With Lorwyn Eclipsed on the horizon, we turn our attention to the plane of faeries and boggarts, elves and kithkin, and its shadowy second self, Shadowmoor. To get everyone prepared for this field trip, we've put together an overview of the worldbuilding of the plane as it was, before the end of Oona's reign and the invasion of Phyrexia. Next week, we'll tell you all about that quest to unseat the faerie queen...

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362 - Welcome to Lorwyn

The boys walk us through the latest meta shifts, fast moving card prices, MTGO action and see how the early TMNT previews are looking for March 2026.

Intro/Outro Music by Skylarka

MTG Fast Finance Ep 498: TMNT x MTG Emerges From the Sewers

John talks to Lukas about his Spiderman league experience!

Spiderman Week Five Lukas M

The boys walk us through the latest meta shifts, fast moving card prices, MTGO action and take a peek at the early Lorwyn Eclipsed spoilers, releasing Jan '26. 

Intro/Outro Music by Skylarka

MTG Fast Finance Ep 499: Lorwyn Eclipsed Early Previews

With the story for Lorwyn Eclipsed only a month away, we're taking our dear listeners into the past to tell the story of our first (and only) trip to the plane of Lorwyn. We follow Rhys, Ashling, Maralen, Brigid, the sapling of Colfenor, and nearly every other named legendary creature from original Lorwyn-Shadowmoor block on their adventure to stop Oona and end the Great Aurora's influence over the plane.

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363 - The Story of Lorwyn and Shadowmoor

John talks to Zach about being last years Player of the Year Winner

Player Of The Year Kick Off Zach C

"B&R" parody (beat titled "Fix Me" by TunnaBeatz)

Lyrics:

Turn 1, I’m gonna cast an entomb
I’m gonna bury an Atraxa
Cause the Archon too cruel
Reanimating the inanimate, albeit too soon 
the endgames in legacy happening all on turn two

i’mma flip the top 10 and then i’mma piecemeal ‘em out
artifact, enchantment, instant, creature, sorcery, wow
how has wotc decided that this somehow allowed
every game is always done before it gets off the ground

on the forums where i’m seein’ all these hefty complaints
players pissed mostly at hasbros’ capitalistic constraints
Refusal to ban daze because of horseshit made up
Pillars of identity; imperpetuitous rut

Urza’s saga as a mantra?
Orcs and One Rings galore?
Nadu(de), just combo ‘em, just race to the floor
Bottom out the format til the only thing we have left
Is an inquisitive student learning of wotc’s neglect

Disrespectful lines; that fuckin’ inkwell leviathan 
Deep format knowledge; something we should admire and desire when FIRE
design maligns us entirely
everyone just tossin’ snowballs; look holistically, honestly 

Cori-cutter, it don’t stutter, just cast shit into flurry
or you could one ring into one ring, two-for-one’s; call the jury
These cards are guilty, they’re all filthy, bunch of piggies in slop
Time to clean this shit up, Karn should wish for a mop

Turn 1, I’m gonna cast an entomb
I’m gonna bury an Atraxa
Cause the Archon too cruel
Reanimating the inanimate, albeit too soon
the endgames in legacy happening all on turn two

i’mma flip the top 10 and then i’mma piecemeal ‘em out
artifact, enchantment, instant, creature, sorcery, wow
how has wotc decided that this somehow allowed
every game is always done before it gets off the ground

so we let all these problems beatdown the format to pulp
over and over these B&Rs catapult only symptoms; swampcycling’s victim
It’s like you lack any wisdom 
You even play legacy since the Millenium shifted?
Do you even know what our experience is
Libraries flipped by spies and Cephalids?
Every tournament feels like wotc’s cheap petty theft
“Good games, I guess,” said the players who’ve left. 

Turn 1, I’m gonna cast an entomb
I’m gonna bury an Atraxa
Cause the Archon too cruel
Reanimating the inanimate, albeit too soon
the endgames in legacy happening all on turn two

i’mma flip the top 10 and then i’mma piecemeal ‘em out
artifact, enchantment, instant, creature, sorcery, wow
how has wotc decided that this somehow allowed
every game is always done before it gets off the ground

How has Lorwyn-Shadowmoor changed since our first visit? We're digging in on major highlights from the Planeswalker's Guide to understand how the world has fared, and what aurora-evading trickery awaits on the twinned plane. To close our discussion, we indulge in a healthy dose of story speculation for Lorwyn Eclipsed and the finale year of this arc.

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364 - Planeswalker's Guide to Lorwyn Eclipsed

The guys cover off all the latest in Magic the Gathering price movement, meta analysis, cards to watch and a final review of the Avatar preview cards. 

MTG Fast Finance Ep 501: Avatar Previews Wrap Up

We continue to delve into the past of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor in preparation for Lorwyn Eclipsed, and this week we decided to take a look at the flavor gems of a block (or two, depending on who you ask) that came long before the Vorthos Cast existed! We talk about the cycles, standout cards, and our cast favorites from Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, and Eventide! And, of course, a little speculation on what might return in Lorwyn Eclipsed.



365 - The Flavor Gems of Original Lorwyn Block

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