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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!

Sep 25, 2019

We combine our and your Eldraine card ideas for this all-design challenge episode. Covering new ways to use Adventure, Adamant, equipment, and more!

Our challenge for next week: Design a colored artifact that couldn't be an enchantment (and isn't an equipment).

Find us on Twitter @magicdesigncast, @bradleyrose,...


Sep 18, 2019

Inspired by last week's talk of old cards in the Estate Sale Cube, the hosts select and discuss a variety of old card designs that have bad aspects to them. Then we discuss the retro card design challenge.

Our challenge for next week: Design a card that mechanically fits in Eldraine.

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Sep 15, 2019

A bonus weekend episode featuring a crack-a-pack of Estate Sale Cube. Special guest Alchemyprime hops in to help give us a fresh perspective.

Find us on Twitter @magicdesigncast, @Alchemyprime, @timfreilly and @madolaf

For more notes and designs from this week's episodes see beaconofcreation.com


Sep 11, 2019

This jumbo-sized episode is priced to move! Dive into Adam's design philosophies behind Estate Sale Cube and follow us into a "crack a pack" from the set. We also talk through our mix-and-match design challenge and some exile cards from listener Luke.

Our challenge for next week: Design an over-costed card that would...


Sep 4, 2019

A whole variety of ideas and projects discussed in this episode! Estate Sale Cube, 2HG Conspiracy, Halloween Cube, Seven Wonders draft, Revisions Cube, Innistrad, and more! We also talk bioscientists and Ryan Sainio's Retelling mechanic.

Our challenge for next week: In the spirit of our grab bag episode, give us a card...