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@famousbirds.bsky.social

internet person. @famousbirds on all the dead platforms that came before i like cube: https://cube.ist/trick-shot he/they

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Emery jumps out at me, although I'd never wheel Mishra's Bauble

13.09.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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i hate yargle day

04.09.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

dumplings are life

12.07.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

he's just a baby.

01.07.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

for those that are interested, this is just a Lambda running in Cloudfront that returns a 301 Redirect

no user data is captured or stored whatsoever. no logs unless you somehow break it

if you have any feature requests or bug reports, hmu

29.06.2025 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

hi all i made a URL shortener for CubeCobra.

just add your cube ID or profile after cube.ist and you're set

cube:
cube.ist/trick-shot

profile:
cube.ist/u/birdsy

enjoy!

28.06.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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overall the art and vibes of this set are not for me

except for you, lil feller. you come get on in this cube now

27.06.2025 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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got hooked up, the saga creatures have been fun

27.06.2025 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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look i'm still a hater but this set is fun tbh

7-1 in QD

27.06.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’€ ah, i see! thank you

what event in the draft specifically triggers this upload? wondering how far my players get into cuts post-draft before the deck vs. sideboard snapshot is taken.

11.06.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cube Cobra Overview: Trick Shot >>> πŸ™›   πŸ™Ÿ   πŸ™Ÿ   πŸ™˜   πŸ™˜   πŸ™˜ **TΚ€Ιͺα΄„α΄‹ SΚœα΄α΄›** A combat-vs-control cube, inspired by Kamigawa, March of the Machine, Modern Horizons, and Legacy goodstuff.   Efficient crea...

cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...

11.06.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@gdekker.io after running a Draftmancer draft from the Playtest tab, i'm seeing exactly one of my players' decks show up in the playtest history

am i holding it wrong? is there some action players need to take in Draftmancer to ensure the deck is exported back to CubeCobra?

11.06.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

have you written (or at least thought about) two sentences before each session?

- Knight Howard starts fight?
- Orcs, too true
- Sky turns jet black, falling star
- Cave regret

if so YOU'RE FINE

22.04.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

MTGO is a great way to play more Pauper and also a nightmarish process to get started with and also totally worth it.

really recommend Cardhoarder's loan program so you can just rent any pauper deck you want to try

17.04.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

real

a single cycle of shocks and fetches alone is $350.

it is so weird to me that these are the most boring, ubiquitous cube staples, and can also be easily be more expensive than the rest of the cube

17.04.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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anyways. Ureni, you're real fun and i had a great time. you'll never see the inside of any of my cubes. thanks for the trophy!

17.04.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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this is the card i'm most torn over

on one hand, it's 6 mana. that's a lot

on the other hand, landing this as a trick for a board wipe in Blue was one of the most satisfying moments of the run

17.04.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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i like the approach they took for the 2-brid gold cards, but Bargain is the only one I'd like consider for cube - good draw for colors that don't often get access to it

17.04.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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these were my two favorite t5 plays to pair with Tiger for a big tempo swing.

the Serpent is too clunky for most cubes, but the Sage's Renew makes a nice mana-sink for the late game

17.04.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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i like the Devotee cycle, but i'm not sure how many can hang in a medium+ power environment

Sultai Devotee is pretty good though, a familiar stat line that also stirs the soup

17.04.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cube Cobra Overview: Trick Shot >>> A combat-vs-control cube, inspired by Kamigawa, March of the Machine, Modern Horizons, and Legacy goodstuff.   Efficient creatures and instant-speed hijinks. Modern spells and classic artif...

my latest cube, btw, is called Trick Shot: cubecobra.com/cube/overvie...

haven't talked about it here yet, but I will soon enough. 3 color themes feel very at-home

17.04.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eshki's play pattern felt interesting but achievable. 4/4 with good keywords is a great start for a 4 drop; untap and land the trigger even once for a huge swing.

i've been thinking about adding a cycle of 3c gold cards to my cube, which Dragonstorm made far more palatable. Eshki is a contender

17.04.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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the tiger is my darling. i love him.

you get a 3/4 AND double or triple spell on t5. a great choice for red. supports both aggressive decks that need a finisher, and control decks that need to buy tempo until the end game

17.04.2025 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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first trophy of this format, what a heater

four of those games were counting to 8, then playing Ureni lol

but the deck is a collection of Temur's amazing tempo cards. here's what going in the cube 🧡

17.04.2025 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

well this blows?

is there anywhere to see the ad online? i feel like i missed my chance

09.04.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™

28.03.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the more constructed formats I explore, the more I end up back on these two

22.03.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

get in, Bill, it's doubling season

Knight of the Reliquary also a consideration

21.03.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fishing Lessons - Pondering Brainstorm Thursday, July 29th - One of the ways in which Magic players bond is by asking each other quiz-like questions and discussing the results. This is one of my favorite pastimes. These discussions are a c...

I've been been bingeing 2015 legacy GP content and would love nothing more than to read your Brainstorm manifesto

does this article still hold up? articles.starcitygames.com/premium/fish...

13.03.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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