Andy and Anthony talk about “Xerox Theory” a strategic Magic concept involving cantrips, land count, a balance of resources. Andy explains the history and origins of the idea, as documented by Mike Flores’s 2005 article. They talk about how the concept applies differently in early and contemporary Magic and how it’s relevant, or not, to different types of decks. They also talk about Gunk Slug for some reason.
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Discussed in this episode:

UB Trippin’ by Mike Flores
The Streisand Effect
Lucky Paper Radio: All About Brainstorm
Drive to Work on Card Advantage
Hypergeometric Calculator
MTG Cube Con Twitter
The Reading Rainbow Cube

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:27 - Introduction to Topic
6:27 - What is Xerox Theory at its core?
10:08 - What is a cantrip?
13:44 - The baseline of Xerox cantrips and the case for Reach Through Mists
17:25 - The sometimes unstated context to make Xerox Theory work
19:45 - The power of a smaller deck
22:08 - Going beyond “UB Trippin’” — the ramifications of cantrips on the tempo of reactive decks
31:57 - Modern Xerox “Payoffs”
38:29 - Review, conclusions, and abstraction
48:47 - Gunk Slug Corner
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