON-mHESA-7Kc/edit?usp=sharing
@Zjivarra2 жыл бұрын
For a singleton cube and to make it more like an evolutions matter way to play that simulates pokemon evolving to overcome a stronger opponent, evolution are kept outside of the game, and when a basic is knocked out, after the opponent picked up their prize, you flip a coin and if you get heads you remove half the damage counters rounded down, and bring the evolution card in from outside the game ^^. Not sure if it’d be balanced, but it would definitely be fun.
@EmanuelEmanuelEmanuel4 жыл бұрын
Last year i switched from pokemon to magic, after 5 years of playing the game (things change), and just now i rewatched your video, and it inspired me to build a cube with my old cards that no longer have a use for me, so i can play with my friends from time to time, thanks (:
@blu3cheesecake9784 жыл бұрын
I am a simple person. I am bored, I watch this video for the 50th time.
@OmniPoke4 жыл бұрын
An update is in the works!
@blu3cheesecake9784 жыл бұрын
@@OmniPoke *Excitement*
@danielwappner10355 жыл бұрын
Holy shit man! You deserve all the love on the world! You just saved so many researching hours to so many people by doing this. Props to you. In a single hour you managed to make me stop getting worried about the overwhelmingness of planning a cube! Now I'm worried of how much it will cost lmao
@mastertimliDG5 жыл бұрын
Your recent cube vids made.me and my friend wanna build one! Love this guide man!
@OmniPoke5 жыл бұрын
awesome! maybe a smidge out of date with a handful of more lines to explore but the video still stands the test of time for the core concept
@GoomyGamer1236 жыл бұрын
I have a mutant cube and it is super fun; but I can agree it takes a while to design and it is REALLY expensive to put together (especially if you are like me and want everything max rarity)
@magneto19926 жыл бұрын
I love the video.When I first try cube I try mutant but my friends never wanted to play. One thing I like mine is that the “packs” weren’t just random. I will put one of each type, a supporter, a trainer and a random card between stadium energies and tools. The reason why is that way people can draft cards that help the player or pick a must have in their decks. If the opponent gets to see a trainer or supporter passed up you know he is getting really strong Pokémon.
@Dixavd6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video ❤️ I'm in the middle of rearranging all my storage and stuff so I'm figuring out what to do with all my cards (especially since I can't afford to keep collecting right now). I've heard of cube-drafts before but never fully understood what they are. I might try making one aimed at casual players so I play with my family using my boxes full of cards I have laying around.
@Dixavd6 жыл бұрын
When it comes to making a draft for complete novices to build decks from, do you think keeping the Pokemon and Trainer/etc... cards in separate draft packs might be good? I fear my friends who are used to other card games might get transfixed on only picking trainer cards (i.e. what they refer to as "the engine of a deck") and not get enough pokemon. Whereas, I think my mum might only pick pokemon she likes and not get enough supporters.
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
For very casual players you want to play around with ratios to allow an abundance of supporter and item cards to give everyone an easy time of getting decks going (you can even use multiple copies of good supporters rather than singletons to make it less work to read and figure out what everything does)
@DerMemelord5 жыл бұрын
I am building a cube with cards from Diamond & Pearl to Call of Legends and i already had some evolution lines I liked set aside and was pretty happy to find so many of them in your recommendations :D thanks for that great video, I will probably give an update when I'm finished
@DerMemelord5 жыл бұрын
I am currently also thinking about some rule bending to make Pokemon Legends more attractive/ easier to pull off.
@aCole16296 жыл бұрын
Thank you soooo much Joe... this has saved me hundrends of hours...
@iyana82343 жыл бұрын
this video made me excited to cube i got over 600 cards and im gonna try it
@lovis84245 жыл бұрын
Amazing work! Thank you for this. I'll probably build one in the following days
@janetcrabtree24506 жыл бұрын
Great job joe thank you so much
@Siobio4203 жыл бұрын
Im telling you down below that this was super super helpful! I'm working on a cube for my friends (we normally play magic) and this streamlined things so much!
@ddsao6 жыл бұрын
Joe! Thank you for the video. I was on the process of building a Cube, but the lack of information and interest made me stop mid-way. That was the best source for any Cubes out there, I really apreciate it. I do have a question for you, though: Does the Power Creep get in the way of the Cube? I was thinking of not using BW-on Pokémon, but I see that you use lots of them. Blaziken is a good example, with the RS Base having only 100 HP, and the Furious Fists one being a more potent Blaziken ex but only giving 1 prize
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
Power creep is something to be very careful of when picking which cards to use, usually picking evolutions with less drastic jumps in damage and hit points is advised (in the case of blaziken with 100hp, it's actually one of the strongest picks because Acceleration is broken!)
@HasherBrown6 жыл бұрын
All those Bending the Rules sound familiar :P Excellent video btw, gives me a few fresh ideas for the CharlieChespinCube, can't wait for Sheffield Day 2 c:
@HasherBrown6 жыл бұрын
Posted before I finished the video lmao, cant believe you actually laid out the entire cube holy shit Our evolution lines are really similar as well haha
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
you had great taste charlie
@Grinchler3 жыл бұрын
just finished my cube based on the numbers here. I stole your costum card too (: thx for the video! helped a lot!
@dooganhead65996 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome idea and such a thorough guide thanks! Couple questions can this be done with only two people? If so how many cards would you recommend including in the cube? Also, would a mutant draft be a good idea for someone with a smaller collection? Im more of a casual collector and don't have 4-5 of each evolution line.
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
Proxying is usually where i'd start if you want to go on a budget and even to try out different ideas without fully committing. I've successfully cubed with 3 people a (where we each drafted and built 2 decks so had the amount of cards of a 6 person draft) I think it's trickier with 2 people as you are fully aware of what the other player is picking, you'd have to come up with a creative means of drafting to make things more secretive or random
@dooganhead65996 жыл бұрын
OmniPoke thanks for the response! I think maybe I will go. The proxy route then as that seems like a good option. As far as playing with two players that's a good point on keeping what we are drafting secret. I'm honestly not sure how to go about that rather than have us draw from totally separate pools. Maybe each person has their own pool and they draw one and then discard the next.
@jrjester15916 жыл бұрын
Would you be willing to post your cube list? I know making a cube and picking the pokemon you want is part of the fun in building one, but I'm the type of person that prefer's a strong baseline to compare to. Who knows I might actually just enjoy using the cube you have put together. Thanks in advance.
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
i'm going to post a public google doc soon :)
@jrjester15916 жыл бұрын
Awesome, can't wait to see it!
@ayespot42166 жыл бұрын
Ok so the “ take one and pass it along” is that pass the remaining cards to the person next to you? And then they do the same? And you all draft from the same cube correct??
@wilfredvonkarma6 жыл бұрын
Adam McDonald yep, you are correct. Everyone drafts from the same cube!
@SteviePatterdude34 жыл бұрын
Any mutant Cube builders in Wisconsin? If no one knows is there a way to find out who knows?
@LowBudgetMediaProductions6 жыл бұрын
Do you have a full list of all the cards in your cube?
@We_silly3 жыл бұрын
Link I. Desc
@AlexH2746 жыл бұрын
Great video Joe! I'm wanting to build a 480 card cube with no electric type, would it be fine to change all of the water cards to be weak to grass for balancing? Just so you can understand the idea I have, it would be 2 triangles, Fire Water Grass and Fighting Ghost Dark with normal being Porygon Z and Dodrio.
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
sounds like a good shout!
@justindenhof6 жыл бұрын
Hey Joe, brilliant video as always! Huge fan of the channel, and always will be! Quick question, do you think you could make a balanced power level cube with EXs and GXs? I have wayyy more of the Sun & Moon sets than any of the older era cards. Any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much!
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
it's probably a difficult task to be honest, as everyone will just swarm toward the bigger cards and ignore all the others, perhaps moving away from singleton is the best bet if you want to go that route and just pack the cube full of gx and ex's (usually though there is such a big difference on going first because the jump in HP and attacks is so ridiculous that basically whoever gets the first big hitter out wins :P) You'd probably need to be very generous with item draw/search and have an abundance of supporters to make the cube as close to standard format as possible for success!
@captainshiv6 жыл бұрын
Recently built my own cube, I'd love to compare my list to yours! Could you post your cube list? I admit I have not watched the full video yet, so if It's in there just call me a dingus.
@captainshiv6 жыл бұрын
Just finished it, I'm a dingus. Great video, thanks for making it! There's surprisingly low resources for anything Pokemon cube.
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
I will also post out my cube in a google doc soon
@Cheeky_Chelsea4 жыл бұрын
i think it would be cool if evolved pokemon could use the abilities of their pre evolutions
@AlexH2746 жыл бұрын
Lots of work must have gone into this video, but I noticed Fainting Spell Gengar, one of my favorite cards, was snubbed from the list. I also think Ariados is a cool grass type that has 5 options you can play over, say Roserade. No offence, just tying to give others more info.
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
Fainting spell gengar was pretty OP in standard, it's absolutely off the charts in cube my man! there are some cool ariados cards tbf i should've given it a shoutout
@AlexH2746 жыл бұрын
Sounds fair
@samsonsays54562 жыл бұрын
This video is a absolute gift my man, so thorough 🦦💚
@trepeezy0926 жыл бұрын
Do you have like a spreadsheet for your cube
@jibbyjackjoe5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. I'm currently on a journey to get a cube created, although its a bit atypical. I was wondering if there is a comprehensive list of all mechanics (or popular mechanics) that Pokemon do? So, for instance, a list that says: Energy Disruption, Energy From Discard, Energy Accel, Force Switching, Card Discard, etc, and then lists the Pokemon that have done that.
@Pika2506 жыл бұрын
So what if you did integrate (BW-on) EXs and GXs in your cube? I'm looking at you Jirachi EX and Tapu Lele GX which search for a supporter, Decidueye GX for the feather arrow, Zoroark GX for trade (which is what the old Empoleon did but on a stage-1) and riotous beating, and even Marshadow GX which can use any attack of any basic Pokémon in the attacker's discard? And of course allowing GXs implies access to GX attacks (hence the need for the GX markers) and they (along with the EXs) give up 2 prizes apiece as opposed to 1 (which the old ex's were changed to in cube format to reflect the nature of the cube). The bad news is, they would have way too much HP and probably way too powerful attacks (and perhaps even abilities), looking especially at the aforementioned. The second issue is that Noctowl BREAK's attack mentions trainer cards in an era where "trainer" is a blanket term to count supporters, stadiums, and items (tools or not). And then we get to the last issue, involving sableye. Overconfident says if you reveal this guy as your active, you go first (if your opponent's active also has this they cancel out and the flip determines who chooses to go first or second) but with the caveat that if you do go first (overconfident or otherwise) recall that you're not allowed an attack on your first turn unless a card says otherwise (deoxys iirc) ( *edit:* or unless you bend the rules to allow such, which a cube may very well do).
@Pika2506 жыл бұрын
Also, upon closer examination of your cube, you have Lysandre's Trump Card and VS Seeker in the same cube. There is item lock (looking at you luxio and vileplume) to prevent this combo from getting too powerful, otherwise LTC would've been taken out and we would've had another Garchomp/Lucario situation...
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
I think incorporating GX and New EX Pokemon is only viable for a very small sized cube, because essentially they become the only pokemon that matter because they are wayyy beyond every other card you can pick (meaning that everyone builds around only those cards and everything else is irrelevant, short of counter cards). I do however have Shaymin EX and Jirachi EX incorporated in mine, as they are very helpful cards and have low enough HP and weak enough attacks that their soul purpose is usually just to aid setup. I do mention Noctowl break in the video as an example of awkward wording (because the attack is very OP if it includes the blanket term, I use Noctowl as only allowing Trainer Item and Tool cards to increase it's output so the opponent can always play around it) For Sabeleye there really isn't any issue, overconfident allows the player to go first and I use current T1 rules so they cannot attack (going first is still a big advantage in cube as you get attaching and evolving first!) In regards to Trump Card, It's really not as powerful as it was in standard because cube decks are never able to cycle as much as standard ones can...it's still a very strong pick as it can recover important pokemon (and mainly giving you extra gust affects) but it also recovers all the other jank in your discard pile, it's hasn't been a problem card in our testing
@noahtetreault38596 жыл бұрын
What’s with you European players and your alternate formats? For God’s sake, play the game the way it’s supposed to be played! (Jk, I’ll probably build this with my friends at some point)
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
it's also very much not a european thing
@h2wm6 жыл бұрын
They don't even play expanded that much now they playing this format #ExpandedMasterRace Kappa
@ssal45094 жыл бұрын
I did my first draft today and got insane fire Pokemon as no one else was even running fire so I was able to snag all of them and I destroyed everyone.
@OmniPoke4 жыл бұрын
ayyy im glad you enjoyed it!
@allan59985 жыл бұрын
I know this video is crazy old now, but what do you think the best draft format for a cube is for two people? Larger packs traded back and forth? Winston?
@gregzo20216 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@kieranlantier40435 жыл бұрын
this is really cool, i've always wanted to get into pokemon tcg but there are no competitive players in France around my location I have had a lot of fun building magic the gathering cubes and am definetly going to try this out to be able to play with friends! i had a thought when seeing your video , what do you think about making everything singleton except trainers and supporters, this would allow for a more stable way of getting to the pokemon you drafted and allow some easier experimentation of multiple energy types decks? also do you hve any idea how you would implement the latest GX pokemon without making a non mutant cube completely unbalanced?
@OmniPoke5 жыл бұрын
The non-singleton supporters/items is a cool idea to help push synergies or just to have a plentiful supply of cards to help people setup and avoid the headache of donks etc, half of the drafting process fun/frustration for me is striking that balance between being greedy and picking cool pokemon vs useful supporters, so i wouldn't spoon feed people too many good cards- for me GX's are a no go tbh in cube...there are still a handful of new age cards to look at though!
@kieranlantier40435 жыл бұрын
@@OmniPoke thanks for the insight :) i was looking into the different stage two's and you propose candelabra as a fire pokemon however this pokemon can be psychic type or fire type. I like the fact it pushes building multiple energy decks but how should i balance the fact i probably have more psychic stage 2 pokemon than fire in the cube now?
@inanefool87814 жыл бұрын
I'm having a hard time finding a list of cubes from others. I realize part of the fun is constructing the cube, but if I wanted to quickly put together a themed tournament online, is there a list of different themed pkmn cubes out there?
@Folfire2 жыл бұрын
Im checking all your Cube videos in disorder. Do you know if I can find a Sword and Shield era cube that its just 1-prizers? Think my group will try that
@SamaniHobbies6 жыл бұрын
If you were to build a set cube (Ultra Prism for example) would you go 4 copies for commons, 3 for uncommon and 2 for rares? Thinking of building one for my workplace and think this would be the best way to go about building a set cube.
@OmniPoke6 жыл бұрын
Rarity isn't an important factor for cube, it's important to get the right ratios of pokemon/trainers etc and once assembled you shuffle everything all together and split the packs randomly, luck is part of the fun!
@colorific3603 жыл бұрын
Thanks great guide. Super complete! I will try to make my own with proxys.
@nerfyinyang88106 жыл бұрын
What do you think about Michael Slutsky's free X-X-X line when drafting so you do not need to draft lower evos?
@OmniPoke5 жыл бұрын
i think it can take away from the difficulty and discipline of the drafting process
@nehtem56793 жыл бұрын
How did you make the coustom cards?
@andersballe163 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know of any discord communities around cube drafting?