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View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk with Carmen Klomparens, lead designer of the Foundations Starter Collection, about the set and how it's a great option for new Cube players looking for a starting point. They talk about what's in the set, how and how it was designed, and then each offer ideas and specific cards they'd add and cut to use it as a cube. Discussed in this episode: Nile on Twitch The full list of cards in the Foundations Starter Collection Foundations Starter Collection on the mothership The Uncanny Valley The Regular Cube Sacred Geometry Carmen Klomparens on Bluesky Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. 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 mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 If you'd like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:33 - Did Magic R&D consider that the Foundations Starter Collection might make a great skeleton for a Cube? 6:29 - Limited and Cube as a proxy for kitchen table Magic 8:44 - What are the high level goals of Foundations 11:24 - Using mechanics to encourage your players to discover what is cool about Magic 14:49 - What is included in the Foundations Starter Collection 19:37 - What would Carmen, Andy, and Anthony would add to the Foundations Starter Collection if they were to turn it into a Cube 20:21 - Addition: a set of mono-color Planeswalkers 22:28 - Addition: Archangel of Thune 23:23 - Addition: Emeria Angel 24:18 - Addition: another cycle of fixing lands 27:29 - Addition: Remand 28:52 - Addition: Ravnica bounce lands 29:40 - Addition: more support for the ‘gates' theme 33:24 - Addition: Viscera Seer 36:57 - Addition: Kess, Dissident Mage 39:28 - Addition: Faithless Looting 40:46 - Addition: Irencrag Pyromancer 42:11 - Addition: Future Sight 43:19 - Addition: A good black green threat 46:06 - Addition: Krosan Tusker 47:30 - Addition: Treetop Village 49:56 - What would Carmen, Andy, and Anthony would cut from the Foundations Starter Collection if they were to turn it into a Cube 50:21 - Cut: the color hate cards 51:24 - Cut: Hidetsugu's Second Rite 52:07 - Cut: Wishclaw Talisman 52:50 - Cut: Feldon's Cane 55:33 - Cut: Command Tower 58:19 - Cut: Fog Bank 59:33 - Cut: Rogue's Passage 1:01:22 - Cut: Stroke of Midnight and Harmless Offering 1:03:45 - Cut: Sol Ring 1:05:57 - The lessons Cube designers can take from Carmen's experience with Magic R&D 1:10:09 - Llanowar Elves vs. Elvish Mystic 1:14:52 - A thank you for Burst Lightning
Carolyn Page (FMK Champions host, writer, actor) plays a land, taps two mana to put Armadillo Cloak on Llanowar Elves and attacks a ninety-nine question interview. Join Carolyn and I as we discuss the inspiration behind FMK Champions, the mantra of 'good enough', staring contests, boy band rivalries, #DoubleEgg, ruining Christianity, tea cup rides, and celebrity liquor. --CALL ME! The 99 Question Hotline!-- 732-592-9838 (aka REAL-WAX-VET) 99questionspod@gmail.com 99Q on Twitter 99Q Merch --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/99questions/support
Mana Rant: A Historic Podcast Vol. 51 (Brain Bust)00:00 - Opening00:16 - Ridiculous Introductions of the Mana Dorks03:45 - Untap - “We crack some drinks!”05:46 - Upkeep - Reddit Rant(7) Magic Arena Players : If you have Ugin the Spirit Dragon out | Facebook11:07 - Draw - What magic formats and decks are we playing this week?14:16 - Main Phase 1 - Brainstorm suspended 00:35:59 - Combat - “Horse shit card game!”00:43:54 - Main Phase 2 - Apollo's wacky wild card of the week (Llanowar Elves) and meta showcase bullshit according to Aetherhub MTGA assistantHistoric Bo1Mono Green Elves https://aetherhub.com/Metagame/Historic-BO1/Deck/mono-green-549518?Selesnya Life gain https://aetherhub.com/Metagame/Historic-BO1/Deck/selesnya-542408?Five Color Dragons https://aetherhub.com/Metagame/Historic-BO1/Deck/five-color-dragon-542066?Mono Red Aggro https://aetherhub.com/Metagame/Historic-BO1/Deck/mono-red-544465?Gruul Aggrohttps://aetherhub.com/Metagame/Historic-BO1/Deck/gruul-554019?Boros Tokenshttps://aetherhub.com/Metagame/Historic-BO1/Deck/boros-token-546392?Boros Lurrushttps://aetherhub.com/Metagame/Historic-BO1/Deck/boros-lurrus-540194?01:01:11 - End Step brief History of Drunkens MTG backgrounds01:02:04 - Cleanup -Social media promo01:03:05 - Discard - Finish whatever you been drinkingJoin our:Discord: https://discord.gg/EWhArQ3K5x Find us on:Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5xl82Qi1uIOXsKXSsghKki?si=IC0Je5TXQ5GIhDvEyRNVWwTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/manadorkspodcastFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ManaDorksMTGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/manadorkspodcast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6S7VLnnkWpaXmaazhgCtbQInstagram DrunkenDork: https://www.instagram.com/drunkendork/Instagram Apollo: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbutlerbroh/Reddit Hoshi: https://www.reddit.com/user/Shaka_HoshAetherhub: https://aetherhub.com/User/ManaDorks#MTGA #D&D #ForgottenRealms #JumpstartArena tags:DrunkenDork#03659Hoshi#33536Apollo#58616
This episode is all about tempo — what is it, when does it matter, and how do you apply it to your Cube design and gameplay decisions. Andy and Anthony talk about what “aggro” really means, why some games feel like they're completely out of your control from the first land you play, the tempo vs value axis, taplands, low CMC spells, scaleable threats, cheap interaction, and what Llanowar Elves, Azorius Signet, and Sleight of Hand have in common. Our pack 1, pick 1 this week is from listener Lemem's 450 Card Unpowered Cube. Thanks, Lemem! Discussed on this episode: Limited Resources episode 572 — Holiday Potpourri An Ode to Scalable Threats TEMPO by Reid Duke Next Level Deckbuilding by Patrick Chapin If you have a question for the show, or want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube, email us at mail@luckypaper.co. Please include how you'd like to be credited on air, your pronouns, and if you're submitting a cube for the pack 1, pick 1, a link to said cube. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Episode 101 - The Commander Smiths Talk about their Top 10 cards for Commander from Theros Beyond Death and we also Start off a new segments called #cardstocut for our patrons. First up @Avneercell on Twitter and his deck Sisay, Weatherlite Captain... Enjoy! Support the show by donating to out Patreon Pagehttps://www.patreon.com/commandersmiths A FREE way to support the show is to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube page and LIKE/SHARE our videos and podcasts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4mttoLhPuTpOUMsqF1O-og?view_as=subscriber Follow us on twitter where you will see INSTA Specs, Proxy of the Week, Not Sharing with Adam Beer, MTG News and any Schedule changes. @CommanderSmiths Lastly, you can email us at CommanderSmiths@gmail.com with any song suggestions, specs, decks, Questions or just to chat. Recent Videos from the CommanderSmiths Recent Battle Boxes: Modern Horizons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRENyoXaEao How to Make Full Art Proxies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF2NCnyjMdI&t= Top 10 Theros Cards Thassa’s Intervention https://scryfall.com/card/thb/72/thassas-intervention Omens https://scryfall.com/card/thb/58/omen-of-the-sea Heliod’s Intervention https://scryfall.com/card/thb/19/heliods-intervention Nyx Lotus https://scryfall.com/card/thb/235/nyx-lotus Shadowspear https://scryfall.com/card/thb/236/shadowspear Furious Rise https://scryfall.com/card/thb/136/furious-rise Woe Strider https://scryfall.com/card/thb/123/woe-strider Dryad of the Elysian Grove https://scryfall.com/card/thb/169/dryad-of-the-ilysian-grove Nightmare Shepherd https://scryfall.com/card/thb/108/nightmare-shepherd Nyxbloom Ancient https://scryfall.com/card/thb/190/nyxbloom-ancient #cardstocut Decklist for Sisay, Weatherlite Captain- https://archidekt.com/decks/332037#Legends Adam’s Changes- Cut: Avacyn’s Pilgrim, Deepshadow Elf, Fyndhorn Elf, Llanowar Elves Adds: Dryad of the Ilysian Grove https://scryfall.com/card/thb/169/dryad-of-the-ilysian-grove Noble Hierarch https://scryfall.com/card/uma/174/noble-hierarch Wood Elves https://scryfall.com/card/cma/170/wood-elves Sakura-Tribe Elder https://scryfall.com/card/c19/177/sakura-tribe-elder Farseek https://scryfall.com/card/c19/165/farseek Nature’s Lore https://scryfall.com/card/gvl/17/natures-lore Chromatic Lantern https://scryfall.com/card/grn/233/chromatic-lantern Lowery’s Changes- Cut: Mana Vault, Villainous Wealth, Llanowar Elves, Lavinia, Thalia’s Lancers, Ajani Unyielding Add: Minamo, School at water’s edge https://scryfall.com/card/chk/279/minamo-school-at-waters-edge Shizo, Death’s Storehouse https://scryfall.com/card/chk/283/shizo-deaths-storehouse Yavimaya Hollow https://scryfall.com/card/vma/325/yavimaya-hollow Vial Smasher the Fierce https://scryfall.com/card/c16/49/vial-smasher-the-fierce Blackblade Reforged https://scryfall.com/card/dom/211/blackblade-reforged Heroe’s Podium https://scryfall.com/card/bng/159/heroes-podium Chris Isaac: Wicked Game- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlJew-Dw87I
Volviendo a lo Fundamental - Año 01 - Episodio 01 Introducción. Descripción del podcast. Los integrantes y los formatos que juegan. Luis y su paso de Legacy a Modern por el amor a control. Julio con mazos Legacy y su Home Brew. Eric y volviendo al Magic competitivo. Temario. GP Praga, Modern y el fracaso del UW. Hardened Scales. Cantrips en Modern Ancient Stirrings vs Ancestral Visions. Sideboard y preparación para torneos grandes. Wizards y su enfoque del juego. Control vs Aggro. 25 años de Magic y la opción de R&D respecto a la reedición de Counterspell vs Llanowar Elves. MtG Arena y la competencia con los Esports y Hearthstone. Luis Salvatto. Un jugador argentino en las grandes ligas. La carrera por el Player of the Year. Cartas truchas. Penalizar al jugador o al retailer. Quien es la víctima. Presión por la Reserved List y dudas por los boosters de la celebración de 25 años. Rincón de Legacy. La evolución del formato. Banneos y reestructuración. El interés de los Pro y de Wizards por mantener sano al formato. Despedida y saludo a la comunidad.
Whether a powerhouse sideboard card for Wilderness Reclamation or coming down on turn two with Llanowar Elves, now is the time to play Thief of Sanity!
W/B Aggro may have won the Magic Online PTQ, but R/B Aggro was the dominant force at Grand Prix Birmingham. Six copies made the Top 8 and eventually took it down, and that sort of success came seemingly out of nowhere. Gerry was on the ground floor at GP Birmingham, so he knows how it all went down. Goblin Chainwhirler is having a massive effect on Standard, to the point where Llanowar Elves may not be playable. Is Goblin Chainwhirler a more egregious Rampaging Ferocidon? How did this happen? How is Standard going to evolve going forward? Also, don't miss the biggest "I told you so" moment in GAM Podcast history!
The 'Goyfs yammer about episode eight of the Dominaria story, crowd surfing through the Blind Eternities, and the vital importance of Slimefoot. This podcast brought to you by Code Black, your first choice for removing Llanowar Elves or damn near anything else.
There are so many cool cards in the Dominaria spoiler that it’s a good thing we have a few extra weeks to talk about them! This week we’ve picked out just a few to discuss in the context of Standard (mostly). In addition to the cool cards of Dominaria, somehow Llanowar elves made its way […]