Eternal Horizons

Eternal Horizons

A Magic: the Gathering podcast looking out on legacy and beyond. Francis Cowper (FGC) and Jasper Murison-Bowie (JustJasper) discuss eternal formats legacy and vintage, plus excursions into other formats including cube, premodern and whatever else takes their fancy.

Episodes

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Episode 5: Premodern Psychatog and Welder Survival

    In this episode, Francis and Jasper talk about Premodern following Francis' top-8 success at a local tournament. He gives a rundown of his experience playing Psychatog and reflects on what he learnt about the deck and the format more generally.  Jasper has also been playing Premodern, testing lists in search of a deck to pick up. He seems to have hit on something he really enjoys, Welder Survival, and waxes lyrical about the range of fun gameplay and deckbuilding options.  In a departure from the usual Eternal-format discussion, Jasper shouts out Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed, a great recent event showcasing a Standard format that has enticed him to build his first Standard deck in a decade. Moving on to Legacy, Francis and Jasper have both had a chance to play the blue-red Repurposing Bay Painter list they discussed last episode, and share some thoughts on potential changes to the decklist. They wrap up with a brief consideration of what might get banned in the February 9th announcement, but conclude that Legacy bans are unlikely. Premodern Psychatog Premodern Toginator Premodern Welder Tinker Premodern Welder Surival PT Lorwyn Eclipsed coverage PT Lorwyn Eclipsed - Izzet Elementals Legacy Repurposing Bay Painter (weekly list) Legacy Repurposing Bay Painter (blasts main) Intro & outro music: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - ‘Inner Cell’ & ‘Horology’ 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:42 Premodern Psychatog 00:11:53 Tournament report 00:24:47 Reflecting on Psychatog's strengths and weaknesses 00:27:18 Jasper's search for a Premodern deck 00:31:43 RG Welder Survival 00:35:41 Gameplay and decklist considerations 00:43:34 Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed 00:45:53 Standard top 8 decklists 00:53:20 Legacy Repurposing Bay Painter 01:03:31 Refining Repurposing Bay 01:06:32 Legacy B&R announcement predictions

    1h 11m
  2. 25 JAN

    Episode 4: Lorwyn Eclipsed & Premodern Parallax Tide ban

    In this episode, Francis and Jasper take a look at Magic’s latest set, Lorwyn Eclipsed, and evaluate some of the cards cropping up in Legacy. Starting with Hexing Squelcher, they discuss a few of the different archetypes trying out the new card: Storm, Sneak and Show, and Goblins.  Beyond that, an innovative Aluren list with Formidable Speaker has caught Francis’ eye, as has the new elemental incarnation Vibrance, while Jasper raises Catharsis and Kirol, Attentive First-Year for discussion after their appearance in a red-white Energy deck.  Moving on from Lorwyn, your hosts briefly shout-out a tournament finish for their blue-black Painter list from episode 2 before getting a bit lost in the sauce discussing Jasper’s ideas for a blue-red Repurposing Bay version of Painter.  The final topic for the episode is Premodern and the recent banning of Parallax Tide. Francis and Jasper share some thoughts on why they agree with the ban, but also try to understand the mindset of those opposed to it. After a chat about a spicy Hermit Druid (Full English Breakfast) list, they finish with a look ahead to Francis’ options for an upcoming tournament. Killabee’s Squelcher Storm deck list Otaba’s Formidable Speaker Aluren deck list RG Lands with Vibrance RingoDeathStarr’s UB UB Painter top 16 challenge finish 5c Hermit Druid Full English Breakfast Intro & outro music: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - ‘Inner Cell’ & ‘Horology’ 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:46 Hexing Squelcher 00:11:31 Formidable Speaker in Aluren 00:15:48 Vibrance and Catharsis 00:23:28 Goblins! 00:27:59 UBUB Painter's challenge top 16 00:30:32 Tinkering with Repurposing Bay 00:41:44 Parallax Tide banned in Premodern 00:47:44 Premodern deck choices and Full English Breakfast 00:57:22 Upcoming London events

    59 min
  3. 11 JAN

    Episode 3: Unbans in Legacy?

    In this episode, Francis and Jasper pick up where they left off last episode with a bit more cube chat. Responding to an LSV video in which he talks about over- and underrated cards, they focus on Library of Alexandria and Fastbond and discuss what it takes to make those cards good and when you should draft them.  Moving on to Legacy, your hosts take some time to reflect on the format in general and whether it would benefit from any bans or unbans. Beginning with the latter, they run through a list of suggested unbans which run the gamut of plausible to potentially format-destroying.  With a particular consideration of play patterns and game experiences, they then turn their attention to Oops All Spells, currently experiencing a surge in play and boasting an impressive conversion rate into the top 8s of recent Legacy Challenges. Francis and Jasper then both give their thoughts on whether Tamiyo or The One Ring should see a ban, while remaining positive about the improvements seen to the format since the banning of Entomb and Nadu. To wrap up, they have a chat about what they’re likely to play at their next local weekly, with Francis previewing a new GB midrange brew he’s been working on. LSV’s video about Vintage cube Jasper’s Fastbond deck Reddit thread about unbans Ecobaronen’s Metagame Monday 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:47 Is Library of Alexandria overrated in cube? 00:05:32 Drafting Fastbond 00:14:09 Debating Legacy unbans 00:30:20 Is Oops! All Spells too good? 00:40:07 The problem with MDFC lands 00:50:55 Should Tamiyo and The One Ring be banned? 01:02:57 Legacy deck ideas for weeklies Intro & outro music: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - ‘Inner Cell’ & ‘Horology’

    1h 9m
  4. 14/12/2025

    Episode 1: Sunrise

    In this first episode of Eternal Horizons, Francis and Jasper kick things off by talking about how they got into Magic before discussing their experiences at Eternal Weekend EU in Lucca. They reflect on their early days in Magic, discovering a shared fondness for casting Cruel Ultimatum, before discussing Legacy’s history in the time that they’ve been playing it, including Miracles, Painter, and a few major bannings.  The second half of the episode focuses on Eternal Weekend as your hosts muse on the beautiful city of Lucca and give a breakdown of their team trios performance, plus an account of Francis’ top 32 run with Jeskai Gifts Breach in Vintage. Jasper talks about the two different builds of Painter he played: blue-green Echo Painter and red-white Strawberry Shortcake, while Francis goes through his choices for Cephalid Breakfast and his Premodern Life Combo deck.  After a brief digression into options for unpowered Vintage lists, they wrap up with a look ahead to an upcoming local tournament, with an innovative new build of Painter hoving into view. Decklists and other links: Alex’s Trios Pauper Elves Francis’ Vintage Gifts Breach Jasper’s Trios Legacy Echo Painter Painting By Numbers: Complete History of Painter Jasper’s Legacy Strawberry Shortcake Jasper’s round 2 feature match Francis’ Legacy Cephalid Breakfast Francis’ Premodern Life Combo Intro & outro music: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - 'Inner Cell' & 'Horology' Chapters: 00:00 Intro - Welcome to Eternal Horizons 01:10 Francis’ Magic origins + early Legacy experiences 04:19 Jasper’s path into Legacy + discovering Painter 06:01 Early Legacy decks, budgets, and learning the format 09:06 Miracles, Sensei’s Divining Top, and a defining era 12:28 Post-WAR Legacy and how the format changed 16:26 Why record a Legacy podcast? 18:17 Eternal Weekend Lucca 20:56 Team Trio event 29:24 Choosing a Legacy deck for the main event 31:08 Playing Jeskai Gifts Breach in Vintage 39:15 Powered vs unpowered Vintage 48:16 Building Painter in Legacy (new tech + experiments) 51:00 Legacy main event - Strawberry Shortcake Painter 53:23 What is a Clam Session? 56:48 Legacy main event - Cephalid Breakfast 01:01:39 Premodern - GW Life Combo 01:10:23 Looking ahead - future episodes + LLM

    1h 17m

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A Magic: the Gathering podcast looking out on legacy and beyond. Francis Cowper (FGC) and Jasper Murison-Bowie (JustJasper) discuss eternal formats legacy and vintage, plus excursions into other formats including cube, premodern and whatever else takes their fancy.

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