The Vorthos Cast (The Vorthos Cast)

With Vorinclex bringing the Phyrexians back to Magic Story after a decade, it's a good time to catch up some newer story fans on what New Phyrexia is all about. In this episode, we cover the backstory from the six sets that chronicle the rise and fall of the plane of Mirrodin. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

We only have a few weeks before Strixhaven previews start, so that means it's time for another mailbag episode where we answer listener questions! This week we tackle the big important questions like "Who's your least favorite planeswalker?" Enjoy! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

This week we're diving into the esoteric corners of Magic fiction to talk about the worlds and characters most people haven't ever heard of. If you love deep cuts, this is the episode for you! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Welcome to Strixhaven University, students! We have a free preview card from the Mystical Archive bonus cards you can open in your Strixhaven booster packs. This reprint represents the story of a man so consumed by anger he unleashed massive destruction in order to vanquish his foe. Urza's Rage - 2R Instant - Rare Kicker 8R This spell can’t be countered. Urza’s Rage deals 3 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, instead it deals 10 damage to that permanent or player and the damage can’t be prevented. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Magic: Legends, the online action RPG, has hit open beta, and we all gave it a try. This week we talk about what's going on in the story of the game, how that lines up with the card game's narrative, and share our experiences with the beta so far. (Since the recording of this episode, the beta was updated to try to fix many of the issues we had with it. Our reactions were not to this updated version.) If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

It's week one of Strixhaven story, and we once again have a main story and a side story. After we're introduced to the planeswalker cast of this set, we get a story about Rootha, the Prismari orc searching for her artistic voice. "Class Is in Session": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-1-class-session-2021-03-25 "A Cry of Magic": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/cry-magic-2021-03-26 If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

This week we're talking about the most flavorful cards in Strixhaven, including the Mystical Archives! From story moments to top-down designs, it's an episode crammed with the Vorthos cards you love! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Welcome, students, to our second week of Strixhaven stories. Our main story jumps between Liliana's quest for answers and Lukka's quest for lunch, while Dina's side story is this week as she travels down a path familiar to Vorthoses. "Lessons": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-2-lessons-2021-03-31 "The Chains That Bind": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/chains-bind-2021-04-09 If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

It's week three of our literary studies at Strixhaven and things are going, well, not great. The tension rises between Rowan and Will, and Quintorius is afraid he might fail and get expelled (again). Listen to today's episode to find out what happens! "Extracurriculars": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-3-extracurriculars-2021-04-07 "The Mentor": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/mentor-2021-04-16 If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Attack! As Extus and Lukka assault Strixhaven in the main story, Zimone Wola delves into the mysteries of her grandmother's legacy in the penultimate side story. "Put to the Test": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-4-put-test-2021-04-14 "Blue-Green Ribbons": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/blue-green-ribbons-2021-04-23 Kaldheim Manga: https://mtg-jp.com/reading/storycomic/0034948/ The Great Strixhaven College Clash Episode 1: https://youtu.be/lUm9ppPk5aM If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

This is the end for Rowan and Will. Will it be a triumphant end or a tragedy? And we have our final student story, this time all about Killian Lu. Plus tons of news about Magic releases this summer! "Final Exam": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-5-final-exam-2021-04-21 "A Silent Voice Calls": https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/silent-voice-calls-2021-04-30 Welcome to the Summer of Legend: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/welcome-summer-legend-2021-05-06 If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

This week we wade back into the waters of MTG comics with the new series by Boom! Studios. We're loving it so far, and we have a summary of the first two issues for those who are curious. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

It's time for Modern Horizons 2 previews! We have a whopping five cards this set, so we spend the whole episode talking about them! Break Ties - 2W Instant - C Choose one— *Destroy target artifact. *Destroy target enchantment. *Exile target card from a graveyard. Reinforce 1—W (W, discard this card: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.) Late to Dinner - 3W Sorcery - C Return target creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. Create a Food token. (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.”) /"I knew you were set in your ways, friend, but even I didn't expect you to keep our engagement, under the circumstances."/ Spreading Insurrection - 4R Sorcery - U Gain control of target creature you don't control until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.) /Everyone wants to be on the winning side./ Lucid Dreams - 3UU Sorcery - U Draw X cards, where X is the number of card types among cards in your graveyard. /Never be afraid to look where others can't—or won't./ Tourach's Canticle - 3B Sorcery - C Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card, then discards a card at random. /The same hymn Tourach sang to praise the Ebon Praetor would later be adapted to glorify Tourach himself./ If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

There are so many flavor slam dunks in Modern Horizons 2 that we've had to break them up between two episodes! This week we cover Dakkon et al, Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar, Garth, the Sarpadian folks, and a few quick entries. Enjoy! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Today we conclude our flavor gems talk about Modern Horizons 2! We finish up the Dakkon cards, talk about a mischievous monkey, and try to figure out just what the heck Grist is. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Dungeons & Dragons is finally crossing over into Magic: The Gathering in Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. But what exactly are the Forgotten Realms? If you're new to the worlds of D&D, this episode will help introduce you to the setting of this brand new card set. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Like Magic, Dungeons & Dragons is filled with decades of valiant heroes, nefarious villains, and everyone in between. This week we talk about many of the big names from the Forgotten Realms who may or may not appear in the upcoming Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms blends Dungeons & Dragons into Magic: The Gathering for the first time in a card set. This week we have special guest James Wyatt, creative lead on the set, joining us to talk about how this set happened and the ways in which it was built to express what D&D is. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

In a whole set based on Dungeons & Dragons, there is a veritable dragon hoard of flavor gems. We (somehow) fit them into a single episode, so get your d20's ready for a flavorful adventure! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

This week we brought on Casual Magic host, CAG member, Dragonlance aficionado, and friend of the show Shivam Bhatt to vibe about Adventures in the Forgotten Realms with us. Enjoy a laid back episode full of stories and laughter. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

We're catching up with the third and fourth issues of the Boom! Studios Magic: The Gathering comic this week. Vraska, Ral, and Kaya delve deeper into the mysteries behind their assassination attempts...but not is all as it seems! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is right around the corner, so it's time to get reacquainted with the spookiest plane in the Multiverse. Whether you're new to this world or just want a refresher, we've got a whole episode about the world and cultures of this plane to get to prepared for the new set. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

This week we're happy to welcome Jed MacKay, author of the Boom! Studios Magic: The Gathering comic, to the show! The big bad of the first arc has been revealed, and we talk about how this arc came to be. Heavy spoilers ahead! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is right around the corner, and now that we've caught you up on the worldbuilding of the gothic horror plane, it's time to review the various characters who have shaped this world. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Our final week of Midnight Hunt preparation contains a summary of all the story threads that have woven their way into Innistrad's history. Two blocks and many ancillary stories worth of it in fact! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Thank you to Wizards of the Coast for these two free preview cards from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt! They're both flavorful designs on double-faced cards, and we hope you all enjoy the little stories they tell. Deathbonnet Sprout - G Creature - Fungus - U At the beginning of your upkeep, mill a card. Then if there are three or more creature cards in your graveyard, transform Deathbonnet Sprout. 1/1 //// Deathbonnet Hulk G - Creature - Fungus Horror - U At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile a card from a graveyard. If a creature card was exiled this way, put a +1/+1 counter on Deathbonnet Hulk. /They grow up so fast./ 3/3 Vengeful Strangler - 1B Creature - Human Rogue - U Vengeful Strangler can't block. When Vengeful Strangler dies, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control attached to target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls. /As the flames consumed the killer, his eyes remained fixed on the executioner's face, his hands twitching like angry spiders./ 2/1 //// Strangling Grasp B - Enchantment - Aura - U Enchant creature or planeswalker an opponent controls. At the beginning of your upkeep, enchanted permanent's controller sacrifices a nonland permanent and loses 1 life. /The next day, the executioner was found with ashen handprints on his throat./ If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Jay and Brian talk Flavor Gems of Midnight Hunt! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt's stories have begun, and we welcome special guest Michelle Rapp onto the show to talk about them with us! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

We continue covering the events of Midnight Hunt with week two of the main story, The Motives of the Wolf, and side story, Sisters! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

We reach the midpoint of the Midnight Hunt stories with the third main story, The Fall of the House of Betzold by K. Arsenault Rivera, and the third side story, His Eyes, All of Them, by Margaret Killjoy. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

The festive atmosphere comes crashing down around our heroes in the fourth main story, Harvesttide by K. Arsenault Rivera, and the fourth side story brings an undead caller to Gisa's doorstep in The Dance of Undeath by Seanan McGuire. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

The finale to the Midnight Hunt main story has arrived in the form of Night Closes 'Round by K. Arsenault Rivera, and it's a bit more like a mid-season finale. We discuss where the story is going to go from here, and also the arrival of a long lost sister in our last side story, The Dusk Reborn by Rhiannon Rasmussen.

Jay returns just in time to announce his baby-related hiatus and chats with Brian and Cary about the current state of the Vorthos world, the past year of Magic story, and where we can go, and where we should go, in the future.

The first week of the stories of Crimson Vow are here already! On this episode we discuss the first main story, Tithes and Invitations by K. Arsenault Rivera, where Sorin finds his gramps has gone missing and everyone has to google what RSVP means. Then we talk The Edge of the World by Aysha U. Farah, a true Nephalian mystery, with a surprising ending.

Brian and Chris attend the reception for Olivia's wedding and help themselves to the most flavorful cards of Crimson Vow.

We return to the festivities at hand as Brian, Cary, and Chris discuss the second week of stories from Crimson Vow, including "The Dolorous Weight of Pleasantries" by K. Arsenault Rivera, where we actually kinda learn to like(?) Sorin, and "The Blessing of Blood" by Marcus Terrell Smith, where we really definitely like Odric.

Brian, Chris, and Cary are back once more to discuss the third week of Crimson Vow web fiction! We cover "Forever Hold Your Peace," the third main story by K. Arsenault Rivera, and "Survivors," the third side story, by Reinhardt Suarez. How does Sorin feel about his new Step-Grandmother? And who is the true nightmare at the center of the horrors of Traublassen? Find out on this week's episode!

It's week four of the Crimson Vow stories! Everything's coming together as the Gatecrash storms the castle, Olivia and Arlin have their fated showdown, and Sorin has some granddaddy issues to work through. In addition, we also discuss the final side story of the return to Innistrad, and our feelings about the side stories overall.

This wedding didn't exactly end with the happy couple going on vacation, because this honeymoon is going down and the sun is coming back up! This week we wrap up the main story of Crimson Vow and talk about these last few months of Magic story before we take off for our two week holiday vacation.

This week, Jay and Loreley return to discuss the history of the plane of Kamigawa, including the worldbuilding as we knew it 1200 years ago and what happened in the original block's novels! Also Chris is there.

Loreley and Chris cover the second half of Boom! Studios' Magic comics written by Jed MacKay! They give an overview of the plot of issues 6 through 10, as well as a brief recap of the one-off Tezzeret special, Master of Metal, and then give their thoughts to how the first big arc of the series shapes up in the history of Magic lore.

We welcome back Jed MacKay, author of the Boom! Studios Magic comics, to discuss the end of the first big story arc! LOTS of big spoilers in our conversation! Many apologies for the audio as there were some connection errors while recording. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Loreley, Cary, and Chris cover the full five episodes of the Kamigaw: Neon Dynasty story! If you haven't read all five episodes of the story written by Akemi Dawn Bowman, you should do that now, because there are a lot of spoilers ahead! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Thank you Wizards of the Coast for this free preview card and the opportunity to introduce Spinning Wheel Kick to the world! Now go Plague Wind Kick your opponents out of the game!

We may have covered the compleat story of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty last week, but we skipped over the origin story of our newest planeswalker, Kaito! Listen along as Loreley and Chris tell you all about how the ninja's spark ignited while being just as distracted by delicious smelling food as Kaito.

A new set means more delectable, mouthwatering, irresistibly tender flavor gems! Of course, an offering of such a tasty treat like Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has enticed Jay back to the cast to sit and really chew on the newest cards with Loreley and Chris. Our legal counsel has instructed us to remind you to not eat the delicious cards. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

This week, Cary and Chris tackle all three of the remaining side stories of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. They also discuss the overall release schedule for story this set and what they believe was great and what should be revisited for the next set! This is a long one with three story summaries, reactions, and conversation. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! For links to the stories, check out magic.wizards.com/story, or follow us on Twitter at @TheVorthosCast!

This week, we have the author of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty's main story and Kaito Origin story, Akemi Dawn Bowman, on to talk all about her experience writing for Wizards of the Coast, including the daunting task of writing such a pivotal story set in an 18-year-old world for a 30-year-old franchise! We also cover Kaito being a good boy, Tamiyo's compleation, and how the robot uprising will flatten Jay's house first. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

Wow, four years have gone by so fast! To celebrate the fourth birthday of The Vorthos Cast, we have Jay, Loreley, Brian, Chris, and Cary all on at once to answer questions about the podcast, while also sprinkling in thoughts on Magic lore and some behind the scenes looks at how the cast is put together.

After a week off, we've returned to give you a history of two of Magic's most popular (and sometimes controversial)creature types! We're talking Angels and Demons this week, and not the Dan Brown novel from the year 2000. Magic's two most consistent iconic representations of White and Black mana have been in the game since Alpha, and it looks like we'll be seeing quite a bit more of them in Streets of New Capenna, so it's time to get caught up on everything you need to know. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! You'll also get access to our Discord server, where Vorthoses from around the world are sharing their theories of what the heck is happening on New Capenna. There's never a better time to join than when a new and exciting story is on the horizon!

You come to us, on the day of the release of the Streets of New Capenna story, and you ask us a favor, to tell you all about the illustrious history of organized crime in the lore of Magic: the Gathering? This is a favor we cannot refuse. Our lawyers have instructed us, though, to remind you that we are legitimate business Vorthoses and all of our books are clean, you see? Stop asking so many questions. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! It's a family business, you see? We're a family here.

While the novella for Theros Beyond Death was never released, we at the Vorthos Cast slipped a few bucks to a hungry intern at WotC and got a link to the UNRELEASED recording of the Audiobook! This has incredible implications for the story of Streets of New Capenna! Publisher: Infinite Vorthosium Recordings Music: Steven O'Brien, "Epic Theme No. 2" https://soundcloud.com/stevenobrien/majestic-epic-orchestral-piece

This week we have a never before attempted double-feature of the Vorthos Cast! We're starting off with a history of Elspeth, one of Magic's most storied heroes with the least amount of actual story. We cover everything in her life, from her first planeswalk to her first death. Then, we move on to a summary and discussion of the first three episodes of the Streets of New Capenna story by Elise Kova! What's going on in this mysterious city with its gilded skyscrapers surrounded by the lost history of Phyrexian devastation? If you're enjoying The Vorthos Cast and want to connect with other Vorthoses around the world, you can support us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! For $1 a month you get access to our discord server where we're discussing new story releases, and for $3 a month you can join our live-listen tier where you get to hear the episode recorded live!

While Loreley is still hiding out from the law and Jay is lost in the glitz and glam of his new internet fame, Brian, Cary, and Chris discuss the final two chapters of the main story of Streets of New Capenna. Was the story a runaway success, or did it end up spinning its tires on the final lap? If you enjoy listening to The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! And while you're at it, follow us on Twitter @TheVorthosCast.

It's our 200th episode! That's a lot of episodes! We're celebrating this achievement by answering as many listener questions about Magic lore as we could fit into an hour long episode. The gang's all here and we're all bringing our expertise to tackle the hard-hitting questions like "Is Gix alive?" and "What kind of bird person would you be?" Sadly, cut for time was "Does Ajani use a litterbox?" I can assure you he absolutely does. If you want to support The Vorthos Cast for our next 200 episodes, you can become a patron at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! We appreciate every one of you! We wouldn't have made it this far without you.

We take a small detour this week to discuss the first issue of the spin-off mini-series from the Boom! Studios Magic comics, The Hidden Planeswalker! This is an incredible first issue written by Mairghread Scott and illustrated by Fabiana Mascolo, picking up the story where Liliana left off at the end of the first arc of the main Magic series. Mysteries abound and Liliana holds the key to unravel it all. If you want to support The Vorthos Cast, you can become a patron at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! You can find more about the Boom! Studios Magic comics at www.boom-studios.com! And you should, because they are so very good.

We've gathered to present to you the most delectable of flavor gems from Streets of New Capenna. Only the finest cuts, the highest quality flavor. We got them from a pal of ours over at the docks who said they fell off a ship. You're not some kinda Broker, are you? If you want to support The Vorthos Cast, you can become a patron at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! Your support goes towards the totally legal creation of this podcast.

Last week was full of surprises as Magic announced their "Pride Across the Multiverse" Secret Lair! Coming with this wonderful release was also a short story written by none other than the amazing Alison Lührs, and we have her on for the very first time to talk all things Huatli and Saheeli, writing queer Magic stories, fandom, our favorite cursed ships, and... Robert Pattinson? To learn more about Pride Across the Multiverse, visit the Magic website here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/first-look-pride-across-multiverse-2022-05-02 If you want to read Alison's fabulous story about Huatli and Saheeli in a two-person love triangle, check it out here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/note-stranger-2022-05-02 To support the Vorthos Cast, visit our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast

This week, Brian, Chris, and Cary talk all about the first three side stories of Streets of New Capenna! We're back in the big city, baby! We've got a chatty sphinx, a pile of metal bones, and a rhino man that's definitely not a platypus or secret agent! If you want to support The Vorthos Cast, you can become a patron at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! If you support us, Falco won't ask you to have a chat on his balcony.

This is the last week of Streets of New Capenna story! We cover "The Family Man" by K. Arsenault Rivera, "Alley Cat Blues" by Rhiannon Rasmussen, and the totally-related-to-Capenna-we-promise "Garden of Flesh" by Lora Grey! There's a fun vampire wedding, a smuggling cabaret cat, and body horror nightmares! A normal set of Magic stories. If you want to support The Vorthos Cast, you can become a patron at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! Your support will go towards the costs of weeding our pristine porcelain annex! Also, check out our Twitter at twitter.com/TheVorthosCast where you can see the new playmat art! It's only got a little phyresis!

This week, we roll for initiative and enter the turn order as Jay, Brian, and Chris go over each of their top ten(ish) flavor gems of the new set, Magic: the Gathering: Commander Legends: Dungeons & Dragons: Battle for Baldur's Gate: The Quickening: 2 the Streets! You should make sure to tell Jay all about how much you enjoying sacrificing your Burnished Hart! If you want to support us on Patreon and get access to our discord server, you can do that at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! But you really don't have to. It's okay. We won't cast any dissonant whispers your way. Take a minute and fill out the survey about our upcoming new playmat release so we can decide how and what and how many to print: https://t.co/gGBtN8quHZ

This week we're pouring over the pages of all the Magic story since War of the Spark to get caught up with what's been going on. We cover all the main Magic story and discuss what we might be leading up to with the next year of story and what we can expect from all this oil that's popping up everywhere... If you want to support us on Patreon and get access to our discord server, you can do that at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! Patrons and Discord members will get first dibs on our new playmat!

This week, Cary and Chris cover issues 11 through 15 of the Boom! Studios Magic comics! With the former main trio trapped on Ravnica, three new planeswalkers take center stage with a new adventure to save their friends. Villains return, guildmasters die, and someone loses their tail! If you want to support us on Patreon and get access to our discord server, you can do that at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! Patrons and Discord members got first dibs on our playmat, but now it's open to the public! If you want one, go check out our Twitter at twitter.com/TheVorthosCast

This week the podcast embarks on a mission to revisit Dominaria, where we began years ago, but with a modern and updated vision. This week, we cover a broad view of the world of Dominaria, including the major regions and some of the world-shattering (and mending) events. Get out your map of Dominaria (or globe, you know who you are) and follow along with Jay, Loreley, Brian, and Chris! If you want to support us on Patreon and get access to our discord server, you can do that at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! We appreciate every single one of you.

Dominaria served as the setting of almost all of Magic's earliest lore, and we're going to cover a lot of the Time of Legends in this week's episode! Jay, Loreley, and Chris talk the Armada comics, the Legends Cycle books, and some of the weirdest legendary creatures you might have missed in the Legends set. If you want to get your name into the legends of Magic Vorthos Podcasts, support us on Patreon and get access to our discord server, you can do that at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! We appreciate every single one of you.

This week, the original Vorthos Cast crew has come together with storied Dominarian historian Ethan Fleischer to talk all about the complete history of Dominaria in lore. Not all the lore of Dominaria, but the lore of the lore of Dominaria. We're talking short story collections, licensed video game player guides, magazine articles, and even flash animations you'll never get to see again. A truly can't-miss discussion for any fan of Magic's story.

While it's one of the hottest summers on record, we're keeping it cool by talking all about The Ice Age, one of the lesser known periods in Magic's history. From the moment Urza detonates a magical nuke to well after one of his descendants smashes a mirror on some task mage's head, we discuss the thousands of years of history that got Dominaria from The Brothers' War to the plane as we mostly know it still today. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! We appreciate all of you so, so much!

This week we're joined by the one and only Amanda Stevens, an expert in all things Zhalfir, to talk Jamuraa, Teferi, and all the mistakes made by wizards and Wizards that's left this slice of Dominaria out of the story for decades. You can find Amanda on Twitter at @AmandaTNStevens for more of her insight into DEI, Esports, and building Simic commander decks! If you'd like to support The Vorthos Cast, you can find us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! We appreciate all of you so, so much!

Once upon a time, long ago, a man used a powerful artifact to lay waste to an opposing army and most life on an entire continent. He then went on to be even worse. This week we're telling the story of Urza from the sylex blast to the beginning of the Weatherlight Saga. As they say, if it wasn't for Yawgmoth, Urza would be the greatest villain in Dominarian history... If you, too, want to dunk on Urza and support our show, you can join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

This week, Brian and Chris are left alone to tell you the story of the first Phyrexian invasion, the one detailed in the Invasion block of sets and the Invasion novels: the end of Urza Planeswalker, the end of Yawgmoth, the beginning of Phyrexia's long, slow crawl back to Dominaria's shores in Dominaria United.

The last part of our Dominaria retrospective series. This week we're looking at the Great Mending and the first time we returned to Dominaria after a long time away, the 2018 Dominaria set with story by Martha Wells. If you've appreciated our series on the history of Dominaria and want to support the show, you can join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast!

We have a special free preview for Dominaria United, provided to us by Wizards of the Coast, who wanted to watch us, specifically, suffer. We are sadly introducing everyone to the terror that is the Sheoldred's Restoration and the heartbreak of Extinguish the Light. Check out our Twitter at twitter.com/TheVorthosCast for full card images and art! If you want to support the cast, you can join us at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! We won't be compleat without your support!

One of our most exciting episodes yet, this week we're talking with Jeff Gomez, CEO of Starlight Runner Entertainment, and one of the most influential writers of early Magic lore. Jared Carthalion, the Shard of Twelve Worlds, Tevesh Szat, and more: all iconic elements of Magic lore as important today as they were almost 30 years ago, and all brought to us by Jeff Gomez. We discuss what it was like writing for Magic in its early days, creating the Armada Comics stories, and how important transmedia storytelling has become to media of all kinds today. We also talk, briefly, about the side story "The Education of Ulf" by Brian Evenson, which features Jared Carthalion and Geyadrone Dihada, both first seen in the Armada comics line, You can follow Jeff Gomez on Twitter @Jeff_Gomez. If you enjoy our show and want to support us, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! Everyone who supports gets access to our Discord server.

The cast sits down to talk about the first episode of Dominaria United and the Raven Man reveal in Homecoming. With Chris and Loreley away, the cast has on special guest VorthosNick!

This week we continue our summaries of the stories of Dominaria United with episodes 2 and 3, "Sand in the Hourglass" and "The Locked Tower" by Langley Hyde! We establish the major players of the story, see Karn's planeswalking prowess, and see Magic's take on John Carpenter's The Thing. The Phyrexians are here, and they're coming in force! If you enjoy our show, consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast/ where all patrons will get access to our Discord server!

Brian, Cary, and Chris join forces and tackle the final two episodes of the Dominaria United main story, "A Brutal Blow" and "A Whisper in the Wind," then share their honest opinions about the story, including how they felt about certain deaths and resurrections. But first, unhinged speculation! If you want to support Jin Gitaxias' wedding registry, go to https://www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast and pledge a dollar a month to get access to our discord!

We're taking a quick detour away from the world of Dominaria and Magic's main canon storyline to cover the full miniseries of The Hidden Planeswalker from Boom! Studios Comics! Liliana and Tezzeret fight over the future of a planeswalker with a mysterious past, and we learn what it means to be a villain, and what it takes to be a hero. If you enjoy our podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast where $1 a month gets you access to our very cool Discord server where Vorthoses from around the world are talking Magic story and comics!

It's time for the traditional Flavor Gems episode! This time we're going over our favorite gems from Dominaria United, a set with so many legends that we couldn't possibly cover them all, so we have to do our best to get as many delicious gems as we could into one episode. These gems have so much flavor. You should try some. Just take a bite. It's okay*. If you want to support the podcast and get access to our Discord server and more, join us at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! *Our lawyers want us to mention that you should not eat the delicious gems, regardless of how many planeswalker sparks they may or may not contain.

This week we're wrapping up all the stories from Dominaria United by discussing the three remaining side stories! We talk all about Squee's long relationship with death, the fall of the Weatherlight, and Niambi's work for peace. If you want to support the podcast and get access to our Discord server and more, join us at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast!

As if reliving some ancestral memory, Beyond the Multiverse returns! In this episode, we have special guest Jay Annelli on to talk all about the lore of the Assassin's Creed just after Magic the Gathering announced that they'll have a special partnership with the long-running game series next year! Learn all about jumping from tall buildings, communing with alien spirits, and fist-fighting the pope! If you enjoy our show, join our Patreon at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast where you can get access to our Discord server and give us suggestions for future Beyond the Multiverse episodes!

This week, we discuss The Brothers' War that was, the 1998 novel by Jeff Grubb and the surrounding card sets and stories that told aspects of this monumental moment in Magic history, both in the story and outside of it. To know what to expect in the upcoming Magic set, you should know what's already been scribed into the annals of history. If you too want to be scribed into the annals of history, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast!

We sent a message out through the galaxy and our psionic trail has lead Ethan Fleischer, designer for Magic: the Gathering and long-time fan of Warhammer 40k, to our podcast. But we're not hear to discuss power-levels, color identity, or card designs. We need to take in all the lore possible to learn about the world of Warhammer, before the Tyranids absorb our biomass. If you'd like to support The Vorthos Cast, follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TheVorthosCast! If you're looking to throw a few bones our way and fund our intergalactic empire, check out our Patreon at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast.

As the story of the Brother's War set has wrapped up, we look at the legends of the time period, from the warring brothers themselves to their loved ones and those few brave souls who tried to stand between them. Learn of the origins of the Golgothian Sylex, the first spellcasters of Terisiare, and the greatest artificers, and toymakers, of all Dominarian history. If you would like to support the podcast, follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TheVorthosCast! You can also join our Patreon at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where just $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server!

The story of The Brothers' War echoes through time as the past confronts the present and the present slips back into the past. This week we're covering the present day stories by Reinhardt Suarez. While Teferi grapples with the past, Elspeth must battle with the present as the Coalition's planeswalkers must defend their bastion of hope. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! You can also follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TheVorthosCast!

We're joined this week by the author Reinhardt Suarez, writer of the stories set in the present of the Magic story! He shares with us the experience of bringing these characters together, working with the story team at Magic, and how he got ready to write monumentally important characters for such a pivotal story. If you want to keep up with Reinhardt's writing, check out his website, www.thereinhardtexperience.com. If you want to support the podcast, you can find us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord community, and $3 a month gets you on our live listen tier where you can listen to the show recorded live, and sometimes extra content that's cut from the final release!

The story of the Antiquities War, the war between Urza and Mishra, between the two brothers whose conflict shaped the future of Dominaria and the multiverse as we know it, is well documented. Records of their battles and the machinations have been held close for millennia. But this story, the five episodes written by Miguel Lopez, tell the story of the war outside of the lives of the two brothers, the war that ravaged the land of Terisiare and its people for decades. This is what happens in those stories, though you should read them yourselves. If you want to support the podcast, consider joining our Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast. If you want to find us on social media, well, listen to the end of the episode! We're still on Twitter, for now, at twitter.com/TheVorthosCast.

It's time for our flavor gems of The Brothers' War! This set, and it's accompanying Commander release, is so full of flavor that it's truly a triumph of storytelling through the cards alone. We cover as many important characters and their cards as we can and traipse through all 40 of the Story Spotlights in their chronological order. If you think we missed out on any of your favorite flavor gems of the set, let us know which cards you think were the most delicious! If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can just give us a five-star review on your app of choice, share our podcast with a friend, or just tell some stranger you meet on the street how cool you think we are. You can also give us some money, the highest form of flattery, at www.Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast!

The second major arc of the Boom! Studios Magic comics has come to its close, and we're covering issues 16 through 20! Chandra, Garruk, and Niko must gather allies and return to Ravnica to save their friends and the multiverse from Tezzeret's (somewhat familiar) diabolic plans to become a god once more! How good are these comics, though? They're really incredible work. If you enjoy the Boom! comics, go buy them from your local comic book shop! If you enjoy our podcast, go buy our love by giving us between $1 and $3 a month on Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! We won't love you, but you can pretend we do!

The year of 2022 comes to a close! With some of the greatest Magic story content in recent history, 2022 was an incredible year for Vorthoses around the world. We get the whole cast together before our mandated two-week paid holiday vacation time. We discuss our thoughts on all the juicy story content that started with Kamigawa and ended with a sibling rivalry for the ages. If you enjoy our show, thank you! We really do deeply appreciate it when you tell us you like the show or show it to your friends. If you wanna give us a gift, you could subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1/month gets you on our Discord server to talk about compleated planeswalkers or Boom! comics or the newest story releases. But since it's a traditional time of year to give gifts to people you love, consider maybe tossing $12 at someone and telling them to sub to us for a whole year. That's some free gift advice from your ol' pal, editor Chris. It's a real cheap and easy way to give two gifts at once. Anyways, this is our last episode until January when we'll be back to talk about Jay's new book and Phyrexia: All Will Be One! You can hang out with us on Discord, but you won't get any new episodes for a few weeks.

We're back! After a long holiday break, the cast is back together with a very special author interview: Jay Annelli, author of Magic the Gathering: The Visual Guide, an in-depth exploration of Magic's lore full of character details, gorgeous art, and even some hints at the upcoming return to New Phyrexia. If you want to support the podcast, you can join our Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! You could also support Jay's book by ordering it from your local bookstore. You can also buy it on some big websites but, like, don't you want to support your local bookstores, especially comic and gaming shops? It's not like you need this book today. You can wait a little while, it's okay.

All Will Be ONE... starting next week, when we cover the stories of Phyrexia: All Will Be One. This week, though, we're taking you through all eleven members of the strike team that's had a rough landing on New Phyrexia. Some are safe for now, like Kaito and Koth, and others, well... But who are these eleven intrepid planeswalking heroes and why are they the ones delving through the nine hells of biomechanical horror? We introduce you to each of them and what they bring (or brought) to the team. If you enjoy our show, consider supporting us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast. For $1.00 a month, you get access to our Discord server. For $3.00 a month, you can listen as we record live! It's always a lot of fun. A lot of what we record is left on the cutting room floor, and you don't have to miss any of it if you listen live!

Thank you to Wizards of the Coast for our free preview of Phyrexia: All Will Be One! We're happy to introduce you to Expand the Sphere, Gleeful Demolition, and Resistance Skywarden! These three uncommons can be found in the upcoming set, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, which releases February 10, 2023! You can head to your local game store the weekend of February 3rd to play in the prerelease to get your hands on these uncommon cards early!

This week, the author of the main story for Phyrexia: All Will Be One has joined us to talk Nahiri, Tyvar, and the heartbreaking fates of some of our favorite planeswalkers. Seanan McGuire is a Hugo Award-winning author of "more books than is actually healthy for a single person," including the Wayward Children series and, as Mira Grant, the Newsflesh and Parasitology series. Her story for ONE is the first main story collection she's written for Magic, but you may recognize her from "Homecoming," the story of Liliana and the Raven Man from Dominaria United, or the Hugo-nominated "Tangles" from Midnight Hunt. If you'd like to support The Vorthos Cast, check us out on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where all of our patrons get access to our Discord server!

The time has come to compleat the main story of Phyrexia: All Will Be One. We give our customary summary of the full story of the set while sharing our thoughts on the overall direction of the story, how well we think this dark period of the story was told, and how the future of the multiverse will unfold. If you enjoy our show, consider supporting us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast. For $1.00 a month, you get access to our Discord server. For $3.00 a month, you can listen as we record live! It's always a lot of fun!

This week, we make a glistening vinaigrette and devour some delicious flavor gems of Phyrexia: All Will Be One! We're going to be at MagicCon Philadelphia! If you're going to be there, make sure to join us on the main stage Sunday, February 19th, at noon! We'll be covering the story of what's happened from War of the Spark to March of the Machine! If you want to support the podcast, consider joining us at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1 a month gives you access to our Discord server, and $3 a month lets you listen to the show as it's recorded every week!

This week we continue discussing the story of the set Phyrexia: All Will Be One with a recap and discussion on the five incredible side stories, including getting into the mind of a Phyrexian, understand the true nature of the Autonomous Furnace, and how incredibly moving Teferi's story has become. If you enjoy our show and you're going to be at MagicCon Philadelphia this weekend, we're doing The Vorthos Cast Live! We'll be on the main stage Sunday at noon to talk all about the story from War of the Spark until March of the Machine! And if you want to support the podcast, you can find us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast!

It's the fifth anniversary of the podcast! This week we get a little self-indulgent and talk all about our trip to MagicCon Philadelphia, where we had the opportunity to talk on the main stage about the story of Magic! You can find out presentation on YouTube (linked below), but this is the story of how we applied for the panel opportunity, how we made our presentation, and how our trip went! You can watch our panel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmyx7AyLsgU And since it is our fifth anniversary, you can give us a little birthday present by supporting us over on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! We appreciate all our supporters, and as little as $1 a month gets you into our Discord server. Five years is a long time to do a podcast, and we wouldn't be able to do it without you.

MagicCon Philadelphia gave us our first glimpse at the culmination of the New Phyrexian Invasion arc in March of the Machine. We go plane by plane and discuss the major players for each target of Elesh Norn's invasion, what team ups we've seen so far, and how the planes can fight back against the terror that's on its way.

We've brought on Phyrexian language expert, Bella Guo, from Wizards of the Coast to teach us about the language of our favorite bionecromechanical horrors! Listen along as we attempt to speak the names of Phyrexians and their compleated masterpieces with our fleshy, weak mouths!

We begin discussing the story of March of the Machine with episodes 1 through 6 by K Arsenault Rivera, picking up after the failed strike at the heart of Phyrexia where our heroes failed and the multiverse's fate seemed sealed to annihilation, and ending with the return of hope in the protector in white. With the multiverse hanging in the balance, how will the march of the machine be stopped? If you enjoy our podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where just $1 a month gets you access to our Discord channel where Vorthoses from around the world are reacting to the incredible story unfolding every day. For $3 a month you get access to our live listen, where you can hear the unedited podcast as we record it days before it goes live!