I've allowed this card at Vertex events where I'm actually judging, for larger events I would leave it to the discretion of the head judge(s). It's definitely among the un-cards that offer the most objective rulings, and thus least strain on judge staff.
Eight cubes and corresponding images as follows: aquaone powered, by aquaone 100 Ornithopters, by andymangold Companion Cube, by dinrovahorror Bodleian Cube, by deinonychus9 Eiganjo Drift, by goblingathering Hoopin, by dant The Ball Pit, by janemckinney The Fire Swamp, by aibretty
We are very excited to announce our first wave of Main Event featured cubes, as chosen by our expert selection panel! As it's our first year, cubes will selected in batches to ensure we have the right number of cubes for the attendees. More selections will be released regularly!
I know this is a historically contentious take, but, imo, if drafters are drafting well this is the same thing in most cubes (except you get to peek at the pack the player to your left starts with)
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Speaking of our incredibly talented artist community~
Let's welcome our next Shoebox community artist guest... Goldsabertooth! ✨ @goldsabertooth.bsky.social
If you've snagged any of his iconic tokens, playmats, or art we'd love to see them! 👀
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Happy Magic Monday! We're kicking off another exciting week of back-to-back announcements with our next special guest... self-proclaimed "draft fanatic" and Lord of all things Limited™ -- Ethan Saks! ✨ @lordsoflimited.bsky.social
Banned and Restricted Announcement – November 10, 2025 Announcements Nov 10, 2025 Greg Cortazzo Cube All the cards you don't like are banned. All the cards you like are unbanned.
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Save the date, save some cash, and submit some... cubes! 🧊
Early bird pricing for weekend badges AND cube submissions both close at 11:59PM CST this Friday, October 31st! 🎃 #MTGCube
Holy crap, wasn't expecting to get shouted out by name in a TCC video when I woke up this morning! If you want to give Companion Cube a try, you can draft it at, uh, [unannounced] in January, [unannounced] in February, or [unannounced] in March... IYKYK 😅
it should play really fast by looking at the list. I absolutely LOVE these aspects of the cube, but it definitely comes with a downside in the specific context of 1. timed rounds and 2. a higher-than-normal proportion drafters unfamiliar with the cube.
shut the door by turns 5-7, but spend more real time figuring out which removal spell lines up best here, or when and how best to resolve hand attack. Aggro decks have to think more about what order to deploy threats when they all cost 1-2 mana. It tends to add up, even if the cube seems like-
boards and fast aggro decks. There are always tons of things to do out of your hand and important sequencing choices, even if there aren't a million triggers and planeswalkers and trinket tokens to keep track of, which can create analysis paralysis of its own sort. Control decks usually aim to-
have each turn (which is helped by lots of cheap cards and lots of ways to spend mana that aren't spells) than it is by game speed. I think the skill ceiling on decks of all speeds is pretty high in Atomic Cube, which undoubtedly has contributed to its slow pace at events, in spite of its small-
toward small-game cards, but fast decks are still fast enough to punish stumbling with bad curves or manabases, and when two decks that want to do that run up against each other, it's definitely a race. Generally speaking, I think decision density is more affected by the number of options you-
are not at all at odds with high decision density, especially if players have a lot of control over mitigating the variance of their draws (cantrips, mana sinks, etc). Slow decks are undeniably powerful, and cards that are capable of gumming up the board are at a premium because the cube trends-
I don't have a tidy, 300-character answer to this question, but a few thoughts: Atomic has an abnormally high removal density, but this tends to help both fast and slow decks, so I see a lot of races and a lot of standoffs depending on matchup. I also think long, grindy games-
Definitely one of the more interesting takeaways from seeing this cube in the context of events. Short games (turns) =/= short games (clock time).
the world needs more cubes where this card is good
And when the designers come and say, hey, you aren't using the pieces we made correctly, is that a genuinely valid concern? People are having a blast working within the rules they made with your toys. They are still buying Legos, just not building the picture on the box
In game, I'm a border enjoyer, but holy crap is this an amazing piece
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What DOES the back of Jace's coat look like again? 🤔
Compete to see who can draw Magic characters from memory ""better"" (no artistic experience required)!
Please welcome @myhandsareblank.bsky.social, @byjacobparis.bsky.social, and @legdotegg.bsky.social presenting their iconic D00D-L Off event! 🎨🖌️
Narcomoeba, Faerie Macabre, other plans that cheat permanents or spells (Sneak Attack, Omni, Creativity, Greasefang, Rector, S&T), Street Wraith, Phyrexian mana, MDFC lands in Oops/Belcher, Land Grant, Pacts, Leylines, Mindbreak Trap, Spirit Guides, every Dredge/Hollowvine payoff
Now I want to see a cube in the style of @goblingathering.bsky.social 's Museum of Modern (cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...) designed by @boshnroll.bsky.social and focusing on the golden age of Legacy instead 👀👀👀
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Let's start our guest announcements with a very special event host! Wait, uh... who was it again? 🐟 💭❓
Please welcome Nick Floyd @magicstorytime.bsky.social, the original creator of Forgetful Fish / DanDan! Catch him in the Carnival playing DanDan variants and hosting competitive DanDan side events!
Dandan means we can make whatever we want with Magic cards, with no regard for what formats they're good in, how valuable they are, or what WotC designs them to do, and still create rich, strategic, and fun games. Dandan means Magic belongs to the players.
This is such sick Cal lore, can I hit you up for outdoor mushroom advice after I'm done moving 👀
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