Beacon of Creation

A show about design in Magic: the Gathering. Each week we cover both official cards and custom cards made by the community. The weekly design challenge gives you the opportunity to make it on the show! Hosted by Tim, Juliet, Kayiu and Markus, with guests!

Going Ghost Challenge Review

Oct 30, 2024

You all went quiet on us... but then came back! In the Going Ghost challenge, we asked for cards that blink out but take some time to come back. Plenty of spooky ghosts and funny flavor to be found in this ep!

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Favorite Flavor - Skeletons

Oct 23, 2024

Juliet and Mdub dig up the bones of Magic's Skeletons—from the ever-imitated Drudge Skeletons, to Skeletons that are Swamps, to modern Demilichs, not forgetting a number of cards that are clearly Skeletons in all but name. Along the way, we regenerate the design space for Skeletons of the future!

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Following Signposts - Duskmourn

Oct 16, 2024

We're back again with a deep dive on the uncommon gold cards of the newest set! We're honing our instincts on the design of these types of cards, and talk about how to apply it to our own designs.

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Mailbag Episode! Tim Answers Your Questions

Oct 9, 2024

You've got questions, we've got an episode! We've got a whopping twenty-five questions packed into this episode, so you better press play!

Theme music by Dee Culp

"Misty Bog" by Eric Maytas soundimage.org

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"To The Nines" Challenge Review

Oct 2, 2024

We're putting on our finest outfits and securing our monocles as we review the "To the Nines" challenge review. You all submitted equipment, but you weren't allowed to use the Equip ability! We've got scarabs, fish, crowns and collars this week and it's all going to be fun!