Streets of New Capenna COMPLETE Story | Magic: The Gathering Lore 

I have A LOT to say about this story. but im going to save it for a post mortem. For now, let just have fun and go over the COMPLETE story of Streets of New Capenna. Please like, share, and subscribe to support us

Haha, Urabrask is an introvert. He was all good with work from Hotplace but then Elish Norn was all “yeah, I’m gonna need you to return to work at the porcelain office…that’d be great” and he was all “ No”

Man I love what you did with the diner at the beginning and end. You clearly worked hard to get this done in a timely fashion. Great work.

"The Plane? It's bigger than this one city" You know you *say* that...but so did Kaladesh. And Amonkhet. And Arcavios. And Fiora. And Mercadia. At least Ravnica is honest about all of the interesting stuff happening in cities. XD

Does anyone else feel in their bones that Xander has Marlon Brando's Godfather voice?

All I want from this set is a Racoon folk legendary character! And a new Urabrask, of course...

I'm so glad Urabrask is back, he was one of my favorite praetors

I love it! I’m glad that they didn’t go the lazy route like they did with Theros beyond death. Elspeth in my opinion is an Awesome Character, and a perfect replacement for Gideon on the Gate Watch. Now this whole impending confrontation between her and Norn just gives me shivers of excitement! I can’t wait to see what happens next! And her new sword I cannot wait to see what that’s going to be like as an Artifact Equipment! P.S they should’ve done actual dialogue of when Elspeth confronts Urabrask. Because unless she recognized him as the praetor who dislikes Norn, I imagine that she would have needed some talking to before being onboard with the whole alliance with him.

Bless be those who give perfection to the weak mortals Bless be those who lay upon the alter to be compleated Bless be our home of Phyrexia It is time to finish what was started by our Majesty, time to bring the weak fool Urabrask to pay for standing in the way of perfection Soon all will be One All hail our Majesty Elesh Norn SO EXCITED!!!! This year is the best year of my Magic life GREAT video love the jazz music in between. Tezzeret has added a HUGE twist to everything if he is betraying Elesh Norn it must be for his own purpose if this is just part of the Phyrexian plan then someone is about to be compleated and a traitor will be made the example of.

This is an awesome telling of the capenna story. Now I don't have to read any more! Thanks guys

I love reading the official story on the MTG website, but there's something about the way you tell them that makes it so much more enjoyable than just reading them myself. Keep up the great work!

I think eventually when the battle for new phyrexia happens, tezzeret will reveal himself to be the triple agent... deliberately infiltrating the Praetor's and the guild pack to unknowingly free his true master as a sleeper agent, nicol Bolas amist all the complaetion and chaos. With the planar Bridge merged with tezzeret I believe he'll ultimately be the gateway to nicol Bolas's return

Elspeth looks amazing in that new art!

Listening to this while Dominaria Spoilers are happening, it hits so differently and hurts so much

I honestly expected Gaida to be a planeswalker, either already sparked due to the experimentations with her powers or igniting during the battle with ObNixilis.

This is keeping me on the pooper alot longer than needed. Thanks for the story

I AM OVER HYPED!!! FINALLY, Elspeth’s Home is revealed! I cannot wait to see the Cards in this Set!! My Favorite character is being givin her follow up story. I hope she shoves her Bright blade up Norns non-existent metallic/Plasma Donkey!

I often hear the comment that the story could have been better, if it was split into more parts, across multiple sets and I agree. One set is sadly often not enough and I would have loved to learn more about the Families and their bosses. What I feel would have been an interesting way to tell the story would have been a reverse Khans and Fate Reforged approach. Split the story into two but start with the ancient conflict. Show us the battle against the phyrexians, the struggle that lead to the team up of Angels and Demons and the eventual betrayl by the demons. Make two Versions of each Boss, as I think all of them were alive during the ancinet conflict and show us how the families changed.

By how its presented, the New Capenna story is not bad but its horribly rushed. I'll wait for your follow up video.

The story closed quite a few gaps. But as you said, more open ends were made. But overall, I'm personally happy with the story. Just thought Elspeth would end up being an angel.

Some thoughts about this set... It seems that Urabrask shall lead a rebellion in New Phyrexia, mostly supported by Tezzy. He'll be the key to stop Elesh Norn. I do have the feeling that Giada's sacrifice is a foreshadowing of what to expect with Elspeth. Maybe she's also a daughter of angels, and thus her death, her blood, would purify the glistening oil wherever it expanded.

Great lore vid as always, love the idea of putting a night errant in a noir detective story. I hope the next big planespanning adventure could revolve around planswalkers finding a way to explore the blind eternities.

Thanks for all your hard work!! I love your content and I know how much time and effort you put in to your videos. They are amazing! You are my favorite RU-vidr (by far!!!)

awesome story telling ,you got me hooked since from the start of the video, splendid work, keep it up ,good sir :D 👌

I love how you incorporate the art with the audio

Awesome as always, mate. Thank you

the amount of effort and passion I get from your videos is truly inspiring keep it going :)

Whoa I didnt even know New Capena had released story already! You have opened my eyes!

Great video Seiben, these videos are always your best work!

I really dig this story. And the way you tell the story gives it energy.

Another great recap! Always love your videos. Whenever I feel like leaving the MtG vorthose community, your insight and information brings me back.

I missed your lore videos so as soon as I saw it pop up at the dawn I jumped on it

I been waiting for your synopsis. Thank you

Perfect use of classic art. Bravo good sir.

I look forward to your Lore videos every set!

This was a great breakdown. Thanks 😊

I think this set is a great tie in thank you for the great you're a great storyteller.

Fantastic story telling!

I got this bundle for NC yesterday. Bunch of neat creatures and effects. Would go well with some other decks I have in mind.

Love all your videos!

It was slightly better than I thought. Could have been more refined, for sure, but for once they're gearing the general lore in an interesting direction.

Great story and delivery!

Wait so Elspeth and Vivian never go back to Urabrask? They just run off to Dominaria?

Well done. Thanks

I love the story walk thru! But you kept calling Maestros - Mephistos haha

I realy love your lore video's never stop

so dope, great job

New Capenna would be an unorthodox place for Vivien to place roots, but with the angels freed that now becomes a possibility and the planet could really use an influx of green.

I didn’t read it myself, but the synopsis was great!

OK this intro is everything I needed

Very well put together and well read. I felt like I was listening to a noir

Love the effort!

Now this is what I've been waiting for :3

I enjoyed the easter egg of edward hoppers iconic painting "nighthawks" which also was used as part of the album cover... "open all nite" also by.. you guessed it.. the nighthawks😎 Are you a fan of the 1942 painting or the band? I met mark wenner and the guys awhile ago after a show locally and had him test out a custom harmonica a friend made and he loved it.. thanks for the great video as a whole.. i dont get to play much anymore because of my work doing food delivery fulltime but when ive got a 45 min commute home at night.. man this is perfect to listen to😎😁

Great video

Good stuff as usual.

It was like a JJ Abrams story that answers questions by raising two more questions in its place until there isn’t enough time to answer all the questions so they just abandon them altogether.

Awesome video

Love the intro bro

I love how the Phyrexians are lurking everywhere in every corner even among 6 demons they still are more dangerous

Aether hub is my #1 spot for all lore MTG. Love what you do , keep up the amazing content.

but where is ashiok? they went to seek out the phyrexians in their goal to create the ultimate horror. i REALLY hope ashiok isn't compleated and actually lives to also see eldrazi and combine their properties into a scifi/fantasy horror that travels the unknown voids to consume all.

Plot twist Gaida is the reincarnation of Serra 😉.

I had a stroke every time you called Giada gaida lol

Elspeth will always be my favorite plainswalker. She never turns evil.😊

awesome content

I believe I speak for all of us when I say that we need more in-character intros and conclusions 🤣

Thank you for the compilation of the Beginning of the Phyrexian Revolution! All will be *None*! (None! We are Independent! - The Rallying Cry of the Quiet Furnace)

Theros didn't accept her... She literally became a God there because of people's devotion to her.

Is this a reading or a summary? Thanks for the video!

What! Already?! Need to check this.

We wanted a fedora wearing Urabrask, instead we got Urabrask as Batman xD

Anyone else get the feeling that Giada's family is actually the Brokers? I did not see any mention of the Brokers in this video, yet they are the faction most heavily associated with angels (in Streets of New Capenna). Soul of Emancipation destroys up to three target nonland permanents and its controller creates a 3/3 angel for each one destroyed this way. It reminds me of the part of the story when Giada busted the statues freeing the angels. Almost like she was freeing some of the Brokers. I think the Brokers minimal lore involved them being lawyers that were a little bit forceful, so essentially like vigilantes to some degree? And Elspeth who was the main protagonist of this story: her new card's -3 ability has to do with shield counters: the trademark ability of the Brokers and her ultimate creates an assload of angels. Coincidence? I think not! I always liked the Brokers because I like fliers and shield counters which is pretty much what the faction is most heavily centered around, so I do hope that there is more lore for them than just being aggressive lawyers with a bird that throws turncoats off of buildings. Albeit it would probably be like Patchy the Pirate making them walk the plank if one of the turncoats was a flier, I don't really imagine any of the angels would turn against the Brokers though assuming that Giada's family actually are the Brokers.

This is the best channel for mtg lore. Second best is spice 8

Kudos.

I'm kinda mad they barely introduce these mob bosses and then immediately kill them off. It's so unsatisfying, and if we had gotten to know them better it could have been a better story.

This set confuses me. Why are the angels all gone in the story, but there are tons of them on the cards? Why was Elspeth so irresponsible that she had no weapon? Wasn't the Shadow Spear a great weapon? Couldn't she have bought a weapon or looted one from bad guys she beat up? If she had to, she could have planeswalked to Bant or Theros or someplace to pick up a weapon.

Imagine when Phyrexians invade Capenna unites and fights using biplanes and zeppelins in the city spires

So Halo is definitely cocaine right?

Why does ob nixilis always gets his ass kicked 🙄

I'm all for trying to make a new plane unique and it's good to see the original shards as the wedges have had more than enough sets for now, but between the story and setting it all feels... off. Like this feels less like a plane from MTG and more like fanfic for an MTG plane. It feels like someone took Alara and threw out the idea "Hey! What if the shards... were run by mobsters?" Why not gangs of thieves, or different fleets of ships that all had different roles with their crews? I know that MTG is kinda having a problem with going back to already visited planes (Return to Return to Return to...) and it's getting harder to establish new and interesting ideas that have not been done yet, but this one just feels like it was outta left field for me. Thank you sir for the reading. Made that last hour of work go by super quick!

Tbh I kinda just want a simple low stakes story for a change without established characters and without planeswalkers Just a planes enhabitants dealing with the troubles of their own plane

Snazzy Urabrask, lov it.

One complaint I have with the story, no Ob Nixilis perspective focused chapter. Something to fill in his side of this story and why target a specific mob faction for control.

12:30 did you say pact?! Hmmmm I wonder if we will get any new ones?

Planeswalkers taking odd jobs like drug courier (Elspeth) or hired assassin (Kaya) kind of bothers me.

Xander: We live in a (balanced) society

Nice coverage but the way you tortured Giada's name hurt so bad. One of the most beautiful names, too. It's "Jaa-dah", like with Giada De Laurentiis.

This music is super familiar. Does it happen to be from Unhanded the mobile card game

Elspeth the weapon collector

Xander's card does not reflect his character in the story at all. In the story, he's more reclusive and secretive, while his card is aggressive and power driven. Just feels like there is a lot of information that is either not shared or relayed between writers and production. I know that first and foremost it's a card game, but still feels like a very lazy design for the character who could have been more interesting in both aspects.

Urabrasx goated

The Adversary vs. Xander part made me upset... You kept saying Advisor instead of Adversary and Mephisto instead of Maestro :(

Wait does that mean that elspeth actually met with urabrask? Or did she go straight to dominaria?

What exactly is a Font?

I just imagine Ajani Goldmane bursting into incoherent sobs of joy that his best friend is alive and well

Thank you for putting this togehter! But man this story makes me miss the Ixalan days. The story writing just feels really rushed with 0 character building.

Stoked for New-Cap City to hit MtGA

I'd honestly buy a wine bottle of Halo if wizards made a replica of the stuff, my limit is 25.00$.

This is really intriguing! I find this story far better than Kamigawa, with the characters acting way more "in character".