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Ryan Overturf expresses why he prefers maintaining singleton in Cube design, and the mythos that is inspired by making every individual card special.  Minnesota Mutual Aid Orgs  Good Luck High Five Fundraiser/Giveaway  Rhystic Studies Dear Gonti, Love Sophie Andy Mangold's 100 Ornithopters 

Ryan Overturf concludes his first impressions Cube review of Lorwyn Eclipsed, going over individual appealing cards for Cube!  Minnesota Mutual Aid Orgs  Good Luck High Five Fundraiser/Giveaway  For reference if needed, CNN published a rather thorough and well-documented overview of the situation in Minnesota: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2026/01/09/us/dhs-immigration-crackdown-ice-arrests-protests-vis/

Ryan Overturf begins his first impressions Cube review of Lorwyn Eclipsed, going over the set's mechanics and themes!  Minnesota Mutual Aid Orgs  Good Luck High Five Fundraiser/Giveaway  For reference if needed, CNN published a rather thorough and well-documented overview of the situation in Minnesota: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2026/01/09/us/dhs-immigration-crackdown-ice-arrests-protests-vis/

Ryan Overturf advocates for at least the occasional game of multiplayer Magic, and goes over his favorite ways to play with more than two players!  References:  Free-for-All Magic: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Free-for-All Two-Headed Giant: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Two-Headed_Giant  Star Magic: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Star  Emperor: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Emperor  Grand Melee: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_Melee 

Ryan Overturf breaks down the design of his Omniscience Stack- An emblem Cube based on Omniscience Draft on Magic Arena and reminiscent of Type 4!  References:  Omniscience Stack Cube Cobra Page: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/91bb6713-5a13-4af9-9caa-29aea609e326  Omniscience Draft Wiki: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Omniscience_Draft  Type 4 Wiki: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Type_4  Pai Gow Magic Wiki: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Pai_Gow_Magic 

Ryan Overturf goes over every major Magic release in 2025 in terms of aesthetics and mechanics and breaks down what the year meant for the world of Cube!  References:  Corey Bowen's article on designing Spider-Man- https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/spider-man-and-pick-two-draft

Ryan Overturf recounts one of his first tournament experiences at the Saviors of Kamigawa Prerelease and breaks down what a 20 year old memory can tell us about Cube design and the importance of enabling players to steal games.  Rhystic Studies' "The Zugzwang Machine": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I06luPguzrk  

The progenitor of the Grixis Cube talks about imbalancing colors or fully excluding some in Cube design! Find out what impact eschewing one or more of Magic's five colors has on a Cube, and what that means for individual designs! 

Ryan Overturf breaks down the concept of Bonus Sheets in draft, going over some versions of Bonus Sheets he's tried in his own Cubes and floats some considerations for different approaches to Bonus Sheets for other Cube designers!  SCG Bonus Sheet article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/magic-the-gathering/how-bonus-sheets-play-in-my-twobert-magic-cubes/

Ryan Overturf breaks down how you can use the concept of familiarity as a tool in Cube design to make your Cube more approachable and to get to the fun part of drafting again and again! 

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 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/

Ryan Overturf concludes his exploration of Spooky Cube by breaking down the 180-card Monster Module! This one is for fans of using the graveyard as a resource, and things that go bump in the night!  Cube Cobra link for reference: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/1gk8h