Lucky Paper Radio24 Nov 2025

The Top 10 Myths About Cube

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Andy and Anthony talk about and dispel what they see as the most prevalent myths about Cube drafting and design. While the format has seen a ton of growth in the last few years, it’s still not uncommon for people to think of Cube as primarily defined by the MTGO Cube. Other myths like Cube being only for the most enfranchised players or requiring exactly 8 people are still pervasive.

Discussed in this episode:

The Chive Guy
Double-slit Experiment
The Top 5 Casual Formats Of Magic: The Gathering (not commander) from the Tolarian Community College on YouTube
Stone Soup Draft Explanation on YouTube
Many Ways to Draft with Less than 8 Players Explained
Episode 277: Building the Lords of Limited Cube with Ben and Ethan of the LOL Podcast
Episode 206: The Joy of Gaming with Richard Garfield with Richard Garfield, Magic’s creator
Broadcast Shuffle: The Fast Method for Shuffling a Cube
The Magic Multiverse Project

Cubes Mentioned:

MTGO Vintage Cube Cube List on Cube Cobra
Andy’s 100 Ornithopters
Aquaone Powered a Heavily Altered Powered Vintage Cube
Anthony’s Turbo Cube
Andy’s Neoclassical Cube
Andy’s Sacred Geometry
Anthony’s Regular Cube
Companion Cube

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
4:06 - Myth 1: All Cube is Vintage Cube
8:40 - Myth 2: Cubes Must Contain the Most Powerful Cards Available
12:10 - Cube vs. Commander
15:13 - Myth 3: Cube is Expensive
29:28 - Myth 4: Cube is for Enfranchised Players Only
33:02 - Myth 5: You Need 8 People to Play Cube
40:12 - Myth 6: 360 Card Cubes Get Repetitive
43:48 - Myth 7: Your Cube Has to Be Perfectly Balanced
48:04 - Myth 8: Shuffling is Difficult and Time Consuming
48:43 - Myth 9: If You Like Commander You Should Build a Commander Cube
50:28 - Myth 10: Your Cube Needs a Gimmick
57:21 - Listener Message from Nick

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