Marc Watson
@marc-mtg.bsky.social
Alt account for MtG posts. Event organizer, planeswalker collector, accessories designer, clean board state enthusiast.
I also work with Minecraft games: @marc-irl.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/marcwatson
I also work with Minecraft games: @marc-irl.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/marcwatson
I and my one hundred copies of Diamond Pickaxe have not forgotten the craft mechanic from LCI.
February 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I and my one hundred copies of Diamond Pickaxe have not forgotten the craft mechanic from LCI.
Here are some Ender Dragon attempts from when I poked at it in 2022. Just way too overcomplicated, committed to expressing the thing mechanically like I was designing in the Ice Age years.
Eventually I learned to keep it short and sweet, but still capturing the essence so you "get it".
Eventually I learned to keep it short and sweet, but still capturing the essence so you "get it".
February 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Here are some Ender Dragon attempts from when I poked at it in 2022. Just way too overcomplicated, committed to expressing the thing mechanically like I was designing in the Ice Age years.
Eventually I learned to keep it short and sweet, but still capturing the essence so you "get it".
Eventually I learned to keep it short and sweet, but still capturing the essence so you "get it".
Haha, I tried really hard to template that one correctly! I think it's as close to being correct as it can for a line of text that hasn't been written that way before. Sadly there are currently only eight valid cards to discount in those colors.
February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Haha, I tried really hard to template that one correctly! I think it's as close to being correct as it can for a line of text that hasn't been written that way before. Sadly there are currently only eight valid cards to discount in those colors.
Okay now the real friendship test- would you sensibly chuckle at Steve and Alex's valid type line?
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Okay now the real friendship test- would you sensibly chuckle at Steve and Alex's valid type line?
I've got a little pile of these from over the years. My Ender Dragon design has slimmed down considerably. I have a Wurmcoil Engine-inspired spider jockey. I made lots of planechase planes. I even made a set of basic lands, including ones in Swedish so that I can have an island simply called "Ö".
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I've got a little pile of these from over the years. My Ender Dragon design has slimmed down considerably. I have a Wurmcoil Engine-inspired spider jockey. I made lots of planechase planes. I even made a set of basic lands, including ones in Swedish so that I can have an island simply called "Ö".
Just some custom, fan-made, Minecraft MtG designs I've been messing around with. Creating top-down designs of things I know and like is always a relaxing activity.
Would you let me play these at your commander table? 😁
Would you let me play these at your commander table? 😁
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Just some custom, fan-made, Minecraft MtG designs I've been messing around with. Creating top-down designs of things I know and like is always a relaxing activity.
Would you let me play these at your commander table? 😁
Would you let me play these at your commander table? 😁
I forgot to post the results of this after it went at Desert Bus this year, but the Minecraft tokens and signed playmats I put together raised over two thousands dollars for Child's Play!
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I forgot to post the results of this after it went at Desert Bus this year, but the Minecraft tokens and signed playmats I put together raised over two thousands dollars for Child's Play!
The bar was so low it was practically a tripping hazard in hell, yet here we are, limbo dancing with the devil 👹
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The bar was so low it was practically a tripping hazard in hell, yet here we are, limbo dancing with the devil 👹
Thanks Guillermo, I'll check that out
February 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Thanks Guillermo, I'll check that out
Shiny Mega Charizard Y is some peak pokemon. That blue black aesthetic makes me want to get someone to alter a Sivitri as an Ash and Charizard, but I'd probably have to explain the bit every time.
February 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Shiny Mega Charizard Y is some peak pokemon. That blue black aesthetic makes me want to get someone to alter a Sivitri as an Ash and Charizard, but I'd probably have to explain the bit every time.
This is wild. Completely missing the point, but at least they're putting it out there. Industry veterans will likely avoid them, but I sadly can't say the same about those who badly need a job right now like students or those affected by layoffs.
February 1, 2026 at 10:31 AM
This is wild. Completely missing the point, but at least they're putting it out there. Industry veterans will likely avoid them, but I sadly can't say the same about those who badly need a job right now like students or those affected by layoffs.
PS, I love the work that you and Matt have done over the years. I understand the complexity driving these things and holding it all together in a streamlined way is quite the task. Other games having undefined answers for interactions has made me appreciate it all the more.
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 AM
PS, I love the work that you and Matt have done over the years. I understand the complexity driving these things and holding it all together in a streamlined way is quite the task. Other games having undefined answers for interactions has made me appreciate it all the more.
And I do understand some of the pitfalls with doing this- the rules need a single source of truth, what if the resource oversimplifies and causes a split understanding... It's just that this game-making set of rules leads to seemingly game-breaking interactions that are casually unintuitive.
February 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM
And I do understand some of the pitfalls with doing this- the rules need a single source of truth, what if the resource oversimplifies and causes a split understanding... It's just that this game-making set of rules leads to seemingly game-breaking interactions that are casually unintuitive.
As a game dev and Magic event organizer, I'm increasingly in need of quick reference visual for explaining layers, something I've purposefully held off on understanding until recently. Have you considered creating such a resource that is referenced from, and updated alongside, the full rules text?
February 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
As a game dev and Magic event organizer, I'm increasingly in need of quick reference visual for explaining layers, something I've purposefully held off on understanding until recently. Have you considered creating such a resource that is referenced from, and updated alongside, the full rules text?
It’s kind of a better Ball Lightning, but it’s likely to bite the dust with just four toughness. But with a little protection… 🤔
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 AM
It’s kind of a better Ball Lightning, but it’s likely to bite the dust with just four toughness. But with a little protection… 🤔
Okay I had totally forgotten about this interaction until a swamp showed up for me at reception at work 😁 I even double checked my Etsy purchases to make sure I hadn't ordered this myself, but it looks like you went the extra mile, remembered me, and sent one months after? That's amazing, thank you!
January 22, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Okay I had totally forgotten about this interaction until a swamp showed up for me at reception at work 😁 I even double checked my Etsy purchases to make sure I hadn't ordered this myself, but it looks like you went the extra mile, remembered me, and sent one months after? That's amazing, thank you!
I started the series not long ago and, whoops, I caught up in the series not long ago as well. Kind of compelling, and superb audiobook narration.
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I started the series not long ago and, whoops, I caught up in the series not long ago as well. Kind of compelling, and superb audiobook narration.
This makes me sad, but as an event organizer I'm glad to hear about experiences so I know what behavior to be on the lookout for, and maybe quietly disrupt. I wouldn't want to have players feel like they had to establish credentials, and a bunch of ours are new anyway! No room for gatekeeping.
January 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This makes me sad, but as an event organizer I'm glad to hear about experiences so I know what behavior to be on the lookout for, and maybe quietly disrupt. I wouldn't want to have players feel like they had to establish credentials, and a bunch of ours are new anyway! No room for gatekeeping.
I finally got in a game where I got to pick all ten numbers 🤣
Assuming that you play Talion on turn four, you can play another non-legendary Talion on each of your following turns, and the game goes long... what order are you picking the numbers 1-10?
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I finally got in a game where I got to pick all ten numbers 🤣
I went 3-0 in the Lorwyn Eclipsed draft! 🎉
January 19, 2026 at 9:33 AM
I went 3-0 in the Lorwyn Eclipsed draft! 🎉
@shivambhatt.bsky.social @sergeyager.bsky.social In case you gents know potential collaborators. Looking to kick things up a notch but I’m finding myself light on skill/time, design+production is more my skillset than figuring out why I can’t get safe print spaces to work correctly. 😅
January 19, 2026 at 9:19 AM
@shivambhatt.bsky.social @sergeyager.bsky.social In case you gents know potential collaborators. Looking to kick things up a notch but I’m finding myself light on skill/time, design+production is more my skillset than figuring out why I can’t get safe print spaces to work correctly. 😅
Magic pals- I’ve been making custom tokens and sending them to be professionally printed, but I’m looking for someone who is better/faster at it than me, who has some image editing skills, and can partner up with me. If you’re a Minecraft fan I will make this worthwhile for you. 😁
January 19, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Magic pals- I’ve been making custom tokens and sending them to be professionally printed, but I’m looking for someone who is better/faster at it than me, who has some image editing skills, and can partner up with me. If you’re a Minecraft fan I will make this worthwhile for you. 😁
Banging my little drum again for any Magic players who collect planeswalkers, I have a little Facebook group for people to talk and share. There are dozen of us! www.facebook.com/groups/58849...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Banging my little drum again for any Magic players who collect planeswalkers, I have a little Facebook group for people to talk and share. There are dozen of us! www.facebook.com/groups/58849...
I am constantly disappointed by the weird non-magic-looking art on these cards. I wanted an upgraded KCI for a blinged out deck, and this just ain't it.
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I am constantly disappointed by the weird non-magic-looking art on these cards. I wanted an upgraded KCI for a blinged out deck, and this just ain't it.
Hanging out on the Secret Lair site so I can get in line for the line. The site is going for blackout on which errors it can throw: 500, 502, 504; I'm halfway expecting a 418 to show up!
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Hanging out on the Secret Lair site so I can get in line for the line. The site is going for blackout on which errors it can throw: 500, 502, 504; I'm halfway expecting a 418 to show up!