Listen "Boromir Sucks and Oko is a Joke-O: Sweeping Updates to the Turbo Cube"
Episode Synopsis
Andy and Anthony talk about a big batch of updates to Anthony’s Turbo Cube. In this Cube, all spells and activated abilities cost {2} less. They talk about their general philosophy of updating Cubes, what types of strategies Anthony is hoping to bolster with these updates, and talk through the changes card by card.
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Discussed in this episode:
The Turbo Cube
Frank Karsten’s Mana Math
Good Morning Magic: Unfinished Land Cycles in Commander Decks
BoshNRoll: Miraculous Revival!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - Draft report: Boromir Sucks
3:25 - Episode overview
6:20 - What is the Turbo Cube?
10:48 - Broad goals and philosophies underpinning these changes
13:01 - A bold new direction for lands
24:55 - Black improvements and a focus on discard synergies
37:04 - Why cut Reckoner Bankbuster?
39:10 - Changes to green
44:14 - Minor tweaks to red
48:34 - The smallest changes: blue and white
1:03:01 - Changes to colorless cards
1:10:30 - Andy’s suggestion corner
Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.
You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:
Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
Anthony’s “Regular” Cube
If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
View all cards mentioned in this episode
Discussed in this episode:
The Turbo Cube
Frank Karsten’s Mana Math
Good Morning Magic: Unfinished Land Cycles in Commander Decks
BoshNRoll: Miraculous Revival!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - Draft report: Boromir Sucks
3:25 - Episode overview
6:20 - What is the Turbo Cube?
10:48 - Broad goals and philosophies underpinning these changes
13:01 - A bold new direction for lands
24:55 - Black improvements and a focus on discard synergies
37:04 - Why cut Reckoner Bankbuster?
39:10 - Changes to green
44:14 - Minor tweaks to red
48:34 - The smallest changes: blue and white
1:03:01 - Changes to colorless cards
1:10:30 - Andy’s suggestion corner
Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.
You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:
Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
Anthony’s “Regular” Cube
If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
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