Cube&Chaos: Recent Episodes
Cube&Chaos
We love cube draft, cube design and chaos draft. We talk about the intersection between them and what is happening on the MTGO alternative play calendar.
This episode we are joined by John Terrill aka CulticCube!
As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook.* Give John a follow on twitter!
* Check out the Cultic Cube YouTube channel
One main topic is the first ever CubeCon!* Have a look at the CubeCon website * Or join their Discord
John gives us the story of his Cartographia cube and the process of getting it on MTGO!* The design article is on the mothership * The list can be found on CubeCobra
Among other things we also discuss* The Magic 30 cube * My recent article on CubeCobra
Check out our twitter!
If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!
Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us!
Happy cubing!
This episode we are joined by Matt Grenier, Vintage Cube designer and host of the Vintage Cube Showdown!
As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook.* Give Matt a follow on twitter!
* You can find his stream on twitch.
There are "no hot takes" (citation needed) in this episode.We talk a lot about his "Modern Vintage" Cube* Which can be found on CubeCobra * Drafts are happening on our Discord: + most Wednesday evenings (US time, middle of the night EU time) + Sunday noon/evening (US and EU times respectively) + Come and play with Matt and us! + The coverage is hosted either on Matts Twitch channel or on the Vintage Cube Showdown channel.
We also talk about cube and magic design in general* How the role of the aggressor not changing makes for a bad game of Magic * How Magic can be like fighting games like Street Fighter * How to win and what are the flaws with the current MTGO Modern Cube + Which can be found on the mother ship * How its was Titans that changed the game for ever and not Planeswalkers
But there somehow is also time to talk about Chaos Draft!* How slow games impact card evaluation
Check out our twitter!
If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!
Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us!
Happy cubing!
This episode we got the chance to talk to MTG Streamer and cube lover Caleb Durward!
As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook.* Give Caleb a follow on twitter!
* You can find his stream on twitch.
We mostly talk about cube:* Caleb Gannons Powered Synergy cube + Which has a design article on the mothership + Was clearly designed for CalebD specifically + And has a list on CubeCobra * CalebD's attempt on a pick-one-get-the-rest-for-free peasant cube * MTGO Vintage cube + Which CalebD discusses on his patreon * And wish MTGO a happy 20th birthday
Check out our twitter!
If you want to draft chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!
Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us!
Happy cubing!
Finally we have the legendary MTGO grinder and aspiring casual player Oppa on the show! He introduces himself with his signature spellbook.* Give Oppa a follow on twitter! * He also streams on twitch once again, be sure to check that out!
We talk about the most recent season of:* A format invented by Oppa that attempts to mix Chaos draft with EDH * MTGO Vintage cube where we completely fell in love with Lurrus decks for multiple reason! * SuperJump * Invasion/Planeshift/Apocalypse flashback drafts * New cubes Max and Jacob are building inspired by IPA * And the second ever Chaos Pro Tour that Oppa participated in! + Draft log of Max and Jacob + Draft log of Oppa
Check out our twitter!
If you want to draft chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!
Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us!
Happy cubing!
We pressured CombatibleWombat into finishing his first cube project. He chose it to be a Sultai shard cube. We drafted it and now he joined us on the podcast to talk about his signature spellbook and the experience crafting his first cube!* Give Wombat a follow on twitter! * He also streams on twitch where in his most recent VOD he's talking about Neon Dynasty in context of the Sultai Cube. * The cube list can be found on CubeCobra
Additionally we talk about the most recent season of:* The MTGA cube * MTGO Vintage cube
Check out our twitter!
If you want to draft chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!
Want to build your first cube? Come chat cube with us!
Happy cubing!
jnqt joins us this episode to discuss the win of the draftaway!* Give jnqt a follow on twitter! * Watch the draftaway action on youtube * Have a look at the meme by Max
We put our analysis of the Artifact Cube from the previous episode to the test.
Turns out Karnstructs really are that good!* The cube design article is on the mother-ship.
* The cube list can also be found on CubeCobra.
See you all in the vintage cube queues!
Check out our twitter!
If you want to practice the chaos draft tips we covered here or show us how wrong we are, join our discord and draft with us!
Happy cubing!
Big surprise! A new cube will drop today on MTGO and it is a lot like one Max has been working on!
The cube design article is on the mother-ship.
The cube list can also be found on CubeCobra.
We discuss similarities and differences in the designs and end with giving you a list of cards we thing are the most powerful or easy to overlook when drafting this yourself!
Check out our twitter!
If you want to practice the chaos draft tips we covered here or show us how wrong we are, join our discord and draft with us!
Happy cubing!
This week we give you a guide to chaos draft, with a big focus on the drafting part.
We cover:* Card evaluation
* Traps in signal reading
* Drafting with a plan
* Sideboarding
We also discuss all the cubes that were available on MTGO.* The return of Core Set Cube * The MTGO Artisan Cube * And the MTGO Vintage cube
Check out our twitter!
If you want to practice the chaos draft tips we covered here or show us how wrong we are, join our discord and draft with us!
Happy cubing!
A real cube celebrity joins us this episode: TeamJbro!* You can find him streaming here. * And follow his twitter!
In context of his signature spellbook he teaches us about his preferences and strategies drafting cubes.
You can probably guess some of the spell in there, but the three mana walker in there came as a surprise to us!
We discuss all the cubes that were available on MTGO in the last month and what defines these environments them.* The Bant cube by Autumn Burchett + Cube article on the wizards website + Cube list on cube cobra + Autumns twitter * The Temur cube by Elizabeth Rice + Cube article on the wizards website + Cube list on cube cobra + Ellies twitter * The Classic cube by Ryan Saxe + Articles one the wizards website and starcitygames + Cube list on cube cobra + Ryans twitter * And the MTGO Legacy cube
Also we talk some spoilers and about out expectations for the now passed chaos draft event.
Check out our twitter and join our discord to discuss your cube or draft with us!
Happy cubing!
Finally back for another episode.
We talk about recent developments on MTGO as well as the different ways that allow you to connect two color archetypes.
We were greatly inspired by this article by Archytas.
The article and this article are mentioning the cube calendar.If you would like you can help us out on Patreon! We would very much appreciate it.
Check out our twitter and join our discord to discuss your cube or draft with us!
Happy cubing!
turn2stormcrow is our guest this week!We talk about:* His way into magic and signature spell book. * His first cube, a twisted color pie cube! * The most recent cubes on MTGO * MDFCs vs lesson learn. Which mechanic is better for limited?
If you would like you can help us out on Patreon! We would very much appreciate it.
Check out our twitter and join our discord to discuss your cube or draft with us!
Happy cubing!
This time we invited the outspoken community member 2blave.We talk about:* His way into magic and signature spell book. * His most recent vintage cube run. * Out contrasting opinions about pauper and peasant cubes.
You can find the old cubelibre cube list on Cubetutor!
Sorry for my (Jacobs) slow editing and lower sound quality.
Check out our twitter and join our discord to discuss your cube or draft with us!
Happy cubing!
This Episode we are joined by Michael Boland!* He streams on twitch * And is active on twitter
We discuss his signature spellbook which takes us through his favorite formats and tournaments!
Together we hit on:* The second iteration of live the dream cube, one of the best cubes ever available on MTGO + by David McDarby (give him a follow on twitter) + a list of the cube on CubeCobra * Khans of tarkir flashback drafts * Modern horizons 1 encore draft * The Strixhaven command cycle preview * The Strixhaven wording changes * Our wishes for cards in Time Spiral remastered.
And more!
It's just the two of us and we talk how we distinguish between answers and hatecards.
In that context we talk recent formats: Temur Cube
+ by @ellieoftheveil
+ The cubelist on cubecobra
* The Tinkerer's Cube
+ A cubelist on cubecobra
* Vintage Masters Draft
* And our favorite first addition to our cubes from Kaldheim*
Check out our twitter and join our discord to discuss your cube or draft with us!
This time we meet with Se8/set_twitch (Juan) and talk about: Juans signature spellbook of (almost) all 15th picks + Juans win with Happy Everafter * The recent Masters Chaos * Supreme Chaos Draft * Vintage Supreme* Draft + The cube list * And Vintage Cube Draft in general
Join our Discord to play our cubes with us!
We hope you had happy holidays. We did, which delayed the episosde a bit.
We played a lot of what is in our oppinion the best version of the MTGO vintage cube yet.
Twitch streamer Snow_Schwartz joins us to discuss:* His signature spellbook made up of his favorite cards from the cube
* The newly added cards
* How those made the Meta shift
Additionally we talk about the design advantages and flaws of MTGO compared to other clients.
Last, Max and Jacob discuss the broad strokes of the new Commander Legends draft format, and why the voting system should be tweaked!
Find us on twitter.
Max' YouTube
Happy cubing!
Jacob loved Emmas Proliferate Cube and we discuss it in detail:* Find the cube list here. * And the design article * Emma's VOD discussing the design (for subs only)
We also talk about mystery booster draft.
The main subject is powerlevel discrepancy in an envirionment. What are the pros what are the cons?
We also talk about the Inistrad Supreme Draft.
(There is no Drive to Work podcast but a design article about Avacyn Restored.)
Join our Discord to discus Chaos draft and Cube!
Follow our twitter.
Max' YouTube
Jacobs Twitch
Happy cubing!
The Tinkerer's Cube is on MTG Arena!* Find the cube list here.
Cube spotlight starting on 9th of September:* Find the design article that we did not have available at the time of the recording here.
In our discussion we touch shortly on many subjects:* Is supreme draft a great testing tool in a cube designers arsenal? * What 2021 will hold in store for us (it can be found here)? * Will the two sided modular cards from Zendikar Rising be too strong? * We also try to put our finger on what makes a cube a "goodstuff" cube.
Join our Discord to discus Chaos draft and Cube!
Max' YouTube
Jacobs Twitch
Chaos draft for two weeks. We love it!
To talk more chaos we are joined by Jasper (Teh_Spy on MTGO).
Join our Discord to discus Chaos draft and Cube!
Max' YouTube
Jacobs Twitch
Jaspers draftlogs we discussed:
https://magic.flooey.org/draft/show?id=h0g5FkxzdD4-Rdk_l5sUzWf2fvc
https://magic.flooey.org/draft/show?id=u5BPohP_YCs0YgZdwhuSvb40Qsw
Happy chaos drafting!
We have our first guest! It the "Vintage Cube Extraordinaire" Joe (not_a_nut_deck) who has been killing it this season in the leagues!
Related to the show:* Join our discord * Find us on twitter. * FiniteMTG on YouTube and twitch * Cr4ckSh07 on twitch
About Vintage Cube:* The list on the mothership and on CubeCobra * The p1p1s we discussed * The current trophyleader BennyHillz youtube
The announcement article about:* Double Masters on MTGO * Supreme Draft * Original Chaos Draft coming back
About our own cubes:* turn2stormcrow's peasant cube + Jacob's winning decklist and draftlog * Max's ChaosCube * Jacob's and Max's peasant cubes * The cards we discussed: + Carrion Grub vs Mindwrack Harpy + Garruk's Uprising vs Abzan Beastmaster
Happy cubing,
Max (FiniteMTG) and Jacob (Cr4ckSh07)
Finally back for more, we discuss what we learned from out own cubes!
Below you will find some useful links related to the show:* Find us on twitter. * FiniteMTG on YouTube and twitch * Cr4ckSh07 on twitch * Max's chaos cube + On CubeCobra * Max's Star Wars cube: + Cubelist on Cube Cobra * The website we always draft on dr4ft.info * Another draft website with only Magic: Arena cards, but pack seeding: mtgadraft.herokuapp.com
Happy cubing,
Max (FiniteMTG) and Jacob (Cr4ckSh07)
We are back and excited to be!
Below you will find some useful links related to the show:* Find us on twitter. * FiniteMTG on YouTube and twitch * Cr4ckSh07 on twitch * Amaz's peasant cube + On CubeCobra + Design Article on Reddit + Cr4ckSh07s decklist + Sunset Pyramid + Smoldering Werewolf * Cultic cube (again since we can't stop talking about it): + Article on the mothership + Cubelist on Cube Cobra + Designer on YouTube * Mark Rosewaters "drive to work" podcast
Happy cubing,
Max (FiniteMTG) and Jacob (Cr4ckSh07)
Welcome to our first ever Episode!
Below you will find some useful links related to the show:* FiniteMTG on YouTube and twitch * Cr4ckSh07 on twitch * Gravecycling: + On the mothership + FiniteMTGs decklist + Cr4ckSh07s decklist + Cephalid Scout + Gloomdrifter * Our favorite cube organising website: Cube Cobra * TheOracle888s stream on twitch * Dekkaru cube: + Article on the mothership + Cubelist on Cube Cobra * Cultic cube: + Article on the mothership + Cubelist on Cube Cobra + Designer on YouTube
Happy cubing,
Max (FiniteMTG) and Jacob (Cr4ckSh07)
Find us on twitter.