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Magic The Flavouring - Podcast

Magic The Flavouring

Andy and Nathan discuss the flavour highs and lows of the world's greatest card game, Magic: The Gathering. Join them as they talk through world building, lore, mechanics and art, on a meandering quest to explore the relationship between storytelling and gameplay.

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Update frequency
every 16 days
Average duration
73 minutes
Episodes
156
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Ep.36 Double The Masters, Double The Art

Ep.36 Double The Masters, Double The Art

Every Double Masters Box Topper (except for one...) has brought with it new art that puts fresh flavour spins on some of the games most iconic cards. But which ones do the guys think are the most int…

01:09:31  |   Mon 17 Aug 2020
Ep.35 Player, Artist, Customer? The Value Of Magic Art Feat. Titus Lunter

Ep.35 Player, Artist, Customer? The Value Of Magic Art Feat. Titus Lunter

Today the guys are joined by Magic: The Gathering Artist Titus Lunter! Titus talks about his experience with the game as both a creative and a player and explores the relationship between these two i…

01:15:33  |   Mon 10 Aug 2020
Ep.34 The Rise of Zendikar: Speculations, Rumours and Nonsense

Ep.34 The Rise of Zendikar: Speculations, Rumours and Nonsense

Zendikar Rising is within sight and the guys have a lot of speculation to throw around! Based on Mark Rosewater's SDCC online panel and key art that has been released, as well as picking up on clues …

01:09:47  |   Mon 03 Aug 2020
Ep.33 Flavourful Alternatives: Commander Staples!

Ep.33 Flavourful Alternatives: Commander Staples!

The guys look at some of the most played spells in Commander and suggest alternatives that may better fit your EDH deck's theme or aesthetic. The Commander format has one of the largest card pools of…

01:10:27  |   Mon 27 Jul 2020
Ep.32 Featured In Flavour Text

Ep.32 Featured In Flavour Text

This week the guys deep dive into characters that have only ever appeared on flavour text and throw around wild speculations on who of those characters will be getting a Legendary Creature card in th…

01:05:11  |   Mon 20 Jul 2020
Ep.31 Writing Flavour Text Feat. Anthony Tessitore

Ep.31 Writing Flavour Text Feat. Anthony Tessitore

This week the guys are joined by writer and game designer Anthony Tessitore! Ant worked on Magic: The Gathering from Magic Origin's to Modern Horizons and is currently running his own games company G…

01:36:01  |   Mon 13 Jul 2020
Ep.30 Jumpstart: Smashing Flavour

Ep.30 Jumpstart: Smashing Flavour

 Jumpstart not only brings a whole new way to play and enjoy MTG, it also is packed to the brim with flavour! Andy and Nathan talk through their personal highlights from the set and dive into the art…

01:04:56  |   Mon 06 Jul 2020
Ep.29 M21 Part 2: Core Ingredients

Ep.29 M21 Part 2: Core Ingredients

For a core set, M21 has a tonne of flavour. Legendary's old and new, a wide art style and varied game play makes this set a force to be reckoned with. But with the highs also come some lows and Andy …

01:21:11  |   Mon 29 Jun 2020
Ep.28 M21 Part 1: Core Blimey!

Ep.28 M21 Part 1: Core Blimey!

Andy and Nathan talk through the more mechanical aspects of Core Set 21 as well as looking at the broader flavour style that core sets offer. With new creature types, big reprints and a deeper level …

01:06:42  |   Mon 22 Jun 2020
Ep.27 A Path To Blightsteel Feat. Wayne Reynolds

Ep.27 A Path To Blightsteel Feat. Wayne Reynolds

This week the guys are joined my MTG artist Wayne Reynolds!

 Wayne chats through his experiences leading up to working on magic, as well as other IP's such as Pathfinder and 2000AD, and shares with t…

00:56:00  |   Mon 15 Jun 2020
Ep.26 Ravnica In Reflection

Ep.26 Ravnica In Reflection

As we finally close the last chapter of the Bolas story with Ravnica and War Of The Spark rotating out of standard, Andy and Nathan look back at MTG's favourite Plane. How was it left, where will it …

00:49:15  |   Mon 08 Jun 2020
Ep.25 Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe

Ep.25 Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe

Five Secret Lair drops in one week! That's a lot of cardboard to talk about. The guys talk through the latest offerings from Secret Lair and look at the creative space this controversial product has …

01:04:21  |   Sat 30 May 2020
Ep.24 Alt Art Talk - Feat. Vorthos Mike

Ep.24 Alt Art Talk - Feat. Vorthos Mike

The guys have a very special guest on the show, Vorthos Mike! Alternative art has been coming into its own over the past year and it looks like a trend set to continue, but Vorthos Mike is here to te…

01:00:40  |   Sat 23 May 2020
Ep.23 Flavourful Facades That Flip

Ep.23 Flavourful Facades That Flip

The guys go through the history of flip, split and double faced cards to explore the ways in which R&D have used space not only to try new mechanics but also broaden the stories they can tell. 

 Also …

01:13:59  |   Sat 16 May 2020
Ep.22 Trials and Tribal-ations

Ep.22 Trials and Tribal-ations

Looking ahead into this 'Year of Commander' the guys break down the Tribal Commanders they want to see introduced into the EDH format, as well as breaking down what criteria they want in their tribal…

01:11:02  |   Fri 08 May 2020
Ep.21 Hypothetical Content

Ep.21 Hypothetical Content

Today the guys take a moment to ask the important questions surrounding MTG lore. What Plane has the best pubs? Do Dragons have to deal with heart burn and much, much more (maybe too much). 

 If you h…

00:56:46  |   Thu 30 Apr 2020
Ep.20 Ikoria Lore: Humans

Ep.20 Ikoria Lore: Humans

The Human factions of Ikoria are perhaps not as splashy as their Monster counterparts, however as the guys find out, their design is far more nuanced and deep than appearances would lead you to belie…

01:05:52  |   Fri 24 Apr 2020
Ep.19 Ikoria Lore: Monsters

Ep.19 Ikoria Lore: Monsters

The Monsters of Ikoria are plentiful and each of them unique, so naturally the guys have quite a bit to say about them. At first glance Ikoria's lore seems to just be about giant monsters smashing th…

01:01:49  |   Sat 18 Apr 2020
Ep.18 Commander 2020 Overview

Ep.18 Commander 2020 Overview

It's Commander 2020, and foolishly the guys thought they could talk about it in the last 10mins of the previous episode. Never going to work. So enjoy this bonus episode as they talk through the new …

01:23:10  |   Mon 13 Apr 2020
Ep.17 Ikoria: Monstrous Mechanics

Ep.17 Ikoria: Monstrous Mechanics

Ikoria has just finished spoiler season and the guys talk through it's mechanics and gameplay. Do the set's new abilities deliver on its kaiju battle aesthetic and is the actual gameplay deep enough …

01:10:37  |   Fri 10 Apr 2020
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