Heuristics for Having a Good Time
In the wake of CubeCon 2024, Andy and Anthony talk about how they approach drafting new Cube environments. They talk about their general draft strategies and heuristics they start with to get a sense ...
4 Nov 20241h 7min
2–1 Into 3–0 Into 3–0 Into 3–0 Into Drop and Go Eat Ramen
Andy and Anthony, are joined by perennial favorite, Patrick, to recap their experience at CubeCon 2024. They talk about how they approached the event, the Cubes they drafted, and the highs and lows of...
28 Okt 20241h 31min
Bloomburrow and Duskmourn: House of Horror Cube Community Set Reviews
Andy, Anthony, and Parker, belatedly discuss the results from the last two standard sets’ Cube community surveys, Bloomburrow and Duskmourn: House of Horror. They talk about the top cards that have th...
21 Okt 20241h 49min
Ryan Saxe’s Auto Battler Inspired Format
Andy and Anthony talk with Ryan Saxe about his latest Magic passion project. Inspired by one of his favorite video game genres, AutoBattlers, Ryan has been working to create a Magic variant that incor...
14 Okt 20241h 47min
Commander Bans and Consumption as Self Expression
Andy and Anthony take a step aside from their typical focus on Cube and reflect on the recent shake ups in Commander. They talk about the major bans that have rattled the format and their feelings abo...
7 Okt 20241h 15min
Boromir Sucks and Oko is a Joke-O: Sweeping Updates to the Turbo Cube
Andy and Anthony talk about a big batch of updates to Anthony’s Turbo Cube. In this Cube, all spells and activated abilities cost {2} less. They talk about their general philosophy of updating Cubes, ...
30 Sep 20241h 18min
State of the Game 2024
Andy and Anthony reflect on the Mark Rosewater’s reflection on the past year in Magic. Every year, Magic’s lead designer shares lessons learned and strengths from each booster set. This year’s felt la...
23 Sep 20241h 8min
Cards We Were Wrong About: 2024 Standard Rotation
Andy and Parker look back on all the sets currently cycling out of standard and talk about their overall impressions and how individual cards from each have aged in their various Cubes. Anthony’s ther...
16 Sep 20241h 12min
