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Ep 5 - The Peasant Cube
jeudi 24 juillet 2025 • Duration 01:03:58
After much time away, Erich and Hayden return with a cube featuring commons and uncommons only, colloquially known as a peasant cube! It was built from a template based process that Erich created and now uses to create cubes quickly. Erich and Hayden will discuss this process in the hopes that it can provide some insight for budding cube designers out there looking to build their first cube!
The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here
Links discussed in this episode
- Erich's 180, 270, & 360 Cube Templates (Imgur)
- Front Mission 3 (Wikipedia)
- Erich's Photography (Instagram)
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Where we've been
02:20 Cube overview & process overview
05:27 Cube size, number breakdown, & process
07:46 Where Erich starts when building a new cube
11:32 Collection organization tips & cutting cards
15:43 Why a peasant cube
18:38 Picking common and uncommon lands
23:54 Post-draft discussion
25:25 Hayden's deck discussion
29:31 Erich's deck discussion
33:27 The other decks that got drafted
39:17 What to add & what to remove
43:38 Final thoughts on the cube
49:35 Peek at the Week!
59:07 Podcast future
1:02:53 Outro & Credits
You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:
Cover art by Brittanie Thompson
Music
My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/
guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- https://freesound.org/s/54253/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
Ep 4 - The Shard Cube
jeudi 10 octobre 2024 • Duration 01:04:23
Erich and Hayden introduce The Shard Cube, an environment focused on Magic’s allied three colour groups and built with a love of Alara block. Rich discussions on the initial difficulty of achieving one’s desired power level and what criteria to examine cards with when making changes ensue.
The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here
Cube Cruisin - The Shard Cube v1
Cube Cruisin - The Shard Cube v2
Links discussed in this episode
- SCG’s The Resleevables Shards of Alara Episode (Podbay.fm)
- Shards of Alara Flashback Draft Primer (Reddit)
- Conflux Flashback Draft Primer (Reddit)
- Scryfall.com
- Future Islands (Official Website)
- Find Your Local Library (usa.gov)
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Episode overview & background with Shards
04:00 Cube philosophies/What are Shards to us?
07:25 Cube construction & archetypes
15:15 What do we hope to learn?
24:33 How we’re drafting
27:07 First draft discussion
40:59 Cube changes & second draft discussion
47:54 How did we like & what did we learn?
55:29 Peek at the Week!
1:02:51 Outro & Credits
You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:
Cover art by Brittanie Thompson
Music
My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/
guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- https://freesound.org/s/54253/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
Ep 3 - The Triple Threat Cube
jeudi 29 août 2024 • Duration 01:23:20
This episode delves into Erich’s Triple Threat cube born from lofty constraints, most notably that it features cards with Mana Value 3 or less. Erich and Hayden will discuss how low curving cards affect the draft, the impact on manabases, and curating which effects to include that are valuable from early to late game.
The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here
Cube Cobra - Triple Threat Cube
Links discussed in this episode
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Episode overview & cube philosophies
08:40 Cube construction & number breakdown
15:24 Multicolor & archetypes
33:44 How we’re drafting
35:01 What we’re hoping to learn
39:01 First draft discussion
48:58 Cube changes post-first draft
1:02:09 How did we like the cube?
1:05:43 What did we learn?
1:12:56 Peek at the Week!
1:22:00 Outro & Credits
You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:
Cover art by Brittanie Thompson
Music
My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/
guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- https://freesound.org/s/54253/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
Ep 2 - The Artifact Twobert
jeudi 18 juillet 2024 • Duration 01:04:15
In this episode, Hayden and Erich put Hayden’s Artifact Twobert to the test. Covering how initial tinkering will only get one so far, the value of playtesting with rapid iteration and what that means for the design process.
The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here
Cube Cruisin - Artifact Twobert v1
Cube Cruisin - Artifact Twobert v2
Links discussed in this episode
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Overview of the episode & Why Artifacts?
03:12 - Cube philosophies
05:03 - Cube breakdown and numbers
16:00 - Archetypes & What we’re hoping to learn
20:41 - How we’re drafting
24:52 - FIRST draft overview & Revisions
34:49 - SECOND draft overview after revisions
46:37 - Did we like it & What did we learn
54:53 - Final thoughts & What we would change
55:44 - Peek at the Week
1:03:18 - Outro & Credits
You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:
Cover art by Brittanie Thompson
Music
My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/
guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- https://freesound.org/s/54253/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
Ep 1 - The JUND Cube
jeudi 6 juin 2024 • Duration 37:28
In the inaugural episode, Erich and Hayden discuss their version of THE JUND CUBE through the lens of a 2 player experience. They explore what it means to “Jund Em Out”, discuss their application of that philosophy into this cube, and experience how a single top deck can blast an opponent out of the water.
The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here
Links discussed in this episode
- What is "jund em out" mean? (Reddit)
- When in Doubt, Jund ’em Out (Hipsters of the Coast)
- The Jund Cube: The JUNDERDOME (Cube Cobra)
- How to Pancake Draft (RiptideLab)
- How to Housman Draft (Lucky Paper)
- What is Grid Draft (Lucky Paper)
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Overview of the episode & What is JUND?
07:19 Cube philosophies and numbers
09:54 What we’re hoping to learn
12:07 How we’re drafting
16:11 Draft overview
24:46 How’d we like the cube
27:09 Did we capture the feeling of ‘JUND em out’?
28:18 What would we change?
33:03 Peek at the Week
36:31 Outro & Credits
You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:
Cover art by Brittanie Thompson
Music
My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/
guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- https://freesound.org/s/54253/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
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