The Herald's Horn

More stuff like this here: https://www.patreon.com/c/heraldshorn Foundations is, as far as I'm concerned, the best set Wizards has made in years. The marketing for it was a bit... different, though. Why is that? As a Marketing guy, I have a few thoughts. Also, I've been making the Herald's Horn for nearly a year. How do I feel? All of this on this unexpectedly long episode!

Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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 b...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn Herald's Horn Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/heraldshorn/p/2025-the-year-of-forgetful-fish-heralds?r=37skgr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false On this episode, Cal & Dan dig into Mark Rosewater's claims that Universes Beyond Sets meet and exceed their benchmarks for successful sets -...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn Herald's Horn Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/heraldshorn/p/in-the-beginning?r=37skgr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true 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 - h...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn Herald's Horn Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/heraldshorn/p/in-the-beginning?r=37skgr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true Cal, Dan & Emma discuss the latest happenings in Magic - Secret Lairs are coming to stores? Plus, Innistrad Remastered & Aetherdrift!!! After the break, Cal interview...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn Herald's Horn Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/heraldshorn/p/in-the-beginning?r=37skgr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true 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 c...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn Herald's Horn Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/heraldshorn/p/in-the-beginning?r=37skgr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true 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...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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. Brian Coval: https://...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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 alte...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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-For...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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...

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 favor...

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Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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 app...

Get 10% off fees as Card Conduit: https://cardconduit.com/horn Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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 Sec...

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Get 10% off fees as Card Conduit: https://cardconduit.com/horn Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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...

Get 10% off fees as Card Conduit: https://cardconduit.com/horn Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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. Tracy: https:...

Get 10% off fees as Card Conduit: https://cardconduit.com/horn Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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 pl...

Get 10% off fees as Card Conduit: https://cardconduit.com/horn Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn 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...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn On this episode, Cal, Dan, & Emma chat about a TON of ban updates that came down the pipeline this week. Also, how the heck was Nadu made? We were told & discuss the tale, plus get into how excited we are for the Magic Spotlight Series. After the break, Cal is joined by Ben Wheeler to talk about Gladiator, Canadian...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn On this episode, Cal, Dan, & Emma chat about Arena changes and a whole lot of new products. Otherwise, it's a slow week! After the break, Cal is joined by Ian, better known by ComedianMTG, to discuss his background in Magic, the growth of Competitive EDH, and what keeps him playing the format. Ian: https://x.com/Com...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn On this episode, Cal, Dan, & Emma talk about no Nadu ban, Bloomburrow rocking, Secret Lairs selling out, Dark Horse Comics getting MTG rights, video games, Skibidi Toilet & plenty, plenty more. After the break, Cal is joined by Tori from the Scrybabies to talk about art and creating in the space. Boundaries? Let's g...

Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn On this episode, Cal & Dan talk about cEDH, the (lack of) Modern & Legacy B&R, Vinyls, and GameCubes. It's a pretty light week! After the break, Cal is joined by Murph from The Command Zone to discuss how he got into Magic & storytelling through EDH gameplay. Murph: https://x.com/alsonamedjosh Level Up Podcast: http...