The Vorthos Cast

This week we're joined by the one and only Amanda Stevens, an expert in all things Zhalfir, to talk Jamuraa, Teferi, and all the mistakes made by wizards and Wizards that's left this slice of Dominaria out of the story for decades. You can find Amanda on Twitter at @AmandaTNStevens for more of her insight into DEI, Esports, and building Simic commander decks! If you'd like to support The Vorthos C...

While it's one of the hottest summers on record, we're keeping it cool by talking all about The Ice Age, one of the lesser known periods in Magic's history. From the moment Urza detonates a magical nuke to well after one of his descendants smashes a mirror on some task mage's head, we discuss the thousands of years of history that got Dominaria from The Brothers' War to the plane as we mostly know...

This week, the original Vorthos Cast crew has come together with storied Dominarian historian Ethan Fleischer to talk all about the complete history of Dominaria in lore. Not all the lore of Dominaria, but the lore of the lore of Dominaria. We're talking short story collections, licensed video game player guides, magazine articles, and even flash animations you'll never get to see again. A truly c...

Dominaria served as the setting of almost all of Magic's earliest lore, and we're going to cover a lot of the Time of Legends in this week's episode! Jay, Loreley, and Chris talk the Armada comics, the Legends Cycle books, and some of the weirdest legendary creatures you might have missed in the Legends set. If you want to get your name into the legends of Magic Vorthos Podcasts, support us on Pat...

This week the podcast embarks on a mission to revisit Dominaria, where we began years ago, but with a modern and updated vision. This week, we cover a broad view of the world of Dominaria, including the major regions and some of the world-shattering (and mending) events. Get out your map of Dominaria (or globe, you know who you are) and follow along with Jay, Loreley, Brian, and Chris! If you want...

This week, Cary and Chris cover issues 11 through 15 of the Boom! Studios Magic comics! With the former main trio trapped on Ravnica, three new planeswalkers take center stage with a new adventure to save their friends. Villains return, guildmasters die, and someone loses their tail! If you want to support us on Patreon and get access to our discord server, you can do that at www. Patreon.com/TheV...

This week we're pouring over the pages of all the Magic story since War of the Spark to get caught up with what's been going on. We cover all the main Magic story and discuss what we might be leading up to with the next year of story and what we can expect from all this oil that's popping up everywhere... If you want to support us on Patreon and get access to our discord server, you can do that at...

This week, we roll for initiative and enter the turn order as Jay, Brian, and Chris go over each of their top ten(ish) flavor gems of the new set, Magic: the Gathering: Commander Legends: Dungeons & Dragons: Battle for Baldur's Gate: The Quickening: 2 the Streets! You should make sure to tell Jay all about how much you enjoying sacrificing your Burnished Hart! If you want to support us on Patreon...

This is the last week of Streets of New Capenna story! We cover "The Family Man" by K. Arsenault Rivera, "Alley Cat Blues" by Rhiannon Rasmussen, and the totally-related-to-Capenna-we-promise "Garden of Flesh" by Lora Grey! There's a fun vampire wedding, a smuggling cabaret cat, and body horror nightmares! A normal set of Magic stories. If you want to support The Vorthos Cast, you can become a pat...

This week, Brian, Chris, and Cary talk all about the first three side stories of Streets of New Capenna! We're back in the big city, baby! We've got a chatty sphinx, a pile of metal bones, and a rhino man that's definitely not a platypus or secret agent! If you want to support The Vorthos Cast, you can become a patron at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! If you support us, Falco won't ask you to have a...

Last week was full of surprises as Magic announced their "Pride Across the Multiverse" Secret Lair! Coming with this wonderful release was also a short story written by none other than the amazing Alison Lührs, and we have her on for the very first time to talk all things Huatli and Saheeli, writing queer Magic stories, fandom, our favorite cursed ships, and... Robert Pattinson? To learn more abou...

We've gathered to present to you the most delectable of flavor gems from Streets of New Capenna. Only the finest cuts, the highest quality flavor. We got them from a pal of ours over at the docks who said they fell off a ship. You're not some kinda Broker, are you? If you want to support The Vorthos Cast, you can become a patron at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! Your support goes towards the totally...

We take a small detour this week to discuss the first issue of the spin-off mini-series from the Boom! Studios Magic comics, The Hidden Planeswalker! This is an incredible first issue written by Mairghread Scott and illustrated by Fabiana Mascolo, picking up the story where Liliana left off at the end of the first arc of the main Magic series. Mysteries abound and Liliana holds the key to unravel...

It's our 200th episode! That's a lot of episodes! We're celebrating this achievement by answering as many listener questions about Magic lore as we could fit into an hour long episode. The gang's all here and we're all bringing our expertise to tackle the hard-hitting questions like "Is Gix alive?" and "What kind of bird person would you be?" Sadly, cut for time was "Does Ajani use a litterbox?" I...

While Loreley is still hiding out from the law and Jay is lost in the glitz and glam of his new internet fame, Brian, Cary, and Chris discuss the final two chapters of the main story of Streets of New Capenna. Was the story a runaway success, or did it end up spinning its tires on the final lap? If you enjoy listening to The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us at www. Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast!...

This week we have a never before attempted double-feature of the Vorthos Cast! We're starting off with a history of Elspeth, one of Magic's most storied heroes with the least amount of actual story. We cover everything in her life, from her first planeswalk to her first death. Then, we move on to a summary and discussion of the first three episodes of the Streets of New Capenna story by Elise Kova...

While the novella for Theros Beyond Death was never released, we at the Vorthos Cast slipped a few bucks to a hungry intern at WotC and got a link to the UNRELEASED recording of the Audiobook! This has incredible implications for the story of Streets of New Capenna! Publisher: Infinite Vorthosium Recordings Music: Steven O'Brien, "Epic Theme No. 2" https://soundcloud.com/stevenobrien/majestic-epic...

You come to us, on the day of the release of the Streets of New Capenna story, and you ask us a favor, to tell you all about the illustrious history of organized crime in the lore of Magic: the Gathering? This is a favor we cannot refuse. Our lawyers have instructed us, though, to remind you that we are legitimate business Vorthoses and all of our books are clean, you see? Stop asking so many ques...

After a week off, we've returned to give you a history of two of Magic's most popular (and sometimes controversial)creature types! We're talking Angels and Demons this week, and not the Dan Brown novel from the year 2000. Magic's two most consistent iconic representations of White and Black mana have been in the game since Alpha, and it looks like we'll be seeing quite a bit more of them in Street...

Wow, four years have gone by so fast! To celebrate the fourth birthday of The Vorthos Cast, we have Jay, Loreley, Brian, Chris, and Cary all on at once to answer questions about the podcast, while also sprinkling in thoughts on Magic lore and some behind the scenes looks at how the cast is put together.

This week, we have the author of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty's main story and Kaito Origin story, Akemi Dawn Bowman, on to talk all about her experience writing for Wizards of the Coast, including the daunting task of writing such a pivotal story set in an 18-year-old world for a 30-year-old franchise! We also cover Kaito being a good boy, Tamiyo's compleation, and how the robot uprising will flatten J...

This week, Cary and Chris tackle all three of the remaining side stories of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. They also discuss the overall release schedule for story this set and what they believe was great and what should be revisited for the next set! This is a long one with three story summaries, reactions, and conversation. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon...

A new set means more delectable, mouthwatering, irresistibly tender flavor gems! Of course, an offering of such a tasty treat like Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has enticed Jay back to the cast to sit and really chew on the newest cards with Loreley and Chris. Our legal counsel has instructed us to remind you to not eat the delicious cards. If you enjoy The Vorthos Cast, consider supporting us on Patreon...

We may have covered the compleat story of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty last week, but we skipped over the origin story of our newest planeswalker, Kaito! Listen along as Loreley and Chris tell you all about how the ninja's spark ignited while being just as distracted by delicious smelling food as Kaito.

Thank you Wizards of the Coast for this free preview card and the opportunity to introduce Spinning Wheel Kick to the world! Now go Plague Wind Kick your opponents out of the game!