The Vorthos Cast

Endless preview weeks are finally over, so it's time to get to a topic many listeners have been asking to hear about: the Weatherlight Saga! Over the next three weeks, we'll talk about the intrepid adventures of the legendary skyship that happened in the late 1990s through the early 2000s. We begin by dunking on Urza, covering his life and the events that led to the construction of Weatherlight in...

We are back after a week off with a bunch of news, some deep listener questions, and the next three chapters of The Gathering Storm by Django Wexler! And by "we" we of course mean Loreley and Brian, as the rest of the cast is still taking it easy. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:53 – War of the Spark: Forsaken Cover Revealed Li...

Podcast mom & dad are back this week to discuss the broad (and sometimes deep) flavor gems from Core Set 2020, a set that shouldn't be overlooked due to some excellent card names, flavor text series, and art references. Also note that we will not have a new episode next week due to the upcoming American Independence Day weekend. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at w...

With Jay and Loreley away, the rest of the cast will play! Brian, Ashley, and Cary answer some mailbag questions and talk about the first three chapters of The Gathering Storm. 01:25 - How many confirmed oldwalkers are still around post-mending? 04:59 - Time travel canonically exists, right? 08:20 - How does it feel to know two key moments from the end of the story without knowing what happens in...

Modern Horizons is finally out, so we took some time to talk with Ethan Fleischer, designer and creative text writer for the set. Want to know how Ayula, Queen Among Bears was designed? Curious which characters were cut from the set? Listen in and enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! No tim...

In the nicest episode of The Vorthos Cast yet, we cover the rest of the flavor gems from Modern Horizons. There was also massive news in the form of the Netflix series being announced, so we spend plenty of time covering that too! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:51 – Animated Magic Netflix Series Announced Link: https://variety...

Modern Horizons is almost here, but thankfully we get to see all of the exciting, powerful, and flat-out weird cards already. We're breaking our flavor gems episode into two weeks. Today: the legendary cards. Next week: everything else. We also partnered with artist Diosboss to create images for official podcast merchandise! We're looking to produce a playmat and tokens, so look for more informati...

"It's never Marit Lage," we said. But her time as come. Her icy prison destroyed, she is now as free as our free Modern Horizons preview card from Wizards of the Coast: Marit Lage's Slumber - 1U Legendary Snow Enchantment - R Whenever Marit Lage's Slumber or another snow permanent enters the battlefield under your control, scry 1. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control ten or more snow pe...

We're in our second week of mailbag questions after War of the Spark, and it's another episode filled with laughs, knowledge, wants, desires, and a little crime. Also Magic's potential visit to Sick, Crying Baby World. It'll (almost) make sense; just listen. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:04 – The Gathering Storm by Django Wex...

The war is over, Bolas has been defeated, and now we're sitting here twiddling our thumbs waiting for the end of Modern Horizons preview season (Our preview episode will be on Thursday, May 30th!) In the interim, we're catching up on our backlog of listener questions! We cover everything from Eldrazi to Stuffy Doll to Freyalise's old armor. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on...

Spoilers ahead as we finish off our discussion of War of the Spark: Ravnica by Greg Weisman, the climax of the Bolas arc. We cover a bunch of minor characters, discussion the specifics of major plot elements, and muse about metaphysics. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:09 – Loreley Wrote Some Stuff for Arena Link: https://twitte...

War of the Spark: Ravnica, the new novel by Greg Weisman, is finally here! We're taking two weeks to break down the juicy information within that goes beyond the set's plot that was revealed on the cards. SO MANY SPOILERS AHEAD, so don't listen if you don't want to know things that happen in the novel! If you do listen, then enjoy the discussions! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting...

War is upon us. But it's been waged behind the scenes inside Wizards of the Coast for years. Today we have a very special guest in Gavin Verhey, game designer for Magic who worked on the set. Gavin chats with us about War of the Spark and how it was a set designed with so many Vorthos elements for us to enjoy. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thev...

It's been the final of three preview weeks for War of the Spark, and we're talking about the climax of this multi-year story arc! Lots of announcements were made about the near future of Magic Story as well, so make sure to check out all the ways you can read about the game's characters. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:15 – War...

Over the last few years, Nicol Bolas has assembled disparate pieces of a scheme to regain ultimate power. Unleashing the Elderspell on his victims, he nearly achieved his goal. Nearly. Today we have two special (and free!) preview cards to share with everyone. Nicol Bolas is defeated, so listen and learn how he lost and what his final fate will be.

It's been the second of three preview weeks for War of the Spark, so we're back with even more flavor gems from this action-packed set! Some great content was published last week to catch up newer story fans with this finale, or make sure to check them out for a refresher! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 01:17 – Nicol Bolas’s Gran...

War has begun on Ravnica. With a set packed so densely with stories, flavor, and characters, we're taking each of the three weeks of previews to polish the Vorthos gems of the set. If you've been out of the loop, we also recap the news from PAX East! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 02:31 – War of the Spark: Forsaken Novel Announce...

Welcome to the end of War of the Spark speculation, folks! We're spending three weeks pouring over the stained glass Planeswalker art to talk about the history and potential futures of each character. This week we're focused on Ugin and the other planeswalkers that lack an affinity for the Gatewatch or Nicol Bolas. What will their roles be in the upcoming war? If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consid...

Welcome to the middle of War of the Spark speculation, folks! We're spending three weeks pouring over the stained glass Planeswalker art to talk about the history and potential futures of each character. This week we're focused on the bad guys: Nicol Bolas, his minions, and a few other villains. Will Bolas's nefarious plot come to fruition? If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on...

Welcome to the beginning of War of the Spark speculation, folks! We're spending three weeks pouring over the stained glass Planeswalker art to talk about the history and potential futures of each character. This week we're focused on the good guys: the Gatewatch and their closest allies. Will they get to be the heroes they want to be? If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreo...

Slightly more than one year ago, The Vorthos Cast was born. Today's episode brings back original cohost Cary for a fully armed and operational podcast panel that looks back at where this show started, how it's evolved along the way, and the five wonderful folks who make it all happen. Let Jay, Loreley, Cary, Brian, and Ashley lead you down memory lane and divulge the behind-the-scenes history of t...

What a big week for Vorthos fans! Besides the final Ravnica Allegiance story being published, this year's innovation set, Modern Horizons, was announced with two deliciously flavorful cards! We also find time for a few listener questions and congratulate Autumn Burchett on their Mythic Championship victory! If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevort...

Wizards of the Coast surprised us with the first War of the Spark teaser trailer...right after we recorded an episode! Don't worry, as this week we catch up with all the public information about this climactic set. We also cover the Orzhov story and question where Ajani goes to the bathroom. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast! 00:14 –...

We love Magic Story, but it stood us up on Valentine's Day! So we hung out with our mailbag and answered a wholeee bunch of listener questions. You folks asked about old characters, planar metaphysics, pizza, and more! We had a blast, and hope y'all enjoy this episode! And yes, we'll talk about the War of the Spark teaser trailer next week. :-P If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us...

In this week's episode we cover the Simic fiction, discover that Jay has been hiding new information from us, and uncover the metaphysical mysteries of souls in the Multiverse. There's no Magic story on February 13th, so our next episode is going to be a mailbag column! If you have a question you're dying to ask us, you can reach us on our Twitter or Tumblr accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/T...