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'''[http://www.magicthegathering.com/ Magicthegathering.com]''' (also refered to as '''DailyMTG.com''' and by fans as '''the Mothership''') is the official website for the game of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' and a subpage of [http://www.wizards.com/ www.wizards.com], the official homepage of [[Wizards of the Coast]]. It features columns by [[R&D]] members and prominent ''Magic'' players.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/turning-ten-2012-01-02|Turning Ten|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 02, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/im-just-article-2012-02-27|I'm Just an Article|[[Trick Jarrett]]|February 27, 2012}}</ref>
'''[http://www.magicthegathering.com/ Magicthegathering.com]''' (also referred to as '''DailyMTG.com''' and by fans as '''the Mothership''') is the official website for the game of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' and a subpage of [http://www.wizards.com/ www.wizards.com], the official homepage of [[Wizards of the Coast]]. It features columns by [[R&D]] members and prominent ''Magic'' players.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/turning-ten-2012-01-02|Turning Ten|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 02, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/im-just-article-2012-02-27|I'm Just an Article|[[Trick Jarrett]]|February 27, 2012}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
===Start===
===Start===
Magicthegathering.com followed up on ''[[The Duelist|Duelist Online]]''. It went online in early 2000, but the first page was not ''Magic'' specific ([http://web.archive.org/web/20000520093417/http://www.magicthegathering.com/ May 30, 2000 edition]).  The first ''Magic'' specific page went online in early 2001 around the time of ''[[7th Edition]]'' ([http://web.archive.org/web/20010410234348/www.wizards.com/magic/ April 30, 2001]). The site moved to a column format (ala newspaper looking) in [http://web.archive.org/web/20020119225509/www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/welcome early 2002]. When web editor [[Aaron Forsythe]] left in 2003 to become part of [[R&D]], it was considered to merge the site with [[Magic Online]] and the [[Sideboard#Magazine|Sideboard]] website.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/future-magicthegatheringcom-2003-10-08|The Future of MagicTheGathering.com|Daniel Stahl|October 08, 2003}}</ref> This was effectuated in early 2004, when [[Scott Johns]] took over.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/new-chapter-2004-01-19|A New Chapter|[[Scott Johns]]|January 19, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/new-magic-gatheringcom-2004-02-09|The New Magic The Gathering.com|[[Doug Beyer]]|February 16, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/site-redesign-follow-2004-02-16|Site Redesign Follow-Up|[[Doug Beyer]]|February 16, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|past-present-future-2005-03-21|Past, Present, Future|[[Scott Johns]]|March 21, 2005}}</ref>  
Magicthegathering.com followed up on ''[[The Duelist|Duelist Online]]''. It went online in early 2000, but the first page was not ''Magic'' specific ([http://web.archive.org/web/20000520093417/http://www.magicthegathering.com/ May 30, 2000 edition]).  The first ''Magic'' specific page went online in early 2001 around the time of ''[[Seventh Edition]]'' ([http://web.archive.org/web/20010410234348/www.wizards.com/magic/ April 30, 2001]). The site moved to a column format (ala newspaper looking) in [http://web.archive.org/web/20020119225509/www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/welcome early 2002]. When web editor [[Aaron Forsythe]] left in 2003 to become part of [[R&D]], it was considered to merge the site with [[Magic Online]] and the [[Sideboard#Magazine|Sideboard]] website.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/future-magicthegatheringcom-2003-10-08|The Future of MagicTheGathering.com|Daniel Stahl|October 08, 2003}}</ref> This was effectuated in early 2004, when [[Scott Johns]] took over.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/new-chapter-2004-01-19|A New Chapter|[[Scott Johns]]|January 19, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/new-magic-gatheringcom-2004-02-09|The New Magic The Gathering.com|[[Doug Beyer]]|February 16, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/site-redesign-follow-2004-02-16|Site Redesign Follow-Up|[[Doug Beyer]]|February 16, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|past-present-future-2005-03-21|Past, Present, Future|[[Scott Johns]]|March 21, 2005}}</ref>
 
===Facelifts===
===Facelifts===
Further facelifts and updates followed in August 2005,<ref>{{NewRef|feature/ten-reasons-facelift-2005-08-08|Ten Reasons for a Facelift|[[Doug Beyer]]|August 08, 2005}}</ref> July 2006 <ref>{{NewRef|taking-you-beginning-last-2006-07-08-0|Taking You To The Beginning, At Last|[[Scott Johns]]|July 08, 2006}}</ref> and September 2006.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/change-horizon-2006-09-13|Change On The Horizon|[[Scott Johns]]|September 13, 2006}}</ref> A complete overhaul of the site was achieved in August 2008.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/new-magicthegatheringcom-2008-08-18|The New Magicthegathering.com|[[Scott Johns]]|August 18, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|gone-today-new-site-shortly-2008-08-25|Gone Today, New Site Shortly|[[Scott Johns]]|August 25, 2008}}</ref> After Scott Johns, [[Kelly Digges]] managed the site.  Since 2012, [[Trick Jarrett]] and [[Mike McArtor]] were the content managers.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/editors-notes—changing-lineup-2012-03-26|Editor's Notes—Changing the Lineup|[[Trick Jarrett]]|March 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/perilous-realms-and-more-2012-06-25|Perilous Realms and More|[[Trick Jarrett]]|June 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/four-new-faces-2012-12-14|Four New Faces|[[Trick Jarrett]]|December 14, 2012}}</ref>  
Further facelifts and updates followed in August 2005,<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/ten-reasons-facelift-2005-08-08|Ten Reasons for a Facelift|[[Doug Beyer]]|August 08, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/ask-wizards-august-2008-2008-08-01|Ask Wizards - August, 2008|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August, 2007}}</ref> July 2006 <ref>{{DailyRef|taking-you-beginning-last-2006-07-08-0|Taking You To The Beginning, At Last|[[Scott Johns]]|July 08, 2006}}</ref> and September 2006.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/change-horizon-2006-09-13|Change On The Horizon|[[Scott Johns]]|September 13, 2006}}</ref> A complete overhaul of the site was achieved in August 2008.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/new-magicthegatheringcom-2008-08-18|The New Magicthegathering.com|[[Scott Johns]]|August 18, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|gone-today-new-site-shortly-2008-08-25|Gone Today, New Site Shortly|[[Scott Johns]]|August 25, 2008}}</ref> After Scott Johns, [[Kelly Digges]] managed the site.  Since 2012, [[Trick Jarrett]] and [[Mike McArtor]] were the content managers.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/editors-notes—changing-lineup-2012-03-26|Editor's Notes—Changing the Lineup|[[Trick Jarrett]]|March 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/perilous-realms-and-more-2012-06-25|Perilous Realms and More|[[Trick Jarrett]]|June 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/four-new-faces-2012-12-14|Four New Faces|[[Trick Jarrett]]|December 14, 2012}}</ref>
 
===Rasmussen era===
===Rasmussen era===
In 2014, [[Blake Rasmussen]] became copy editor-in-chief and the site was completely revamped, again. Changes included a responsive design for an improved browsing experience on any web-connected device, a rich and interconnected story section, a new calendar, an improved search functionality and a more robust experience for visitors reading in non-English languages.<ref>{{NewRef|welcome-new-magic-site-2014-06-17|Welcome to the New Magic Site!|[[Trick Jarrett]]|June 17, 2014}}</ref> The revamped site wasn't functioning very well in the first weeks and met with a lot of criticism. This led to another complete redesign, only six months later.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/new-look-new-feel-2014-12-11|A New Look; A New Feel|[[Trick Jarrett]]|December 11, 2014}}</ref> In January 2016 Rasmussen let go of the strict weekly format of the site. The roster of authors and the range of content were expanded, and the site now could be updated several times a day at irregular intervals. Rasmussen introduced the ''Daily Magic Update'', retired ''Magic Arcana'' and rechristened ''[[Uncharted Realms]]'' to the rather bland ''"Official ''Magic'' Fiction"'' (later ''Magic'' Story).<ref>{{NewRef|news/new-year-new-dailymtg-2016-01-11|A New Year, a New DailyMTG|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|January 11, 2016}}</ref> "Daily Magic Update" was expanded upon in the November 2017 update, making use of the newst web design technology.<ref>{{NewRef|news/new-dailymtg-2017-11-09|The New DailyMTG|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|November 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|news/welcome-new-dailymtg-2017-11-29|Welcome to the New DailyMTG|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|November 29, 2017}}</ref>
In 2014, [[Blake Rasmussen]] became copy editor-in-chief and the site was completely revamped, again. Changes included a responsive design for an improved browsing experience on any web-connected device, a rich and interconnected story section, a new calendar, improved search functionality, and a more robust experience for visitors reading in non-English languages.<ref>{{DailyRef|welcome-new-magic-site-2014-06-17|Welcome to the New Magic Site!|[[Trick Jarrett]]|June 17, 2014}}</ref> The revamped site wasn't functioning very well in the first weeks and met with a lot of criticism. This led to another complete redesign, only six months later.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/new-look-new-feel-2014-12-11|A New Look; A New Feel|[[Trick Jarrett]]|December 11, 2014}}</ref> In January 2016 Rasmussen let go of the strict weekly format of the site. The roster of authors and the range of content were expanded, and the site now could be updated several times a day at irregular intervals. Rasmussen introduced the ''Daily Magic Update'', retired ''Magic Arcana'' and rechristened ''[[Uncharted Realms]]'' to the less idiosyncratic ''"Official ''Magic'' Fiction"'' (later ''Magic'' Story).<ref>{{DailyRef|news/new-year-new-dailymtg-2016-01-11|A New Year, a New DailyMTG|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|January 11, 2016}}</ref> "Daily Magic Update" was expanded upon in the November 2017 update, "making use of the newest web design technology".<ref>{{DailyRef|news/new-dailymtg-2017-11-09|The New DailyMTG|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|November 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|news/welcome-new-dailymtg-2017-11-29|Welcome to the New DailyMTG|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|November 29, 2017}}</ref> However, the site experienced a subsequent decline in original content and updates - eventually, the site mostly served as a hub advertising popular content from other creators rather than a site that published works itself.
 
===MPL era===
When the [[Magic Pro League]] was established, a new site under [[Magic esports|Magic.gg]] was started. Initially, the site only held the event pages for the major tournaments, but once the [[Rivals League]] was up and running much of the articles regarding competitive play, the event archives, and most of the Arena update news was migrated here as well. League play weekend information and Arena decklists also started to be published here.
 
While the Leagues themselves were retired mid-2022, the site remained as the main source for tournament information.
 
=== 2023 Revamp ===
On November 10th, DailyMTG was overhauled to use the magic.gg backend system for ease of editing. In the process, many older DailyMTG articles were retired due to technology and compatibility issues.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-new-daily-mtg|title=A New Daly(MTG)|author=[[Blake Rasmussen]]|date=November 8, 2022|publisher=Magicthegathering.com}}</ref>


==Notable content==
==Notable content==
===Daily===
* ''Daily Magic Update'' by [[Blake Rasmussen]].
===Weekly===
===Weekly===
*''[[Making Magic]]'' on Mondays, by [[Mark Rosewater]] <ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/making-“making-magic”-2006-12-04|Making "Making Magic"|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 4, 2006}}</ref>
Nowadays, [[Mark Rosewater]]'s ''[[Making Magic]]'' on Mondays<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/making-“making-magic”-2006-12-04|Making "Making Magic"|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 4, 2006}}</ref> is the only regular article series. The ''[[Magic Online]] Weekly Announcements Blog'' and ''[[Magic: The Gathering Arena|MTG Arena]] Announcements'' are weekly bulletins on upcoming digital events. That said, two weekly video series are present, but are published on other sites and promoted on Daily MTG: ''[[Good Morning Magic]]'' by Gavin Verhey on YouTube, and ''[[Weekly MTG]]'' on Twitch.tv with [[Blake Rasmussen]] and guests.
*''[[Magic Story]]'' on Wednesdays, by the [[Creative|Magic Creative Team]].
 
*''Beyond the Basics'' on Thursdays, by the [[Gavin Verhey]].
In the week of 8th of August, 2022, two new weekly article series were introduced: the return of ''The Week That Was'' under [[Corbin Hosler]], and ''Metagame Mentor,'' under [[Frank Karsten]]. Both were published on the [[magic.gg]] subsite.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.magic.gg/news/the-week-that-was-with-a-cherryxman-on-top|title=The Week That Was: With a Cherryxman on Top|author=[[Corbin Hosler]]|date=August 12, 2022|publisher=[[Magic.gg]]}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.gg/news/metagame-mentor-pioneer-metagame-roundup-august-2022|title=Metagame Mentor: Pioneer Metagame Roundup - August 2022|author=[[Frank Karsten]]|date=August 12, 2022|publisher=[[Magic.gg]]}}</ref>
*''[[Play Design#Column|Play Design]]'' on Fridays, by [[Melissa DeTora]].
 
===Biannual===
===Standard Set Release Cycle===
* '' Announcement Day''. A mass product announcement — one in the spring and one in the fall.<ref>{{NewRef|news/announcement-day-2016-05-16|Announcement Day|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|May 16, 2016}}</ref> As of November 2018, WotC is rethinking how and when they announce products.<ref>[https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2018/11/some-ultimate-masters-questions-with-blake-rasmussen/ Rich Stein (November 7, 2018), "Some Ultimate Masters Questions with Blake Rasmussen", Hipstersofthecoast.com]</ref>
* ''Card Previews'', by various authors, for three weeks before set release.
*''[[Magic Story]]'' on Wednesdays, by the [[Creative|Magic Creative Team]]. Previously released at the start of preview season, the full story is now published before preview season to avoid the spoilers on [[Story Spotlight|story spotlight]] cards.
* ''Prerelease Primer'', by Gavin Verhey.
* Oracle and Comprehensive Rules update, by the current Rules Manager.


===Annual===
===Annual===
* ''State of Design'', Mark Rosewater, as Head Designer, examines the current state of ''Magic'' design by looking back at the previous year to appraise what went right and wrong with ''Magic'' design (August).
* ''State of Design'', Mark Rosewater, as Head Designer, examines the current state of ''Magic'' design by looking back at the previous year to appraise what went right and wrong with ''Magic'' design (August).
* '' Announcement Day''. Originally planned as a biannual mass product announcement — one in the spring and one in the fall.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/announcement-day-2016-05-16|Announcement Day|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|May 16, 2016}}</ref> As of November 2018, WotC was rethinking how and when they announced products,<ref>[https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2018/11/some-ultimate-masters-questions-with-blake-rasmussen/ Rich Stein (November 7, 2018), "Some Ultimate Masters Questions with Blake Rasmussen", Hipstersofthecoast.com]</ref> and announcements were more spread out. For 2020, the annual Announcement Day was reinstated with the most important upcoming sets revealed on September 4, 2019.<ref>{{YouTubeRef|WZxTihBkkpQ|Magic Announcement Stream|date=September 4, 2019|channel=Magic: the Gathering}}</ref>. Announcement Day 2020 was September 1, while Announcement Day 2021 ("Magic Showcase 2021") was on August 24.
** In 2022, Global Marketing Manager [[Light Humphreys]] added monthly announcement days.<ref>{{TwitterRef|Epsech|1497054194980704257|author=[[Light Humphreys]]|title=For those who missed it, today was the first of our “Monthly MTG Announcements.”|date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> The annual Announcement Day (August 18, 2022) was now called "Wizards Presents".<ref name="Sneak Peek">{{DailyRef|news/your-sneak-peek-double-masters-2022-dominaria-united-and-beyond-2022-05-12|Your Sneak Peek at ''Double Masters 2022'', ''Dominaria United'', and Beyond|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|May 12, 2022}}</ref>
** In 2023, monthly announcements were abandoned again. The annual Announcement Day took place on ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'''s 30th birthday (August 5th), and took the form of a panel at [[GenCon]].<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/look-into-the-future-with-our-magic-at-30-gen-con-panel|Look into the Future with our ''Magic at 30'' Gen Con Panel|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 5, 2023}}</ref>


===Irregular===
===Irregular===
* ''Magic Digital''  
* ''Magic Digital''  
* ''Top Decks'' by [[Mike Flores]] and later Luis Scott-Vargas.
*''[[Magic Online]] Weekly Announcements Blog''.
* ''Magic Online Bug Blog''.
* ''Magic Online Bug Blog''.
*''How to Play...''.
*''Ways to Play''.
* ''Magic Lifestyle''.
*''Magic Podcast''.
*''Walking the Planes''. Video series hosted by [[Nathan Holt]], Walking the Planes documents various large tournaments (such as [[Grand Prix]] or [[Pro Tour]]) and the overall Magic scene in a light-hearted fashion. It often includes interviews with pro players. The series also features small sketches about the misadventures of an unnamed necromancer planeswalker (played by Holt).
* ''Friday Nights''. Video series produced by the Canadian sketch comedy group [[LoadingReadyRun]], the series documents the groups own experience in playing Magic and its contact with the culture surrounding the game (e.g. a road trip to Grand Prix Calgary 2013), exaggerated for humorous effect.


==Retired content==
==Retired content==
===Magic Arcana===
===Magic Arcana===
[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcanaarchive '''Magic Arcana'''] was a section of the magicthegathering.com site that provided readers with sneak peeks of future products and revelations of little-known factoids about the game's past.<ref name="Magic Arcana #1000">{{NewRef|arcana/magic-arcana-1000-2006-01-25|Magic Arcana #1000|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|January 25, 2006}}</ref> It used to be updated daily, but after 2014 it wasn't updated on fridays anymore. In 2016 it was incorporated in the ''Daily Magic Update''.
'''Magic Arcana''' was a section of the magicthegathering.com site that provided readers with sneak peeks of future products and revelations of little-known factoids about the game's past.<ref name="Magic Arcana #1000">{{DailyRef|arcana/magic-arcana-1000-2006-01-25|Magic Arcana #1000|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|January 25, 2006}}</ref> It used to be updated daily, but after 2014 it wasn't updated on Fridays anymore. In 2016 it was incorporated in the ''Daily Magic Update''.


''Magic Arcana'' made its debut on January 2, 2002. [[Mark Rosewater]] wrote:
''Magic Arcana'' made its debut on January 2, 2002. [[Mark Rosewater]] wrote:
{{cquote|Each day we will tell you or show you something you’ve never heard or seen before. News of an upcoming set, original sketches, alternative packaging, playtest cards, uncropped artwork, style guide images, etc. "Magic Arcana" will go where no Magic site has gone before.<ref name="In the Beginning...">{{NewRef|feature/beginning-2002-01-02-0|In the Beginning...|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 2, 2002}}</ref>}}
{{cquote|Each day we will tell you or show you something you’ve never heard or seen before. News of an upcoming set, original sketches, alternative packaging, playtest cards, uncropped artwork, style guide images, etc. "Magic Arcana" will go where no Magic site has gone before.<ref name="In the Beginning...">{{DailyRef|feature/beginning-2002-01-02-0|In the Beginning...|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 2, 2002}}</ref>}}


Before 2014, every Friday, ''Magic Arcana'' ha'd a "[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/wpotwarchive Wallpaper of the Week]", which is a card artwork that is downloadable at 1280 x 960 pixels, 1280 x 1024 pixels, 1024 x 768 pixels, and 800 x 600 pixels. ''Magic Arcana'' kept an [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/wpotwarchive archive] of Wallpapers of the Week.
Every Friday until 2014, ''Magic Arcana'' had a "[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/wpotwarchive Wallpaper of the Week]", which is a card artwork that is downloadable at 1280 x 960 pixels, 1280 x 1024 pixels, 1024 x 768 pixels, and 800 x 600 pixels. ''Magic Arcana'' kept an [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/wpotwarchive archive] of Wallpapers of the Week.


The '''Lexicon''' was another regular part of ''Magic Arcana''.  The Lexicons were articles that defined words used in card titles.  For instance, the [http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/shards-alara-lexicon-2008-10-29 last entry] lists a caldera ''noun'' as "A large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by collapse of a volcanic cone."
The '''Lexicon''' was another regular part of ''Magic Arcana''.  The Lexicons were articles that defined words used in card titles.  For instance, the [http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/shards-alara-lexicon-2008-10-29 last entry] lists a caldera ''noun'' as "A large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by the collapse of a volcanic cone."


The 1000th ''Magic Arcana'' was updated on January 25, 2006.<ref name="Magic Arcana #1000"/>
The 1000th ''Magic Arcana'' was uploaded on January 25, 2006.<ref name="Magic Arcana #1000"/>


===Ask Wizards===
===Ask Wizards===
[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Archive.aspx?tag=askwizards&description=ask%20wizards '''Ask Wizards'''] is a section of the magicthegathering.com site that answers sent-in questions of the public. It changed from daily, to weekly (allowing for staff holidays.) <ref name="In the Beginning..."/><ref>{{NewRef|arcana/ask-wizards-2008-11-13|Ask Wizards?|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 13, 2008}}</ref> In 2014 it became a monthly feature.<ref>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-tuesday-june-17-2014-06-17|Ask Wizards - Tuesday, June 17|[[Mike McArtor]]|June 17, 2014}}</ref> Later it disappeared alltogether.
'''Ask Wizards''' was a section of the magicthegathering.com site that answers sent-in questions of the public. It changed from daily, to weekly (allowing for staff holidays.) <ref name="In the Beginning..."/><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/ask-wizards-2008-11-13|Ask Wizards?|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 13, 2008}}</ref> In 2014 it became a monthly feature.<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-tuesday-june-17-2014-06-17|Ask Wizards - Tuesday, June 17|[[Mike McArtor]]|June 17, 2014}}</ref>  


===Card of the Day===
===Card of the Day===
Every weekday day, '''Card of the Day''' was updated with a ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic]]'' card with an interesting factoid or two; this feature provided readers with "inside" scoops and Easter Eggs.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/hidden-treasures-2006-12-11|Hidden Treasures|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 11, 2006}}</ref> The chosen card often related to the theme of the week, if there was one, or the other cards chosen during that week.
Every weekday day, '''Card of the Day''' was updated with a ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic]]'' card with an interesting factoid or two; this feature provided readers with "inside" scoops and Easter Eggs.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/hidden-treasures-2006-12-11|Hidden Treasures|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 11, 2006}}</ref> The chosen card often related to the theme of the week, if there was one, or the other cards that are chosen during that week.
 
===FlavOracle===
===FlavOracle===
The FlavOracle was a pendant of the [[Oracle]], a document that housed the official [[flavor text]] for every ''Magic'' card ([[basic set]]s, [[expansion|expansion sets]], and [[promotional card]]s).<ref>{{NewRef|feature/flavoracle-2002-03-21|The FlavOracle|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 21, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/flavoracle-legal-text-2002-03-22|FlavOracle Legal Text|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 22, 2002}}</ref> In addition, MagicTheGathering.com ran an ongoing feature that allowed readers to submit flavor text for older cards. After a screening process, a popular vote would determine the eventual winner for each card, and the winning text would be added into the FlavOracle.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/playing-checkers-superman-2002-07-11|Playing Checkers with Superman|The Ferrett|July 11, 2002}}</ref> The FlavOracle was introduced in March, 2002.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/flavoracle-2002-03-22|The FlavOracle|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 22, 2002}}</ref> and used to provide flavor text for six cards in ''[[Eighth Edition]]''.<ref>{{NewRef|selecting-eighth-edition-2002-07-12|Selecting ''Eighth Edition''|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|July 12, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|selecting-eighth-edition-wrapup-2002-11-25|Selecting ''Eighth Edition'' Wrapup|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|November 25, 2002}}</ref> It was already retired by December 2004, because of lack of interest.<ref>{{NewRef|perspectives-writing-grunt-2004-12-27|Perspectives of a Writing Grunt|[[Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar]]|December 27, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|url=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/34844640096/what-ever-happened-to-the-flavoracle|title=What ever happened to the Flavoracle?|date=November 02, 2012}}</ref>
The FlavOracle was a pendant of the [[Oracle]], a document that housed the official [[flavor text]] for every ''Magic'' card ([[basic set]]s, [[expansion|expansion sets]], and [[promotional card]]s).<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/flavoracle-2002-03-21|The FlavOracle|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 21, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/flavoracle-legal-text-2002-03-22|FlavOracle Legal Text|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 22, 2002}}</ref> In addition, MagicTheGathering.com ran an ongoing feature that allowed readers to submit flavor text for older cards. After a screening process, a popular vote would determine the eventual winner for each card, and the winning text would be added into the FlavOracle.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/playing-checkers-superman-2002-07-11|Playing Checkers with Superman|The Ferrett|July 11, 2002}}</ref> The FlavOracle was introduced in March, 2002.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/flavoracle-2002-03-22|The FlavOracle|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 22, 2002}}</ref> and used to provide flavor text for six cards in ''[[Eighth Edition]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|selecting-eighth-edition-2002-07-12|Selecting ''Eighth Edition''|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|July 12, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|selecting-eighth-edition-wrapup-2002-11-25|Selecting ''Eighth Edition'' Wrapup|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|November 25, 2002}}</ref> It was already retired by December 2004, because of lack of interest.<ref>{{DailyRef|perspectives-writing-grunt-2004-12-27|Perspectives of a Writing Grunt|[[Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar]]|December 27, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/34844640096/what-ever-happened-to-the-flavoracle|title=What ever happened to the Flavoracle?|November 02, 2012}}</ref>


===Orb of Insight===
===Orb of Insight===
The '''Orb of Insight''' was a recurrent feature that was available prior to a set's release. It was a JavaScript-based object that, when available, one could type in a term, word or number, and the Orb would return with the number of mentions of such term in the forthcoming expansion. Although it did not take [[flavor text]] into consideration, it did consider [[card name]]s and [[rules text]].
The '''Orb of Insight''' was a recurrent feature that was available prior to a set's release. It was a JavaScript-based object that, when available, one could type in a term, word, or number, and the Orb would return with the number of mentions of such term in the forthcoming expansion. Although it did not take [[flavor text]] into consideration, it did consider [[card name]]s and [[rules text]].


Mark Rosewater wrote of the Orb of Insight:
Mark Rosewater wrote of the Orb of Insight:
{{cquote|You enter any word, and the Orb will tell you how many times that word appears in [a given set]. It counts all text on the cards with the exception of flavor text. What can you figure out with this little tool? To be honest, I’m not sure. But I plan to have fun watching all of you learn what you can.<ref name="In the Beginning..."/>}}
{{cquote|You enter any word, and the Orb will tell you how many times that word appears in [a given set]. It counts all text on the cards with the exception of flavor text. What can you figure out with this little tool? To be honest, I’m not sure. But I plan to have fun watching all of you learn what you can.<ref name="In the Beginning..."/>}}
As it turned out, players could find out an extremely large amount of information. Through data-mining key word frequencies to figure out set structure with preview set data, like nonbasic lands, multicolored cards, proper terms (Legendaries and named references) and mechanical relevance. Methods used in preview season were successful enough to retire the Orb.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/651165434438205440/could-we-get-a-non-exploitable-version-of-orb-of|May 14, 2021}}</ref>


===Mistform Ultimus Watch===
===Mistform Ultimus Watch===
The '''Mistform Ultimus Watch''' was a recurring sub-feature that kept track of what [[creature type]]s <c>Mistform Ultimus</c> had become, and in effect, what new creature types recently had been added to ''Magic''.<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/mistform-ultimus-watch-mirrodin-block-2004-06-28|Mistform Ultimus Watch: Mirrodin Block|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 28, 2004}}</ref>
The '''Mistform Ultimus Watch''' was a recurring sub-feature that kept track of what [[creature type]]s <c>Mistform Ultimus</c> had become, and in effect, what new creature types recently had been added to ''Magic''.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/mistform-ultimus-watch-mirrodin-block-2004-06-28|Mistform Ultimus Watch: Mirrodin Block|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 28, 2004}}</ref>
 
===Theme weeks===
In the early days, the site would have theme weeks to fill the gaps between the releases of new products.<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-june-2008-2008-06-02|Ask Wizards, June 2008|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-march-2007-2007-03-01|Ask Wizards - March 2007|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March, 2007}}</ref> Subtypes, mechanics, and lore topics were all on the table, with various levels of contribution through the week's authors.


===Columns===
===Columns===
Regular columns used to be:<ref>{{NewRef|feature/design-test-2010-10-15|The Design Test|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 15, 2010}}</ref>
Regular columns used to be:<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/design-test-2010-10-15|The Design Test|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 15, 2010}}</ref>
*''Limited Information'' by Steve Sadin
*''Limited Information'' by Steve Sadin and guests
*''Serious Fun'' by [[Adam Styborski]]
*''Serious Fun'' by [[Adam Styborski]]
*''Building on a Budget'' by [[Jacob Van Lunen]]
**''Ways to Play''.
*''From the Lab'' by Noel deCordova
**''Magic Lifestyle''.
*''The Week That Was'' by [[Brian David-Marshall]]
*''Building on a Budget'' by [[Jacob Van Lunen]], a deckbuilding column, usually using Magic Online, aimed for the aspiring competitor.
*''[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/columnarchive&column=UncommonKnowledge Uncommon Knowledge]'' was a history column that ran from January 2, 2002 to August 15, 2003, with a single column on November 29, 2006, during the [[Time Spiral]] nostalgia period. It was authored by [[Ben Bleiweiss]] with one guest article by [[Aaron Forsythe]] on November 6, 2002.
*''From the Lab'' by Noel deCordova, a deckbuilding column on unusual build-arounds.
*''[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/columnarchive&column=SaturdaySchool Saturday School]'' was a question and answer column that ran from October 2002 to July 2006. It was first authored by Norwegian [[Rune Horvik]],<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=GPBRI01%5C748inthorvik 2001 ''Grand Prix Brisbane Coverage {{-}} Interview: Head Judge Rune Horvik''], by Yaro Starak, MTG.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=sideboard/gpant02/horvik ''Rune Horvik''], by David Vogin, MTG.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.mtgnews.com/F/Topic/1078456290283_Reading_the_Rune__Tapping_the_Mind_o.html ''Reading the Rune: Tapping the Mind of Rune Horvik''], by Jeff Vondruska, [[MTGNews|MTGNews.com]], 31 July 2003.</ref> then [[John Carter]].
*''The Week That Was'' by [[Brian David-Marshall]], in the GP/PT era, which wrote various news-clipping styled tidbits collected off the Pro Tour.
*''[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/academy/home Magic Academy]'' was a rules introduction column that ran from July 2006 to August 2007. It was initially authored by [[Ted Knutson]], then [[Jeff Cunningham]]. Guest lecturers included [[Scott Johns]], [[Ben Rubin]], and [[Shuhei Nakamura]].
*''[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/columnarchive&column=UncommonKnowledge Uncommon Knowledge]'' was a history column that ran from January 2, 2002, to August 15, 2003, with a single column on November 29, 2006, during the [[Time Spiral]] nostalgia period. It was authored by [[Ben Bleiweiss]] with one guest article by [[Aaron Forsythe]] on November 6, 2002.
*''Daily Magic Update'' by [[Blake Rasmussen]].
**''Magic Arcana'', a daily trivia column with curiosities in art, flavor, mechanics or players.
**''[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/columnarchive&column=SaturdaySchool Saturday School]'' was a question and answer column that ran from October 2002 to July 2006. It was first authored by Norwegian [[Rune Horvik]],<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=GPBRI01%5C748inthorvik 2001 ''Grand Prix Brisbane Coverage {{-}} Interview: Head Judge Rune Horvik''], by Yaro Starak, MTG.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=sideboard/gpant02/horvik ''Rune Horvik''], by David Vogin, MTG.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.mtgnews.com/F/Topic/1078456290283_Reading_the_Rune__Tapping_the_Mind_o.html ''Reading the Rune: Tapping the Mind of Rune Horvik''], by Jeff Vondruska, [[MTGNews|MTGNews.com]], 31 July 2003.</ref> then [[John Carter]].
*''Taste the Magic'' by [[Matt Cavotta]], dedicated to flavor
*''Taste the Magic'' by [[Matt Cavotta]], dedicated to flavor
*''[[Savor the Flavor]]'' by [[Doug Beyer]], its successor
**''[[Savor the Flavor]]'' by [[Doug Beyer]], its successor
*''[[Uncharted Realms]]'' by various authors
**''[[Uncharted Realms]]'' by various authors
* ''Level One'' by [[Reid Duke]], a full course (August 2014 - October 2015) for anyone looking to improve their play or learn more about ''Magic''.<ref>{{NewRef|level-one/level-one-full-course-2015-10-05|Level One: The Full Course|[[Reid Duke]]|October 5, 2015}}</ref>
*''[[Latest Developments]]'' on Fridays, by [[Aaron Forsythe]], [[Tom LaPille]] and later by [[Sam Stoddard]].
*''[[Latest Developments]]'' on Fridays, by [[Aaron Forsythe]], [[Tom LaPille]] and later by [[Sam Stoddard]].
**Replaced by ''[[Play Design#Column|Play Design]]'' on Fridays, by [[Melissa DeTora]] and others.
*''Top Decks'' by [[Mike Flores]] and later Luis Scott-Vargas, looking at the highest performing decks in recent GP and PTs.
**''Perilous Research'' by  [[Jacob Van Lunen]], looking at Magic Online decklists for metagame evolution.
*''How to Play...''
**''[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/academy/home Magic Academy]'' was a rules introduction column that ran from July 2006 to August 2007. It was initially authored by [[Ted Knutson]], then [[Jeff Cunningham]]. Guest lecturers included [[Scott Johns]], [[Ben Rubin]], and [[Shuhei Nakamura]].
**''Level One'' by [[Reid Duke]], a full course (August 2014 - October 2015) for anyone looking to improve their play or learn more about ''Magic''.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/level-one-full-course-2015-10-05|Level One: The Full Course|[[Reid Duke]]|October 5, 2015}}</ref>
**''Beyond the Basics'' by [[Gavin Verhey]].
*''Magic Podcast''.
*''Walking the Planes''. Video series hosted by [[Nathan Holt]] and Shawn Kornhauser, Walking the Planes documents various large tournaments (such as [[Grand Prix]] or [[Pro Tour]]) and the overall Magic scene in a light-hearted fashion. It often includes interviews with pro players. The series also features small sketches about the misadventures of an unnamed necromancer planeswalker (played by Holt).
**''Enter the Battlefield''. A more conventional documentary series covering Magic scenes of countries, lives of individual pro players, artists and content creators. The series is also created by Holt and Kornhauser.
* ''Friday Nights''. Video series produced by the Canadian sketch comedy group [[LoadingReadyRun]], the series documents the group's own experience in playing Magic and its contact with the culture surrounding the game (e.g. a road trip to Grand Prix Calgary 2013), exaggerated for humorous effect.


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Magicthegathering.com (also referred to as DailyMTG.com and by fans as the Mothership) is the official website for the game of Magic: The Gathering and a subpage of www.wizards.com, the official homepage of Wizards of the Coast. It features columns by R&D members and prominent Magic players.[1][2]

History

Start

Magicthegathering.com followed up on Duelist Online. It went online in early 2000, but the first page was not Magic specific (May 30, 2000 edition). The first Magic specific page went online in early 2001 around the time of Seventh Edition (April 30, 2001). The site moved to a column format (ala newspaper looking) in early 2002. When web editor Aaron Forsythe left in 2003 to become part of R&D, it was considered to merge the site with Magic Online and the Sideboard website.[3] This was effectuated in early 2004, when Scott Johns took over.[4][5][6][7]

Facelifts

Further facelifts and updates followed in August 2005,[8][9] July 2006 [10] and September 2006.[11] A complete overhaul of the site was achieved in August 2008.[12][13] After Scott Johns, Kelly Digges managed the site. Since 2012, Trick Jarrett and Mike McArtor were the content managers.[14][15][16]

Rasmussen era

In 2014, Blake Rasmussen became copy editor-in-chief and the site was completely revamped, again. Changes included a responsive design for an improved browsing experience on any web-connected device, a rich and interconnected story section, a new calendar, improved search functionality, and a more robust experience for visitors reading in non-English languages.[17] The revamped site wasn't functioning very well in the first weeks and met with a lot of criticism. This led to another complete redesign, only six months later.[18] In January 2016 Rasmussen let go of the strict weekly format of the site. The roster of authors and the range of content were expanded, and the site now could be updated several times a day at irregular intervals. Rasmussen introduced the Daily Magic Update, retired Magic Arcana and rechristened Uncharted Realms to the less idiosyncratic "Official Magic Fiction" (later Magic Story).[19] "Daily Magic Update" was expanded upon in the November 2017 update, "making use of the newest web design technology".[20][21] However, the site experienced a subsequent decline in original content and updates - eventually, the site mostly served as a hub advertising popular content from other creators rather than a site that published works itself.

MPL era

When the Magic Pro League was established, a new site under Magic.gg was started. Initially, the site only held the event pages for the major tournaments, but once the Rivals League was up and running much of the articles regarding competitive play, the event archives, and most of the Arena update news was migrated here as well. League play weekend information and Arena decklists also started to be published here.

While the Leagues themselves were retired mid-2022, the site remained as the main source for tournament information.

2023 Revamp

On November 10th, DailyMTG was overhauled to use the magic.gg backend system for ease of editing. In the process, many older DailyMTG articles were retired due to technology and compatibility issues.[22]

Notable content

Weekly

Nowadays, Mark Rosewater's Making Magic on Mondays[23] is the only regular article series. The Magic Online Weekly Announcements Blog and MTG Arena Announcements are weekly bulletins on upcoming digital events. That said, two weekly video series are present, but are published on other sites and promoted on Daily MTG: Good Morning Magic by Gavin Verhey on YouTube, and Weekly MTG on Twitch.tv with Blake Rasmussen and guests.

In the week of 8th of August, 2022, two new weekly article series were introduced: the return of The Week That Was under Corbin Hosler, and Metagame Mentor, under Frank Karsten. Both were published on the magic.gg subsite.[24][25]

Standard Set Release Cycle

  • Card Previews, by various authors, for three weeks before set release.
  • Magic Story on Wednesdays, by the Magic Creative Team. Previously released at the start of preview season, the full story is now published before preview season to avoid the spoilers on story spotlight cards.
  • Prerelease Primer, by Gavin Verhey.
  • Oracle and Comprehensive Rules update, by the current Rules Manager.

Annual

  • State of Design, Mark Rosewater, as Head Designer, examines the current state of Magic design by looking back at the previous year to appraise what went right and wrong with Magic design (August).
  • Announcement Day. Originally planned as a biannual mass product announcement — one in the spring and one in the fall.[26] As of November 2018, WotC was rethinking how and when they announced products,[27] and announcements were more spread out. For 2020, the annual Announcement Day was reinstated with the most important upcoming sets revealed on September 4, 2019.[28]. Announcement Day 2020 was September 1, while Announcement Day 2021 ("Magic Showcase 2021") was on August 24.
    • In 2022, Global Marketing Manager Light Humphreys added monthly announcement days.[29] The annual Announcement Day (August 18, 2022) was now called "Wizards Presents".[30]
    • In 2023, monthly announcements were abandoned again. The annual Announcement Day took place on Magic: The Gathering's 30th birthday (August 5th), and took the form of a panel at GenCon.[31]

Irregular

  • Magic Digital
  • Magic Online Bug Blog.

Retired content

Magic Arcana

Magic Arcana was a section of the magicthegathering.com site that provided readers with sneak peeks of future products and revelations of little-known factoids about the game's past.[32] It used to be updated daily, but after 2014 it wasn't updated on Fridays anymore. In 2016 it was incorporated in the Daily Magic Update.

Magic Arcana made its debut on January 2, 2002. Mark Rosewater wrote:

“  Each day we will tell you or show you something you’ve never heard or seen before. News of an upcoming set, original sketches, alternative packaging, playtest cards, uncropped artwork, style guide images, etc. "Magic Arcana" will go where no Magic site has gone before.[33]  ”

Every Friday until 2014, Magic Arcana had a "Wallpaper of the Week", which is a card artwork that is downloadable at 1280 x 960 pixels, 1280 x 1024 pixels, 1024 x 768 pixels, and 800 x 600 pixels. Magic Arcana kept an archive of Wallpapers of the Week.

The Lexicon was another regular part of Magic Arcana. The Lexicons were articles that defined words used in card titles. For instance, the last entry lists a caldera noun as "A large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by the collapse of a volcanic cone."

The 1000th Magic Arcana was uploaded on January 25, 2006.[32]

Ask Wizards

Ask Wizards was a section of the magicthegathering.com site that answers sent-in questions of the public. It changed from daily, to weekly (allowing for staff holidays.) [33][34] In 2014 it became a monthly feature.[35]

Card of the Day

Every weekday day, Card of the Day was updated with a Magic card with an interesting factoid or two; this feature provided readers with "inside" scoops and Easter Eggs.[36] The chosen card often related to the theme of the week, if there was one, or the other cards that are chosen during that week.

FlavOracle

The FlavOracle was a pendant of the Oracle, a document that housed the official flavor text for every Magic card (basic sets, expansion sets, and promotional cards).[37][38] In addition, MagicTheGathering.com ran an ongoing feature that allowed readers to submit flavor text for older cards. After a screening process, a popular vote would determine the eventual winner for each card, and the winning text would be added into the FlavOracle.[39] The FlavOracle was introduced in March, 2002.[40] and used to provide flavor text for six cards in Eighth Edition.[41][42] It was already retired by December 2004, because of lack of interest.[43][44]

Orb of Insight

The Orb of Insight was a recurrent feature that was available prior to a set's release. It was a JavaScript-based object that, when available, one could type in a term, word, or number, and the Orb would return with the number of mentions of such term in the forthcoming expansion. Although it did not take flavor text into consideration, it did consider card names and rules text.

Mark Rosewater wrote of the Orb of Insight:

“  You enter any word, and the Orb will tell you how many times that word appears in [a given set]. It counts all text on the cards with the exception of flavor text. What can you figure out with this little tool? To be honest, I’m not sure. But I plan to have fun watching all of you learn what you can.[33]  ”

As it turned out, players could find out an extremely large amount of information. Through data-mining key word frequencies to figure out set structure with preview set data, like nonbasic lands, multicolored cards, proper terms (Legendaries and named references) and mechanical relevance. Methods used in preview season were successful enough to retire the Orb.[45]

Mistform Ultimus Watch

The Mistform Ultimus Watch was a recurring sub-feature that kept track of what creature types Mistform Ultimus had become, and in effect, what new creature types recently had been added to Magic.[46]

Theme weeks

In the early days, the site would have theme weeks to fill the gaps between the releases of new products.[47][48] Subtypes, mechanics, and lore topics were all on the table, with various levels of contribution through the week's authors.

Columns

Regular columns used to be:[49]

  • Limited Information by Steve Sadin and guests
  • Serious Fun by Adam Styborski
    • Ways to Play.
    • Magic Lifestyle.
  • Building on a Budget by Jacob Van Lunen, a deckbuilding column, usually using Magic Online, aimed for the aspiring competitor.
  • From the Lab by Noel deCordova, a deckbuilding column on unusual build-arounds.
  • The Week That Was by Brian David-Marshall, in the GP/PT era, which wrote various news-clipping styled tidbits collected off the Pro Tour.
  • Uncommon Knowledge was a history column that ran from January 2, 2002, to August 15, 2003, with a single column on November 29, 2006, during the Time Spiral nostalgia period. It was authored by Ben Bleiweiss with one guest article by Aaron Forsythe on November 6, 2002.
  • Daily Magic Update by Blake Rasmussen.
    • Magic Arcana, a daily trivia column with curiosities in art, flavor, mechanics or players.
    • Saturday School was a question and answer column that ran from October 2002 to July 2006. It was first authored by Norwegian Rune Horvik,[50][51][52] then John Carter.
  • Taste the Magic by Matt Cavotta, dedicated to flavor
  • Latest Developments on Fridays, by Aaron Forsythe, Tom LaPille and later by Sam Stoddard.
  • Top Decks by Mike Flores and later Luis Scott-Vargas, looking at the highest performing decks in recent GP and PTs.
    • Perilous Research by Jacob Van Lunen, looking at Magic Online decklists for metagame evolution.
  • How to Play...
  • Magic Podcast.
  • Walking the Planes. Video series hosted by Nathan Holt and Shawn Kornhauser, Walking the Planes documents various large tournaments (such as Grand Prix or Pro Tour) and the overall Magic scene in a light-hearted fashion. It often includes interviews with pro players. The series also features small sketches about the misadventures of an unnamed necromancer planeswalker (played by Holt).
    • Enter the Battlefield. A more conventional documentary series covering Magic scenes of countries, lives of individual pro players, artists and content creators. The series is also created by Holt and Kornhauser.
  • Friday Nights. Video series produced by the Canadian sketch comedy group LoadingReadyRun, the series documents the group's own experience in playing Magic and its contact with the culture surrounding the game (e.g. a road trip to Grand Prix Calgary 2013), exaggerated for humorous effect.

Gallery

  • MTG.com banner for the week from October 1, 2007, to October 8, 2007.

    MTG.com banner for the week from October 1, 2007, to October 8, 2007.

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 02, 2012). "Turning Ten". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Trick Jarrett (February 27, 2012). "I'm Just an Article". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Daniel Stahl (October 08, 2003). "The Future of MagicTheGathering.com". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Scott Johns (January 19, 2004). "A New Chapter". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Doug Beyer (February 16, 2004). "The New Magic The Gathering.com". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Doug Beyer (February 16, 2004). "Site Redesign Follow-Up". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Scott Johns (March 21, 2005). "Past, Present, Future". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Doug Beyer (August 08, 2005). "Ten Reasons for a Facelift". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August, 2007). "Ask Wizards - August, 2008". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Scott Johns (July 08, 2006). "Taking You To The Beginning, At Last". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Scott Johns (September 13, 2006). "Change On The Horizon". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. ↑ Scott Johns (August 18, 2008). "The New Magicthegathering.com". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. ↑ Scott Johns (August 25, 2008). "Gone Today, New Site Shortly". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. ↑ Trick Jarrett (March 26, 2012). "Editor's Notes—Changing the Lineup". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  15. ↑ Trick Jarrett (June 25, 2012). "Perilous Realms and More". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  16. ↑ Trick Jarrett (December 14, 2012). "Four New Faces". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  17. ↑ Trick Jarrett (June 17, 2014). "Welcome to the New Magic Site!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  18. ↑ Trick Jarrett (December 11, 2014). "A New Look; A New Feel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  19. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (January 11, 2016). "A New Year, a New DailyMTG". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  20. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (November 9, 2017). "The New DailyMTG". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  21. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (November 29, 2017). "Welcome to the New DailyMTG". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  22. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (November 8, 2022). "A New Daly(MTG)". Magicthegathering.com.
  23. ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 4, 2006). "Making "Making Magic"". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  24. ↑ Corbin Hosler (August 12, 2022). "The Week That Was: With a Cherryxman on Top". Magic.gg.
  25. ↑ Frank Karsten (August 12, 2022). "Metagame Mentor: Pioneer Metagame Roundup - August 2022". Magic.gg.
  26. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (May 16, 2016). "Announcement Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  27. ↑ Rich Stein (November 7, 2018), "Some Ultimate Masters Questions with Blake Rasmussen", Hipstersofthecoast.com
  28. ↑ Magic Announcement Stream (Video). Magic: the Gathering. YouTube (September 4, 2019).
  29. ↑ Light Humphreys (February 25, 2022). "For those who missed it, today was the first of our “Monthly MTG Announcements.”". Twitter.
  30. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (May 12, 2022). "Your Sneak Peek at Double Masters 2022, Dominaria United, and Beyond". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  31. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 5, 2023). "Look into the Future with our Magic at 30 Gen Con Panel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  32. ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (January 25, 2006). "Magic Arcana #1000". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  33. ↑ a b c Mark Rosewater (January 2, 2002). "In the Beginning...". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  34. ↑ Magic Arcana (November 13, 2008). "Ask Wizards?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  35. ↑ Mike McArtor (June 17, 2014). "Ask Wizards - Tuesday, June 17". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  36. ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 11, 2006). "Hidden Treasures". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  37. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 21, 2002). "The FlavOracle". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  38. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 22, 2002). "FlavOracle Legal Text". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  39. ↑ The Ferrett (July 11, 2002). "Playing Checkers with Superman". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  40. ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 22, 2002). "The FlavOracle". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  41. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (July 12, 2002). "Selecting Eighth Edition". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  42. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (November 25, 2002). "Selecting Eighth Edition Wrapup". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  43. ↑ Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (December 27, 2004). "Perspectives of a Writing Grunt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  44. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 02, 2012). "What ever happened to the Flavoracle?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  45. ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 14, 2021). "Could we get a non exploitable version of orb of...". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  46. ↑ Magic Arcana (June 28, 2004). "Mistform Ultimus Watch: Mirrodin Block". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  47. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 2, 2008). "Ask Wizards, June 2008". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  48. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March, 2007). "Ask Wizards - March 2007". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  49. ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 15, 2010). "The Design Test". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  50. ↑ 2001 Grand Prix Brisbane Coverage — Interview: Head Judge Rune Horvik, by Yaro Starak, MTG.com.
  51. ↑ Rune Horvik, by David Vogin, MTG.com.
  52. ↑ Reading the Rune: Tapping the Mind of Rune Horvik, by Jeff Vondruska, MTGNews.com, 31 July 2003.
  53. ↑ Reid Duke (October 5, 2015). "Level One: The Full Course". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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