The (Mostly) Complete Story of Magic: The Gathering | MTG Lore 

What do you want to see in the next “Complete Story Explained”?

Just casually drops the entire mtg story!

MTG lore is breathtaking. The amount of heroes, legends, and history is some of the best out there. If only we had a novel series.

This has to be one of the best Magic summaries ever crafted. Detailed, well thought out, and very well paced, you've truly out done yourself.

The more i learn about mtg lore, the more i realize its 75% a story of ugin, bolas and the phyrexia and 25% what everyone else is doing in between 😂😂

Underrated 9.5/10. Only thing that would make it better, would be to make it 3 hours lol

The full story of magic? Wow! Thank you so much. This has to be the best gift I got all year.

I love these videos. Very much in the spirit of Vaatividya. No over acting. No insertion of too much personal opinion about the lore. Just a pretty accurate recounting of the events. You don’t get enough credit.

Sweet merciful Buddha! A Lorebrarians video to help my work day pass? Hells yeah

And then the Brotherhood crossed the wastelands to New Vegas where the 11th Doctor was waiting with Frodo to defend the Tardis from the T-60 clad forces supported by Souron and the forces of Mordor.

Well that was excellent. I personally loved the complex old stories and lore, and the original Ravnica narrative.

That was a wonderful journey and I'm sure a lot of both work and passion on your side and I really thank you for all of this. Cheers!

This is great, though it missed an important caveat at the end of the Shadows Over Innistrad Block: the Gatewatch didn't succeed at sealing Emrakul away but rather, she chose to seal *herself* away. She sensed that the plane wasn't ready to be cleansed, so she took control of Tamiyo and forced her to use a forbidden scroll that would allow Emrakul to chill in the moon for a while.

Amazing job summarizing this wide sweeping story! Loved listening to it, even if all I recognized occurred after the 7th Epoch

This is phenomenal. Seeing all of magic history and lore concentrated in one place, honestly not in a way that has been done before. I’ll be sure to point this out to people who have questions about the magic story. Incredible job being able to condense 30 years of overworld storytelling, and millennia of in game narrative into one place. The research as always is spectacular.

Ive been secretly lurking your channel awaiting another lore update...but this definitely does it!

ok now explain how lotr, walking dead, fallout, forgotten realms, dr who … fit in the story 😅 (just kidding)

Thank you so much! This is awesome I've flirted with playing MTG since 2016, but didn't fully dive into the hobby until late last year. But I've found that the more I play, and the more I collect, the more I'm like "what's going on in this illustration? Wonder what this flavor text is talking about." I'm glad there's finally a comprehensive, thorough video breaking down the full story

I'm so excited. I have a 2 hour plane ride coming up, this is perfect for it!!

This was brilliant!

Literally just bought my first commander deck pre con and I’m just learning about magic and this is crazy that you have this whole thing ready for me thank you so much

Very cool, thanks for creating this.

Had to prepare so i can have the 2.5 hours free needed yo watch this masterpiece uninterrupted, only to fall asleep after 20 minutes of hearing the voice.

Thank you for this amazing new/update Lore video on Magic The Gathering😎💯😁

Liking this and adding to my playlist to watch tonight!!

This was Great to watch. Thank you.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE VIDEO

Thank you Lore master

This was incredible, thank you so much

Now do one in full detail, id pay for that ❤ good job tho i am loving this

This is hype! Thank you Lorebrarians!

This is awesome!!

This is fantastic. I was super excited to hear you actually cover a set like Legends, which is a detail that people seem to leave out. One small thing is that Sorin is Edgar's grandson, not his son.

This is going to go so hard during homework

Dominaria had by far the best storyline. Makes sense since it had the longest run, but also felt least algorithm-written.

Just what I needed…!

im hoping for a resurgence of fomori forces or tezzeret making a play for power with his newly acquired darksteel body stabilizing himself from the effects of the planar portal and the infinite consortium at his back again going forward

30:31 - I'm pretty sure Urza was confirmed to have his own spark (if you carefully read the ending of the book). Though it may have been infused into the Stones (those later details escape me now).

The Brother’s War is hands down my favorite latest set LOL the lore is so rich

This is glorious..

Had to share this with some mtg groups hope you don't mind should get you 100k subs

I like to refer to the results of the Phyrexian Invasion of the Multiverse as "The Rending," since it echoes The Mending.

As others have stated, excellent work

Thanks

Thanks king

I love this channel

Love thissssss!

If we got a MTG animated/live action series what story line do you think would be the best to cover? Thran Dynasty, Urza, or Gatewatch saga?

Amazing video. I listened to it while I should have been paying attention to writing me Texas History essay.

YOU FOOL! I love lore!

Amazing video, i think more details about the non urza/phyrexia related parts of the video would be great, tho (i have a question i always wanted to ask, why "Urza Planeswalker"? Sounds like Planeswalker was his last name)

great video

The lore have always been awesome in set up, and word building, in hypothetical climax... however, the conclusions of the lore points are often OK/tier, sometimes lame and lazy. But it's what give MTG its charm.

I've been waiting for this. Fck YES!!!!

Sick ❤🎉

Please keep these coming, this is the best content / media I’ve enjoyed in quite some time

I'm new to Magic and have been reading all the lore. Now I don't have to!

I really wish there was a Lorebrarians type RU-vidr for YUGIOH

I hope this gets 100k views

19:30 *puts on obnoxious nerd voice* um actually Sorin is Edgar's grandson

ravnica is goated its when i really got into magic

Where was the opening animation from?

How do the universes beyond set fit into the story?

Was the brief mention of Theros because we're unsure of the events of the plane in relation to AR?

If magic would just sit down and come up with a long running story line that is heart felt action packed and make a fantastic story because even the good story’s are lacking heart and depth. There’s like no depth at all ever

Wait low key was the ur dragon the first Planeswalker

Omggg yesss

The ur-dragon origin got retconned

“From mana came planes.” 🤓 um, actually☝️ only white mana comes from plains

I have an issue with tbe volumn. Not loud

So is Gerrard the MtG version of Paul Atreides?

Ok, but where is the Paulo Freire's quote from Mercadia? Spice8rack still the best.

Can you do The Dresden Files?

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30 years of the best Lore in the world.....and still no tv serie no anime no cartoon no movies....WOTC get your shit together....

This story is short and sad Once upon a time, there was a game. This game brought many together in harmony and sometimes in enmity; but always there was a peace. For many ages this peace was held, glory was attained and and all was good. Then the darkness came. It started and a niche idea for the younger generation who did not yet know the old ways. From the darkest reaches of YuGiOh they came. At first it was just a few; but then the Age of Puberty fell upon the lands. In droves these younger, more whiney, players threw tantrum after tantrum about the great regulator “Mana Burn” and it was struck down; and with it… basic strategy and mental math skills. This did not slake the thirst for devastation the YuGites demanded. They attack every facet of the rules, and marginalized the traditional players. Many were lost in the great Culture War. Inevitably the lore of old became myth; and was lost to all but the archivists. The Traditionalists could not maintain having families, bills, and adult responsibilities and fight a war in an imaginary world. Today many survivors look upon the ravaged lands of Dominia, seeing nothing but Commander decks built from blueprints found on the internet. They hold their ancient Grimoires close at hand for the day when Urza Rena first himself and returns Dominia to its former Glory.

I love yhe video, but O jave to ask I because I'm still confused by the different answer. Is Sorin Edgar's son or his grandson?

But does it explain why newer stories are rushed?

Is Kellan actually a planeswalker? I didn't think he was.

IDK much about mtg but i feel like there's a joke to be had here about the title of the video. The Compleat Story of Magic: The Gathering

there quite a few inaccuracies in the first 6 minutes Edit: I re-watched it and I was mistaken -_-

Casually scrolls to the end

Have I played magic no do I know the lore yes

You said Sorin was Edgar's son. Isn't he his grandson?

Did.... Did he not explain what the hell a planeswalker even is?

One does not simply teaches the lore of M.. , Wait

I think this was a better handling of the ending of All Will be One then WotC laid out. From my POV, I saw the art for Norn's defeat before I saw the invasion intro video. It felt like they spent all this time setting up a "MTG: Endgame" story, then just went "eh, Lord of the Rings is coming, lets just wrap this up with a little Deus Ex Machina". Elespeth appears and strikes down Norn. The End. Fantastic video btw! My fav period was Ice Age only because thats when I started playing and I hope they do return to Kaldheim for some more frosty cards.

Does this mean no MTG videos for awhile?

Im still waiting on my spaghetti mommy to return from the moon

Wotc royally fumbled the phyrexian invasion of the multiverse, the biggest event in mtg history--the most important story event in the most popular card game ever. They turned it into a no-stakes, shallow girl-power moment on all sides. And made the phyrexians themselves into radio-controlled jokes. Seriously, the game had DECADES of anticipation for this one moment...and they turn it into a worse version of the Star Wars battle for Naboo. Far worse. TL:DR version: 99% of the heroes live, all of the droids are "turned off" when angel mommy kills robot mommy, and phyrexia is put on a shelf indefinitely. Oh, but we got our lgbtq DEI points with the Nissa and Nahiri relationship at the end. Whatever team decided on this ending needs an award because I didnt think it was possible to fail so spectaculary when the ending should have been a lay-up. Karn should have been the new Father of Machines. It would have been the perfect development for his depressive, crybaby, yet incredibly powerful character. He could have emerged as a new big bad, maybe with a different name, and maybe Phyrexia still would have lost this round, but at least the good guy victory would have felt interesting and pyrrhic. Argentum, or Mirrodin, had been HIS plane, it had become his story, and he could have finally owned it and repented by becoming what he was meant to be via the trace of phyrexia within him from his beginning. Hell, here's an idea; they could have made Karn assimilate the Praetors into himself to become the new Father, consume some high profile planeswalkers DBZ Cell-style, and gain godlike planeswalker powers again. He could accomplished what Nicol Bolas wanted all along. And then he could teleport New Phyrexia wherever after getting hit with a sylex or something and choose a different destiny for Phyrexia. Somewhat evil and anti-hero. There, I made a lore-compatible story that is already better than the MOM ending in like 5 minutes. That's how bad the writers at wotc are and how little they actually give a shit about MTG. I could say more, but ask yourself this question: where the hell is the magic story even going now?

Sorin is Edgar's grandson, not hus son.

shit yes!

Lololol baller move. -you know what, I need a new body, so check this out BOOM check this out, i used to be all cut but i find myself without a body, so I'll just reach through space and time n #### and pull myself, out of mysel, through myself to then reconstitute myself. ~magic~ y'all.

Man I'll never forgive the lowtier writting that was the deus ex they pulled with Elspeth 😴😴😴

Pssh... Only like 10 seconds for Ulgrotha? Nothing about fan favourite stories like the abduction of Irini Sengir or the betrayal of Ishan's Shade? Nothing about the beloved trio Chandler, Joven and Eron? Granny Sengir's revival to fight in the March Of The Machines?!? Total waste of my time... (obvs joking - well did video - doing engagement)

Nicol Bolas and Nahiri are truly the two most dispicable characters in Magic's lore. Nicol Bolas is just s selfish, uncaring force of malevolence. However, Nahiri is far worse. She's the petty Donald Trump figure of magic. Nahiri knows what she's doing is wrong--she just doesn't care. She wants to hurt Sorin and the multiverse for how it's wronged her. She's just a pathetic excuse of a being with godlike power. Compleation didn't make her bad, it made her worse.

something woc is losing more and more of unfortunately

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