# Three Years of the Companion Cube, with Greg Cortazzo

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Published: 2026-03-09T10:30:00+00:00
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View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk with Greg about his Companion Cube . In this Cube, each player chooses a card from their deck before each game to be their ‘companion’, which their guaranteed access to. They talk about the history of the cube and the difference between the early days of frequent edits and the longer stable phase with less frequent changes. Greg is also one of the organizers of Shoebox an event happening next week in St Paul, Minnesota. Shoebox will prominently feature Cube as well as other formats that don’t usually get center stage and much more. Discussed in this episode: ”Still Alive” from Portal Companion Cube C4AC Stream Shoebox Museum of Modern Take 5 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord . Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty . Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:27 - Greg AKA Dinrovahorror 4:16 - Shoebox 10:35 - Companion Cube 15:57 - Cube as Nostalgia 18:48 - Power Level 27:49 - Responding to Feedback 32:22 - New Player Pitfalls 35:42 - Comparing Companions 40:49 - Control Decks 42:37 - Clones 46:13 - The Future

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