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

[@TheLorebrarians]

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

[@GoBoSox20]

Final Fantasy VI!!!

[@4thdimensionalexplorer]

How about ratchet & clank? Lots of games now

[@the_enamelator]

Warhammer 40k.

[@BogMouse3137]

God of War

[@grizzlybarrows4390]

Legend of Zelda or Castlevania

[@Bullet_Harmony]

Somebody actually put it all in a single video. Holy shit. 30 years of cards in just a couple hours. You get a subscription my friend.

[@RevanReborn3950BBY]

Spice8rack made one a while ago that did it in only 80 minutes, plus it’s funny af

[@mentalzuccc6175]

Sick pfp

[@ryancromer2110]

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 😂😂

[@MultiWolfstorm]

You should try playing planechase if you haven't.

[@ryancromer2110]

@@MultiWolfstorm you mean the plane chase cards?

[@MultiWolfstorm]

@@ryancromer2110 yeah

[@VoctorVideo]

You can thank retcons for that. Originally Ugin and Bolas weren't brothers, but someone decided to change that and warp the entire story around them.

[@thesamuraiman]

​@@VoctorVideo Could you explain how it was a retcon? I'm not well-versed with pre-2014 lore. But just because Nicol Bolas was never mentioned to have a twin until Tarkir doesn't mean he never did. Or are you saying that Ugin was already an established character prior to Tarkir?

[@brettvandermeer5297]

Alternate title "How Two Pairs of Brothers and Some Oil Fucked the Multiverse" With such classic side stories as "The Mind Boy and the Snake" "Whoops More Dragons" "Let's All Go To Magic College" And everyone's favorite "We Ran Out Decent Villains"

[@Zerophimable]

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.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it, his channel was definitely an early inspiration for me and it's always humbling to be compared to one of the greats!

[@SHADOWCLOUDGAMING]

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.

[@OranjMoose]

I’d watch that

[@SHADOWCLOUDGAMING]

@@OranjMoose Can't forget about the Transformer and Jurassic park back up when Sephiroth looks to east on the 5th day.

[@Rorschachqp]

Then Megatron ruined the whole thing.

[@littlekinginc124]

And Nicol hired Ezio to assasinate Jayce

[@LiquidKevlar]

Was this all after the Tyranid Invasion on Pony Land?

[@Team_F6]

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

[@Jmetz22]

Fr, this was too short. I could listen to 8 hours of this. I might be in the minority though

[@misty7220]

​@@Jmetz22I'd be right there with you! 8 hours would be heavenly 😅

[@loganchristiansen564]

Just casually drops the entire mtg story!

[@crossr1984]

Nbd

[@chapmanandchapmanproductio974]

Almost 3 HOURS!!! HOOY SHIT

[@bradcallahan3546]

Yeah.. not even close. Missed a huge amount of stuff.. didn’t even cover a lot of event and characters.

[@zenithquasar9623]

​@@bradcallahan3546it is almost as if he didn't say 'can't cover everything'...

[@NotEnoughCharactersForMyUserna]

@@zenithquasar9623if you look closely, he was replying to the comment that said the entire mtg lore was dropped, and said that it wasn’t even close. He didn’t criticize the video for not covering everything, just correcting someone who thought the video had covered everything. You should look into reading comprehension sometime so no one will have to explain this to you again

[@clairevalentine7881]

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.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!

[@clairevalentine7881]

@@TheLorebrarians you're so welcome! And thank you for the work you put into your content

[@BrainboxEdge]

Hands down one of the best break downs I've ever seen of this lore in the 30 years I've played this game. Instant sub for this. 10/10 and have already shared with my MTG buddies.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate the kind words and sharing, glad you enjoyed!

[@lucicred7763]

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.

[@chasdufour2771]

mark of masterpiece retelling... fav audiobooks one can peacefully fall asleep to. neuro-divergent many thanks

[@ac_nerd9794]

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.

[@mascrath]

Sadly they stopped doing continual novels in lorwyn.

[@ac_nerd9794]

@@mascrath Sadly.

[@Sometuy11A]

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

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mediocritysbest6220]

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

[@piratecpnjack]

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

[@Dethclaus]

No offense, but maybe consider getting a more demanding job next time 😅

[@TheLorebrarians]

Hope you enjoy!

[@benjaminrabuzin9957]

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

[@TheLorebrarians]

Welcome to the crazy but exciting multiverse of MTG, hope you enjoy!

[@TrippyScarecrow]

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

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it, glad you enjoyed!

[@The.Nasty.]

Same brother, dabbled since 2015 but recently went balls deep. The images are provocative at times.

[@sovth_senter]

Excellent work. I'm so glad this video exists. As much as I'd love to see an MTG animated series, I know Netflix will whiff that project entirely. You did an excellent job.

[@itsmedavidd]

This should be on audiable frfr so good. Thank you. I am relatively new to magic and this was a pleasure to watch. And I usually hate lore videos for how long they can be

[@Flyboy245]

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.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks so much for the kind words, a lot of effort goes into these projects and I'm always grateful it's appreciated!

[@Hyacsho]

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

[@orfeo-7_]

Wow. The commitment to do this is beyond awesome! Thank you.

[@BlaineTog]

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.

[@crustyroach6921]

I have to drop a comment before I finish the video,,,, havent played magic competitive or casual in over ten years. BUT still by a couple boosters every year to see whats up. Thank you for compelling most of the massive history of MTG! Multi-verse be with you & a pray & blessing on your journey 🙏

[@NeufAtora]

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.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed it! And yes, I had a couple misspoken lines throughout, I appreciate you bringing to my attention

[@ItWatchesWithoutEyes]

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

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it

[@ItWatchesWithoutEyes]

@@TheLorebrarians Forgot to mention; im sure I speak for the majority of us when I say we also appreciate all the hard work, time, and energy that has gone into your videos. Especially, thank you for providing it to us here, for all to enjoy for completely free (You would make an excellent audiobook narrator)!

[@ikalashnikow]

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. But that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar mastered all four elements. Only he could stop the ruthless firebenders. But when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years have passed and the Fire Nation is nearing victory in the War. Two years ago, my father and the men of my tribe journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to help fight against the Fire Nation, leaving me and my brother to look after our tribe. Some people believe that the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads, and that the cycle is broken. But I haven't lost hope. I still believe that somehow, the Avatar will return to save the world.

[@The.Nasty.]

Cool to watch these lore videos and go “OH I HAVE THAT CARD” This has taught me a lot of the backstory to these guys thank you. 🙏🏼

[@curtcrowley6659]

02:10:32 reminds me of a flavor text in Sengir's vampire card it says, "Empires rise and fall, but evil is eternal."

[@krzyszwojciech]

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).

[@joelestrada6795]

The spark was from Glacian. His essence was trapped in the stones when yawmoth stabbed him with the powerstone. The end of the book The Thran.

[@krzyszwojciech]

@@joelestrada6795 Urza's own spark ignited before he merged with the Stones, irrc - at the end of The Brothers' War book. I remember there were debates about it on magic forums and I think it was eventually confirmed to be the case.

[@YouTub3Usernam3]

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

[@gabedurussel7309]

always knew you guys would be the one to have THAT video! ❤ forever!!

[@paytonhaney4273]

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

[@antivalidisme5669]

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!

[@TheLorebrarians]

It was quite an ordeal, but definitely a story worth sharing. Glad you enjoyed!

[@DragoonSoulShot]

This is awesome thanks for taking the time to put it together.

[@Skyrionn]

This was brilliant!

[@iamtheJEST]

Wait so the only weapon against a horde of infectious nightmares is called..... Halo? HMMMMMM

[@Rowrin]

I would love an MtG cinematic universe...

[@misty7220]

Unless amazon or Netflix made it!

[@xJarlaxle]

This is hype! Thank you Lorebrarians!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Of course, appreciate the continued support! This was a long project but worth sharing with you all

[@jcolladon1]

53:39, so, Urza was a Kwizats Haderach, looking to breed his replacement?

[@johnpaulcross424]

This is going to go so hard during homework

[@SquirrelKami]

An incredible effort to archive all this information well done!

[@RafaelAAMerlo]

Thank you so much for not portaying Urza as a villain 🤍🙏💙

[@Pimpulus]

in moments when i lose all hope and feel like i should finally let go of my attachment to mtg lore because i have to see Rakdos with a cowboy hat, i remember that the lorebrarians channel exists

[@jax775]

Glistening oil becomes inert when Norn dies, but not yawgmoth? Absolutely ridiculous.

[@egoalter1276]

It becomes inert when the writers realize they are hacks and have cornered themselves.

[@Justnothankyou132]

As others have stated, excellent work

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it!

[@dvnmusic5104]

Holy hell what a story this needs to be a tv series

[@sle7189]

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

[@Medsas]

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

[@lethalsandwhich]

Me when Legolas is blocked by Leonardo Da Vinci

[@mrpeacecraft]

my little pony

[@ryancromer2110]

Different planes. That wasn't hard. 🤣🤣🤣 Edit: I'm obviously kidding, but in a lore where multiple dimensions exist, they could easily use that cop out. Kinda like fortnite did

[@deathnights-bane3301]

@@ryancromer2110 not even planes, different universes, one might even say... universes beyond

[@deathnights-bane3301]

Now explain why not a single universe, even the cowboy one, has a gun.

[@CardBazaarYT]

This was Great to watch. Thank you.

[@semi-relatablerants3964]

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

[@0shadeslayer059]

I’m listening to this as I sling freight at work thanks for the entertaining video

[@Cannabeknown]

This is amazing man. I’ve played MTG since 1999 and I’ve learned so much more lore from this video than my countless hours playing 😂

[@JetLagRecords]

The Lorebrarians, FIRE VIDEO

[@PTNLemay]

Very cool, thanks for creating this.

[@AmandaWright-cx8kn]

Wait low key was the ur dragon the first Planeswalker

[@skoogadoo]

kinda but not really. ur dragon isn't really alive, its just the idea of a dragon put into the most perfect physical form

[@joenitrate]

No. It's an entity of the blind eternities.

[@Finile1268]

The ur dragon is more akin to the eldrazi than planeswalkers. Existing as a super powered entity within the blind eternities.

[@t.a.w.c5202]

You should make a story about the wilds of eldraine!!! That would be awesome

[@Cvusmo]

*grabs coffee for a 2 hour journey of epic lore*

[@BlazinTre]

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

[@alexandreleveque8394]

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.

[@forwardlooker]

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

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it, spreading the word definitely helps!

[@clarkrothman7104]

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

[@thekrakeninggames]

When you put it like that... 🤔 All of it is fascinating. Nice work!!

[@christopherschutte5291]

Literally wanted this for so long lol so glad i found it

[@Case2_0]

I noticed at 19:30 you said Edgar Markov is Sorin’s father. Edgar is Sorin’s grandfather

[@jddruid7052]

I just sent this to my brother's that play magic with me so they can learn the story and history of magic thank you

[@dekina1198]

You have a really really good nerrator voice! I really enjoyed this video!

[@Breezax]

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

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TiagoJRToledo]

Damn, the dip in story quality post-mending is STRIKING

[@AkazukinChaCha]

did I miss the Theros story tie ins? I must've, right? (either way great job, this filled in so many gaps in my knowledge on the story!)

[@girahimeslord6103]

The fact that a ultra abriged of the story is a 2 hour 12 vidéo is crazy to me.

[@milkinator13]

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

[@AxeMain]

Sad that it's just fortnight now with all the crossovers. Just as likely to see a space marine vs. iron man over jace vs chandra

[@Gzilla313]

So is Gerrard the MtG version of Paul Atreides?

[@sunstrid3r44]

I think so, old dominaria/mtg lore drank a lot from dune as far as i can tell

[@caelanforeman8639]

As this was complete, duskmourne came out, and the video had to be extended. Or you could just say it's just the "haunted house of demons"

[@LittleMushroomGuy]

You are missing everyone going to Cowboy land and now everyone can planeswalk and everyone knows each other and are best friends! Oh they also became squirrels and Nicol Bolas and the Eldrazi are back also they will all gokart around the Universe in 2025

[@Case2_0]

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

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it, hopefully you got that essay figured out in time!

[@Case2_0]

I did!

[@kavanpuranik98]

Where do you gather all this lore for a cardgame? Are there like books or something?

[@shamanrock6750]

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

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@TheSushiandme]

Thanks

[@marcosgallao6268]

THANK YOU!

[@mrajaraven]

This was incredible, thank you so much

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kapmasta]

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

[@MoonGoblin]

Had to look up what happened to Phyrexia because it wasn't even mentioned here; it seems like it he plane was destroyed when Yawgmoth was killed, which I guess makes sense? Because he was tied to the plane. Though not so much that he couldn't leave it I guess

[@lancegabionza7287]

Kudos! goosebumps! Thank you!

[@drefranks691]

Thanks king

[@8Smoker8]

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

[@novapheonix2211]

Also just for the record the guildpact while it did contain 10 Guild the Ravens only actually knew about nine of them The dimir Guild was not known for a long time. Their existence was only exposed when their Guild leader died trying to steal sap from Mat selesnya

[@skabba]

Excellent content!

[@DrummerBoyGames]

I can't tell if this script was written by a bunch of other people who just passed it on to their friend who had the nicest voice, or if this guy wrote the script and then asked his buddies to "punch up the script with big words", or something else . . . But legitimately this guy has never written, said, or heard said by someone else a good 5% of the stuff in this script. It sounds the same way I (only speaking English) sound when I read French: mostly passable, but pretty clear that I'm sight-reading something foreign to me. If a mage/witch used magic/potion to shapeshift, but then another mage/witch detected them, this guy would describe it as "the shapeshifter's form lacked verisimilitude which was evident to the archmage/high priestess of the coven".

[@DrummerBoyGames]

It is a dope lore summary though! I'm just caught off guard whenever emphasis is weirdly put on the wrong syllable of a word that seems picked by taking a basic word from the script and then clicking through the synonyms of synonyms of the basic word until a cool one is found with which to replace it (like at 33:30 - 33:40).

[@blackermarket123]

Urza needs to return and redeem himself. The OG boss of MTG.

[@RonaldoLuizPedroso]

It is a great view to pair with the Spice8Rack video😊

[@DarkMatterZero]

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?

[@ArchLord-yl3uh]

Everything UpTo War of the Sparks and after that... nope.

[@GrandDuchessTaco]

One of the big bylines of the Mirari Saga is that Kamahl is the unluckiest man in most of Magic.

[@aljoker2013]

Thank you Lore master

[@punklingyt]

Me starting MtG a few weeks ago: "Okay so Thunder Junction is an attempt to cash in on the western/western gothic trend like League's High Noon skins?" After this: "...a bunch of groups seeking keys to a vault in a wasteland of outlaws? This is just Borderlands"

[@fruitcocktailsamurai]

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

[@TheLorebrarians]

That, the botched story of Beyond Death, and because many Theros events don't contribute much to the "overall" story. Same with Lorwyn and Shadowmoor, but not to say those planes and characters aren't exciting!

[@jiofreed7855]

You showed a card to Mishra and said that specific card is not Mishra but someone who just happens to be named Mishra but it seems that is incorrect

[@zeroalpha9713]

I love this channel

[@Lior1055]

YOU FOOL! I love lore!