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Today's #mtgtrivia question:
What Exodus creature originally had protection from black, but we had to remove it for a non-mechanical reason?
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What Exodus creature originally had protection from black, but we had to remove it for a non-mechanical reason?
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November 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Today's #mtgtrivia question:
What Exodus creature originally had protection from black, but we had to remove it for a non-mechanical reason?
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What Exodus creature originally had protection from black, but we had to remove it for a non-mechanical reason?
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Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Skyshaper. It's part of the Legacy, and was used to create artificial wind to help the Weatherlight fly fast enough to make it through the portal.
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Skyshaper. It's part of the Legacy, and was used to create artificial wind to help the Weatherlight fly fast enough to make it through the portal.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Skyshaper. It's part of the Legacy, and was used to create artificial wind to help the Weatherlight fly fast enough to make it through the portal.
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Skyshaper. It's part of the Legacy, and was used to create artificial wind to help the Weatherlight fly fast enough to make it through the portal.
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What Exodus card was the key to the Weatherlight escaping through the portal which was closing?
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November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What Exodus card was the key to the Weatherlight escaping through the portal which was closing?
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Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Spellbook. I designed it as a cleaned up Library of Leng.
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Spellbook. I designed it as a cleaned up Library of Leng.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Spellbook. I designed it as a cleaned up Library of Leng.
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Spellbook. I designed it as a cleaned up Library of Leng.
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Today's #mtgtrivia question:
What Exodus card came about because I was trying to make a cleaner version of a card from Alpha?
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What Exodus card came about because I was trying to make a cleaner version of a card from Alpha?
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November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today's #mtgtrivia question:
What Exodus card came about because I was trying to make a cleaner version of a card from Alpha?
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What Exodus card came about because I was trying to make a cleaner version of a card from Alpha?
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Today's #mtgtrivia question:
What Exodus card came about because I was trying to make a cleaner version of a card from Alpha?
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What Exodus card came about because I was trying to make a cleaner version of a card from Alpha?
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November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today's #mtgtrivia question:
What Exodus card came about because I was trying to make a cleaner version of a card from Alpha?
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What Exodus card came about because I was trying to make a cleaner version of a card from Alpha?
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November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This week's #MakingMagic is part two of my three-part series looking at the thirty biggest design evolutions since I started working at Wizards: magic.wizards.com/en/news/maki...
30 Years, Part 2
Mark continues his discussion of the 30 biggest changes to Magic design since he started working at Wizards, with topics that include hybrid mana, bonus sheets, and more!
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November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This week's #MakingMagic is part two of my three-part series looking at the thirty biggest design evolutions since I started working at Wizards: magic.wizards.com/en/news/maki...
Today’s #mtgtrivia question:
The Unglued card Censorship uses art cut from what Exodus card?
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The Unglued card Censorship uses art cut from what Exodus card?
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November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Today’s #mtgtrivia question:
The Unglued card Censorship uses art cut from what Exodus card?
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The Unglued card Censorship uses art cut from what Exodus card?
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Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question:
Coat of Arms. Luckily, I convinced the design team to keep it in the set.
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Coat of Arms. Luckily, I convinced the design team to keep it in the set.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question:
Coat of Arms. Luckily, I convinced the design team to keep it in the set.
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Coat of Arms. Luckily, I convinced the design team to keep it in the set.
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Today’s #mtgtrivia question:
In Exodus, I designed a fan-favorite card, that almost got killed because, and I quote, it was “too much math”. What card is it?
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In Exodus, I designed a fan-favorite card, that almost got killed because, and I quote, it was “too much math”. What card is it?
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November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Today’s #mtgtrivia question:
In Exodus, I designed a fan-favorite card, that almost got killed because, and I quote, it was “too much math”. What card is it?
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In Exodus, I designed a fan-favorite card, that almost got killed because, and I quote, it was “too much math”. What card is it?
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Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question:
Sliver Queen. She too was a prisoner of Volrath. She is guarding the Legacy artifacts. Karn makes her understand that the Legacy is to him what the Slivers are to her, and she lets him take them.
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Sliver Queen. She too was a prisoner of Volrath. She is guarding the Legacy artifacts. Karn makes her understand that the Legacy is to him what the Slivers are to her, and she lets him take them.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question:
Sliver Queen. She too was a prisoner of Volrath. She is guarding the Legacy artifacts. Karn makes her understand that the Legacy is to him what the Slivers are to her, and she lets him take them.
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Sliver Queen. She too was a prisoner of Volrath. She is guarding the Legacy artifacts. Karn makes her understand that the Legacy is to him what the Slivers are to her, and she lets him take them.
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Today's #mtgtrivia question:
In the Stronghold story, who does Karn have a one-on-one heart-to-heart talk with?
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In the Stronghold story, who does Karn have a one-on-one heart-to-heart talk with?
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November 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Today's #mtgtrivia question:
In the Stronghold story, who does Karn have a one-on-one heart-to-heart talk with?
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In the Stronghold story, who does Karn have a one-on-one heart-to-heart talk with?
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Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Hans (in the flavor text of Revenant). Hans was first referenced in the flavor text of Lhurgoyf. And yes, I wrote this flavor text. I thought it was funny as Revenant had an ability very similar to Lhurgoyf.
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Hans (in the flavor text of Revenant). Hans was first referenced in the flavor text of Lhurgoyf. And yes, I wrote this flavor text. I thought it was funny as Revenant had an ability very similar to Lhurgoyf.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Hans (in the flavor text of Revenant). Hans was first referenced in the flavor text of Lhurgoyf. And yes, I wrote this flavor text. I thought it was funny as Revenant had an ability very similar to Lhurgoyf.
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Hans (in the flavor text of Revenant). Hans was first referenced in the flavor text of Lhurgoyf. And yes, I wrote this flavor text. I thought it was funny as Revenant had an ability very similar to Lhurgoyf.
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Today's #mtgtrivia question:
What character from Ice Age shows up in flavor text in Stronghold?
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What character from Ice Age shows up in flavor text in Stronghold?
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November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today's #mtgtrivia question:
What character from Ice Age shows up in flavor text in Stronghold?
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What character from Ice Age shows up in flavor text in Stronghold?
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Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Flame Wave. There's a surfer riding the wave. There's also a skull in the wave as well.
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Flame Wave. There's a surfer riding the wave. There's also a skull in the wave as well.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Flame Wave. There's a surfer riding the wave. There's also a skull in the wave as well.
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Flame Wave. There's a surfer riding the wave. There's also a skull in the wave as well.
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My second "Drive to Work" podcast (#1292) addresses why it is good that R&D designs for your format: share.transistor.fm/s/e4fb46b4 audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff
#1292: Designing for a Format | Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast | Episode 1292
This episode talks about why it's good for R&D to design around a format you play.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My second "Drive to Work" podcast (#1292) addresses why it is good that R&D designs for your format: share.transistor.fm/s/e4fb46b4 audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff
My first "Drive to Work" podcast (#1291) is all about how to start a podcast: share.transistor.fm/s/f4300d0e audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff
#1291: Starting a Podcast | Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast | Episode 1291
This podcast is all about how to start a podcast of your own.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My first "Drive to Work" podcast (#1291) is all about how to start a podcast: share.transistor.fm/s/f4300d0e audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Jixed Idol & Jinxed Ring were supposed to have a third Jinxed item in Exodus. When you played all three, and then gave them to an opponent, it would make them lose the game.
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Jixed Idol & Jinxed Ring were supposed to have a third Jinxed item in Exodus. When you played all three, and then gave them to an opponent, it would make them lose the game.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Jixed Idol & Jinxed Ring were supposed to have a third Jinxed item in Exodus. When you played all three, and then gave them to an opponent, it would make them lose the game.
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Jixed Idol & Jinxed Ring were supposed to have a third Jinxed item in Exodus. When you played all three, and then gave them to an opponent, it would make them lose the game.
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Tempest block was originally going to have a three-card cycle run through it. We made the first two, one in Tempest and the other in Stronghold, but never made the Exodus card. What two cards am I talking about?
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November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tempest block was originally going to have a three-card cycle run through it. We made the first two, one in Tempest and the other in Stronghold, but never made the Exodus card. What two cards am I talking about?
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Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Invasion Plans. That is the first time our heroes learn there's a bigger plot afoot. It also tells you where the third act was going to happen. (In the original pitch, each act was a block.)
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Invasion Plans. That is the first time our heroes learn there's a bigger plot afoot. It also tells you where the third act was going to happen. (In the original pitch, each act was a block.)
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November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Invasion Plans. That is the first time our heroes learn there's a bigger plot afoot. It also tells you where the third act was going to happen. (In the original pitch, each act was a block.)
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Invasion Plans. That is the first time our heroes learn there's a bigger plot afoot. It also tells you where the third act was going to happen. (In the original pitch, each act was a block.)
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Today's #mtgtrivia question:
In storytelling, there's usually an event in the first act that teases what's going to happen in the third act. That event happens on a card in Stronghold. Which one is it?
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In storytelling, there's usually an event in the first act that teases what's going to happen in the third act. That event happens on a card in Stronghold. Which one is it?
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November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Today's #mtgtrivia question:
In storytelling, there's usually an event in the first act that teases what's going to happen in the third act. That event happens on a card in Stronghold. Which one is it?
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In storytelling, there's usually an event in the first act that teases what's going to happen in the third act. That event happens on a card in Stronghold. Which one is it?
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Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Dream Halls. I remember when I first read that was their pick for worst card, my response was, "Really? There's a decent chance it's broken."
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Dream Halls. I remember when I first read that was their pick for worst card, my response was, "Really? There's a decent chance it's broken."
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November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:
Dream Halls. I remember when I first read that was their pick for worst card, my response was, "Really? There's a decent chance it's broken."
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Dream Halls. I remember when I first read that was their pick for worst card, my response was, "Really? There's a decent chance it's broken."
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It's my 30th anniversary, so I wrote a three-part #MakingMagic article about the top 30 design innovations added since I started working at Wizards. Today, is part #1: magic.wizards.com/en/news/maki... #mtg #WotCStaff
30 Years, Part 1
Mark rings in his 30th year working on Magic: The Gathering by exploring notable elements of sets he's been a part of.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It's my 30th anniversary, so I wrote a three-part #MakingMagic article about the top 30 design innovations added since I started working at Wizards. Today, is part #1: magic.wizards.com/en/news/maki... #mtg #WotCStaff