Episodes

6d ago

The boys bundle up and head to the frozen north to explore the planes of Kaldheim, a set so packed it had to be split into 2 parts! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community! You can also now buy bonus episodes individually at our Patreon page!

Dec 1

This week we round out our exploration of Jumpstart with the amazing cards of Foundations! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community! You can also now buy bonus episodes individually at our Patreon page!

Nov 17

This week, the boys continue their journey into new player nirvana with Jumpstart 2022! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community! You can also now buy bonus episodes individually at our Patreon page!

Nov 3

This week the boys take on the greatest intro product in Magic history, Jumpstart! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community! You can also now buy bonus episodes individually at our Patreon page!

Oct 20

The boys reach all the way back into the foggy, spooky predawn of the game of Magic to explore the wild untamed lands of The Dark! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community! You can also now buy bonus episodes individually at our Patreon page!

Oct 6

This week, the boys go deep into the land of fairy tales and fantasy, and stumble on a true gem of a set. Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community! You can also now buy bonus episodes individually at our Patreon page!

Sep 22

The boys finish up their sojourn to the deserts with Hour of Devastation, an all timer of a set (with one tormenting exception!) Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community! You can also now buy bonus episodes individually at our Patreon page!

Sep 8

This time the boys take a trip to the sunniest, friendliest plane in the multiverse, Amonkhet! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community!

Aug 25

This week the boys wrap up their trek through the City of Guilds with Dissension, home of the greatest card of all time Simic Sky Swallower! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community!

Aug 11

This week the boys continue their path down the alleys and roads of the city of guilds with Guildpact! Hope it's not haunted! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to gain hours and hours of bonus episodes as well as access to our discord community!

Jul 28

This episode the boys finally make it to the most popular plane in the game, Ravnica! We go back to Ravnica City of Guilds and dive deep into what made this one of the most impactful sets in the history of Magic the Gathering. Buckle in, cause this is a long one! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today for access to our discord and our bonus episodes, including an extra hour on Ravnica!

Jul 14

This week the boys finish off the Portal trilogy with a trip into the world of classical Chinese literature with Portal Three Kingdoms! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us for access to our discord as well as TWO bonus shows!

Jun 30

This week our journey into intro sets continues with Portal Second Age! Witness the oddity of guns in Magic! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic was brought to you by our patrons at www.patreon.com/shivamandwheeler . Join us to gain access to dozens of hours of bonus content!

Jun 16

This week the boys delve into the deep dark past of Magic and explore the strangest new player experience ever, Portal! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us for access to our discord as well as TWO bonus shows!

Jun 2

This time the boys wrap up the March of the Machine story with a stub of a set full of really interesting and fun designs, and because there are only 50 cards, we hit them all! Shivam and Wheeler is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to access our discord and our seemingly infinite supply of bonus episodes!

May 19

This week the boys conclude their trip through the epic mess of March of the Machine, and make a case for why more players should use battles! Shivam and Wheeler is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler! Join us today to get access to our discord and countless hours of extra episodes!

May 5

This week, the boys fling themselves far into the future to talk about March of the Machine, a set so big it requires two episodes! This time we just talk mechanics and commanders, and boy there are a lot of them! Shivam and Wheeler are brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join them and access two bonus shows as well as our discord! Thank you all for your support.

Apr 21

This week the boys wrap the Mirage block with Weatherlight, a fascinating little set with some absolute all timers. Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us for access to our discord as well as TWO bonus shows!

Apr 7

This week the boys hit absolute fire with set 2 of the Mirage Block, Visions! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us and get access to our bonus episodes, including the brand new Leftovers show where we talk about the cards we forgot in the main eps!

Mar 24

This week the boys go all the way back to the bottom of Scryfall to delve into Mirage, one of the most beautiful sets of all time. Also the set that caused Shivam to quit Magic forever (the first time around)! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today to get access to bonus content and our discord!

Mar 10

The boys finish up Kaladesh block with Aether Revolt, and Shivam unloads some more stories about the set and culture behind it! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us for discord access, bonus episodes and more!

Feb 24

This week the boys go to Kaladesh, the land of very mixed emotions and fantastic cards, of aether dreams and racist raceways. Buckle in for storytime, folks! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us for a host of bonus episodes and access to our discord!

Feb 10

This time the boys complete their survey of Commander 2011 and talk about some of the momentous cards that changed the game forever.

Jan 27

This week the boys tackle one of the most important and game changing sets of all time, Commander 2011! This set launched Commander from a tiny homebrew judge hobby into the driving force of Magic itself. Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us and unlock a huge trove of bonus content!

Jan 13

The boys start the third season of the show with one of the most important sets in Magic history, Magic 2010! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us and unlock a huge trove of bonus content!

Dec 30, 2024

With the final episode of 2024, Shivam and Wheeler wrap up Alara block with the all gold set, Alara Reborn! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us and unlock a huge trove of bonus content!

Dec 16, 2024

This time the boys continue their sojourn through Alara with one of the most confounding and cool sets ever, Conflux! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us and unlock a huge trove of bonus content!

Dec 2, 2024

This time the boys travel to a plane in flux, and one of the foundational sets of middle era magic, Shards of Alara! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us and unlock a huge trove of bonus content!

Nov 18, 2024

Join us for our live recording from MC Vegas 2024, where we were joined by WotC designer Elizabeth Rice to discuss Bloomburrow Commander! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is sponsored by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us and get access to our discord and a whole mess of bonus episodes!

Nov 4, 2024

The boys finish up their tour through Mirrodin with the third set in the block, Fifth Dawn! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamAndWheeler. Join us and gain access to dozens of bonus patron-only episodes!

Oct 21, 2024

This time the boys delve into Darksteel, the second set of the Mirrodin block and home to some of the most iconic and busted cards of all time! Support us at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler and get access to dozens of bonus episodes!

Oct 7, 2024

This time around Wheeler takes control and planeswalks us to the realm of metal, Mirrodin! We talk about damn near every card in the set! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamAndWheeler. Join us for tons of bonus episodes!

Sep 23, 2024

This week, we talk about the dawning of the golden age of Vorthos with Magic Origins! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us and unlock a huge trove of bonus content!

Sep 9, 2024

This time the boys pick up where they left off and talk about all of the non-legendary cards in Dominaria! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us today for tons and tons of patron-exclusive bonus episodes!

Aug 26, 2024

This week the boys go to one of the best sets in recent memory, Dominaria! Because this set is so big, we just cover the legends in this first half of our two part extravaganza. Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us and get bonus episodes!

Aug 12, 2024

The boys pick up where they left off and go through all of the non-legendary cards in Ikoria, including one of the biggest menaces in commander! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us today and gain access to tons of bonus episodes, and our discord!

Jul 29, 2024

This time the boys take on one of the coolest sets of the modern era of Magic, Ikoria! This ended up being a 2 parter because there was so much to explore! (Also because it took forever to talk about all the commanders and companions in the set) Shivam and Wheeler are brought to you by our Patrons at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join today and get access to our bonus episodes!

Jul 15, 2024

This time the boys have the incredible challenge of finding nice things to say about perhaps the worst set in Magic, Prophecy! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join today to get all of our bonus episodes!

Jul 1, 2024

This time the boys leave the beautiful blue skies of Mercadia for the murky depths of Nemesis. Turns out there are still gems to be unearthed down here! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join today for access to our bonus episodes!

Jun 17, 2024

Following a huge flood of requests, the boys are delving into one of the more controversial blocks in Magic with Mercadian Masques! Turns out, the first set is actually quite the banger! Shivam and Wheeler are brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler.

Jun 3, 2024

The boys finish their journey through time with a jaunt into the untethered realms of Future Sight! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/Shivamandwheeler. Join today to get access to dozens of bonus episodes!

May 20, 2024

This week the boys go further down the spiral into Planar Chaos! Support Shivam and Wheeler directly at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler and get access to our discord and bonus episodes!

May 6, 2024

This time around, the boys spiral down into the mind shifting mechanics blender that was Time Spiral! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is supported by our amazing patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us and get a new bonus episode between every main show!

Apr 22, 2024

This time the boys are joined by Wizards Senior Game Designer Ethan Fleischer to talk about the Legends Retold cards from Dominaria United, and to wrap up our journey through Legends! Support Shivam and Wheeler by going to our patreon at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler and hear all the bonus content we leave off the main feeds!

Apr 8, 2024

This time, Shivam and Wheeler cover the *other* cards in Legends, the ones that didn't have a fancy gold border but still fundamentally altered the game forever! Shivam and Wheeler is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler. Join us and check out all of the extra bonus episodes we put out on our off weeks!

Mar 25, 2024

This time the boys reach deep into the misty past of Magic to explore one of the most foundational sets in the game, Legends. We talk so much we had to split it into two episodes! For part 1, we cover *every* legend in Legends! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by our patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler. Join us today to access hours of bonus content and tell us what blocks to cover!

Mar 11, 2024

Presenting Shivam and Wheeler Live from Magic Con Chicago! This time, we're joined by WotC Senior Designer Chris Mooney to talk about New Capenna Commander. Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic exists because of your support. Please join our patreon at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler!

Feb 26, 2024

This time we wrap up the Lorwyn/Shadowmoor block with Eventide! How many more cards will Shivam say were insane in his Hapatra deck? Please join our patreon at Patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler for access to an entire library of bonus episodes, as well as our discord! Thank you for your support!

Feb 12, 2024

This time, we head to the dark side of Lorwyn, and see what the Unseelie court of Shadowmoor looks like. Here's a hint- it's a whole lot of hybrid. Support our Patreon at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler!

Jan 29, 2024

This week, Lorwyn Block continues with Morningtide, home to some of the best elves in magic! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is proudly sponsored by Archidekt! Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler for access to bonus episodes and much more!

Jan 15, 2024

This week, the boys delve into the land of mystery, mythology, and, uh, mulldrifters. That's right, it's time for Lorwyn! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is proudly sponsored by Archidekt! Check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler for bonus episodes!

Jan 1, 2024

This time around, the boys finish up the Rath Cycle with Exodus! Support Shivam and Wheeler love Magic on Patreon at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler for bonus episodes. Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is proudly sponsored by Archidekt!

Dec 15, 2023

This time on Shivam and Wheeler, the boys hit the second set of the Tempest Block, Stronghold! And if you thought Tempest was our longest episode, wait till you see what we have in store this time! This show is proudly sponsored by Archidekt. Want to support us more directly? Head to our patreon at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler!

Dec 1, 2023

This time the boys go to one of the greatest sets for Commander ever, Tempest! Our longest episode to date! We are proudly sponsored by Archidekt! Check out our patreon at Patreon.com/shivamandwheeler!

Nov 15, 2023

This time the boys wrap up the Tarkir blog and talk about their favorite Dragons! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is proudly brought to you by Archidekt! Please check out our Patreon at patreon.com/ShivamandWheeler!

Nov 1, 2023

This time the boys hit the second set of the Tarkir Block, the pivotal Fate Reforged! Shivam and Wheeler are sponsored by Archidekt!

Oct 15, 2023

This time we head to the home of wedges and dragons, Khans of Tarkir! Absolutely fantastic set, and frankly one of the best blocks of all time. Thanks to Archidekt for sponsoring our show!

Oct 1, 2023

This episode is a live recording of our Shivam and Wheeler panel from Magic Con Las Vegas in 2023! We invite Gavin Verhey to join us to talk about Battlebond! Please forgive the sound quality, we were using a handheld recorder. Thank you to Archidekt for sponsoring our show and allowing us the chance to experiment like this!

Sep 15, 2023

Rounding out the Onslaught block, this time the boys take on the storm in Scourge!

Sep 4, 2023

This time the boys hit one of Magic's most unique gimmicks, the all creature set Legions! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic was brought to you by Archidekt! You can also support us by going to our Patreon at patreon.com/shivamandwheeler!

Aug 15, 2023

This time on Shivam and Wheeler, the boys head to Typal Town with Onslaught! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic is brought to you by Archidekt! Also you can support us at our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ShivamAndWheeler!

Aug 1, 2023

This episode sees our heroes wrapping up the Theros block with set 3- Journey into Nyx! It's not the best set of all time, but there's still joy to be found! Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic has been brought to you by Archidekt and by our beloved Patreon supporters!

Jul 15, 2023

This time on Shivam and Wheeler, we travel to the perhaps unfairly maligned second set of the Theros Block, Born of the Gods! It's amazing how many cards are Shivam's favorites here.

Jul 1, 2023

This episode the boys travel to the land of Greek Mythology, Theros, and Shivam remembers just how much he absolutely loves this set! Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ShivamAndWheeler and help us make this show even better!

Jun 23, 2023

You're listening to the first bonus episode of Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic, our original pilot episode for the show! We originally intended to take a legend at random and talk about it for an hour. For this inaugural show we chose Evra, Halcyon Witness. Take a listen and see what we came up with! Future bonus episodes will drop exclusively on our Patreon feed on the tenth of every month! Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/ShivamAndWheeler and never miss a moment of our nonsense =)

Jun 15, 2023

This episode the boys wrap up their journey through the Urza block with set three, Urza's Destiny! In a surprising turn of events, they discover that the weakest set of the most broken block of all time is still incredibly powerful! Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ShivamAndWheeler and help us do even more with this show!

Jun 1, 2023

This episode the boys crack open the Memory Jar and Unearth their thoughts about the second set in Urza Block, Urza's Legacy!

May 15, 2023

This episode Shivam and Wheeler tackle Urza's Saga, one of the most broken sets in the most broken block of all time!

May 1, 2023

This time Shivam and Wheeler tackle the middle child of the original Kamigawa block, the much maligned Betrayers of Kamigawa!

Apr 15, 2023

This time the boys tackle one of the, let's say, less universally loved sets of Magic, Saviors of Kamigawa! This is the third set of the Kamigawa Block.

Apr 1, 2023

This time, Shivam and Wheeler go through the non-legendary cards of Champions of Kamigawa, including some all timers for commander!

Mar 15, 2023

This time, Shivam and Wheeler explore and discuss each and every single legendary creature in Champions of Kamigawa. Yes, even the Myojins. Grab your Jittes and strap in!

Mar 1, 2023

This time, Shivam and Wheeler wrap up the Innistrad block with a trip through the unfairly maligned third set, Avacyn Restored!

Feb 16, 2023

This time on Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic, we continue our exploration of the Innistrad block with the second set, Dark Ascension!

Feb 15, 2023

Our inaugural episode! Join us as Shivam Bhatt and Ben Wheeler go set by set through the history of Magic: The Gathering and examine each one through the lens of Commander. We share stories and synergies and facts and stats about as many cards as we possibly can, with all the enthusiasm and joy we can muster. And where better to start than with one of the greatest sets of all time, Innistrad!