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Hipsters Presents
The Weird and New Creature Types of 2022
December 7, 2022
11 min to read
Bird Demons, Rat Pilots, and Turtle Ninjas, oh my!
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Unfinity Retrospective
November 29, 2022
8 min to read
How does Unfinity stack up against the other Un-sets? Where did it fail to stick the landing?
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Design of a Card: Misery’s Shadow
November 15, 2022
4 min to read
A shadow returns, connecting thirty years of Magic while also hosing graveyards slightly.
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How to Draft UMA-Inspired Cube
October 18, 2022
7 min to read
With CubeCon imminent, we break down the major archetypes of Hipsters’ own UMA-Inspired Cube.
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Design of a Card: Rise from the Tides
October 4, 2022
6 min to read
Rise from the Tides isn’t as strong as Spider Spawning or even Seize the Storm, but it’s still an outstanding design.
Tenth Anniversary Top 10
Top 10 Most Awesome Magic Mechanics of the Decade
September 22, 2022
7 min to read
Zach celebrates ten amazing mechanics from the past decade in MTG.
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The Last 10 Years of Magic Design, A Retrospective
September 20, 2022
6 min to read
2013-2022 has seen enormous changes in Magic.
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Lengthening Limited Longevity
August 30, 2022
7 min to read
It’s getting harder and harder for draft formats to last until the next set picks up the baton.
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Dominaria United Mechanics First Look
August 23, 2022
9 min to read
As Dominaria Unites, its mechanics portend possible problems.
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Mechanics in Review: Dominaria
August 16, 2022
7 min to read
With Dominaria Uniting later this week, nit’s time to look back at the mechanics of 2018’s Dominaria.
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Design of a Card: Blur
August 9, 2022
7 min to read
Don’t blink or you could miss the wonderful textural differences among flicker effects.