Clock Spinning—Magic: the Gathering History

Jul 02 2024 32 ep. 96 mins 31
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Join Austin and Connor as they go card-by-card through Magic's most fun and iconic sets, sharing trivia, history, and hot takes. | Find more info at clockspinning.com, or share your thoughts with us at [email protected]. | Music credits: iksonmusic.com | Intro: To You, by Ikson | Outro: Summer, by Ikson

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032: Force of Will art review

Jul 02 2024 55 mins  
Today we review every Force of Will art. Therese Nielsen sets an almost unbeatable standard with her Alliances original; can any other piece hope to match it? Join us as we dive deep into the art, weird Balduvians, and the true height of Kefnet in this tangent-laden edition of Clock Spinning.See all the cards in today’s episode: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%22force+of+wil%22+un

031: Goyfs! Lhurgoyf, Tarmogoyf, and their many offspring

Jun 05 2024 138 mins  
Lhurgoyfs are a tribe totally unique to Magic, and they have a long and winding history. We’ll begin our journey in the depths of Magic’s Ice Age, and then take you on a weird Odyssey with a cycle of surprisingly competitive bad cards. Then of course we have Tarmo-daddy himself, and his rash of offspring right up through the present day. See all the cards we reviewed today

030: John Avon basics: The land master's most masterful masterpieces

Sep 06 2023 39 mins  
John Avon is Magic’s Master of Mana, Baron of Basics, and Lord of Lands. He’s illustrated fully 7% of all basic land arts ever printed, and among them are many of the most iconic basics of all time. We share our pick for #1 Avon basic land art for each type, and talk about what makes Avon’s art so effective.All the land panoramas: https://imgur.com/a/MNZrN (scryfall version:

029: Birds of Paradise art review

Aug 16 2023 53 mins  
Today on Clock Spinning, we look at the art for Birds of Paradise through the ages. From our start in Alpha, through some 2000s message board drama, and some surprisingly adorable Secret Lair drops, the history of BoP art is rich, varied, and full of genuine bangers.See all today’s cards: https://clock-spinning.captivate.fm/birds-of-paradise Ancient drama with Edward P. Bear

028: Bananas!, reviewed

Jul 27 2023 84 mins  
Clock Spinning is going bananas this week by talking about--you guessed it--bananas! In this episode we rate, review, and ban-analyze every card in Magic that has bananas in the art, flavor text, and even oracle text. We had an ape-solute blast putting this one together, and we hope you enjoy it too!See all today’s cards: https://scryfall.com/search?q=ft%3Abanana+or+art%3Abanana+

027: BOK Green (Betrayers of Kamigawa)

Jul 12 2023 124 mins  
We’re back to Kamigawa for Betrayers green. And sure, some of the usual Champions themes are here—snakes, soulshift, heartbreakingly poor rates. But we’ve got some surprises in store: An art conspiracy theory, a surprising amount of lifegain, and some hidden EDH roleplayers.See all today’s cards: https://scryfall.com/search?q=e%3Dbok%20c%3Dg Maro article mentioning Mog

026: Graxiplon

Jun 21 2023 26 mins  
Today we take the Clock Spinning format to its logical conclusion and bring you nearly 30 minutes on one beautiful, blue, unblockable beast. Join us as we dissect every aspect of one of Connor’s childhood pet cards.See Graxiplon in all its glory: https://scryfall.com/card/ons/86/graxiplon What is The Riptide Project: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Riptide_Project Riptide R

025: Lightning Bolt art review

Jun 01 2023 62 mins  
What’s the best Lightning Bolt art? And why is this such a strangely hard piece to truly nail? Join us as we review every art, from the Alpha and M10 GOATs through more Secret Lair Drops than seems reasonable. See all today’s cards: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%22lightning+bolt%22+unique%3Aart+prefer%3Aoldest+-layout%3Aart_series&order=released&dir=asc “I

024: BOK Red (Betrayers of Kamigawa)

May 10 2023 104 mins  
On today’s action-packed, ogre-packed, instacut-packed episode we review all 30 Red cards of Betrayers of Kamigawa. Tucked away amidst the akki and do-nothing auras you’ll also find a card banned in Modern for over a decade, and one of the most popular Commander cards in the whole block. See all today’s cards: https://scryfall.com/search?q=e%3Dbok%20c%3Dr What is Da

023: Dark Ritual art review

Apr 19 2023 44 mins  
Today, we survey the surprisingly varied artistic history of Dark Ritual. After a banging start in Alpha, we’ll go from clownish evil to a Frank Frazetta masterclass. See all today’s cards: https://scryfall.com/search?q=dark+ritual+unique%3Aart+prefer%3Aoldest&unique=cards&order=released&dir=asc TCG Player article also on coolest Dark Ritual art: https://i