Cube Design Iron Chef: Genesis Wave

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony brainstorm a brand new cube starting from a single card: Genesis Wave. Like the two previous episodes, featuring Goblin Charbelcher and Trade Routes, they expand from a single card considering what kind of environment it would make sense in. They take a few further steps considering more layers of cards that fit together in different ways. They end up with a rough sketch for a cube idea, including some general themes and a few open questions still to answer to turn their initial brainstorm into a playable list. Discussed in this episode: Second Edition of the Cube Will Outlive Magic Playmats Available for Preorder Lucky Paper Patreon Episode 197: Cube Design Iron Chef: Goblin Charbelcher Episode 182: Emergent Cube Design by Example starting with Trade Routes If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. 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 [email protected] or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 3:30 - Building a Cube Starting from Genesis Wave 7:55 - Why Andy Doesn't Like Genesis Wave 16:34 - Level 1 Cards 23:52 - Permanent Based Interaction 26:54 - Landfall 30:42 - ETB Payoffs 34:28 - Level 2 Cards 42:01 - Vendilion Clique Corner 51:57 - Open Questions Remaining 57:46 - Approaching the Manabase 1:01:54 - Conclusion