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Are Synergy and a High Density of Interaction Incompatible?

Are Synergy and a High Density of Interaction Incompatible?

FromLucky Paper Radio


Are Synergy and a High Density of Interaction Incompatible?

FromLucky Paper Radio

ratings:
Length:
58 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After watching Caleb draft his Powered Synergy Cube on Magic Online for hours, Andy is dying to support some more sweet, synergistic decks in his Bun Magic Cube. After some reflection, he’s not sure if that would even work, so he’s bringing his hopes and dreams to Anthony to discuss whether it’s even possible to support Bazaar of Baghdad, Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle, or Molten Vortex in a cube that is over one-third interaction.
Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Donald K. Magic’s “Balanced Budget” Cube. Special thanks to Donald for being the first person to help us annotate old episodes. If you’d like to be as handsome and well liked as Donald, you too can help us add robust metadata to old episodes of the show.
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Timestamps:

4:06 — Listener Submitted Pack 1, Pick 1
8:57 — Donald’s Follow Up Question: What is an overlooked card under 50 cents?
13:33 — Are synergy and interactivity at odds?
17:44 — Proposed Definitions for “Synergy Decks” and “Interactive Decks”
23:53 — Reviewing the Deck’s Caleb Posted to YouTube, Beginning With His Favorite Deck He’s Ever Drafted
32:00 — Comparing Densities of Interactions in Decks Between Caleb and Andy’s Cubes
34:06 — One Change to Andy’s Bun Magic Cube in the Name of Synergy
39:36 — Finding More Room For Synergy In Your Cube
42:06 — Synergy and Interactivity in Anthony’s Regular Cube
47:50 — Summary Thoughts

Discussed in this episode:

Lucky Paper Radio 55 — In Defense of Unpopular Cards
Caleb Gannon’s Drafts of his Own Cube on Magic Online
Cards in Anthony’s Regular Cube Under 50 Cents
Cards in Andy’s Bun Magic Cube Under 50 Cents
Bikeshedding

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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

If you have a question for the show, or want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube, email us at mail@luckypaper.co. Please include how you’d like to be credited, your pronouns, a link to your cube if relevant. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord.
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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Released:
May 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.