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View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about the essential digital tools and workflows for Cube designers. Starting with finding and gathering cards on Scryfall, to sculpting and sharing lists on Cube Cobra and tools for analyzing and comparing lists, they talk about how to leverage resources to make designing and playing Cube easier. Our hosts also share about some of the tools they’ve built to address their own needs that come up regularly in Cube design. Discussed in this episode: Scryfall Cube Cobra Lucky Paper Rotisserie Draft Sheet Anthony’s articles about Scryfall’s search syntax and regular expressions Building a Cube from Your Collection Article and Podcast Moxfield Lucky Paper Cube Map Sacred Geometry 100 Ornithopters Anthony’s CubeCobra API toolkit Anthony’s Google Sheets Integration MTGTop8 Degenerate Micro Cube EDHRec Lucky Paper List Formatter Lucky Paper List Differ Commander Spellbook Neoclassical Cube Andy’s Small Combo Cube “Eggs for Four” sealeddeck.tech deckstats.net Surveil Lands Playing Oppression The Dandy Cube Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 7:51 - Introduction to topic 9:09 - Scryfall 14:00 - Cube Cobra 28:14 - Spreadsheets 29:35 - MTGTop8 32:36 - Lucky Paper Cube Design Tools 38:15 - Commander Spellbook 41:34 - Honorable mention: sealeddeck.tech 44:10 - Collection management 46:38 - Listener Submitted Pack 1, Pick 1

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony are Joined by Jenn the Judge to talk about “5 Color Good Stuff” decks in cube. They talk about what aspects of a Cube enable 5 color decks, and the impacts these decks have on the feel and fun of an environment. They talk about some of the strategies they employ in their own cubes, including Jenn’s Ravnica Cube, to control what kinds of multi-color decks are likely to be drafted. Discussed in this episode: The Oldest School Cube Jenn’s Ravnica Cube Jenn’s Linktree Hex and Company Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:06 - The fixing in your cube is too good 5:02 - Ravnica limited formats and how they might inform fixing in Cube 8:10 - What is wrong with five color good stuff? 15:56 - On disliking Triomes in Cube 22:51 - The effects on less experienced players in fixing dense cubes 26:12 - How do players that spend high picks on lands still end up with super high card quality in their deck? 28:23 - The various factors that contribute to the viability of five-color good stuff decks? 35:21 - How does Jenn limit soupy decks in their Ravnica Cube 48:09 - Does the five-color good stuff deck self balance in draft? 53:33 - Are there different kinds of five-color good stuff decks? What are their various merits and downsides? 58:17 - Closing thoughts on five-color good stuff and mana fixing in cubes

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy, Anthony, and Parker review the results of the Foundations Cube Community survey. They talk through the top cards that have Cube designers most excited and theorize about what’s catching people’s interest and some of the patterns in the results. They talk about the associated Jump Start set with one major stand out: Scythecat Cub which is apparently both highly anticipated and polarizing. Finally, they can’t help but talk about the trends, stand outs, and misses in the new set’s artwork. We’ve chosen Playing Oppression for our next Book Club episode. We’ll be reading the book and discussing it in an episode after the holidays. Pick up a copy if you want to read along with us! Discussed in this episode: Foundations Cube Prospective Foundations Jumpstart Cube Prospective Andy, Anthony, and Parker on BlueSky Ollie’s post on BlueSky about Alesha Reprints with new illustrations on Scryfall Lucky Paper List Formatter Lucky Paper List Differ Upcoming Cube Events on Lucky Paper Vertex Philadelphia Discord Server Playing Oppression, our next Book Club book, on MIT Press Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:52 - Parker’s Successful Dissertation Defense 7:51 - Foundations Cube Prospective Overview 13:01 - 8. Goblin Surprise 17:11 - 7. Kiora, the Rising Tide 24:28 - 6. Sphinx of Forgotten Lore 32:36 - 5. Sun-Blessed Healer 41:16 - 4. Kellan, Planar Trailblazer 51:39 - 3. Mischievous Mystic 54:54 - 2. Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate 1:02:35 - 1. Searslicer Goblin 1:07:17 - On the recent trend of ‘simple’ cubes 1:11:02 - Foundations Jumpstart — Scythecat Cub 1:15:47 - On the Anime Art Legends in Jumpstart Foundations

Andy and Anthony talk all things board wipes in Cube. They talk about the varieties and boundaries of cards that reset the board state and how they effect gameplay and add strategic depth to games with or against them. They talk about the roles of board wipes in their main Cubes. View cards mentioned in this episode > Discussed in this episode: Foundations and Jump Start Cube Surveys Lucky Paper Upcoming Cube Events Page Andy, Anthony, and Parker on BlueSky Timestamps 1:22 - Topic introduction 2:22 - What is a board wipe? 20:25 - How much should a board wipe cost and how much does it matter? 45:27 - Different densities of board wipes and how they affect their respective cube environments 51:15 - The draft and play patterns that board wipes create 59:19 - Summary Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.