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Ryan Overturf shares his thoughts from playing the first run of the Arena Powered Cube! What's working, what isn't, and where should the Cube go from here? 

Zach Barash's article on the Cube's design: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/arena-powered-cube-draft

Cube Cobra page: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/mtgapc

Ryan Overturf breaks down how to assemble a 180-card Cube using only cards from the Magic Foundations Starter Collection. A simple and budget-friendly introduction for anybody new to Cube and/or Magic! 

Magic Foundations Starter Collection Twobert Cube Cobra Page: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/dab38b3f-b354-4cb7-9a4f-be06d3989f6f 

Tolarian Community College Student Cube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnk3GIl6mF0

And corresponding Cube Cobra Page: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/5b73c9bb-4928-4d6a-9580-30d5a718d925

Dan Schneider's Foundations Starter Collection Twobert: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/fdn-starter

Lucky Paper Radio interview with Carmen Klomparens: https://luckypaper.co/podcast/235-using-the-foundations-starter-collection-as-the-base-for-your-own-cube-with-carmen-klomparens/

Ryan Overturf breaks down how to assemble a 180-card Cube using only cards from the Magic Foundations Starter Collection. A simple and budget-friendly introduction for anybody new to Cube and/or Magic! 

Magic Foundations Starter Collection Twobert Cube Cobra Page: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/dab38b3f-b354-4cb7-9a4f-be06d3989f6f 

Tolarian Community College Student Cube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnk3GIl6mF0

And corresponding Cube Cobra Page: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/5b73c9bb-4928-4d6a-9580-30d5a718d925

Dan Schneider's Foundations Starter Collection Twobert: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/fdn-starter

Ryan Overturf concludes his exploration of Spooky Cube by breaking down the 180-card Monster Module! This one is for fans of using the graveyard as a resource, and things that go bump in the night! 

Cube Cobra link for reference: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/1gk8h

Ryan Overturf breaks down the 180-card Human Module of his Spooky Cube, both in regard to how it plays on its own as a 2-4 player Cube and how it lays the groundwork for overlapping synergies in the 360-card Spooky Cube environment! 

Cube Cobra link for reference: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/zn1g

Ryan Overturf goes over the concept of Modular Cubes, that is Cubes composed of multiple separate components that can be shuffled together and mixed and matched, his history with this kind of Cube, and how Spooky Cube ended up being the modular environment that really clicked for him. 

Spooky Cube Cube Cobra page for reference: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/867d1264-7328-4bfb-a4b8-29990d73dcaa 

Welcome to Spooky Month on 180 MTG! This week Ryan Overturf begins his exploration of his Spooky Cube, going over inspiration from the original Innistrad block and other mechanical influences for the Cube and some of the ways that the design has evolved over time. 

Spooky Cube Cube Cobra link: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/867d1264-7328-4bfb-a4b8-29990d73dcaa 

Ryan Overturf concludes his Cube review of Magic's newest release, Marvel's Spider-Man! This week's episodes focuses on individual card designs with regard to where and how they might fit into the world of Cube broadly. 

Spider-Man Set Twobert mentioned at the end of the episode: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/2a990e0c-07ad-482b-b73f-541d4df3bdd4

Ryan Overturf begins his Cube review of Magic's newest release, Marvel's Spider-Man! This week's episode focuses on the set's new mechanics and themes, and next week's follow-up will highlight additional individual cards. The themes and mechanics covered in this episode are in order:

Spider Typal

Webslinging

Transforming Modal Dual Faced Cards, and

Mayhem

Ryan Overturf takes a look under the hood of the Vivi Cauldron Combo deck that has been dominating Standard, breaking down individual cards and interactions to see who the real villains are, and how to approach Constructed decks like this in pursuit of finding the fun in our own Cube environments!