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The Herald's Horn episodes
- 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
1 hr 17 min - 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
1 hr 26 min - 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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1 hr 37 min - 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
1 hr 34 min - 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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1 hr 13 min - 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.
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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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1 hr 36 min - Tom Marks on the Gaming Media Industry & More - Bonus Episode 1
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Cal was sick this week, so we're releasing something a little different - an interview that has, until now, been Patreon exclusive. He's joined by Tom Marks, executive reviews editor at IGN to talk about the gaming media industry & more. Honestly, when I booted this up, I expected it to be a bit dated but it sounds more timely now than the day it came out. Hope you enjoy!
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1 hr 2 min - Magic's 20 Worst Mechanics & Carmen Klomparens on Cal's Favorite Foundations Cards - Episode 27
Help us pay the bills & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn Happy holiday week - we're taking it a little more chill here at the Herald's Horn. Cal & Dan discuss Mark Rosewater's self proclaimed 20 worst mechanics in Magic history. After the break, Cal is joined by Carmen Klomparens to discuss her role designing Foundation... and she also tells the stories behind Cal's favorite six cards in the set.
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1 hr 34 min - A Marvelous Reprint Promise & Mike Wildspeaker on Forming the Next Generation of Gamers - Episode 26
Justyna & Piotr Dura: The Playmat Collection - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1887158482/justyna-and-piotr-dura-the-playmat-collection?ref=8b7qyl
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On this episode, Cal is joined by Dan & Emma to discuss the latest news in Magic: The Gathering, including Eternal Weekend, a long-time Star City Games employee heading to Wizards of the Coast, and Marvel Secret Lair reprint promises. Hey, there's a new Secret Lair Commander deck too! After the break, Cal interviews Mike Wildspeaker about his 13-year-and-counting high school game club, where he uses Magic, D&D & more to connect with and form the next generation of gamers.
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1 hr 29 min - Wolverine Art Sells for $55,000 & Play to Win on Creating Their Own Way - Episode 25
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On this episode, Cal & Emma talk about Marvel Secret Lair original art selling for huge cash, the European Regional Championship, & why Foundations is maybe our favorite set in a decade. After the break, Cal is joined by Dylan & Cam from Play to Win to talk about their own unique take on gameplay content & their approach to their cEDH-focused podcast. Of course, we gotta talk about cEDH generalized, so we do that too.
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1 hr 46 min
About The Herald's Horn
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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…
behind the curtain.
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