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Lucky Paper Radio

Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox

Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.

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01:02:41

Cube Community Building

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2023/01/02

Andy and Anthony talk about growing a local Cube playgroup. They reflect on what’s been working for them to get a consistent, weekly Cube night running as well as challenges that need to be overcome. The talk specifically about the importance of consistency and a good location and managing events to engage new players. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps: 1:35 — Introduction to the Topic 3:14 — In Short: Be Consistent, Pick a Location, Pick a Time, and Show Up 5:36 — Finding a

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01:02:44

Seasons of Cube

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/12/26

Andy and Anthony look back at 2022 on the highs and lows for Cube design and the Cube Community. They talk about the sets and cards they think will have the biggest, lasting impact on Cube design. Cube is a unique format that requires specific tooling to support design, the community, and events. They talk about the challenges these unique needs present as the community grows. Beyond Cube, they talk about the broader state of Magic in 2022 and how they see changes in the game influencing their

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01:01:53

Live Cube Update: Making Removal Better in the Bun...

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/12/19

On the heels of last week’s episode, wherein Andy realized that his 3 drop slot is perhaps inappropriately high-value in the face of removal, and in response to some grumbling from his local playgroup about reactive strategies not being viable because of there being too many recursive threats, the boys are talking through 18 different three drop creatures Andy is considering adding. All of these creatures are more ”Baneslayer” than ”Mulldrifter” with the goal of making removal a bit better in the

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01:01:13

Threat Density & Value Against Removal

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/12/12

Andy and Anthony talk the types and distributions of threats in their Cubes. Like they’ve done with removal and fixing in the past with interaction and fixing, they make a somewhat subjective categorization of how resilient threats are against removal and look at how the distribution changes across the mana curve in each of their main cubes. View the full show notes, including the graphs discussed in this episode → View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps: 5:50 — Belated BRO Hot Take

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01:29:35

The Brothers’ War Cube Community Set Review

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/12/05

Andy, Anthony, and Parker review the results of The Brothers’ War community set survey. They talk about the top cards being tested by the most people as well as some cards that surprised them, being rated higher or lower than they expected. While the set didn’t have many huge stand out cards, one catching the attention of more than half of respondents, a lot of novel cards lurk lower down the list that might inspire new designs if there isn’t already an obvious home for them. View all cards

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00:56:44

How to Test Your Cube

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/11/28

Many cube designers, Andy and Anthony included, have way more time an energy to put into their Cubes than the rest of their playgroup. Given that designers do spend so much more time thinking about and tinkering with their lists than playing them, how do you set up a feedback loop so you can effectively test your Cube? What are the compromises of testing in different ways? What information should you listen to and what should you ignore? How much trust can you actually put into bot drafts? View all

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01:13:10

The Brothers’ War Cube Additions

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/11/21

Our survey for The Brothers’ War is up now! Share what cards you’re interested in for your Cube! Andy and Anthony talk about the new cards from The Brothers’ War they’re interested in giving a chance in their own cubes.They talk about slam dunks for environments from Anthony’s limited-emulating Regular Cube, to Andy’s novel, vintage Degenerate Micro Cube and some cards they’re more speculatively giving a try. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Uncanny Valley Part

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00:47:25

The Brothers’ War Mechanics & First Impressions

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/11/14

Our survey for The Brothers’ War is up now! Share what cards you’re interested in for your Cube! Andy and Anthony review the mechanics and themes from The Brothers’ War. They talk through the headline mechanics and smaller themes in the set all in the context of what might be most valuable to Cube designers of all types. The set is jam packed with new takes and synergistic payoffs for artifacts, but also includes tons of open, flexible cards that could be great new options for many Cubes. View all

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00:56:16

Lessons From the Death of an Experimental Cube

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/11/07

After one last draft, Andy and Anthony look back on the now disassembled Mono Black Cube. They talk about highlights and lessons learned from the particular design. Unique constraints pushed Anthony to explore new space that will inform future projects. More broadly, they discuss the life-cycle of cubes: why it makes sense to start from scratch and iterate rather than circling around a local maximum to improve one’s Cube design skills. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Our listener submitted

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01:05:41

CubeCon "Tournament Report"

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/10/31

After a fantastic, if exhausting, inaugural CubeCon, Andy and Anthony are joined by Patrick, Daniel, and Theo to talk about highlights from the weekend. They talk about their favorite Cubes they drafted, top gameplay moments, and what they learned over an amazing few days of Cube. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps: 5:30 — Our Favorite Cubes 28:56 — Cards that Surprised Us 40:58 — Complexity Chat 52:21 — Scumboi’s Personal Pack 1, Pick 1 59:11 — Our favorite moments from

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00:54:41

The Duality of Power Outliers

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/10/24

View all cards mentioned in the episode → Andy and Anthony respond to an episode of The Eternal Glory Podcast on the recent pauper bans. Drawing comparisons between managing a constructed format with bans and Cube design, the boys examine the difference between welcome power outliers and toxic, ban-worthy cards, talk about the nature of evolving metagames, small and large, and interrogate the concept of a “good Magic purist”. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Lukas’s The

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00:06:53

The Road to Cube Con

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/10/19

We’re on our way to Cube Con! We can’t wait to meet listeners and friends from all over. If you’re attending CubeCon, introduce yourself! We’ll be posting a photo of ourselves on our Twitter account so you know who to look for. Anthony is going to have his battlebox on hand and Andy is looking to grind some games of his mono-colored starter decks. If you’re not attending CubeCon, you can still join in on the fun remotely. The event is streaming all weekend on twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger, and Andy is

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01:05:29

How to Use Scryfall: Improving Your Decks, Improving...

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/10/17

View all cards mentioned in the episode → Andy and Anthony talk about a fundamental component of playing Magic, exploring and finding new cards. They talk about their goals and process for finding new cards and talk about leveraging Scryfall’s powerful search features to make this critical component a breeze. They even touch on some of the advanced features that can save you from missing potential pieces. Check out Anthony’s articles on using Scryfall’s search syntax and advanced searches with

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01:22:10

Turbo Cube Draft Primer

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/10/10

View all cards mentioned in the episode → If you don’t yet have tickets to CubeCon, you can now sign up for the wait list Andy and Anthony talk about how they approach drafting Anthony’s novel Turbo Cube where all spells and activated abilities cost less. The Cube will be featured at the inaugural Cube Con. Our hosts talk about the themes and individual cards that define the format. They talk about the ramification of the rules modification and what to look out for when approaching the

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01:22:22

Regular Cube Draft Primer

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/10/03

View all cards mentioned in the episode → In advance of Anthony’s Regular Cube being featured at CubeCon, Andy and Anthony talk about how they approach the format. The talk about the themes and strategies they think are the most powerful, cards that overperform, and cards that don’t behave like you might expect. Timestamps: 2:14 — Topic Introduction 4:51 — Overview of The Regular Cube 7:00 — Tip: Look for Synergy 11:40 — Theme: Zombies 14:20 — Archetype: Red Black Sacrifice 19:37 — Theme:

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01:59:27

Cards We Were Wrong About: 2022 Standard Rotation

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/09/26

The full timestamps were too long for the RSS feed, so check them out on our website. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Andy, Anthony, and Parker take the 2022 standard set rotation as an opportunity to look back on sets from the not-too-distant past. Sets rotating out of standard include everything from Zendikar Rising to Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. They look back on card they rated (or conspicuously didn’t rate) in Lucky Paper’s prospective surveys, each picking the cards they feel

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01:30:58

Dominaria United Cube Community Set Review

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/09/19

View all cards mentioned in the episode → Andy, Anthony, and Parker talk about the results from the Dominaria United community set review. Almost 350 Cube designers submitted the cards they were interested in from DMU and rated them on how likely they expected to stay in their environment long term. Our hosts talk about the most tested and top-rated cards, examine trends, look at how the set compares to past sets, and offer their own qualitative observations. Check out the full survey results. Our

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01:16:05

Dominaria United Cube Additions

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/09/12

Our Cube Prospective Surveys for Dominaria United and accompanying commander sets are closing soon! Andy and Anthony discuss the new cards from Dominaria United they’re interested in for their own Cube environments. They talk about some powerful new options for Andy’s eternal cube, off-color kicker cards and clean variations on classic cards for Anthony’s unrestricted cube, and a few cards that fit more novel environments. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode:

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00:49:03

Dominaria United Mechanics & First Impressions

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/09/05

Our Cube Prospective Surveys for Dominaria United and accompanying commander sets are now open! Andy and Anthony talk about the new mechanics, themes, and their first impressions of Dominaria United and what they’re most excited about for Cube. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. Timestamps: 1:40 — Episode Structure and Introduction 3:50 — Enlist 9:37 — Read Ahead 13:18 — Domain 19:55 — Kicker 27:19 — Stun Counters 32:22

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01:19:24

Cube as a Personal History with Dom Harvey

Lucky Paper Radio ·

2022/08/29

Andy and Anthony are joined by competitive grinder, latent Cube content creator, and actually good Magic player Dom Harvey to talk about his relationship with the game. Together, they discuss Dom’s storied competitive career, the early days of Cube, how a Cube can serve as a document of your personal history with Magic, whether or not experience with constructed Magic can inform playing and designing Cubes, and how to think about combo as a strategy. View all cards mentioned in the episode → This

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