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The dorks return to the Kaldheim Card Image Gallery and continue poking around at the awesome stuff inside. There's a brand new Vampire Dragon (Dragon Vampire?) that makes Brian extremely happy. There's a whole new pantheon of Gods to discuss, a whole mess of weird creatures to fear, the Snow Figure of Destiny to freak out about, and a land that REALLY pisses off our old buddy Xenagos. Kaldheim Gallery: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/kaldheim Kaldheim Variants: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/kaldheim-variants Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-609 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband

After not recording a show for a solid month the dorks are finally back! And we're taking a look at Kaldheim for the first time! We'll hit the mechanics first and then bounce around the Card Image Gallery talking about whatever new cards catch our eye! Planeswalkers, snow, gods, a legendary squirrel? What a weird set. Kaldheim Mechanics: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/kaldheim-mechanics-2021-01-07 Kaldheim Gallery: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/kaldheim Kaldheim Variants: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/kaldheim-variants Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-608 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband

This was recorded six months ago on Dec 17, 2020. It was recorded on Chewie's old laptop because the dead computer. It was supposed to get posted a few days later, but then I was delayed because of putting the new computer together, and then getting bummed out, and then getting distracted, and then holidays, and and and. But here it is now! Chewie tells the tale of December, that has focused all of its 2020 wrath on him at once. We reflect on the frustrations that come from watching our fellow humans not take the massive global pandemic seriously. We all share personal stories of what this horrible hell year has been like for us. We head into Magic territory to discuss what WotC has been up to this year and why that's got us all vaguely (or in one case, specifically) disillusioned with it. Then we turn to the current political landscape in the US, but luckily not for long. Then we look at what we would all like for 2021 to make it a better year for everyone. Sorry for not getting this out in 2020, but crap happens and decided to happen to me. I hope you're all being safe in 2021 since this first week has been the longest 3 months ever.    Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-607 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

After a long delay, both intentional and not, this episode is finally here! This was recorded way back on the 10th of December, but Chewie's computer died on the evening of the 11th. It took a while, but it was finally resurrected just in time for the holidays and the obligatory no-man's land between Christmas and New Year's, with some of Chewie's life trying to fall apart in the meantime. But here we go, with another episode to follow soon after! Welcome back to Trivester! When we last left our heroes they had been reunited, discovered that one of their number was apparently afflicted with some kind of vampiric curse, and learned some fancy new abilities from some conspicuously glowing books. In this episode, we learn more about Karim's condition, venture back out into the village, and defend it against an attack by a pack of creatures that seem to be...dire wolves? How will our party protect the village? And which of us will learn a powerful new ability? All the Heirs of Trivester episodes: http://themanapool.com/tag/heirs-of-trivester/ Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-606 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

The dorks are starting off by explaining what's up with new Akroma's art. It turns out she's got prosthetic legs, which is not something we knew about, so that's actually really cool! From there we head into the Card Image Gallery, bouncing around and talking about whatever cards catch our eyes. Yes we hit the Lotus this episode. No we weren't terribly impressed. But Thumbles is (are?) clearly the best thing (things?) to come out of this episode.  Commander Legends Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/commander-legends Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-605 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

After accidentally not doing a show for longer than anticipated, the dorks are back to FINALLY take a look at Commander Legends! We're just bouncing around the Card Image Gallery and enjoying all the weird new stuff! And if we missed a card you wanted us to talk about (and I KNOW we did) don't worry, we're gonna come back to this set next week! Commander Legends Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/commander-legends Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-604 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

The dorks are back! And this time we're doing a Mythic Conscription for the final set of the Invasion block, Apocalypse. Apocalypse was a neat set full of all kinds of awesome cards, but how many of them could have been mythic? Weirdly enough, this is one of the hardest sets we've had to do just because so many of these cards are really good and solid rares, but not many seem to climb up into Mythic territory. Stick around for the final thoughts, where we have black hole questions, Genshin Impact, Final Fantasy 8, Kingdom Hearts, Among Us, the upcoming hiatus of Monday Night Magic, and the Dresden Files TV show. Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-603 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

Hey look, the dorks return with even more Zendikar Rising stuff! We're looking through the Card Image Gallery and talking about whatever catches our eye whether it's a returning legendary creature, a bizarre faceless elemental thing, a lizard made out of vines, or a CLEARLY PSYCHOTIC MINOTAUR MOOSE THING OH GOD RUN! Zendikar Rising Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/zendikar-rising Variants Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/zendikar-rising-variants Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-602 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

The dorks are back with Zendikar Rising previews! Apparently the preview season for this set was extra short, because the full Card Image Gallery is up! In this episode we're going through the mythics and whatever else looks good to us. Yes this does include the adorable jerboa that will, in fact, lead us all to glory. Zendikar Rising Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/zendikar-rising Variants Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/zendikar-rising-variants Tokens - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/tokens-zendikar-rising-2020-09-08 Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-601 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

THIS IS IT! This number is just ridiculous, so we decided to do something ridiculous to celebrate! We are joined by four excellent guests to be contestants in the return of Exiled, our deckbuilding game show! It's like Chopped, but with Magic cards! We've got the original voice of Casual Magic himself, Anthony Alongi (@anthonyaalongi), digital alterer and longtime listener ALK Alters (@AltersALK), content creator extraordinaire DeQuan Watson (@PowrDragn), and the always infectious & enthusiastic Chase (@ManaCurves). This is a long one (of course) but it's SO MUCH FUN the entire time! Who will come out on top as the Exiled Champion? Be sure to check out all the stuff our wonderful guests do! Anthony Alongi - Commander Community ALK Alters - LinkTree DeQuan Watson - Twitch, YouTube Chase - LinkTree Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-600 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

The dorks are back with another edition of There's No Plane Like Home! Do you like happiness and sunshine and friendly creatures? Or do you prefer darkness, creepiness, and danger? Either way, do we have a place for you! Lorwyn is for the sunshine people, where the most dangerous thing to worry about is...well, racist elves running you through simply for being ugly. But other than that, there's not much to worry about. If horror and paranoia are more your style we've got Shadowmoor. Things wanting to kill or eat you are actually everywhere. In fact, one of the only safe parts of this world is...well, the friendly elves that are out to preserve beauty. Everything else either hates you, is terrified of you, wants to eat you, or is just mean and wants to kill you simply because you're there. Be sure to hang out for a sneak peek at what we're doing for episode 600 and how YOU can help us out with it! Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-599 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

The dorks are back! After a wonderful discussion about the Cube Rule of Food Classification, which is very important by the way, we're doing another Mythic Conscription! This time we're doing Planeshift, the second set of the Invasion block. Planeshift is...problematic. You'll see what we mean.  Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch!   Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-598 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

The dorks finally take a look at Double Masters! It's a reprint set, so it's a little weird to talk about all these cards that we already know about, but we managed to remember how to do it! After we give you the news about YET ANOTHER new kind of booster, that is. That doesn't show up until Zendikar Rising though, so who even cares right now, right? Set Boosters - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/set-boosters-2020-07-25 Double Masters Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/double-masters Double Masters Variants Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/double-masters-variants Double Masters Tokens - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/tokens-double-masters-2020-07-29 Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-597 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

Wait, what? The dorks are doing a second RPG episode...IN A ROW? Inconceivable! But yeah, with the party split during the last episode we were really hot to try to get back together, even though we literally had no idea what the other part of the group was up to. And since I haven't listened to any of the other part, I don't actually know how to write this. Let's just say some crazy stuff happens and leave it at that, shall we? Also, an update on the YouTube side of things at the end! All the Heirs of Trivester episodes: http://themanapool.com/tag/heirs-of-trivester/ Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-596 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions

We return to Brian's custom-made RPG on the strange plane of Trivester! Our party (Karim, Alaric, and the Angel) are heading towards a place called Aosk to find Gandr, who is apparently some manner of evil thing? Two of our heroes have some serious problems with their rolls, as 1s are popping up and causing all kinds of havoc. And then the unthinkable happens! No no, not THAT unthinkable! Let's just say an exploding wurm splits the party! The dorks, wanting to be true to the adventure, actually take turns with the GM to further their own adventures while the others separated themselves from the call. It's going to be pretty awesome later when we all find out what the other party has been up to! All the Heirs of Trivester episodes: http://themanapool.com/tag/heirs-of-trivester/ Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch! Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Support TMP on Humble Bundle! – www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=themanapool This episode’s post: themanapool.com/podcast/episode-595 The archive: themanapool.com/category/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Twitter: @TheManaPool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Email: dorks@themanapool.com Subscribe to our RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool Intro & Outro Music: Diamond by Swift – myspace.com/swiftband Brought to you by Mana Pool Productions