Andy and Anthony talk about and dispel what they see as the most prevalent myths about Cube drafting and design. While the format has seen a ton of growth in the last few years, it’s still not uncommon for people to think of Cube as primarily defined by the MTGO Cube. Other myths like Cube being only for the most enfranchised players or requiring exactly 8 people are still pervasive.

Discussed in this episode:

• The Chive Guy
• Double-slit Experiment
• The Top 5 Casual Formats Of Magic: The Gathering (not commander) from the Tolarian Community College on YouTube
• Stone Soup Draft Explanation on YouTube
• Many Ways to Draft with Less than 8 Players Explained
• Episode 277: Building the Lords of Limited Cube with Ben and Ethan of the LOL Podcast
• Episode 206: The Joy of Gaming with Richard Garfield with Richard Garfield, Magic’s creator
• Broadcast Shuffle: The Fast Method for Shuffling a Cube
• The Magic Multiverse Project

Cubes Mentioned:

• MTGO Vintage Cube Cube List on Cube Cobra
• Andy’s 100 Ornithopters
• Aquaone Powered a Heavily Altered Powered Vintage Cube
• Anthony’s Turbo Cube
• Andy’s Neoclassical Cube
• Andy’s Sacred Geometry
• Anthony’s Regular Cube
• Companion Cube

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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 4:06 - Myth 1: All Cube is Vintage Cube
• 8:40 - Myth 2: Cubes Must Contain the Most Powerful Cards Available
• 12:10 - Cube vs. Commander
• 15:13 - Myth 3: Cube is Expensive
• 29:28 - Myth 4: Cube is for Enfranchised Players Only
• 33:02 - Myth 5: You Need 8 People to Play Cube
• 40:12 - Myth 6: 360 Card Cubes Get Repetitive
• 43:48 - Myth 7: Your Cube Has to Be Perfectly Balanced
• 48:04 - Myth 8: Shuffling is Difficult and Time Consuming
• 48:43 - Myth 9: If You Like Commander You Should Build a Commander Cube
• 50:28 - Myth 10: Your Cube Needs a Gimmick
• 57:21 - Listener Message from Nick