I can tell you I really enjoyed reading this post.
My issue with these "tribal" themes is these archetypes are generally parasitic and enchantments are one of the more difficult card types to remove. (I haven't been too happy about the artifact theme deck for similar reasons, but alot of the cards slot nicely into ramp)
I do like enchantments as a card type to help fuel delirium/ tarmoygoyfs. But I have moved away from enchantments for my powered cube for these reasons:
- hard for alot of archetypes to remove. (I actually don't have moat in my cube for this reason)
- devolves into commander style games with 20 triggers per turn style games (not something I'm into)
- mechanic is a bit too parasitic.
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I'm actively maintaining a comprehensive article to help explain to new cube players how some complex vintage level cards work in a cube environment. Vintage Cube Cards Explained
My issue with these "tribal" themes is these archetypes are generally parasitic and enchantments are one of the more difficult card types to remove. (I haven't been too happy about the artifact theme deck for similar reasons, but alot of the cards slot nicely into ramp)
I do like enchantments as a card type to help fuel delirium/ tarmoygoyfs. But I have moved away from enchantments for my powered cube for these reasons:
- hard for alot of archetypes to remove. (I actually don't have moat in my cube for this reason)
- devolves into commander style games with 20 triggers per turn style games (not something I'm into)
- mechanic is a bit too parasitic.
Vintage Cube Cards Explained
Here are some other articles I've written about fine tuning your cube:
1. Minimum Archetype Support
2. Improving Green Archetypes
3. Improving White Archetypes
4. Matchup Analysis
5. Cube Combos (Work in Progress)
Draft my Cube - https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/d8i