The Herald's Horn

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On this episode, Cal & Emma discuss the results of Regional Championship Charlotte - and Emma talks about her experience at the event as well. Spongebob is here, what's up with that? Of course, we are gonna talk about Final Fantasy as well!

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0:00 - Intro

0:38 - Welcome Emma!

1:55 - Constructed Corner: RC Charlotte

17:52 - Letter the Editor: New Formats?

25:17 - The Product Watch: The Spongeman Cometh

31:44 - Emma on Final Fantasy

39:15 - Emma's Final Thoughts

42:31 - Outro

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On the 38th interview for the Herald's Horn, Cal is by David (also known as MyHandsAreBlank) & Jacob Paris to discuss the D00-DL-Off panels & D00-DL Showdowns they've put together at MagicCons! What goes into it? Where did the idea come from? What's the goal? All that & more.

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0:00 - Intro

1:10 - Welcome David & Jacob!

1:50 - The D00-DL-Offs

5:45 - The Origins of D00-DL-Off

11:52 - It's a Community Project

13:17 - Lessons Learned

17:43 - Why Are You Doing This?

24:51 - Where did D00-DL Come From?

31:55 - Future D00-DL Plans

36:17 - History with Art

50:00 - Vegas & Atlanta D00-DL?

51:28 - David & Jacob's Final Thoughts

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On this episode, Cal & Dan sure do talk about money a lot. Universes Beyond boosters, while Standard legal, will have a higher price point. What's up with that? Also, we answer a Letter to the Editor, Arena Direct winners get a big tax bill, Spider-Man is hear already, & Dan is excited about Vintage cube.

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0:00 - Intro

1:34 - Welcome Dan!

2:30 - Thank You Patrons!

3:27 - $7 Universes Beyond Packs

12:51 - The Arena Direct Tax Man Cometh

19:06 - Vintage Cube Returns!

24:04 - Letter to the Editor!

31:07 - The Product Watch - Spider-Man

41:54 - Bring On Tarkir Please!

42:49 - Dan's Final Thoughts

44:37 - Outro

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Sorry about Cal's bad audio on this one. Geesh. On the 37th interview for the Herald's Horn, Cal is joined by Cas, also known as Strix! We start talking about fast mana in Commander before pivoting to a larger discussion on the Bracket and Gamechanger system. Of course, we have to talk about the pros and cons of writing about Magic as well.

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0:00 - Intro

2:00 - Welcome Cas!

3:38 - Fast Mana in a Game Changer World

9:00 - How Do We Feel About the Bracket Beta?

16:29 - Lower Power Levels Have Changed!

29:15 - Making Banned Cards Gamechangers

34:13 - Cas's Final Bracket Thoughts

35:09 - Writing About Magic

46:17 - Cas's Final Thoughts

47:15 - Outro

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On this episode, Cal & Dan chop it up about Pro Tour Chicago, a new Magic wiki & also a massive, and at the same time very small, errata update. Of course, there's also the Product Watch, featuring Tarkir: Dragonstorm, Final Fantasy, & Avatar the Last Airbender, and we have the return of Letter to the Editor, with a question just for Dan! No guest... because the interviews are on Tuesday now!

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0:00 - Intro

2:15 - Welcome Dan!

3:09 - Thank You Patrons!

4:00 - New MTG Wiki From Scryfall

6:35 - 1/3rd of All MTG Cards Receive Errata

15:46 - Pro Tour Chicago

24:48 - Letter to the Editor

31:53 - The Product Watch

32:33 - Tarkir: Dragonstorm Spoilers

42:08 - Avatar: The Last Airbender!

47:37 - Dan's Final Thoughts!

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Foundations is, as far as I'm concerned, the best set Wizards has made in years. The marketing for it was a bit... different, though. Why is that? As a Marketing guy, I have a few thoughts. Also, I've been making the Herald's Horn for nearly a year. How do I feel? All of this on this unexpectedly long episode!

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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

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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

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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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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