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Cubism: Ravnica Allegiance First Impressions

Aaron Paquette
January 11, 2019
Cubism
We're back this week talking Ravnica Allegiance! With about a third of the set out, we cover mechanics and possible includes in the second instalment of our return to return to Ravnica. Will 2019 finally give u... Read More...

Cubism: Guilds of Ravnica Cube Review

Aaron Paquette
September 28, 2018
Cubism
Aaron and Drew are back this week with the FULL Guilds of Ravnica Review! Will Guilds fill out the missing gold cards we so desperately need? or will the 'powered down' standard environment leave us hanging... ... Read More...

Cubism: Guilds of Ravnica – First Impressions

Aaron Paquette
September 11, 2018
Cubism
Aaron and Drew are back this week to talk about the upcoming Guilds of Ravnica release. With spoiler season right around the corner (or starting 2 days ago..), we talk about the bare bones of the set evaluating... Read More...

Cubism: Core 2019 Cube Review!

Aaron Paquette
July 14, 2018
Cubism
Aaron and Drew are finally back with the Core Set 2019 Review! After the entire set being spoiled that felt like forever ago, we finally got time to sit down and evaluate our triumphant return to Core Sets! In ... Read More...

Cubism: Battlebond Cube Review!

Aaron Paquette
June 8, 2018
Cubism
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Aaron and Drew are back this week taking a look at the new 2 Headed Giant focused - Battlebond!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDBWyWuy5zU Audio Here! Aaron's Cube Drew's Cube... Read More...

Cubism: Rivals of Ixalan – 3 Months Later

Aaron Paquette
May 27, 2018
Cubism
Aaron and Drew are back re-evaluating Rivals after the fact, talking about the winners and losers from Rivals now that all that new card smell has worn off. How many Rivals cards did you add to your cube? ht... Read More...

Cubism: Dominaria Review – Part 2

Aaron Paquette
May 5, 2018
Cubism
Aaron and Drew are back again finishing up their Dominaria Review! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gufl_kuExRc Audio Here! Aaron's Cube Drew's Cube... Read More...

Cubism: Dominaria First Impressions

Aaron Paquette
April 20, 2018
Cubism
Aaron and Drew are back this week talking about their (not so) first impressions of Dominaria! Didn't see something your excited for? Let us know in the comments and we'll cover it in part 2! https://www.you... Read More...

Cubism: Masters 25 Recap and Dominaria Preview

Aaron Paquette
March 31, 2018
Cubism
Aaron and Drew are back this week talking about Masters 25 and Dominaria! Recapping everything Masters 25 'changed' in the cube world and discussing the upcoming Dominaria set mechanics and Planeswalkers (thank... Read More...

Cubism: Ixalan 3 Months Later

Aaron Paquette
February 24, 2018
Cubism
Aaron and Drew are back taking another look at Ixalan after the fact. We're talking about the winners and losers from Ixalan now that we've all had enough time to give these cards a round or two. How well did I... Read More...
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