Cube&Chaos

CubeOpen Braunschweig was a blast. We talk about the event with the Winner KoKonuts aka Konrad.   You can find all important information about the north German Cube community on http://www.mtg-cube.de/ There you can also register for the wait list of CubeOpen Hamburg on September 27th and 28th.   Also check out the Rarity Cube our selection for CubeCon 2025 on CubeCobra.   You can contact us on BlueSky as well: Max Jacob You can also join the Cube&Chaos discord and draft with us!

We are finally back.    Having our old hosting site go away while not paying attention made things complicated. But here we are. Sorry, Jacob.   On this episode we are joined by the lovely Judge Bones! You can find Bones on BlueSky As well as on CubeCobra, with all the Cube projects we talked about! Life can be tough. If you are struggling, reach out for help. In the US https://988lifeline.org/ is a great option. You can contact us on BlueSky as well: Max Jacob You can also join the Cube&Chaos discord and draft with us!  

This Episode has originally been released on May 15, 2024   CubeCon 2024 is quickly approaching. Voting is live right now: Go and vote for your favorite Cubes! This episode Cooper G. Frye helps us expand our horizon: Somewhere between Standard legal sets and Cubes is the design space of Masters sets like Modern Masters. Cooper, who was one of the top contestants in the last Great Designer Search 3, has an expansive experience designing custom sets in the Modern Masters style. We also talk about draft hosted by the XMage Draft Historical Society (XDHS). You can join their discord here. You can contact Cooper on twitter or find him in our discord. If you want to draft one of Coopers many creations, Cube or Chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us! Happy cubing!  

This Episode has originally been released on December 24, 2023   This year and with that CubeCon came and went. We look back at CubeCon 2023 and dream a bit about what 2024 might bring. Joining us is CaptainWacky Who shared accommodation with Finite at CubeCon 2023. His performance, summed up in this meme. He is a pillar of the Cube community and a twitch mod in many channels. We get to know him better via his signature spell book. If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us! Want to build your first cube? Come chat with us! Happy cubing!  

This Episode has originally been released on October 11, 2023   This time we are joined by the Twitch streamer Amaz to talk about all things Cube and Chaos. As famous a he is, he still introduced himself with his signature spellbook. Its best to find him on twitch, where he streams Magic among other cool games. Give Amaz a follow on twitter! We talk about his Cube designs and philosophy of how to deal with mistakes Same mistake twice? A week of no food. His Cubes are well worth checking out: Amaz's Peasant+ Cube was on MTGO some years ago, the legacy list is still on scryfall! Amaz's Mindmap Cube is his higher power environment If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us! Want to build your first cube? Come chat with us! Happy cubing!

This Episode has originally been released on April 4, 2023   This episode we hop on the bandwagon and invited Derek Gallen onto the show! As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook. Give Derek a follow on twitter! Derek is streaming Cube design on twitch Our main topic this time is feedback. How it helps, and why giving honest feedback might be not be necessary. We learn a lot by looking at Derek Cube designs: The 4 Packs of Magic he brought to CubeCon last year The easy to carry and frequently cloned Bar Cube Check out our twitter! If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us! Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us! Happy cubing!

This Episode has originally been released on November 29, 2022   This episode we are joined by John Terrill aka CulticCube! As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook. Give John a follow on twitter! Check out the Cultic Cube YouTube channel One main topic is the first ever CubeCon! Have a look at the CubeCon website Or join their Discord John gives us the story of his Cartographia cube and the process of getting it on MTGO! The design article is on the mothership The list can be found on CubeCobra Among other things we also discuss The Magic 30 cube My recent article on CubeCobra Check out our twitter! If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us! Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us! Happy cubing!

This Episode has originally been released on October 11, 2022   This episode we are joined by Matt Grenier, Vintage Cube designer and host of the Vintage Cube Showdown! As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook. Give Matt a follow on twitter! You can find his stream on twitch. There are "no hot takes" (citation needed) in this episode. We talk a lot about his "Modern Vintage" Cube Which can be found on CubeCobra Drafts are happening on our Discord: most Wednesday evenings (US time,  middle of the night EU time) Sunday noon/evening (US and EU times respectively) Come and play with Matt and us! The coverage is hosted either on Matts Twitch channel or on the Vintage Cube Showdown channel. We also talk about cube and magic design in general How the role of the aggressor not changing makes for a bad game of Magic How Magic can be like fighting games like Street Fighter  How to win and what are the flaws with the current MTGO Modern Cube Which can be found on the mother ship How its was Titans that changed the game for ever and not Planeswalkers But there somehow is also time to talk about Chaos Draft! How slow games impact card evaluation Check out our twitter! If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us! Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us! Happy cubing!

This Episode has originally been released on July 20, 2022   This episode we got the chance to talk to MTG Streamer and cube lover Caleb Durward! As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook. Give Caleb a follow on twitter! You can find his stream on twitch. We mostly talk about cube: Caleb Gannons Powered Synergy cube Which has a design article on the mothership Was clearly designed for CalebD specifically And has a list on CubeCobra CalebD's attempt on a pick-one-get-the-rest-for-free peasant cube MTGO Vintage cube Which CalebD discusses on his patreon And wish MTGO a happy 20th birthday Check out our twitter! If you want to draft chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us! Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us! Happy cubing!

This Episode has originally been released on April 18, 2022   Finally we have the legendary MTGO grinder and aspiring casual player Oppa on the show! He introduces himself with his signature spellbook. Give Oppa a follow on twitter! He also streams on twitch once again, be sure to check that out! We talk about the most recent season of: A format invented by Oppa that attempts to mix Chaos draft with EDH MTGO Vintage cube where we completely fell in love with Lurrus decks for multiple reason! SuperJump Invasion/Planeshift/Apocalypse flashback drafts New cubes Max and Jacob are building inspired by IPA And the second ever Chaos Pro Tour that Oppa participated in! Draft log of Max and Jacob Draft log of Oppa Check out our twitter! If you want to draft chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us! Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us! Happy cubing!