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Howdy, gamers. 👋

Emma here, and I'm here to bring you some exciting news about CubeCon 2026! There's a lot to go through today, so let's dive in! 👀

#CubeCon2026 #MTGCube

Cube Overview- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & TMNT Commander In this article, Usman discusses the impact from the TMNT set and its commander set for cube.

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My TMNT cube review is finally done, in time for the pre-release. :)

@usmantherad.bsky.social is the very best at shuffling #mtgcube

LuckyPaperMTG - Twitch Cube for a Cause 2026 AW Day 1

We’re going live now! www.twitch.tv/luckypapermtg

We’re raising money for Make the Road New York, and yes, we are programming against the Olympic Games

BREAKING: The Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN Trump's "emergency" tariffs. The vote is 6–3. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

As weird as the AI could be with bad decisions
Shandalar is a goddamn masterpiece

go for it :) it's how I started and wouldn't have started a cube if I had to get actual duals/shocks, etc

hey #cubefam! what's your pick?

Magic Online Weekly Announcements, February 17, 2026 Every week, we round up all the biggest Magic Online news for the Weekly Announcements Blog.

The Weekly Announcements are live! This week: Vintage Cube rolls on, sign up for the TMT Beta this week, Legacy & Pauper Qualifiers this weekend, and Pack Wars has a special edition starting tomorrow. www.mtgo.com/news/mtgo021...

Ok...first of all....wow, this commander card is mean....second....OH MY GOD, THERE DOING PIXEL ART SHOWCASE TREATMENT! YESSSSSS!
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Pack One Slick Ones - Bonus Episode - Usman Interviews Patrick Chapin about his early history with Cube In this bonus episode of Pack One Slick Ones, Usman interviews Patrick Chapin about having the first cube, his history of cube and current thoughts on cube design.

Around 2018, I started researching cube history and was referred to Patrick Chapin as having a hand in the early part of cube.
In this episode, I interviewed him about having the first cube, his history of cube and current thoughts on cube design.

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25 years ago today, ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US began its worldwide invasion on @newgrounds.com.

someone once said "the loudest boos come from the cheapest seats" which makes me think of people like that clown

Topographical map of MTG cubes

Pretty delighted with my MTG Cube "map" based on the lucky paper cube map from @anthony.luckypaper.co @andy.luckypaper.co
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we live in the ruins of a greater civilization

@trainmastergt.bsky.social

Not a whole collection since I never used to work with colors but this alter is my first dip in the pool of magnificent RED 🩸🩸🩸

YouTube video by Mega Ran River City Handsome - Mega Ran, The MC Type, Phillip Morris, Toussaint Morrison (Lazerbeak)

gonna be bumping the classics by him and this song that sampled that song:

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Rest in Power, the man made bangers
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RIP :(

Age verification?

Baby, let me grab you my RF adapter for that NES because the TV only has a coaxial input.

Comment left from the community team just recently.

Bluesky Map Interactive map of 3 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.

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...fortunately I preserved the original zombo.com flash on welcometozombo.com, and will do so for as long as I live

Psst... did we ever mention that we have cool pins??

The first batch has arrived at Shoebox HQ ✨ You can earn pins by playing in events or at the Carnival. Collect as many as you can and tessellate them any way you desire!

We'll have more designs to show off soon ;)

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Switch 2 KC w/ MtG Zack Fair card) is up for preorder at Square Enix Store ($49.99) buff.ly/sHF6anU

Thinking about this

Cube First Impressions: TMNT Here I discuss my initial impressions of the TMNT Magic: The Gathering set for cube, since we know the rares and mythics for the set.

I usually don't go too in-depth on early cube impressions, but since we know the rares and mythics from the TMNT set, I figured I'd take the opportunity to give my 1st impressions of them and then talk about adjustments once the set drops in March.

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As always, this was a blast to record :) goes over some of the bad vibes I'd been seeing regarding discussion of some cubes, which I'm no stranger to, over the years

Back around 2018-2019, I was doing research on the history of cube, and it seems that I totally forgot that I found the answer for why cube was called cube.
I'll probably write an article about it, but I have *no* idea why the hell I memory-holed that.
Probably because of 2020 and the years after.