Cube&Chaos

By Max (Finite) and Jacob (cr4cksh07)Leisure Games

Cube&Chaos episodes

December 24, 2023Cube&Chaos: Thinking about CubeCon with CaptainWacky (E025)
This year and with that CubeCon came and went. We look back at CubeCon 2023 and dream a bit about what 2024 might bring.

Joining us is CaptainWacky
Who shared accommodation with Finite at CubeCon 2023.
His performance, summed up in this meme.
He is a pillar of the Cube community and a twitch mod in many channels.
We get to know him better via his signature spell book.
If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!
Want to build your first cube? Come chat with us!
Happy cubing!
1 hr 58 min
October 11, 2023Cube&Chaos: Learning your Lesson with Amaz (E024)
This time we are joined by the Twitch streamer Amaz to talk about all things Cube and Chaos.

As famous a he is, he still introduced himself with his signature spellbook.
Its best to find him on twitch, where he streams Magic among other cool games.
Give Amaz a follow on twitter!
We talk about his Cube designs and philosophy of how to deal with mistakes
Same mistake twice? A week of no food.
His Cubes are well worth checking out:
Amaz's Peasant+ Cube was on MTGO some years ago, the legacy list is still on scryfall!
Amaz's Mindmap Cube is his higher power environment
If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!
Want to build your first cube? Come chat with us!
Happy cubing!
1 hr 30 min
April 04, 2023Cube&Chaos: Feedback or not with Derek Gallen (E023)
This episode we hop on the bandwagon and invited Derek Gallen onto the show!

As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook.
Give Derek a follow on twitter!
Derek is streaming Cube design on twitch
Our main topic this time is feedback. How it helps, and why giving honest feedback might be not be necessary.
We learn a lot by looking at Derek Cube designs:
The 4 Packs of Magic he brought to CubeCon last year
The easy to carry and frequently cloned Bar Cube
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!
1 hr 45 min
November 29, 2022Cube&Chaos: Insider Knowledge with CulticCube (E022)
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!
1 hr 35 min
October 11, 2022Cube&Chaos: Believers in Modern Vintage Cube with Matt Grenier (E021)
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!
1 hr 55 min
July 20, 2022Cube&Chaos: Designed for me specifically with CalebD (E020)
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!
1 hr 9 min
April 18, 2022Cube&Chaos: Lurrus Lovers Club with Oppa (E019)
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!
2 hr 13 min
February 08, 2022Cube&Chaos: Sultai Cube - Easy first project? With CombatibleWombat (E018)
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!
1 hr 40 min
January 04, 2022Cube&Chaos: Artifact Cube Roundup and Draftaway with jnqt (E017b)
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!
1 hr 28 min
December 15, 2021 Cube&Chaos: Artifact Cube Expectations (E017a)
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!
1 hr 8 min