Magic The Flavouring

Strixhaven is almost here and the guys work through its surprisingly expansive lore. For a set taking place in one location, Strixhaven has found room to indulge in the details. The guys also run down the mechanical shake ups that seek to subvert expectations of what the colour pairs can do.

Planeswalker's Guide to Strixhaven:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/planeswalkers-guide-strixhaven-2021-04-01

Making Magic: Strixhaven Part 1
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/strixhaven-part-1-2021-03-29

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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In preparation for Strixhaven the guys take a look at how MTG has represented the creative arts on the card board and which tropes have been utilized and ignored. Whether its actors, musicians, poets or dancers, it has always been interesting seeing what can be worked into a combat based game.

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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In their first deep dive into the individual stories of Magic's Web fiction back catalogue, the guys are exploring the 2015 Alison Luhrs  story, 'Family Values'. Teysa Karlov, weeks after running the Implicit Maze and drawing up the new Guildpact allies herself with Boros Champion Tajic, to take down The Obzedat and her oppressive Gradfather Karlov.

Family Values by Alison Luhrs:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/family-values-2015-11-11

Teysa Karlov by Adam Lee:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/uncharted-realms/teysa-karlov-2013-04-10

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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MTF- @MTFlavouring,
Andy- @AndyMannface,
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Guilds! Magic players love nothing more than flying their guild flag and exploring the nuances of the colour pairs, both mechanically and flavourfully. And here to represent the Boros Legion is the one and only Kristen Gregory! The known authority in the MTG community of all things White/Red, she will be chatting with the guys about colour identity, EDH and her hopes for the future of the game.

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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

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Kristen's work for Card Kingdom:
https://blog.cardkingdom.com/author/kgregory/

Kristen's work for Hipsters of the Coast:
https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/author/kgregory/

Tolarian Community College EDH Power Levels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XspRaaFJvI

Tolarian Community College White Colour Identity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as1Kf_YCi9w

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Time Spiral Remastered it almost here and there is a lot of excitement and nostalgia surrounding the Old Frame treatments that are being applied, showcase style, to newer cards. But with the game nearing 3 decades into its journey, the card frame has evolved over time and the guys are taking this opportunity to look back at the highs and lows of frame design and the visual language of the game at large.

Time Spiral Remastered Card Gallery:
https://scryfall.com/sets/tsr

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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MTF- @MTFlavouring,
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Food and drink are key parts of world building that often get over looked, but are essential to rounding out a fantasy setting. And with the theoretically endless Planes of the Multiverse, there must be a rather long dinner table of options. With this in mind the guys have compiled a Multiverse Menu with canon food from different Planes and they discuss their picks for each course!

The Multiverse Menu:
https://twitter.com/MTFlavouring/status/1366101312539160580

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

Twitter:
MTF- @MTFlavouring,
Andy- @AndyMannface,
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The guy's talk through their thoughts on the new Secret Lair announcements, Black Is Magic and Secret Lair: Smitten. With both products being wildly different in approach have Secret Lairs reached the limit of what the can achieve creatively or are they just getting started?

Designing Black Is Magic article:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/designing-black-is-magic-2021-02-04

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

Twitter:
MTF- @MTFlavouring,
Andy- @AndyMannface,
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Kaldheim's web fiction marks a continuation of WOTC's renewed commitment to ongoing accessible MTG story and this time we have 10 episodes in the main and side story arcs. The guys talk through their praises and critiques of the main narrative and discuss how perhaps the core structuring of the games release is impacting the delivery of its story.

MTG Story articles:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/story

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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

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Sagas make their return in Kaldheim, and with their third appearance they have solidified their place as one of the games most interesting card types. A versatile vehicle for story telling Sagas have a deep lineage despite their short time in the game and the guys talk through their form and function, as well as taking a closer look at some of their favourites.

Saga Articles by Jay Annelli:
Dominaria: https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/jayannelli-05012018-the-sagas-and-sorceries-of-dominaria
Theros BD: https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/jayannelli-01282020-the-sagas-of-theros
Kaldheim (Flavor Gems article): https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/jayannelli-01262021-kaldheim-flavor-gems

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

Twitter:
MTF- @MTFlavouring,
Andy- @AndyMannface,
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The guys talk about the Mechanics, Art, Flavour Text and Cycles of Kaldheim, and discuss if whether one of the most lore heavy sets we have had in recent Magic has been done justice by the text on the cards themselves! The guys also talk about the new Snow frames and whether a Throne or a Cup can be a Commander...

Music by Michael Rawcliffe Audio.

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

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