The Jank Tank

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Commons and uncommons are juiced these days. Let's see what makes a lower-rarity card appropriate for a higher-powered Cube.

Show Notes:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MvZrG0zTMJ4RJqFqGqn8C9XvzGtsdxewV_Dn3lCynY4/edit?usp=sharing

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Constant Derailing
08:40 -- Back on Track
10:55 -- Single-Card Discussion
26:47 -- Main Topic
37:15 -- Elements of Strong Commons/Uncommons
43:22 -- Value & Synergy

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We're over a year divorced from the release of Modern Horizons 3, which had a profound effect on Peasant Cubing. Let's talk about the fallout.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Teld...

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Show Notes (bare-bones):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kh56BFppuaA8DSsBNPyWheRmejPONH-i5L7L8P6OwiU/edit?usp=sharing

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Mythic Co-Hosts
06:56 -- Tim News
09:24 -- Single-Card Discussion
21:02 -- Balanced Gold Sections
30:50 -- Full Land Cycles
38:16 -- Colorless Card Density
47:41 -- Singleton Cube
53:26 -- Themes in Every Color
1:02:08 -- Farewell
1:08:04 -- 2026 Line-Up

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Oh boy, here we are. We'll be playing with the Through the Omenpaths versions of these cards for the most part, but here's out review o...

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Ep. 50 Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lG0MXtUt4GbjZyvnH8zejxjXBnUOyhGDeGhhiNcKgGs/edit?usp=sharing

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Spider-Man Did Me In
10:12 -- Set Logistics
16:07 -- Set Mechanics
19:42 -- White
35:59 -- Blue
48:28 -- Black
1:03:23 -- Red
1:14:42 -- Green
1:29:59 -- Gold
2:22:16 -- Impressions
2:29:31 -- Farewell

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Tim's recovering from his stay in the hospital, so Daneelius & Teld are tackling a bit of a fun topic today: What's up with all the Skyfishers in Peasant Cube, and w...

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Thanks to Daneelius and Teld for carrying on this one. We've got some thoughts on spacecraft and the other new mechanics from Edge of Eternities, and as always we've picked o...

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Ep. 49 Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1umn4DBoTZQG_faBwq6FRjNxWw3To2rH2oaeVqvUQ5f8/edit?usp=sharing

Timestamps:
09:37 -- Set Logisitics
11:19 -- Mechanics
22:33 -- White
50:57 -- Blue
1:06:28 -- Black
1:30:51 -- Red
1:50:24 -- Green
2:04:51 -- Gold/Colorless
2:15:06 -- Impressions

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What's that? Peasant content? Don't mind if we do! Daneelius joins us as we chat about some of our favorite micro strategies in Peasant Cubes.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Shoutouts
05:36 -- Single-Card Discussion
20:25 -- Theme #1: Draw-2
48:30 -- Theme #2: Delirium
1:19:23 -- Theme #3: Artifacts
1:51:57 -- Farewell

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We've got a green problem folks. And no matter how much we want to dance around the issue, it always seems to stem from our 1-mana dorks. So what do we do about that? Can you cut 1-mana dorks from a Cube without damaging green's playability?

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Happy Daddy Day
06:07 -- Single-Card Discussion
17:48 -- 1-Mana Dorks
41:50 -- Balancing Green
50:04 -- Possible Additions to Arena
58:47...

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You're Not Alone -- FFIX Soundtrack -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha6iWPqrJeE
The Extreme -- FFVIII Soundtrack -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En3H80P2SLs

Queue the battle music! Daneelius joins us for a look at Final Fantasy for lower-rarity...

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Well, we're in the thick of it now with Universes Beyond sets. But at least Final Fantasy's something the bois can relate to. Let's see if the cards deliver for Cube.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Opening Pandora's Box
10:13 -- Set Logistics
15:46 -- Set Mechanics
23:18 -- White
48:10 -- Blue
1:13:13 -- Black
1:30:38 -- Red
1:40:24 -- Green
1:56:03 -- Gold/Colorless
2:15:34 -- Impressions
2:21:06 -- Farewell

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Of all the colors, black has probably come the shortest way over the last decade. The individual cards are stronger, but the effects have pretty much stayed the same. Let's do a then vs. now comparison of black across Cubes over the last 10 years or so.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Just 3 Dirty Birds
05:55 -- Single-Card Discussion
20:31 -- Self-Damaging Black
24:51 -- Control Support
27:57 -- Hand Disruption
33:13 -- Aristocrats<...

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The Bakersbane Duo sits down for a conversation about Izzet, specifically the tempo-based prowess versions of the deck. Inspired by newcomer Cori-Steel Cutter, the archetype's got some explosive potential, but also some glaring weaknesses.

Timestamps: 00:00 -- To Oblivion!
08:05 -- Single-Card Discussion
22:05 -- What Is Izzet Prowess?
37:53 -- The Threats
52:34 -- Prowess-Adjacent Cards
1:11:27 -- Newcomers
1:25:36 -- Non-UR Cards
1:30:28 -- Wrap-Up
1:38:41 -- Farewell

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Tarkir: Dragonstorm gave us some pretty powerful 3-color cards to ponder, which got us thinking: What exactly is the role of a 3c card in a Traditional 2c Cube? We've invited Admin Persian to the show to talk about it.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Welcome Persian!
08:10 -- YouTube Comments
10:30 -- Single-Card Discussion
22:24 -- 3-color Checkboxes
30:42 -- Signaling a Theme
44:11 -- Raw Power Cards
51:33 -- Cube Equity<...

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What's that? A Magic set that feels like a Magic set? Needless to say, the boys are VERY interested in the return to Tarkir.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Welcome Back, Chris!
02:36 -- Welcome Back, Tarkir!
06:29 -- Set Mechanics
13:49 -- WHITE
47:24 -- BLUE
1:04:02 -- BLACK
1:31:09 -- RED
1:57:30 -- GREEN
2:07:23 -- ABZAN
2:17:36 -- TEMUR
2:27:34 -- SULTAI
2:35:24 -- MARDU
2:47:36 -- Remaining Gold Cards<...

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Magic's back, baby! At least for now.

We return to Tarkir in glorious fashion, revisiting the clans everyone loved in KTK while maintaining that draconic feel of the plane. But how does a 3-color set like this fair for Cube? That's out job to figure out today, at leas...

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We focus a lot on Cube design here, but rarely on Draft or Gameplay advice. Here's an attempt to change that as Teld, Tim, and guest Mopbeeble walk through the early portions of a Jank Diver Gaming Cube, pointing out the different paths you could take through a f...

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Cover your ears, we're saying the A-word today. Like it or not, Alchemy's done some pretty sweet things over the last few years, and some digital-only cards might actually make your cubes better. And yes, that means paper cubes too! Let's talk about what Alchemy does right and wrong, and some cards that add some zest to cubes.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Salmonella Diaries
07:44 -- Single-Card Discussion
14:14 -- Why This...

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Welcome to the finale of the Build-a-Cube series. For all aspiring Cube designers, here's our send-off on how to build a Cube from scratch, wrapping up with advice on how to make changes and how to interpret player feedback.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Pot of Greed & Housekeeping
05:07 -- Single-Card Discussion
23:10 -- Cube's Done... Now What?
30:11 -- Match-Up Deficiencies
38:45 -- Identifying Weaknesses
46:15 -- When and What to Change

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Is DFT an Aetherhit or an Aetherwhiff? Guess we'll find out soon, but for now we're specing on the new cards from the set for Peasant Cubes. There are some big open-ended questions like Start Your Engines and the vehicles of the set, but surprisingly, a lot of textural st...

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Buckle Up! Start Your Engines! Tokyo Drift! *Car noises*
Aetherdrift's out after a drought of good Cube sets, but will the vehicle-forward death race set deliver for Cube? That's what we're here to discuss!

Timestamps:
00:00 -- SPEED DEMONS
02:54 -- Set Logisitics & Mechanics
10:59 -- WHITE
36:25 -- BLUE
48:09 -- BLACK
57:55 -- RED
1:11:24 -- GREEN
1:22:12 -- GOLD
2:10:23 -- Initial Thoughts & Farewell

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We've noticed some interesting things about white's core identity these days, and it made us think about how white decks today stack up to the white decks of yore. Let's see how far we've come, and where white might still go in future sets.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Among Us & Cheating at Monopoly
14:06 -- Single-Card Discussion
29:53 -- Pre-Arena White
51:34 -- Modern Themes
1:38:52 -- Further Adaptation
1:52:49 -- Farewell

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Your Cube doesn't actually suck! But there are always areas of improvement, and we've made these mistakes often enough in our Cube career that we can help you steer clear as well! 

Timestamps:
00:00 -- The Commander Tank
04:53 -- Sorry For The Title
09:07 -- Single-Card Discussion
25:30 -- Narrow Themes
41:56 -- Unmitigated Power-Maxing
58:05 -- Bloated Cube Size
1:08:12 -- Kill Your Darlings
1:12:59 -- Player Feedback
1:22:21...

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Peasant players ate GOOD this year. The shift to Play boosters has ushered in the new Age of the Uncommon, and that means we got possibly the best year of all time from a Peasant Cube perspective. Let's talk about why that is with a superlative show for the best cards from 2024!

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Keeping House
10:19 -- Paper-Only Shout-Outs
17:35 -- STONKS Award
24:01 -- Showstopper Award
30:54 -- S...

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 2024 was the last bastion of great Magic design before we get... whatever's happening in 2025 and Beyond. Get it, beyond? Anyway, enjoy us reminiscing about all the Arena sets we got this year and the great/not-so-great Cube cards that came with them.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- GG 2024
11:24 -- MKM
30:33 -- OTJ
50:35 -- MH3
1:01:12 -- BLB Peak
1:14:09 -- DSK
1:38:50 -- PIO & FND
1:47:29 -- Big Pi...

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Welcome to Power Crept Masters, a set full of cards we wanted 3 years ago that are now all but obsolete! Hey, let's not get too cynical, there's still some fun stuff to talk about with this Arena-only set.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- PIO & Housekeeping
07:07 -- Big Picture
12:05 -- WHITE
30:55 -- BLUE
51:40 -- BLACK, kind of?
54:40 -- RED
1:17:54 -- GREEN
1:34:23 -- GOLD
1:48:07 -- Thoughts & Farewell

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Is Hasbro Killing Their Golden Goose?

Note that this episode was recorded about a month before release.
The 2025 Standard line-up has been revealed, and there's some... "talking points" based on what we saw. With a huge shift towards Universes Beyond, the boys are riled up and ready to let it all out.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Tucker & Shotgun Chris
05:18 -- Why We're Mad
13:34...

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Back to basics with Foundations! Nothing too exciting going on in this set, but it should be as good a cube set as any. Thanks to daneelius for hopping on with us on this one!

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Daneelius is here!
08:57 -- White
33:54 -- Blue
55:21 -- Black
1:24:22 -- Red<...

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Foundations is very much a "not-for-us" set, but it's cool to see a set really focused on Standard and new players. We're still going to pick up plenty of goodies from the set, so let's talk about the biggest newcomers and reprints from Foundations!

Timestamps:

00:00 -- No Hype
03:30 -- Set Logistics
10:30 -- White
35:54 -- Blue
58:08 -- Black
1:26:39 -- Red
1:53:22 -- Green

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Turns out there was quite a bit from Duskmourn that we missed out on, and plenty that went over the top of our expectations. Sit on our shoulders as we take a second pass through some of what worked/didn't work from this set, as well as some cards we glossed over early on.

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Intro

02:46 -- Recap

06:52 -- Problematic C...

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As Cube designers, we love when a deck pops up that we never intentionally seeded into our Cube. And as players, we love going out of our way to draft those decks. Let's chat about emergent archetypes, and how you know when you've got one on your hands.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- The Deep Dive
06:57 -- The Main Topic Emerges
09:17 -- Single Card Discussion
18:32 -- Bonus Single Card Discussion

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So many hallways, not enough Doods to fill them all! Check out Ep. 29 of the podcast for our full insights on Duskmourn: House of Horror, including our thoughts on the flavor and mechanics of the set. For now, enjoy some Peasant discussion!

Timestamps:
00:00 -- Doods In Hallways!
05:37 -- New Land Cycle
11:36 -- White
44:50 -- Blue
1:01:10 -- Black
1:24:50 -- Red
1:43:02 -- Gr...

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Duskmourn, a frightful mansion-plane full of unspeakable horrors, shifting rooms, deadly denizens, and... backflipping cheerleaders? Alright, we've got some words to say about this set....
But first! Let's talk Cube cards!

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Hitting PRs At The Gym

06:01 -- Set Logistics

08:22 -- Set Mechanics

19:15 -- White

48:43 -- Blue

1:16:51 -- Black

1:35:38...

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Draw-go control is a thing of the past, and it's time we've accepted it. There's good news for control players, though: Control's not dead, it just looks different! Follow the boys as we talk our way through the new landscape for control in Cube!

Timestamps:
00:00 -- In Sickness & In Health
06:12 -- Single-Card Discussion
18:55 -- Intro To Control
22:44 -- New Pressures, Old Plan
36:36 -- Finishers
51:06...

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If you've been following along with this series, you've probably got a cube full of awesome mono-color sections. But how do you pull everything together to form cohesive themes and multicolored sections? That's our focus today.

Timestamps:
00:00 -- The Caffeine Chronicles
05:46 -- The Real Intro
11:39 -- Single-Card Discussion
23:54 -- Emergent Themes
29:14 -- Themes vs...

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You asked, so we've got more Peasant Cube content coming in, this time with our review of Bloomburrow for Peasant Cubes! We suggest you check out Ep. 26 of the mainline podcast first for more insight into our thoughts on the set, the mechanics, and all the logisitical information about Bloomburrow.

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Bakersbane Duo Strikes Again

05:33 -- White

20:59 -- Blu...

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Bloom! Here comes the Bloom! Ready or not!

The best set of 2024 is here, and it's a homerun for all three of the boys. Let's talk squirrels, offspring, and generally good Cube cards. Forgive us if your thinking gets a little bit... fuzzy.

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Furry Invasion

04:20 -- Set Logistics

08:02 -- Set Mechanics

15:59 -- White

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We're getting a little experiemental on this one, so feedback will be much appreaciated! Join Teld, Tim, and Chris over our shoulders as we talk through a mid-set cube update. Think of it like listening in on one of our routine design conversations, with more banter, name-calling, and whatever foul things Chris says during these discussions.

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

12:04 -- Pre-Discussion Catch-Up + White Changes

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Power Creep in MTG - What is it and How Does it Happen? by Timothy Zaccagnino

Teld and Tim sit down to a discussion about power creep, both in Magic as a whole and Cube specifically. Grab a drink, tag along, and don't be a creep!

Timestamps:

00:00 -- It's A Miyazaki Podcast Now

09:20 -- Single-Card Discussion

16:12 -- What Is Po...