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Clock Spinning—Magic: the Gathering History

Clock Spinning—Magic: the Gathering History

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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 clock.spinning.podcast@gmail.com. | Music credits: iksonmusic.com | Intro: To You, by Ikson | Outro: Summer, by IksonCopyright 2025 Clock Spinning Science Fiction
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  • 037: Orggs!
    Nov 18 2025

    ... all four of them.

    Today we're reviewing every single Orgg ever printed. Weirdly this iconic creature type got a lot of love in Magic's first decade—even a TV commercial!—yet we haven't seen a new one printed in over 20 years. In today's episode we talk Orgg lore, such as it is, competitive play history, cool combos, and art. Our last card is an all-time nostalgic fave for Austin, so buckle up for some half-remembered childhood misplays.

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    Cool links!

    • View all the cards in today's episode: https://scryfall.com/search?q=t%3Dorgg+prefer%3Aoldest+order%3Adate+dir%3Aasc+unique%3Aart&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc
    • Worlds 97 Orgg deck: https://www.classicdojo.org/feature/worlds97/t2worlds5decks.html
    • Worlds 97 ESPN2 coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L95mhQF2mu0
    • Other Orgg Pro play: https://mtgtop8.com/search?MD_check=1&SB_check=1&compet_check[P]=1&compet_check[M]=1&compet_check[C]=1&cards=orgg
    • Orgg TV commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7I71KnRG2Q
    • Starter 1999's embarrassingly bad Orgg deck: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Starter_1999/Starter_game_box
    • Judgment's Nightmares: https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Ajud+t%3Anightmare&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
    • Extremely good video on Butcher Orgg tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgREcREosqU

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    ⏱️ Timestamps:

    • 2:29 – Orgg
    • 14:39 – Trained Orgg (S99)
    • 23:19 – Trained Orgg (7ED)
    • 25:52 – Soulgorger Orgg
    • 36:54 – Butcher Orgg
    • 49:02 – Outro

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    Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com

    • Intro - To You, by Ikson
    • Outro - Summer, by Ikson
    • 2:24 - Waves, by Ikson

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    50 mins
  • 036: Time Spiral crack-a-pack!
    Oct 27 2025

    About TIME we covered this... Today on Clock Spinning, we crack open a virtual Time Spiral booster pack and take another random stroll through Magic history. We'll talk art and lore vibes, cube-ability, mechanical excellence, and generally spiral off on tangents.

    After Ravnica saved Magic, Time Spiral followed hot on its heels with one mission: Try and kill it again. Easily any super-fan's super-favorite set, Time Spiral was dense with complex mechanics, callbacks to cards famous and obscure, even Magic's first bonus sheet. That made it catnip for many enfranchised fans, but a turnoff for casuals and newbies. But those latter group are wrong, and Time Spiral is better than Ravnica. Join us to see why.

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    SPOILERS AHEAD FOR WHICH CARDS WE OPEN

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    ⏱️ Timestamps:

    • Orcish Cannonade - 1:48
    • Havenwood Wurm - 5:54
    • Mwonvuli Acid-Moss - 10:21
    • Bonesplitter Sliver - 16:40
    • Bewilder - 20:51
    • Traitor's Clutch - 24:50
    • Plunder - 29:06
    • Snapback - 37:08
    • Trespasser il-Vec - 40:45
    • Thallid Germinator - 45:35
    • Aspect of Mongoose - 51:02
    • Tromp the Domains - 55:49
    • Paradise Plume - 1:00:25
    • Norin the Wary - 1:04:31
    • Stupor - 1:07:12
    • Outro - 1:12:45

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    Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com

    • Intro - To You, by Ikson
    • Outro - Summer, by Ikson
    • 1:36 - Shine, by Ikson

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 035: Ravnica crack-a-pack!
    Oct 15 2025

    Today on Clock Spinning, we crack open a virtual Ravnica: City of Guilds booster pack and take a slow walk through Magic history. We’re talking first impressions, art and lore vibes, playability in their day, and the memories these cards _dredge_ up.

    All this live, on air, totally blind to what cards comes next. Tell us what you think? Is this Experiment Kraj or... some other kind of Simic experiment, one that worked? Do you have a better Simic analogy for this episode? Let us know, please. Seriously.

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    SPOILERS AHEAD FOR WHICH CARDS WE OPEN

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    ⏱️ Timestamps:

    • 2:05 - Peel from Reality
    • 4:26 - Sundering Vitae
    • 8:23 - Wojek Siren
    • 12:53 - Thundersong Trumpeter
    • 18:14 - Nightguard Patrol
    • 19:36 - Bramble Elemental
    • 24:14 - Last Gasp
    • 26:08 - Barbarian Riftcutter
    • 27:56 - Woodwraith Strangler
    • 32:23 - Benevolent Ancestor
    • 33:45 - Viashino Fangtail
    • 38:14 - Chant of Vitu-Ghazi
    • 40:22 - Indentured Oaf
    • 43:06 - Carrion Howler
    • 47:04 - Watery Grave
    • 49:41 - Outro and "How much would I have to pay you to..."

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    Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com

    • Intro - To You, by Ikson
    • Outro - Summer, by Ikson
    • Interstitials - Sahara, by Ikson

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    53 mins
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