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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Mechanics & Cube Additions

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Mechanics & Cube Additions

FromLucky Paper Radio


The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Mechanics & Cube Additions

FromLucky Paper Radio

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Length:
80 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This is your last week to fill out the Lord of the Rings and associated commander deck surveys! Share your own perspective on the new set.
Andy and Anthony take a first look at Magic’s first, full crossover set: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. They talk about the mechanics and their first impressions of the set. Share some of the cards their interested in trying out in their own Cube environments.
View all cards mentioned in the episode →
Discussed in this episode:

LTR Mechanics Article on the Mothership
Lucky Paper Radio Episode 49 on Ragavan and Laelia
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Cube Survey
Tales of Middle-earth Commander Cube Survey
Updated Rotisserie Draft Sheet
CubeCobra Google Sheets Integration

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
7:20 - The Mechanics of Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth
8:18 - The Ring and The Ring Tempts You
17:32 - Amass Orcs
19:49 - Food
21:35 - Typed Landcycling
23:53 - Sagas
24:52 - Legends Matter
26:53 - Scry Matters
27:24 - Creature Type Matters
29:34 - Is this a “Commander” set?
31:58 - Personal Cube Inclusions: The Neoclassical Cube
35:29 - Personal Cube Inclusions: The Regular Cube
35:40 - Improvised Club
36:25 - Shower of Arrows
36:51 - Stern Scolding
42:14 - Legolas, Master Archer
46:23 - Personal Cube Inclusions: The Bun Magic Cube
47:06 - Anduril, Flame of the West
51:29 - Flame of Anor
54:17 - Stern Scolding
57:19 - Orcish Bowmasters
1:04:23 - Reprieve
1:10:55 - Personal Cube Inclusions: The Turbo Cube
1:11:09 - Wizard Rockets
1:13:38 - Boromir, Warden of the Tower
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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

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

If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord.
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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Released:
Jul 3, 2023
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.