Cube Cruisin

After much time away, Erich and Hayden return with a cube featuring commons and uncommons only, colloquially known as a peasant cube! It was built from a template based process that Erich created and now uses to create cubes quickly. Erich and Hayden will discuss this process in the hopes that it can provide some insight for budding cube designers out there looking to build their first cube!

The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here

Cube Cobra - Peasant Cube

Links discussed in this episode

• Erich's 180, 270, & 360 Cube Templates (Imgur)
• Front Mission 3 (Wikipedia)
• Erich's Photography (Instagram)

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

00:46 Where we've been

02:20 Cube overview & process overview

05:27 Cube size, number breakdown, & process

07:46 Where Erich starts when building a new cube

11:32 Collection organization tips & cutting cards

15:43 Why a peasant cube

18:38 Picking common and uncommon lands

23:54 Post-draft discussion

25:25 Hayden's deck discussion

29:31 Erich's deck discussion

33:27 The other decks that got drafted

39:17 What to add & what to remove

43:38 Final thoughts on the cube

49:35 Peek at the Week!

59:07 Podcast future

1:02:53 Outro & Credits

You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:

• ⁠Erich's Profile⁠
• ⁠Hayden's Profile⁠

Cover art by ⁠Brittanie Thompson⁠

Music

My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi --⁠ ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/⁠⁠

guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja --⁠ ⁠https://freesound.org/s/54253/⁠⁠ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Erich and Hayden introduce The Shard Cube, an environment focused on Magic’s allied three colour groups and built with a love of Alara block. Rich discussions on the initial difficulty of achieving one’s desired power level and what criteria to examine cards with when making changes ensue.

The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here

Cube Cruisin - The Shard Cube v1

Cube Cruisin - The Shard Cube v2

Links discussed in this episode

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

00:37 Episode overview & background with Shards

04:00 Cube philosophies/What are Shards to us?

07:25 Cube construction & archetypes

15:15 What do we hope to learn?

24:33 How we’re drafting

27:07 First draft discussion

40:59 Cube changes & second draft discussion

47:54 How did we like & what did we learn?

55:29 Peek at the Week!

1:02:51 Outro & Credits

You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:

Cover art by Brittanie Thompson

Music

My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/⁠

guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- ⁠https://freesound.org/s/54253/⁠ -- License: Attribution 3.0

This episode delves into Erich’s Triple Threat cube born from lofty constraints, most notably that it features cards with Mana Value 3 or less. Erich and Hayden will discuss how low curving cards affect the draft, the impact on manabases, and curating which effects to include that are valuable from early to late game.

The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here

Cube Cobra - Triple Threat Cube

Links discussed in this episode

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

00:46 Episode overview & cube philosophies

08:40 Cube construction & number breakdown

15:24 Multicolor & archetypes

33:44 How we’re drafting

35:01 What we’re hoping to learn

39:01 First draft discussion

48:58 Cube changes post-first draft

1:02:09 How did we like the cube?

1:05:43 What did we learn?

1:12:56 Peek at the Week!

1:22:00 Outro & Credits

You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:

Cover art by Brittanie Thompson

Music

My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/⁠

guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- ⁠https://freesound.org/s/54253/⁠ -- License: Attribution 3.0

In this episode, Hayden and Erich put Hayden’s Artifact Twobert to the test. Covering how initial tinkering will only get one so far, the value of playtesting with rapid iteration and what that means for the design process.

The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here

Cube Cruisin - Artifact Twobert v1

Cube Cruisin - Artifact Twobert v2

Links discussed in this episode

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction

00:43 - Overview of the episode & Why Artifacts?

03:12 - Cube philosophies

05:03 - Cube breakdown and numbers

16:00 - Archetypes & What we’re hoping to learn

20:41 - How we’re drafting

24:52 - FIRST draft overview & Revisions

34:49 - SECOND draft overview after revisions

46:37 - Did we like it & What did we learn

54:53 - Final thoughts & What we would change

55:44 - Peek at the Week

1:03:18 - Outro & Credits

You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:

Cover art by Brittanie Thompson

Music

My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/⁠

guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- ⁠https://freesound.org/s/54253/⁠ -- License: Attribution 3.0

In the inaugural episode, Erich and Hayden discuss their version of THE JUND CUBE through the lens of a 2 player experience. They explore what it means to “Jund Em Out”, discuss their application of that philosophy into this cube, and experience how a single top deck can blast an opponent out of the water.

The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here

Cube Cruisin - 2P Jund Cube

Links discussed in this episode

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

00:43 Overview of the episode & What is JUND?

07:19 Cube philosophies and numbers

09:54 What we’re hoping to learn

12:07 How we’re drafting

16:11 Draft overview

24:46 How’d we like the cube

27:09 Did we capture the feeling of ‘JUND em out’?

28:18 What would we change?

33:03 Peek at the Week

36:31 Outro & Credits

You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:

Cover art by Brittanie Thompson

Music

My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/

guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- https://freesound.org/s/54253/ -- License: Attribution 3.0