Powerful Nothing

In this episode of Powerful Nothing, Daniel and James do a level up in terms of how to best navigate a draft, and how the efficiency and synergy of the cube effects this. Time Codes: 0:54 - Topic Overview 5:12 - Drafting in efficient cubes 20:30 - Drafting in high synergy cubes 28:02 - Defining the cube your drafting 34:29 - Benefits of staying open for longer 39:45 - Advice on pivoting Card Galle...

In this episode of Powerful Nothing, Daniel and James take a look at their Unpowered Vintage cube, and give it a bit of a service. We finally have the talk about some of the tests and pet cards that might need to get cut, and talk about how we're going to rebalance Daniel's main cube to make it more fun for all who play it. Sweet Unpowerd Vintage Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/swe...

In this episode of Powerful Nothing, we check in on the Arena Powered Cube, and see whats changed since its first outing last year, and see if Boros is still the menace it once was. Timecodes: 1:12 - Main Topic 6:21 - Main Changes 32:14 - Whats good in the cube? 50:33 - What have we been drafting? Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/4JQKT9Di5EexyvAt_oyUcQ Arena Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cub...

In the latest episode of Powerful Nothing, we're back the world of TMNT with part two of our Cube set review, where we cover Red, Green, Multicoloured and Colourless. Timecodes: 1:10 - Red 25:26 - Green 42:18 - Multicoloured 56:51 - Colourless Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/2_aLtwZYAEi2KbLGQx-FUg Video Version: https://youtu.be/rmt76XmKz1s My Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/sw...

In the latest episode of Powerful Nothing, we dive into the world of TMNT with part one of our Cube set review, where we cover White, Blue and Black. Video Version: https://youtu.be/FCUHRvLNk5I Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/2_aLtwZYAEi2KbLGQx-FUg Timecodes: 3:52 - White 24:30 - Blue 32:53 - Black My Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/sweet The Treat Yourself Cube: https://cubecobra.c...

In this episode we're taking a deap dive into the hardest colour pair to get right in  cube, Selesnya. We go over what you can do if your struggling for something cool and good for it to do in your own cubes. Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/wFmyR8QimkG508Yf5eaY5g Video Version: https://youtu.be/JWUoBKM6q8M 1:56 - Issues with Selesyna 6:23 - Honorable Mentions 13:52 - Main Topic 14:14...

In this episode of Powerful Nothing, we take a look back at the MTGO Vintage Cube from 2016, to see what's changed, what we miss, and what we can apply to our cubes today. Comparison - https://cubecobra.com/cube/compare/638c85c89422220c310a94ea/to/modovintage 2016 - https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/mtgo-vintage-v1 2026 - https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/modovintage Card Gallery: https://moxfiel...

In this episode of Powerful Nothing, we discuss James's new Duel Commander Cube. We talk about the design process and what you have to consider when adding a commander to a powerful cube deck, and then go over all the cool things that you can do in it. Duel Commander Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/603bf4d4-e9bd-463e-892b-e5a1bd224ef4 Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/kKtQSZZaWUq...

In this episode of Powerful Nothing, we discuss the things you need to consider if you want to build a typal matters cube, where the creature types are the things that your pushing. Timecodes 4:04: What is a creature type matters cube? 7:29: Choosing your creature types 26:44: How do the decks win? 32:21: Cards that will be better 40:08: Things to avoid/consider 46:28: Not everything has to be syn...

This is part 2 of our cube set review for Lorwyn Eclipsed. In this episode we cover Green, Red, Multicoloured, Artifacts and lands. Timecodes: 4:08 - Red 14:51 - Green 38:02 - Multicoloured 1:17:14 - Colourless 1:24:29 - Lands 1:26:53 - Final Thoughs & Our Tests Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8rNRtPens Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/iodIZTVNlUyWni8bxVS4wg My Cube: h...

We're back in a Magic set!!!! This is part 1 of our cube set review for Lorwyn Eclipsed. In this episode we cover White, Blue and Black. Timecodes: 2:21 - Mechanics 9:19 - White 33:44 - Blue 57:38 - Black Video Version: https://youtu.be/3WcYIIijOqM Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/OY90G_xjZE2tLvkhk9L-5Q My Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/sweet The Treat Yourself Cube: https://cu...

It's the end of the year, an is this epsiode we look back at 2025 as a year in cube, what we like, and what we didn't. Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/UkjQI6y3c0ea3RXsn-7E8g Time Codes: 2:18 - Aetherdrift 11:18 - Tarkir Dragorstorm 21:12 - Final Fantasy 36:05 - Edge of Eternities 50:35 - Spiderman 1:00:05 - Avatar 1:05:22 - Final thoughts on the year My Cube: https://cubecobra.c...

We've built a new cube!! This is a love letter to early magic, and in this episode we're going to break it down, along with what we learned from putting it together. The Basic Boomer Cube List: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/BasicBoomer Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/lACT8cinWUm76lLZ79e4Vg Timecodes:  4:24 - Starting Point 19:25 - Design Process 28:49 - Archetypes 1:12:28...

In this episode we discuss the place of Persist Combos in cube, what you need to consider, and where to get the best out of them. Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/x91RtnGuvU6MAuDuIHHkuQ Time Codes: 0:47 - Topic Intro 5:30 - Persist Creatrues 16:41 - Combo Enablers 26:24 - Sac Outlets 41:19 - Support Cards 51:32 - What cubes can support Persist Combos 1:05:04 - Overlap Archetypes My Cube: h...

In this weeks episode we talk how to include Conspiracies in your cube, and how they're some of the most fun  and unique cards going. Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/jsZ_LEHN4U2RuVZL6abxRw 1:30 - Overview of Conspiracies 16:39 - The broken conspiracies 25:46 - The fun conspiracies 42:45 - The cube specific conspiracies 59:10 - The downsides of conspiracies 1:03:25 - Final thoughts 1:...

This week we crunch the numbers on the Arena Powered Cube to answer the question, what is the best card in vintage cube, and what does this mean for the format? The Data: https://www.17lands.com/card_data?expansion=Cube+-+Powered&format=PremierDraft&start=2025-10-28 Image Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/1ihgCLGfsUOAh21yaHBIMQ Timecodes 5:24 - Where does the data come from? 23:25 - Why...

Part 2 of our cube set review for Magic x Avatar: The Last Airbender. In this episode we cover Red, Green, Multicoloured and Lands. Timecodes: 0:21 - Red 13:49 - Green 39:57 - Multicoloured 43:33 - Lands 52:37 - Final Thoughs Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/DFExcyVxikWHiV5bK7P2zQ Part One Video Version: https://youtu.be/SaENXwc6C_w My Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/sweet The Treat...

Part 1 of our cube set review for Magic x Avatar: The Last Airbender. In this episode we cover White, Blue and Black. Timecodes: 4:24 - White 20:07 - Blue 34:14 - Black Video Version: https://youtu.be/SaENXwc6C_w Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/Vjy9xCwaRUWwDScCDU6ZEQ My Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/sweet The Treat Yourself Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/treatyourself J...

This week we're joined by Josh from Cube Clash, to talk about organising Cube Clash and what we can expect from the upcoming Cube Clash 3 in Birmnignham, along with his advice for anyone, on how to run a cube event. Birmingham Cube Clash Tickets - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cubeclash/1878248 Cube Clash Contact Info: cubeclashlondon@gmail.com The Newman Holiday Trust: https://www.newm...

In this episode me and James wax lyrical about some of our favourite build arounds for cube. Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/lJ1PqhLj0kax9jtwMZgFxw 0:29 - What is a build around? 4:45 - Birthing Pod 17:00 - Opposition 25:52 - Oath of Druids 36:32 - Lurrus of the Dream-Den My Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/sweet The Treat Yourself Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/treatyours...

In this episode we're giving our first impressions of the Arena Powered Cube, possibly the biggest thing to happen to the world of cube this year!! Arena Powered Cube List: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/mtgapc Arena Articles: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/arena-powered-cube-draft https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/dev-diary-creating-arena-powered-cube 00:03:41 - Overv...

In this episode we will discuss what is the best size for a cube, what are the advanatages and disadvanatages of a smaller or a larger cube, so you can work out what's best for you! 00:03:06 - Benefits of a smaller cube 00:10:36 - Negatives of a smaller cube 00:18:32 - Benefits of a larger cube 00:30:26 - Negatives of a larger cube 00:38:56 - Most common sizes 00:49:07 - What do we think? My...

In this episode we're joined by FiretruckModo, to talk about his creation, The Blue Do Nothing Cube. Designed to make players build engines, and featuring majority Blue cards, we dive into the process of putting such a unique cube together. Follow FiretruckModo - https://www.youtube.com/@firetruckmodo Blue Do Nothing List - https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/DoNothingCube 00:00:54 - Overview 00:...

In this episode we're taking a break from our normal content, to have a chat about how we feel about Universes Beyond, and how its become so engrained in Magic the Gathering. 00:04:56 - The history of UB 00:21:38 - 2026 Schedule 00:23:56 - UB's effect on the Magic IP 00:38:19 - The Costs of UB 00:44:11 - Has it been badly managed? 00:48:19 - So many releases 00:53:40 - Suprise Quiz 01:02...

Part two of our cube set review, for the Marvel's Spider-man set for MTG. In this episode we cover Green, Multicoloured, Colourless and Lands. 00:00:13 - Green 00:10:51 - Multicoloured 00:31:24 - Colourless 00:39:38 - Lands Video Version: https://youtu.be/erT6Z3Sz3Pw Card Gallery: https://moxfield.com/decks/OWNpsGfh1UeGdkBamuOF9A My Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/sweet The Treat Yourse...