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Andy and Anthony talk about cards they think are cool. In the long anticipated follow up to episode 108, they just talk about things they think are neat. Anthony shares some cards he’s seen pop up regularly in recent cube drafts that spark some intrigue. Andy shares cards that he thinks over-deliver, in a design and gameplay sense, in his own cubes.
Discussed in this episode:
Episode 108: Cards That Are Cool
Take 5
Sacred Geometry
100 Ornithopters
Bun Magic Cube
Neoclassical Cube
Regular Cube
Turbo Cube
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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 mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:
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PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - Main Topic: Cool Cards
6:24 - Botanical Brawler
10:53 - Rot-Curse Rakshasa
13:53 - Oni-Cult Anvil
19:11 - Fear of Isolation
22:11 - Paradoxical Outcome
26:22 - Reinforced Ronin
31:04 - Second Sunrise
38:58 - Fists of Flame
44:19 - Engineered Explosives
46:30 - Kessig Wolf Run
51:44 - Mystical Teachings
55:47 - Honorable Mentions

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Andy and Anthony talk about board stalls and Cube. They talk about what they don’t like about this particular genera of board state. They theorize about some aspects of a cube’s design would lead to more stalls, and ways they might, as a designer, try to minimize them.
This weeks topic was suggested by listener MZ. Thanks, MZ!
Discussed in this episode:
Lucky Paper Cube Events Page
Sam Black’s article describing “big” and “small” games
Bun Magic Cube
Sacred Geometry
100 Ornithopters
Neoclassical Cube
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
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 mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Andy’s Pool Adventure
4:14 - Board Stalls
18:33 - Who’s the Beatdown?
22:35 - Equilibrium
26:10 - Creature Sizing
30:11 - Evasion
31:40 - Combat Tricks and Friends
33:12 - Equipment
35:42 - 2 for 1s and Big vs Small Games
42:00 - Great Game in Sacred Geometry
44:32 - Ornithopters and Neutral States
49:18 - Milling Out
55:15 - Conclusion

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Andy and Anthony talk about the logistics of tokens for Cube. They talk about different ways they’ve managed them over the years and for different Cubes. They make recommendations for the best way to approach the problem, and even how their Cube design is influenced by token makers.
Discussed in this episode:
InfiniTokens
MPC Autofill
Example Token Page on Cube Cobra
Cubes Discussed:
Sacred Geometry
Regular Cube
Neoclassical Cube
Penrose Cube
Take 5
100 Ornithopters
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
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 mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Main Topic: Token Logistics
6:15 - Anthony’s Approach to Tokens
9:04 - Challenges Managing Tokens
15:28 - Dry Erase Token Rant
18:03 - Tokencreep
21:29 - Sacred Geometry Tokens
27:00 - Green In Sacred Geometry
32:47 - How Token Restriction Influences Sacred Geometry
34:51 - Bun Magic Tokens
39:16 - Problems with Token Bags
43:06 - New Token System
48:15 - Why Streamline Your Tokens?
51:04 - Andy’s Other Tokens
56:23 - Other Token Solutions

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Andy and Anthony are joined by Jake and Parker to talk about their shifts in approach to each of their eternal cubes. While Jake, Parker, and Andy have long maintained generally “power motivated” eternal cubes, they’ve each grappled with concerns about aesthetics, complexity, or gameplay in the last few years of Magic releases. They talk about how they’ve changed their design philosophies in light of those changes and how they’ve reframed the way they make decisions about the cards they choose to play.
Discussed in this episode:
Bodleian Cube
Bun Magic Cube
Theseus
Turbo Cube
Atavus
Pulp Nouveau
Midwinter
Cascade Cascade
Four TCGs in Magic’s Trench Coat, article by Parker LaMascus
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
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 mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
2:57 - Main Topic: Power Motivated Cube
11:21 - The Vibeshift
17:08 - Gameplay Styles
19:33 - Paper Drafting and Taste
24:41 - Why Play High Power Level Magic
30:53 - Stat Inflation
39:33 - Power Motivation in 2026
45:46 - Theorycrafting with Powerful Cards
49:26 - Concluding Games
53:14 - Make Your Cube About Something
55:57 - Advice

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Riffing on last week’s slightly divisive topic, Andy and Anthony talk about cards in their own cubes that players hate. They comb through their cubes discussing the many reasons players might dislike a card and why they might still be justifiable inclusions.
Discussed in this episode:
Numberphile
Episode 307: Hate Cards in Cube
Sacred Geometry
Regular Cube
Bun Magic Cube
Irregular Cube
100 Ornithopters
Episode 293: The Last Echo of a Boon
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
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 mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
5:20 - Hated Cards
10:00 - What Makes a Card a “Groaner”
11:57 - Bun Magic
22:52 - Irregular Cube
25:37 - Mill
28:31 - Silver Border
32:02 - Conspiracies
36:49 - 100 Ornithopters and Reactive Spells
47:30 - Thrumming Stone
52:07 - Sacred Geometry
57:34 - Regular Cube and Clunky Mana
1:02:42 - Neoclassical Cube