Andy Mangold
@andy.luckypaper.co
Here to talk about Magic, mostly Cube and other casual formats. Occasionally speaks in to microphones. He/himbo https://luckypaper.co/
My cubes: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/andymangold
My cubes: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/andymangold
Cursed cube design question: what are your favorite things to do with Sundial of the Infinite?
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Cursed cube design question: what are your favorite things to do with Sundial of the Infinite?
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This week's next piece is, dare I say, the most complete exploration of hybrid mana in cube design ever written.
Researching this piece surprised me... I would have never guessed Red's first all-upside 2/2 at 2MV, and I bet you won't either.
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Researching this piece surprised me... I would have never guessed Red's first all-upside 2/2 at 2MV, and I bet you won't either.
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The Risks Of Hybrid Mana — Lucky Paper
Hybrid mana is a frequent design tool for Wizards and for the Cube designers who follow in their footsteps. But hybrid cards exhibit some predictably risky tendencies in Cube. Read on to find out why,...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This week's next piece is, dare I say, the most complete exploration of hybrid mana in cube design ever written.
Researching this piece surprised me... I would have never guessed Red's first all-upside 2/2 at 2MV, and I bet you won't either.
luckypaper.co/articles/the...
Researching this piece surprised me... I would have never guessed Red's first all-upside 2/2 at 2MV, and I bet you won't either.
luckypaper.co/articles/the...
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TWO new #mtgcube articles this week? You better believe it.
First up, my thoughts on ATLAxMTG. ATLA was my favorite TV show as a teen. The set may be a good product, but if so, that's in spite of Magic's game engine, not because of it:
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First up, my thoughts on ATLAxMTG. ATLA was my favorite TV show as a teen. The set may be a good product, but if so, that's in spite of Magic's game engine, not because of it:
luckypaper.co/articles/the...
The Game Design Pitfalls of Crossovers — Lucky Paper
We're living in an age where Magic embraces crossovers. The effects that crossovers have on the quality of the game design itself have largely flown under the radar -- until now.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
TWO new #mtgcube articles this week? You better believe it.
First up, my thoughts on ATLAxMTG. ATLA was my favorite TV show as a teen. The set may be a good product, but if so, that's in spite of Magic's game engine, not because of it:
luckypaper.co/articles/the...
First up, my thoughts on ATLAxMTG. ATLA was my favorite TV show as a teen. The set may be a good product, but if so, that's in spite of Magic's game engine, not because of it:
luckypaper.co/articles/the...
We've made a lot of improvements to our operating costs and income page on our website. I'm really proud that we're 100% transparent about our financials and hope people get something out of it!
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Lucky Paper Operating Costs and Income
A transparent breakdown of all income and expenses for Lucky Paper's projects.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We've made a lot of improvements to our operating costs and income page on our website. I'm really proud that we're 100% transparent about our financials and hope people get something out of it!
luckypaper.co/operating-co...
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I got so many emails asking about a second run of this playmat when @rhysticstudies.bsky.social featured it in the 100 Ornithopters video — there are only a few days left in the preorder, make sure you get one if you want one! stitcherssupply.com/products/cub...
Cube Will Outlive Magic Playmat - Lucky Paper Radio - PREORDER
THIS IS A PREORDER THAT WILL BE OPEN FOR ONE MONTH! IT WILL CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 16th, 2025! ESTIMATED BEGINNING OF SHIPPING IS DECEMBER 7TH BUT IF TIMELINES CHANGE WE'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL! The pictured ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I got so many emails asking about a second run of this playmat when @rhysticstudies.bsky.social featured it in the 100 Ornithopters video — there are only a few days left in the preorder, make sure you get one if you want one! stitcherssupply.com/products/cub...
I'm really happy with this episode! I think it's a great balance of theory and practice and @lordsoflimited.bsky.social and @mistermetronome.bsky.social are such excellent guests.
Double Lords of Limited pod drop today!
>> First up is our guest spot with @andy.luckypaper.co and @anthony.luckypaper.co talking about the LOL Cube.
>> Then at 5 PM EST we’re dropping the TLA Crash Course
Happy Monday!!!
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>> First up is our guest spot with @andy.luckypaper.co and @anthony.luckypaper.co talking about the LOL Cube.
>> Then at 5 PM EST we’re dropping the TLA Crash Course
Happy Monday!!!
luckypaper.co/podcast/277-...
Episode 277: Building the Lords of Limited Cube — Lucky Paper Radio
Andy and Anthony are joined by Ethan and Ben of the Lords of Limited podcast to talk about their new project, a Cube highlighting the greatest hits of limited that they've discussed over the many year...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm really happy with this episode! I think it's a great balance of theory and practice and @lordsoflimited.bsky.social and @mistermetronome.bsky.social are such excellent guests.
I hope if I ever commit some sort of noble, class conscious crime social media talks about how hot I am
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I hope if I ever commit some sort of noble, class conscious crime social media talks about how hot I am
I've got a new cube idea! I'm not sure if it's going to be any good yet, but I'm taking this opportunity to try and capture my entire cube design process in video form. This is the first video about the concept and the inspiration behind it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Ak...
I've got a new cube idea... let's design it together!
YouTube video by Lucky Paper
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October 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I've got a new cube idea! I'm not sure if it's going to be any good yet, but I'm taking this opportunity to try and capture my entire cube design process in video form. This is the first video about the concept and the inspiration behind it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Ak...
New record for #cubetuesday — THIRTY NINE players. Just one shy of five full pods.
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
New record for #cubetuesday — THIRTY NINE players. Just one shy of five full pods.
Reposted by Andy Mangold
Getting into cubing has felt a lot like turning on adblock for magic
October 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Getting into cubing has felt a lot like turning on adblock for magic
I got to thumb through this at Cube Con and it looks really cool. Love seeing cubes with such harsh restrictions on cards they can include!
I went pretty hard on expanding my white bordered (bar) cube into a full 360 cube for 8 players. My intent is to submit to Shoebox for consideration.
Please take a look at my Cube Vision and maybe do a test draft! Let me know if there are outliers that shouldn't be included for gameplay reasons.
Please take a look at my Cube Vision and maybe do a test draft! Let me know if there are outliers that shouldn't be included for gameplay reasons.
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I got to thumb through this at Cube Con and it looks really cool. Love seeing cubes with such harsh restrictions on cards they can include!
I had 100 Ornithopters in the open play area at Cube Con and looking through the cube after the weekend to see the 3-0 alters I was heartbroken to find that someone drew OVER @klugalters.bsky.social's incredible Ornithopter. I assume someone thought it was just a different printing of the card? 😭😭😭
October 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I had 100 Ornithopters in the open play area at Cube Con and looking through the cube after the weekend to see the 3-0 alters I was heartbroken to find that someone drew OVER @klugalters.bsky.social's incredible Ornithopter. I assume someone thought it was just a different printing of the card? 😭😭😭
What are some examples of decks in any context using off-color cards? I.e. reanimator decks playing reanimation targets they can’t cast, Ovalchase Daredevil or Squee in decks without the mana to cast them just as repeated discard fodder, or hopefully more creative things I’m not aware of.
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What are some examples of decks in any context using off-color cards? I.e. reanimator decks playing reanimation targets they can’t cast, Ovalchase Daredevil or Squee in decks without the mana to cast them just as repeated discard fodder, or hopefully more creative things I’m not aware of.
This week’s episode is another one of my favorites: a cube design iron chef, with Genesis Wave as the featured ingredient. Listen in as @anthony.luckypaper.co and I demonstrate how you can use one card you love as the starting point for a whole cube luckypaper.co/podcast/274-...
Episode 274: Cube Design Iron Chef: Genesis Wave — Lucky Paper Radio
Andy and Anthony brainstorm the outline for a new cube starting with one of Anthony's all time favorite cards - Genesis Wave.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This week’s episode is another one of my favorites: a cube design iron chef, with Genesis Wave as the featured ingredient. Listen in as @anthony.luckypaper.co and I demonstrate how you can use one card you love as the starting point for a whole cube luckypaper.co/podcast/274-...
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CUBE WILL OUTLIVE MAGIC
The iconic playmat, one of my favorites, is available for preorder once again. Thank you to Lucky Paper Radio for trusting me with this. :)
Shipping in early December.
Get it here: stitcherssupply.com
The iconic playmat, one of my favorites, is available for preorder once again. Thank you to Lucky Paper Radio for trusting me with this. :)
Shipping in early December.
Get it here: stitcherssupply.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
CUBE WILL OUTLIVE MAGIC
The iconic playmat, one of my favorites, is available for preorder once again. Thank you to Lucky Paper Radio for trusting me with this. :)
Shipping in early December.
Get it here: stitcherssupply.com
The iconic playmat, one of my favorites, is available for preorder once again. Thank you to Lucky Paper Radio for trusting me with this. :)
Shipping in early December.
Get it here: stitcherssupply.com
Such a thrill to be invited on Lords of Limited to talk cube! Huge thanks to @lordsoflimited.bsky.social
Had a blast getting to sit down as long-time-listener-first-time-chatter with @andy.luckypaper.co and @anthony.luckypaper.co to chat winning at new cubes, just in time for cubecon this weekend!
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Crush the Cube Competition!!! | Magic: The Gathering Draft
YouTube video by Lords of Limited
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October 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Such a thrill to be invited on Lords of Limited to talk cube! Huge thanks to @lordsoflimited.bsky.social
This week on our podcast (which is always SO NEGATIVE) @anthony.luckypaper.co and I are talking about our five favorite cards of all time, inspired by a segment on Eternal Glory from a while back. luckypaper.co/podcast/273-...
Episode 273: Our Favorite Cards Ever — Lucky Paper Radio
Andy and Anthony talk about their top five favorite cards from the history of the game and their experiences with them.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This week on our podcast (which is always SO NEGATIVE) @anthony.luckypaper.co and I are talking about our five favorite cards of all time, inspired by a segment on Eternal Glory from a while back. luckypaper.co/podcast/273-...
Who am I seeing at @cubecon.org next week?
I'm _probably_ going to bring 100 Ornithopters with me to organize a side draft or two, as a lot of people have told me they want a chance to play it.
I'm _probably_ going to bring 100 Ornithopters with me to organize a side draft or two, as a lot of people have told me they want a chance to play it.
Who is coming to CubeCon next week? I want to remind everybody that CubeCon always kicks off with a free Day Zero event at my store @mistymountaingames.com! There will be tons of open Cubing and great times! Please ponder attending! @cubecon.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Who am I seeing at @cubecon.org next week?
I'm _probably_ going to bring 100 Ornithopters with me to organize a side draft or two, as a lot of people have told me they want a chance to play it.
I'm _probably_ going to bring 100 Ornithopters with me to organize a side draft or two, as a lot of people have told me they want a chance to play it.
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This post was in reaction to the same exact 57 minutes of sound lmfao. We are not the same.
This post was in reaction to the same exact 57 minutes of sound lmfao. We are not the same.
Met some game designers at Wasteland and started asking myself why I make cubes instead of games. Then I came back to all of this UB discourse and felt doubly unmotivated toward Magic. But after listening to 10 minutes of LPR, I want to cube so damn bad. What are they putting in this podcast?
October 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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This post was in reaction to the same exact 57 minutes of sound lmfao. We are not the same.
This post was in reaction to the same exact 57 minutes of sound lmfao. We are not the same.
Guy listens to ONE of the 2-3 episodes per year where we actually address Magic more broadly instead of SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON THE ASPECTS WE LOVE LIKE WE DO EVERY SINGLE WEEK. I rate this listener 0 out of 5 stars.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Guy listens to ONE of the 2-3 episodes per year where we actually address Magic more broadly instead of SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON THE ASPECTS WE LOVE LIKE WE DO EVERY SINGLE WEEK. I rate this listener 0 out of 5 stars.
I haven’t been keeping up with my #cubetuesday posts, but it’s a heater this week. We rotisserie BUILT a RUG cube in our playgroup and I drafted this.
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I haven’t been keeping up with my #cubetuesday posts, but it’s a heater this week. We rotisserie BUILT a RUG cube in our playgroup and I drafted this.
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Love this question! Some haste candidates
October 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Love this question! Some haste candidates
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Lifelink: Evra, with a runner up of Griselbrand
October 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lifelink: Evra, with a runner up of Griselbrand
Fun game @phantooom.bsky.social just invented: for each evergreen keyword ability, what is the card that uses it best? For example: Celestial Colonnade is the best use of vigilance, Ball Lightning is the best use of Trample, etc.
October 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fun game @phantooom.bsky.social just invented: for each evergreen keyword ability, what is the card that uses it best? For example: Celestial Colonnade is the best use of vigilance, Ball Lightning is the best use of Trample, etc.
With this update, I am officially in love with the tokens for 100 Ornithopters. cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
October 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
With this update, I am officially in love with the tokens for 100 Ornithopters. cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...