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037: Orggs!
Episode 3718th November 2025 • Clock Spinning—Magic: the Gathering History • Clock Spinning
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Today we're reviewing every single Orgg ever printed. Weirdly this iconic creature type got a lot of love in Magic's first decade—even a TV commercial!—yet we haven't seen a new one printed in over 20 years. In today's episode we talk Orgg lore, such as it is, competitive play history, cool combos, and art. Our last card is an all-time nostalgic fave for Austin, so buckle up for some half-remembered childhood misplays.

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Cool links!

  • View all the cards in today's episode: https://scryfall.com/search?q=t%3Dorgg+prefer%3Aoldest+order%3Adate+dir%3Aasc+unique%3Aart&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc
  • Worlds 97 Orgg deck: https://www.classicdojo.org/feature/worlds97/t2worlds5decks.html
  • Worlds 97 ESPN2 coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L95mhQF2mu0
  • Other Orgg Pro play: https://mtgtop8.com/search?MD_check=1&SB_check=1&compet_check[P]=1&compet_check[M]=1&compet_check[C]=1&cards=orgg
  • Orgg TV commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7I71KnRG2Q
  • Starter 1999's embarrassingly bad Orgg deck: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Starter_1999/Starter_game_box
  • Judgment's Nightmares: https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Ajud+t%3Anightmare&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
  • Extremely good video on Butcher Orgg tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgREcREosqU

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⏱️ Timestamps:

  • 2:29 – Orgg
  • 14:39 – Trained Orgg (S99)
  • 23:19 – Trained Orgg (7ED)
  • 25:52 – Soulgorger Orgg
  • 36:54 – Butcher Orgg
  • 49:02 – Outro

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com 

  • Intro - To You, by Ikson
  • Outro - Summer, by Ikson
  • 2:24 - Waves, by Ikson

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