The Big, Beautiful World of Set Cubes with Jenn the Judge

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are once again joined by Jenn who shares her expertise in designing set cubes. They talk about Jenn’s experience designing many many set and plane themed cubes and more broadly about the different ways to approach designing them.Discussed in this episode:Cube Con 2025 TicketsRavnica IdealizedBloodburrowKhans Expanded CubeEpisode 229: Fixing is Cringe with Jenn the JudgeSacred GeometryCheck 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 [email protected] or our p.o. box:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro4:49 - Cube Con 2025 Overview12:31 - On Pack Collation in Set Cubes13:15 - What is a set Cube?23:56 - Multi-Set/Planar Theme Cubes25:34 - On Breaking Singleton in Theme Cubes29:55 - A Complete Introduction to Ravnica Idealized32:20 - Balancing Mechanical Gameplay and Vibes in Ravnica Idealized38:00 - Dealing With Power Creep in Multi-Set Cubes42:30 - Set Cubes as a Means of Exploring Flawed Limited Sets50:21 - Five Color Soup in Ravnica Idealized54:39 - Andy’s Sacred Geometry Artifact Deck Fail57:53 - Advice for First Time Set Cube Designers