Lucky Paper Radio3 Maalis 2025

Mindbreak Trap Forgives All Sins with Julien Henry

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Andy and Anthony are joined by Julien from their local playgroup, fresh off the pro-tour, to offer his expert advice on an important topic: updating the Turbo Cube. In Anthony’s novelty cube, the rules are modified so all spells and activated abilities cost

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
2:55 - Turbo Cube Overview
6:01 - Hate Bears and Julien’s Theory on the Turbo Cube
12:49 - The Diversity of Local Metas
16:26 - Reconsidering the Pack Size in the Turbo Cube
22:30 - The State of the Black Discard Deck
34:10 - Should Anthony break singleton for more cards in the Turbo Cube?
46:00 - Breaking Serve: Julien’s Suggested Adds to the Turbo Cube for Turn 0 Interaction
56:17 - Anthony’s Reservations About Two Recently Printed Payoff Cards
1:00:17 - Julien’s other Suggested Adds to the Turbo Cube
1:15:47 - Do fetch lands makes sense in the Turbo Cube?

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