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Design of a Card: Misery’s Shadow
November 15, 2022
4 min to read
A shadow returns, connecting thirty years of Magic while also hosing graveyards slightly.
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Design of a Card: Rise from the Tides
October 4, 2022
6 min to read
Rise from the Tides isn’t as strong as Spider Spawning or even Seize the Storm, but it’s still an outstanding design.
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Design of a Card: Cryptic Spires
July 12, 2022
6 min to read
Cryptic Spires is an absolutely out there design, using surprisingly familiar components to achieve a common goal in an unheard-of manner.
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Design of a Card: Jeskai Elder
July 5, 2022
7 min to read
Jeskai Elder is one of the most fascinating almost-good enough designs of all time.
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Design of a Card: Anticipate
June 7, 2022
5 min to read
Anticipate is strictly weaker than Impulse, but still a worthy design in its own right.
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Design of a Card: Inspiring Overseer
May 10, 2022
5 min to read
Inspiring Overseer is the culmination of power creep with cantripping creatures.
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Design of a Card: Mnemonic Sphere
March 15, 2022
5 min to read
How many designs can you name that led to Mnemonic Sphere? There are plenty more than just Courier’s Capsule.
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Design of a Card: Moon-Circuit Hacker
February 15, 2022
6 min to read
Moon-Circuit Hacker is powerful, nuanced, and a microcosm of current Magic’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Design of a Card: Key to the Archive
January 11, 2022
7 min to read
Zach finally got to play with Arena’s newest mechanic—spellbooks—thanks to Arena Cube.
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Design of a Card: Fleeting Spirit
December 14, 2021
7 min to read
Fleeting Spirit is a member of a tiny club of powerful, defensive 3/1s for two. We break down what makes them tick.
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Design of a Card: Vilespawn Spider
November 23, 2021
7 min to read
Vilespawn Spider isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, which is usually 4 to 6 insect tokens.