Chief Designer Discusses “Logistical Difficulties” of MTG
In the 1004th episode of his Drive To Work podcast, Magic: the Gathering’s chief designer Mark Rosewater discussed the concept of logistics in Magic: the Gathering’s design. This opened up a discussion with the community about the game’s increasing complexity. Rosewater ended up inviting players to share their thoughts on the game’s complexity on his […]
Is Product Overload Robbing Commander of its Identity?
A lot of discussion about the Commander format has been occurring recently in response to a video put out by the YouTube channel Magic Arcanum. In the video entitled: “Commander Has An Ugly Sweater Problem” Ryan Gomez, one of the two members of Magic Arcanum alongside producer Nicole Letson, outlines his concerns about deckbuilding in […]
Lead MTG Designer Explains Missing Iconic Set Mechanics
As the name suggests, in Phyrexia: All Will Be One, Magic’s heroes are fighting back against the Phyrexians. Or, more accurately, in the set, Magic’s heroes are losing to Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines, and their Phyrexian army. Regardless of how well the battle is going, however, there’s no question that Phyrexians are one of […]
MTG Mechanic Changes Threaten Dangerous Complexity Creep
As you can imagine, since starting all the way back in 1993, MTG has changed a lot over the years. With Wizards of the Coast releasing over 25,000 cards since Alpha, this is hardly too much of a surprise. If anything, it’s remarkable that Magic hasn’t changed more over that time! It’s not like there […]
MTG Players Are Requesting Adorable Tribal Support Cards
Throughout MTG’s nearly 30 years of life, Wizards of the Coast have created a lot of cards. To date, MTG currently contains over 24,000 unique cards that are legal in Eternal formats like Commander. Despite having a huge number of cards to play with, the variety within MTG is still somewhat lacking. This has left […]
MTG Players up in Arms Over ”Ruined” Story
Paying off years of build-up, Phyrexia: All Will Be One is undoubtedly the most impactful story-focused MTG sets in years. As the beginning of the end for the Phyrexian Arc, we’re witnessing Elesh Norn’s attempt to conquer the multiverse. Worryingly, thanks to March of the Machine’s box art, it looks like she actually succeeds! This […]
MTG Creator Spoils Powerful Artifact Reappearing in the Next Set!
Phyrexia: All Will Be One spoilers are slanted to officially start tomorrow! Even though the cat may be out of the bag a bit for this one, there are still a lot of cards MTG players have not yet seen. As is tradition at this point, Mark Rosewater has released a few teasers for players […]
Future MTG Set Could Take Magic Underwater
Thanks to the ongoing Phyrexian Arc, MTG is arguably more exciting than it’s been in years right now. With Compleated Planeswalkers and monumental changes in the works, it’s certainly hard to downplay the importance of the Phyrexian Arc. Despite this, however, questions about where MTG might be going in the future are always a hotly […]
MTG Players’ Universes Beyond Fears Won’t Be Coming True
Since the first Universes Beyond product was launched back in 2020, the entire product line has been deeply controversial. This, however, is for more than just starting off on the wrong mechanically unique foot. In recent years, Universes Beyond has grown to signify all that is wrong with Magic in many players’ eyes, Universes Beyond […]
MTG Players Want To Cut Their Cards In Half?!
With many MTG cards being rather expensive, to say the least, purposefully damaging cards might seem absolutely ludicrous. No matter how much you hate playing against it, destroying a essentially throws $50 down the drain, after all. Despite the inherent cost of MTG, however, the threat of destroying cards has been thrown around quite a […]