All Things Contested Realm

<p>A podcast discussing all things pertaining to Sorcery: Contested Realm the Trading Card  Game. From upcoming news, events, and speculations, to current developments, deck brews, card coverage, and community happenings. Your #1 source for all things Sorcery!</p>

Episode 25- SorceryCon Exclusive Interview with Simon

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! SorceryCon Vegas 2024 has concluded, and with that, we have a lot of stuff to share and discuss. In Episode 25, I briefly highlight my experiences at SorceryCon that weekend, as well as share some exciting spoilers revealed there. The thing that makes this Episode quite special though is that we had an opportunity to sit and chat with Simon from Erik's Curiosa for his Podcast debut! So join us for this fun and exclusive i...

11-19
01:33:45

Episode 24- Halloween Special 2

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between. It's that time of year again, and the Podcast is ready for Spooky Season! Join us once again for another Halloween Special, as we read four more spooky short stories, all inspired by Sorcery cards. Three of the stories were written by last month's Spooky Short Story Contest winners, while the forth was written by a good friend of the Podcast, Sal. Enjoy! -- Shop for all your Sorcery needs ...

10-29
01:16:17

Episode 23 - Talking SorceryCon Vegas + Arthurian Legends Spoilers with David

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! This Episode is a two-part Episode in which we chat with our good friend David, aka Floating Skull. In the first half of the Episode we will discuss the upcoming SorceryCon Vegas event, how to prepare for it, and what all to expect there this year. In the second part of the Episode we break down and discuss all of the exciting spoilers and card reveals we've seen so far for the upcoming Arthurian Legends expansion set. En...

10-02
02:42:29

Episode 22 - Meet The Beasts of the Bay + The New 2 Headed Dragon Format

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! In this Episode we get the chance to speak with our friends Jeremy and Neil from The Beasts of the Bay, an Old School Magic The Gathering group based out of the California Bay Area, as they teach us all about the philosophies of their group, how their Magic group is working to grow the Sorcery community in their area, and teaching us the new Sorcery Multiplayer format their group has developed called 2-Headed Dragon. Don'...

09-17
01:49:16

Episode 21 - 1 Year Anniversary "Live" Special

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! This Episode is a very special and exciting one, as it celebrates the 1 Year Anniversary of the Podcast! 1 year ago this month the very first Episode was published, and in this Episode we are doing a little something different to celebrate that. Join us and a handful of guests in this "live" recording of Episode 21, where I go back through the past year of the Podcast, touching on many of the challenges, achievements, and...

08-30
02:55:56

Episode 20 - What Does it Take to Organize a Large Event? Getting to Know the Sorcery Social Club

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! In this episode I interview Ron from the Sorcery Social Club, the organization that brought us the Courtesan Cup as well as the numerous qualifiers that led up to it. We discuss a lot of the behind the scenes stuff that happened during the Qualifiers and Cup weekend; the good, the bad, and the unexpected. Ron shares his insights with us as to what all goes into putting together a large Grand Prix-style competitive tournam...

07-30
01:28:19

Episode 19 - Spring Social + Interview With Champ CJ + Roots Deck Breakdown

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! In this episode I will be summarizing my recent experiences being both a contender as well as a judge at the Sorcery Spring Social event in Baltimore, MD this past June. I will also be joined by a very special guest, Courtesan Cup 2024 champion CJ, as we discuss his experiences at the cup and then deep dive into his infamous Roots of Yggdrasil deck, "Ragnarok." Enjoy! ...

07-05
01:51:54

Episode 18 - Beta Curios with Cardboard Guide

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! In this episode we will be joined by a couple of our favorite guests on the podcast, Sofie and Jens from Cardboard Guide. We had the duo on here back in Episode 4 to discuss all the exciting alt arts, promos, and curios found in Alpha, and now they're back to educate us about all the exciting curio cards found within the Sorcery Beta set so far. We hope you learned something, and hopefully this helps you to identify poten...

06-09
01:42:09

Episode 17 - Dust Day

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! May 10th is official Dust Day! For Episode 17 we will be celebrating the official launch of the Dust Reward System by discussing all things Dust! Join us as we delve into the finer details of this new and exciting reward system, break down the history of Dust, and cover all the excitement that surrounded the launch of the Dust Store. Enjoy! - Shop for all ...

05-20
49:01

Episode 16 - Artist Interview: Drew Tucker

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! For Episode 16 we had the privilege to sit and chat with Sorcery guest artist Drew Tucker! Join us as we delve into the life, the career, and the mind of Drew, and chat about his involvement in the upcoming Spring Sorcery Social event that will be happening in Baltimore soon in mid-June. Enjoy! - Shop for all your Sorcery needs @ CardDig.com -  ...

04-30
02:17:21

Episode 15 - Avatar Analysis: Enchantress with Adam

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! Episode 15 is another exciting episode in the series of our Avatar Analysis episodes, where we focus on one specific Avatar and break down the deck archetypes built around them. We also look at some key strategies and core staple cards for playing decks built around this Avatar. For this episode, we are exploring the Enchantress Avatar with our special guest Zalem, Champion of the March of the Mortals Tournament. Enjoy!&n...

04-14
01:56:03

Episode 14 - Realm-side Chatter: SorceryCon Edition

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! Episode 14 is the second in the series of Realm-side Chatter episodes. In this episode, not only do we break down the event and discuss what all went down, but we also sit and chat with various Sorcery community members at SorceryCon 2024 in Seattle Washington. Enjoy! -- Shop for all your Sorcery needs @ CardDig.com -- &n...

03-18
02:02:25

Episode 13 - Avatar Analysis: Sparkmage with Justin

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! Episode 13 is the second in the series of our Avatar Analysis episodes, where we focus on one specific Avatar and break down the deck archetypes built around this Avatar. We also look at some key staple cards and powerful strategies for playing it. For our second Avatar Analysis episode, we are exploring the Sparkmage Avatar! I couldnt think of anyone I'd rather discuss Sparkmage with than my good buddy and fellow Sparkma...

02-28
02:01:07

Episode 12 - Major Rulebook Update!

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! In Episode 12 we breakdown the recent major rulebook changes and updates, discuss the various key clarifications that were made, and talk about how these changes will impact the current meta as well as future cards. With this new update it is highly recommended to read the full rulebook to make sure you understand all of the changes, as I only covered some of the more noteworthy ones, but did not cover ALL of the smaller ...

02-07
56:33

Episode 11 - Avatar Analysis: Pathfinder with Zach & Drew

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! Episode 11 is our first of many Avatar Analysis episodes where we focus on one specific Avatar and break down the deck archetypes built around this Avatar, as well as some staple cards and key strategies for playing it. For our first Avatar Analysis episode, we are exploring the Pathfinder Avatar, and who better to help walk us through this powerful Avatar than some of the more seasoned and recognized Pathfinder players c...

01-25
02:05:55

Episode 10 - New Year, New Updates + Market Talk

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! The Podcast is back from our holiday break!! In this episode we take a look at the current status of Sorcery Contested Realm and how we've seen the game grow over the past months following Beta release. We delve into some market discussion on sealed and staple singles, as well as some other increasingly popular products, and lastly we discuss what we know and what we speculate for the upcoming future of the game based on ...

01-10
01:28:11

Episode 9 - Realm-side Chatter With New Players

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! This is our very first episode of a new series, Realm-side Chatter. In this episode we sit down with some long time friends turned recently new Sorcery players, and discuss with them some of their initial thoughts and opinions coming into a new trading card game. We share some of their favorite pack opening experiences, memorable moments playing the game, and what they are looking forward to in the game's future. Join us ...

12-13
01:42:57

Episode 8 - Beta Precon Budget Upgrades

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! In this episode we analyze the Beta Precon decks and look at what cards they each come with out of the box, which cards are considerations for keeping or removing from the decks for more synergy, and what upgrade options we have for each deck to fit within a $20 USD budget as well as a $100 USD budget in order to give them a more competitive edge. Most prices are taken from TCGplayer averages at the time it was recorded, ...

11-29
58:49

Episode 7 - Beta! Beta!! Beta!!!

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! The new Beta set just finally officially launched on November 10th and we are catching up on all the exciting things that happened during launch week. A lot of exciting news announced by the Sorcery team, as well as an exciting giveaway opportunity for listeners of the podcast to try to win 1 of 2 $50 gift certificates from our sponsor. Give it a listen, catch up on all the excitement, and I hope you enjoy! &...

11-15
47:15

Episode 6 - Halloween Special

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! Happy Halloween! This episode is our Halloween Special, and following the normal News & Highlights portion, I will be reading some very fun, very spooky hand-written stories that all have to do with some spooky-themed cards within the current Sorcery set. So grab your favorite Halloween snacks and candies, and give them a listen, I hope you enjoy! ----------...

10-31
58:29

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