The Third Power: The Third Power - Episode #80 - Cube a la Mode - The Third Power's Exclusive Zendikar Preview Cards and Flexibility in Cube!

00:13:45 - GET LOST00:17:12 - Helping Hand00:22:10 - Sanguine Evangelist00:31:36 - Warden of the Inner Sky 00:32:55 - Akal Pakal, First Among Equals00:42:45 - Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel00:48:35 - Spyglass Siren00:51:40 - Tishana's Tidebinder00:55:00 - Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal, BitterTriumph00:59:25 - Corpses (Crepes) of the Lost01:02:10 - Deep-Cavern Bat01:06:10 - Preacher of the Schism, Souls of the Lost01:10:00 - Stalactite Stalker01:17:34 - Bonehoard Dragon + Belligerent Yearling, Brass's Tunnel Grinder01:24:10 - Breeches, Eager Pillager + Dire Flail01:29:32 - Geological Appraiser01:31:42 - Inti, Seneschal of the Sun01:42:10 - Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant01:42:35 - Huatli + Hulking Raptor01:48:15 - Jadelight Spelunker, Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth01:52:55 - Sentinel of the Nameless City01:58:15 - Anim Pakal, Thousand Moon02:01:45 - Kellan, Daring Traveler02:05:45 - Wail of the Forgotten02:17:00 - Restless Land cycle02:22:10 - Starving Revenant@Antknee42 on Twitter@UsmanTheRad on TwitterUsman at Hipsters of the Coast

In this episode of The Third Power, Anthony and Usman discuss our preview card for Dominaria United - Leaf-Crowned Visionary - and tribal aspects in cube!https://web.archive.org/web/20071214165719/http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/article/9975.html - Sam Gomersall's cube article from 2006, a cube with some minor tribal themes14:45: Cube Discussion29:15: Supporting Tribal in Cube and how it can be easier to integrate with some tribes vs others.  https://linktr.ee/Usmantherad - Usman's Linktreehttps://twitter.com/Antknee42 - Anthony's Twitter

In this episode of The Third Power, Anthony and Usman discuss their two preview cards from Double Masters 2022, catch up on time past and discuss multicolor cards in cube.Thanks Wizards of the Coast for the free previews!Approximate timeline:20:30 - Catching up45:00 - A WILD SODA APPEARS59:00 - Discussion of Multicolor cards in cube.Usman's Twitter Usman's Linktree Anthony's Twitter Anthony Old Man Yells at Clouds articles on CubeCobra: 1, 2, 3George Carlin - What is Irony? 

Thank you to Wizards of the Coast for this free preview card for Midnight Hunt! In this episode of The Third Power, Usman and Anthony talk about our Midnight preview, the legendary Dennick, Pious Apprentice!  Not every creature that provides value does so in the usual enters-the-battlefield trigger style, and we briefly discuss how this can impact your cube's metagame by talking about how creatures can live on in the face of dying to removal. Find Anthony on Twitter @Antknee42 and Usman on Twitter @Usmantherad! Check out these  discords for Cube discussion! 

In this episode of The Third Power, Usman and Anthony talk about our Modern Horizons 2 preview card - Dragon's Rage Channeler!  Thanks, Wizards of the Coast, for the free preview! We discuss Dragon's Rage Channeler in the context of red's role of beatdown in cube, how Dragon's Rage Channeler's myriad of keywords play together, how red does other things than just beatdown and burn and a smattering of other tangents (as usual.)Tattermunge Maniac preview article.Red aggro 1-drop Tier List (courtesy of Kactuus, whose CubeCobra list is here) - Goblin GuideMonastery Switftspear (better in burn heavy red aggro lists, also great in tempo)Grim Lavamancer (better with non singleton fetches and burn heavier lists, also great in most midrange decks)Soul-Scar Mage (better in burn heavy red aggro lists, also good in tempo)Akuom Hellhound (requires a lot of fetches and does not want to be mono C aggro)Bomat CourierZurgo BellstrikerFiredrinker SatyrFalkenrath GorgerJackal PupLightning BerserkerVillage MessengerFervent ChampionRigging Runner (better in very creature heavy red aggro lists that attempt to spam out 1 drops)Foundry Street Denizen (better in very creature heavy red aggro lists that attempt to spam out 1 drops)Stromkirk NobleGhitu Lavarunner (higher ranking in burn heavy red lists)Fanatical FirebrandReckless WaifLegion LoyalistScorch SpitterTorch CourierSkitter of LizardsHall Monitor

Electrolyze, coming soon to Historic and in a fancy new look for cube! In this episode of The Third Power, Anthony and Usman once again return to talk about our new-to-Historic Strixhaven preview card from the Mystical Archive, provided by Wizards of the Coast!  Thank you, Wizards!In this episode, we talk about cats, soda, old music, and our favorite Izzet cards in cube.  Enjoy!Usman's Cube Review of Zendikar Rising:  https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/usmanjamil-03152021-zendikar-rising-cube-review

In this episode of The Third Power, Anthony and Usman preview our first exclusive new preview cards for Zendikar Rising!  We talk about the role of flexibility and modality in cube and how they play an important role in cube (and how these kinds of cards are better than they look!)MTG Cube Brainstorming Discord, where we talk about cube and Usman posts a bunch of cat pictures.Anthony's Twitter, where he occasionally posts pictures of cats.Usman's Twitter, where he also occasionally posts pictures of cats.The occasionally-updated blog for The Third Power podcast.Usman's Cube articles.Anthony's Cube articles.

In this episode of The Third Power, Usman and Anthony reveal our exclusive Double Masters previews! Tag team! Back again! Thanks to Wizards of the Coast for the free previews for Double masters!Usman's Ikoria Review on CoolstuffincWizards.com article on Baneslayers and Mulldrifters and Mike Flores' article that references Patrick Chapin's original article about the concept.

Anthony and Usman complete their return from the graveyard to finish up talking about War of the Spark for Cube: its Colorless, Artifact, Land and Multicolor cards! 00:08:00 - Ajani (GW), Angrath's Rampage, Cruel Celebrant, Deathsprout 00:15:23 - Domri, Anarch of Bolas 00:18:03 - Dovin's Veto 00:20:45 - Feather, Enter the God-Pharaohs. Anthony's article about combat tricks in cube: https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/scheming-the-cube-combat-tricks/ 00:21:38 - Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God 00:28:08 - Ral Zarek, Storm Conduit 00:29:36 - Roalesk 00:37:00 - Solar Blaze 00:39:45 - Teferi, Ruiner of Formats (aka Teferi, Time Raveler) 00:44:40 - Tolsimir, Friend to Wolves 00:45:55 - Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge 00:47:27 - Angrath, Captain of Chaos 00:50:30 - Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner 00:53:54 - Saheeli, Sublime Artificer 00:59:07 - Ugin, the Ineffable 01:02:40 - Blast Zone 01:04:35 - Karn's Bastion 01:07:00 - Mobilized District (there's a long tangent so don't expect this to be talking about the card for 40 minutes!)

Usman and Anthony return from the grave... again, to cover more War of the Spark cards for cube! 00:00:00 - A... great* drink 00:13:00 - Bolas's Citadel 00:18:15 - Bleeding Edge, Dreadhorde Invasion, God-Eternal Bontu 00:21:45 - Liliana, Dreadhorde General 00:28:00 - Liliana's Triumph 00:30:20 - Chandra, Fire Artisan 00:34:00 - Finale of Promise 00:36:53 - Ilharg 00:48:30 - Krenko, Mizzium Tank 00:58:00 - Sarkhan the Masterless 01:00:45 - Tibalt, Rakish Instigator 01:15:40 - Arboreal Grazer 01:19:55 - Nissa, Who Shakes the World 01:31:46 - Vivien 01:33:28 - Vivien's Bow The MTG Cube Brainstorming discord, check it out! https://discord.gg/77kyYT *https://wolfsoup.com/2012/08/29/delicious-fungus-with-a-pleasant-smack-of-birds-nest/, which as it turns out, in retrospect, isn't that great.