Lucky Paper Radio

Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox
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Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.

  1. 1d ago

    Capitol Cube Championship 2026 Tournament Report

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony recap their experience at Capitol Cube Championship in Washington D.C. They talk about the five different cube drafts they did between them and their overall experience at the event. Discussed in this episode: Team Fundraiser for Birds of Paradise100 Ornithopters Champion’s Draft Digital QualifierCapitol Cube ChampsThe Score by C. Thi NguyenThe Desert BirdUpkeep ZineTrinket CubeSynesthesia100 OrnithoptersInvasion to Kamigawa CubeIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro4:36 - Capitol Cube Champs4:52 - Andy’s Desert Bird Draft16:49 - Andy’s Desert Bird Games27:45 - Anthony’s Desert Bird Draft33:27 - Anthony’s Desert Bird Games37:36 - Alex Responds39:02 - Trinket Cube Draft49:09 - Synesthesia Draft53:28 - Synesthesia Games61:18 - Invastion to Kamigawa Draft69:51 - Invasion to Kamigawa Games

  2. 5d ago ·  Bonus

    Bonus Episode — Obscura: Dangerous

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk with Ollie about their Obscura Cube with the prompt “Dangerous.” Ollie’s interpretation of the prompt led them to build a desert cube where all lands cost life to generate colored mana. Limiting each player to 20 colored pips of mana over the course of a game reshapes the way player’s engage with their life total as a resource and creates a truly dangerous feeling sensation. Discussed in this episode: Ollie’s Dangerous CubeC4AC ObscuraHoopinIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro2:54 - Dangerous12:45 - Lifegain20:09 - Swamps32:40 - Flavor35:42 - Postgame37:02 - Coverage40:38 - Maintaining Dangerous45:21 - Feedback51:53 - New Cards

    Bonus Episode — Obscura: Dangerous

  3. Sep 28

    Leveraging Scarcity in Cube Design and Play

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy, Anthony, and Parker talk about how to draft cubes better by framing their thinking in terms of the scarcest resource in any give context. Flipping the perspective, they talk about how to leverage a diversity of themes as a cube designer. Discussed in this episode: Birds of Paradise FundraiserLevel Up Your Cube Drafting With Scarcity article by ParkerThe Self-Defeating Irony of Cube Conceits article by ParkerParker’s Articles on Cascade CascadeTurbo CubeTupelo Honey100 OrnithoptersSacred GeometryIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro5:15 - Turbo Cube16:11 - Tupelo Honey20:18 - Scarcity26:41 - Applying Scarcity to New Cubes34:24 - Scarcity for Designers41:29 - Metagame Degeneration56:57 - CASCADE CASCADE

  4. Sep 26 ·  Bonus

    Bonus Episode — Obscura: Collapse

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Gabe joins Andy and Anthony talk about his Obscura cube, starting with the prompt “collapse”. Gabe chose to build on the theme in both aesthetic and mechanical ways. Pulling heavily from zendikar sets he set a tone of a world after the collapse of civilization. Mechanically he hoped to create gameplay that put players in committed positions that could easily crumble. In the first half, before the event, they talk about the design process and fears and expectations. In the second they reflect on how the cube played out. Discussed in this episode: Collapse Cube by GabeTupelo Honey CubeObscura VodsEtherium LandscapeIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro3:12 - Collapse7:17 - Risk / Reward14:05 - Balancing Vibes18:21 - Expectations23:09 - Postgame26:31 - Hatching Plans29:10 - Speed31:45 - Landcallers36:33 - Inferno Titan40:21 - Desert Cubes45:31 - Hindsight

    Bonus Episode — Obscura: Collapse

  5. Sep 21

    Drafting and Designing Weird Cubes with Ryan Overturf

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony are joined by Cube icon Ryan Overturf to talk about drafting and designing weird cubes. They talk about his experience at CubeConbroadening his experience into novel designs. They go more in depth into Ryan’s cube Stadium Stampede where all players start with a copy of Strixhaven Stadium in play. Discussed in this episode: Ryan’s Cubes on Cube CobraThe OnebertRyan’s Youtube180 MTG Podcast1UP CubeAquaone Powered CubeEpisode 238: Vintage Cube SucksObscuraStadium StampedeGrixis CubeEiganjo DriftDeath by 10 CutsBridges Over Troubled WaterIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:16 - Welcome Ryan Overturf8:29 - Weird Cubes14:11 - CubeCon26:02 - Stadium Stampede, Ryan's Strixhaven Stadium Cube31:40 - Uninteractible Permanents36:43 - Stampede Continued42:02 - Conceit Breaking56:50 - Trusting Cube Designers, or Not1:06:46 - Taking Weird Cubes Seriously

  6. Sep 17 ·  Bonus

    Bonus Episode — Obscura: Cavalier

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk with Dan, best known for creating the Devoid Cube, about his cube for Cube for a Cause: Obscura. Starting with the prompt “cavalier” Dan dove into the world of knights and found himself with a cube pulling heavily from the plane of Eldraine. Discussed in this episode: Dan’s Cavalier CubeDan’s Cubes on Cube CobraDuel Decks: Knights vs. DragonsKing CharlesIkoria at HomeArena Planar CubeMidwinterDragons of Winters NightIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro3:42 - Cavalier7:53 - Eldraine at Home12:45 - Flavor v. Mechanics13:56 - Goals and Apprehensions22:00 - Aesthetic Breaks26:57 - Planar Cube29:16 - Postgame / Selling the Cube38:48 - The Other Prompts41:42 - Resonance48:05 - Lessons50:40 - Bulk Sorting

    Bonus Episode — Obscura: Cavalier

  7. Sep 14

    Expensive Spells We Actually Like

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about expensive cards in Cube — how high mana value cards fit into their cube designs. They talk about specific expensive cards they love, break down some specific roles they see the cards playing, and how variety makes cubes more fun. Discussed in this episode: Status and Culture by W. David MarxThe Score by C. Thi NguyenIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro5:20 - High Mana Value Cards13:25 - Pseudo Expensive Cards22:00 - Baneslayers36:35 - Interaction40:14 - Texture43:02 - Board Wipes44:31 - Other Threats49:54 - Lessons

  8. Sep 10 ·  Bonus

    Bonus Episode — Obscura: Anti-War

    View all cards mentioned in this episode In the first installment of Obscura cube design discussions, Andy and Anthony are joined by Ollie to talk about Anthony’s cube designed around the prompt “anti-war”. Moving past the literal interpretation of a cube without war, Anthony chose to make his cube all about presenting the profound horrors of war. The cube features cards that aesthetically or mechanically express brutality, hopelessness, greed, and resource extraction. In the first half, recorded before the event, they talk about their hopes and expectations for the cube. In the second, post-event half they reflect on how well the design met its goals. Discussed in this episode: Anthony’s Anti-War Obscura Cube ListPacifism CubeC4AC ObscuraThe Fire SwampYayoi KusamaIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro5:42 - Anti-War10:15 - Power Outliers and Balance19:38 - Feedback29:00 - Postgame30:25 - Edits35:08 - Titan of Industry39:41 - Things Happening42:19 - Reflections

    Bonus Episode — Obscura: Anti-War
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Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.

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  • Creator
    Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    339
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox
  • Show Website
    Lucky Paper Radio

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