The Nature of Combo in Cube

Andy and Anthony talk about combos. What is a combo? Is it a spectrum? Almost certainly. How are they related to the aggro-midrange-control metagame? How do they affect the draft and gameplay of a given Cube? Does Anthony hate combos? Does Andy hate combos? Only one way to find out. ⁠View all cards mentioned in the episode →⁠ Discussed in this episode: Lucky Paper Radio — The ABCs of Aggro Lucky Paper Radio — The ABCs of Control Bosh n Roll on YouTube Lucky Paper Radio — Guest Episode with Ryan Saxe Anthony’s Personal Journey through Cube Design Article Andy’s broken Fastbond Roto deck on YouTube: Boonta Vista Well There’s Your Problem Til’ Death do us Blart The Worst Idea of All Time The Neighborhood Listen Cubes Mentioned: Bun Magic Cube Regular Cube Degenerate Micro Cube Neoclassical Cube The Turbo Cube The Irregular Cube Lyserg’s Legacy Cube Ryan Saxe’s Buildaround Cube Ligma Cube “The Pube” a.k.a Rally The Peasants AiBretty’s Cube Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 0:58 - How good is Whitemane Lion plus Oketra’s Monument? 3:08 - Why is combo not Anthony’s favorite style of gameplay? 8:53 - What is a ‘combo’? What is a ‘combo deck’? 20:08 - The tension between heuristics and indivi…