Far Wanderings
Designing JundJund: A Deep Dive Into Card Choices
March 6, 2025
8 min to read
Travis gives a closer look at the cards not included in this shared deck format, with some design philosophy along the way.
JundJund: A Dandân Variant for Midrange Players
March 5, 2025
5 min to read
Travis created a shared deck experience for people who love Tarmogoyf, Dark Confidant, and Lightning Bolt.
You Can Feel However You Want About Universes Beyond
August 22, 2023
8 min to read
Travis looks at the discourse around Universes Beyond, and how we can find a path forward together.
Modern, A Format I Once Knew
March 3, 2023
7 min to read
Travis looks at the story of Rip Van Winkle, and how it relates to people the Modern format left behind in early 2020.
The Magic Community Deserves Something Better Than Twitter
November 30, 2022
9 min to read
Travis looks at Magic’s complicated relationship with Twitter.
Commander Primer: Orzhov
November 16, 2022
11 min to read
The tenth and final installment to our Commander two-color primers.
Blue Mana: Magic’s Visual History of Life on the Sea
November 2, 2022
11 min to read
An art and flavor tour of how Magic uses the ocean for storytelling and world building.
How Magic: The Gathering Could Die, Part 2
October 19, 2022
10 min to read
If Magic did die, what would happen afterwards?
How Magic: The Gathering Could Die, Part 1
October 5, 2022
8 min to read
How exactly does a card game die, and can that ever happen to Magic?
Letting Go Of The Past To Move Into The Future
September 14, 2022
6 min to read
Travis returns to his old local game store, Battlegrounds in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Embracing the Suboptimal in Commander
May 18, 2022
9 min to read
You don’t have to play the “best” cards in your Commander deck.