Hero's Blade Vibe Check, an EDH and MTG Podcast
Welcome to the Hero's Blade Vibe Check, where we talk about Commander/Elder Dragon Highlander & Magic. We chat about recent & future events, games & deck brews, new cards, articles & gameplay videos, & if your Commander passes the Vibe Check! (also, pop culture media that we've been dabbling in).
We're Cole (he/him, @TheBloodricGuy on Bluesky, editor) & Empress Quinn (fae/faer, @girldickenergy on Bluesky, composer), joining forces to chat about things we love & adore in Magic the Gathering. Let's hang out & enjoy the vibes.
(was previously Uncommon Commander: an Unconventional MTG podcast)
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 89 minutes
- Episodes
- 142
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
20 Spoilers Wrapped Up In One Paragraph - HBVC Ep 48 ft Combat-Trick Cody
There's goop. It's everywhere!
The hosts are joined by Combat Trick Cody of Brew Review this episode. Chock full of conversations about content creation, social media, Spider-Man previews, and copious…
Darksteel Juggs - HBVC LIVE!
This episode was recorded in front of a live Twitch audience!
Cole and Empress Quinn had a dedicated bracket during the 24 hour giveaway stream over on MTG Lexicon, the Dive Bar of EDH, so they got to…
Show Me Sozin's Comet! - HBVC Ep 47
Everything changed when Firebending was templated like Extort.
Cole and Quinn continue topical podcasting, so they talk a bit about the early Last Airbender previews. Quinn yearns for Sozin's Comet. C…
Show The Blorbos The Horrors - HBVC Ep 46
Story time in the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism... SPACE!
What does this episode have? Well, Cole and Quinn return from the Media Dimension, forever changed. Final Fantasy XVI and…
I'll Hook You Up, Dude! - HBVC Ep 45 ft Andy of LCP
I just wanna sell you a pizza for cheaper!
The podcast about sushi tacos, Expedition 33, yoyoing, commander philosophy and more! Andy of the Legendary Creature Podcast is here to chill with Cole and Q…
DJ Space Catgirl Supreme - HBVC Ep 44
Nothing beats two friends catching up on video games before getting to business with Magic talk. Then we ask the question: does your legend pass the Hylderblade Vibe Check?
The Edging of Eternities wi…
Character Action Game Showstoppers - HBVC Ep 43
We're not out of the Final Fantasy bubble yet, but at least there's a blue hedgehog to talk about. And character action games!
Cole and Quinn are back for along long episode, where the resident yapper…
Earhole Violators - HBVC Ep 42 ft The MTG Filthy Casuals
This episode is brought to you by phase cancellation: something that takes too long! Please enjoy.
Doni and Jen of the MTG Filthy Casuals are here to laugh it up with the hosts, trash talk their way t…
Pour In Some Chemical X (Red Mana) - HBVC Ep 41
Sugar, spice and everything nice. Suddenly.....Chemical X. Drink deeply and responsibly.
Cole and Quinn return with victory in hand as we approach the official release of Final Fantasy x Magic: the G…
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Limit Break [deep fried lead][menu sfx edit].wav - HBVC Ep 40
Let's settle in for the upcoming Final Fantasy set, reviewing some bangers, getting some vibes, and breaking our limits! It's the HBVC Radio Show!
Cole and Empress Quinn select their jobs and set out …
Housewives and Homewreckers - HBVC Ep 39 ft Sylveonsilver
Time to get triple 7s and unlock Final Heaven. Or Seventh Fantasy! What game series are we talking about?
Missy, aka @sylveonsilver.bsky.social joins Cole and Quinn to talk about tokens, exiling cards…
We Got It All For Cheap - HBVC Ep 38
Welcome to 131.2 Vibe Check FM, your home for vibe checks, mid smoking and great deals!
Cole and Quinn meld minds once more over the same legendary creatures, discuss the changes announced from the C…
You Are Not Immune To Felothar Supremacy - HBVC Ep 37
From the raging Dragonstorms of Tarkir, two planeswalkers walk into a battlefield of dragons, sharks, assassins and ninjas! How will they survive the onslaught? Casting other players' spells, probabl…
MARDU DRAGON AURA FARMING - HBVC Ep 36 Ft Mike Carrozza
It's time to settle the score from episode 11. It's time to bring Chuckles in, dead or alive...
Cole and Quinn are joined by Canadian comedian Mike Carrozza of Am I the Bolcast fame (the only Magic th…
McEDH and Smoking Mids (ft The Benwa) - HBVC Ep 35
Time to unlock the Smoking Mids dimension for new episodic segments! DOMAIN EXPANSION: SMOKING MIDS.
Cole and Quinn yap about Esper Equipment decks, Esper Venturing Into Dungeon decks and their many m…
Lo-Fi Final Fantasy Tunes to Smoke Mids To - HBVC Ep 34
Welcome to MTG Lo-Fi beats, where the beats are chill, low-key, and the good kind of mid. This isn't your grandma's lo-fi beats! *Radioactive by Imagine Dragons starts playing*
Early teaser season is …
Kaalia's 3 Horsegirls of the Brackets - HBVC Ep 33 ft Charlotte Sable
Dragons....Demons....Angels....these three ingredients make the perfect bracket system!
Oh wait...nevermind, the Commander Format Panel has a better one to work with! Let's be normal about this, ok?
Ch…
A Horse Girl, But for Dragons - HBVC Ep 32
Sit down everyone, as we tell you a tale. Of race cars, tiny cute mascots, and the Arcane! Also, Akira Slides.
Empress Quinn returns from the Media Consumption Dimension and sits us down for an Aether…
Quinn's Shush Stick and Zen Cole, in Monk Robes, With 10 Decks - HBVC Ep 31
Let's start the new year off with SCUFF, all thanks to Audacity! (CURSE YOUUUUUUU, AUDACITY!!! I HEREBY VOW-)
Empress Quinn had some New Years Ressies. So did Cole. Did they set out what they wanted t…
Dragonhawk Saves Christmas - HBVC Ep 30 ft Darkhawkeye
Let's make Fitz's Christmas a good one. Please take the time to check out his GoFundMe! Raffle incentives to be announced closer to the weekend of January 4th and 5th. (Update: we raised over $4k! Th…