Episode 76 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.

This week, we flash it back all the way to Magic’s first expansion, Arabian Nights! In the wake of a successful return to Kamigawa, what would it look like to return to Rabiah? We look back at what Magic was like in 1993/1994, and talk about some of the famous and groundbreaking cards from the set. We even dip into the history of the plane, from the Thousandfold Refraction to the powerful planeswalker Taysir.

Some cards: Mountain, Library of Alexandria, Bazaar of Baghdad, City of Brass, Shahrazad, Flying Men, Juzam Djinn, Kird Ape, Rukh Egg, Ernham Djinn, Ring of Ma'rûf

Richard Garfield on the The Making of Arabian Nights
Check out Arabian Nights on Scryfall

This week’s Random Card: Culling Drone! This was a hard one to ingest.

Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)