The Vorthos Cast

Throne of Eldraine has been revealed in all its flavorful glory! The set pulls from two major influences: Arthurian legend and fairy tales. This week we're diving deep into the second, discussing both the general fairy tale tropes and specific fairy tale references that appear in the set. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:53 – Ponies: The Galloping Extra Life Charity Promotion Link: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/03/magic-the-gathering-reveals-my-little-pony-crossover-set-for-charity 03:18 – Fairy Tale Tropes in Throne of Eldraine 10:14 – Specific Fairy Tales in Throne of Eldraine Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/sorcerers-apprentice-2010-07-12 38:08 – Final Thoughts

Throne of Eldraine has been revealed in all its flavorful glory! The set pulls from two major influences: Arthurian legend and fairy tales. This week we're diving deep into the first, uncovering the cards that pull from specific elements of the Arthur mythology, medieval knights, and the wisps of magic that entwine the two. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:01 – MF Atlanta Recap 02:58 – Trials of Alara Comic Cancelled Link: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/09/21/idw-cancels-magic-the-gathering-chandra-the-trials-of-alara-comic-before-publication/ 03:49 – Game Night Product Cover Revealed Link: https://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/game-night-2019 04:52 – No Throne of Eldraine Art Book Link: https://twitter.com/aquelajames/status/1176238964631453696 08:12 – Arthurian Gems of Eldraine 38:31 – Final Thoughts

It's time for TWO free preview cards from Throne of Eldraine! First, we have a card representing the turnstile relationships of Queen Ayara, who takes new suiters as quickly as the old ones die questing. Festive Funeral 4B Instant - C Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your graveyard. "Even as we mourn the last, we look to the next with joy. Hopefully, my new suitor will bring the Cauldron home." —Ayara, First of Locthwain Our second card sees the healing and redemption of one Garruk Wildspeaker, no longer cursed by the Chain Veil! Return of the Wildspeaker 4G Instant - R Choose one — *Draw cards equal to the greatest power among non-Human creatures you control. *Non-Human creatures you control get +3/+3 until end of turn.

We've got a few quick announcements about upcoming podcast content (MF Atlanta! Week Off! Previews! Flavor Gems!), and then it's time to just dig into Kate Elliott's novel, The Wildered Quest. After brief worldbuilding notes, we cover the entire book in summaries, jokes, and reflections. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:28 – The Whole Cast Will Be at MF Atlanta This Weekend! 02:23 – We Have Two Free Preview Cards on Thursday! 02:41 – Kenrith Family Portrait & Kate Elliott Interview Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/portrait-kenriths-2019-09-12 03:37 – Eldraine Worldbuilding 11:17 – The Wildered Quest Summary and Discussion Link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634136/throne-of-eldraine-the-wildered-quest-by-kate-elliott/?pdivflag=

Product Architect Gavin Verhey of Wizards of the Coast is back to guest on the podcast once again! This week we play a game of "If or When" with him, where we say a character and Gavin tells us "When" (When we finally make this card) or "If" (If we ever make this card). We talk about characters from all across Magic's history, from its earliest days to this year, so enjoy! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:29 – Throne of Eldraine Previews Have Begun Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/throne-eldraine 01:54 – We have TWO Free Preview Cards on September 19th 02:45 – 2020 Standard Sets Announced Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/476756794 06:44 – If or When with Gavin Verhey 49:25 – Final Thoughts

A week of downtime means a week of digging into our mailbag to catch up on all the questions we haven't been answering in previous episodes! From the brilliant to the banal, sit back and enjoy a relaxed episode that hits a variety of smaller topics. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:43 – Meet Oko, Magic’s New Fey Planeswalker Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2019/08/28/exclusive-meet-oko-the-magic-the-gathering-multiverses-newest-planeswalker/#7a2bb49f1b1a 05:13 – Listener Question: How Long Has Each Planeswalker Been a Planeswalker? 19:06 – Listener Question: Planar Chaos Colorshift a Planeswalker? 22:49 – Listener Question: Flavor + Mechanics Homerun Cards? 26:50 – Listener Question: Speculation for a Viking Plane? 28:56 – Listener Question: Which Muppet Babies Are the Gatewatch? 30:46 – Listener Question: History of the Slivers? 31:51 – Listener Question: What Are Karn’s Abilities? 33:46 – Listener Question: What Author W

What is nothingness? What does it mean to exist? How come that frog I summoning in combat dissipated in a swirling burst of energy? These are the questions that plague metaphysically minded mages around the Multiverse, and today we're diving into, well, how reality works in the Magic IP. We've fielded lots of questions about these kinds of things over time, so consider this episode one big answer to a bunch of 'em! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 02:50 – Happy One Year on the Show, Brian and Ashley! 03:58 – The Inspiring Questions 06:32 – Metaphysics of the Blind Eternities 26:51 – Metaphysics of Planes 40:13 – Metaphysics of Magic 52:17 – Final Thoughts

We've reached the halfway point in Django Wexler's The Gathering Storm, with chapters 7 through 10 leading us up to the (failed) guild summit before War of the Spark. We even get back to listener questions, so thanks again to all our fans who ask those! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:39 – The Wildered Quest Blurb Link: https://www.amazon.com/Throne-Eldraine-Wildered-Kate-Elliott-ebook/dp/B07VP1PQ81 01:57 – Listener Question: Elder Dragons Older than the Thran? 03:23 – Listener Question: How Many Pre-Mending Planeswalkers Still Around? 07:23 – Listener Question: Could Dack Have Saved Himself with the Immortal Sun? 10:39 – The Gathering Storm Chapter 7 Link: https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=671981442a09c23d267bd602b&id=f04ef0245f 19:16 – The Gathering Storm Chapter 8 Link: https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=671981442a09c23d267bd602b&id=77411a7f11 32:19 – The Gathering Storm Chapter 9 Link: https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=671981

Every new Commander product brings flavorful new legends, new cards, and reprints to Magic players worldwide. They're good in meaty, perfect for digging in for a full flavor gems episode featuring flavorful new legends, new...well, you know. Also a baby crab! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 02:27 – MTG Lore Advanced Story Search Link: http://mtglore.com/advanced-story-search/ 04:14 – Anje Falkenrath 05:29 – Atla Palani, Nest Tender 06:37 – Chainer, Nightmare Adept 07:22 – Elsha of the Infinite 08:14 – Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero 10:14 – Greven, Predator Captain 11:36 – Ghired, Conclave Exile 13:15 – K’rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 14:54 – Kedena, Slinking Sorcerer 16:40 – Marisi, Breaker of the Coil 20:00 – Rayami, First of the Fallen 21:38 – Sevinne, the Chronoclasm 22:51 – Tahngarth, First Mate Link: https://soundcloud.com/user-345643028/commander-2019-preview-moo-crew 23:27 – Volrath, the Shapestealer 25:19 – Mandate of Peace 26:30 – Thalia’s Gei

It's time to talk about our free Commander 2019 preview card! Tahngarth, First Mate - 2RG Legendary Creature - Minotaur Warrior Tahngarth, First Mate can't be blocked by more than one creature. Whenever an opponent attacks with one or more creatures, if Tahngarth is tapped, you may have that opponent gain control of Tahngarth until end of combat. If you do, choose a player or planeswalker that opponent is attacking. Tahngarth is attacking that player or planeswalker. 5/5 Tahngarth was Sisay's first mate on the Weatherlight, a mighty warrior of the Talruum minotaur people. This card represents him early in the Weatherlight Saga, before he gets captured by Volrath and experimented on (as shown in his original card). Enjoy this mighty new legend who is always happy to get into a fight!

We have reached our final destination on this journey back to the Weatherlight Saga. From Prophecy to Apocalypse, the climactic showdown between Dominaria and Phyrexia is finally here. Also don't forget that we have a free Commander (2019 Edition) preview card from Wizards of the Coast to show off on Twitter on Wednesday, August 7th! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:51 – Commander 2019 Flavor Gems Episode in Two Weeks! 02:23 – Prophecy 04:52 – Invasion 21:36 – Planeshift 37:00 – Apocalypse 47:11 – Last Thoughts

The crew is all together, both podcast and Weatherlight, for our second episode chronicling the story of the legendary skyship. This week covers the sets that are most commonly associated with the Weatherlight Saga: Tempest, Stronghold, Exodus, Mercadian Masques, and Nemesis. All hands on deck for another journey into Magic's storied past! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:26 – The Vorthos Cast at Magic Fest Atlanta 02:42 – Throne of Eldraine Announced Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/project-booster-fun-2019-07-20 04:07 – Throne of Eldraine: The Wildered Quest: Novel by Kate Elliott Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-throne-eldraine-ebook-2019-07-25 05:56 – We have a Commander (2019 Edition) Preview Card! 07:03 – The Weatherlight Saga: Rath and Mercadia Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwLm187ubeg 08:25 – Prequel Stories 14:42 – Rath and Storm (Tempest Block) 30:42 – Me

Endless preview weeks are finally over, so it's time to get to a topic many listeners have been asking to hear about: the Weatherlight Saga! Over the next three weeks, we'll talk about the intrepid adventures of the legendary skyship that happened in the late 1990s through the early 2000s. We begin by dunking on Urza, covering his life and the events that led to the construction of Weatherlight in the first place. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:04 – Throne of Eldraine Announced (Discussion Next Week) 01:34 – Rise of the Gatewatch Art Book Released Link: https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Gathering-Gatewatch-Wizards-Coast/dp/1419736477/ 02:43 – Prelude to the Weatherlight: The Artifact Cycle Link: https://www.mtgsalvation.com/articles/49600-artifacts-i-stones-of-power-and-heart Link: https://www.mtgsalvation.com/articles/49603-artifacts-ii-lines-of-time-of-blood 03:51 – The Thran 12:39 – The Brothers’ War 19:59 – Planeswalker 27:22 – Time Stre

We are back after a week off with a bunch of news, some deep listener questions, and the next three chapters of The Gathering Storm by Django Wexler! And by "we" we of course mean Loreley and Brian, as the rest of the cast is still taking it easy. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:53 – War of the Spark: Forsaken Cover Revealed Link: https://www.amazon.com/War-Spark-Forsaken-Magic-Gathering/dp/1984817949 02:34 – SDCC “Archery” Announcement Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/magic-san-diego-comic-con-2019-07-11 04:17 – New Fan Site: MTG Nexus Link: https://www.mtgnexus.com/ 06:16 – Coming Up on The Vorthos Cast: The Weatherlight Saga 08:35 – Listener Question: Bolas Control Off-Plane/Interplanar Spells? 14:36 – Listener Question: Chandra Elementals/Why Bring Back Jaya? 19:17 – The Gathering Storm: Chapter 4 29:06 – The Gathering Storm: Chapter 5 33:45 – The Gathering Storm: Chapter 6 40:57 – Final Thoughts

Podcast mom & dad are back this week to discuss the broad (and sometimes deep) flavor gems from Core Set 2020, a set that shouldn't be overlooked due to some excellent card names, flavor text series, and art references. Also note that we will not have a new episode next week due to the upcoming American Independence Day weekend. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:27 – No Episode Next Week! 02:46 – Aerial Assault 04:31 – Ancestral Blade 05:47 – Eternal Isolation 06:21 – Squad Captain 06:45 – Starfield Mystic 07:27 – Captivating Gyre 08:30 – Hard Cover 09:32 – Moat Piranhas 10:51 – Octoprophet 11:55 – Tale’s End Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/blight-we-were-born-2016-01-13 14:00 – Sorin’s Guide 15:00 – Chandra’s Regulator 15:55 – Fry 16:14 – Glint-Horn Buccaneer & Brineborn Cutthroat 17:03 – Goblin Smuggler & Nimble Birdsticker 18:05 – Ripscale Predator 19:16 – Ferocious Pup 20:12 – Silverback Shaman 21:26 – W

With Jay and Loreley away, the rest of the cast will play! Brian, Ashley, and Cary answer some mailbag questions and talk about the first three chapters of The Gathering Storm. 01:25 - How many confirmed oldwalkers are still around post-mending? 04:59 - Time travel canonically exists, right? 08:20 - How does it feel to know two key moments from the end of the story without knowing what happens in the lead up to that? 12:20 - How do you feel Magic compares to other IPs in terms of complexity of Lore? 18:12 - The Gathering Storm Chapter 1 20:40 - The Gathering Storm Chapter 2 26:20 - The Gathering Storm Chapter 3 32:22 - Final Thoughts

Modern Horizons is finally out, so we took some time to talk with Ethan Fleischer, designer and creative text writer for the set. Want to know how Ayula, Queen Among Bears was designed? Curious which characters were cut from the set? Listen in and enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! No timecodes. No final thoughts. Just a near-hour of chit-chat!

In the nicest episode of The Vorthos Cast yet, we cover the rest of the flavor gems from Modern Horizons. There was also massive news in the form of the Netflix series being announced, so we spend plenty of time covering that too! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:51 – Animated Magic Netflix Series Announced Link: https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/magic-the-gathering-animated-series-netflix-russo-brothers-1203230595/ Link: http://bardel.ca/ 07:39 – Ravnica Prequel by Django Wexler Is Out Link: http://www.randomhousebooks.com/campaign/magic-gathering-newsletter/ 09:28 – Next Week: MH1 Interview with Ethan Fleischer 10:33 – Arcum’s Astrolabe 12:40 – Dead of Winter 14:28 – Changeling Stuff 15:55 – Hollowhead Sliver 17:25 – Lancer Sliver 18:48 – Cloudshredder Sliver 20:22 – First Sliver’s Chosen 21:55 – Astral Drift (Promo) 23:13 – Goatnap 24:11 – King of the Pride 24:41 – Good-Fortune Unicorn 26:15 – Goblin Engineer 27:21 – Knight of Old Benal

Modern Horizons is almost here, but thankfully we get to see all of the exciting, powerful, and flat-out weird cards already. We're breaking our flavor gems episode into two weeks. Today: the legendary cards. Next week: everything else. We also partnered with artist Diosboss to create images for official podcast merchandise! We're looking to produce a playmat and tokens, so look for more information on those in the coming weeks. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:29 – Vorthos Cast Merch by @Diosboss Soon! Link: https://twitter.com/Diosboss 02:33 – Kess, Dissident Mage 04:42 – Marit Lage’s Slumber Link: https://soundcloud.com/user-345643028/modern-horizons-preview-its-finally-marit-lage 05:44 – Pashalik Mons 10:07 – Serra the Benevolent Link: https://soundcloud.com/user-345643028/the-vorthos-cast-04-dominaria-pre-show 13:11 – Sisay, Weatherlight Captain 18:26 – Urza, Lord High Artificer 27:18 – Yawgmoth, Thran Physician 33:17 – Hall of Heli

"It's never Marit Lage," we said. But her time as come. Her icy prison destroyed, she is now as free as our free Modern Horizons preview card from Wizards of the Coast: Marit Lage's Slumber - 1U Legendary Snow Enchantment - R Whenever Marit Lage's Slumber or another snow permanent enters the battlefield under your control, scry 1. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control ten or more snow permanents, sacrifice Marit Lage's Slumber. If you do, create Marit Lage, a legendary 20/20 black Avatar creature token with flying and indestructible. Art: Randy Vargas Listen as we talk about Marit Lage's esoteric origins, a long con, and comments from the artist.