The Vorthos Cast

This week we discuss the first look at Commander (2018 Edition), the timey-wimey history of Tarkir, episode four of the Chronicle of Bolas, and speculation about this story's near future. If you'd like to help support the show, you can visit www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast and donate today! 00:24 – Commander 2018 Deck Themes and Art 15:31 – Timeline of Tarkir’s History 21:04 – Chronicle of Bolas: Whispers of Treachery 37:24 – Frame Story Speculation 3944 – Elder Dragon War Speculation 40:36 – Will Bolas’s Ravnica Plans Explained? 42:04 – Return to Tarkir Foreshadowing 48”58 – Final Thoughts

Magic Story was off this past week, but there was still plenty to talk about! First and foremost, we have a Patreon now! The SDCC promos were revealed, we discuss the ins and outs of Magic canon, and highlight our favorite insights from the Dominaria art book. 01:06 – We have a Patreon now! 02:23 – San Diego Comic Con Promos 08:52 – Seeding for Future Nissa, Karn, and Teferi Plots 14:44 – Hierarchy of Canon 29:53 – Vorthos Telephone: History of Internet Fanon 36:53 – Dominaria Art Book Flavor Gems 47:06 – Lord Windgrace Art and Speculation 52:34 – www.patreon.com/thevorthoscast

This week Jay, Andrew, and Cary cover Vorthos news, get back to answering your questions, and talk all about the latest episode of Magic Story! 00:59 – Two Sides of Jace’s Character Growth 06:02 – Apex of Power, Fraying Omnipotence, and Patient Rebuilding 09:45 – History of the Thran Empire 13:13 – Planeswalker Who-Knows-Who 15:50 – A Bunch of Teferi Questions 24:09 – Why Basic Lands Don’t Have Flavor Text 25:37 – C18 Planeswalker Predictions 31:21 – Chronicles of Bolas: Things Unseen 45:56 – Core Set 2019 Story Speculation 57:12 – Final Thoughts

In this episode, we talk about story translation news, many M19 previews, and the latest Magic Story episode. Outside this episode, you're a valid Vorthos and we love you! 00:36 Translation Drops 02:46 Core Set 03:57 Nicol Bolas, the Ravager 07:08 Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire 08:56 Palladia-Mors, the Ruiner 10:48 Chromium, the Mutable 12:24 Arcades, the Strategist 14:04 Skilled Animator 14:18 Lathliss, Dragon Queen 15:06 Tezzeret's Strider 15:57 Sarkhan's Whelp 17:21 - Ajani's Last Stand 18:32 Sarkhan's Unsealing 20:26 Liliana, the Necromancer 20:59 One with the Machine 24:42 Trashmaster Goblin 25:21 Colossal Stomp 25:57 Daybreak Chaplain 26:34 Regal Bloodlord 27:30 Runed Armasaur 28:38 Azareth the Awakener 30:30 Sai, Master Thopterist 32:26 Chronicle of Bolas: The First Lesson 48:06 Discussion

00:53 - Global Series Flavor Gems 07:41 - Core 2019 Story and Previews 09:24 - Nicol Bolas Elder Dragon 11:21 - Vivien Reid and the other planeswalkers 14:54 - Patient Rebuilding 16:12 - Onakke Ogre 17:58 - Take Vengeance 19:24 - Vampire Sovereign and Sovereign's Bite 20:26 - The Elder Dragons Comic 27:48 - Chronicle of Bolas: The Twins 48:40 - What does this mean for Ugin and Tarkir? 51:50 - The Ur-Dragon versus Arahbo? 54:52 - Will we see the Elder Dragon War? 56:10 - What other planes might we see? 1:00:10 - Wrap-Up

In this episode, the cast talks about the various terms for changes to continuity, and breaks down the continuity issues in Return to Dominaria. The Cast also talks about what they loved about the story and where it succeeded! 00:18 Definining Continuity Changes 09:56 Gideon's Aegis Shield 12:02 Suq'Ata City 12:52 Sisay and Shanna's Aura 14:40 Jhoira and Jodah 16:42 Molimo and Llanowar 18:36 The Cylix and Yavimayan Geography 22:38 Chandra's Problematic Timeline 23:00 Slimefoot's Babies 25:32 The Liches of Urborg 27:42 Blackblade vs Black Blade 28:50 Continuity Management and Feedback 32:14 Mother Luti and Jaya Ballard 35:29 Liliana's Character Development 36:54 Kwende as a white-aligned villain 38:02 Everything Teferi! 41:10 Gideon's Character Development 47:42 Slimefoot Remains Silent 49:13 Loose Ends and the Future 51:35 Wrap-Up

Today the Cast dives deep into the history of Nicol Bolas, what we know about his schemes so far, and what his final plan might be for Ravnica! 00:56 Core 2019 03:25 Bolas in Pre-History 05:07 Fate Reforged 06:24 The Kami War 07:37 Death of the God-Emperor 10:22 The Eldest Reborn 13:47 Birth of the God-Pharaoh 15:27 Alara 16:57 The Infinite Consortium 22:40 Shards of Alara and the Conflux 28:19 Zendikar 34:19 Test of Metal/Dark Discoveries 38:02 Scars of Mirrodin 40:34 Kaladesh 41:48 Amonkhet 42:39 Ixalan 44:19 Dominaria 45:00 Ravnica 46:09 Bolas Meta-Discussion 54:04 What is Bolas's Plan? 1:01:25 Wrap-Up

In this episode, we kick things off with a previewed Magic 2019 card, dive into discussion of Magic's many gods and religion, and wrap it all up with the Dominaria finale (featuring a fair bit of future story speculation). 1:02 – Core 2019 preview: Apex of Power 2:59 – Gods of the Multiverse 17:23 – Religions of Dominaria 29:03 – Return to Dominaria Episode 12 42:47 – Open story hooks on Dominaria 44:10 – Guilds of Ravnica speculation 50:05 – Final thoughts

In this episode, the Cast talks Battlebond Previews, the Penultimate Episode of Return to Dominaria, and what they foresee in the finale. 01:35 Battlebond Previews 04:38 Will and Rowan Kenrith 08:08 Vitrus, Gorm, and the Azra 10:55 Pir, Toothy, and Racial Consistency 15:18 Regna and Krav, Angel and Demon Lovers 17:11 Sylvia Brightspear and Korvath Brightflame 18:48 Soaring Show-Off 20:27 Uncommon Partners 21:10 Last One Standing 21:55 Magic Story Podcast: Otaria and the Cabal 24:28 Return to Dominaria Episode 11 Discussion 45:44 When does Gideon get the Blackblade 47:31 Unresolved Threads 51:09 Weatherlight Casualties 53:16 Wrap-up

In this episode we cover the full history of how Magic's story has been told, from every medium to every paradigm shift. We also recap Return to Dominaria: Episode 10, which features fans' favorite fungus, Slimefoot! 2:08 – Go listen to our Announcement Day mini-episode! 3:51 – What story moment got cut from DOM? 6:37 – History of Magic Story: Pre-Revision 10:44 – History of Magic Story: Revision & The Weatherlight Saga 14:05 – History of Magic Story: Post-Invasion & Plane-Hopping 17:25 – History of Magic Story: The Mending 19:57 – History of Magic Story: Post-Mending Era 33:27 – History of Magic Story: Magic Origins 42:05 – History of Magic Story: Dominaria & Guest Authors 46:03 – Dominaria Episode 10 Recap 57:08 – Final Thoughts

00:15 - Battlebond 01:56 - Global Series 04:08 - Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance 05:15 - Concept Art 05:55 - Ravnica's Third Set 07:18 - Final Thoughts on Redesigns The Ravnica Stories Collection: https://www.amazon.com/ideas/amzn1.account.AED3FH3RQEFDDBONZ3BJPVAZYIBQ/DZYGDSUW5Q20

The Vorthos Cast digs into the Mending, cylixes, and Dominaria Episode 9! 01:50 - Battlebond 07:22 - Mending Podcast Discussion 20:25 - Jackalope Herd (Exodus) 24:55 - Return to Dominaria: Episode 9 29:53 - Karn's Sylex/Cylix/Kylix 38:53 - Jhoira and the Crew 40:56 - Jace: RIX vs. DOM 45:58 - Teferi **CRUNCH** 46:16 - Change in Processes 48:30 - Final Thoughts

Today the Cast says goodbye to Kelly Digges, talks about the real-life origins of the Nine Titans, and revels in Jaya Ballard having been Mother Luti all along! 01:04 - Farewell to Kelly Digges 02:11 - Concepts and Legends Art Book 05:20 - Core 2019 News and Discussion 10:06 - We don't know Odyssey or Onslaught 12:46 - Why Were The Nine Titans Chosen 27:00 - Return to Dominaria Episode 8 38:00 - Mother Luti is Jaya Ballard Discussion 50:09 - How did Karn and Jaya Meet? 53:25 - What is Karn up to in Yavimaya? 55:13 - What has Jaya been up to? 56:46 - What does this mean for the Raven Man theory? 59:51 - Wrap-up

This week Jay, Andrew, and Cary share some big news, revel in behind-the-scenes information about Dominaria's map, answer fan questions, and recap Return to Dominaria Episode 7. 00:23 – Big News for Andrew 03:02 – Dominaria Geography Background 04:58 – Magic Story Podcast 14 Recap 20:32 – Art Speculation for Global Series: Jiang Yanggu and Mu Yanling 23:30 – Tamiyo’s Magic vs. Sagas 27:00 – Carthalion Family History 39:19 – Return to Dominaria Episode 7 Recap 54:55 – Final Thoughts

Jay has returned for the conclusion of Dominaria preview card coverage and discussion of Return to Dominaria Episode 6. 02:46 - Jay talks Jodah 05:56 - Traxos, Scourge of Kroog 07:58 - Evra, Halcyon Witness 09:55 - Kwende, Pride of Femeref 11:24 - Marwyn the Nurturer and Hallar the Firefletcher 14:25 - Clifftop Retreat 15:32 - Hinterland Harbor 17:35 - Isolated Chapel 18:15 - Plains by Dimitar 19:25 - Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood 21:27 - Primordial Wurm 23:45 - Gideon's Reproach 24:50 - On Serra’s Realm 26:08 - Deep Freeze 27:24 - Syncopate 29:06 - Feral Abomination, Fight With Fire 30:03 - Devastation of Otaria, The Bladewing Clan, Nature’s Spiral, Sparring Construct 32:00 - Mark Poole’s Basic Land Cycle 33:00 - Sveylun and Slinn Voda 34:15 - Call for Listener Questions 34:35 - Return to Dominaria Episode 6 40:18 - Ghosts and Phasing 42:30 - What was that Artifact? 44:05 - Niambi and Teferi’s Legacy 45:28 - Teferi’s Spark and Spark Transferal 51:27 - Wrap-Up

With Jay on vacation, Andrew and Cary discuss GP Seattle, highlight exciting preview cards from Dominaria, and recap Return to Dominaria Episode 5! 00:20 – GP Seattle 02:48 – The Antiquities War 04:32 – Primevals’ Glorious Rebirth 06:05 – The Eldest Reborn 07:44 – The Mending of Dominaria 10:54 – Rite of Belzenlok 15:20 – Multani, Yavimaya’s Avatar 18:31 – Grand Warlord Radha 20:46 – Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive 23:38 – Lich’s Mastery & Josu Vess, Lich Knight 24:53 – Cabal Stronghold 27:41 – Blackblade Reforged 30:21 – Assorted Flavor Gems 36:52 – Return to Dominaria Episode 5 And here's the link to Sam's video about Seb McKinnon we mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J05d3zNkb3k

0:45 Preview Card: In Bolas's Clutches 7:21 Nicol Bolas's Plans 14:37 The Chain Veil 16:32 The Twist Endings 21:56 The Raven Man Problem

Cary, Andrew, and Jay discuss Dominaria previews from the past week, recap Return to Dominaria Episode 4, and announce the date of The Vorthos Cast's very own Dominaria card preview!

Cary, Andrew, and Jay talk the new Sagas, Planeswalker Deck reveals, and Return to Dominaria Episode 3! 01:40 The Five Tolarian Academies 06:35 Merfolk Trickster 08:36 Triumph of Gerrard 11:11 History of Benalia (Link to History of Benalia) 14:20 The First Eruption (Link to the making of the card) 17:23 Fall of the Thran 21:39 Time of Ice 33:43 Planeswalker Deck Reveals 39:50 Return to Dominaria Episode 3

Jay, Andrew, and Cary talk about the plane of Segovia.

In our second episode of the week, we discover won't have to wait very long to get some resolution on a few of the things we've been talking about, we speculate about Belzenlok's greater role in the Chain Veil story, and lots of promo cards to talk about! 01:02 Megastructures Revealed 01:40 Zhalfiran Void 04:15 Opt 10:36 Cast Down 11:58 Shanna, Sisay's Legacy 12:58 Steel Leaf Champion 13:18 Llanowar Elves 14:05 Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp 15:14 New FNM Promo Frames 16:48 Liliana's History 26:05 Return to Dominaria Episode 02 44:58 Belzenlok the Elder Demon 48:48 Belzenlok and the Chain Veil 53:52 Wrap-Up

Today the Crew talks about Return to Dominaria Episode 1, the most exciting details from the new Dominaria Map, and the meaning behind some recent preview cards. 01:12 Signature Spellbook Series 04:50 Serra Disciple 07:23 Urza's Ruinous Blast 10:51 Flame of Keld 12:29 Saproling Migration 17:20 The Dominaria Map 23:55 Return to Dominaria Episode 1

On this episode of The Vorthos Cast, the crew discusses the two official preview cards and the history of the core trio from Dominaria's Key Art. 01:57 Homarid Explorer 07:23 Phyrexian Scriptures 10:51 Sagas outside of Dominaria 17:47 The Core Trio 18:31 Time Streams 31:49 Bloodlines 35:02 The Mirage War 36:12 Tempest 39:54 The Phyrexian Invasion 43:39 The Mirari Conjecture 47:25 Time Spiral 49:19 Planar Chaos 51:26 New Phyrexia 55:40 Teferi's Spark 59:52 Special Guest Art Review

On today's The Vorthos Cast, the crew talks Serran History, the weird way Serra's Realm was brought back into the lore, and hops around Dominaria for some background on what you might need to know for the upcoming story. 01:34 Dominaria Pre-Show Intro 04:00 History of Serra 19:44 Tamiyo's Scroll 25:10 New Order of Serra 26:37 The Domains 27:24 Keld 32:45 Skyshroud and Radha 35:28 Llanowar 36:36 Tolaria West 39:40 Jamuraa 42:46 Urborg and Windgrace 46:48 Otaria... Again 48:12 The Cabal and Josu 50:39 The Riptide Project 54:12 Anachronisms 56:10 Portals and Theorycrafting 57:48 Wrap-up

On this edition of The Vorthos Cast, the crew takes a look at the biggest flavor gems of Masters 25 and dives into the worldbuilding behind them! 00:50 - Introduction to Masters 25 02:44 - Valor in Akros 04:40 - Will-o'-the-Wisp 08:35 - Exclude 09:39 - Unearth 11:05 - Ensnaring Bridge 12:20 - Kavu Climber 13:28 - Balduvian Horde and Pillage 15:56 - Spikeshot Goblin and Worldbuilding 18:00 - Sundering Titan 18:51 - Relentless Rats 20:10 - Otaria Introduction 20:48 - Zombify 21:38 - Shoreline Ranger 22:27 - Willbender 23:18 - Fierce Empath and Elvish Aberration 25:01 - Undead Gladiator 28:08 - Broodhatch Nantuko and Insectoid Races 30:17 - Skirk Commando 30:59 - Ihsan's Shade 34:55 - Erg Raiders and New Artists 36:46 - Imperial Recruiter 38:10 - Stangg 39:52 - Serran Flavor and Motifs 44:18 - Wrap-Up

In this episode of The Vorthos Cast, the crew talks about the Ice Age, one of the lesser known periods in Magic's history. The Ice Age has extensive lore and at least one major player factors heavily into Dominaria. 00:31 - Fallen Empires 13:16 - Tevesh Szat's Origin 18:17 - The Dark 22:58 - Purple People 26:03 - Freyalise's Origin AND THE FUZZ 27:38 - The Ice Age 34:18 - The Summit of the Null Moon 38:44 - The World Spell 40:54 - Shandalar 46:44 - Alliances 50:52 - Coldsnap 53:00 - Phyrexia in the Ice Age 54:58 - Wrap-up and Discussion

In the premiere episode of The Vorthos Cast, the crew talks Dominaria's extensive history and the major mysteries in the lead-up to Dominaria. 01:02 Dominarian History 13:54 What We Know About Dominaria 14:52 Wool Over The Eyes Stinger Discussion 19:32 Jaya Ballard is Mother Luti 22:58 Teferi's Staff 26:20 Mysteries of Dominaria 31:20 The Megastructures 37:31 The Art of Magic: the Gathering - Dominaria 38:19 The Nexus 41:58 Core 2019 49:01 Closing Thoughts