• Nov-Embermage Challenge Review, Part 2

    Nov-Embermage Challenge Review, Part 2

    Juliet and guest-judge Andrew Sherman finish reviewing the the red-mana-dork Design Challenge, asking fiery questions about whether a Mountain is a card, whether a Creature is a Mountain, and whether Pierre Menard is a better author than Cervantes when it comes to three-drop magic design. Check out some of Andrew’s Magic and other game projects:…

  • Live Design! Designing Commanders for Secret Sram-ta

    Live Design! Designing Commanders for Secret Sram-ta

    Designing commanders for a holiday deck swap!

  • At What Cost!

    At What Cost!

    Juliet’s new game has us picking costs from cards, but we don’t have all our options available! Can we get a mono-red double striking defender? Abzan direct damage? WB creature stealing? In this game, Khord and Tim were told they have to draft some number of costs and colors. They didn’t know what game they…

Card of the Day

  • Prize-Winning Griffin

    Meant to help push an aspect of the enchantment theme in WUR in Contenders. Adds a mana on top of Heliod’s Pilgrim in exchange for an extra power and flying. A great base to build Auras onto!

    Designed By Tim Reilly
  • Nov-Embermage Challenge Review, Part 2

    Nov-Embermage Challenge Review, Part 2

    Juliet and guest-judge Andrew Sherman finish reviewing the the red-mana-dork Design Challenge, asking fiery questions about whether a Mountain is a card, whether a Creature is a Mountain, and whether Pierre Menard is a better author than Cervantes when it comes to three-drop magic design. Check out some of Andrew’s Magic and other game projects:…

  • Design Crossover – Teamfight Tactics w/Shawn Elizabeth Main!

    Design Crossover – Teamfight Tactics w/Shawn Elizabeth Main!

    We’ve got a super cool guest for our episode this week! Principal game designer on the new Teamfight Tactics season, Shawn Elizabeth Main!!

  • Five Nights at Freddy’s Custom Commander w/Corv

    Five Nights at Freddy’s Custom Commander w/Corv

    See if your commander pod can survive five nights with these cards!

  • Doctor Who with Bass!

    Doctor Who with Bass!

    A tour of cards and episodes with a guest that knows them both!

  • Oct-faux-ber Challenge Review

    Oct-faux-ber Challenge Review

    This month’s design challenge asked you to make a new card using an existing card’s rules test. The results are wild!

  • Moxtober – Guess the Prompt

    Moxtober – Guess the Prompt

    We’ve got the creator of Moxtober on the pod this week! Hear all about how Moxtober went this year and play along with our guessing game!

  • Make It More…. Spooky!

    Make It More…. Spooky!

    Tim and Peter get together to — make it more… SPOOKY!

  • Castmire Jumpstart Moxtober!

    Castmire Jumpstart Moxtober!

    Juliet walks us through their current project, a take on Castmire through the lens of Jumpstart!

  • Set in Progress – Redbay’s 3-color Traegar

    Set in Progress – Redbay’s 3-color Traegar

    Juliet talks with Redbay about his three-color wasteland artifact set.

  • Con-September Challenge Review

    Con-September Challenge Review

    Your challenge was using concept art from the 2024 Magic sets. Our job is to review them all and pick our favorites!

  • Join Moxtober!

    Join Moxtober!

    What is Moxtober? For those of you who don’t know. Moxtober is a month long creative challenge like Inktober, but focused around Magic the Gathering creative projects in general, and for a lot of people specifically around custom Magic cards. 31 prompts, 31 days. How do I participate? The simplest way to participate is to submit…

  • Squad up! Dropping Dozens of Squad Mechanics

    Squad up! Dropping Dozens of Squad Mechanics

    Alert! Super fun episode!! Community members Dillon and patrick went on a spree of designing Squad mechanics. Monsquadsity, Ninsquadtsu, Squecho, Musquade, and dozens more!