Savor the Flavor

Savor the Flavor was a column that appeared weekly on DailyMTG.com. Written by members of the Magic: The Gathering Creative Team (mainly Matt Cavotta and Doug Beyer), it explored the creative process behind the flavor, including card art, flavor text, card names, world-building, books, comics, and the foundations of Magic: the Gathering on fantasy. Until August 2008, it was called Taste the Magic. It was replaced in 2012 by the Uncharted Realms column. Although some of the articles of Savor the Flavor are story-based, most story articles fall under the Magic Story column.

Short stories

Title	Author	Release Date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Wake Up Call	Matt Cavotta	2006-02-22	Guildpact	Ravnica	Bougrat, Obzedat, Chorus of the Conclave, Niv-Mizzet, Razia, Rakdos, the Nephilim
Precious Gold	Matt Cavotta	2006-03-29	Guildpact	Ravnica	Emilya, Obzedat, Yore-Tiller Nephilim
The Hussar's Last Mission	Doug Beyer	2006-04-12	Dissension	Ravnica	Modar Bejiri, Augustin IV, Ashmane
Life is Beautiful	Rei Nakazawa	2006-04-12	Dissension	Ravnica	Raiche Belas, ZV29K, Matty, Gats, Warrik, Momir Vig
The Merrytown Massacre	Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar	2006-04-19	Dissension	Ravnica	Emil, Jonik, Vatek, Orik, Yeep, Ruk, Bart, Piggy, Uzric, Belko
Makin' the Law, Makin' the Law	Matt Cavotta	2006-05-03	Dissension	Ravnica	Igort Uriklatz, Tuudgrit, Augustin IV
Vorthos Breaks Free	Matt Cavotta	2006-05-17			Vorthos
The Horror at Ronom Glacier	Doug Beyer	2006-06-21	Coldsnap	Dominaria	Arcum Dagsson, Heidar, Darien
The Battle of Kjeldor	Monty Ashley	2006-06-28	Coldsnap	Dominaria	Darien, Sek'Kuar, Haakon
Vannemir's Choice	Adam Lee	2006-07-05	Coldsnap	Dominaria	Vannemir, Pik, Guldark, Valharad, Heidar, Darien, Taaveti, Ysidra, Sek'Kuar, Isa
Time Twists and Destinies Interchange	Matt Cavotta	2007-01-25	Planar Chaos	Dominaria, Rath	Shikka, Talack, Mirri, Selenia, Crovax, Jedit Ojanen
Destiny	Rei Nakazawa	2007-02-27	Planar Chaos	Rath	Gerrard, Crovax, Selenia, Sisay, Mirri, Starke, Tahngarth, Karn, Orim, Volrath
Thick-Headed Mage	Matt Cavotta	2007-03-15	Future Sight	Dominaria	The flavor of Echo
How Many Eyes?	Matt Cavotta	2007-05-17	Future Sight	Dominaria	Muggtoth, Vissk, Pinaphet, Ugin
Gentlemen's Duel	Matt Cavotta	2007-07-12	Tenth Edition	Dominaria	Masrath, Tessebik
Lorwyn Survival Guide	Doug Beyer	2007-10-31	Lorwyn	Lorwyn	Oona, Colfenor, Galanda Feudkiller
The Mana Bond	Doug Beyer	2008-02-06		Kephalai	The flavor of Mana and Land
Roreca's Tale	Wizards of the Coast	2008-03-19		Ergamon	Roreca, Worzel, Thomil
The Sapling of Colfenor	Jenna Helland	2008-07-02	Eventide	Lorwyn-Shadowmoor	Colfenor, Rhys, Gaddock Teeg, Ashling, Brigid, The Sapling
The Seer's Parables	Rei Nakazawa	2008-08-06	Eventide	Lorwyn-Shadowmoor	Overbeing of Myth, Deus of Calamity, Demigod of Revenge, Oversoul of Dusk, Nobilis of War, Dominus of Fealty, Deity of Scars, Godhead of Awe, Ghastlord of Fugue, Divinity of Pride
Spark	Doug Beyer	2008-08-13	Eventide	"Earth", Lorwyn-Shadowmoor	Orb of Dreams
Encounter at the Necropolis	Doug Beyer	2008-10-22	Shards of Alara	Grixis	Eliza, Malfegor, Sedris
The Soul of the World	Jenna Helland	2009-01-21	Conflux	Naya	Progenitus, Mayael, Cylia
An Etherium Tale	Doug Beyer	2009-03-04	Alara Reborn	Esper and Bant	Sharuum, Xorin, Crucius, Agatha, Callio, Travius, Jaria
Circumnavigation	Doug Beyer	2009-03-25	Alara Reborn	Alara	Dragonsoul Knight, Asha, Kresh, Rakka Mar, Zarratha, Sarkhan
The Face of War	Jenna Helland	2009-04-15	Alara Reborn	Alara	Thraximundar, Nicol Bolas, Breot, Sonara, Elspeth, Elleta, Lifris
The Day a Vedalken Exploded	Doug Beyer	2009-05-06	Alara Reborn	Esper and the Maelstrom	Keimon, Drathus, Nicol Bolas
Gold Records	Doug Beyer	2009-05-20	Alara Reborn	Alara	Revin Skoros, Ranalus, Haaach, Dollun Spinebreaker, Banath'thur, Sarrasa
A Different Kind of Origin Story	Doug Beyer	2009-06-03	Alara Reborn	"Earth", Naya	Eleni
Monument to a Lost Age	Doug Beyer	2009-09-16	Zendikar	Zendikar	Eldrazi Monument
The Journal of Javad Nasrin	Doug Beyer	2009-10-14	Zendikar	Zendikar	Javad Nasrin, Ghazzan, Sali Oran, Keeda
Consortium Report: "The Incident at the Eye."	Jenna Helland	2010-01-20	Worldwake	Zendikar	Anowon, Tenihas, Ugin, Sabra, Chandra, Jace
The Look of an Awakening World	Doug Beyer	2010-02-03	Worldwake	Zendikar	Chandra, Nissa
The Battle of Fort Keff	Jenna Helland	2010-03-31	Rise of the Eldrazi	Zendikar	Gideon, Tafre, Emrakul
The Tale of Tuktuk	Doug Beyer	2010-04-10	Rise of the Eldrazi	Zendikar	Tuktuk
Phyrexia and the Vaultlord	Doug Beyer	2010-09-08	Scars of Mirrodin	Mirrodin	Karn, Geth
A Tale of Two Clone Shells	Doug Beyer	2010-12-01	Scars of Mirrodin	Mirrodin	Trennet, Politus, Sarja
WAR!	Doug Beyer	2011-01-19	Mirrodin Besieged	New Phyrexia	Thrun, Koth, Elspeth, Venser
Phyrexia: The Strong and the Scattered	Doug Beyer	2011-01-26	Mirrodin Besieged	New Phyrexia	Koth, Elspeth, Venser, Glissa Sunseeker, Vorinclex, Tezzeret, Sheoldred
Fifteen Commanders, Fifteen Tales	Doug Beyer	2011-06-22	Commander (2011)	Various	Kaalia, Tariel, Basandra, Riku, Animar, Edric, Ghave, Karador, Vish Kal, Zedruu, Ruhan, Nin, The Mimeoplasm, Damia, Skullbriar,
Liliana's Mission	Doug Beyer	2011-08-31	Innistrad	Innistrad	Liliana, Kothophed, Garruk, Jace, Griselbrand
The Saint, the Geist, and the Angel	Doug Beyer	2011-09-14	Innistrad	Innistrad	Traft, Withengar
The Cursed Blade	Ryan Miller	2011-10-24	Innistrad	Innistrad	Raben Amsel, Reika Eberhardt, Jofridus, Thatu Reiniger, Adila Rimheit, Holger Burk, Pitre, Lorelei Garensun, Jurgen Garensun, Gisa Cecani, Geralf Cecani, Elsi Rimheit, Albrecht, Mikaeus Cecani, Trinar, Roller, Detlef, Ekka, Joiva, Mahus, Amphe, Samson, Einrich, Wilhelm Brandt, Dartan, Jolen, Tobor, Lywer, Gregel, Lucilla, Dadine, H. Karlmahn, Iroe, Forlith, Hantsen, Whip, Adalee Burk, Jana Burk, Mikel Burk, Waechter, Gundie, Martyn, M. Leutster, Krig, Lipseg, Oebbe, The Claw, Jorgin Rimheit, Cristemian, R. Meintor, Analise, Nordemann, Duerg, Frietz, Greftieg, Callan Ahnstat, Mauer
Deathtrap	Jenna Helland	2011-10-26	Innistrad	Innistrad	Nadia Bey, Master Bey, Kasten, Jorgson
A Backstory Update for Dark Ascension	Doug Beyer	2012-01-04	Dark Ascension	Innistrad	Avacyn, Liliana, Griselbrand, Garruk
Sorin's Homecoming	Doug Beyer	2012-01-11	Dark Ascension	Innistrad	Sorin, Edgar Markov, Shilgengar, Avacyn
The Prison of Silver	Doug Beyer	2012-01-18	Dark Ascension	Innistrad	Edgar Markov, Shilgengar, Sorin, Avacyn, Griselbrand, Mikaeus Cecani, Liliana
The State of the Faith	Doug Beyer	2012-01-25	Dark Ascension	Innistrad	Avacyn, Griselbrand, Mikaeus Cecani, Volpaig
The Guardian, the Witch, and The Angel	Doug Beyer	2012-03-21	Avacyn Restored	Innistrad	Avacyn, Sorin, Thalia, Lothar, Mikaeus Cecani, Griselbrand, Geralf Cecani, Gisa Cecani, Liliana, Garruk
Angel's Rise and Demon's Release	Doug Beyer	2012-04-09	Avacyn Restored	Innistrad	Avacyn, Thalia, Liliana, Griselbrand, Garruk, Volpaig, Mikaeus Cecani, Sorin

Non-stories StF articles

Title	Author	Release Date	Content
The Big Deal About Little Pictures	Matt Cavotta	February 21, 2005	Composing art for a small space.
Say My Name	Matt Cavotta	April 25, 2005	Naming cards.
The Flavor of Magic	Matt Cavotta	August 24, 2005	Introducing Taste the Magic.
Snack Time with Vorthos	Matt Cavotta	August 31, 2005	Introducing Vorthos and other bits.
The Magic Style Guide, Part 1	Matt Cavotta	September 7, 2005	Details about a Magic Style guide.
Magic Style Guide (Part 1.5)	Matt Cavotta	September 14, 2005	Details about a Magic Style guide.
Style Guide Part 2	Matt Cavotta	September 21, 2005	Details about a Magic Style guide.
Honeymoon in Dominaria	Matt Cavotta	September 28, 2005	Art and Golden Age nostalgia.
Digging into the Conclave	Matt Cavotta	October 5, 2005	The flavor of the Selesnya guild.
"Going, Going, Gone!" Hey, That's Alliteration!	Matt Cavotta	October 12, 2005	Alliteration in card game.
The Love Song of Night and Day	magicthegathering.com Staff	October 19, 2005	Love Song of Day and Night.
Green Thumb, Black Heart	Matt Cavotta	October 26, 2005	The flavor of the Golgari guild.
A Little Home Town Pride	Matt Cavotta	November 2, 2005	The non-guild flavor of Ravnica.
The House That Lies Built + The House That Lies Built (hidden)	Matt Cavotta	November 9, 2005	The flavor of the Dimir guild.
A Different Kind of Taste	Matt Cavotta	November 16, 2005	Guildpact teaser.
Metadwarfosis	Matt Cavotta	November 23, 2005	Why there are no more Dwarves.
Mythbashing	Matt Cavotta	November 30, 2005	Dispelling myths from previous articles.
Holy War, the Boros Legion	Matt Cavotta	December 7, 2005	The flavor of the Boros guild.
Art on the Fringes	Matt Cavotta	December 14, 2005	The art styles in Magic.
Milk and Cookes with Anthony S. Waters	Matt Cavotta	January 4, 2006	Interview with artist Anthony S. Waters.
Niv-Mizzet, the Fountain-Head	Matt Cavotta	January 11, 2006	Details about Guild leader Niv-Mizzet.
RT3000, The Future of Magic Art	Matt Cavotta	January 18, 2006	Art and the digital age.
Life in the Big City	Matt Cavotta	January 25, 2006	Looking at the city of Ravnica.
Rage Against the Machine	Matt Cavotta	February 1, 2006	The flavor of the Gruul guild.
Pack a Lunch, It's a Field Trip!	Matt Cavotta	February 8, 2006	Magic artist website link list.
The Royal Bloodline (Emphasis on the Blood)	Matt Cavotta	February 15, 2006	Vampires of the Sengir family.
An In-depth Look at the Izze - Hey, Look at That!	Matt Cavotta	March 1, 2006	The flavor of the Izzet guild.
Card Concept: "Who is This Unsung Hero?"	Matt Cavotta	March 8, 2006	From card concept to final art.
He Builds with Guilds	Matt Cavotta	March 15, 2006	Matt Cavotta writes House of Cards.
Cage Match with the Stars	Matt Cavotta	March 22, 2006	Two legends bracket match-up.
The Tournament of Signet Parade	Matt Cavotta	April 5, 2006	Guildpact art awards.
Building a Magic Sanwich	Matt Cavotta	April 12, 2006	Start to finish - Goblin Flectomancer.
Cytoplasts, the Other Blue/Green Meat	Matt Cavotta	April 19, 2006	Cytoplasts, the flavor of Graft.
The Long and Winding Road	Matt Cavotta	April 24, 2006	Flavor text of Dissension.
Behold, the Power of Kashkaval!	Matt Cavotta	May 10, 2006	Linguistics of Dissension.
Hellbent, Hellbent for the Threshold!	Matt Cavotta	May 24, 2006	Naming the Ravnica block keywords and mechanics.
Bust Out the Soap, It's the Simic!	Matt Cavotta	May 31, 2006	The flavor of the Simic guild.
Deep Dish or Thin Crust?	Matt Cavotta	June 7, 2006	Reflections on Jeremy Cranford as art director.
Milk and Cookies with Ron Spears	Matt Cavotta	June 14, 2006	Interview with artist Ron Spears.
Don't Chew with Your Mouth	Matt Cavotta	June 21, 2006	Signed cards and artist drawings.
I'm Mr. 100 Below	Matt Cavotta	June 28, 2006	Coldsnap and Heidar.
Hot Temper, Cold Eyes	Matt Cavotta	July 5, 2006	Lovisa Coldeyes and flavor text.
Ravnica Guild Bake-Off	Matt Cavotta	July 12, 2006	Best guildmage/hall/signet/master awards.
I Freezem Therefore I Am	Matt Cavotta	July 19, 2006	The flavor of Snow.
Magic of the Flesh	Matt Cavotta	July 26, 2006	Magic and tattoos.
The Boys of Winter	Matt Cavotta	August 2, 2006	Best all around flavor Coldsnap cards.
The Incredible Hulk	Matt Cavotta	August 9, 2006	A possible story of the Protean Hulk.
Sympathy for the Demon	Matt Cavotta	August 17, 2006	The flavor of Rakdos guild.
The Great and Powerful Oz	Matt Cavotta	August 24, 2006	The art description of the Protean Hulk.
Parlez Vous Vorthos?	Matt Cavotta	August 31, 2006	What if there was a Vorthos card?.
Jaya Ballard, Task Mage	Matt Cavotta	September 7, 2006	Jaya Ballard.
Parlez Vous, Part Deux	Matt Cavotta	September 14, 2006	Adjusting the Vorthos card.
Inspiration	Matt Cavotta	September 21, 2006	First impression on old card art.
Dueling in Dominaria	Matt Cavotta	September 28, 2006	The flavor of the Time Spiral mechanics.
They're Back, and Bigger Than Ever	Matt Cavotta	October 5, 2006	Evaluating art from old sets (or not).
Um, Welcome Home?	Matt Cavotta	October 12, 2006	A somber return to Dominaria.
The Look of Time Spiral	Jeremy Jarvis	October 16, 2006	The look of Time Spiral.
A Word is Worth a Thousand Headaches	Matt Cavotta	October 19, 2006	Naming obstacles in a nostalgia set.
The Time Spiral Magic Museum	Matt Cavotta	October 26, 2006	Inspiration of Time Spiral cards quiz.
Dancing 'Round Mancers	Matt Cavotta	November 2, 2006	Mancy and the -mancer cards.
Milk and Cookies with Drew Tucker	Matt Cavotta	November 9, 2006	Interview with artist Drew Tucker.
Legends - Who's Got the Sauce?	Matt Cavotta	November 16, 2006	Time Spiral legends flavor and Vorthos art.
5-Baggers	Matt Cavotta	December 7, 2006	Best all around flavor Time Spiral cards.
Tastes Like an Egg	Matt Cavotta	December 14, 2006	More Time Spiral inspiration cards.
Milk and Cookies with Jim Murray	Matt Cavotta	January 4, 2007	Interview with artist Jim Murray.
Who's That Girl?	Matt Cavotta	January 11, 2007	Radha.
Controlled Chaos	Brady Dommermuth	January 18, 2007	Randomness, coherence and Planar Chaos.
Expressive Power	Doug Beyer	February 1, 2007	The flavor of planeshifted cards.
Any time of Day is a Good Time for a Pie	Matt Cavotta	February 8, 2007	Color pie and planeshifted cards.
Act Two of Three	Jeremy Jarvis	February 15, 2007	Time Spiral mechanical visaul clues and Planar Chaos art.
Time Spiral Magic Museum - Planar Chaos Exhibit	Matt Cavotta	February 22, 2007	Inspiration for Planar Chaos cards.
Backwards through the Looking Glass	Doug Beyer	March 1, 2007	Flavor shifts for planeshifted cards.
Breathe Deep, Smell the Words	Matt Cavotta	March 8, 2007	Card names and flavor text of Planar Chaos.
Speak the Word, the Word Is All of Us	Matt Cavotta	March 22, 2007	Lexicon - Planar Chaos.
Show me the Blubber	Matt Cavotta	March 29, 2007	Favorite fatty art.
"Q" from You - "A" from They	Matt Cavotta	April 5, 2007	Mailbag April 2007.
The Life of the Party	Matt Cavotta	April 12, 2007	Magus of the Vineyard.
Spelling It Out	Matt Cavotta	April 19, 2007	Defining the flavor of spells.
My Name is Joey Fatone, and I'll Be Your Waiter	Matt Cavotta	April 26, 2007	Select Future Sight art by new artists.
Vorthos Visits a Travel Agent	Matt Cavotta	May 3, 2007	Examining locations in Future Sight art.
Finale!	Jeremy Jarvis	May 10, 2007	Visual flavor of the future.
Blood Type V	Matt Cavotta	May 24, 2007	How Wizards cathers to Vorthoses.
Behind the Cardboard	Matt Cavotta	May 31, 2007	Names and flavor texts of Future Sight.
Tea and Biscuits with Pete Venters	Matt Cavotta	June 7, 2007	Interview with Creative Team member Pete Venters.
Gerrard Capashen Boots 54-Yard Game-Winner	Matt Cavotta	June 14, 2007	Coalition symbol in the art.
Eat Your Words	Matt Cavotta	June 21, 2007	Lexicon Time Spiral block.
Enchant Words	Matt Cavotta	June 28, 2007	Defining the flavor of Enchantments.
How Art Thou?	Matt Cavotta	July 5, 2007	How art is commissioned for Magic.
Where Numbers and Colors Collide	Matt Cavotta	July 19, 2007	Scoring Mirage versus Future Sight art.
Remembering Glen Angus	Matt Cavotta	July 26, 2007	Remembering artist Glen Angus.
That Lingering Taste	Matt Cavotta	August 2, 2007	Self selected favorite Taste the Magic.
10, on a Scale from 1 to 5	Matt Cavotta	August 9, 2007	Scoring Tenth Edition art.
Is It Live, or Is It Memorex?	Matt Cavotta	August 16, 2007	Different ways of depicting art.
The Ballpark at Otaria	Matt Cavotta	August 23, 2007	The flavor of Otaria.
Wizardcycling 3	Matt Cavotta	August 30, 2007	Matt Cavotta, leaving Wizards announcement.
The Last Quack	Matt Cavotta	September 6, 2007	Matt Cavotta, creating planeswalkers and goodbyes.
A Taste of Lorwyn	Doug Beyer	September 13, 2007	The tone of Lorwyn through words and arts.
Champions of Goldmeadow	Doug Beyer	September 20, 2007	The flavor of Kithkin.
Elementalism	Doug Beyer	September 27, 2007	The flavor of Elementals and Flamekin.
Bog is for Boggart	Doug Beyer	October 3, 2007	The flavor of Boggarts.
The Flavor of Tribals	Doug Beyer	October 10, 2007	The Tribal supertype and flavor.
Staging the Set	Doug Beyer	October 17, 2007	Working on the creative team.
Planeswalkers Unmasked	Doug Beyer	October 24, 2007	Ajani, Jace, Liliana, Chandra, Garruk
Lorwyn Survival Guide	Doug Beyer	October 31, 2007	Planeswalker's Guide to Lorwyn.
The Book of Kith and Kin	Doug Beyer	November 7, 2007	Book of Kith and Kin
Drakes and Dragons, Wurms and Worms	Doug Beyer	November 14, 2007	Characteristics of Drakes, Dragons and Wurms.
This Article Is Every Creature Type at All Times	Doug Beyer	November 21, 2007	The flavor of Changelings.
Name Killers	Doug Beyer	November 28, 2007	Card name violations.
Magic in Stories	Doug Beyer	December 5, 2007	Struggle and using magic in storytelling.
Goodies from the Mailbag	Doug Beyer	December 12, 2007	Mailbag of Taste the Magic.
Folk of the Non-Pines	Doug Beyer	December 19, 2007	The flavor of Treefolk.
Good Things Come in Three	Doug Beyer	January 9, 2008	The flavor of Vendilion Clique.
Druids, Trees and Truth	Doug Beyer	January 16, 2008	Real world druids versus Lorwyn.
Interplanar Voyeurism: the Art of Morningtide	Doug Beyer	January 23, 2008	The art of Morningtide.
The Warrior Esthetic	Doug Beyer	January 30, 2008	The flavor of Warriors.
Power, Toughness and the Flavor Thereof	Doug Beyer	February 13, 2008	The flavor of +1/+1 Counters.
Share the Spark	Doug Beyer	February 20, 2008	Introducing Magic: the Gathering to a friend.
Roguish Charm	Doug Beyer	February 27, 2008	The flavor of Rogues in Morningtide.
Following a Dream	Doug Beyer	March 5, 2008	Dreams as currency in Lorwyn.
Tall Tales	Doug Beyer	March 12, 2008	The flavor of Giants.
The Known Mutliverse	Brady Dommermuth	March 19, 2008	A list of known Planes of the Multiverse.
The Shaman's Cause	Doug Beyer	March 26, 2008	The flavor of Shamans.
The Shadowy Pendulum	Doug Beyer	April 2, 2008	Contrasting flavor of Lorwyn and Shadowmoor.
Saving the Queen	Doug Beyer	April 9, 2008	Oona
You Can't Handle the Reaper King	Doug Beyer	April 16, 2008	Flavor of Scarecrows and the Reaper King.
Milk and Cookies with Jesper Ejsing	Doug Beyer	April 23, 2008	Interview with Jesper Ejsing.
Hybrid Flavor	Doug Beyer	April 30, 2008	Flavor of Gold versus Hybrid.
I'M IN UR COLUMN, TASTING UR MAGIC	Ken Nagle	May 7, 2008	Story hole assignments for design and development.
A Tasty Buffett of -1/-1 Counters	Doug Beyer	May 14, 2008	The flavor of Wither and Persist.
Frakkin' Zounds	Doug Beyer	May 21, 2008	Profanity and storytelling.
Through the Twinning Glass	Evil Doug Beyer	May 28, 2008	Contrary positions to creatives stance on story and flavor.
Planeswalkers and the Written Page	Doug Beyer	June 4, 2008	Planeswalker guides, planeswalker novels and block novels.
Allies in Conflict	Doug Beyer	June 11, 2008	Allied Color Paid in Shadowmoor.
Choose Your Own Shadowmoor Adventure	Doug Beyer	June 18, 2008	Choose Your Own Adventure in Shadowmoor.
Merfolk Resurfaced	Doug Beyer	June 25, 2008	The flavor of Merfolks.
Selkies and Subtypes	Doug Beyer	July 9, 2008	Selkies and Creatures Types.
Concepting Eventide, Part 1	Doug Beyer	July 16, 2008	Joking the Magic creative team.
Art Appreciation: Jeremy Jarvis	The Mimic	July 23, 2008	False interviews on Magic art.
Concepting Eventide, Part 2	Doug Beyer	July 30, 2008	Creating card concepts for Eventide.
Enemies in Harmony... Sorta	Doug Beyer	August 6, 2008	Enemy colors as allies.
The Art of Elves	Doug Beyer	August 20, 2008	The art of Elves.
How to Design a Hellion and More!	Doug Beyer	August 27, 2008	Info about the creations of Hellions, Lhurgoyfs, Thallids and Thrulls.
The Savory Mailbag	Doug Beyer	September 3, 2008	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
Running Wild	Jenna Helland	September 10, 2008	Naya and world-building.
Time for Esper	Doug Beyer	September 17, 2008	Design themes of Esper.
Alive and Unwell	Doug Beyer	September 24, 2008	Info about Grixis and Sedris.
Faction + Fiction	Doug Beyer	October 1, 2008	Factions and flavor of Alara.
An Angel's Eye View of Bant	Doug Beyer	October 8, 2008	The flavor of Bant.
Shards of Alara in Italics	Doug Beyer	October 16, 2008	Flavor text from Shards of Alara.
Ajani: Faces of a Planeswalker	Doug Beyer	October 29, 2008	Ajani.
The Movers and Shakers of Naya	Doug Beyer	November 5, 2008	The flavor of Naya.
Topic Explosion	Doug Beyer	November 12, 2008	Random flavor-related stories from Shards of Alara.
Perfection through Etherium	Doug Beyer	November 19, 2008	The flavor of Esper, Crucius
The Needs of Cards and Beyond	Doug Beyer	November 25, 2008	Variety, setting and story.
Jund's One Rule	Doug Beyer	December 3, 2008	The flavor of Jund.
The Flavor of Zones	Doug Beyer	December 8, 2008	Flavor of the Zones from the game.
Insights from the Inbox	Doug Beyer	December 17, 2008	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
Imaginary Imagery	Doug Beyer	January 1, 2009	Convincing fantasy writing.
The Secrecy of Aliens	Doug Beyer	January 14, 2009	Introducing yourself to a new world and planeswalkers.
Bolas's Secret Minions	Doug Beyer	January 28, 2009	Gwafa Hazid and Rakka Mar
The First Days of the Conflux	Doug Beyer	February 4, 2009	The Shards at war.
Incursion Zones	Doug Beyer	February 11, 2009	Locations on Conflux.
The Vorthos Award: Conflux Edition	Doug Beyer	February 18, 2009	A poll for voting the most flavorful cards of Conflux.
Vorthos Award Results and Keyword Flavor	Doug Beyer	February 24, 2009	The result of the precedent poll.
Tipping the Scales	Doug Beyer	March 11, 2009	A look at the biggest creatures of Magic.
Planeswalking into Conflict	Doug Beyer	March 18, 2009	Storytelling problems with Planeswalkers.
Magic Art Tropes	Doug Beyer	April 1, 2009	magic art tropes.
The One, The Only, Nicol Bolas	Doug Beyer	April 8, 2009	Nicol Bolas.
Jund's Trump Card	Doug Beyer	April 22, 2009	Karrthus.
Choices in the New Alara	Doug Beyer	April 29, 2009	Fighting forces in Alara Reborn.
Reality Check	Doug Beyer	May 13, 2009	Excerpts from Alara Reborn style guide.
Once More Unto the Mailbox, Dear Friends	Doug Beyer	May 27, 2009	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
Graduation Day	Doug Beyer	June 10, 2009	Lexicon Alara Reborn.
Flavor Driven	Doug Beyer	June 17, 2009	Card concepting and top-down design.
Odd Job	Doug Beyer	June 24, 2009	About creature types and classes.
X+1 Heads Are Better Than X	Doug Beyer	July 1, 2009	Protean Hydra.
Games, Simulation and Magic 2010	Doug Beyer	July 8, 2009	Sleep, Rise From The Grave, Gargoyle Castle.
A Fresh Coat of Magic Paint	Doug Beyer	July 15, 2009	Explaining functional reprints in Magic 2010.
Flavor of the Constellari	Doug Beyer	July 22, 2009	Flavor text of Magic 2010.
The Widening Spiral	Doug Beyer	July 29, 2009	Flavor concept: breath and depth.
Keeping Spells Spellish	Doug Beyer	August 5, 2009	Depicting creatures versus spells.
Topic Potpourri	Doug Beyer	August 12, 2009	Lands, stages of Magic civilizations and webcomics.
Our Path to Exile	Doug Beyer	August 19, 2009	Flavor of Exile.
Your Mailbox Is Over Vorthosity	Doug Beyer	August 26, 2009	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
The Planes of Planechase	Doug Beyer	September 2, 2009	Several planes appearing in Planechase.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar: Introduction	The Magic Creative Team	September 9, 2009	Details about Zendikar plane.
The Master at Arms	Doug Beyer	September 23, 2009	Flavor of the Kor.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar: Bala Ged and Elves	The Magic Creative Team	September 30, 2009	Details about Zendikar plane: Bala Ged.
The Moment of Discovery	Doug Beyer	October 7, 2009	Flavor of Landfall.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar: Guul Draz	The Magic Creative Team	October 21, 2009	Details about Zendikar plane: Guul Draz.
The Season for Costumes	Doug Beyer	October 28, 2009	Zendikar clothing.
Ally Cousine	Doug Beyer	November 4, 2009	The flavor of the Allies.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar: Ondu	The Magic Creative Team	November 11, 2009	Details about Zendikar plane: Ondu.
Worlds Beyond Our Own	Doug Beyer	November 18, 2009	Traveling to other worlds.
Brooms, Planes and Valakuts: Tales from the Inbox	Doug Beyer	November 25, 2009	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar: Tazeem and Merfolk	The Magic Creative Team	December 2, 2009	Details about Zendikar plane: Tazeem.
Booster Quest!	Doug Beyer	December 9, 2009	Format: Booster Quest.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar: Goblins	The Magic Creative Team	December 16, 2009	Details about Zendikar plane: Goblins.
Writing Comics	Doug Beyer	January 6, 2010	Path of the Planeswalkers and comics.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar: Akoum	The Magic Creative Team	January 13, 2010	Details about Zendikar plane: Akoum.
The Tyrants of the Cliffs	Doug Beyer	January 27, 2010	Kazuul.
Angry Lands, Brave Adventurers and Other Decks for Vorthos	Doug Beyer	February 10, 2010	Factions within Worldwake.
Staging an Intervention	Doug Beyer	February 17, 2010	Interview with artist Jason Felix.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar: Murasa and Sejiri	The Magic Creative Team	February 24, 2010	Details about Zendikar plane: Murasa,Sejiri.
Magic in the Connected Age	Doug Beyer	March 3, 2010	The flavor of magical communication.
Creative Ventures	Doug Beyer	March 10, 2010	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
Gods and Monsters	Doug Beyer	March 17, 2010	Zendikar deities
Booster Quest: The Shaman's Orb	Doug Beyer	March 24, 2010	Format: Booster quest Worldwake edition.
The Defiance of Angels	Doug Beyer	April 14, 2010	Angels
Rise of the Inbox	Doug Beyer	April 21, 2010	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
The Three Brood Lineages	Doug Beyer	April 28, 2010	Eldrazi
Form of the Writer	Doug Beyer	May 5, 2010	The different writing jobs of the Creative Team.
Rising to the Occasion	Doug Beyer	May 12, 2010	The flavor of Level up.
Planeswalkers Potpourri	Doug Beyer	May 19, 2010	The flavor of Planeswalkers and story impacts.
What Is Flavor?	Doug Beyer	May 26, 2010	Defining valor.
First Week's Flavor	Adam Lee	June 2, 2010	The first week working in Creative.
Auratouched Magery	Doug Beyer	June 9, 2010	The flavor of Auras.
Fear No Good	Doug Beyer	June 16, 2010	The flavor of Archenemy.
Palette vs. Color	Doug Beyer	June 23, 2010	Palette and Color.
The Lich Get Licher	Doug Beyer	June 30, 2010	Phylactery Lich.
Target: Face	Doug Beyer	July 7, 2010	The flavor of Leylines.
Planeswalkers' Signature Spells	Doug Beyer	July 14, 2010	The flavor of Planeswalkers signature spells.
Nicol Bolas, Archenemy	Doug Beyer	July 21, 2010	Nicol Bolas Archenemy decks.
Coming Home to Magic	Doug Beyer	July 28, 2010	Returning to Magic.
The Feedbackening	Doug Beyer	August 4, 2010	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
M11 from the Inside	Doug Beyer	August 11, 2010	The flavor of Magic 2011 cards.
Seven from the Seven	Doug Beyer	August 18, 2010	Seven thing on opening hands.
Slime, Trials and the Inner Garruk	Adam Lee	August 25, 2010	Events of the Creative Team.
Moreover: Doing Sequels Right	Doug Beyer	September 1, 2010	How to do sequels.
Myr Thee Well	Doug Beyer	September 15, 2010	The flavor of Myrs.
The Terms of Engagement	Doug Beyer	September 22, 2010	Mirrodin glossary.
Rotation Season	Doug Beyer	September 29, 2010	Style guides and rotations.
Spreading the Infection	Doug Beyer	October 10, 2010	The flavor of Proliferate.
The Key Is Time	Doug Beyer	October 13, 2010	Time and storytelling.
Three's a Craft	Doug Beyer	October 20, 2010	The flavor of Metalcraft.
You Down with O-T-T?	Doug Beyer	October 27, 2010	Scars of Mirrodin lexicon.
Infectiously Phyrexian Art	Doug Beyer	November 3, 2010	Visual style of Phyrexian.
How to Design a Specter and More!	Doug Beyer	November 11, 2010	Design of Specters, Trolls, Drakes and more.
The Human Cultures of Mirrodin	Doug Beyer	November 17, 2010	Human cultures of Mirrodin.
Continuum	Doug Beyer	November 24, 2010	Magical abilities in the Multiverse.
The Nonhuman Cultures of Mirrodin	Doug Beyer	December 8, 2010	Non-human cultures of Mirrodin.
Everything* Dies	Doug Beyer	December 15, 2010	The flavor of Darksteel.
Mail Bonding	Doug Beyer	January 5, 2011	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
Season Seventeen	Doug Beyer	January 12, 2011	Card names, problems and solutions.
A Linguistic Look at Besieged	Doug Beyer	February 2, 2011	Card titles origin of Mirrodin Besieged.
Public Displays of Aggression	Doug Beyer	February 9, 2011	Battle cries of the Mirran.
Milk and Cookies with Matt Cavotta	Richard Whitters	February 16, 2011	Interview with artist Matt Cavotta.
Why the Mirrans Will Endure	Doug Beyer	February 23, 2011	What it means to be Mirran.
Mirrodin Besieged in Paint and Pixel	Doug Beyer	March 2, 2011	Art from Mirrodin Besieged.
Germ Warfare: the Flavor of Living Weapon	Doug Beyer	March 9, 2011	The flavor of Living weapon.
Six Secrets Behind the Sets	Doug Beyer	March 16, 2011	Behind the scene with Scars of Mirrodin art.
A World sculpted from Metal	Doug Beyer	March 23, 2011	Creating a metal world with fantasy feeling.
Milk and Cookies with Jana Schirmer and Johannes Voss	Richard Whitters	March 30, 2011	Interview with Jana Schirmer and Johannes Voss.
A Planeswalker's Guide to New Phyrexia: Introduction	The Magic Creative Team	April 6, 2011	Details about New Phyrexia.
A Planeswalker's Guide to New Phyrexia: The Machine Orthodoxy	The Magic Creative Team	April 6, 2011	Details about New Phyrexia: the Machine Orthodoxy.
A Planeswalker's Guide to New Phyrexia: The Steel Thanes	The Magic Creative Team	April 13, 2011	Details about New Phyrexia: the Seven Steel Thanes.
A Planeswalker's Guide to New Phyrexia: The Progress Engine	The Magic Creative Team	April 20, 2011	Details about New Phyrexia: the Progress Engine.
A Planeswalker's Guide to New Phyrexia: The Vicious Swarm	The Magic Creative Team	April 27, 2011	Details about New Phyrexia: the Vicious Swarm.
A Planeswalker's Guide to New Phyrexia: The Quiet Furnace	The Magic Creative Team	May 4, 2011	Details about New Phyrexia: the Quiet Furnace.
Getting to Know the Praetors	Doug Beyer	May 11, 2011	The Phyrexian Praetors.
The Art of New Phyrexias Factions	Doug Beyer	May 18, 2011	Factions of New Phyrexia.
The Grand Mana Tour	Doug Beyer	May 25, 2011	Mana sources and Kiora.
Damia, Sage of Stone	Doug Beyer	June 8, 2011	Commander Damia.
Milk and Cookies with Jason Chan	Richard Whitters	June 15, 2011	Interview with artist Jason Chan.
Unsung Heroes of the Core Set	Doug Beyer	June 29, 2011	The flavor of Crumbling Colossus and others.
Eleventeen M12 Art Tidbits. Also, Plants!	Brady Dommermuth	July 6, 2011	Art of Magic 2012, plants.
M12 from the Inside, Part 1	Doug Beyer	July 13, 2011	Flavor and design of Magic 2012, part 1.
Core Curriculum	Doug Beyer	July 20, 2011	Design and flavor of Magic 2012.
M12 from the Inside, Part 2	Doug Beyer	July 27, 2011	Flavor and design of Magic 2012, part 2.
The Bloodthirsty Chef	Doug Beyer	August 3, 2011	The flavor of Bloodthirst.
Magic's Exclusive Creatures	Doug Beyer	August 10, 2011	Magics more unique creatures.
The Feedbackening 2011	Doug Beyer	August 17, 2011	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Introduction	The Magic Creative Team	August 24, 2011	Details about Innistrad plane.
Champions of the Parish	Doug Beyer	September 7, 2011	The flavor of Champion of the Parish and Humans.
Postcards from Innistrad: The Nonbasics	Doug Beyer	September 21, 2011	Non basic lands from Innistrad.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Gavony and Humans	The Magic Creative Team	September 28, 2011	Details about Innistrad plane: Gavony.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Kessig and Werewolves	The Magic Creative Team	October 5, 2011	Details about Innistrad plane: Kessig.
Costuming	Doug Beyer	October 12, 2011	Innistrad clothing.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Nephalia and the Undead	The Magic Creative Team	October 19, 2011	Details about Innistrad plane: Nephalia.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Stensia and Vampires	The Magic Creative Team	November 2, 2011	Details about Innistrad plane: Stensia.
Six Ways to Fail at Creative Endeavors	Doug Beyer	November 9, 2011	Six things not to do when working in creative.
It's Not a Discard Pile	Doug Beyer	November 16, 2011	The flavor of the Graveyard.
Postcards from Innistrad: The Basics	Doug Beyer	November 23, 2011	Basic Lands of Innistrad.
The Only Constant	Doug Beyer	November 30, 2011	The flavor of Transform cards.
Flavor and Multitasking	Doug Beyer	December 7, 2011	Complexity of a Set and its flavor.
Phonemes: The Molecules of Flavor	Doug Beyer	December 14, 2011	Innistrad lexicon.
Inboxing Day: Dark Ascension	Doug Beyer	February 1, 2012	Doug Beyer responds to fan questions.
Creature Combat	Doug Beyer	February 8, 2012	The flavor of Combat.
Sympathy for the Devils	Doug Beyer	February 15, 2012	The flavor of Devils.
The Horror of Breaking the Rules	Doug Beyer	February 22, 2012	The flavor of Undying.
Theme-Driven Worlduilding	Doug Beyer	February 29, 2012	Details on worldbuilding.
Is This Your Fateful Hour?	Doug Beyer	March 7, 2012	Innistrad choose your own story.
Getting a Job at Wizards	Doug Beyer	March 14, 2012	How to become an employee of Wizards.
Thanks and So Long	Doug Beyer	March 28, 2012	Doug Beyer leaves Savor the Flavor.
Planeswalker's Guide to Avacyn Restored: Part 1	The Magic Creative Team	April 11, 2011	Details about Avacyn Restored and Angels.
Planeswalker's Guide to Avacyn Restored: Part 2	The Magic Creative Team	April 18, 2011	Details about Avacyn Restored, Cathars and cultists.
Coming Home to Flavor	Doug Beyer	June 25, 2012	Doug Beyer present Magic 2013 creative team and its legends.

External links

• Magic articles archive — Wizards of the Coast