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Ryan Overturf
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Host of 180 MTG- a podcast dedicated to all things Cube! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2524885
I used to do tournament commentary. I still do, but I used to, too.
The occasional mimosa is a must for me. he/him
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Part 2 of my Avatar Cube review is here! I think I let the set's cute aesthetic fool me at first, but this set is really powerful:

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Avatar: The Last Airbender Cube Review Part 2: Individual Cards for Cube - 180 MTG
Ryan Overturf concludes his Cube review of Magic's newest release, Avatar: The Last Airbender! This week's episodes focuses on individual card designs with regard to where and how they might fit into ...
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Traveling this week? Sounds like as good a time as ever to check out my podcast 🤠

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180 MTG
A Magic: The Gathering Cube podcast hosted by Ryan Overturf.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
With No Holds Barred Vintage Cube returning to MTGO this week, I am most excited to put Hullbreacher through a table.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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It occurs to me that one reason artists summarily reject AI (and there are MANY reasons) is because artists are, by nature, people who move through the world at a different pace. We take time to notice light, colors bouncing off a flower petal, how someone moves, the angle of an eyebrow.
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Every now and again working on Cubes leads me to thoughts like "Balduvian Trading Post is definitely too powerful for this environment" and I love that shit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Finally got my hands on a Riding the Dilu Horse so I've been working on 30-50 Feral Hogs again and the bots on Cube Cobra basically refuse to put Razor Swines in their decks. I haven't made it fully impossible to win without them, but this deck sure as hell can't close.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨‍🍳 😘

The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Part 2 of my Avatar Cube review is here! I think I let the set's cute aesthetic fool me at first, but this set is really powerful:

www.buzzsprout.com/2524885/epis...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Cube Review Part 2: Individual Cards for Cube - 180 MTG
Ryan Overturf concludes his Cube review of Magic's newest release, Avatar: The Last Airbender! This week's episodes focuses on individual card designs with regard to where and how they might fit into ...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Amulet Titan is fricked.
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Feels appropriate this piece becomes free as I’m packing for Thanksgiving-then-Worlds. For 15 years I loved competitive MTG not because I thought I’d get here, but because of the person it helped me become.

It absolutely needs to survive.

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The Case for Competitive Magic | Ryan C's MTG
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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There is a certain kind of person that believes that, unless you are willing to drop everything you are doing and angrily debate the most trivial topics imaginable, you are doing something wrong, and I can't impress enough how much you should ignore those people.
You’re not beholden to respond to every rando that decides to challenge you on something just b/c they had or are having one bad experience. Some people on this app simply like being argumentative and confrontational for the sake of it (especially twitter/X refugees) and nobody is entertaining that.
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Managed to talk about 30 cards in just under an hour for part two of my Avatar Cube review! I pushed myself to feature a wide range of different kinds of designs for different environments- curious to see how it lands!
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is an insightful and fun listen. The Ball Pit sounds fucking rad.

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Episode 278: Diving Into the Ball Pit — Lucky Paper Radio
Andy and Anthony talk with Jane about her cube The Ball Pit where every card can be played face down as a copy of chromatic sphere.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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"To them, burning a house is a crime, while shooting a Yankee soldier in the eye is just part of war’s rich tapestry. So their horror of messing with private property joins their sense of emasculation, and their total ignorance of what war on one’s home ground actually means."

This was a great read
Every year, in honor of the anniversary of Sherman's march to the sea, I share this article in which Gary Brecher eviscerates the New York Times and celebrates one of the most inspired campaigns in United States history

Happy 161st, you glorious bastard
The War Nerd: Why Sherman was right to burn Atlanta
KUWAIT CITY — There are times when the sheer ignorance and ingratitude of the American public makes you sick. This week marks the 150th anniversary of Sherman’s March from Atlanta to the Sea, which...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Part 1 of my Avatar: The Last Airbender Cube review is here! This week I break down the set's themes and mechanics, highlighting individual cards that play in these spaces. Give this one a listen for Allies, Shrines, Lessons and all manners of bending!

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Avatar: The Last Airbender Cube Review Part 1: New Mechanics and Themes - 180 MTG
Ryan Overturf begins his Cube review of Magic's newest release, Avatar: The Last Airbender! This week's episode focuses on the set's new mechanics and themes, and next week's follow-up will highlight ...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I got into Yu-Gi-Oh! first through the anime- the concept of a world where everyone played the same game was so cool to me as a nerdy and lonely teenager. The friends who played Yu-Gi-Oh! with me played Magic first, and thankfully they nudged us in that direction.
What's the lore behind you getting into @magic.wizards.com?

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November 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Gonna be playing some Blood on the Clocktower on @calebdmtg.bsky.social's stream soon!
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Nobody tells you when you start a solo podcast that it takes 3+ hours of recording to get one hour of raw, unedited audio.
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
A lot of the focus in Universes Beyond sets is on giving mechanically satisfying main characters, but these simple building blocks are cool and important, too. This card communicates so much! Without any rules text, you get a feel for the Fire Nation being full of sycophant freaks.
The issue that I have with this Jumpstart release is that I was so happy to see this card previewed, but that was because I thought it was in the main set. Vanilla creatures are so nice for setting the tone of the world, and I miss when they were just in sets.
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
7-2 with one of the most stubbornly Mono-Red decks I've ever drafted. Played some really weird games where my opponents had awkward decks/draws, too. Never cast Cori-Steel Cutter into Trumpeting Carnosaur on the same turn before tonight, nor would I have predicted having 8 mana with this deck!
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Taking a second to appreciate how cool it is that I riffed on what looked like a fun way to play a game to me and other folks are trying it out before I have even had the chance to myself! Absolutely incredible.
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This week on the pod I talk through my thoughts on the first run of the Magic Arena Powered Cube!

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Arena Powered Cube First Impressions - 180 MTG
Ryan Overturf shares his thoughts from playing the first run of the Arena Powered Cube! What's working, what isn't, and where should the Cube go from here? Zach Barash's article on the Cube's des...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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HEY. WE NEED ANSWERS FOR (legally distinct) MTG x ATLA FAMILY FUED.

PLEASE ANSWER: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
MTGO Avatar the Last Airbender Creator GameShowdown Survey
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November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This might actually rule?
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM