Flavor Profiles, A Magic: The Gathering Podcast

Episode 2 for 2026! We are keeping the food truck a-rolling on, and talking about how and why we fall in and out of love with Magic. Take a listen to the start of Matt & Nat's recent journeys that are leading them back to Magic, and to the Gathering especially. Stick around though, from there we go into our Flavor Review of Lorwyn Eclipsed - you do NOT want to miss this. Interested in more...

WE'RE BACK! That's right, Matt & Nat are back after a hiatus due to life happening. Catch up with us on everything Magic in 2025, and what we are excited for in 2026! Interested in more flavor? Check out the below! Sign up for The Flavor Hex, our Flavor Profiles Newsletter https://flavorprofiles.substack.com/ Want Flavor Profiles Merch? Check out our Bonfire! https://www.bonfire.com/st...

Hold onto your chili dogs, it's time for a super fast recap of what's been going on in Magic lately from #MCVegas to Sonic the Hedgehog. Join Matt & Nat for a review of their time in Las Vegas for Magic Con before touching on the recent Secret Lair drop. All the fun bridging Final Fantasy to Edge of Eternities in the lead-up to pre-release this week and beyond! Leave a comment with you...

It's time for Matt and Nat to give their Flavor Review of the latest Final Fantasy set for #MTGxFinalFantasy And let us tell you, it is a Fan-tasty set covering the smorgasbord of games spanning Final Fantasy I to XVI! Leave a comment with your favorite pulls, decks you hope to build, or share a pre-release story! Remember we have all your cooking gear available in our Bonfire! https://www.bon...

The kitchen timer is winding down as we approach #MCVegas in less than a month! Traveling to your first convention? Planning to join us for #MCAtlanta in September? Well Matt & Nat compile some tips and trick for braving your first (or second or third) convention. Tune in for a quick run through of what to expect, and tide your hunger over until next week when we return for our #MTGxFinalFanta...

Hello, and welcome to Flavor Profiles! This week, Matt & Nat are taking some time to talk about an important topic: teaching. Nat recently moved to take on a position with the wonderful team at MagiKids who excel in teaching new players, so she and Matt wanted to take a moment to talk tips, tricks, and experiences. Leave a note in the comments with your favorite way to teach, the desk you lear...

We're baaaaaccckkkkkk... Yes, we said that last time, but we mean it. After taking breaks to refresh and clean out the mental kitchens, Matt & Nat are here to talk about what's been going on with the Flavor Profile's crew lately. We catch up on Aetherdrift and Tarkir: Dragonstorm, plus gush over the recently revealed Final Fantasy cards a bit -- fun fact, we each can cover about ha...

WE'RE BACK! It's been a long vacation for the Flavor Profiles crew as Matt & Nat did some kitchen renovations and demolition. It's a little late, but still piping hot, so enjoy our 2024 Year in Review. 2025 is in full swing and there's a #MTGTarkir Dragonstorm coming -- stay tuned for our Flavor Review coming soon on it! New Episodes are starting again, and we are excited to ha...

We are going back to our, well, Foundations on Flavor Profiles this week! Join Matt & Nat as they talk about the Magic origin stories, and take a spin through some favorite cards in this phenomenal new set! #MTGFoundations ------------------ Let us know what you think of the the new set @FlavorProfiles_ ------------------ Do you like swag? Don't forget to visit our official merchandise store:...

That's right, we're back! Hot on the tail of convention season, Matt and Nat are back to talk about the MagicCon Vegas experience! We touch on CubeCon (part of GameHoleCon) from the week prior, and discuss all the big reveals for the next several years of Magic. There are some big changes coming, and you do not want to miss this! ------------------ Let us know what you think of the the new set @Fl...

Starting off Spooky Month with our Flavor Review of Duskmourn. While this set mostly wasn't for us, there are still some enchanting gems in here for players old and new! Join Matt & Nat as they explore the impossible plane of Duskmourn, as horrors chase them from room to room! ------------------ Let us know what you think of the the new set @FlavorProfiles_ ------------------ Do you like swag?...

This week Matt & Nat welcome their very first dinner guest to Flavor Profiles with @VorthosMike! Mike joins us to talk about immersion and art in Magic with a focus on Duskmourn, with a bit of side-questing into Universes Beyond! You do NOT want to miss this one! ------------------ Mike is a curator, the patron saint of art and artists in the Magic Community. He strives to provide opportunitie...

We're Back! After a summer filled with travel, adventure, and life, Matt & Nat are back with a brand new episode teeing up a big October. Spooky season brings events galore from SCG DC to Dreamhack Atlanta, Magic Con Vegas, but also CubeCon. We chat about Cube, some designs we love, and favorite people in the space. Don't skip this one and be a square. Let us know what flavor of cube y...

What are @giraffanat and @flavorpromatt talking about in this week’s @flavorprofiles_? Well it’s a complete UNKNOWN, a MYSTERY if you will. That's right, we're talking about Mystery Boosters -- especially playtest cards, and sprinkling in some of Gavin Verhey's Unknown Event cards Let us know what your favorite cards, art, mechanics, and flavors are from this set @flavorprofiles_ on Tw...

It's time to check out that adorable woodland spread that is Bloomburrow! Matt & Nat talk about the Magic Story, the art, mechanics, and favorite cards for various formats in this week's episode. Let us know what your favorite cards, art, mechanics, and flavors are from this set @flavorprofiles_ on Twitter! Do you like swag? Don't forget to visit our official merchandise store: htt...

Welcome back for Session IV or our DND campaign, Ravnica: Seasons of Change! A door opens, and once again closes to trap eight strangers in the hidden sanctum of an unknown host. A portrait gazes upon them, magically lit, the sole eye of its subject watching with a hint of mischief. Galin. Prior to this, they followed the trail of Tomato into the kitchen and discovered two things. One: the house i...

It's time for our next Flavor Review -- and we are doubling the trouble with double coverage of Modern Horizons III and Assassin's Creed! Mostly because our audio imploded on the first MH3 review, so we started from scratch. Matt & Nat go through their favorite cards, mechanics, deck ideas, and honest opinions of each set. Take a listen and let us know what YOU think about these two se...

Welcome back for Session III or our DND campaign, Ravnica: Seasons of Change! Tonight we are joined by the FULL PARTY in the wake of Nedalya's murder in Session II. The bonds of food can be as strong as those forged in combat, and our group of strangers experienced both last time when a group of strange armors attacked in the great hall. The group of strangers banded together to fend them off,...

Welcome back for Session II or our DND campaign, Ravnica: Seasons of Change! Tonight we are joined by @ItsAnnaMargaret as everyone's favorite Selesnyan, Nadalya. Last time, the group found themselves stuck in the foyer of a mysterious mansion with six other strangers. While their memory was shaky at first, they slowly began to remember the events that brought them to the present. They were all...

Nat breaks out some kitchen social science, polling the Gathering for their least-favorite cards and archetypes to play against. You may be shocked at some, but not all of the results! The reactions are akin to a kid being served Brussels sprouts. Check out out new YouTube channel, where you can watch the replay of our ongoing DnD Campaign set in Ravnica: https://www.youtube.com/@FlavorProfilesMTG...

It's our 25th Episode, and Matt & Nat have something BIG in store. This is the first session of our DND campaign, Ravnica: Seasons of Change! Get ready to Untap, Upkeep, and ROLL for Initiative! This is our bi-weekly group comprising some of Magic the Gathering's biggest personalities @Zabracus as Vexra @Voiddyn as Sal @izadoodle_ as Nailyn @YawgGoth as Janus With your co-DMs, Matt &am...

Here in the Flavor Profiles studio, Matt & Nat have been cooking up something special for our fans. Tune in for this special taster episode. Seriously, this is our shortest episode yet, but worth the listen. It't time to Untap, Upkeep, and Roll for Initiative. Stay in touch with us on Twitter: @flavorprofiles_ Do you like swag? Don't forget to visit our official merchandise store: http...

The temperature is starting to rise in the kitchen as we melt the last remnant of winter for a Hot Eldrazi Summer. While our impending doom at the hands of existential dread manifest reveals itself starting this week with #MH3 previews, sit back and relax as Matt & Nat cozily discuss the original big three (well big six) Eldrazi titans. Just because the sixth piece of the color pie is DEVOID o...

Matt & Nat jump in the TARDIS after several references to the Doctor Who Universes Beyond set to finally discuss the release. Sure it dropped before Flavor Profiles started, but we can play with time all we want now! Also the new season just started, so it's fresh in our mind. Grab your favorite companion, and strap in because we're going to... *checks notes* Victorian London? Again!?...

Matt & Nat take a break from their explorations of archetypal flavors to discuss their deck-building processes, with some insight into upcoming builds to tell a flavorful story through mechanics, art, and lore. Stay tuned to this episode for a sneak-peak of some upcoming adventures to be had by the Flavor Profiles crew this year! You won't get this information anywhere else! Stay in touch...