Solely Singleton

On this patron decided episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric are joined by none other than Jeremy White of North 100 podcast fame!  The guys interview Jeremy on Canadian Highlander as a format - what it is, how the points system works, and what you can expect from decks in the format.  In addition, they discuss how cube ideas and canlander deck ideas can sprout from one another.   Remember, w...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric take on a commonly postulated topic by cube designers: How should one go about adding and removing whole archetypes from their cube?  In addition to that, the guys have a single card discussion on the landfall-enabling Undiscovered Paradise from the set Visions, and how it might be useful to you with the release of Zendikar Rising.   0:30 - Intro...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric discuss their experiences of using Brad's cube to take on a cube thought experiment/challenge.  That is, to cut your cube down to a 360.  This concept is one that can be incredibly eye-opening from a design point of view.  Not only does it showcase you or your playgroups own biases, but it can also show you which cards or archetypes might be worth...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric turn to the Solely Singleton community for a nice session of storytelling.  One thing many of us are missing right now is the crazy moments that occur when cubing with friends.  If you're one of these people, you're going to love to listen to some of the guys' best cubing moments, as well as some of the moments shared from the patreon group!   0:3...

On this episode of solely singleton, Brad and Eric finally return to a project that they've been getting requests for for a while now: The Miser's Cube!  Not sure what the Miser's Cube is?  Want to hear how it has been updated?  Simply miss the dulcet tones of "how's it goin?"  If you answered yes to any of these questions, then come and take a listen.  Note:  Please purchase this cube using the b...

On this episode of solely singleton, Brad and Eric return for another discussion in which they are covering the all-too-classic Blue-Red spells archetype.  Join them as they take in detail about what the deck entails, how to pilot the deck against various matchups, what to be looking out for in a draft, and more!   0:30 - Intro 1:40 - What Defines a UR Spells Deck 9:45 - How to Play a UR Spells De...

On this episode of solely singleton, Brad and Eric turn back the clock to 2011.  The year that brought us Caw-Blade and Modern, truly a terrible time for Magic.  Join them in this trip down memory lane as they discuss their personal favorite cards from each set of the year and how they impacted the cube format. 0:30 - Intro 2:00 - Playing Favorites 2011 25:00 - Outro Show Links: Season 10 Shownote...

On this episode of solely singleton, Brad and Eric discover that it has both already been as well as only been a year since Core Set 2020 and Commander 2019 released.  Join them in this postmortem episode as they discuss the cards they have tested from the sets, and figure out what was good, what was bad, and what was forgotten.   0:30 - Intro 1:15 - White 3:35 - Blue 17:35 - Black 28:55 - Red 37:...

On this episode of solely singleton, Brad and Eric shred - er - *shed* some light on a large number of equipment cards that they have played with in cube.  Notably, this list excludes all of the "swords of X&Y", such as Sword of Fire and Ice or Sword of Feast and Famine.  Cards of this category can range from embarrassingly bad to embarrassing that they even got printed in the first place, and the...

On this episode of solely singleton, Brad and Eric are kicking off Season 10 with the long awaited (and perhaps forgotten) snow episode!  Join them as they discuss snow mana, the best of the "snow" cards that exist for cube, and the conundrum of utilizing snow-covered basics.   Intro - 00:30 Let it Go - 1:25 Outro - 18:30   Show Links:   Season 10 Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NSF...

Brad, Eric, and Christian return for the second part of their Core Set 2021 first impressions episode!  Join them as they discuss all of the red, green, multicolored, and colorless cards, as well as a select number of worthwhile cards from the upcoming set Jumpstart!  Is Spooty horribly wrong or only very wrong about cardboard?  Listen to find out!   Intro - 00:30 Red - 1:00 Green - 15:30 Multicol...

Brad, Eric, and Christian are back again for their world famous* hot takes/first impressions episode, this time on Core Set 2021!  Only our core fanbase will truly appreciate what a core set has to offer.  You wouldn't want to be a part of the non-core fanbase, would you? *The phrase "world famous" has been reported to have lost all meaning   Intro - 00:30 White - 1:10 Blue - 16:55 Black - 45:55 O...

On this season finale episode of Solely Singleton, Brad learns his co-host doesn't actually know any pokemon outside of Gen 1, and immediately fires him, giving rise to a new and spootier kind of power...That is to say, Christian is on in lieu of Eric for this episode.     It's the patron decided episode for Season 9!  And this time the chosen episode was much more outside the norm for the guys. ...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad, Eric, and Christian return to finish off the Modern Horizons postmortem, this time covering the red, green, multicolored, and colorless cards.  Modern Horizons has been an incredible set for cube, and magic as a whole.  Come listen as they round out their thoughts on what might be one of magic's most unique and successful sets ever released.   Intro - 00:...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric are back for their most extensive postmortem to date on Modern Horizons.  In fact, this set was such an absurd one that they've even brought Christian back on to give the peasant perspective!  This will be the first of a two-part series as the set is absolutely chock full of heavy-hitters and near-misses.  Part 1 covers all of the white, blue, and...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric are joined by Dimir Keyrune enthusiast Justin Parnell, who is exclusively known for his opinions regarding mana rocks and what should be included in one's cube.  And what do you know! This week's episode is an in-depth discussion on the differences between the talisman cycle and signet cycle, and the positives and negatives between them.     0:30...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric are covering the talk of the town with the recent bannings in Legacy and Vintage.  That's right! The conspiracy cards! ...what's that? Companions?  Never heard of them.   0:30 - Intro 1:45 - Conspiracy Discussion  46:35 - Outro     Show Links:   https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Aconspiracy   https://cubecobra.com/tool/topcard...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric are FINALLY back for the regular start of Season 9! To kick things off right, they have returned to have a hybrid single-card/archetype discussion on Birthing Pod and the various other Birthing pod-lites that have been printed.   Note that season 9 will in fact be a shorter than normal season due to the pushed back season start.  That said, make s...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Christian (who is filling in for Eric while he is finding his way back to planet Earth) have a nice discussion on the deckbuilding and collection organization site Archidekt.  Archidekt has a multitude of good qualities going for it despite it still being in Beta, but it isn't perfect either.  Join the guys as they go over these positives and negatives...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric unearth the EDH time capsule that is the original Commander set released back in 2011.  This 5-deck set provides a fantastic comparison point when looked at through a lens of Commander 2020 having just been released.  Join the guys as they talk about how this set shaped commander sets and the format moving forward, as well as the decks themselves....

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric hate Magic the Gathering and all it stands for and it's totally not that they have no interest in playing cube online.  Thus, they are back to discuss video games of all sorts that they have been playing during the stay-at-home order to pass the time.  Take a listen and see if there are any you might be interested in, yourself!   0:30 - Intro 3:10...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric return without Spooty (he was fired for real, and this is definitely not because there were no uncommons to discuss) to discuss the small handful of cards from C20 that they think could have cube potential.  There are a whopping 11 cards to get through, so prepare for a lengthy one.   0:30 - Intro 3:10 - C20 Hot Takes 39:30 - Outro     Show Links:...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad, Eric, and Christian return from their slumber with hot takes!  Join them as they discuss all of the cards in Ikoria they feel are worth discussing, as well as give their first real impressions on the mechanics and set as a whole.     This is part two of two, discussing the multicolored and colorless cards.  And as always, feel free to join along by going...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad, Eric, and Christian return from their slumber with hot takes!  Join them as they discuss all of the cards in Ikoria they feel are worth discussing, as well as give their first real impressions on the mechanics and set as a whole.     This is part one of two, discussing the White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green cards.  And as always, feel free to join along b...

On this episode of Solely Singleton, Brad and Eric are joined by Spooty and it isn't even hot takes time - What's up with that?  This season finale was, as always, chosen by our lovely patrons, and this time around you all chose to do a cube spotlight on Spooty's Peasant Cube.  Come and learn a little about the peasant format, and enjoy a deep dive into what makes Spooty's cube unique.   0:30 - In...