Deinonychus
@deinonychus9.bsky.social
Avid cuber, home cook, cocktail maker, and reader. Thoughts are entirely my own.
Designer of the Bodleian Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/61454789685c83106293be3c
Designer of the Bodleian Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/61454789685c83106293be3c
The cube bangers selected by @shoebox.gg can be described by the words of Smash Mouth
"and they don't stop coming
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"and they don't stop coming
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We heard you wanted to see MORE stellar cubes featured in the main event: Here's our second batch of Featured Cubes! You can now also check out all the cubes we've announced so far at shoebox.gg/event-cubes
February 7, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The cube bangers selected by @shoebox.gg can be described by the words of Smash Mouth
"and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming"
"and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming
and they don't stop coming"
Time for some Monday P1P1 action from my Bodleian Cube. This pack is stacked!
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your free Cogwork for a second card?
Come check the cube out at @shoebox.gg in March!
cubecobra.com/cube/about/hgs
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your free Cogwork for a second card?
Come check the cube out at @shoebox.gg in March!
cubecobra.com/cube/about/hgs
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Time for some Monday P1P1 action from my Bodleian Cube. This pack is stacked!
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your free Cogwork for a second card?
Come check the cube out at @shoebox.gg in March!
cubecobra.com/cube/about/hgs
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your free Cogwork for a second card?
Come check the cube out at @shoebox.gg in March!
cubecobra.com/cube/about/hgs
I'm so excited to get to bring Bodleian to this event. I hope to see many of you there. At the risk of self promotion, this is a stacked initial set of cubes.
We are very excited to announce our first wave of Main Event featured cubes, as chosen by our expert selection panel! As it's our first year, cubes will selected in batches to ensure we have the right number of cubes for the attendees. More selections will be released regularly!
January 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I'm so excited to get to bring Bodleian to this event. I hope to see many of you there. At the risk of self promotion, this is a stacked initial set of cubes.
This is amazing from Brennan. If youcan give even a little this is a way to stretch that impact.
For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 AM
This is amazing from Brennan. If youcan give even a little this is a way to stretch that impact.
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Just a reminder that this is still open through the end of the month. Please help if you can.
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just a reminder that this is still open through the end of the month. Please help if you can.
Absolutely love to see Ryan take an unapologetic stand for what is right. For those who have the means, consider donating to any of the great causes Ryan took the time to list here!
Part 1 of my Lorwyn Eclipsed first impressions Cube review is here! I get a little political in the intro, which I apologize for having not done sooner. ICE and their enablers have no place in my community.
www.buzzsprout.com/2524885
www.buzzsprout.com/2524885
180 MTG
A Magic: The Gathering Cube podcast hosted by Ryan Overturf.
www.buzzsprout.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Absolutely love to see Ryan take an unapologetic stand for what is right. For those who have the means, consider donating to any of the great causes Ryan took the time to list here!
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We're living in the heart of 🧊 terrorizing Minneapolis.
We're witnessing the horror every day.
If you’re able, please donate to one of these 3 organizations supporting our city. ❤️
Donate before the end of the month + email proof to be entered to win a massive MTG prize package. 🔗 to orgs below!
We're witnessing the horror every day.
If you’re able, please donate to one of these 3 organizations supporting our city. ❤️
Donate before the end of the month + email proof to be entered to win a massive MTG prize package. 🔗 to orgs below!
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
We're living in the heart of 🧊 terrorizing Minneapolis.
We're witnessing the horror every day.
If you’re able, please donate to one of these 3 organizations supporting our city. ❤️
Donate before the end of the month + email proof to be entered to win a massive MTG prize package. 🔗 to orgs below!
We're witnessing the horror every day.
If you’re able, please donate to one of these 3 organizations supporting our city. ❤️
Donate before the end of the month + email proof to be entered to win a massive MTG prize package. 🔗 to orgs below!
P1P1 of my Bodleian Cube ft two cards from the ECL update and some general all stars.
What do you take for fun?
What do you take to win?
Do you use your free Cogwork for a second card?
cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...
What do you take for fun?
What do you take to win?
Do you use your free Cogwork for a second card?
cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...
January 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
P1P1 of my Bodleian Cube ft two cards from the ECL update and some general all stars.
What do you take for fun?
What do you take to win?
Do you use your free Cogwork for a second card?
cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...
What do you take for fun?
What do you take to win?
Do you use your free Cogwork for a second card?
cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...
My ECL update for Bodleian Cube. This set looks great, and I'm excited to get some reps in with these before @cubeforacause.upkeepnewyork.com.
I think Moonshdaow is my favorite, but I'm hopeful Twlight Diviner has some explosive potential.
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
I think Moonshdaow is my favorite, but I'm hopeful Twlight Diviner has some explosive potential.
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
My ECL update for Bodleian Cube. This set looks great, and I'm excited to get some reps in with these before @cubeforacause.upkeepnewyork.com.
I think Moonshdaow is my favorite, but I'm hopeful Twlight Diviner has some explosive potential.
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
I think Moonshdaow is my favorite, but I'm hopeful Twlight Diviner has some explosive potential.
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
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A bright spot for anyone doomscrolling: venue contract should be signed imminently, keep an eye out for the official date/venue announcement soon! discord.gg/KmsTdqWs
#mtgcube #magicthegathering
#mtgcube #magicthegathering
Join the Boston Cube Party Discord Server!
Check out the Boston Cube Party community on Discord - hang out with 382 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 PM
A bright spot for anyone doomscrolling: venue contract should be signed imminently, keep an eye out for the official date/venue announcement soon! discord.gg/KmsTdqWs
#mtgcube #magicthegathering
#mtgcube #magicthegathering
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The people in power would like for you to believe that they're combatting extremism in any capacity, but this is the reality. Ordinary, decent, and kind people are rightfully, righteously angry at the injustice loudly on display here.
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The people in power would like for you to believe that they're combatting extremism in any capacity, but this is the reality. Ordinary, decent, and kind people are rightfully, righteously angry at the injustice loudly on display here.
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Our friend Noah of Madison, WI and cubecon fame brings us Alternate History Powered Cube!
This cube riffs on a vintage cube by shaving off some of the newer universes and focusing on classic magic.
Join us at #C4AC 2/21 & 2/22
Tix here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
This cube riffs on a vintage cube by shaving off some of the newer universes and focusing on classic magic.
Join us at #C4AC 2/21 & 2/22
Tix here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
Cube Cobra Overview: Alternate History Powered Cube
The year is 2020, a mysterious benefactor successfully purchases Wizards of the Coast from Hasbro shortly before the release of Theros Beyond Death. From that p...
cubecobra.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Our friend Noah of Madison, WI and cubecon fame brings us Alternate History Powered Cube!
This cube riffs on a vintage cube by shaving off some of the newer universes and focusing on classic magic.
Join us at #C4AC 2/21 & 2/22
Tix here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
This cube riffs on a vintage cube by shaving off some of the newer universes and focusing on classic magic.
Join us at #C4AC 2/21 & 2/22
Tix here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
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ConnectiCube is coming to Connecticut!
Join us February 28th and March 1st at Pack Rat Gaming, just outside Hartford, CT, for a full weekend of Magic: The Gathering Cube!
Website: connecticutcube.com
Discord: discord.gg/X5mqx46NZW
Follow along: @connecticube.bsky.social
#MTGCube
Join us February 28th and March 1st at Pack Rat Gaming, just outside Hartford, CT, for a full weekend of Magic: The Gathering Cube!
Website: connecticutcube.com
Discord: discord.gg/X5mqx46NZW
Follow along: @connecticube.bsky.social
#MTGCube
connecticutcube.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 AM
ConnectiCube is coming to Connecticut!
Join us February 28th and March 1st at Pack Rat Gaming, just outside Hartford, CT, for a full weekend of Magic: The Gathering Cube!
Website: connecticutcube.com
Discord: discord.gg/X5mqx46NZW
Follow along: @connecticube.bsky.social
#MTGCube
Join us February 28th and March 1st at Pack Rat Gaming, just outside Hartford, CT, for a full weekend of Magic: The Gathering Cube!
Website: connecticutcube.com
Discord: discord.gg/X5mqx46NZW
Follow along: @connecticube.bsky.social
#MTGCube
My final Bodleian Cube tweaks prior to @vertex.mtgcu.be this weekend. I hope to see lots of you there and look forward to hearing stories from the folks who get to play the list.
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
Cube Cobra
Build, playtest, and share your Magic the Gathering cube!
cubecobra.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
My final Bodleian Cube tweaks prior to @vertex.mtgcu.be this weekend. I hope to see lots of you there and look forward to hearing stories from the folks who get to play the list.
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
I really liked this episode. Avoiding "garbage time" is important to me as a designer. I love cards that dont feel unfair, but also ensure that there is tension in games until they end.
Hard to believe, but it's already my 20th episode! This week I talk about the value of enabling players to steal games.
www.buzzsprout.com/2524885/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2524885/epis...
Hidetsugu's Second Rite, Garbage Time, and Stealing Games - 180 MTG
Ryan Overturf recounts one of his first tournament experiences at the Saviors of Kamigawa Prerelease and breaks down what a 20 year old memory can tell us about Cube design and the importance of enabl...
www.buzzsprout.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I really liked this episode. Avoiding "garbage time" is important to me as a designer. I love cards that dont feel unfair, but also ensure that there is tension in games until they end.
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I started playing Magic in 2006. My friend
@deinonychus9.bsky.social started in 2020. We're exploring the differences in starting the same game 14 years apart.
My Christmas gift to Jake? Magic history trivia, again. At the end, we discuss older decks like Doomsday and Caw-Go.
youtu.be/fSJk6ZaTyTU
@deinonychus9.bsky.social started in 2020. We're exploring the differences in starting the same game 14 years apart.
My Christmas gift to Jake? Magic history trivia, again. At the end, we discuss older decks like Doomsday and Caw-Go.
youtu.be/fSJk6ZaTyTU
Magic in 2010, with Bones and Deinonychus
YouTube video by Austin Hale
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I started playing Magic in 2006. My friend
@deinonychus9.bsky.social started in 2020. We're exploring the differences in starting the same game 14 years apart.
My Christmas gift to Jake? Magic history trivia, again. At the end, we discuss older decks like Doomsday and Caw-Go.
youtu.be/fSJk6ZaTyTU
@deinonychus9.bsky.social started in 2020. We're exploring the differences in starting the same game 14 years apart.
My Christmas gift to Jake? Magic history trivia, again. At the end, we discuss older decks like Doomsday and Caw-Go.
youtu.be/fSJk6ZaTyTU
I'm so excited to get to bring Bodleian to NYC this February. I hope to see lots of you there and look forward to seeing what folks do in the cube.
next is a beloved cube’s overdue NYC Debut:
Bodleian Cube by @deinonychus9.bsky.social
This legacy style cube features all your favorites, synergistic packages to help uplift key cards and some clockwork librarians too!
List: cubecobra.com/cube/list/hgs
Tix: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
Bodleian Cube by @deinonychus9.bsky.social
This legacy style cube features all your favorites, synergistic packages to help uplift key cards and some clockwork librarians too!
List: cubecobra.com/cube/list/hgs
Tix: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
Cube Cobra List: Bodleian Cube
## Design Philosophy:
The Bodleian Cube showcases iconic and powerful cards with an emphasis on strategies that combine cards to be more than the sum of their parts. The power level is designed to a...
cubecobra.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'm so excited to get to bring Bodleian to NYC this February. I hope to see lots of you there and look forward to seeing what folks do in the cube.
So excited to announce that Bodleian Cube will be coming to @vertex.mtgcu.be once again in January! It was a blast to bring it last year and look forward to seeing everyone again.
Let's celebrate with a P1P1.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your free cogwork for two cards?
Let's celebrate with a P1P1.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your free cogwork for two cards?
December 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
So excited to announce that Bodleian Cube will be coming to @vertex.mtgcu.be once again in January! It was a blast to bring it last year and look forward to seeing everyone again.
Let's celebrate with a P1P1.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your free cogwork for two cards?
Let's celebrate with a P1P1.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your free cogwork for two cards?
Can't wait to see folks there!
GANG
WE ARE FORMALLY LIVE!
Tickets are here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
I’ll be announcing cubes in the coming weeks!
FEB 21&22
128 PLAYERS
16 CUBES
1 GREAT CAUSE
WE ARE FORMALLY LIVE!
Tickets are here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
I’ll be announcing cubes in the coming weeks!
FEB 21&22
128 PLAYERS
16 CUBES
1 GREAT CAUSE
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Can't wait to see folks there!
A Saturday night P1P1 of Bodleian Cube.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your Cogwork to take a second card?
This pack has a few compelling directions to me and I haven't decided which way I'd go just yet.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your Cogwork to take a second card?
This pack has a few compelling directions to me and I haven't decided which way I'd go just yet.
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A Saturday night P1P1 of Bodleian Cube.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your Cogwork to take a second card?
This pack has a few compelling directions to me and I haven't decided which way I'd go just yet.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you use your Cogwork to take a second card?
This pack has a few compelling directions to me and I haven't decided which way I'd go just yet.
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A tricky thing about #mtgcube, and Eternal deckbuilding more generally, is that pet cards don't always play well together.
It's not just "power creep," either. Magic's design ethos has changed so much over 30 years, it might as well be 4 different games:
luckypaper.co/articles/fou...
It's not just "power creep," either. Magic's design ethos has changed so much over 30 years, it might as well be 4 different games:
luckypaper.co/articles/fou...
Four TCGs in Magic's Trench Coat — Lucky Paper
Magic's design has changed so radically over 30+ years that it might as well be four different games. We break down those eras of design, and what they imply for the deckbuilders and Cube designers wh...
luckypaper.co
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A tricky thing about #mtgcube, and Eternal deckbuilding more generally, is that pet cards don't always play well together.
It's not just "power creep," either. Magic's design ethos has changed so much over 30 years, it might as well be 4 different games:
luckypaper.co/articles/fou...
It's not just "power creep," either. Magic's design ethos has changed so much over 30 years, it might as well be 4 different games:
luckypaper.co/articles/fou...
A Sunday morning P1P1 of Bodleian Cube.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you cogwork for a second card?
I'm torn on this one myself. There are a good chunk of very solid cards that feel close to me.
cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you cogwork for a second card?
I'm torn on this one myself. There are a good chunk of very solid cards that feel close to me.
cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A Sunday morning P1P1 of Bodleian Cube.
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you cogwork for a second card?
I'm torn on this one myself. There are a good chunk of very solid cards that feel close to me.
cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...
What do you take for fun?
To win?
Do you cogwork for a second card?
I'm torn on this one myself. There are a good chunk of very solid cards that feel close to me.
cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...
A small updated to Bodleian Cube to bolster a few emergent decks. I'm excited to see how these cards do.
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A small updated to Bodleian Cube to bolster a few emergent decks. I'm excited to see how these cards do.
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...
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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:
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...
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.
luckypaper.co
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...
I am really fortunate that Bodleian Cube gets to be featured in many cube events. I have compiled and analyzed the data from the 2024 events and wrote about what I decided to do with that data. I hope it gives curators ideas about using their event draft data too.
cubecobra.com/content/arti...
cubecobra.com/content/arti...
Analyzing a Year of Cube Event Draft Data
Analysis of a year of cube event draft data for Bodleian Cube.
cubecobra.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I am really fortunate that Bodleian Cube gets to be featured in many cube events. I have compiled and analyzed the data from the 2024 events and wrote about what I decided to do with that data. I hope it gives curators ideas about using their event draft data too.
cubecobra.com/content/arti...
cubecobra.com/content/arti...