Today’s #mtgtrivia question: What element of Rise of the Eldrazi was inspired by a card from Eventide? #WotCStaff
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Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Wall of Omens was a white version of Wall of Blossoms. #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · 2d agoToday’s #mtgtrivia question: What nongreen Rise of the Eldrazi card was a color-swapped version of a previously printed green card? #WotCStaff
Today’s #mtgtrivia question: What nongreen Rise of the Eldrazi card was a color-swapped version of a previously printed green card? #WotCStaff
Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Hedrons. Mark Tedin drew them during the mutual world building as a cool detail to the world. The creative team came up with the idea that they were part of the prison holding in the Eldrazi. #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · 3d agoToday’s #mtgtrivia question: The third set of the original Zendikar block was going to be an original world, but the creative team didn’t have the resources to make two worlds. What part of Zendikar world building was the inspiration for the Eldrazi being trapped in the world? #WotCStaff
Today’s #mtgtrivia question: The third set of the original Zendikar block was going to be an original world, but the creative team didn’t have the resources to make two worlds. What part of Zendikar world building was the inspiration for the Eldrazi being trapped in the world? #WotCStaff
Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivua question: Walking Atlas was mistakenly printed without Artifact. (Jace, the Mindsculptor also later added Legendary.) #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · 4d agoToday’s #mtgtrivia question: What Worldwake card needed errata to its card type? #WotCStaff
Today’s #mtgtrivia question: What Worldwake card needed errata to its card type? #WotCStaff
This week's second "Drive to Work" podcast (#1368) is part two of my series "Getting the Banned Together" where I talk through the design of the many cards I've created that were banned or restricted: share.transistor.fm/s/7aea68af audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff
#1368: Getting the Banned Together, Part 2 | Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast | Episode 1368
This is part two of a new series, based on a talk I gave at MagicCon: Amsterdam, where I talk about the design of all the cards I had a major hand in that would later be banned or restricted.
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For this week's first "Drive to Work" podcast (#1367), I sit down with @asardelis.com to talk about the design of #MTGxHobbit which she led: share.transistor.fm/s/31d44515 audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff
#1367: The Hobbit Design with Annie Sardelis | Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast | Episode 1367
In this episode, I sit down with Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ Set Design Lead Annie Sardelis to talk about the making of the set.
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Hope y’all can join us tomorrow for The Hobbit PPR!
LoadingReadyRun@loadingreadyrun.com · 2w agoIt's Pre-PreRelease time! Hope you're all able to join us next Friday, July 31st at 10:00AM Pacific for your first look a sealed gameplay from The Hobbit! We'll be broadcasting live on Twitch and YouTube, with the VOD available as soon as we can get it online. #Sponsored
Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Worldwake creature is the first of five versions of the character, each time adding something new? #WotCStaff
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia: Jace, the Mind Sculptor. When we first made the planeswalker frames, we asked for a version that could use four abilities. Jace's card in Wordwake was the premiere of that frame. #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · last wk.Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Worldwake card used a frame we'd never used before, but had been designed many years earlier in expectation that we would use it one day? #WotCStaff
Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Worldwake card used a frame we'd never used before, but had been designed many years earlier in expectation that we would use it one day? #WotCStaff
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: Eye of Ugin. Both reference things that didn't exist yet. Shield of Kaldra talks about the Helm of Kaldra and Eye of Ugin talks about Eldrazi. #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · last wk.Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Worldwake card's design was influenced by the Darksteel card Shield of Kaldra? #WotCStaff
Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Worldwake card's design was influenced by the Darksteel card Shield of Kaldra? #WotCStaff
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: Stoneforge Mystic. While it wasn't drawn as Nahiri, it had a big influence on her look. #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · last wk.Today’s #mtgtrivia question: What Workdwake card has an illustration that isn’t technically of a Planeswalker, but was highly influential in how a particular Planeswalker looked? #WotCStaff
Today's #MakingMagic article talks about how reading The Hobbit got me into fantasy (I do show off a preview card): magic.wizards.com/en/news/maki... #mtg #WotCStaff
My Entry into Fantasy and Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™
Mark discusses how the story of a brave Hobbit started him on his own journey.
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This week's second "Drive to Work" podcast (#1366) is part one of a larger series based on a talk I gave at #MCAmsterdam where I talked about designing the many cards I've made that got banned or restricted: share.transistor.fm/s/79642ace audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff
#1366: Getting the Banned Together, Part 1 | Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast | Episode 1366
This is the start of a new series, based on a talk I gave at MagicCon: Amsterdam, where I talk about the design of all the cards I had a major hand in that would later be banned or restricted.
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This week's first "Drive to Work" podcast talks about dealing with Magic changing in ways away from how you view the game: share.transistor.fm/s/4abc8f9d audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff
#1365: Dark Night of the Soul | Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast | Episode 1365
There comes a time for many players where the game changes in such a way that it moves away from what they loved most about it. I talk about this phenomenon and detail my own personal "dark night of t...
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Today’s #mtgtrivia question: What Workdwake card has an illustration that isn’t technically of a Planeswalker, but was highly influential in how a particular Planeswalker looked? #WotCStaff
Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Muktikicker. We designed it in Zendikar design, but held it off to use in Worldwake. #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · 2w agoToday’s #mtgtrivia question: What Workdwake mechanic was originally created in Zendikar design?? #WotCStaff
Today’s #mtgtrivia question: What Workdwake mechanic was originally created in Zendikar design?? #WotCStaff
Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: The other subtype was Quest. We would eventually turn it into a counter. #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · 2w agoToday’s #mtgtrivia question: Zendikar introduced the subtype Trap. What second subtype was almost introduced (aka it was in the design file, but didn’t make it to print)? (Hint: It did make it into the set in another form.) #WotCStaff
Today’s #mtgtrivia question: Zendikar introduced the subtype Trap. What second subtype was almost introduced (aka it was in the design file, but didn’t make it to print)? (Hint: It did make it into the set in another form.) #WotCStaff
Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Lorthos, the Tidemaker. It is an 8/8 with a mana value of 8 with “8/eight” in its rules text. All of that was true for its initial design. #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · 2w agoToday’s #mtgtrivia question: What Zendikar creature has a number in its rules text that matches its mana value, power, and toughness? #WotCStaff
Today’s #mtgtrivia question: What Zendikar creature has a number in its rules text that matches its mana value, power, and toughness? #WotCStaff
Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Hedron Crab was the first card to connect Crabs and milling. #WotCStaff
@maro254.bsky.social · 2w agoToday’s #mtgtrivia question: Zendikar was the first set to tie a certain creature type to a certain keyword action (although it wasn’t keyworded yet). What was the Zendikar creature that did this? #WotCStaff
Today’s #mtgtrivia question: Zendikar was the first set to tie a certain creature type to a certain keyword action (although it wasn’t keyworded yet). What was the Zendikar creature that did this? #WotCStaff