Drawing Live
Vehicles Revisited
February 7, 2017
5 min to read
Vehicles are here, but are they here to stay? Here is all you need to know about the design of vehicles and whether they’re likely to return to Standard.
You Should Be Picking Renegade Map Higher
January 31, 2017
4 min to read
For the first time in a long while, the best common in set may not be a removal spell or bomb creature. Is Renegade Map really the best common in Aether Revolt?
Game Design 101: Prototypes
January 24, 2017
4 min to read
Ever wanted to design your own game? In Game Design 101, we teach you the fundamentals. First up: prototypes. Learn what they are and why they’re essential.
Design of a Card: Cruel Finality
January 17, 2017
5 min to read
Zach breaks down the design of the newest iteration of Tar Snare: Cruel Finality, and explains why it’s a solid removal spell.
Starting the Year off with a Ban(g)
January 10, 2017
5 min to read
Standard and Modern bannings?! What a way to kick off 2017, and after such a lousy 2016! It’s fine, folks – this is all normal, believe it or not.
Revolting Design
January 3, 2017
3 min to read
Aether Revolt spoilers are here! Zach breaks down one of its two new mechanics, the aptly-named Revolt.
Return of the Titans
December 27, 2016
5 min to read
Standard today looks a whole lot like Standard from 2010. Take a trip back to the Reign of the Titans to see what it can teach us about today.
Eternally Yours: Echo
December 20, 2016
5 min to read
Zach explores Echo, an elegant mechanic from Eternal.
Eternally Yours: Warcry
December 13, 2016
4 min to read
Zach explores the simple beauty of the warcry mechanic from Eternal.
Gotta Love the Trinket Text
November 29, 2016
4 min to read
Sometimes, you have to appreciate the little things in life. This week, we appreciate one of the smallest things in Magic: trinket text!
Doctor Strange, or How I Learned to Stop Solving Red Problems with Blue Solutions
November 22, 2016
4 min to read
Doctor Strange is a blue character faced with an unfamiliar, uncomfortable situation. There’s a lot to learn from this, both about Magic, and life.