180 MTG

In the first individual card spotlight on 180 MTG, Ryan Overturf talks about how Tarmogoyf forever altered the landscape of Magic, ruminating on how that impact has been felt and how it can be applied to Cube design. Scryfall search for every future-shifted card from Future Sight for those interested.

Ryan Overturf concludes his first impressions Cube review of Secrets of Strixhaven, going over individual appealing cards for Cube!

Ryan Overturf breaks down his most Vorthos-y design, a Twobert showing off the crew members of the Skyship Weatherlight, and what kitchen table Magic looked like for him when he started playing. The Life and Times of Gerrard Capashen on Cube Cobra.

Ryan Overturf takes a look back at blue/black Faeries from 2008, how that deck shaped his perception of Magic, and how Faeries offers concrete examples of different categories of cards that can inform Cube design. Support Mutual Aid Networks in Minnesota Antti Malin's 2008 World Championship winning Faeries deck

Ryan Overturf talks through how experience with competitive Constructed Magic informs his personal Cube design and the ways it can inform Cube design generally, calling on examples from his history playing Standard and Modern Prowess.

Ryan Overturf begins his first impressions Cube review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, going over the set's mechanics and themes! Support Minnesota Mutual Aid! Donate to the Kansas ACLU and ACE Foundation! Get your tickets for Shoebox!

Ryan Overturf breaks down the design of 30-50 Feral Hogs, a Twobert designed around drafting and winning games with an obscure Limited gem from New Phyrexia. Support Minnesota Mutual Aid Register for Shoebox Cube Cobra Page for 30-50 Feral Hogs Cube Cobra Page for 100 Ornithopters and corresponding Rhystic Studies Video

Ryan Overturf expresses why he prefers maintaining singleton in Cube design, and the mythos that is inspired by making every individual card special. Minnesota Mutual Aid Orgs Good Luck High Five Fundraiser/Giveaway Rhystic Studies Dear Gonti, Love Sophie Andy Mangold's 100 Ornithopters

Ryan Overturf begins his first impressions Cube review of Lorwyn Eclipsed, going over the set's mechanics and themes! Minnesota Mutual Aid Orgs Good Luck High Five Fundraiser/Giveaway For reference if needed, CNN published a rather thorough and well-documented overview of the situation in Minnesota: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2026/01/09/us/dhs-immigration-crackdown-ice-arrests-protests-vis/

Ryan Overturf breaks down the design of his Omniscience Stack- An emblem Cube based on Omniscience Draft on Magic Arena and reminiscent of Type 4! References: Omniscience Stack Cube Cobra Page: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/91bb6713-5a13-4af9-9caa-29aea609e326 Omniscience Draft Wiki: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Omniscience_Draft Type 4 Wiki: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Type_4 Pai Gow Magic Wiki: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Pai_Gow_Magic

Ryan Overturf recounts one of his first tournament experiences at the Saviors of Kamigawa Prerelease and breaks down what a 20 year old memory can tell us about Cube design and the importance of enabling players to steal games. Rhystic Studies' "The Zugzwang Machine": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I06luPguzrk

Ryan Overturf breaks down the concept of Bonus Sheets in draft, going over some versions of Bonus Sheets he's tried in his own Cubes and floats some considerations for different approaches to Bonus Sheets for other Cube designers! SCG Bonus Sheet article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/magic-the-gathering/how-bonus-sheets-play-in-my-twobert-magic-cubes/

Ryan Overturf concludes his Cube review of Magic's newest release, Avatar: The Last Airbender! This week's episodes focuses on individual card designs with regard to where and how they might fit into the world of Cube broadly.