Vintage Cube Sucks

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about why they think Vintage Cube sucks. Riddled with unintelligibly complicated cards, self-solving puzzles, and value generating haymakers that take no investment or strategy to maximize, it’s not our hosts’ favorite kind of Cube.Discussed in this episode:Aetherdrift and Aetherdrift Commander Cube surveysReally Bad ChessRusty Box o’ GoblinsQuadrant TheoryMTGO Vintage Cube on Cube CobraNo Holds Barred Cube on MTGOParker’s Article on Trivia ChecksStavvy’s WorldMidnight DinerMay’s Fae CubeCheck us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If 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.Timestamps0:00 - Intro3:09 - Vintage Cube Sucks5:19 - Disclaimers and Caveats14:45 - What do we mean when we say ‘Vintage Cube’?18:02 - Issue one: rampant card complexity, especially the Initiative30:25 - Issue two: cards with no downsides encourage unfocused decks36:13 - Issue three: modern power outliers are mostly unknown supplemental set cards, not iconic pillars of the game42:30 - Miscellaneous ‘Vintage Cube’ cards that offend Andy and Anthony45:06 - What to do with the knowledge that Vintage Cube sucks?