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In 2010, I'm grabbing the Bayou and forcing some big stompy nonsense and going 0-3. In 2026, I'm taking Nezumi Sortfang, forcing mono Black Burn, and going 0-2-1 🖤

You see some of the greatest hits in Magic history, the cards that have won the pro tour, and an insane new Planeswalker that was just released a couple weeks ago. But! Your friends have already started to pass! Quick, what is your Pack 1 Pick 1?

Time travel with me... You're at a weird draft your friend has put together in February 2010. He hands you three piles of cards and asks everyone to open their first pack

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Earlier this year, he wondered what that much younger designer would have done with the cards he had then, if he knew all the things he knows now. This is that cube. Come be one of the first people to draft a new Usman project at STL^3 💜 cubecobra.com/cube/about/2...

Cube Cobra: Usman's Legacy, 2010 Remaster

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@usmantherad.com (pictured here with his giant white son Merlin) has been writing articles about cube design since 2010. www.mtgsalvation.com/articles/153...

Usman lovingly holding his white tomcat Merlin, who is smiling to be so close to his daddy.

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Benthic Explorers had @usmantherad.com on to chat about another one of the side events you can try out at #STL^3!

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aquaone @aquaone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

grab your ticket's y'all! i'll see you there!

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antifascist lesbian @rollerderbykaya.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

get your ticket and come play my cube!!!

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We're so excited for y'all to come to our events in just SIX weeks! Tickets are 2/3 gone!

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

okay nerds, the next two cubes I'm revealing this week - one has a WILD mechanical theme, the other is SUPER flavor focused. Which one do you all want tomorrow?

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hyped as heck that this will be at #STL^3!

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aquaone @aquaone.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

in a couple of weeks we'll be at @brycehanson.bsky.social's Dallas Cube Classic, then @stlouiscubed.bsky.social and Eternal Weekend in October, MagicCon Atlanta in November, and PAX Unplugged in December.

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So tell me, which #P1P1 are you going to use to tell her story?

Sacred Fire, Mask of Griselbrand, Thundering Chariot, Ascendent Packleader, Collective Brutality
Ponder, Rakdos Carnarium, Jorael Mwonvuli Recluse, Honden of Night's Reach, Stuffy Doll
Cursebreak, Enchanted Prairie, Audacious Reshapers, Jagged Barrens, Kellan Daring Traveler

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Inspired by the Briton Warrior Queen, Boudica Destruction Cube is a retelling and reimagining of Boudica's rebellion against Roman colonizers in the first century C.E. The only card in the land station is Ash Barrens, as they are all that remains of the Roman cities she burned to the ground.

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It's time to Join the Resistance, Fight for your Home, and Rediscover your Past in the BOUDICAN DESTRUCTION HORIZON. cubecobra.com/cube/about/B...

Cube Cobra: Boudican Destruction Horizon

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Cube players! We have our first returning cube from last year's event!

Big Mac the Orange Cat, atop his perch, waiting for the order to strike

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This History's told through the eyes of women. Now, Speak! Command respect, It won't be freely given.

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Respect for all nature, especially trees, The ways men will twist what you actually mean Oral tradition vs the written word Domestic vs empire, whose stories are told?

Dead men don’t rape, Roman soldiers, lead poisoning, Anti-colonialism, rage, buried treasure, brutality Vengeance, paganism, cultural resistance Ancestors, land wars, religion (indigenous)

Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Archaeology, the passage of time Recovering lost memories, buried alive Fire and ash, druids, arson and protest Women warriors, Queens, mother-daughter relationships

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Suetonius, in 60 AD, upon learning of Boudica

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Cube Players! Cube submissions for #STL^3 end NEXT MONDAY NIGHT 8/31 at 11:59pm! ALSO We are already over halfway sold out! Don't snooze on getting tickets and be left out come October!

Our beautifulest sweetest young man Big Mac the Orange Cat is doin him a SNOOOZE

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DEVOTION CUBE! cubecobra.com/cube/about/n... Also known as No Mana, No Cry, this wild take on a desert cube has NO creature cards, NO lands, and The Emblem of Devotion:

Cube Cobra: No Mana No Cry -- AKA: All Killer No Filler -- AKA: Devotion Cube

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Each player will receive one of a limited run of 64 hand-printed linocut food tokens! These tokens are brought to you by @rzrlzr.bsky.social, who is also the creator of the...

hand-printed linocut food tokens in red or black, showing The Gateway Arch, a Toasted Ravioli, and the name of our event.

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Draft 3 packs of 15, then a pack of 15 one mana cards that will act as your "land base". When left with only your spells, your Artifacts, your Enchantments, and your mind... Which P1P1 has YOUR devotion?

Greed
Rite of the Raging Storm
Javelin of Lightning
Pirate Hat
Protection Racket
Mighty Emergence
Bond of Discipline
Phantom Blade
Bladed Battle Fan
Corpses of the Lost
Azorius Keyrune
Assemble the Entmoot
Wolfrider's Saddle
The Elder Dragon War
Rune of Might

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At the beginning of your upkeep choose up to two different colors. Add mana of each chosen color equal to your devotion to that color. Until the start of your next turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end. You begin the game with a Treasure token and a Gemstone Mine in play.

DEVOTION CUBE! cubecobra.com/cube/about/n... Also known as No Mana, No Cry, this wild take on a desert cube has NO creature cards, NO lands, and The Emblem of Devotion:

Cube Cobra: No Mana No Cry -- AKA: All Killer No Filler -- AKA: Devotion Cube

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Each player will receive one of a limited run of 64 hand-printed linocut food tokens! These tokens are brought to you by @rzrlzr.bsky.social, who is also the creator of the...

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Hanjo @dearmtg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Cube Players! We've got a cool piece of swag for everyone who joins us at #STL^3 AND a cube announcement!!

Big Mac the Orange Cat smelling Jaymes cooking up some food tokens

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Dear Arcbound Ravager, The 120th of my 365 daily love letters is for you: dearmtg.com/2026/08/24/1... #mtgcube

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Bring a playmat, some dice, a way to track your life total, and a willingness to chat and draft with strangers! Some of my best friends in the whole world were strangers I met at CubeCon 💜

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If you want one shipped to you, dm us here or on discord so we can work out pricing and logistics. Any mats sold at the event will be at a higher price.

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Playmats are $25 if you preorder AND pick them up at the venue. Preordering is the only time they will be priced this low!

The St. Louis city flag, but at the confluence of rivers sits not a fleur de lis, but rather Big Mac the Orange Cat, screaming loudly to draw attention to his Gateway Arch made of cubes.

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#mtgcube players! #STL^3 playmat preorders are LIVE and you can place your order HERE: www.fantasyshoponline.com/new-page-1

Big Mac the Orange Cat has taken Usman's computer chair but is willing to negotiate. He offers, "gimme a playmat and i'll think about letting you borrow the chair"

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

contact one of our admins (Morgan, Tyler, or Chris) through Discord, and we will get your name changed in our system. This problem should be fixed moving forward, as new ticket sales will prompt an email that asks for your proper name. Thanks for reading, y'all! 2/2

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Important update regarding check-in: We did not ask for preferred name when you bought your ticket. If your name is not the same as the one on your credit card, then we do not have your preferred name If this applies to you, and your name needs updated, please DM us here or... 1/2

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

What #P1P1 are you using to start your very own Arti Parti?

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STL^3 @stlouiscubed.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This cube's designer has asked us to share this link, but I'm pretty darn sure that a fox just typed some words into a search bar 🦊 www.foxcrossing.com/theartiparti/borrow_a_fox.org

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