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Finding Place in the Infinite: Land Design in Edge of Eternities
August 14, 2025
11 min to read
How do you conceptualize a swamp the size of a nebula? Ryan looks at how Edge of Eternities reinterprets what we know of lands in Magic.
Casual Black Magic
Breaking Premodern
July 7, 2023
10 min to read
Sam discusses their tournament-winning decklist, designed around a seemingly busted interaction for Premodern.
Post-Combat
Refreshing Yourself from the Firehose
May 2, 2023
8 min to read
Rob takes a break from the deluge of new product previews and reviews to talk about Modern Horizons design elegance.
Drawing Live
The Mechanics of Phyrexia: All Will Be One
January 24, 2023
8 min to read
Oil, poison, and shouting with the Mirrans. Zach covers the new and returning designs seen in our trip back to Phyrexia.
Swamp Talk
Necropotence: The Lopsided Power of Death
January 5, 2023
7 min to read
Kyle looks at how Necropotence demonstrates a chaotic balance of life and death.
Swamp Talk
Facing What Rises From the Bog
December 22, 2022
7 min to read
Kyle looks at Bojuka Bog, and how it both removes and preserves the things we remember.
Hipsters Presents
Looking Back On The Best Magic: The Gathering Mechanics of 2022
December 5, 2022
6 min to read
There were a lot of mechanics in 2022, but here are the ones that rise above the others.
Drawing Live
Design of a Card: Maestros Charm
March 30, 2022
6 min to read
Three Grixis-colored Charms, nine modes, and one fascinating designing history binding them all together.
Post-Combat
Evoking Grief in Magic and Life
November 29, 2021
6 min to read
Coping with the sudden loss of a family member by turning to Magic’s latest incarnation of grief.
Drawing Live
Design of a Card: Silver Bolt
October 5, 2021
9 min to read
From Blazing Torch to Silver Bolt, the history of damage-dealing artifacts is anything but simple.
Drawing Live
Design of a Card: Mardu Outrider
October 20, 2020
6 min to read
You might not have heard of the Standard-legal Mardu Outrider, but you definitely know its ancestors.