Magic The Flavouring

One of Magic's favourite Planes, Tarkir, also played host to one of its most ambitious story lines. With 3 colour clans, Dragons and time travel, there was a lot of scope for big set pieces in Tarkir's story. Today the guys talk through the 2015 Kelly Digges story Khanfall, and join the Ancient Khans at their most desperate and dire hour...

Khanfall by Kelly Digges:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/khanfall-2015-02-18

Tasigur Lore Shot Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAYwqxONGtI

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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As the game shows signs of evolving  more and more, and the world reaches for that glimmer of normality outside of lockdown, we take stock of our relationship to this hobby and think about what Magic means to us. Do we still engage with the game the way we did when we first shuffled up or do these little cardboard squares now hold a different significance?

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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Modern Horizons 2 is being called, by some, potentially the greatest Magic: The Gathering set of all time, and with such a breadth of mechanical and narrative flavour, it may well be. But between shaking up multiple formats, the references to old lore, and the support for fan favourite tribes and playstyles, is there a trend towards the community jokes being ruined by wotc acknowledgment?

Scryfall set gallery:
https://scryfall.com/sets/mh2?as=grid&order=set

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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Andy- @AndyMannface,
Nathan- @TheFoxintheMoon,

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EDH is often called the most creative format in mtg, but like all magic formats some cards rise through the ranks to become ubiquitous "staples". But with such a diverse card pool in the recent game and more cards entering the format with fresh new flavour, is there now room to build effective, powerful decks without relying on the usual suite of cards? And does it even matter any more?

MTF Linktree:
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Kristen Gregory's Discord Channel:
https://discord.gg/Q3Gd7Q7P

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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MTF- @MTFlavouring,
Andy- @AndyMannface,
Nathan- @TheFoxintheMoon,

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New Secret Lairs means new flavour and "Culture Shocks" gives us a fresh full set of Shock lands on non-Ravnica settings, with new flavour text to boot! The guys run through the flavour on the cards as well as suggest even more new locations for these iconic dual lands.

Hipsters Of The Coast Secret Lair Article by David McCoy:
https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2021/04/dr-lairs-secretorium-superdrop-full-text-lands-shock-lands-and-more/

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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The students of Strixhaven have barely handed in their midterms yet and two new mtg sets have had pre-previews. Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and Modern Horizons 2 are both looking to try new things and add new flavour to magic, and in preparation for their arrival the guys have a few initial thoughts and predictions...

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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In the ongoing rifle through the web fiction library, the guys will be taking a closer look at the Strixhaven side story episode 'A Cry of Magic' by Aysha U. Farah. Rootha Squallhart, an Orc Prismari Mage struggles to find their artistic voice and escape the shadow of their family's legacy.

A Cry of Magic by Aysha U. Farah:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/cry-magic-2021-03-26

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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The Main 5 story episodes for Strixhaven have been released and the guys will be talking through what they thought did and didn't work. With so many different story arcs and a whole new setting to explore there are both positives and negatives to the "more is more" mantra.

Strixhaven Story Articles:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/story?source=MX_Nav2020

Strixhaven Precon EDH hosted by TOTALmtg:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/999323046

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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The Mystical Archive cards, that act as the Strixhaven Showcase cards, add an interesting take on how spells are represented in a metaphysical context to the game. Being both abstract game pieces and the literal representation of how the spells of the Multiverse are recorded in The Biblioplex Library, they provide the guys a lot of in-world answers, but also give rise to a lot of questions as well...

Scryfall Mystical Archive Gallery:
https://scryfall.com/sets/sta?as=grid&order=set

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

Twitter:
MTF- @MTFlavouring,
Andy- @AndyMannface,
Nathan- @TheFoxintheMoon,

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Now that the entire card gallery for Strixhaven and Commander 2021 has been revealed the guys can finally move from the theoretical lore building to the physical cardboard. They talk through their favourite mechanics, art and flavour text, and also dig a little deeper into the nuances of the Silverquill and the lessons that can be learned from designing sets reflecting a relatable environment.

Scryfall card gallery- Strixhaven and Commander 2021
https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=%28set%3Astx+OR+set%3Ac21%29

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

Twitter:
MTF- @MTFlavouring,
Andy- @AndyMannface,
Nathan- @TheFoxintheMoon,

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