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Normally, players would get a chance to respond before the ability resolves, but Doubling Cube's ability is a mana ability, so 605.3b says An activated mana ability doesnt go on the stack, so it cant be targeted, countered, or otherwise responded to

This effect can only be used during either player's turn

Most of my drive to do this is squarely in the I want my deck to not be boring to play category, but it does have the nice upside of increasing the chances I have to win games, too

Yes, while most non-English Magic cards are direct translations, some feature unique alternate artwork, particularly those released for the Japanese market