The Astrolab

By Joe Dyer & Scott Campbell

Welcome to the Astrolab! The podcast that everyone seems to want to ban, because it's just too good at fixing mana and drawing cards!

Hosted by Joe Dyer (@volrathxp) and Scott Campbell (@MTGPackFoils... more

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How many episodes does The Astrolab have?

The podcast currently has 89 episodes available.

The Astrolab episodes:

July 25, 2021 Procedure X-49: Secret GP
Joe and Scott talk about Secret GPs, AFR Story stuff, some Historic Horizons talk and of course, Loki.
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
Secret GP - https://twitter.com/andersoneclair/status/1417492799352623107
AFR Story Modules - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/scarlet-flames-2021-06-30
AFR MTR Update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/july-magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2021-07-19
Historic Horizons - https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1418652869272776710
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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2h 20min
July 11, 2021 Procedure X-48: Generic Fantasy Title
Joe and Scott talk about experiences with the Forgotten Realms, Forgotten Realms Commander, some Secret Lair stuff, and a little catch-up on Loki.
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
AFR Commander Precon Lists - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms-commander-precon-decklists
Secret Lair Swag Box - https://twitter.com/coL_Amazonian/status/1414069336558510081
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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1h 47min
July 04, 2021 Procedure X-47: Bardic Inspiration
Joe and Scott dive deep into Adventures in the Forgotten Realms!
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
AFR Spoilers - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/spoilers/Adventures+in+the+Forgotten+Realms#online
State of the Game Arena - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-adventures-forgotten-realms-2021-07-02
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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2h 15min
June 27, 2021 Procedure X-46: Roll Initiative
Joe and Scott talk a little MH2, but then we talk a LOT about Forgotten Realms and DUNGEONS! Also a bit of Loki spoilers.
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
Maro’s Teaser - https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/654796149819162624/maros-adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms-teaser
AFR Spoilers - https://scryfall.com/sets/afr?order=spoiled&as=grid
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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2h 36min
June 13, 2021 Procedure X-45: Urza's Broken Saga
Joe and Scott discuss the impact of Modern Horizons 2 on various formats.
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
Vintage 101: The Land - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/vintage-101-the-land
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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2h 28min
May 29, 2021 Procedure X-44: Formats are Dead, Long Live Formats
Joe and Scott dive into Modern Horizons 2! Plus a little bit from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms!
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
Mythic Spoiler MH2 - http://mythicspoiler.com/
MH2 Scryfall - https://scryfall.com/sets/mh2?as=grid&order=spoiled
AFR Scryfall - https://scryfall.com/sets/afr
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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2h 45min
May 20, 2021 Procedure X-43: Down With the System
Joe and Scott talk about the MPL/Pro Play sunset, BnR announcements about Historic, and Historic Anthology 5.
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
MTG ESports Announcement - https://magic.gg/news/esports-transitions-and-getting-back-to-gathering
Mark Rosewater- https://twitter.com/maro254/status/1393201459039281155
Historic Banned Announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/may-19-2021-banned-and-restricted-announcement
Historic Anthology 5 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/get-ready-historic-anthology-5-2021-05-17
WPN Store Policies - https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/wpn-updates-store-event-policies
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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1h 50min
May 10, 2021 Procedure X-42: The Question
Joe and Scott go over a TON of Magic news this week from Modern Horizons 2 to Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
THE HORSE STREAM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGiAOmOFodQ
Summer of Legend Announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/welcome-summer-legend-2021-05-06
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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2h 27min
May 03, 2021 Procedure X-41: One Year Later
It's our one year anniversary! We wax poetic on what we've learned in a year, and what Magic might look like post pandemic in paper. Also, Secret Lairs and Captain America and the Winter Soldier. We also give a shout out to Nathan Golia of Eternal Durdles, who recently departed that show!
ALSO, JEWELED LOTUS IN LEGACY!
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
Eternal Durdles - https://twitter.com/EternalDurdles
Jeweled Lotus Legacy Deck - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3944780#online
Modern Walks - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/modern-wurg-90629d84-bff9-436f-826f-b3752cd7f19f#paper
Secret Lair Announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/now-entering-dr-lairs-secretorium-superdrop-2021-04-22
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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2h 36min
April 18, 2021 Procedure X-40: Smoggy Bottoms
Our 40th episode! We talk about Week 1 of Strixhaven so far, plus Episode 5 of Falcon/Winter Soldier!
Relevant Links
@volrathxp
@mtgpackfoils
@theastrolabcast
Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music
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2h 17min

FAQs about The Astrolab:

How many episodes does The Astrolab have?

The podcast currently has 89 episodes available.