
Usman Jamil
Magic: The Gathering cube writer, designer, and podcaster; known as "the Godfather of Cube"; writing about cube since 2010.
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Sep 8, 2026
Cube Engineers Episode 50: Using Science to Build The Ultimate Cube!
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60:26TrainmasterGTHOST
ahead.

Usman JamilGUEST
There's some stuff like Goblin Guide, which is more just like a relic, and just like Goblin Guide, Molten Gatekeeper, I think Stuck Out is kind of just...

Usman JamilGUEST
A lot of my process is to just like look at individual cards and just focus on like the micro level kind of stuff it's like okay what what's going on power level you know just like what's going on from there and then it's kind of i mean i think that's probably how i do and i tend to look at cubes for you know just like if i suggest changes it's like looking at cards individually and being like, okay, this card probably looks bad, this card probably looks, you know, above the power level or something.

Usman JamilGUEST
Looking for just things on that very micro level, where it's just like, yeah, this card might, like, Muldrifter, probably under probably the power level.
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66:51TrainmasterGTHOST
I like it more.
Cube Engineers Episode 46: An Unexpected "The Hobbit" Cube Review
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50:18TrainmasterGTHOST
Do you want to tell us about Bard, the heir of Gyron? Goryon?

Usman JamilGUEST
Goryon? Yeah, I was talking to a buddy about it because I think I was driving at the time.

Usman JamilGUEST
I was trying to think if it was like Firion? I'm like, no, that's the guy from Final Fantasy II.
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57:16TrainmasterGTHOST
I know this is one that I'm looking to play, but I was interested to hear your perspective on it.
Cube Engineers Episode 42: The Bourbon (Cube) Dynasty: Cubecon 2026 Edition!
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41:58TrainmasterGTHOST
Yeah.

Usman JamilGUEST
So the question I had, uh, you host a re- a yearly cube event called Cube Dungeon Con, and the site, I would consider more my cube writing home, aside from when I'm doing self-publishing.

Usman JamilGUEST
Hipsters of the Coast, uh, did an article by Travis Norman, who I've known for a while from online spaces, uh, did an article about it.

Usman JamilGUEST
Um, and I thought it was really interesting, like, you know, had, like, a lot of pictures, and it was pretty different from a lot of cube articles in that space.

Usman JamilGUEST
But, like, how would you describe the, uh, Cube Dungeon Con, like, you know, the vibes or just, like, how it started, you know, just, like...
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55:57TrainmasterGTHOST
[laughs]
Casual Magic Episode 336 - Usman Jamil and Cube
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Usman JamilGUEST
Well, nobody's getting what they want." So it's like, I think eventually, like, I think somebody at the store just, like, w- went to be the eighth person because it was a event at the store.

Usman JamilGUEST
W- I think personally for me, just because I'm cheap and I'm a free-to-play player on Arena, like, one of the things that I really like about Arena is, like, if you're, if you scrub out and you're just like, "All right," and I don't wanna put more money back in, just, like, grind dailies for, like, a week or something, and it's like, "All right.
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Cube Engineers Episode 40: Marvelous Marvel Super Heroes Cube Review!
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30:37TrainmasterGTHOST
[laughs]

Usman JamilGUEST
Uh, so Rush, you know, is one of the, you know, great pr- progressive metal bands, or probably progressive rock bands, I would say.
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37:21TrainmasterGTHOST
[laughs]