Podcast
180 MTG
A Magic: The Gathering Cube podcast hosted by Ryan Overturf.
- Episodes
- 65
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 50 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
65 episodes, newest first
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46 min
Star Trek Cube Review: New Mechanics and Themes
Episode 65
Show notes
Ryan Overturf begins his first impressions Cube review of Star Trek, going over the set's mechanics and themes!
Support 180 MTG on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/180MTG
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39 min
Flight of the Chromantiflayer
Episode 64
Show notes
Happy Halloween, gamers! This week Ryan Overturf breaks down a new Twobert design built around Soulflayer and Chromanticore that maintains singleton with the original Spooky Cube!
Flight of the Chromanticore on Cube Cobra
Spooky Cube Human and Monster Modules
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47 min
Games in the Middle
Episode 63
Show notes
Cards are often discussed in terms of their floors and ceilings, but what about what happens in between these two extremes?
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46 min
Evaluating New Cards for Cube
Episode 62
Show notes
Ryan Overturf breaks down the factors that he considers in assessing new cards for Cube gameplay, from rate to complexity to fun!
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44 min
Twoberts, Larger Cubes, Playability, and Replayability
Episode 61
Show notes
Ryan Overturf addresses the topic of the replaybility of Twoberts, discussing different draft methodologies and the differences between smaller and larger Cubes in this regard.
For any relevant Cube lists mentioned today, you can find them on my Cube Cobra page.
Enjoying the podcast? Support 180 MTG on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/180MTG
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1 hr 10 min
Reality Fracture Cube Review: Individual Cards for Cube
Episode 60
Show notes
Ryan Overturf concludes his first impressions Cube review of Reality Fracture, going over individual appealing cards for Cube!
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1 hr 3 min
Reality Fracture Cube Review: New Mechanics and Themes
Episode 59
Show notes
Ryan Overturf begins his first impressions Cube review of Reality Fracture, going over the set's mechanics and themes!
Support 180 MTG on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/180MTG
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41 min
Cube Con 2026 Designer Recap
Episode 58
Show notes
Ryan Overturf goes over his experience having his Cube, Stadium Stampede, featured in the main event at Cube Con 2026!
Video highlighting thoughts on the Cube leading up to Cube Con
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53 min
Cube Con 2026 Player Recap
Episode 57
Show notes
Ryan Overturf recounts his experience at Cube Con 2026 as a player, going over all of the Cubes he played and how the drafts went!
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48 min
Mystery Booster Commander Edition and "Fake" Cards
Episode 56
Show notes
Ryan Overturf talks about what he meant when he referred to Hullbreacher as a card from a "fake set" and the implications of that sentiment for Cube designers, and also takes a look at some of the standout cards from the upcoming Mystery Booster Commander Edition for Cube.
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50 min
Selecting Cubes to Draft at Cube Con
Episode 55
Show notes
Ryan Overturf goes over the Cubes that he is most hoping to draft at Cube Con this week!
Full list of Cubes on offer at Cube Con this year: https://cubecon.org/cubes/2026
Support 180 MTG on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/180MTG
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50 min
Magic Arena Planar Cube Retrospective
Episode 54
Show notes
Ryan Overturf looks back at his experience playing the Planar Cube which concluded its three week run on Arena last week, offering insights on what played better or worse across the Cubes three distinct modules.
Zach Barash's article announcing the Planar Cube: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/planar-cube-draft
The Planar Cube ported to Cube Cobra and sorted with card tags for each module for legibility: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/d485d352-f798-49ee-a49c-bd1db31d819b?s2=Tags
Support 180 MTG on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/180MTG
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55 min
The Hobbit Cube Review: Individual Cards for Cube
Episode 53
Show notes
Ryan Overturf concludes his first impressions Cube review of The Hobbit, going over individual appealing cards for Cube!
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57 min
The Hobbit Cube Review: New Mechanics and Themes
Episode 52
Show notes
Ryan Overturf begins his first impressions Cube review of The Hobbit, going over the set's mechanics and themes!
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1 hr 8 min
Every Mana Fixing Land Cycle Ever Part 2
Episode 51
Show notes
Ryan Overturf concludes his look at every mana fixing land cycle ever printed in Magic, and what they mean for Cube!
180 MTG is now on Patreon! If you're interested in financially supporting the show and/or joining the 180 MTG Discord, subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/180mtg! If you'd prefer to make one time contribution and/or you'd like to subscribe but aren't interested in the Discord, you can do that on Ko-fi!
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1 hr 24 min
Every Mana Fixing Land Cycle Ever Part 1
Episode 50
Show notes
Ryan Overturf begins his look at every mana fixing land cycle ever printed in Magic, and what they mean for Cube!
180 MTG is now on Patreon! If you're interested in financially supporting the show and/or joining the 180 MTG Discord, subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/180mtg! If you'd prefer to make one time contribution and/or you'd like to subscribe but aren't interested in the Discord, you can do that on Ko-fi!
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44 min
Build More Cubes
Episode 49
Show notes
Ryan Overturf makes the case that whether you've built zero Cubes or twenty Cubes, that there is always goodness in building more!
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38 min
Stadium Stampede
Episode 48
Show notes
Ryan Overturf's Stadium Stampede, a 360-card rules-modified Cube where every player starts with a Strixhaven Stadium on the battlefield tapped, has been voted in to be drafted at Cube Con this year! On this episode Ryan breaks down the fundamentals of the design to make the environmental more approachable for prospective drafters.
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1 hr 7 min
"Dies to Doom Blade"
Episode 47
Show notes
Ryan Overturf breaks down the nature of threats and answers in Cube design and the questions he asks himself when curating the interactive elements of a given Cube environment.
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1 hr 18 min
Marvel Super Heroes Cube Review Part 2: Individual Cards for Cube
Episode 46
Show notes
Ryan Overturf concludes his first impressions Cube review of Marvel Super Heroes, going over individual appealing cards for Cube!
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