The Vorthos Cast

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.

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 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!

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, 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.

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 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.

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 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, 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! Bur 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 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, 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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

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.