Cuberviews

Welcome to the third bonus episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! In today's special bonus episode I am coming to you live from Cube For A Cause, a bi-annual cube event ran by Scott Mirtsopoulos in Brooklyn New York, and I'm chatting with attendees about their drafts, their experiences at the event, and much more. Tune in to hear their insights and stay tuned for more discussions on cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!

Correction: Ollie Beeks pronouns were mistakenly referred to as he/him. Ollie uses they/them.

My deck lists from the event: https://imgur.com/gallery/ian-braverman-august-2025-c4ac-decks-t3Zmj1R

ConnectiCube!

ConnectiCube, a 64-person cube event, is happening February 14–15, 2026 at Pack Rat Gaming, just outside Hartford, CT! We'll be featuring lots of amazing local cubes—plus a special guest cube designed by Judge Bones!

Discord for more info: https://discord.gg/Wnmm5SfUB4

Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusic

Art By Tyler Reed: Funnylittleguys.com

Welcome to the 41st episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am thrilled to be joined by Kai Vjorn to discuss Vistas Unventured, a multi-colored synergy driven desert cube. On todays episode we discuss topics such as including legendary matters and exile matters as archetypes, picking three color cards for your cube, how lands in desert cubes effect the archetypes, and much more. Enjoy the conversation and stay tuned for more insights into the world of cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!

ConnectiCube!

64-person cube event happening February 14–15, 2026 at Pack Rat Gaming, just outside Hartford, CT! We'll be featuring lots of amazing local cubes—plus a special guest cube designed by Judge Bones!

Join the ConnectiCube Discord for more info: https://discord.com/invite/X5mqx46NZW

Vistas Unventured: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/vista

Welcome to the 40th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am excited to be joined by Dan Kleine to discuss Oh the Humanity! which is a synergistic cube where every creature is a human. On today's episode we review topics such as the non-creature spells included in the cube to augment the humans, the evolution of the cube over time, the wide array of archetypes included in the cube, and much more. Enjoy the conversation and stay tuned for more insights into the world of cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!ConnectiCube!

64-person cube event, is happening February 14–15, 2026 at Pack Rat Gaming, just outside Hartford, CT! We'll be featuring lots of amazing local cubes—plus a special guest cube designed by Judge Bones!

Join the ConnectiCube Discord for more info: ⁠https://discord.gg/2bBRkUb3Oh the Humanity! https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/humans

Welcome to the second bonus episode of Cuberviews, the podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! In today's special episode, I am coming to you live from my local game store, Games IRL, during a draft of Garrett Borden's Modern Antiquities Cube, and I'm chatting with the players about the draft, their decks, their favorite cards and interactions, and more. Tune in to hear their insights and stay tuned for more discussions on cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!

ConnectiCube!

ConnectiCube, a 64-person cube event, is happening February 14–15, 2026 at Pack Rat Gaming, just outside Hartford, CT! We'll be featuring lots of amazing local cubes—plus a special guest cube designed by Judge Bones! Join the ConnectiCube Discord for more info: ⁠https://discord.gg/2bBRkUb3

Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusicModern Antiquities: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/11rhf

Art By Tyler Reed: Funnylittleguys.com

Previous episode talking about the cube: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ScezVX0gxyAATEFE5XRb1?si=135d4b53fad44c73

Welcome to the 39th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am very happy to be joined by Lincoln Davidson to discuss The Penrose Cube, a budget friendly synergistic draft environment with a strong focus on graveyard decks. On today's episode we review topics such as the history and inspirations for the cube, how budget restriction effects card choices, and plenty more. Enjoy the conversation and stay tuned for more insights into the world of cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!

Exciting announcement!
ConnectiCube, a 64-person cube event, is happening February 14–15, 2026 at Pack Rat Gaming, just outside Hartford, CT!
We'll be featuring lots of amazing local cubes—plus a special guest cube designed by Judge Bones!
Join the ConnectiCube Discord for more info: https://discord.gg/2bBRkUb3Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusic

The Penrose Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/penrose

Welcome to the 38th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am very excited to be joined by Ryan Saxe to discuss The Buildaround Cube, a highly synergistic cube that encourages creativity, skillful drafting, and putting together pieces of the puzzle. On today's episode we review topics such as how to pick glue cards to flesh out synergistic decks, the cube's modular mystical archive package, and much more. Enjoy the conversation and stay tuned for more insights into the world of cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!

Also, going forward Cuberviews will follow a bi-weekly schedule.

Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusicThe Buildaround Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/buildaround

Welcome to the 37th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am happy to be joined by Tim Meyers to discuss the Changeling Cube, a rules modification cube where everyone starts with an emblem that gives their creatures changeling. On today's episode we review topics such as the archetypes and strategies that flourish under this cube's unique design, comparing Tim's cube to my own version of a changeling cube, the inspiration behind the cube, and much more. Enjoy the conversation and stay tuned for more insights into the world of cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!

Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusic

Changeling Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/change

Every Creature Type Everywhere All at Once: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/1d5595b9-c0c3-4d06-8cc6-edf3400c8fb1

Welcome to the 36th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I’m thrilled to be joined by Justin Parnell to explore the key design differences between building a cube for your local playgroup and designing one for a large event. On this episode, we cover topics like what makes an archetype shallow or deep, how to design a cube that’s engaging for audiences new to cube, and much more. Enjoy the conversation and stay tuned for more insights into the world of cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!

Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusic

Parnell's Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/parnellcube

SCGCON $10K Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/scgconcube

Welcome to the 35th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am excited to be joined by Max Richards to discuss the Virtually French Cube, a cube based around the core basics of Magic and French vanilla creatures. On today's episode we review topics such as the fun that combat tricks can bring to an environment, the pros and cons of board wipes in lower powered cubes, and much more. Enjoy the conversation and stay tuned for more insights into the world of cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!

Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusicVirtually French Cube: https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/overview/honhonhon

Welcome to the 34th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am happy to be joined by Anna Schwalenberg to discuss the Ixalan-M20 Standard Cube, a time capsule cube built to emulate the standard format from original Ixalan to M20. On today's episode we review topics such as the top standard decks at the time and how Anna has chosen to recreate them, supporting niche archetypes in cube, including creature typal themed micro-packages, and much more. Enjoy the conversation and stay tuned for more insights into the world of cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!

Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusic

Ixalan-M20 Standard Cube List: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/61a116c5db49f110309fc0d3