Lucky Paper Radio
218 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.
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Live from SCGCon Baltimore 2023: Bun Magic Cube Rotisserie Draft Review
June 19, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBAfter a long weekend of Cube drafts, Andy doesn’t have time to edit a proper episode of the show, so instead he piles four of his buddies into his cozy little basement studio to talk about a recent rotisserie draft of his Bun Magic Cube. Which deck came out on top? Are newer, more committal and synergistic cards pulling their weight? If Andy finally adds Scrabbling Claws is everyone going to draft it and put it in their decks like they say they will? Unfortunately there are no timestamps fo...
In Defense of Forcing: How to Draft Cube Successfully with Ryan Saxe
June 12, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBAndy and Anthony are joined once again by the legendary Ryan Saxe to talk about his approach to drafting and how he applies that to Cube. Building off the approach Ryan describes in an episode of Limited Level Ups they discuss about how and when it makes sense to ‘force’ a draft and focus on optimal outcomes over investing in reading the table. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: The Art of Forcing on Limited Level Ups From Picks to Paths Drafting the ...
The Risks and Rewards of Custom Rules in Cube
June 05, 2023 10:30 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBAndy and Anthony talk about custom rules in Cubes. Cube is a unique Magic space where designers truly have full control over the game and can change it however they like. Beyond just choosing the cards they include, designers change the game fundamental with plane-like effects. Our hosts discuss the very substantial risks of custom rules to accessibility and even fun for enfranchised players. They talk about some of the rules they’ve experienced that didn’t work so well, and the successful o...
Xerox Theory and You
May 29, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBAndy and Anthony talk about “Xerox Theory” a strategic Magic concept involving cantrips, land count, a balance of resources. Andy explains the history and origins of the idea, as documented by Mike Flores’s 2005 article. They talk about how the concept applies differently in early and contemporary Magic and how it’s relevant, or not, to different types of decks. They also talk about Gunk Slug for some reason. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: UB Trippi...
Going Against Your Intuition: A Different Approach to Tuning the Neoclassical Cube
May 22, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBAndy and Anthony talk about the current state of Andy’s Neoclassical Cube. They look at how drafts have played out, potential areas for change, and some specific directions Andy’s considering taking the cube. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Andy’s Neoclassical Cube Regular Cube Update Episode with James The Degenerate Micro-Cube MTGCubeCon on Twitter March of the Machine: Aftermath Survey Timestamps: 00:00 Mind Twist Corner 02:39 Early Impres...
All About Ramp
May 15, 2023 12:24 - 51 minutes - 47 MBAndy and Anthony talk broadly about [ramp](Rampant Growth). They talk about what the mechanic or strategy is all about, it’s important role as part of Green’s identity, how it’s different in limited and constructed, and how it fits into their own Cubes. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from soskwatch’s Graveyard Cube. Discussed in this episode: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Mark Rosewater’s Drive to Work Times...
Talking Cube Cuts with the Boys: Real-Time Regular Cube Update
May 08, 2023 10:31 - 1 hour - 96 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by James from their local play group for an in depth review session of Anthony’s Regular Cube. They bring James in to add his experience and perspective to the conversation. The three of them discuss how the environment has played recently and things that could be improved. They sort through the cards and discuss potential cuts and things they could change. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Forgiveness Cube Breya Cube The ...
March of the Machine Cube Community Set Review
May 01, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker review the results of the March of the Machine community Cube set review. As always we surveyed the community on the cards they’re interested in for their cubes and how likely they expect to keep playing them long term. Our hosts review the results, discussing the top cards in terms of the number of people interested in them, patterns and theories about the community response, and some things that surprised them. They also dive deeper into Battles, Magic’s newest ca...
Big and Small Games Revisited
April 24, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBView the game size breakdowns for the Bun Magic Cube and Regular Cube. You can also copy this template and fill it out to calculate your own cube’s game size! Andy and Anthony follow up on their recent discussion with Sam Black on ‘big’ and ‘small’ games of Magic. Sam coined these term in an article he wrote describing a nuanced understanding of card advantage including how effects create, or benefit from, high and low resource games. Our hosts expand on the topic and respond to feedback fr...
March of the Machine Mechanics and Cube Additions
April 17, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBOur Cube Prospective Surveys for March of the Machine and March of the Machine Commander are now open! Let us know what you are testing in your cube from the latest set. Andy and Anthony take a first look at March of the Machine: the fist set since Lorwyn to introduce an entirely new card type. They discuss the new mechanics from a design perspective and how they generally apply to any kind of Cube environment. They also pick out individual cards that might end up in their own, varied Cube ...
How to Play Your Own, Custom Cube on Arena
April 10, 2023 10:30 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by Chris and Tim from the Jank Diver Gaming Community to talk about how to play your own, custom-designed cube on Arena. In an exciting, two-part episode, the boys first walk through the process of playing Cube through Arena, then participate in one of Jank Diver Gaming’s weekly drafts and discuss their experience. Will Andy, who has effectively never played Arena before, punt away all his games by not knowing how to use the interface? Will Anthony hate-draft from...
Big and Small Games with Sam Black
April 03, 2023 10:30 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by Sam Black, contender for person who has played the most paper Magic ever. They discuss the concept of “big” and “small” games of Magic Sam presented in his article Elvish Visionary VS Elderfang Disciple: The Nature Of Card Advantage. They cover the nuanced nature of card advantage, how all forms are not equal, and how different strategies aim to push games toward being big or small to maximize their cards. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed...
Pulp Nouveau and Drafting Your Basics with Parker LaMascus
March 27, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 61 MBParker joins Andy and Anthony, in studio, to talk about about his latest cube project: Pulp Nouveau. In this dark, gritty, flavor-forward environment the only freely available basic lands are swamps. In order to play other colors, players need to draft from the limited number of basic and dual lands in the draft. They the creative process of cube design and how disparate interests can suddenly coalesce. In this case, Parker’s interest in the dark aesthetic of Streets of New Capenna, among ot...
Introducing Your Cube, With Myagic!
March 20, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBAndy and Anthony and special guest May talk about introducing your cube! The overview you write (or present) to your players is the first thing players often lean about your cube, so providing useful concise context is critical. They talk about the different audiences you may want to consider when writing about your cube, including players who want to get ready to draft and other designers looking to give feedback on the list. They end the show with a pack 1, pick 1 from May’s very own Fae ...
Cube and the Soul of Limited With Ryan Saxe
March 13, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by Ryan Saxe for a deep conversation on Cube design. They talk about the design of “low power” Cubes, lessons we can take from limited sets and apply to Cubes, and the important impacts of power level disparities on gameplay. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: The Iron Giant Limited Resources R House in Baltimore Who’s on First? The Degenerate Micro Cube Ryan’s Buildaround Cube Internet’s Pauper Cube Using the Other Half...
A Weeklong Game of Chicken with Justin Parnell
March 06, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 104 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by Justin Parnell to talk about their recent rotisserie draft. 10 players drafted Anthony’s Regular Cube in the weeks leading up to Magic Con Philadelphia. Over the course of the weekend players competed in a nail-biting round robin style tournament. The boys talk about their decks, their strategies going into the draft, and how rotisserie drafting compares to typical booster drafting. Over the weekend our hosts along with Justin, Parker, and Gwen Dekker hed a pa...
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Cube Community Set Review
February 27, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker review the results of the ONE and ONC community set reviews. They talk about the top cards the community is most excited about, discuss why they think the cards rose to the top, and share their own takes on them. They also talk about some of the broader patterns and comments in the review responses. Check out the full results for the Phyrexia: All Will Be One and partner Commander Decks. View all cards mentioned in the episode → If you missed your chance to parti...
Cube Update Potpourri
February 20, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBAndy and Anthony talk about the state of their Cubes — recent changes they’ve made, how they feel they’ve changed, and how they expect them to change in the future. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Jared’s Cube Byrd Box. Thank’s Jared! Discussed in this episode: Episode 128: Live Cube Update: Making Removal Better in the Bun Magic Cube Lucky Paper on Twitch Lucky Paper on YouTube The Commander Map The “List Formatter...
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Cube Additions
February 13, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBAndy and Anthony talk about the cards they’re interested in giving a try in each of their own Cube environments. They talk about how they looked at the new set for the different contexts of their Cubes. Anthony cheats and also talks through some cards he’s interested in for a new Cube inspired by themes and mechanics in recent sets that haven’t fit well into his existing environments. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Cubes Discussed: Anthony’s “Regular” Cube Anthony’s Turbo Cube...
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Mechanics & First Impressions
February 06, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBAndy and Anthony talk about their first impressions of Phyrexia: All Will Be One, which is full of new takes on classic mechanics from Mirrodin block. They talk through all the mechanics and themes of the set and their applications in Cubes. The set features a few relatively insular mechanics: Toxic and Corrupted, which make sense in an environment where they’re concentrated to a critical mass. While these are likely to be passed on by many cube designers, a change in Wizard’s design philos...
The Neoclassical Cube: The Spirit of Old-School Magic, With a Twist
January 30, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBAndy and Anthony talk about Andy’s latest cube creation, The Neoclassical Cube! The cube is intended to capture the spirit of old-school Magic, including iconic cards and themes, bolstered by a few new cards that feel in the spirit of old-school design. Andy plans to play it un-sleeved celebrating cards that show their history in their wear. View all cards mentioned in the episode → They finish the episode with a pack 1, pick 1 from the cube. Discussed in this episode: Shuffle Up and Pla...
The Common Pitfalls of First-Time Cube Designers
January 23, 2023 11:22 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBAndy and Anthony talk about common pitfalls new Cube designers fall into. There’s no right way to build a Cube, but new designers very often fall into similar patterns and a few pieces of feedback consistently come up. Play more mana fixing lands Lower the average mana cost of cards Increase the amount of interactive spells Lower the number of multi-color cards Don’t let power outliers outshine the fun Don’t feel obligated to adhere to 10 themes for each two color pair Be aware of the...
Designing Set Cubes
January 16, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBFull show notes on our website. Andy and Anthony are joined by Aran, from their local playgroup, to talk about the design of Set Cubes. The talk about the spectra of ways to approach building Set Cubes ranging from faithfully recreating a limited environment, to loosely basing a Cube on a set or theme. They also talk about how they can be one of the easiest entry points to Cube, offering a starting point that already leverages the themes and balance of a limited environment that Cube design...
Cube Drafting with Smaller Groups
January 09, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBAndy and Anthony absolutely obliterate the notion that you need eight people to draft a cube. While a full pod might be your ideal, with tons of different draft formats, there’s a great way to play regardless of the size of your playgroup. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Moon’s Fast and Friendly Cube. Thanks, Moon! View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps: 2:53 — Intro to topic 4:12 — The origins of 8 players drafts 10:52 — Drafting with 6 players...
Cube Community Building
January 02, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBAndy and Anthony talk about growing a local Cube playgroup. They reflect on what’s been working for them to get a consistent, weekly Cube night running as well as challenges that need to be overcome. The talk specifically about the importance of consistency and a good location and managing events to engage new players. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps: 1:35 — Introduction to the Topic 3:14 — In Short: Be Consistent, Pick a Location, Pick a Time, and Show Up 5:36 — Fi...
Seasons of Cube
December 26, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBAndy and Anthony look back at 2022 on the highs and lows for Cube design and the Cube Community. They talk about the sets and cards they think will have the biggest, lasting impact on Cube design. Cube is a unique format that requires specific tooling to support design, the community, and events. They talk about the challenges these unique needs present as the community grows. Beyond Cube, they talk about the broader state of Magic in 2022 and how they see changes in the game influencing the...
Live Cube Update: Making Removal Better in the Bun Magic Cube
December 19, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBOn the heels of last week’s episode, wherein Andy realized that his 3 drop slot is perhaps inappropriately high-value in the face of removal, and in response to some grumbling from his local playgroup about reactive strategies not being viable because of there being too many recursive threats, the boys are talking through 18 different three drop creatures Andy is considering adding. All of these creatures are more ”Baneslayer” than ”Mulldrifter” with the goal of making removal a bit better i...
Threat Density & Value Against Removal
December 12, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBAndy and Anthony talk the types and distributions of threats in their Cubes. Like they’ve done with removal and fixing in the past with interaction and fixing, they make a somewhat subjective categorization of how resilient threats are against removal and look at how the distribution changes across the mana curve in each of their main cubes. View the full show notes, including the graphs discussed in this episode → View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps: 5:50 — Belated BRO ...
The Brothers’ War Cube Community Set Review
December 05, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 82 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker review the results of The Brothers’ War community set survey. They talk about the top cards being tested by the most people as well as some cards that surprised them, being rated higher or lower than they expected. While the set didn’t have many huge stand out cards, one catching the attention of more than half of respondents, a lot of novel cards lurk lower down the list that might inspire new designs if there isn’t already an obvious home for them. View all card...
How to Test Your Cube
November 28, 2022 11:30 - 56 minutes - 52 MBMany cube designers, Andy and Anthony included, have way more time an energy to put into their Cubes than the rest of their playgroup. Given that designers do spend so much more time thinking about and tinkering with their lists than playing them, how do you set up a feedback loop so you can effectively test your Cube? What are the compromises of testing in different ways? What information should you listen to and what should you ignore? How much trust can you actually put into bot drafts? ...
The Brothers’ War Cube Additions
November 21, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 67 MBOur survey for The Brothers’ War is up now! Share what cards you’re interested in for your Cube! Andy and Anthony talk about the new cards from The Brothers’ War they’re interested in giving a chance in their own cubes.They talk about slam dunks for environments from Anthony’s limited-emulating Regular Cube, to Andy’s novel, vintage Degenerate Micro Cube and some cards they’re more speculatively giving a try. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Uncanny Va...
The Brothers’ War Mechanics & First Impressions
November 14, 2022 11:30 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBOur survey for The Brothers’ War is up now! Share what cards you’re interested in for your Cube! Andy and Anthony review the mechanics and themes from The Brothers’ War. They talk through the headline mechanics and smaller themes in the set all in the context of what might be most valuable to Cube designers of all types. The set is jam packed with new takes and synergistic payoffs for artifacts, but also includes tons of open, flexible cards that could be great new options for many Cubes. ...
Lessons From the Death of an Experimental Cube
November 07, 2022 11:30 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBAfter one last draft, Andy and Anthony look back on the now disassembled Mono Black Cube. They talk about highlights and lessons learned from the particular design. Unique constraints pushed Anthony to explore new space that will inform future projects. More broadly, they discuss the life-cycle of cubes: why it makes sense to start from scratch and iterate rather than circling around a local maximum to improve one’s Cube design skills. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Our listener...
CubeCon "Tournament Report"
October 31, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBAfter a fantastic, if exhausting, inaugural CubeCon, Andy and Anthony are joined by Patrick, Daniel, and Theo to talk about highlights from the weekend. They talk about their favorite Cubes they drafted, top gameplay moments, and what they learned over an amazing few days of Cube. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps: 5:30 — Our Favorite Cubes 28:56 — Cards that Surprised Us 40:58 — Complexity Chat 52:21 — Scumboi’s Personal Pack 1, Pick 1 59:11 — Our favorite moments ...
The Duality of Power Outliers
October 24, 2022 10:30 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBView all cards mentioned in the episode → Andy and Anthony respond to an episode of The Eternal Glory Podcast on the recent pauper bans. Drawing comparisons between managing a constructed format with bans and Cube design, the boys examine the difference between welcome power outliers and toxic, ban-worthy cards, talk about the nature of evolving metagames, small and large, and interrogate the concept of a “good Magic purist”. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Lukas...
The Road to Cube Con
October 19, 2022 09:01 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MBWe’re on our way to Cube Con! We can’t wait to meet listeners and friends from all over. If you’re attending CubeCon, introduce yourself! We’ll be posting a photo of ourselves on our Twitter account so you know who to look for. Anthony is going to have his battlebox on hand and Andy is looking to grind some games of his mono-colored starter decks. If you’re not attending CubeCon, you can still join in on the fun remotely. The event is streaming all weekend on twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger, and...
How to Use Scryfall: Improving Your Decks, Improving Your Cubes, Improving Your Life
October 17, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 60 MBView all cards mentioned in the episode → Andy and Anthony talk about a fundamental component of playing Magic, exploring and finding new cards. They talk about their goals and process for finding new cards and talk about leveraging Scryfall’s powerful search features to make this critical component a breeze. They even touch on some of the advanced features that can save you from missing potential pieces. Check out Anthony’s articles on using Scryfall’s search syntax and advanced searches w...
Turbo Cube Draft Primer
October 10, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBView all cards mentioned in the episode → If you don’t yet have tickets to CubeCon, you can now sign up for the wait list Andy and Anthony talk about how they approach drafting Anthony’s novel Turbo Cube where all spells and activated abilities cost less. The Cube will be featured at the inaugural Cube Con. Our hosts talk about the themes and individual cards that define the format. They talk about the ramification of the rules modification and what to look out for when approaching the fo...
Regular Cube Draft Primer
October 03, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBView all cards mentioned in the episode → In advance of Anthony’s Regular Cube being featured at CubeCon, Andy and Anthony talk about how they approach the format. The talk about the themes and strategies they think are the most powerful, cards that overperform, and cards that don’t behave like you might expect. Timestamps: 2:14 — Topic Introduction 4:51 — Overview of The Regular Cube 7:00 — Tip: Look for Synergy 11:40 — Theme: Zombies 14:20 — Archetype: Red Black Sacrifice 19:37 — T...
Cards We Were Wrong About: 2022 Standard Rotation
September 26, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 109 MBThe full timestamps were too long for the RSS feed, so check them out on our website. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Andy, Anthony, and Parker take the 2022 standard set rotation as an opportunity to look back on sets from the not-too-distant past. Sets rotating out of standard include everything from Zendikar Rising to Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. They look back on card they rated (or conspicuously didn’t rate) in Lucky Paper’s prospective surveys, each picking the cards...
Dominaria United Cube Community Set Review
September 19, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBView all cards mentioned in the episode → Andy, Anthony, and Parker talk about the results from the Dominaria United community set review. Almost 350 Cube designers submitted the cards they were interested in from DMU and rated them on how likely they expected to stay in their environment long term. Our hosts talk about the most tested and top-rated cards, examine trends, look at how the set compares to past sets, and offer their own qualitative observations. Check out the full survey resu...
Dominaria United Cube Additions
September 12, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBOur Cube Prospective Surveys for Dominaria United and accompanying commander sets are closing soon! Andy and Anthony discuss the new cards from Dominaria United they’re interested in for their own Cube environments. They talk about some powerful new options for Andy’s eternal cube, off-color kicker cards and clean variations on classic cards for Anthony’s unrestricted cube, and a few cards that fit more novel environments. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episod...
Dominaria United Mechanics & First Impressions
September 05, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBOur Cube Prospective Surveys for Dominaria United and accompanying commander sets are now open! Andy and Anthony talk about the new mechanics, themes, and their first impressions of Dominaria United and what they’re most excited about for Cube. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. Timestamps: 1:40 — Episode Structure and Introduction 3:50 — Enlist 9:37 — Read Ahead 13:18 — Domain 19:55 — Kicker 27:19 — Stun Counters ...
Cube as a Personal History with Dom Harvey
August 29, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by competitive grinder, latent Cube content creator, and actually good Magic player Dom Harvey to talk about his relationship with the game. Together, they discuss Dom’s storied competitive career, the early days of Cube, how a Cube can serve as a document of your personal history with Magic, whether or not experience with constructed Magic can inform playing and designing Cubes, and how to think about combo as a strategy. View all cards mentioned in the episode ...
The Texture of Removal
August 22, 2022 10:39 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBHaving discussed the impact of different densities of removal ad nauseam, Andy and Anthony turn their attention to the different types of removal spells and how they play differently. They examine the costs of playing too much unconditional removal, wax poetic on their love of "small" removal spells like Portable Hole and Disfigure, and discuss how given two removal spells with equal costs, sometimes the one that hits fewer targets is actually better. They recorded this episode before Cut Do...
Tarmogoyfs & Elvish Visionaries
August 15, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBAndy and Anthony are back at it again, returning to the font of endless Magic discussion: Baneslayers and Mulldrifters. After years of not consciously thinking about this dichotomy, Andy has discovered that his primary cube has skewed heavily towards “Baneslayers”. The boys get into why this descriptor is so often used derogatorily, some reasons why “Mulldrifter” maybe should be used derogatorily, and how people’s perceptions of the difference between these two iconic cards changes when you ...
State of the Game 2022
August 08, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB6:35 — Listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 14:45 — Overview of the State of Design article 19:06 — Complexity in Magic in 2022 26:40 — Adjustments to the color pie, how that reflects high-level changes in Wizards’ approach to design, and how good game design does or does not have an inherent tension with success under capitalism 46:57 — Feedback Andy was surprised by from CLB 48:36 — Our favorite things from the last year in Magic 56:18 — Closing thoughts View all cards mentioned in the...
Cards That Are Cool
August 01, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBAndy and Anthony compare their main cubes, Andy’s unpowered Vintage Cube that emulates the gameplay of Legacy and Anthony’s comparatively low powered Regular Cube which is more akin to a masters set draft. They compare the cards shared between the two and how they function in these very different environments. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from michaeldkarp’s Box of Cards. Timestamps: 3:59 — Listener Submitted Pack 1, Pick...
How Many Lands Should You Include in Your Cube?
July 25, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBView all cards mentioned in the episode → Read Andy's article informing this episode! Andy and Anthony talk about how many lands to run in a Cube. While Cube design is subjective and largely a matter of taste, our hosts discuss things we can objectively measure about the proportion of lands included in a Cube, and precedent from other Magic formats. Andy breaks down data from Cube Cobra from his new article on the same subject about how Cubes are generally constructed. Our listener submitt...
Commander Deck Building Inspiration, Self-Imposed Restrictions, and Guidelines
July 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBView all cards mentioned in the episode → Andy and Anthony discuss Commander and their personal approaches to deck building. They talk about some of their favorite decks, what they look for in the format, and what motivates them to brew. Discussed in this episode: MythBusters Lucky Paper Commander Map Guardian Project Podcast Command Zone’s New Commander Deck Template Catcher in the Rye EDHREC Deck: Zedruu Voltron: Little Auras, Great Beats Deck: Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith Spy Kit ...