{"podcast":{"title":"Lucky Paper Radio","slug":"lucky-paper-radio-380785","podcast_index_feed_id":380785,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/29f49e0c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://luckypaper.co","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/6938971/6938971-1713137044666-cd45220107ac5.jpg","author":"Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox","episode_count":318,"summary":"Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T00:18:11.796459+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lucky-paper-radio-380785"},"episode":{"title":"Modal Mechanics 003 — Bloodrushing into the Next Batch","slug":"modal-mechanics-003-bloodrushing-into-the-next-batch","published_at":"2026-01-05T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lucky-paper-radio-380785/modal-mechanics-003-bloodrushing-into-the-next-batch","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lucky-paper-radio-380785","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucky-paper-radio/episodes/Modal-Mechanics-003--Bloodrushing-into-the-Next-Batch-e3d6aur","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/29f49e0c/podcast/play/113502619/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-5%2Fa1095383-c95d-5198-7ebf-29bab0f67ea4.mp3","summary":"View all cards mentioned in this episode By popular demand, Andy and Anthony rush back into their series exploring modal mechanics through Magic’s history. Continuing where they left off , they talk about mechanics from Return to Ravnica to Fate Reforged. They argue over some mechanics fit a useful definition of “modal” and what the mechanics, and individual modal cards, offer to Cube designers. Discussed in this episode: Song-Poem Documentary Modal Mechanics 001 — Some Nonzero Number of Mechanics Are Kicker Modal Mechanics 002 — Some Modal Mechanics Evoke a Strong Response Reading Rainbow Cube 100 Ornithopters The Design of Everyday Things Lucky Paper Patreon 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 3:03 - Modal Mechanics: Part 003 4:44 - Scavenge 9:03 - Bloodrush 17:17 - Fuse 27:30 - Bestow 36:03 - Monstrosity 37:59 - Will of the Council 42:27 - Sieges 48:41 - Planeswalker Addendum","meta_description":"View all cards mentioned in this episode By popular demand, Andy and Anthony rush back into their series exploring modal mechanics through Magic’s history…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3228,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lucky-paper-radio-380785/episodes/modal-mechanics-003-bloodrushing-into-the-next-batch/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lucky-paper-radio-380785/modal-mechanics-003-bloodrushing-into-the-next-batch.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}