Draft a better mtg cube deck! This series’ first video establishes the fundamentals of my draft philosophy and offers a new pick order mnemonic. P1P1 the best card in the pack!
’Tis the season! We join TeamJbro, cube champion at the SCGCON Winter 2019 and all-time cube trophy leader on MTGO, to take a quick look at the Dec. 2019 changes to the MODO Vintage Cube and to reevaluate the updated format. Jonathan Brostoff leverages analysis of the cube list to find an edge on the competition and to bring home those trophies!
Build a cube! It’s an awesome way to share your design vision, build community, and inspire creativity. I explain what I love most about cube design, and I help you navigate obstacles you may encounter on this journey.
We join TeamJbro, cube champion at the SCGCON Winter 2019 and all-time cube trophy leader on MTGO, to tinker under the hood of the MODO Vintage Cube (Summer 2019). How can we better our own cube design by looking to WotC's? And how can we use this knowledge to 3-0 drafts? Jonathan Brostoff talks big plays, finding an edge, and taking down the competition.
I fell out of love with Baneslayer in cube. Let's develop a more nuanced argument than the obvious one that she dies to removal. We consider popular cards that exhibit similar weaknesses as BSA, and I suggest cards that might replace these. I realize that this is contentious territory. If my takes are hot, they are, I hope, coolly argued! https://youtu.be/KZKLkBPaK20
In the latest Cultic Cube, I argue for articulating your environment's parameters in a way that helps to define your goals and to better communicate your aims to others. landofMordor, author of the Strix Scale for rating cube power and speed, joins us!
Planeswalkers are powerful, iconic, and divisive. In this video, I explain why I have dispensed with Planeswalker caps in my cube and why you might consider doing so, too. My thanks to you all for your insightful explanations of your walker philosophy! I am delighted to be able to share a bit of the diversity of approaches that exist to cubing this category of card.
Gold sections are hard in #mtgcube! It is equally true, though, that multicolor cards are sweet. This video helps you find the gold cards that work best for your goals and to run them at a ratio that makes sense for your environment.
Grind the opposition underhoof! Green ramp is said to be a linear, straightforward strategy, but this is deceptive, as the most typical build is quite fragile. Here we dive into the nitty-gritty of multiple approaches to drafting and building a ramp deck that is resilient and reliable.
Other than wanting more, I can't say anything bad about this series. Great job and I hope you keep them coming.
Thank you so much for the kind words! And I'm happy to hear that you want more! I write essays for the videos, which I viciously edit until they're often half the length of the first draft. I am finding that about five minutes is what many people are willing to watch. And fair enough! No one wants to settle in to a cube theory video that's as long as an episode of Game of Thrones. It's good to hear from someone who would be willing to listen to a bit more elaboration.
Cultic Cube #13 is live! Our starting point is a viewer question about Equipment that is off the beaten path and that may serve as archetype role players. We consider a broad swath of fun Equipment which is suitable for more and less powerful environments. https://youtu.be/o-0JsnXgloo
Wizards introduced vehicles a few short years ago, but it feels as if we have already seen the best of them. (R.I.P. Weatherlight and Parhelion II). Which are the best vehicles for your cube deck? How highly should you take them in draft? Which belong in your cube? And which of those that might appear reasonable should you avoid like the plague? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j49Oo1q8iho
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That's an awesome idea. One of the originators of the format was Tom Lapille, who will be at CubeCon! https://www.mtgcubecon.com/
A video history would be an awesome project.
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Grind the opposition underhoof! Green ramp is said to be a linear, straightforward strategy, but this is deceptive, as the most typical build is quite fragile. Here we dive into the nitty-gritty of multiple approaches to drafting and building a ramp deck that is resilient and reliable.
Thank you so much for the kind words! And I'm happy to hear that you want more! I write essays for the videos, which I viciously edit until they're often half the length of the first draft. I am finding that about five minutes is what many people are willing to watch. And fair enough! No one wants to settle in to a cube theory video that's as long as an episode of Game of Thrones. It's good to hear from someone who would be willing to listen to a bit more elaboration.
https://youtu.be/o-0JsnXgloo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j49Oo1q8iho