Cuberviews

Welcome to the 40th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am excited to be joined by Dan Kleine to discuss Oh the Humanity! which is a synergistic cube where every creature is a human. On today's episode we review topics such as the non-creature spells included in the cube to augment the humans, the evol...

Welcome to the second bonus episode of Cuberviews, the podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! In today's special episode, I am coming to you live from my local game store, Games IRL, during a draft of Garrett Borden's Modern Antiquities Cube, and I'm chatting with the players about the draft, their decks, their favorite cards and...

Welcome to the 39th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am very happy to be joined by Lincoln Davidson to discuss The Penrose Cube, a budget friendly synergistic draft environment with a strong focus on graveyard decks. On today's episode we review topics such as the history and inspirations for the cu...

Welcome to the 38th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am very excited to be joined by Ryan Saxe to discuss The Buildaround Cube, a highly synergistic cube that encourages creativity, skillful drafting, and putting together pieces of the puzzle. On today's episode we review topics such as how to pick...

Welcome to the 37th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am happy to be joined by Tim Meyers to discuss the Changeling Cube, a rules modification cube where everyone starts with an emblem that gives their creatures changeling. On today's episode we review topics such as the archetypes and strategies tha...

Welcome to the 36th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I’m thrilled to be joined by Justin Parnell to explore the key design differences between building a cube for your local playgroup and designing one for a large event. On this episode, we cover topics like what makes an archetype shallow or deep, how to...

Welcome to the 35th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am excited to be joined by Max Richards to discuss the Virtually French Cube, a cube based around the core basics of Magic and French vanilla creatures. On today's episode we review topics such as the fun that combat tricks can bring to an environ...

Welcome to the 34th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am happy to be joined by Anna Schwalenberg to discuss the Ixalan-M20 Standard Cube, a time capsule cube built to emulate the standard format from original Ixalan to M20. On today's episode we review topics such as the top standard decks at the time an...

Welcome to the 33rd episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am thrilled to be joined by Mia and Beezy of the Nitpicking Nerds to talk about their Nitpicking Nerds Commander Cube, a multiplayer cube focused on fun, balanced gameplay. In this episode, we discuss how commander color identity shapes draft decision...

Welcome to the 32nd episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today, I am excited to be joined by Joe van den Berg to discuss A Brooding Saga, a unique cube completely centered around the Saga card type. In this episode, we discuss walking the line between a Saga-focused cube and an Enchantress-style build, exploring th...

Welcome to the 31st episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am happy to welcome back Kyle Ferguson to discuss The Control Cube, a cube perfect for players who love counterspells, controlling the board, and holding up interaction. In this episode we discuss topics such as how a cube's macro-archetypes shift...

Welcome to the 30th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am excited to be joined by Parker LaMascus of Lucky Paper Radio to discuss Pulp Nouveau, a desert-inspired cube with a fascinating twist, players only have access to basic Swamps at the end of the draft. In this episode, we discuss topics such as how...

Welcome to the 29th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today, I’m joined by Usman Jamil to dive into the art of evaluating new cards for cube, as well as how content creators approach spoiler season and card previews. In this episode we review how different formats such as Commander tackle new card evaluations, t...

Welcome to the 28th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined by Joe Anderson to discuss the different ways you can spice up your cube with unique cards such as conspiracies and draft matters cards. In this episode we review the different ways you can play with Lore Seeker, and explore a wide variety o...

Welcome to the 27th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am thrilled to be joined once again by May to discuss the Big Spender Micro Cube, a unique rules changed cube where all spells are free to cast, but players must spend treasures to both buy cards out of packs, and activate abilities of permanents. In...

Welcome to the 26th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined by Max Mayer, also known as FiniteMTG, to discuss the similarities and differences between cube and chaos draft. In this episode we discuss topics such as what aspects of chaos drafting are transferable skills to cube draft, how to construct...

Welcome to the 25th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined by Austin Hale, also known as Judge Bones, to discuss the Museum of Modern, a cube aiming to recreate the feeling of Modern as it was between 2012 to 2018. In this episode we discuss topics such as creating a cube to emulate a specific magic...

Welcome to the 24th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined again by Micah Rahardjo to discuss the Roguelike Cube, a cube inspired by Roguelikes like Slay the Spire. In this episode we discuss topics such as the interesting rules changes utilized to make this cube feel like a Roguelike, the overall g...

Welcome to the 23rd episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined by Andy Mangold of Lucky Paper Radio to discuss the Neoclassical Cube, a (mostly) old border cube that celebrates the spirit of the early days of magic. In this episode we discuss topics such as what makes an old border cube feel unique, And...

Welcome to the 22nd episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined by Anthony Mattox of Lucky Paper Radio to discuss Irregular Cube, a masters set level powered cube with a core set of cards, and a rare cards module. In this episode we discuss topics such as the inspiration behind the cube, constructing arc...

Welcome to the 21st episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined by May to discuss May's Fae Cube, a beautifully thematic cube that tells the story of parties and adventure throughout the planes of Lorwyn, Eldraine, and Innistrad. In this episode we discuss topics such as identifying power levels in l...

Welcome to the 20th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined by Eric Evans to discuss the Peasant+ cube. In this episode we discuss topics such as addressing power outliers in peasant cube, including rare lands in peasant cube, and much more. Enjoy the conversation and stay tuned for more insights int...

Welcome to the 19th Episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined by CJ Jagel, the host of Elder Dingus Highlander, to discuss his awesome commander cube. In this episode we discuss topics such as how to build a commander cube, the process of updating the cube over time, and much more. Enjoy the conversati...

Welcome to the 18th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design. Today I am joined by Kyle Ferguson, Bryan Camidge and Justin Rodriguez to discuss the pros and cons of seeding packs in cube. In this episode, we break down different methods of seeding packs, why you may want to try it in your own cube, how it impacts the dr...

Welcome to the 17th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am joined by Anthony Adams, one of the hosts of the cube podcast Uber Cube, to discuss Uber Bear's Horror Cube, a thematic cube focused around capturing the eerie essence of horror through card choices, archetypes, and synergies. In this episode we di...