The Herald's Horn

By The Herald's Horn Network

Join Cal & his army of hyper-intelligent co-hosts as they tell you about recent news and more in Magic: The Gathering. Also in every episode: interviews with MTG noteables - both in front of and b... more

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How many episodes does The Herald's Horn have?

The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.

The Herald's Horn episodes:

May 29, 2025 John Avon Retires (for now) & Sick Secret Lairs - Episode 47
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Cal & Emma discuss the retirement (at least, temporary retirement)
of iconic Magic Artist John Avon and also speculate on how well the
prize of an upcoming Spotlight Series will be used. Of course, we have
the Product Watch to discuss Final Fantasy & some sick new Secret
Lairs as well.
IndyStar - "Gen Con heist plea: Man to pay Wizards of the Coast $27,141
and write an apology letter:"
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2025/05/14/gen-con-heist-thomas-dunbar-takes-plea-sentenced-apology-letter-indianapolis-gen-con-theft-2023/83625599007/

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0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Hello Emma!
1:39 - John Avon Retires!
11:52 - Spotlight Series: Secret Lair
22:38 - Gencon Magic Thief Takes Plea
25:20 - Final Fantasy is Almost Here!
35:22 - Sick New Secret Lairs
43:44 - Emma's Final Thoughts

...more
47min
May 20, 2025 Playing with Power Ryan's Journey to 100k Subs
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Ryan started Playing with Power to spread the good word of Competitive
EDH. The channel exploded out of the gate - gaining 10,000 subs almost
overnight. Surely, we're headed to the promised land of 100,000
subscribers in no time right??? hahaha. Lets talk about the highs, the
lows, and the six year long grind.
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0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Welcome Ryan!
2:33 - Playing With Power at 100k!
3:09 - What was the Motivation?
7:47 - Whats With the Video Style?
13:29 - Its Been a Long 6 Years
16:35 - The Highs and Lows
49:40 - Tips for the Next Creator
55:20 - Ryan's Final Thoughts
...more
1h
May 15, 2025 Final Fantasy is Magic's Best Selling Set of All Time - Episode 46
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Cal, Emma, & Dan talk all things Final Fantasy for nearly a half
hour on this one. Did you know its the best selling MTG set of all time
before release? How crazy is that? Also - a Canlander points update
& Cal opining about dragon control decks in standard.
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0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Wecome Dan & Emma!
2:21- Final Fantasy: Best Selling Set Ever
24:00 - Canlander Points Update
37:50 - Constructed Corner: RC Minneapolis
49:05 - The Product Watch
50:24 - Emma & Dan's Final Thoughts
51:31 - Outro (Important Update)

...more
55min
April 29, 2025 Tom Marks on Through the Omenpaths
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Tom Marks, executive reviews editor for IGN, has a lot of thoughts of
Through the Omenpaths, the new plan to get select Universes Beyond sets
onto Magic Arena & Magic: the Gathering Online. Let's just get into
it.
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0:00 - Intro
2:38 - Welcome Tom!
6:40 - Some of the Biggest News in Years
9:47 - The Many, Many Issues
13:52 - What Will We Get?
20:22 - Wizards Does Know What They're Doing
21:53 - The Best Possible Version Still Ain't Great
30:35 - We Don't Know What's Coming!
37:34 - Baseless Spiderman Conjecture
39:40 - More Speculation Here
41:51 - Tom's Final Thoughts

...more
46min
April 24, 2025 COMMANDER UNBANS EVERYONE GET IN HERE - Episode 46
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Cal, Emma, & Dan get into the NITTY GRITTY of the news for the week.
Sick EDH changes lead the charge, but we also spend a good amount of
time discussing Through the Omenpaths and also a Modern 20k!

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0:00 - Intro
00:50 - Wecome Dan & Emma!
1:40 - Through the Omenpaths
17:32 - Commander Updates
46:46 - Laughing Dragon Modern $20k!
56:15 - Dan & Emma's Final Thoughts
...more
1h 2min
April 17, 2025 What Will be Unbanned in EDH & BOP Returns to MagicCons! - Episode 44
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On this episode, Cal & Dan discuss the results of Spotlight Series:
Dragons, Birds of Paradise returning to MagicCons in a new exciting
space, and also we talk about the upcoming Commander changes for a half
hour. Let's get into it!

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0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Welcome Dan!
2:23 - BK Wins Spotlight Series: Dragons!
5:46 - Birds of Paradise Return to Magic Events!
11:10 - Baseless Commander Speculation
34:07 - Product Watch: Secret Lair Commander!
41:10 - Dan's Final Thoughts
...more
44min
April 15, 2025 Roy Graham Directs Magic: The Gathering's Story - Vorthos Month
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Vorthos Month continues with Magic: The Gathering Story Lead Roy Graham.
It's not just the written story though - there's a lot more that goes
on behind the scene to create a cohesive storytelling experience for all
players!

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0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Welcome: Roy Graham!
1:22 - What's the Job?
5:07 - MTG Story in Different Mediums
7:36 - How Do You Tell a Story With Cards
15:38 - Hows the Work Split?
20:21 - The Roy Graham Era
26:58 - Favorite Part of the Job
32:25 - Ideas Made Reality
37:45 - What's Up With Loot Anyways
43:55 - Roy's Final Thoughts
...more
47min
April 10, 2025 Spotlight Series Denver & Thraben Inspector - Episode 43
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On this episode, Dan, Emma, & Cal discuss the upcoming Spotlight
Series Denver & the resulting return of Sealed & Draft to the
big stage! We're excited about the focus on two premier players, LSV
& Reid Duke! Also, Tarkir has printing problems & Dan & Emma
know what cards they would write a book about.

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0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Welcome Emma & Dan!
1:45 - Spotlight Series Denver
5:00 - Grand Prix LSV?
14:45 - Dragonstorm Print Quality Issues
17:29 - A Letter to the Editor
25:18 - The Product Watch
29:05 - Dan & Emma's Final Thoughts
30:32 - Outro
...more
33min
April 08, 2025 Being Magic's Loremaster with Jay Annelli - Vorthos Month
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Vorthos Month continues with Magic Loremaster Jay Annelli! We discuss
continuity editing the behemoth that is MTG story, his own freelance
work writing Magic books, the highs and lows within, and plenty more.

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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Welcome Jay!
1:28 - What Is the Magic Loremaster?
4:10 - How Does Jay Keep It Straight?
8:10 - How Did Jay Get Into MTG Story?
11:10 - The Vorthos Cast
15:33 - Are All Sets Created Equal?
21:24 - Jay's Favorite MTG Character
23:11 - People's Expectations for Story
31:44 - Writing the Books - Literally!
44:24 - The Three Audiences
51:50 - Loot.
1:03:18 - Jay's Final Thoughts
...more
1h 7min
April 03, 2025 Modern, Legacy AND Pauper Bans! - Episode 42
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On this episode, Cal & Emma go wild, talking nearly an hour about
the latest bans and unbans and some of their own experiences with cool
stuff. Also - a Deadpool Secret Lair. What?

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0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Welcome Emma!
1:35 - It's Ban Discussion Time!
2:55 - Quick Ban Recap
3:24 - What Do We Think?
7:51 - Modern Bans!
18:34 - Legacy!
25:25 - Pauper!
41:27 - Commander Changes April 22nd!
44:07 - The Product Watch!
44:20 - Tarkir Prerelease Weekend
47:27 - Deadpool Secret Lair
51:51 - Our Final Thoughts
53:24 - Outro
...more
56min

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