It costs X and two blue
To anchor our discussion in practical Cube design, I use a thought experiment: if we assign a supercomputer 1 a set of design goals and restrictions, and then ask it to rank every possible Cube (i.e., every possible combination of 360 Magic cards 2 ) by power level tiers, it would look something like this: There are about 10 ways to combine the ~21,000 extant Magic cards into a 360 cube more possibilities than there are atoms in the universe, by a lot
Its first attack costs just one Basic Water Energy, deals 170 damage, and lets players search your deck for any card
Whether it finds a home in Standard or not, the artifact will be a ton of fun in casual formats like Commander, and when you combine this with the sweet flavor and callbacks to older cards, Thaumatic Compass is a worthy addition to Ixalan
This is a powerful removal spell encased in an already powerful creature, making for a strong commander hindered only by its mono-coloring