Expensive Spells We Actually Like

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Andy and Anthony talk about expensive cards in Cube — how high mana value cards fit into their cube designs. They talk about specific expensive cards they love, break down some specific roles they see the cards playing, and how variety makes cubes more fun.
Discussed in this episode:
• Status and Culture (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659558/status-and…) by W. David Marx
• The Score (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735252/the-score-…) by C. Thi Nguyen
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• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube (cubecobra.com/cube/overview/andymangold)
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube (cubecobra.com/cube/overview/regular)
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Musical production by DJ James Nasty (facebook.com/jamesnasty).
Timestamps
• 0:00 - Intro
• 5:20 - High Mana Value Cards
• 13:25 - Pseudo Expensive Cards
• 22:00 - Baneslayers
• 36:35 - Interaction
• 40:14 - Texture
• 43:02 - Board Wipes
• 44:31 - Other Threats
• 49:54 - Lessons