The Hero's Blade Vibe Check Radio Show

Okay, Cole's out of town for a bit, don't set the studio on fire, okay? While Cole's away, the dolls will play. Quinn's joined by Lyght in the Varied Media Bookclub, talking about dropping Final Fantasy games and hitting that specific combo on an enemy in Dead as Disco. Quinn talks Crashout Aristocrats with The God of War, Lyght talks about suiting up with Tony Stark, the Invincibl...

Sometimes, a Niv-Mizzet will meet another Niv-Mizzet, and sparks fly, y'know? Thanks to Cranky for the opening of a lifetime. The hosts are joined by BenjiTheBrewer! He gets right into the swing of things my talking about Blue Prince, ravens on his patio, and takes to the soapbox about scooping. Quinn talks more about the Demon Cycle, beating Gas Daddy in Bloodborne, and does a huge Loki Vibe Chec...

Sometimes, the only inspiration you need to build a deck is pure. Unadulterated. Spite. Cole and Quinn are back for a more measured episode. Cole bought them both Grand Theft Auto 4, so the two check in with their respective progress. Cole watches various media, while Quinn struggles to finish Final Fantasy III. Lenny is joined by his husband Stephen in the Smoking Mids dimension, chatting about B...

Recorded live over on MTG Lexicon, it's a bonus episode of Hero's Blade Vibe Check! Quinn got up and prepared to be a human being, meanwhile, Cole deals with abundant connection issues. Hijinks ensues. Links may be updated for decks and creative media, if requested. Socials: ⁠⁠⁠@thebloodricguy.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@girldickenergy.b...

You heard right. Are you gonna take it or curve it? This monstrous episode is starring offline king Kyle, from the Legendary Creature Podcast! He joins the hosts in discussing community, the ever-evolving conversation about Magic as a game, a martial artist who flips an elephant, and takes to the soapbox for some personal experiences. Cole talks about Twilight Princess, Netflix's DMC, and Gruu...

⁠Check out the DJ SpaceGirl Album, Space Girl Story over at Bandcamp, out NOW! Join the hosts in the Echoverse, Bant is looking really good in here! Cole and Quinn are coming in at Max Speed, cuz it's time for Secrets of Strixhaven Vibes Based Story Time! First, the hosts get video games out of the way, followed by a robust comment section, Quinn hides away faer nocturnal self with a new track, an...

Check out the DJ SpaceGirl Album, Space Girl Story over at Bandcamp, out NOW! Are you ready to be Moon Child's friend? The story is true.... The hosts can't keep clocking in long times at the yap factory, so buckle in. Cole talks about Mega Man Star Force 2 and Gundam 00. Quinn talks about The Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett and Final Fantasy VIII. DJ SpaceGirl is back with the recent earwor...

Starting Brando Calrizion, aka "The Producer", "The Phoenix", "The Gremlin", "That Rat [REDACTED]- The studio was breached by an unexpected guest. Hero's Blade Vibe Check Radio is joined this week by Brandon of MTG Lexicon, the Dive Bar of EDH. He does far too much, plays 1,020,502 video games and can't help being a troll, so we go through some history of MTGL, and why he's the way he is. Quinn pi...

Yeah, we've got no clues about the perp . We don't even have a sus because the sec with the mo's has a perf al. Did you get all that? Cole and Quinn are back with another beefy episode of Hero's Blade Vibe Check Radio. Quinn completed Final Fantasy XIII, with one feature leaving much to be desired. Cole watches the Ghost in the Shell double feature of 1995 and Innocence. Quinn talk...

What, you don't make decks in the shower? Don't judge me. Cole and Quinn are back in the booth with more watched media under their belt. Quinn is overbudget, Cole is just getting started, and you can watch it on Poob! Lenny and Quinn are checking out Mids among the Midternities, and the hosts close shop with Selesnya Reanimator and 4 color Turtleslop. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

"Just Don't Play Mono-Color Decks" Says Man At LGS. "Just Play More Removal" Says Man At LGS. "Man No Long Allowed At LGS". Coming in hot is spell maestro Bert ( @mtgbert.bsky.social ), here to chop it up with us in the booth. He talks about the crazy chats he has at his part time LGS job, rogue-like gacha games, as well as falling prey to some video game genre buzzwords. Quinn talks about reading...

You’re walking in the woods. There’s no one around and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye, you spot him. Jonathan Wickerman. The Raiden intro was done by FunnyWes ⁩, please go check her out on Youtube. Cole talks Superman while Quinn finishes faer one-movie-per-quarter quota with a Keanu Reeves movie. Final Fantasy posting continues, along with the return of Smoking Mids, featuring...

STOP. BEING. GREEDY. IN 2026! (and play with your booster. 2026) Cole and Empress Quinn are joined by SteelCitySteph ( @steelcitysteph @ Bluesky ), of SteelCityMTG! A little dinosaur told the hosts that Steph said something sacrilegious, so they had to take her to court. Cole does some retro gaming and combat-based crimes with Sephiroth and Isshin. Quinn is scammin', warpin' and voidin', while con...

Reach out to E&EAAL@gmail.com, or at 1-800-ARE-YOU-FLAPPIN to confirm a pubstomper's complete annihilation! (please note: this is false information). This goes out to the sickos! Cole and Empress Quinn are back for another meaty episode. Cole talks about adult TV shows(🤔) and jamming Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Quinn talks about Final Fantasy V multiclassing and losing save files for Kirby...

Time to end the year, Boros Style! Cards talked about this episode can be found here . Cole and Quinn are joined by mutual friend, Suns for this last episode of 2025. Suns, talks about mini documentaries on Netflix, and gives the Boros State of Address for the soapbox. Cole talks Bounty Star, redownloading Baldur's Gate 3, and upcoming equipment deck ideas. Quinn talks about casting the Seriem...

So you think you can just do that in a game of Magic: the Gathering and NOT be judged? You know what you've done. And I'm telling everyone! The hosts are back and winding down for the holidays. Cole talks about Outer Worlds 2's dystopian star system, Arcadia. Quinn talks about Summoner Roleplay Experiences in Final Fantasy X, while dropping a Final Fantasy beat for intermission. An end...

Sometimes, a mage has gotta get down and dirty, touch grass, feel the earth...just as long as it isn't on my front yard! GIT! (Remember to leave a comment, it brings the hosts joy!) Cole and Empress Quinn are joined by Fredo ( @virtue.bsky.social on Bluesky ), game developer for trading card games by day and New Perspectives Grant extraordinaire by night. He takes the hosts around the block, talki...

Please check out the Food Direct Aid Fundraiser by ⁠@CommandZoe⁠ , with ⁠streams going on all November on Twitch⁠ . ⁠Donation form for prize raffles on Google⁠ . Please consider donating during this trying time. Flames and sparks fly as Cole and Quinn have their final showdown....oh wait, there's a giant sea serpent ruining the mood. Gotta deal with that- oh, wait nevermind. Our heroes died. Cole...

Please check out the Food Direct Aid Fundraiser by @CommandZoe , with streams going on all November on Twitch . Donation form for prize raffles on Google . Please consider donating during this trying time. It's THE crossover episode of the century, to commemorate the 2 years of Hero's Blade Vibe Check. Now seen for the first time in color! This podcast might be a hobby podcast disguised as a Comma...

It's the one about Grixis Mean Girls and curmudgeony bakers! (and once again, minor audio issues) Cranky from the LCP discord joins us this episode to talk about his obsession with Mairsil, Quinn brings the spider beats. Cole embraces his villain arc in his drought of Magic games. Being stoned gets mentioned, but you kinda already knew that. Cranky brings it home with a soapbox about online playgr...

Isn't that title a mouthful? Our heroes come down from Olympus to bring good tidings, or at least, is what they'd say, if Zeus didn't go nuts on everyone and everything. Cole and Empress Quinn talk a bit about the deluge of product announced at MC Atlanta (Lorwyn omitted, don't @ us). Cole talks about the Omega Planetes crossover fight, Quinn prepares to make a Tier Maker list for all the Final Fa...

New beats, new brews, new memes! Cole and Empress Quinn return from their respective video game journeys of love, loss and triumph. Cole spends too much time doing a monotonous action that resulted in a shiny Pokemon. Empress Quinn fights against Resident Evil cameras in Devil May Cry 1. Then the hosts compare and contrast their Summon and Equipment decks. Cole talks about the return of McEDH and...

There's goop. It's everywhere! The hosts are joined by Combat Trick Cody of Brew Review this episode. Chock full of conversations about content creation, social media, Spider-Man previews, and copious mentions of peak cinema! Check out Combat-Trick Cody over on Bluesky , and Brew Review where podcasts are sold. As usual, you can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @thebloodricguy.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode was recorded in front of a live Twitch audience! Cole and Empress Quinn had a dedicated bracket during the 24 hour giveaway stream over on MTG Lexicon, the Dive Bar of EDH, so they got together to do a podcast but goofed around a bit. Talked to chat, referred to prior episodes, reestablished who they were, and so on. It's a lot more chaotic and freeform, so enjoy! As usual, you can fi...

Everything changed when Firebending was templated like Extort. Cole and Quinn continue topical podcasting, so they talk a bit about the early Last Airbender previews. Quinn yearns for Sozin's Comet. Cole truly is Johnny Mardu. Robocop Rogue City, Devil May Cry 4, Firebreathing =/= Firebending. What do you mean the Last Airbender doesn't know Airbending?! The 24 hour MTG Lexicon Stream is on August...