The Lost Caverns of Ixalan First Impressions, Mechanics, and Personal Cube Additions

Andy and Anthony take a first look at The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. They talk about the set in broad strokes, what they think about the mechanics and how they can potentially slot into different Cube environments. Then the look into individual cards they’re interested in for their own, curated environments.

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Discussed in this episode:

• “It’s Not Too Late” — Trueanon with Dr. Norman Finkelstein
• “The Gaza Cauldron” — Intercepted
• “West Palestine” — Bad Faith with Dr. Cornel West
• Five Broken Cameras
• @ahmattox on Instagram
• @anthonymattox on Twitter
• The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Mechanics
• LCI and LCC Cube Surveys

Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction

7:55 - Reviewing Anthony’s LCI Prerelease

10:52 - The Mechanics of Lost Caverns of Ixalan

11:44 - Craft and Other Transforming Double-Faced Cards

19:23 - Descended and Descent

27:39 - Discover

37:21 - Explore and Map Tokens

42:12 - Caves

45:11 - Other Minor Themes

49:02 - Personal Cube Additions: The Regular Cube

49:50 - Subterranean Schooner

51:29 - Bitter Triumph

52:01 - Glorifer of Suffering

52:38 - Bonus: Sovereign Okinec Ahau

57:15 - Personal Cube Additions: Bun Magic Cube

57:54 - Tarrian’s Soulcleaver

58:54 - Restless Prairie

59:58 - Tishana's Tidebinder

1:02:29 - Helping Hand

1:05:22 - Get Lost

1:08:07 - Jadelight Spelunker

1:10:18 - Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon

1:12:45 - Sentinel of the Nameless City

1:14:57 - Inti, Seneschal of the Sun

1:17:49 - Kellan, Daring Traveler // Journey On

1:19:28 - Bitter Triumph

1:20:53 - Personal Cube Additions: The Turbo Cube

1:21:08 - Confounding Riddle

1:21:43 - Kutzil’s Flanker

1:22:52 - Tishana’s Tidebinder

1:23:13 - Inti, Seneschal of the Sun

1:23:55 - Buried Treasure

1:25:09 - Personal Cube Additions: The Degenerate Micro Cube

1:25:46 - Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant

1:27:58 - Hoverstone Pilgrim

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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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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.