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Andy Mangold
@andy.luckypaper.co
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Here to talk about Magic, mostly Cube and other casual formats. Occasionally speaks in to microphones. He/himbo https://luckypaper.co/ My cubes: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/andymangold
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 11h
You can always tell when they put a lot of design chops into a set and some of these abominations are sick mechanically
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 21h
It's always been gay
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 21h
I lowkey love how unflattering this photo is, lol
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 1d
Who am I seeing at @cubecon.org next week?

I'm _probably_ going to bring 100 Ornithopters with me to organize a side draft or two, as a lot of people have told me they want a chance to play it.
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Brian Kowal @bkowal23.bsky.social · 1d
Who is coming to CubeCon next week? I want to remind everybody that CubeCon always kicks off with a free Day Zero event at my store @mistymountaingames.com! There will be tons of open Cubing and great times! Please ponder attending! @cubecon.org
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Ollie // Beeks @ollie.bostoncubeparty.com · 1d
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This post was in reaction to the same exact 57 minutes of sound lmfao. We are not the same.
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Ollie // Beeks @ollie.bostoncubeparty.com · 3d
Met some game designers at Wasteland and started asking myself why I make cubes instead of games. Then I came back to all of this UB discourse and felt doubly unmotivated toward Magic. But after listening to 10 minutes of LPR, I want to cube so damn bad. What are they putting in this podcast?
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 1d
The irony of a hating comment complaining that other people are haters is just perfection
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 1d
That accent though!? Those cute lil glasses??? His publicity people are at the top of their game.
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 1d
Guy listens to ONE of the 2-3 episodes per year where we actually address Magic more broadly instead of SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON THE ASPECTS WE LOVE LIKE WE DO EVERY SINGLE WEEK. I rate this listener 0 out of 5 stars.
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 1d
Democracy has always been inherently flawed
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
It was… something!
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
I haven’t been keeping up with my #cubetuesday posts, but it’s a heater this week. We rotisserie BUILT a RUG cube in our playgroup and I drafted this.
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
Some good-ass answers in here. Especially Vault Skirge.
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
You had me at “Ephemerate can sit down.”
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
It will always be evergreen in my heart
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
I have always had a soft spot for Crashing Drawbridge.
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
That’s a big bonus to me, ha. I hate when games are all about some stupid lifelinker or when life totals get out of hand: he solves both those issues!
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
Oh. I feel like that’s at least face up about what death touch really is. It’s an edict that draws a card and your opponent has a little agency around.

Maybe my answer is actually Ohran Frostfang, though, to your point.
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
Overall I think it suggests/teaches bad habits and unfun play patterns.
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
Recorded a whole episode about it and I know you listened to it.

I think inherently defensive mechanics overall suck for a game that already advantages the defender in so many ways. It also feels bad for many people to play against because they don’t want to attack even when it’s correct.
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
Death Touch is a hard one but that’s mostly because I hate that mechanic. I’m inclined to say Baleful Strix
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
Shhhh he’s gonna hear you!!!
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
This goes in the Char Rumbler / Evra category for me
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
In Ollie’s defense one of my first two examples was a land.

I think Kari Zev is a great example of first strike.
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Magic Data Science @mtgds.bsky.social · 3d
Love this question! Some haste candidates
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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 3d
I think Evra is cute and funky, but not actually the best example. Evra is to lifelink as Char Rumbler is to double strike
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