Clock Spinning—Magic: the Gathering History

• 032: Force of Will art review

  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+unique%3Aart+prefer%3Aoldest+-is%3Aoversized+-is%3Adigital&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc Nielsen’s blog #1: https://tnielsen.com/alliances-original-force-of-will-art-being-auctioned-live-now/ Nielsen’s blog #2: https://tnielsen.com/force-of-will-print-and-background/ Balduvian Shaman: https://scryfall.com/card/ice/59/balduvian-shaman Baludivan War-Makers: https://scryfall.com/card/all/66a/balduvian-war-makers Matt Stewart’s blog post: https://mattstewartartblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/gencon-and-force-of-will-alternate-art.html Nielsen’s blog #3: https://tnielsen.com/eternalmastersfow/ Every art depicting Kefnet: https://scryfall.com/search?q=art%3Akefnet&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name Scott M. Fischer 2XM YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW4wbHCPEDE William Blake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake Kamigawa cognitive test: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Hobbies/Tales-of-Kamigawa-215822.html ---Timestamps for each card:Terese Nielsen (Alliances) - 2:41Matt Stewart (Judge Gift Cards) - 13:28Terese Nielsen (Eternal Masters) - 17:12Jaime Jones (Amonkhet Invocations) - 24:00Scott M Fischer (Double Masters) - 28:51Donato Giancola (Dominaria Remastered) - 35:28Richard Kane Ferguson (Dominaria Remastered) - 41:04Outro - 48:20Secret Kamigawa Bonus Content - 49:43---Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.comTo You, by Ikson - IntroSummer, by Ikson - OutroBungalo Bay, by Ikson - 2:35Hey, by Ikson - 48:20

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

  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: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28t%3Agoyf+or+o%3Agoyf%29+%28-is%3Afunny+OR+is%3Afunny%29+-t%3Atoken+prefer%3Aoldest&order=released&dir=asc*/* creatures in Magic, in printed order: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fpower.*equal+to%2F%29+OR+%28o%3A%2Ftoughness.*equal+to%2F%29+prefer%3Aoldest&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc Lhurgoyf competitive history: https://mtgtop8.com/search?MD_check=1&SB_check=1&compet_check[P]=1&compet_check[M]=1&compet_check[C]=1&cards=lhurgoyf Cards that count things in graveyards:1 for enchantments: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*enchantment.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*enchantment.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital 1 for planeswalkers: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*planeswalker.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*planeswalker.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital ~7 for artifacts: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*artifact.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*artifact.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital ~11 for lands: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*land.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*land.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital ~25 for sorceries: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*sorcery.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*sorcery.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital ~25 for instants:

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

  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: https://scryfall.com/search?q=e%3Dchk+t%3Dbasic+order%3Aset+%2B%2B)All John Avon basics, in order of release: https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3Aavon+t%3Aland+t%3Abasic+Unique%3Aart+order%3Areleased+dir%3Aasc+prefer%3Aoldest&order=released&dir=asc ---Plains2:36 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/7ed/344/plains4:54 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/pmps07/1/ja5:20 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/kld/250/plainsIsland8:10 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ust/213/island10:50 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/inv/336/island13:54 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/137/islandSwamp15:30 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/pal06/3/swamp19:00 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/138/swamp19:27 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/m15/258/swamp22:06 - Connor’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/ust/214/swampMountain22:51 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/chk/300/mountain 25:23 - Connor’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/chk/301/mountain26:10 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/chk/302/mountain27:51 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/mir/346/mountainForest30:22 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ons/349/forest 33:47 - Austin’s runner-up:

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• 029: Birds of Paradise art review

  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. Beard Jr. http://forum.magiclibrarities.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1623Interview with Edward P. Beard Jr. that touches on drama further: https://web.archive.org/web/20190309212011/https://www.bigar.com/articles/2018/10/24/edbeard-interview/ Why are 7ED foils so expensive? https://web.archive.org/web/20160204210810/https://starcitygames.com/php/news/print.php?Article=17092 Ornithological Studies SLD: https://secretlair.wizards.com/us/en/product/608498/ornithological-studies Extra Life SLD, including Lathliss arts: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/extra-life-2022-is-here-and-you-can-join ---Mark Poole (Alpha) - 1:30Edward P. Beard Jr. (7th Edition) - 6:51Edward P. Beard Jr. + Nefarious Photoshopper (8th Edition) - 16:37Marcelo Vignali (Ravnica) - 20:31Terese Nielsen (Magic 2011 Promos) - 26:40Ovidio Cartagena (Secret Lair) - 31:57Eli, Age 8 (Secret Lair) - 35:08Andrea Radeck (Secret Lair) - 36:15Darrell Riche (Dominaria Remastered) - 41:32Ben Wootten (Tales of Middle Earth Commander) - 44:33Which bird would you cube? - 51:32---Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.comIntro - To You, by IksonOutro - Summer, by Ikson1:21 - Sunchaser, by Ikson52:25 - Again, by Ikson

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• 028: Bananas!, reviewed

  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+prefer%3Aoldest+-is%3Afunny+-is%3Adigital+-is%3Atoken&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc The Love Song of Night and Day text: https://mtglore.com/web-articles/the-love-song-of-night-and-day/ Blogatog on writing Gorilla Titan flavor text: https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/105571247403/do-you-like-the-gorilla-titans-flavor-textCustomer research on Gorilla Titan flavor text: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/add-text-flavor-2002-03-25 All the cards that are better that Dutiful Return: https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3A%22return+up+to+two+target+creature+cards+from+your+graveyard+to+your+hand%22+prefer%3Aoldest&order=released&dir=asc Silumgar’s Fancy Jewelry: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/6a60XW Johannes Vos on Gallia’s art: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/6a60XW Underworld Cookbook in flavor text through the ages: https://scryfall.com/search?q=ft%3A%22underworld+cookbook%22+prefer%3Aoldest&order=released&dir=asc MaRo on banana tokens: https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/700042495302762496/any-thoughts-mark-about-kibo-uktabi-prince-making Uktabi Orangutan’s (literally) obscene art: https://scryfall.com/card/vis/123/uktabi-orangutan Uktabi Kong: https://scryfall.com/card/unh/115/uktabi-kong ---Early Harvest - 1:57Gorilla Titan - 8:39Dutiful Return - 16:36Tasigur, the Golden Fang - 23:33Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper - 30:51Liliana, Death's Majesty - 37:01Infuriate - 44:44Food - 48:33Gallia of the Endless Dance - 52:14Letter of Acceptance - 56:46The Underworld Cookbook - 1:00:29Whir of Invention - 1:04:46Kibo, Uktabi Prince - 1:08:22Towering Gibbon - 1:17:08---Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.comIntro - To You, by...

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