Boromir Sucks and Oko is a Joke-O: Sweeping Updates to the Turbo Cube

Andy and Anthony talk about a big batch of updates to Anthony’s Turbo Cube. In this Cube, all spells and activated abilities cost {2} less. They talk about their general philosophy of updating Cubes, what types of strategies Anthony is hoping to bolster with these updates, and talk through the changes card by card.

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Discussed in this episode:

• The Turbo Cube
• Frank Karsten’s Mana Math
• Good Morning Magic: Unfinished Land Cycles in Commander Decks
• BoshNRoll: Miraculous Revival!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

0:51 - Draft report: Boromir Sucks

3:25 - Episode overview

6:20 - What is the Turbo Cube?

10:48 - Broad goals and philosophies underpinning these changes

13:01 - A bold new direction for lands

24:55 - Black improvements and a focus on discard synergies

37:04 - Why cut Reckoner Bankbuster?

39:10 - Changes to green

44:14 - Minor tweaks to red

48:34 - The smallest changes: blue and white

1:03:01 - Changes to colorless cards

1:10:30 - Andy’s suggestion corner

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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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