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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The Herald's Horn episodes:

February 20, 2025 Magic: The Gathering: Final Fantasy & Jake Browne on Limited at MagicCon Chicago - Episode 36
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It's the MagicCon Chicago episode! Cal & Emma discuss what they're looking forward to most about Pro Tour Aetherdrift, give some tips & tricks for attending a big con, and also dive into the latest products. Final Fantasy is coming this summer - but why are we seeing so much of it already? After the break, Cal is joined by Jake Browne to discuss both why limited is so awesome and what he would recommend people play if they're attending MagicCon Chicago!
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0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Welcome Emma!
2:28 - Thank You Patrons!
2:52 - Pro Tour Aetherdrift is Here!
17:46 - MagicCon Chicago Tips & Tricks
27:20 - The Product Watch: Magic: The Gathering: Final Fantasy
38:02 - What About Tarkir Dragonstorm?
38:36 - Cohost's Notebook, Magic Edition
46:46 - Welcome Jake Browne!
47:50 - Why You Should Play Limited
50:30 - What Is the Appeal of Limited?
59:54 - Quick Limited Tips
1:05:25 - What Should You Play At Chicago?
1:25:35 - What Else Should One Know?
1:27:20 - Outro
...more
1h 31min
February 13, 2025 The Commander Brackets & Steve Ellis on Continually Evolving - Episode 35
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On this episode, Dan & Cal dig into the newest Commander update - a bracket system and the Gamechanger list! What the heck do these things? Do we like them? Will they create meaningful change? Is there anything we wish was different? Of course, it's also finally time for us to let out our Aetherdrift thoughts during the Product Watch. After the break, Cal is joined by longtime comic book and Magic artist Steve Ellis to discuss his continually evolving work.
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0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Welcome Dan!
2:37 - The Commander Brackets Are Here!
8:53 - The Gamechangers List
14:16 - How Do We Feel About These Changes?
30:00 - The Product Watch
30:12 - A Secret Lair Superdrop - Again
31:22 - Is Aetherdrift Awesome?
45:16 - Dan's Final Thoughts
45:45 - Welcome: Steve Ellis
46:26 - How Did Steve Get His Start?
52:22 - Steve's Early Art History
58:20 - Steve's Early WotC Work
1:02:15 - Steve's Hardest Projects
1:06:21 - His Favorite Work
1:10:50 - Styles Are Always Changing
1:19:32 - Current Projects
1:25:14 - Steve's Final Thoughts
1:26:37 - Outro
...more
1h 30min
January 30, 2025 Regional Championship Prague Ruled & Dan Sheehan on The Perils of Creation - Episode 34
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On this episode, Cal & Dan dig into Mark Rosewater's claims that Universes Beyond Sets meet and exceed their benchmarks for successful sets - and wide audience appeal. We've got plenty of hype for the Modern metagame too and also talk about Duel Commander (poorly, on Cal's part). After the break, Dan Sheehan joins Cal to discuss the highs, lows, and inbetween of creative projects in our modern media landscape.
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1h 32min
January 23, 2025 WotC Cuts VML Support, D&D Promos & EK on Building Better EDH Decks - Episode 33
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On this episode, Cal & Dan discuss Wizards of the Coast cutting monetary support and invites from the VML. Of course, we also have Aetherdrift stuff to talk about - how do we feel about it? After the break, Cal is joined by the one and only EK to discuss how you could build a better Commander deck.
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0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Welcome Dan!
2:48 - Wizards Drops Support for VML
14:10 - D&D Universe Within Cards Coming to Stores
23:38 - Aetherdrift Preview Season
38:56 - Dan's Closing Thoughts
40:35 - EK Interview
42:20 - Building Better Commander Decks
43:34 - Playing a Game You Never Have Before
47:50 - Tips for Creating New Decks
1:04:42 - How an EK Deck Comes to Be
1:08:54 - Taking Decks Apart
1:12:10 - EK's Closing Thoughts
...more
1h 16min
January 16, 2025 Secret Lairs in Stores & Zeb on Making Games Your Own - Episode 32
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Cal, Dan & Emma discuss the latest happenings in Magic - Secret Lairs are coming to stores? Plus, Innistrad Remastered & Aetherdrift!!! After the break, Cal interviews Zeb about his custom Magic set & more.
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0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Welcome, Dan & Lexi!
3:43 - Secret Lairs Coming to WPN Stores
17:56 - Product Watch
19:25 - Innistrad Remastered Wrapup
30:14 - It's Almost Aetherdrift Time
35:09 - Welcome Zeb!
37:35 - How Do You Make Magic Your Own?
39:05 - Zeb's Custom Pikmin Set
42:27 - Zeb's Custom Set Making Process
53:57 - Playtesting A Custom Set
1:01:00 - The Creativity of Game Design
1:02:45 - Going Beyond Magic: The Gathering
1:12:53 - Zeb's Closing Thoughts
1:14:35 - Outro
...more
1h 17min
January 09, 2025 We're Tired of Remastered Sets & Saffron Olive on a Decade in Content - Episode 31
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On this episode, Cal, Dan, and Lexi(!) chop it up about upcoming events and how we feel about returning to old planes again and again. Cal also lays out a few small changes for the pod in 2025, including a new segment: Constructed Corner! After the break, Saffron Olive chats with Cal about a range of topics, all wrapped up in the decade-plus he's been making content focused on Magic: The Gathering.
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0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Welcome, Dan & Lexi!
4:08 - New Spotlight Series Events
13:20 - Cosmere Magic Set a "Probably"
19:45 - SCGCon & Regional Championship Portland!
23:20 - Herald's Horn in 2025
39:12 - Product Watch: Innistrad Remastered
49:10 - Cohost's Final Thoughts
50:50 - Welcome Saffron Olive
52:34 - The Beginnings of Saffron Olive
55:30 - Driving Forward Casual Content
58:10 - A Decade-Plus of Content
1:00:45 - Being Goldfish Content Manager
1:02:18 - The Perils of Social Media
1:11:52 - Hobbies as Jobs
1:19:30 - Is The Pronunciation A Bit?
1:21:56 - Outro/Bloopers
...more
1h 26min
January 02, 2025 Goldsabertooth & Sam from the Howling Salt Mine - Interview Reruns!
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On this special episode, we're playing back interviews from earlier in the year - Goldsabertooth talking about art and life and Sam from the Howling Salt Mine talking about Cribbage & plenty more. They're both great convos & we know you'll love it. See you next week!
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1h 36min
December 26, 2024 The 2024 Herald Horn Awards & Brian Coval (BoshNRoll) On the State of Legacy - Episode 30
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On this end-of-year episode, Cal & Dan look back on Magic: The Gathering's top happenings in 2024, our favorite and least favorite sets, and more. It's a fun & chill time! After that, Cal is joined by Brian Coval (BoshNRoll) to discuss the state of Legacy, both before and after the latest bans.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:16 - One Year of the Herald's Horn!
3:40 - 2024 Year in Review
6:09 - The Magic Spotlight Series
9:10 - The Return of Standard
14:15 - Commander Format Overhaul
18:45 - A Year of B&R Struggles
28:00 - Continual WotC Art Struggles
33:45 - The Herald Horn Awards
33:55 - Our Favorite Sets of 2024
37:20 - Our Favorite Cards of 2024
43:25 - The Worst Sets of the Year
50:32 - Welcome Brian Coval!
54:30 - Who is Brian Coval?
56:40 - State of Legacy: Prebans
1:03:21 - The Legacy Bans: Were They Enough?
1:16:15 - How's Legacy Post-Bans?
1:29:39 - Brian's Final Words
...more
1h 34min
December 19, 2024 Modern is OVERHAULED & Maddy (Clover) on Altering, Being a Spike & More - Episode 29
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On this episode, Dan & Cal talk about the latest Modern, Pioneer, & Legacy Banned & Restricted announcement - quite a bit! Also: A correction & a quick look at the results of Arena Championship 7. After the break, Cal is joined by Maddy (of the Spike Feeders, amongst other things) to talk about her journey into altering, joining the Spike Feeders, product design, and plenty more.
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1h 13min
December 12, 2024 Upcoming Bans, So Many Products & Nile Joan Rivers on Micro-Formats - Episode 28
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Welcome back! On this episode, Cal, Dan, & Emma get into Eternal Weekend, speculation about the upcoming bans, cool upcoming online Magic events (Arena & MTGO both!), a metric ton of new products, AND Emma being swallowed by Balatro. After the break, Cal is joined by Nile Joan Rivers to discuss her love of Micro-Formats, new ways of playing Magic by making and breaking the rules.

Nile Joan Rivers: https://bsky.app/profile/nilejoan.com
Cait's Cage Match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvzynYy2TYs&ab_channel=NileJoanRivers
Avishkar, Why We Changed the Name of a Plane: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/avishkar-why-we-changed-the-name-of-a-plane
Avishkar Name Change Lore: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/planeswalkers-guide-to-aetherdrift-part-2
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1h 36min

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