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Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Well, we're in the thick of it now with Universes Beyond sets. But at least Final Fantasy's something the bois can relate to. Let's see if the cards deliver for Cube. Timestamps: 00:00 -- Opening Pandora's Box 10:13 -- Set Logistics 15:46 -- Set Mechanics...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Of all the colors, black has probably come the shortest way over the last decade. The individual cards are stronger, but the effects have pretty much stayed the same. Let's do a then vs. now comparison of black across Cubes over the last 10 years or so. Ti...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks The Bakersbane Duo sits down for a conversation about Izzet, specifically the tempo-based prowess versions of the deck. Inspired by newcomer Cori-Steel Cutter, the archetype's got some explosive potential, but also some glaring weaknesses. Timestamps: 00:0...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Tarkir: Dragonstorm gave us some pretty powerful 3-color cards to ponder, which got us thinking: What exactly is the role of a 3c card in a Traditional 2c Cube? We've invited Admin Persian to the show to talk about it. Timestamps: 00:00 -- Welcome Persian!...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks What's that? A Magic set that feels like a Magic set? Needless to say, the boys are VERY interested in the return to Tarkir. Timestamps: 00:00 -- Welcome Back, Chris! 02:36 -- Welcome Back, Tarkir! 06:29 -- Set Mechanics 13:49 -- WHITE 47:24 -- BLUE 1:04:0...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on  Twitter/X @JankDiverGaming Check out  Daneelius's Peasant All-Star Cube  on CubeCobra Check out Teld streaming at  twitch.tv/TeldTalks Chord_O_Calls on  Limited Level-Ups  (Check out daneelius moderating the Discord channel!) Magic's back, baby! At least for now. We return to Tarkir in glorious fashion, revisiting the clans e...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Check this link out for the packs used in this episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GMrAiGTeOzpuT_auyFQjxPnie0gPrZw_?usp=sharing We focus a lot on Cube design here, but rarely on Draft or Gameplay advice. Here's an attempt to change that as Te...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Cover your ears, we're saying the A-word today. Like it or not, Alchemy's done some pretty sweet things over the last few years, and some digital-only cards might actually make your cubes better. And yes, that means paper cubes too! Let's talk about what A...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Welcome to the finale of the Build-a-Cube series. For all aspiring Cube designers, here's our send-off on how to build a Cube from scratch, wrapping up with advice on how to make changes and how to interpret player feedback. Timestamps: 00:00 -- Pot of Gr...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter/X @JankDiverGaming Check out Daneelius's Peasant All-Star Cube on CubeCobra Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Chord_O_Calls on Limited Level-Ups (Check out daneelius moderating the Discord channel!) Is DFT an Aether hit  or an Aether whiff ? Guess we'll find out soon, but for now we're specing on the new...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Buckle Up! Start Your Engines! Tokyo Drift! *Car noises* Aetherdrift's out after a drought of good Cube sets, but will the vehicle-forward death race set deliver for Cube? That's what we're here to discuss! Timestamps: 00:00 -- SPEED DEMONS 02:54 -- Set L...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks We've noticed some interesting things about white's core identity these days, and it made us think about how white decks today stack up to the white decks of yore. Let's see how far we've come, and where white might still go in future sets. Timestamps: 00...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Your Cube doesn't actually suck! But there are always areas of improvement, and we've made these mistakes often enough in our Cube career that we can help you steer clear as well!  Timestamps: 00:00 -- The Commander Tank 04:53 -- Sorry For The Title 09:07...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Peasant players ate GOOD this year. The shift to Play boosters has ushered in the new Age of the Uncommon, and that means we got possibly the best year of all time from a Peasant Cube perspective. Let's talk about why that is with a superlative show for t...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks  2024 was the last bastion of great Magic design before we get... whatever's happening in 2025 and Beyond. Get it, beyond? Anyway, enjoy us reminiscing about all the Arena sets we got this year and the great/not-so-great Cube cards that came with them.   T...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Welcome to Power Crept Masters, a set full of cards we wanted 3 years ago that are now all but obsolete! Hey, let's not get too cynical, there's still some fun stuff to talk about with this Arena-only set. Timestamps: 00:00 -- PIO & Housekeeping 07:07 --...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Is Hasbro Killing Their Golden Goose? Note that this episode was recorded about a month before release. The 2025 Standard line-up has been revealed, and there's some... "talking points" based on what we saw. With a huge shift towards Universes Beyond, the...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Chord_O_Calls on Limited Level-Ups: https://limitedlevelups.libsyn.com (Check out daneelius moderating the Discord channel!) Back to basics with Foundations! Nothing too exciting going on in this set, but it should be as good a cube set as any. Thanks to d...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Foundations is very much a "not-for-us" set, but it's cool to see a set really focused on Standard and new players. We're still going to pick up plenty of goodies from the set, so let's talk about the biggest newcomers and reprints from Foundations! Times...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks   Turns out there was quite a bit from Duskmourn that we missed out on, and plenty that went over the top of our expectations. Sit on our shoulders as we take a second pass through some of what worked/didn't work from this set, as well as some cards we glo...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks As Cube designers, we love when a deck pops up that we never intentionally seeded into our Cube. And as players, we love going out of our way to draft those decks. Let's chat about emergent archetypes, and how you know when you've got one on your hands. T...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks   So many hallways, not enough Doods to fill them all! Check out Ep. 29 of the podcast for our full insights on Duskmourn: House of Horror, including our thoughts on the flavor and mechanics of the set. For now, enjoy some Peasant discussion! Timestamps:...

Find our Discord server here:  https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks   Duskmourn, a frightful mansion-plane full of unspeakable horrors, shifting rooms, deadly denizens, and... backflipping cheerleaders? Alright, we've got some words to say about this set.... But first! Let's talk Cube cards!   Timestamps: 00:00 -- Hitting...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks Draw-go control is a thing of the past, and it's time we've accepted it. There's good news for control players, though: Control's not dead, it just looks different! Follow the boys as we talk our way through the new landscape for control in Cube! Timestamp...

Find our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/RFYhasUuXH Find us on Twitter @JankDiverGaming Check out Teld streaming at twitch.tv/TeldTalks If you've been following along with this series, you've probably got a cube full of awesome mono-color sections. But how do you pull everything together to form cohesive themes and multicolored sections? That's our focus today. Build-a-Cube Pt. 1 -- Basic...