Cube Engineers Episode 35: Maximizing Fun in Vintage Cube with Joe Anderson

IT’S ALL JOEVER NOW.

For the final episode of the Cube Engineers Winter Arc, TrainmasterGT invites one of the most prolific Cube players of all time, Joe Anderson, to share his expertise regarding Vintage Cubes. Together, they trace the history and evolution of Vintage Cube, unpack how “powermaxxing” has shaped players' perceptions of these designs, and explore practical ways to maximize fun without sacrificing depth or replayability. Along the way, Joe offers advice on customizing a Vintage Cube, so it feels unique and tuned to one’s personal tastes. By the end, you’ll be ready to bring a Vintage Cube to your table that not only plays great, but feels unmistakably yours.

All Aboard!

Show Notes

Cali Cube Champs

Joe’s Week in Magic Podcast

The Anarchy Cube

Aquaone’s Vintage Cube

The MTG Cube Talk Discord

Cards Mentioned

Cogwork Librarian

Gaea’s Skyfolk

White Knight

Rite of Flame

Manamorphose

Dark Ritual

Lightning Bolt

Opposition

Murktide Regent

Abhorrent Occulus

Three Steps Ahead

Timetwister

High Tide

Fastbond

HullbreacherMinsc and Boo, Timeless Heroes

Elspeth Tirel

Goblin Guide

Kavaron Harrier

Nadu, Winged Wisdom

Ketramose, the New Dawn

Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd

Overlord of the Balemurk

Ghost Vacuum

Nihil Spellbomb

Mirage Mirror

Time Vault

Dark Depths

Channel

Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

Noble Heirarch

Sol Ring

Comet, Stellar Pup

White-Plume Adventurer

Forth Eorlingas!

Otharri, Sun’s Glory

Tendrils of Agony

Smokestack

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

Upheval

Generous Plunderer

Gau, Feral Youth

Abbot of Keral Keep

Ajani Vengant

Lightning Helix

Sentinel of the Nameless City

Dryad of the Ilysian Grove

Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

Field of the Dead

Knight of the Reliquary

Thespian’s Stage

Tinker

Zurgo Bellstriker

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

Ignoble Heirarch

Professor Oak’s HintPot of Greed

Innovate

Mind Goblin

Seething Song

Stormscale Scion

Thassa’s Oracle

Lightning Strike

Evolving Wilds

Scalding Tarn

Llanowar Elves

Elvish Mystic

Joraga Treespeaker

Lore Seeker

Thought Seize

Tarmogoyf

Grist, the Hunger Tide

Doom Blade

Mana Crypt

Black Lotus

Time Walk

Contract from Below

Ancestral Recall

Cogwork Librarian

Time Spiral

Brain Freeze

Price of Progress

Invasion of Ikoria

Goblin Sharpshooter

Special thanks to Joe Anderson for appearing as a guest on this episode!

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