The Commander Bracket System & Pros & Cons of Writing About MTG with Cas/Strix!

Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn Sorry about Cal's bad audio on this one. Geesh. On the 37th interview for the Herald's Horn, Cal is joined by Cas, also known as Strix! We start talking about fast mana in Commander before pivoting to a larger discussion on the Bracket and Gamechanger system. Of course, we have to talk about the pros and cons of writing about Magic as well. Follow Cas: https://bsky.app/profile/strixhavendropout.bsky.social Herald's Horn Substack: https://heraldshorn.substack.com/ Cal's podcast about retro video games, Level Up: https://linktr.ee/leveluppod_ Follow us: https://bsky.app/profile/heraldshorn.com https://bsky.app/profile/moderatelymtg.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/blackgirlmage.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/emmapartlow.com https://bsky.app/profile/caljones.com ---------------------------- 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Welcome Cas! 3:38 - Fast Mana in a Game Changer World 9:00 - How Do We Feel About the Bracket Beta? 16:29 - Lower Power Levels Have Changed! 29:15 - Making Banned Cards Gamechangers 34:13 - Cas's Final Bracket Thoughts 35:09 - Writing About Magic 46:17 - Cas's Final Thoughts 47:15 - Outro