Who is this podcast for?

WoW players who follow the game but aren't chasing world-first parses. If you run AOTC raids, push keys until they stop being fun, and want two hours of WoW talk on your Monday — that's us. If you want world-first race coverage or deep theorycrafting breakdowns, there are better shows for that.

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Every Monday. Episodes run about two hours.

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Do you have guests on the show?

Rarely. It's usually the four of us. If the right person wants to drop in, we'll make room — but the show is built around our regular conversation, not a guest rotation.

Can I join the community?

Yes — we have a Discord where the guild organizes raids and key groups. The invite link is in the footer, and it's the fastest way to talk to us.

Around the Mage Table

A casual World of Warcraft podcast — two hours, every Monday.

Four casual gamers running AOTC raids and pushing mythic+ keys — as far as they stay fun. No elitism, no gatekeeping.

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Listener Q&A I - Episode 89 - Around the Mage Table

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Listener Q&A I - Episode 89 - Around the Mage Table

You asked, we answer! We also take a look at the MDI finals, and prepare for 12.0.7 launching this week! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 08:41 MDI 22:52 Lyth's Building an Addon 31:04 Carried.io 40:55 Ellesmere is Tracking Spellcasts 50:37 "Are you excited for..?" 1:07:35 "Economy & Professions..." 1:22:34 "Lack of Explanation..." 1:31:12 "Why don't you PvP..?" 1:39:27 "Are WoW Seasons too long?" 1:44:37 "Is WoW really Alt-friendly..?" 1:51:47 "Play only 2 hours a week...?" 1:56:13 "Separate Content..." 2:00:21 Community Comments 2:11:38 Lythian Cares + Outro

And That's How We Grow - Episode 88 - Around the Mage Table

After many of you told us we need therapy, we got the Unofficial WoW Therapist, SpareyStreams, to join us for an episode about toxic gaming and why Frank is always wrong! https://www.twitch.tv/spareystreams - Sparey's Twitch https://www.youtube.com/@Spareystreams - Sparey's YT https://x.com/Spareystreams - Sparey's Twitter Chapters: 00:00 Let’s Meet Sparey! 10:13 News 15:37 Some Addon Yap 22:37 Is Having Info Making Us Toxic? 28:30 Lizard Brain 39:35 Interacting with Perceptions 51:39 Rolling with Mistakes 1:03:37 Is WoW’s Carrot on a Stick Bad? 1:16:39 Anxiety in Finding a Community 1:23:33 eTeam and our Problems 1:34:00 Pushing Frank’s Buttons 1:48:35 Frank’s Journey to Leading 2:00:50 Any Cheat Codes for Traitors? 2:12:11 Lythian Cares About Hating Our Guest 2:13:44 Last Thoughts/Outro

So Much Yap - Episode 87 - Around the Mage Table

The gang just decide to yap about anything and everything, including needing a therapist, how FOTM isn’t unethical, and Frank continues to be toxic and fat. Chapters: 00:00 Intro/Horse Podcast 11:29 Traitor’s Raid Recap 29:31 Quick News Beats + Yap 1:08:34 PoddyC Ethics 1:16:26 We Need a Therapist + Yap 1:45:18 Community Comments Pt1 1:57:41 Expansion Borrowed Power?! CC Pt2 2:09:21 Lythian Cares About… 2:11:04 Horror Movies and Outro

The Long Drought - Episode 86 - Around the Mage Table

The gang somehow make their longest episode yet with practically no news to talk about! Classic+ speculation, 12.0.7 News, and they tier list out the raid bosses from season 1. Also: Is Scrap’s dog a Husky?! Chapters: 00:00 Sylvanas!? 03:16 Classic+ Yap 22:58 Class Tuning This Week 32:45 Traitor’s Raid This Thursday! 35:07 Dragonflight Timewalking/Turbo Time 39:24 Frank’s Rant about Scrap’s DPS 49:35 New Raid Boss/Gear Changes 58:35 Banned for Swearing 1:21:22 Season 1 Raid Boss Tier List 2:03:42 Community Comments 2:20:10 Scrap’s Dog/Outro

We React to THD - Episode 85 - Around the Mage Table

The gang earn their “Rest Of Us” title this week, reacting to The Bench’s recent episode featuring THD and all his hot takes. The Bench Episode : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E55I2MuXNRU&pp=ygUJdGhlIGJlbmNo Chapters: 00:00 Intro 06:42 Wheel and Traitors Updates 15:00 12.1 UI Updates Coming?! 22:00 Cheesing Voidcore/Myth Crests 27:20 THD Takes: Gear is Not Unique 52:45 Crest System is Bad 1:03:49 Content Is Useless 1:25:09 Tier/Catalyst is Useless 1:38:09 Addon Worst Outcome 1:47:42 Bonus Rolls Ruin Vault 1:55:17 10s & Myth Gear 1:59:36 M+ Gear is too Strong 02:05:34 Community Comments 02:13:33 Lythian Cares & Outro

Tanking is Unbearable - Episode 84 - Around the Mage Table

The gang dive into their new tools for The Wheel and the upcoming Traitors raid, and then get on their soap box about Tank tuning and Loot. https://www.mythicdungeonleague.win/wheel https://www.mythicdungeonleague.win/predictions Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:02 Introducing The Wheel Tool! 09:47 Introducing MDLshi! 14:27 Introducing the Traitor’s Raid Tool! 18:06 Our AOTC Journey 39:06 Sporefall Raid Changing + Tuning Affecting Meta 42:46 Tank Tuning 1:09:19 M+ Health 1:12:19 Is Loot Moving towards Diablo-style? 1:43:47 Casual Content 1:53:12 Lythian Cares (But Scrap cares more about AI) 2:01:07 YouTube Comments 2:06:38 Outro

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Patch 12.1 Deep Dive: Olletch, the 1% Mount, and the Zul'jin Drama

Episode 90 of Around the Mage Table breaks down Blizzard's 12.1 reveals: the rare mythic mount, the new Coiled Isle and its custom talent tree, a controversial troll story beat, and raid/world boss changes. Read on for the highlights and what to watch next.

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MDI Madness, TDV Tools, and BlizzCon Prep — Listener Q&A (Episode 89)

Episode 89 of Around the Mage Table covers MDI finals highlights, TDV addon updates and bugs, and how players should prepare for Patch 12.0.7 and upcoming BlizzCon plans. Read the recap for practical tips and ways to help test TDV.

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And That's How We Grow: Therapy, Add-ons, and BlizzCon Prep (Episode 88 Recap)

Episode 88 brings licensed therapist Sperry (SpareyStreams) to the table for a frank chat about raid culture, toxicity, and mental health — plus patch timing, add-on changes, and BlizzCon prep. Whether you want raid tips or community therapy, this episode covers it.

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About the Show

Two hours, every Monday

Long-form episodes on patches, meta shifts, and whatever's happening in WoW that week.

Casual gamers, pushing hard

AOTC raids and mythic+ keys — pushed as far as they stay fun. No elitism, no gatekeeping.

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We raid together, push keys together, and share what we learn. The show is the week's debrief.

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Around the Mage Table

A casual World of Warcraft podcast — two hours, every Monday.

Latest Episode

12.1 is Full of Drama - Episode 90 - Around the Mage Table

Start with these.

The META Problem - Episode 1 - Around the Mage Table

We Fix Affixes - Episode 2 - Around the Mage Table

Around the Mage Table - Episode 3 - Trivia Special I

Recent Episodes

Listener Q&A I - Episode 89 - Around the Mage Table

And That's How We Grow - Episode 88 - Around the Mage Table

So Much Yap - Episode 87 - Around the Mage Table

The Long Drought - Episode 86 - Around the Mage Table

We React to THD - Episode 85 - Around the Mage Table

Tanking is Unbearable - Episode 84 - Around the Mage Table

Latest from the Blog

Patch 12.1 Deep Dive: Olletch, the 1% Mount, and the Zul'jin Drama

MDI Madness, TDV Tools, and BlizzCon Prep — Listener Q&A (Episode 89)

And That's How We Grow: Therapy, Add-ons, and BlizzCon Prep (Episode 88 Recap)

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