The Vorthos Cast

Welcome to the final part of our series on the ten guilds of Ravnica! The law-writing Azorius, law-skirting Orzhov, and law-smashing Gruul are the subjects of this week's episode. We also briefly mention the name of the next set, War of the Spark, and announce some exciting new things for our Patreon! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:46 – New Patreon Tier Announcement! Link: https://www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast 03:44 – Next Set Title Revealed: War of the Spark Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/coming-soon 05:50 – Additional Notes from Ravnica Art Book 10:27 – The Azorius Senate 15:43 – Azorius Creature Types 17:20 – Notable Azorius 19:13 – The Orzhov Syndicate 25:49 – Orzhov Creature Types 27:52 – Notable Orzhov 30:23 – The Gruul Clans 35:29 – Gruul Creature Types 36:32 – Notable Gruul 37:17 – Final Thoughts

Welcome to 2019! In the heat of Ravnica Allegiance previews, it's time to get back to our dives into the ten guilds of the plane. This week is all about the evolutionary Simic Combine and revolutionary Cult of Rakdos. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:29 – Scheduling Reminders 01:18 – Loreley Gets Another NDA 03:00 – The Simic Combine 16:46 – Simic Creature Types 19:45 – Notable Simic 20:44 – The Cult of Rakdos 25:59 – Notable Rakdos 28:16 – Rakdos Creature Types 32:19 – Final Thoughts

Surprise! There's a whole new FREE Magic: The Gathering novella by Brandon Sanderson! Children of the Nameless is about the misadventures of snarky Planeswalker Davriel on Innistrad. This week's entire episode is dedicated to this wonderfully dramatic, humorous, and metaphysically mysterious tale. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:43 – Our Ravnica Allegiance Preview Plans 01:47 – Interviews with Brandon Sanderson Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/348676141?filter=archives&sort=time Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/brandonsanderson/comments/a5c95s/children_of_the_nameless_ama_with_brandon/ 4:34 – Children of the Nameless Summary Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/story 39:46 – Children of the Nameless Speculation 50:46 – Final Thoughts

We got two amazing new pieces of Magic fiction this past week! We briefly mention Children of the Nameless, the novella by Brandon Sanderson (which we'll talk about next week!), but today's episode is mostly about Chandra #1 from IDW. We also get back into the groove of answering listener questions. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:00 – Children of the Nameless – Novella by Brandon Sanderson Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/story 03:16 – Listener Question: What Is Project Lightning Bug? 07:34 – Listener Question: Why So Little Conflict Between Bolas and Phyrexia? 09:21 – Listener Question: Did the Rakdos Stop Being the Mining Guild? 11:53 – IDW’s Magic: The Gathering Chandra #1 Link: https://www.comixology.com/Magic-The-Gathering-Chandra-1/digital-comic/713452 32:44 – Speculation: Kaldheim Soon? 36:37 – Final Thoughts

In a week with some haymaker news (New promos! Chandra comic preview! New Magic Story webpage!), we spent most of this episode finally exploring Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica, the first D&D crossover book officially released. It contains new information about Ravnica, lots of useful tips for first-timers, and a plethora of familiar references for Magic fans new and old. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:14 – 2019 MagicFest Promos Link: https://www.cfbevents.com/promo 02:28 – IDW Chandra Comic Preview Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/magic-gathering-chandra-preview-2018-12-05 04:46 – Magic Story Page Update Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/story 09:28 – Inside Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica 43:04 – Final Thoughts

The Vorthos Cast is back with all the flavor news your ears need to hear. The biggest story out of last week was the boycott of future Grand Prix/MagicFest events my a number of Magic artists. We also talk about the soon-to-be-released Chandra comic from IDW and the remaining flavor gems from Ultimate Masters (out this Friday, 12/7). If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:52 – Artist Boycott MagicFest Link: https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/vorthosmike-11262018-artists-boycott-magic-fests 09:23 – Chandra #1 SCGCon Exclusive Cover Link: https://twitter.com/StarCityGames/status/1068160996899020800 10:49 – Ultimate Masters Flavor Gems 11:11 – Sigil of the New Dawn 12:43 – Foil 14:13 – Frantic Search Link: https://twitter.com/_SEV8/status/1065400011343753216 16:11 – Unstable Mutation 17:10 – Offalsnout 18:46 – Spoils of the Vault 20:39 – Lava Spike 21:17 – Gamble 22:58 – Seismic Assault 26:39 – Golgari Grave-Troll 27:29 – Kodama’s Reach 28:25 – Verdan

The final Guilds of Ravnica story is here! After a few news items and a juicy listener question about Magic's past, we take a look back at what have been five excellent stories set on the city-plane. Note that because of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, we will be taking a week off. The Vorthos Cast will return December 3rd with Ultimate Masters Flavor Gems. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:26 – Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica Is Out! 03:56 – D&D Lore You Should Know: Orzhov and Dimir Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/335398564 04:24 – IDW Chandra #1 Delayed A Week Until 12/5 04:45 – GoFundMe for Chris L’Etoille’s Wife, Jaime Link: https://www.gofundme.com/qsxvx-jamie039s-recovery-fund 06:16 – Listener Question: What Prequel Cards Could Exist? 13:34 – Magic Story: Bound and Bonded Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/bound-and-bonded-2018-11-14 33:30 – A Look Back at the Guilds of Ravnica Stories

A new Magic set has been announced! The first look at new art from Ultimate Masters occupies the first half of this week's episode, while the travels of an insectoid farm boy in this week's Magic Story inspire discussion for the second half. Also don't forget to head down to your local game story and pick up the Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica for your Magic-themed D&D adventures! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:02 – Announcing Ultimate Masters Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-ultimate-masters-2018-11-05 02:10 – UMA Art: Bitterblossom 03:30 – UMA Art: Demonic Tutor 05:14 – UMA Art: Goryo’s Vengeance 06:50 – UMA Art: Reanimate 08:36 – UMA Art: Tasigur, the Golden Fang 09:42 – UMA Art: Through the Breach 13:31 – UMA Art: Eternal Witness 14:27 – UMA Art: Life from the Loam 15:19 – UMA Art: Tarmogoyf 16:26 – UMA Art: Fulminator Mage 17:45 – UMA Art: Platinum Emperion 18:20 – UMA Art: Ancient Tomb 19:23 – UMA

After reporting on a smattering of Vorthos news and answering a handful of listener questions, the cast dives into The Art of Magic: The Gathering: Concepts & Legends, the new 25th anniversary art book by James Wyatt. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:24 – Guilds of Ravnica Guild Kits Released! Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/building-guild-kits-2018-11-01 01:11 – Ravnica Weekend Nov 9-11 Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/introducing-magic-weekend-2018-10-29 04:12 – Another D&D Adventure with Ravnica: The Broken Pact Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/331337946 04:38 – Listener Question: Are the Metathran Still Alive? 06:00 – Listener Question: Is Profane Memento Referencing a Specific Angel? 06:46 – Listener Question: How Does Language Work Throughout the Multiverse? 12:01 – Listener Question: What Is Our Favorite Magic Web Fiction? 22:29 – The Art of Magic: The Gathering: Concepts & Lege

There were lots of little news pieces this week for this fully armed and operational cast to cover. We also tackled a handful of listener questions, discussed the most recent Magic Story, and got a little wholesome towards the end of the episode. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:01 – 2018 Holiday Card: Bog Humbug Link: https://twitter.com/MTGAlison/status/1055603050243452928 01:35 – Ravnica: The Broken Pact D&D Session at Twitchcon Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/328296644 01:44 – “A Brief History of Wizards Being Bad at Selling Books” Link: https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/samkeeper-10252018-a-brief-history-of-wizards-being-bad-at-selling-books 07:29 – Listener Question: What Happens to Liliana If She Gets Possessed? 08:39 – Listener Question: Were the Selesnya Building an Army to Stop Bolas? 10:06 – Listener Question: What Planeswalker Would We Pick for SDCC 2018-Style Promos? 12:44 – Listener Question: Chance of Returning to Kamigawa?

A Broken Pact. A controversial cover. A spectacular story. This week's episode covers another exciting week in the world of Vorthos fans as most of the cast finally returns from the plight of a hurricane. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:21 – Jay Hired as Creativity Consultant for Magic 01:54 – Ravnica: The Broken Pact Episode 2 Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/325237287 02:26 – IDW Chandra #3 Cover Controversy Link: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/10/17/turtles-ponies-ghostbusters-kyle-baker-black-panther-idw-january-2019-solicitations/ 15:09 – Listener Question: Concerns Comic Will Spoil Ravnica Story? 17:19 – Listener Question: How Does Each Guild Fund Itself? 18:58 – Listener Question: Was Niv-Mizzet Birthed by the Ur-Dragon? 20:18 – Listener Question: How Big Is Ravnica? 22:23 – Magic Story: Testing the Dark Waters Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/testing-dark-waters-2018-10-17 36:31 – Final Thought

With Hurricane Michael taking out half the cast, it's up to Andrew and Brian to cover a busy Vorthos week (Jay and Ashley are actually fine and will return next week.) We cover news about the future of Magic Story, congratulate Jay on his freelance position with Wizards of the Coast, discuss the Dimir-tastic Magic Story, and meander down interesting tangents along the way. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:02 – News: GRN & RNA Are All Side Stories Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/what-expect-magic-story-2018-10-09 05:31 – News: Magic Story to Explore Beyond Card Sets 07:07 – News: Greg Weisman Also Writing Third Ravnica Set Web Fiction 12:28 – Don’t Forget About Chandra #1 Soon from IDW 12:59 – News: Jay Working Freelance for Wizards 15:17 – Weekly MTG Interviews with Cassandra Khaw and Nicky Drayden Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/321317625 15:50 – Potential Halloween Story? 17:45 – Don’t Forget Ravnica: The Bro

This week is part two of our delve into each of the five guilds from Guilds of Ravnica! We cover the Golgari Swarm, House Dimir, and the Boros Legion. If you want to learn more about the Selesnya Conclave or the Izzet League, check out part one from last week: https://soundcloud.com/user-345643028/35-the-guilds-of-ravnica-selesnya-izzet If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:58 – Chandra #2 Cover Revealed Link: https://previewsworld.com/Article/219149-Pyro-Power-In-Magic-The-Gatherings-Chandra 02:03 – The Golgari Swarm 07:20 – Golgari Creature Types 12:02 – Notable Golgari 14:06 – House Dimir 18:36 – Dimir Creature Types 24:24 – Notable Dimir 25:48 – The Boros Legion 32:23 – Boros Creature Types 35:05 – Notable Boros 38:08 – Final Thoughts

With the Guilds of Ravnica prerelease behind us, it's time to start taking a closer look at the city-plane. After catching up with a few listener questions, we begin our dive into each of the five guilds from the set. This week we discuss the ideology, creatures, and characters of the Selesnya Conclave and the Izzet League. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:51 – Guild Kit Face Cards-New Art! 02:06 – Listener Question: Will Karn Use the Cylix on Ravnica? 03:25 – Listener Question: What Info Will Bolas Get from Liliana? 05:16 – Background of Ravnica’s Guilds 06:04 – The Selesnya Conclave 13:39 – Selesnya Creature Types 17:33 – Notable Selesnyans 20:10 – The Izzet League 25:04 – Izzet Creature Types 31:48 – Notable Izzet 35:32 – Final Thoughts

Jay is off again, but we have plenty of new to fill his place! From the announcement of the Ravnica author to D&D plans, there are lots of exciting Vorthos things happening in the next month! We also take this episode to cover the rest of the flavorful cards in Guilds of Ravnica. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:50 – Guilds of Ravnica/Ravnica Allegiance Author: Nicky Drayden Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/312583620 02:02 – Contos de Magic: The Gathering–Brazilian Story Publication Link: https://twitter.com/kozistranslator/status/1041683986710454272 03:47 – Saving Throw Show–Ravnica: The Broken Pact D&D Stream Link: https://twitter.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1043590792462385152 07:59 – Post-Mending Ravnica History: Gideon Fights Crime 09:23 – Guilds of Ravnica Flavor Gems Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/guilds-ravnica-2018-09-19 09:52 – Collar the Culprit/Citywide Bust 11:45 – Intrusive Packbeast 11:5

With Jay off on hurricane duty, Andrew, Brian, and Ashley tackle a week of juicy Guilds of Ravnica previews before recapping Ravnica's history from the Mending to the present day. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:08 – Baby Kraul! 02:12 – Dream Eater 03:37 – Guild Summit 04:45 – Assassin’s Trophy 07:41 – Command the Storm 09:08 – Affectionate Indrik 10:45 – Erratic Cyclops 11:32 – Skyknight Legionnaire 12:31 – Notion Rain 14:07 – March of the Multitudes 15:29 – Izoni, Thousand-Eyed 17:02 – Niv-Mizzet, Parun 19:13 – Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice 20:18 – Lazav, Multifarious 22:34 – Vraska, Golgari Queen 25:50 – Find // Finality, Expansion // Explosion, Response // Resurgence 26:54 – Guildgates 28:49 – The Post-Mending History of Ravnica 44:25 – Final Thoughts

Lots to talk about this week! There's a new Magic novel, a bunch of preview cards from PAX West, and two chapters of Magic Story featuring Vivien Reid! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:51 – New Novel: Ravnica by Greg Weisman Link: https://www.amazon.com/Ravnica-Magic-Gathering-Greg-Weisman-ebook/dp/B07GVPZBDZ 02:44 –Conclave Tribunal 04:17 – Narcomoeba 05:06 – Sinister Sabotage 07:48 – Necrotic Wound 08:52 – Legion Warboss 09:59 – Wary Okapi 11:16 – Emmara, Soul of the Accord 14:46 – Firemind’s Research 15:47 – Ral, Izzet Viceroy 17:23 – Thought Erasure 18:52 – Hammer Dropper 19:26 – Guildgates Reprinted 19:47 – Shock Lands Reprinted 20:27 – Moodier Richard Wright Basics 20:48 – New Guild Basics 24:36 – Ral’s Staticaster 25:24 – Attendant of Vraska 25:53 – Unbowed Part 2 & 3 Link (Part 2): https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/unbowed-part-2-2018-09-05 Link (Part 3): https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-

With Brian off at Dragon Con, it was up to Jay, Andrew, and Ashley to cover the Vorthos news about the Guild Kits, website updates, and interview with new Magic Story author Cassandra Khaw. We also answered a few listener questions before covering the first of three stories about brand-new Planeswalker Vivien Reid! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:01 – No PAX Chat This Episode 02:09 – Guild Kit Art 04:23 – Story Widget Updates 06:07 – The Mary Sue Interview with Cassandra Khaw Link: https://www.themarysue.com/tms-exclusive-cassandra-khaw-vivien-reid/ 08:00 – Listener Question: Story/Flavor Text Mismatches 12:41 – Listener Question: Do Angels Have Ghosts/Souls? 17:18 – Magic Story: Unbowed Part 1 Link: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/unbowed-part-1-2018-08-29 27:10 – When Does This Story Take Place? 27:58 – Prose and Horror 29:10 – Nicol Bolas and Skalla 32:00 – Lead-In to Guilds of Ravnica? 33:22 – Vivien As a Ch

This week we introduce the shows two new cohosts, Brian and Ashley, who will be joining Jay and Andrew moving forward. We also (re)introduce everyone to the plane of Ravnica in preparation for the upcoming set, Guilds of Ravnica. This episode covers the pre-Mending history of the plane. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:00 – Introducing New Cohosts Brian and Ashley 02:52 – Listener Question: Could Other Paruns Be Planeswalkers? 10:39 – An Abridged History of Ravnica: City of Guilds 27:19 – An Abridged History of Guildpact 30:42 – An Abridged History of Dissension 39:40 – Speculation: Is Niv-Mizzet Really the Only Dragon? 40:18 – Speculation: Link Between Guildpact and Ravnica’s Planar Barrier? 41:20 – Speculation: Are All Ravnica’s Angels Clones of Feather? 43:39 – Final Thoughts

It's Cary's final episode with the show, but lordy is it a juicy one. While we cover the final episode of Core Set 2019's fantastic story, our big topic of the day is the ways which Wizards of the Coast can better communicate with and support the Vorthos community. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:16 – Announcing: “Rise of the Gatewatch” Book 04:45 – Listener Question: What Can WotC Do to Support the Vorthos Community? 07:31 – Lack of Promotion for Ancillary Products 12:13 – Lack of Communication about Magic Story 16:42 – Lack of Website Support for Past Lore/Onboarding Link: https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/story Link: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Black-Library 26:15 – Lack of Marketing for New Products Link: https://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/wizards-of-the-coast-selects-the-martin-agency-as-agency-of-record/148375 29:32 – Lack of Engagement with Fan Content Creators 33:52 – Actionable Solutions 37:40 – Chronicle of Bolas: The Un