Join Austin and Connor as they go card-by-card through Magic's most fun and iconic sets, sharing trivia, history, and hot takes. |
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Music credits: iksonmusic.com | Intro: To You, by Ikson | Outro: Summer, by Ikson
Want to watch on YouTube? https://youtu.be/HX2rH602R2I (https://youtu.be/HX2rH602R2I)
Austin made an archive of Gatherer comments (re-gathered.com), so of course we had to find the eight LEAST notable cards and spend a solid hour talking about them.
Check out the site archive at: https://re-gathered.com (https://re-gathered.com)
"Sleeping enchantments" rules discussion: https://web.archive.org/web/19990417073739id_/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/UZ_Rules.html#:~:text=%22Sleeping%22%20Enchantments (https://web.archive.org/web/19990417073739id_/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/UZ_Rules.html#:~:text=%22Sleeping%22%20Enchantments)
Mississippi River plays the bad sac-lands: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/i-play-my-deck-on-turn-3-with-mississippi-river-in-legacy (https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/i-play-my-deck-on-turn-3-with-mississippi-river-in-legacy)
SideBoard Apocalypse review: https://web.archive.org/web/20010803003351id_/http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=sb20010628a#:~:text=Shimmering%20Mirage (https://web.archive.org/web/20010803003351id_/http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=sb20010628a#:~:text=Shimmering%20Mirage)
Shimmering Mirage hated flavor text: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/add-text-flavor-2002-03-25 (https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/add-text-flavor-2002-03-25)
The Grand Creature Type Update: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/grand-creature-type-update-2007-09-26 (https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/grand-creature-type-update-2007-09-26)
Lens Flare Q&A: https://web.archive.org/web/20170424063831id_/http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/ask-wizards-february-2003-2003-02-03#:~:text=February%2018%2C%202003 (https://web.archive.org/web/20170424063831id_/http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/ask-wizards-february-2003-2003-02-03#:~:text=February%2018%2C%202003)
Reuben of Beats and Skies review: https://preconstructedmagic.wordpress.com/2025/01/03/red3/ (https://preconstructedmagic.wordpress.com/2025/01/03/red3/)
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Timestamps:
0:36 - Intro
3:04 - Re-Gathered tour
8:01 - Pendrell Drake
19:09 - Opal Gargoyle
22:04 - Sulphur Vent
30:36 - Shimmering Mirage
37:51 - Wingbeat Warrior
49:21 - Selvala's Enforcer
51:06 - Krark-Clan Grunt
53:15 - Rousing of Souls
58:42 - Selvala's Enforcer
1:03:52 - Outro
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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com (https://www.iksonmusic.com)
Intro - To You, by Ikson
Outro - Summer, by Ikson
18 Nov 2025
037: Orggs!
... all four of them.
Today we're reviewing every single Orgg ever printed. Weirdly this iconic creature type got a lot of love in Magic's first decade—even a TV commercial!—yet we haven't seen a new one printed in over 20 years. In today's episode we talk Orgg lore, such as it is, competitive play history, cool combos, and art. Our last card is an all-time nostalgic fave for Austin, so buckle up for some half-remembered childhood misplays.
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Cool links!
View all the cards in today's episode: https://scryfall.com/search?q=t%3Dorgg+prefer%3Aoldest+order%3Adate+dir%3Aasc+unique%3Aart&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc
Worlds 97 Orgg deck: https://www.classicdojo.org/feature/worlds97/t2worlds5decks.html
Worlds 97 ESPN2 coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L95mhQF2mu0
Other Orgg Pro play: https://mtgtop8.com/search?MD_check=1&SB_check=1&compet_check[P]=1&compet_check[M]=1&compet_check[C]=1&cards=orgg
Orgg TV commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7I71KnRG2Q
Starter 1999's embarrassingly bad Orgg deck: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Starter_1999/Starter_game_box
Judgment's Nightmares: https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Ajud+t%3Anightmare&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
Extremely good video on Butcher Orgg tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgREcREosqU
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⏱️ Timestamps:
2:29 – Orgg
14:39 – Trained Orgg (S99)
23:19 – Trained Orgg (7ED)
25:52 – Soulgorger Orgg
36:54 – Butcher Orgg
49:02 – Outro
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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com (https://www.iksonmusic.com)
Intro - To You, by Ikson
Outro - Summer, by Ikson
2:24 - Waves, by Ikson
27 Oct 2025
036: Time Spiral crack-a-pack!
About TIME we covered this... Today on Clock Spinning, we crack open a virtual Time Spiral booster pack and take another random stroll through Magic history. We'll talk art and lore vibes, cube-ability, mechanical excellence, and generally spiral off on tangents.
After Ravnica saved Magic, Time Spiral followed hot on its heels with one mission: Try and kill it again. Easily any super-fan's super-favorite set, Time Spiral was dense with complex mechanics, callbacks to cards famous and obscure, even Magic's first bonus sheet. That made it catnip for many enfranchised fans, but a turnoff for casuals and newbies. But those latter group are wrong, and Time Spiral is better than Ravnica. Join us to see why.
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SPOILERS AHEAD FOR WHICH CARDS WE OPEN
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⏱️ Timestamps:
Orcish Cannonade - 1:48
Havenwood Wurm - 5:54
Mwonvuli Acid-Moss - 10:21
Bonesplitter Sliver - 16:40
Bewilder - 20:51
Traitor's Clutch - 24:50
Plunder - 29:06
Snapback - 37:08
Trespasser il-Vec - 40:45
Thallid Germinator - 45:35
Aspect of Mongoose - 51:02
Tromp the Domains - 55:49
Paradise Plume - 1:00:25
Norin the Wary - 1:04:31
Stupor - 1:07:12
Outro - 1:12:45
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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com (https://www.iksonmusic.com)
Intro - To You, by Ikson
Outro - Summer, by Ikson
1:36 - Shine, by Ikson
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