Thirteen years ago today, I had one of the best starts I've ever had in a Powered Cube. And it was on stream. Crazy how time flies (and in that draft, getting passed a piece of power).

Remember, it's two candles tonight, or 386 candles if you're still on last year's Hanukkah.

Hello, world! At 4:00pm EST (so, in ~40 minutes from the time of this post), I'm going live at twitch.tv/magic streaming Powered Cube to support Seattle Children's Hospital through #ExtraLife. We're under $50 away from my bonus stream stretch goal! Come hang out and donate to a good cause.

Incredibly cool to see @cubeforacause.upkeepnewyork.com shouted out on @tolariancommunitycollege.com in their latest video! I think this speaks to the joy coming from the proliferation of local cube events, literally across the world.

Very, very excited to share the Arena Powered Cube list (and some design backstory). magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-... #wotcstaff

Get ready to play with some VERY powerful Magic cards (say hi to Power Nine) in our new limited-time event, Arena Powered Cube! The drafting fun begins 10/28. Learn more: magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...

Congratulations to Shariq Moore claiming the crown this year! Check out Shariq’s final match against Abe Corrigan on the twitch stream vod below: www.twitch.tv/videos... #Cubecon2025 #mtgcube

This year, CubeCon is raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in honor of our dear friend Jonathan Brostoff, who we tragically lost 1 year ago. Please consider tuning in and donating to this important cause.

We're so excited for those of you at home to tune in live for four days of world class Cube coverage! Catch all the action here: www.twitch.tv/cubeco...

AND JUST SO Y’ALL KNOW HOW SERIOUS WE ARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR AW26!!! WE ARE GONNA BE BACK AS USUAL 2/21/26 - 2/22/26

Our top 8 is truly so fire y’all

Moment of vulnerability- when I sat down with @jenn-the-judge.bsky.social earlier this year for coffee and said I wanted to double #C4AC I thought it was a super ambitious & unrealistic goal. As of today we’ve sold 104 tickets and expanded what we do & offer and I’m so happy. See y’all Saturday 😭

#mtgcube fam - we said we weren’t done with exciting announcements! This #C4AC we’re partnering with our friend @andy.luckypaper.co and our pal @nyc-mtg.bsky.social for a 2 day charity stream with community special guests!! Want to join us? Tix here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-ss25-ti...

If you’re coming to #MCVegas and looking to cube, definitely hit me or @dinrovahorror.mtgcu.be up. I’m sure we will be cubing every day. 🫡

The pressure is off for Julien Henry @lyserg.bsky.social - strong finishes at the last 2 Pro Tours have secured him a slot on the pro circuit through the rest of the year. Now he can set his sights on qualifying for his first World Championship.

A fix has been implemented, and #MTGArena is back online. We are continuing to monitor the situation. 🌐 Status Page: http://spr.ly/633294yZLb

The Cascade Cube returns to CubeCon! Each player has a Maelstrom Nexus emblem in the command zone and the environment strongly rewards building around it. This pack is a great introductory pack, as there's a lot of sizzle but one best option. #wotcstaff

A menu of our cube offerings for our first Queer Magic Night TONIGHT! We can't wait to see everybody at Brooklyn Game Knight in Industry City at 7pm.

If you watched this video And you liked it And you live in NYC You should come to Upkeep 7 pm every Wednesday @ Brooklyn Game Knight in industry city We don’t have this one But we do have great cubes And a lot of fun Cube is forever baby Come game with us #mtgcube

This video is about Andy Mangold’s unconventional Ornithopter cube and the community that has become its champion. ft. @andy.luckypaper.co 🎥 youtu.be/Pddm1gbBuWE?...

CUBE FOR A CAUSE SS25 is LIVE!! 8/23-8/24 | MAKE THE ROAD NY | Tickets can be bought HERE: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-ss25-ti... Cube announcements and more are coming!!!

Home taking care of our newborn and LOVING seeing folks' updates from @bostoncubeparty.com. Please tag me for any and all #CascadeCube deck pics, notes, experiences, feedback, or even complaints.

MAGIC THE GATHERING PLAYERS! We’re thrilled to announce the Cube For A Cause SS25 dates have been confirmed - 8/23-8/24! Mark your calendars! RTs are appreciated!

We've got @improphilo.bsky.social back in the studio for the third installment of our mini series "The Barash Files". This time around Zach is telling tales of the times he's drafted @anthony.luckypaper.co and my cubes luckypaper.co/podcast/236-...

An incredible human goes into incredible depth about shuffling. A+++ work from Anthony.

I got to chat with @woodwould.bsky.social about the designing of Slayer's Fang! Completely humbled to get to do what I do. This is so surreal. Thanks for the chat and thanks for a great first week of Slayer's Fang out in the wild! www.gamesradar.com/games/destin...

The next cube up that we’re thrilled to host is the Cascade Cube designed by @improphilo.bsky.social! In this iconic environment you start with a maelstrom nexus emblem in play giving your first spell each turn Cascade. cubecobra.com/cube/overvie... Tix here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw25-ti...

As we flow into 2025, let's take a moment to pour over a p1p1 from a cube that I'm personally very excited to play, The Cascade Cube! Everyone starts with a Maelstrom Nexus emblem in play, giving one of the most powerful mechanics in Magic to your first spell every turn! Full overview below:

Okay all we’ve been quiet this holiday season finalizing our cube menu for February! First up: @nickzlmhc.bsky.social Red Cube Wins! cubecobra.com/cube/overvie... for a cube with only red cards it’s loaded with fun synergies and diverse themes! Tickets here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw25-ti...

A couple weekends back we locked @improphilo.bsky.social in our studio and recorded five episodes with him! The first is out today, the others will be forthcoming, but broken up by normal episodes. luckypaper.co/podcast/231-...

My beautiful friends @andy.luckypaper.co @anthony.luckypaper.co @parker.luckypaper.co asked me and other friends to chime in as the grassroots cube event organizers this year. Here’s my 2024 cube in review! luckypaper.co/articles/202... Thanks friends!! 🥹

It’s my first time having my cube thoughts published! Really flattered that LPR would reach out to me, and really proud of the thoughts I put to paper! The answers from the other designers in the article are also fantastic. Highly recommend checking this out! luckypaper.co/articles/202...

HELLO EVERYONE! WE ARE LIVE www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw25-ti... CUBE FOR A CAUSE AW25, FEBRUARY 22&23 2025 BROOKLYN, NY 64+ players, 4 rounds Tons of cubes Even better energy We are proud to donate to GLITS. For more info on GLITS, you can click our link or go to www.glitsinc.org/about

Inspired by @worklifevalue.bsky.social's excellent Pre-Modern Battlebox, I'm tinkering with a Snapcaster Battlebox. Which leads me to a question... What are some of the coolest cards for a Snapcaster Mage mirror? More Remands (that have lots of contextual modality) than Lightning Bolts.

Bat Signal for Pax Unplugged! Are folks going to be there who want to cube? If so, did you want to draft any of my Cubes? Trying to make plans, both social and packing!

Hello! I'm Zach, a game designer and #wotcstaff. You can expect a few things from this account: -Talking about Magic Cube -Talking about game design ...and maybe some photos.

This week on the podcast @anthony.luckypaper.co and I are going over the deck dump from our cubes that were in the main event at @cubecon.org this year and discussing what, if anything, we can learn from them. luckypaper.co/podcast/226-...