180 MTG – Details, episodes & analysis

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 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/

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 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! 

Ryan Overturf goes over the concept of Modular Cubes, that is Cubes composed of multiple separate components that can be shuffled together and mixed and matched, his history with this kind of Cube, and how Spooky Cube ended up being the modular environment that really clicked for him. 

Spooky Cube Cube Cobra page for reference: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/867d1264-7328-4bfb-a4b8-29990d73dcaa 

Welcome to Spooky Month on 180 MTG! This week Ryan Overturf begins his exploration of his Spooky Cube, going over inspiration from the original Innistrad block and other mechanical influences for the Cube and some of the ways that the design has evolved over time. 

Spooky Cube Cube Cobra link: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/867d1264-7328-4bfb-a4b8-29990d73dcaa 

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

Spider-Man Set Twobert mentioned at the end of the episode: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/2a990e0c-07ad-482b-b73f-541d4df3bdd4

Ryan Overturf begins his Cube review of Magic's newest release, Marvel's Spider-Man! 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:

Spider Typal

Webslinging

Transforming Modal Dual Faced Cards, and

Mayhem