The Nature of Combo in Cube

Andy and Anthony talk about combos. What is a combo? Is it a spectrum? Almost certainly. How are they related to the aggro-midrange-control metagame? How do they affect the draft and gameplay of a given Cube? Does Anthony hate combos? Does Andy hate combos? Only one way to find out. ⁠View all cards mentioned in the episode →⁠ Discussed in this episode: Lucky Paper Radio — The ABCs of Aggro Lucky Paper Radio — The ABCs of Control Bosh n Roll on YouTube Lucky Paper Radio — Guest Episode with Ryan Saxe Anthony’s Personal Journey through Cube Design Article Andy’s broken Fastbond Roto deck on YouTube: Boonta Vista Well There’s Your Problem Til’ Death do us Blart The Worst Idea of All Time The Neighborhood Listen Cubes Mentioned: Bun Magic Cube Regular Cube Degenerate Micro Cube Neoclassical Cube The Turbo Cube The Irregular Cube Lyserg’s Legacy Cube Ryan Saxe’s Buildaround Cube Ligma Cube “The Pube” a.k.a Rally The Peasants AiBretty’s Cube Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 0:58 - How good is Whitemane Lion plus Oketra’s Monument? 3:08 - Why is combo not Anthony’s favorite style of gameplay? 8:53 - What is a ‘combo’? What is a ‘combo deck’? 20:08 - The tension between heuristics and individual cards 24:09 - Does Andy hate combo? 31:10 - The impacts of combo on gameplay and sequencing 39:35 - How does the presence of combo affect the draft? 45:34 - Satisfying different desires with different cubes 49:01 - Balancing combo alongside fair decks 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.