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It's the MagicCon Chicago episode! Cal & Emma discuss what they're looking forward to most about Pro Tour Aetherdrift, give some tips & tricks for attending a big con, and also dive into the latest products. Final Fantasy is coming this summer - but why are we seeing so much of it already? After the break, Cal is joined by Jake Browne to discuss both why limited is so awesome and what he would recommend people play if they're attending MagicCon Chicago!
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0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Welcome Emma!
2:28 - Thank You Patrons!
2:52 - Pro Tour Aetherdrift is Here!
17:46 - MagicCon Chicago Tips & Tricks
27:20 - The Product Watch: Magic: The Gathering: Final Fantasy
38:02 - What About Tarkir Dragonstorm?
38:36 - Cohost's Notebook, Magic Edition
46:46 - Welcome Jake Browne!
47:50 - Why You Should Play Limited
50:30 - What Is the Appeal of Limited?
59:54 - Quick Limited Tips
1:05:25 - What Should You Play At Chicago?
1:25:35 - What Else Should One Know?
1:27:20 - Outro -
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On this episode, Dan & Cal dig into the newest Commander update - a bracket system and the Gamechanger list! What the heck do these things? Do we like them? Will they create meaningful change? Is there anything we wish was different? Of course, it's also finally time for us to let out our Aetherdrift thoughts during the Product Watch. After the break, Cal is joined by longtime comic book and Magic artist Steve Ellis to discuss his continually evolving work.
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0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Welcome Dan!
2:37 - The Commander Brackets Are Here!
8:53 - The Gamechangers List
14:16 - How Do We Feel About These Changes?
30:00 - The Product Watch
30:12 - A Secret Lair Superdrop - Again
31:22 - Is Aetherdrift Awesome?
45:16 - Dan's Final Thoughts
45:45 - Welcome: Steve Ellis
46:26 - How Did Steve Get His Start?
52:22 - Steve's Early Art History
58:20 - Steve's Early WotC Work
1:02:15 - Steve's Hardest Projects
1:06:21 - His Favorite Work
1:10:50 - Styles Are Always Changing
1:19:32 - Current Projects
1:25:14 - Steve's Final Thoughts
1:26:37 - Outro -
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On this episode, Cal & Dan dig into Mark Rosewater's claims that Universes Beyond Sets meet and exceed their benchmarks for successful sets - and wide audience appeal. We've got plenty of hype for the Modern metagame too and also talk about Duel Commander (poorly, on Cal's part). After the break, Dan Sheehan joins Cal to discuss the highs, lows, and inbetween of creative projects in our modern media landscape.
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On this episode, Cal & Dan discuss Wizards of the Coast cutting monetary support and invites from the VML. Of course, we also have Aetherdrift stuff to talk about - how do we feel about it? After the break, Cal is joined by the one and only EK to discuss how you could build a better Commander deck.
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0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Welcome Dan!
2:48 - Wizards Drops Support for VML
14:10 - D&D Universe Within Cards Coming to Stores
23:38 - Aetherdrift Preview Season
38:56 - Dan's Closing Thoughts
40:35 - EK Interview
42:20 - Building Better Commander Decks
43:34 - Playing a Game You Never Have Before
47:50 - Tips for Creating New Decks
1:04:42 - How an EK Deck Comes to Be
1:08:54 - Taking Decks Apart
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Cal, Dan & Emma discuss the latest happenings in Magic - Secret Lairs are coming to stores? Plus, Innistrad Remastered & Aetherdrift!!! After the break, Cal interviews Zeb about his custom Magic set & more.
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0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Welcome, Dan & Lexi!
3:43 - Secret Lairs Coming to WPN Stores
17:56 - Product Watch
19:25 - Innistrad Remastered Wrapup
30:14 - It's Almost Aetherdrift Time
35:09 - Welcome Zeb!
37:35 - How Do You Make Magic Your Own?
39:05 - Zeb's Custom Pikmin Set
42:27 - Zeb's Custom Set Making Process
53:57 - Playtesting A Custom Set
1:01:00 - The Creativity of Game Design
1:02:45 - Going Beyond Magic: The Gathering
1:12:53 - Zeb's Closing Thoughts
1:14:35 - Outro -
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On this episode, Cal, Dan, and Lexi(!) chop it up about upcoming events and how we feel about returning to old planes again and again. Cal also lays out a few small changes for the pod in 2025, including a new segment: Constructed Corner! After the break, Saffron Olive chats with Cal about a range of topics, all wrapped up in the decade-plus he's been making content focused on Magic: The Gathering.
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0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Welcome, Dan & Lexi!
4:08 - New Spotlight Series Events
13:20 - Cosmere Magic Set a "Probably"
19:45 - SCGCon & Regional Championship Portland!
23:20 - Herald's Horn in 2025
39:12 - Product Watch: Innistrad Remastered
49:10 - Cohost's Final Thoughts
50:50 - Welcome Saffron Olive
52:34 - The Beginnings of Saffron Olive
55:30 - Driving Forward Casual Content
58:10 - A Decade-Plus of Content
1:00:45 - Being Goldfish Content Manager
1:02:18 - The Perils of Social Media
1:11:52 - Hobbies as Jobs
1:19:30 - Is The Pronunciation A Bit?
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On this special episode, we're playing back interviews from earlier in the year - Goldsabertooth talking about art and life and Sam from the Howling Salt Mine talking about Cribbage & plenty more. They're both great convos & we know you'll love it. See you next week!
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On this end-of-year episode, Cal & Dan look back on Magic: The Gathering's top happenings in 2024, our favorite and least favorite sets, and more. It's a fun & chill time! After that, Cal is joined by Brian Coval (BoshNRoll) to discuss the state of Legacy, both before and after the latest bans.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:16 - One Year of the Herald's Horn!
3:40 - 2024 Year in Review
6:09 - The Magic Spotlight Series
9:10 - The Return of Standard
14:15 - Commander Format Overhaul
18:45 - A Year of B&R Struggles
28:00 - Continual WotC Art Struggles
33:45 - The Herald Horn Awards
33:55 - Our Favorite Sets of 2024
37:20 - Our Favorite Cards of 2024
43:25 - The Worst Sets of the Year
50:32 - Welcome Brian Coval!
54:30 - Who is Brian Coval?
56:40 - State of Legacy: Prebans
1:03:21 - The Legacy Bans: Were They Enough?
1:16:15 - How's Legacy Post-Bans?
1:29:39 - Brian's Final Words -
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On this episode, Dan & Cal talk about the latest Modern, Pioneer, & Legacy Banned & Restricted announcement - quite a bit! Also: A correction & a quick look at the results of Arena Championship 7. After the break, Cal is joined by Maddy (of the Spike Feeders, amongst other things) to talk about her journey into altering, joining the Spike Feeders, product design, and plenty more.
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Welcome back! On this episode, Cal, Dan, & Emma get into Eternal Weekend, speculation about the upcoming bans, cool upcoming online Magic events (Arena & MTGO both!), a metric ton of new products, AND Emma being swallowed by Balatro. After the break, Cal is joined by Nile Joan Rivers to discuss her love of Micro-Formats, new ways of playing Magic by making and breaking the rules.
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Cal was sick this week, so we're releasing something a little different - an interview that has, until now, been Patreon exclusive. He's joined by Tom Marks, executive reviews editor at IGN to talk about the gaming media industry & more. Honestly, when I booted this up, I expected it to be a bit dated but it sounds more timely now than the day it came out. Hope you enjoy!
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Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn Happy holiday week - we're taking it a little more chill here at the Herald's Horn. Cal & Dan discuss Mark Rosewater's self proclaimed 20 worst mechanics in Magic history. After the break, Cal is joined by Carmen Klomparens to discuss her role designing Foundation... and she also tells the stories behind Cal's favorite six cards in the set.
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On this episode, Cal is joined by Dan & Emma to discuss the latest news in Magic: The Gathering, including Eternal Weekend, a long-time Star City Games employee heading to Wizards of the Coast, and Marvel Secret Lair reprint promises. Hey, there's a new Secret Lair Commander deck too! After the break, Cal interviews Mike Wildspeaker about his 13-year-and-counting high school game club, where he uses Magic, D&D & more to connect with and form the next generation of gamers.
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On this episode, Cal & Emma talk about Marvel Secret Lair original art selling for huge cash, the European Regional Championship, & why Foundations is maybe our favorite set in a decade. After the break, Cal is joined by Dylan & Cam from Play to Win to talk about their own unique take on gameplay content & their approach to their cEDH-focused podcast. Of course, we gotta talk about cEDH generalized, so we do that too.
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On this episode, Cal is joined by Dan to talk about the most recent happenings in Magic: The Gathering - including Donato Giancola quitting the game & decrying Wizards of the Coast over the use of his art. Also: Secret Lair reprint policy, the Marvel Secret Lair sale problems, and Dan's new favorite Gamecube game. After the break, Cal interviews Mike Carrozza about his article series, Am I the Bolas?, and why he loves doing it. They also, of course, have to discuss Mike's long term gig as a stand up comic.
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On this episode, Cal, Emma, & Dan talk about ALL of the news from MagicCon Las Vegas, including who won Magic's 30th World Championship (and what we liked about the event), Cal's experience at the event, and the impactful announcements that took place at the con. Universes Beyond is here to stay - and it's Standard legal! 6 sets next year! All of this and more, all in this episode. Worlds Finals coverage: https://magic.gg/news/magic-world-championship-30-finals-match
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On this episode, Cal & Dan talk about the Commander Format Panel, the upcoming World Championship & the newly announced RC seasons. This is a bit of a weird episode, because after the break, we're showing you an episode from Cal's other podcast, Level Up! We hope you enjoy.
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On this episode, we talk about Commander changing management, the Washington DC Pioneer Regional Championship, and also cheese. After the break, Cal is joined by Tracy of the One Shot Podcast network to talk about community and plenty more.
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The Commander bans are here. I don't really know what else there is to say. Sigh. Cal likes it, at least! After the break, Cal is joined by the one and only Vorthos Mike to talk about Magic art, art shows, how much YOU like art without knowing it, and plenty more.
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On this episode, Cal, & Emma tackle the hard issues in the room like what's up with the Carolina Panthers and also what's happening with metas after the recent banlist updates? Yeah, yeah, Cal talks about the cEDH banlist stuff for like, 2 minutes. After the break, he's joined by Elliott Raff, a decade+ judging veteran who has both judged and played in the Pro Tour, to discuss the state of Magic: The Gathering Judging.
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