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THE Horse Challenge Review, part 1
You better be ready for extensive horse content!!! So much saddle, from more traditional beasts to a doting dad. Come get your fill but be ready to come back for more next week.
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YOUR Fractured Planeswalkers!
Last week’s episode about color-shifted “Fractured” planeswalkers set off a firestorm of design in the Discord! This week we’re going over a bunch of those cards. GrandNagus aka Weasel joins us on the pod for the first time to share their card, too.
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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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
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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 1 Recap
A summary of the first season of Design League, a competitive Design event held on the Beacon of Creation Discord.
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April Design Challenge – Ultimatums
We put our foot down and issue an ultimatum: design us some great cards! You know the community is going to give us a huge haul of cool designs and plenty to talk about.
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Designing Simplicity
Designing cards is hard, and sometimes things get complicated. How to simplify them?
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Set Spotlight – Hyperpop
Kayiu hosts a look at color-blasted, music-infused future set Hyperpop! Creators platypeople and IgnitedxSoul give you a comprehensive look starting with abandoned mechanics, then talking through the featured keywords, into themes, and finally some Revolution constructed shots.
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For Sale: Stately Castmire Manor
Episode 300 is here! We recap Castmire, the community-designed spooky mansion set. How it came to be, all the mechanics, and the potential directions for the set! Come chat with everyone on our Discord: Castmire theme is “Nightmare” by
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Set Spotlight – Merveaux
Learn all about Mattelonian’s art and performance set, Merveaux! We learn all about what it takes to merge artifacts, enchantments, and three color wedges into one heavily playtested package.
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Signposts 101
Welcome to “Reading the Signposts,” a recurring column analyzing and exploring the design of the specific cards that help players understand the playstyles of the varied limited archetypes of sets (both official and custom-made). A quick primer on “signposts” for budding designers: With most sets (especially those intended to be drafted), Wizards of the Coast…
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Ludoflavorative Resonance – Cat’s Meow
Juliet and Susan discuss the things Cats are always known for: having antlers, flying, and having jobs! We break down some of Magic’s most influential and adventurous felines, and together design a blue(paw)print card for what the future of this…
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Planechase Returns w/Fblthp
Realmbreaker has reconnected all the planes and we’re reconnecting with a format from the early 2010s: Planechase! This multiplayer-focused format switches rules early and often. What makes a good Plane card? Are the bad cards fun or just part of the…
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March of the Machines Challenge Review
March is over and your entries to the design challenge are here! Tim and Juliet review a sometimes-aquatic variety of artifact soldiers. There’s lobsters, legions, french fish, swampy subs, an underwater robot, an undercover otter, overarmor,…