180 MTG – Details, episodes & analysis

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

Ryan Overturf begins his Cube review of Magic's newest release, Avatar: The Last Airbender! 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:

Allies- 2:48

Shrines- 9:35

Lessons- 13:22

Airbending- 19:30

Waterbending- 25:26

Firebending- 33:27

Earthbending- 40:44

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! 

This week Ryan breaks down the ins and outs of Minneapolis Drafting with two players and drafting 180-card Cubes with four players. 

Ryan Overturf goes over the methodology used for his first 180-card Cube design, offering insights on the way his approach has changed for designing other 180-card environments, and then breaks down the most recent updates made to The Original Recipe Twobert!

Relevant links:

The Original Recipe Twobert Cube list: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/n1m

The original article on Twoberts: https://articles.starcitygames.com/magic-the-gathering/premium/the-proper-way-to-do-two-player-cube-drafts/

The 540 episode on Twoberts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9vFA-vyAB8&t=116s

YouTube video on The Original Recipe Twobert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p14lc3P1VPE

Ryan Overturf breaks down another of his 180-card Cubes, this one highlighting all things printed before 8th Edition- If you're interested in what Magic looked like in 2003, this one's for you! 

Follow along with the Cube Cobra list here: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/9bf800d1-87f8-46ef-af45-eb35f825aedc

Ryan Overturf breaks down the design of his 180-card Final Fantasy VII Cube! You can find the Cube list and follow along on Cube Cobra here: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/b9fc0b1a-033a-4d8c-b5f6-3ab173791501

And here is the article mentioned about designed a Brothers' War Cube: https://articles.starcitygames.com/magic-the-gathering/how-to-make-a-twobert-cube-of-the-brothers-war/

Ryan Overturf returns to the world of Cube podcasting with a breakdown of his early impressions of Magic's latest release Edge of Eternities for Cube Draft! This review covers the main set as well as Edge of Eternities Commander. 

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/