• Febru-Air Challenge Review, part 2

    Febru-Air Challenge Review, part 2

    Juliet and Tim review your submissions for the 4/4 flier challenge. Along the way, they dive deep into what makes a keyword plausible, an ability word worthwhile, and randomness in gameplay fun or unfun. Submissions Red Bay Xena mothyawg kuyashiiPlays JamesDaltonBell MrMister72 MythicDraegon Larcent Dragon of the West MonoWhiteBorder Mini Spice Duchess ChrisTomReilly

  • Febru-Air Challenge Review, part 1

    Febru-Air Challenge Review, part 1

    This month’s challenge standardizes the cost and size: 5 mana, 4/4 flier. From there, our designers could go wherever they want! Plenty of fun designs and great discussion, plus a thorough look into the nature of humanity. Scryfall gallery of cards mentioned Topics and Tidbits: Submissions Inte CryptRat PlumtreeChloe MissLys Juliet Qirn AuxiliaryOtter Andrew YABO…

  • What Makes a Teenage Turtle Mutant?

    What Makes a Teenage Turtle Mutant?

    Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and now Youtube Music! Juliet poses a philsophical question on the nature of identity and gets a crash course on TMNT from turtle-expert Riley Hopkins. In the face of Ooze, does patience or pizza win out? Did you know that Splinter is a cross-universe pun the whole time? Along…

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
  • Febru-Air Challenge Review, part 2

    Febru-Air Challenge Review, part 2

    Juliet and Tim review your submissions for the 4/4 flier challenge. Along the way, they dive deep into what makes a keyword plausible, an ability word worthwhile, and randomness in gameplay fun or unfun. Submissions Red Bay Xena mothyawg kuyashiiPlays JamesDaltonBell MrMister72 MythicDraegon Larcent Dragon of the West MonoWhiteBorder Mini Spice Duchess ChrisTomReilly

  • 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!!

  • 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!

  • Design League Finals! w/platypeople, LudosGD, redbay

    Design League Finals! w/platypeople, LudosGD, redbay

    Our big wrap up episode for Design League 2!!! We brought everyone on: the winner platypeople, runner-up Ludos, and league commissioner Redbay. We get the behind the scenes on the big finals submissions and also some insight on how RB put it all…

  • Live Design: Codename Hitchock

    Live Design: Codename Hitchock

    This week Juliet and Monowhiteborder discuss his work in progress set, Codename Hitchcock, themed around the Golden Era of Hollywood Cinema from the 1930s to early 1960s.

  • Weekend Bonus – Eldraine Draft Hangout

    Weekend Bonus – Eldraine Draft Hangout

    Bonus weekend episode talking about picks and flavor from Wilds of Eldraine, during a draft!

  • “A Gust of Wind” Challenge Review

    “A Gust of Wind” Challenge Review

    We issued the A Gust of Wind challenge for August, and now it’s time to review your submissions!

  • September Challenge: Con-september

    September Challenge: Con-september

    September’s design challenge is all about 2024’s upcoming sets! Learn all about it!

  • Design League Finals – Unpacking platypeople

    Design League Finals – Unpacking platypeople

    Kayiu and Tim crack open platypeople’s pack for the “Lives and Lies of Tibalt and Tamiyo” Finals challenge for the Design League! We saw LudosGD’s entry earlier in the week, how will the two stack up? We’ve got bullies! Circles! Safes! and Triangles!…

  • Design League Season 2 – Finals Results

    Design League Season 2 – Finals Results

    Your Design League Season 2 Finals Results Article and Winner Announcement!

  • Design League Finals – Unpacking LudosGD

    Design League Finals – Unpacking LudosGD

    Tim and Kayiu are excited to crack open LudosGD’s entry into the “Lives and Lies of Tibalt and Tamiyo” challenge finals! This is both a card-by-card Unpacking as well as their judging conversation. Moon projections! Drones! Tourists! Colossal stuff!…

  • Design League Round 2+3 Highlights!

    Design League Round 2+3 Highlights!

    The Design League is roaring towards its conclusion and we’ve got highlights from the tournament rounds! Round 2’s Planeswalker vacations and Round 3’s color-coordinated creature packs made for great cards. Join our Discord:  Recaps and card…