Designing and Playtesting a New Archetype for the Turbo Cube

Andy and Anthony talk about updates to Anthony’s Turbo Cube and how changing a few cards can impact the way a cube feels. In this environment, all spells and activated abilities cost  generic mana less. They cut some of the most potent win conditions including Teferi's Tutelage, and added a handful of cards to bolster black discard focused strategies. ⁠View all cards mentioned in the episode →⁠ 0:00 - Introduction 4:09 - Small (but actually big) changes to the win conditions in the Turbo Cube 16:50 - Do the colors have identities in the Turbo Cube? 20:18 - The problem with black in the Turbo Cube 28:03 - Tournament report from the first draft of the new discard package 39:40 - Ideas for improving the archetype after the first playtest 54:12 - How will Anthony evaluate success or failure of this archetype moving forward? 58:34 - Tidebinder Corner Discussed in this episode: MAGfest Lucky Paper Radio on YouTube Cubes Mentioned: Turbo Cube 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 If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. Send in questions to the show at [email protected]. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.