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Talkin’ Tolkien! Jump-starting Hobbit Precon Design
Host Juliet and Guest Leo have a grand discussion of the cards from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit sets, what new players can learn just from a pack of cards, how to design a Jumpstart set that’s accessible, whether Blue is the hardest color, how you name a horse’s color, and how you…
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Talkin’ Tokens! The Highs and Lows of Token Design
With the new Empower Jace mechanic from Reality Fracture, we’ve got tokens on the mind! From format-defining tokens to one-off nostalgia cards, we dive deep into the world of tokens. Scryfall gallery of cards mentioned Topics and Tidbits
Card of the Day
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Designed By Tim ReillyMeant 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!
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Cube, Coop, and and Collusion at Magic Camp 2026
Our trips to the beach for Magic Camp are always filled with some big swings and fun games. Tim’s friend Keith hops on to the pod to help recap a successful outing full of inspiration for cube, card design, and formats.
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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!!
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Design League Season 3 – The Tournament Begins
Introducing your Design League Season 3 Participants!
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Design League Season 3 – Qualifier 6 Results and Qualification Points Invites
Results from Design League Season 3 Qualifier 6!
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“Halfway There” Challenge Review
This month’s challenge review takes on Partner With commanders. We’ve got a whole bunch of great submissions from Kithkin to Moby Dick! Lots of crazy flavor, technology, and even some mystery.
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Design League Season 3 – Qualifier 5 Results
Design League Season 3 Qualifier 5 Results!
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Lorwyn and Ravnica Collide in a New Pack
We built a pack together and it came out very Lorwyn-y! Patrick and khord22 hop on the pod to tell Tim all about it. Listen in to learn about collaborating on Magic designs!
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Design League Season 3 – Qualifier 4 Results
The Results from Design League Season 3 Qualifier 4!
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Ancient Kamigawa and Environment Design
We bring the past into the present! Returning guest thesixthroc describes how they tried errata and custom cards to bring original Kamigawa to the present.
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Design League Season 3 – Qualifiers 2 and 3 Results
Results article for Design League Season 3 Qualifiers 2 and 3.
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Cascade Challenge Review
We asked for your gold Cascade + Discover designs and you responded! A full seventeen submissions for this challenge, all inspiring fun ways to play with cards off the top.
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Hat Trick! Random Hats with Random Legends
Coming off fedoras on Faerie Detectives and Stetsons on Homarids, Redbay cooked up a “hats for legends” generator! He and MonoWhiteBorder grab some hats, put them on some fan favorites, and do some live design.