List of Making Magic articles: 2011–2020

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List of Making Magic articles

This list includes all Making Magic articles published from 2011 to 2020. Star ratings are self-assigned by Mark Rosewater in his "And Counting" series.

2011

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2011-01-03 "That's Going To Leave Scars, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Scars of Mirrodin ★★★
2011-01-10 "Let's See What Develops" Development ★★★★★
2011-01-17 "Under Besiege, Part 1" Set overview Mirrodin Besieged ★★★
2011-01-24 "Under Besiege, Part 2" Set overview Mirrodin Besieged ★★★
2011-01-31 "War Stories" Card-by-card stories Mirrodin Besieged ★★★
2011-02-07 "Fight Club, Part 1" Combat mechanics ★★★
2011-02-14 "Fight Club, Part 2" Combat mechanics ★★
2011-02-21 "Pick a Side, Any Side" Scars of Mirrodin block ★★★
2011-02-28 "Nuts & Bolts: Filling In the Design Skeleton" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2011-03-07 "What Do You Do for a Living Weapon?" Mailbag Mirrodin Besieged ★★★★
2011-03-14 "A Roseanne By Any Other Name, Part 1" Mark's career ★★★★★
2011-03-21 "Looking in the Mirrodin" The plane of Mirrodin ★★★
2011-03-28 "A Roseanne By Any Other Name, Part 2" Mark's career ★★★★
2011-04-04 "The Untold Story (Well, Until Today)" Scars of Mirrodin block ★★★★
2011-04-11 "A Roseanne By Any Other Name, Part 3" Mark's career ★★★★★
2011-04-18 "Common Knowledge" Commons ★★★★
2011-04-25 "Phyrexian Powers: International Mana Mystery" Set overview New Phyrexia ★★★
2011-05-02 "Touch of Evil" Set overview New Phyrexia ★★★
2011-05-09 "This Issue Is Legend – Wait for It – Dary" The legend rule ★★★★
2011-05-16 "Cards Up My Sleeve" Card-by-card stories New Phyrexia ★★★
2011-05-23 "Mana Action" The mana system ★★★★★
2011-06-06 "On Wedge" Set overview Commander 2011 ★★★
2011-06-13 "The Bleed Story" Color pie – bleeds ★★★★★
2011-06-20 "Word of Commander" Commander ★★★★
2011-06-27 "Putting on a Core Set" Set overview Magic 2012 ★★★
2011-07-04 "Please Sir, I Want Some Core" Set overview Magic 2012 ★★★
2011-07-11 "Out of the Closet, Part 1" Mark's T-shirts ★★★
2011-07-18 "The Mighty Core" Core sets ★★★
2011-07-25 "Out of the Closet, Part 2" Mark's T-shirts ★★★★
2011-08-01 "Resource of Income" Mechanic resources ★★★★
2011-08-08 "Five Hundred and Counting" And Counting ★★★
2011-08-15 "Why? Because We Like You" Question Mark Mailbags ★★★★
2011-08-22 "State of Design 2011" State of Design Scars of Mirrodin block ★★★★★
2011-08-29 "Every Two Sides Has a Story" Set overview Innistrad ★★★★★
2011-09-05 "C'mon Innistrad, Part 1" Set overview Innistrad ★★★★
2011-09-12 "C'mon Innistrad, Part 2" Set overview Innistrad ★★★★
2011-09-19 "Scary Stories, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Innistrad ★★★★
2011-09-26 "Scary Stories, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Innistrad ★★★★
2011-10-03 "Were the Wild Things Are" Werewolves Innistrad ★★★★★
2011-10-10 "Unanswered Questions: Innistrad" Unanswered Questions Innistrad ★★★★
2011-10-17 "The Walking Undead" ★★★★★
2011-10-24 "Ten Things Every Game Needs, Part 1" Game design ★★★★★
2011-10-31 "A Modern Sensibility" History of design ★★★★★
2011-11-07 "Ten Things Every Game Needs, Part 2" Game design ★★★★★
2011-11-14 "Grave Consequences, Part 1" Card-by-card stories ★★★★
2011-11-21 "Grave Consequences, Part 2" Card-by-card stories ★★★★
2011-11-28 "Eighteen Years" History of design ★★★★
2011-12-05 "New World Order" New World Order ★★★★★
2011-12-12 "Flashback to the Future" Flashback ★★★★

2012

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2012-01-02 "Turning Ten" Magicthegathering.com ★★★★
2012-01-09 "Dancing in the Dark Ascension, Part 1" Set overview Dark Ascension ★★★
2012-01-16 "Dancing in the Dark Ascension, Part 2" Set overview Dark Ascension ★★★
2012-01-23 "Dark Shadows, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Dark Ascension ★★★★
2012-01-30 "Dark Shadows, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Dark Ascension ★★★★
2012-02-06 "Dark Shadows, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Dark Ascension ★★★★
2012-02-13 "Old vs. New" ★★★
2012-02-20 "Support Group" Mechanics ★★★★
2012-02-27 "Nuts & Bolts: High Rarities" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2012-03-05 "Topical Blend #4: Avoiding Peanuts, Part 1" Topical Blend ★★★★★
2012-03-12 "Topical Blend #4: Avoiding Peanuts, Part 2" Topical Blend ★★★★★
2012-03-19 "Lord of the Things" Typal ★★★
2012-03-26 "Point/Counterpoint: Targeted Draw" Point/Counterpoint ★★★★
2012-04-02 "You Had Me At Helvault" Foreshadowing ★★★
2012-04-09 "Avacyn City, Part 1" Set overview Avacyn Restored ★★★
2012-04-16 "Avacyn City, Part 2" Set overview Avacyn Restored ★★★
2012-04-23 "Avacyn-gle Ladies, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Avacyn Restored ★★★
2012-04-30 "Avacyn-gle Ladies, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Avacyn Restored ★★★
2012-05-07 "Avacyn-gle Ladies, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Avacyn Restored ★★★
2012-05-14 "The Name's Bond, Soulbond" Set overview Avacyn Restored ★★★
2012-05-21 "Changing Planes" Planes ★★★
2012-06-04 "How to Get Your Dream Job" Mark's career ★★★★★
2012-06-11 "Duel's Paradise" Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 ★★★
2012-06-18 "To Teach Their Own" New players ★★★★★
2012-06-25 "Core, the Merrier" Set overview Magic 2013 ★★★
2012-07-02 "Old Timers" Card-by-card stories Magic 2013 ★★★
2012-07-09 "Core Design, Part 1" Mailbag Magic 2013 ★★★★
2012-07-16 "Core Design, Part 2" Mailbag Magic 2013 ★★★★
2012-07-23 "First Impressions" ★★★★
2012-07-30 "Celebrity" Mark's career ★★★★★
2012-08-06 "Setting the Standard" Standard ★★★★
2012-08-13 "Numbers on a White Board" Organized play ★★★★
2012-08-20 "Piggybacking" ★★★★★
2012-08-27 "State of Design 2012" State of Design Innistrad block ★★★★★
2012-09-03 "Return on Investment, Part 1" Set overview Return to Ravnica ★★★
2012-09-10 "Return on Investment, Part 2" Set overview Return to Ravnica ★★★
2012-09-17 "Return on Investment, Part 3" Set overview Return to Ravnica ★★★
2012-09-24 "Card Day's Night" Card-by-card stories Return to Ravnica ★★★
2012-10-01 "Designing for Selesnya" Color piegreen-white ★★★★
2012-10-08 "City Mail" Mailbag Return to Ravnica ★★★★
2012-10-15 "Nostalgia vs. Innovation" ★★★★
2012-10-22 "When Cards Go Bad Revisited" Bad cards ★★★★★
2012-10-29 "Designing for Azorius" Color pie – white-blue ★★★★★
2012-11-05 "Kids Play, Part 1" Mark's family ★★★★★
2012-11-12 "Designing for Izzet" Color pie – blue-red ★★★★
2012-11-19 "Kids Play, Part 2" Mark's family ★★★★★
2012-11-26 "Designing for Golgari" Color pie – black-green ★★★★
2012-12-03 "The Six-Year Plan" Ravnica block, Time Spiral block, Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block, Alara block, Zendikar block, Scars of Mirrodin block ★★★★
2012-12-10 "Designing for Rakdos" Color pie – black-red ★★★★
2012-12-31 "Gatecrashinging the Party, Part 1" Set overview Gatecrash ★★★★

2013

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2013-01-07 "Gatecrashinging the Party, Part 2" Set overview Gatecrash ★★★
2013-01-14 "Gatecrashinging the Party, Part 3" Set overview Gatecrash ★★★
2013-01-21 "Storming the Gatecrash, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Gatecrash ★★★★
2013-01-28 "Storming the Gatecrash, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Gatecrash ★★★★
2013-02-04 "Designing for Boros" Color piered-white ★★★★
2013-02-11 "Nuts & Bolts: Initial Playtesting" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2013-02-18 "Designing for Simic" Color pie – green-blue ★★★★
2013-02-25 "Living in Synergy" ★★★★★
2013-03-04 "Designing for Gruul" Color pie – red-green ★★★★
2013-03-11 "The Rosewater Rumble" ★★★★
2013-03-18 "Designing for Dimir" Color pieblue-black ★★★★
2013-03-25 "Designing for Orzhov" Color piewhite-black ★★★★
2013-04-01 "New New World Order" April Fools ★★★★
2013-04-08 "A Maze-ing Grace, Part 1" Set overview Dragon's Maze ★★★
2013-04-15 "A Maze-ing Grace, Part 2" Set overview Dragon's Maze ★★★
2013-04-22 "Dragon Along" Card-by-card stories Dragon's Maze ★★★
2013-04-29 "Third Time's the Charm" Set overview Dragon's Maze ★★★
2013-05-05 "New & Improved" ★★★★
2013-05-12 "Absence" Dragon's Maze ★★★★
2013-05-19 "Gates Foundation" Gates ★★★
2013-05-27 "Token of Appreciation" Tokens ★★★
2013-06-03 "Communications Theory" ★★★★★
2013-06-10 "A Few More Words from R&D" Words with R&D ★★★
2013-06-17 "Modern Tales, Part 1" Mirrodin block, Kamigawa block, Ravnica block, Time Spiral block, Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block ★★★
2013-06-24 "Modern Tales, Part 2" Alara block, Zendikar block, Scars of Mirrodin block, Innistrad block, Return to Ravnica block ★★★
2013-07-01 "Sliver Pâté" Mailbag Magic 2014 ★★★
2013-07-08 "Working Your Core" Card-by-card stories Magic 2014 ★★★
2013-07-15 "Six Hundred and Counting" And Counting ★★★
2013-07-22 "Garfield of Play" Richard Garfield ★★★★
2013-07-29 "Where in the Worlds?" Organized play ★★★
2013-08-05 "Twenty Things That Were Going to Kill Magic" Changes to Magic ★★★★
2013-08-12 "Un-Seen" Card-by-card stories Unglued 2 ★★★★
2013-08-19 "Design 104" Design 100s ★★★★★
2013-08-26 "State of Design 2013" State of Design Return to Ravnica block ★★★★★
2013-09-02 "A Theros by Any Other Name, Part 1" Set overview Theros ★★★
2013-09-09 "A Theros by Any Other Name, Part 2" Set overview Theros ★★★
2013-09-16 "A Theros by Any Other Name, Part 3" Set overview Theros ★★★
2013-09-23 "Theroses Are Red (and White, Blue, Black, and Green), Part 1" Card-by-card stories Theros ★★★
2013-09-30 "Typecasting" Theros ★★★★★
2013-10-07 "Theroses Are Red (and White, Blue, Black, and Green), Part 2" Card-by-card stories Theros ★★★
2013-10-14 "Drawing Attention" Card draw ★★★★
2013-10-21 "Hero Complex" Heroic Theros ★★★
2013-10-28 "Your Wish Is My Commander" Set overview Commander 2013 ★★★
2013-11-04 "Unanswered Questions: Theros" Unanswered Questions ★★★
2013-11-11 "Building a Better Monster" ★★★
2013-11-18 "Finding the One, Part 1" Rosewater Files ★★★★★
2013-11-25 "Finding the One, Part 2" Rosewater Files ★★★★★
2013-12-02 "I Second that Devotion" Devotion ★★★★
2013-12-09 "Live Like a Gamer" ★★★★★

2014

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2014-01-06 "Advanced Planning" Exploratory Design ★★★★
2014-01-13 "The Born Identity" Set overview Born of the Gods ★★★
2014-01-20 "Born Legacy" Set overview Born of the Gods ★★★
2014-01-27 "Born to Be Compiled, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Born of the Gods ★★★
2014-02-03 "Born to Be Compiled, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Born of the Gods ★★★
2014-02-10 "Being Inspired, Part 1" ★★★★
2014-02-17 "Being Inspired, Part 2" ★★★★
2014-02-24 "À La Mode" Modal mechanics ★★★
2014-03-03 "Nuts & Bolts: Iteration" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2014-03-10 "Twist of Fate" Card-by-card stories ★★★
2014-03-17 "How to Write an Article" ★★★★★
2014-03-24 "Modern Gods" Card-by-card stories ★★★★
2014-03-31 "Lenticular Design" Complexity ★★★★★
2014-04-07 "The Incredible Journey, Part 1" Set overview Journey into Nyx ★★★
2014-04-14 "The Incredible Journey, Part 2" Set overview Journey into Nyx ★★★
2014-04-21 "Journey to the Center of the Set, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Journey into Nyx ★★★
2014-04-28 "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" Mailbag (Constellation) Journey into Nyx ★★★
2014-05-05 "Journey to the Center of the Set, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Journey into Nyx ★★★
2014-05-12 "In My Day…" Changes to Magic ★★★★
2014-05-19 "Conspiracy Talk" Set overview Conspiracy ★★★
2014-06-02 "Two Truths and a Lie" ★★★
2014-06-09 "Building a Better Mousetrap" ★★★★
2014-06-16 "A Touch of Magic"[a] ★★★★★
2014-06-23 "Days of Core, Part 1" Set overview Magic 2015 ★★★
2014-06-30 "Days of Core, Part 2" Set overview Magic 2015 ★★★
2014-07-07 "Card Duty, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Magic 2015 ★★★
2014-07-14 "Card Duty, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Magic 2015 ★★
2014-07-21 "At All Costs" Cost reduction mechanics ★★★
2014-07-28 "Story Time" Flavor ★★★★
2014-08-04 "Making Enemies" Card-by-card stories (Villains) ★★★★
2014-08-11 "Acts of Destruction" Color pieremoval ★★★
2014-08-18 "State of Design 2014" State of Design Theros block ★★★★★
2014-08-25 "Metamorphosis" ★★★★★
2014-09-01 "Khan Do Attitude, Part 1" Set overview Khans of Tarkir ★★★★
2014-09-08 "Khan Do Attitude, Part 2" Set overview Khans of Tarkir ★★★★
2014-09-15 "Prose and Khans, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Khans of Tarkir ★★★
2014-09-22 "Prose and Khans, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Khans of Tarkir ★★★
2014-09-29 "We Will Survive" Color pie – white-black-green ★★★★
2014-10-06 "Volume Control" ★★★★
2014-10-13 "Team Building" Card-by-card stories (multiplayer) ★★★
2014-10-20 "First Impressions" ★★★
2014-10-27 "Commander in Chief" Set overview Commander 2014 ★★★
2014-11-03 "Smart Thinking" Color pie – blue-red-white ★★★★
2014-11-10 "Un-Seen 2: Electric Bugaloo" Card-by-card stories Unglued 2 ★★★★
2014-11-17 "Finishing First" Color pie – red-white-black ★★★★
2014-11-24 "Top 8 and a Half Tales" ★★★★
2014-12-01 "All the Worlds a Stage" Organized play ★★★
2014-12-08 "Say When" Question Mark Mailbags ★★★
2014-12-29 "Whims of Fate Reforged, Part 1" Set overview Fate Reforged ★★★

2015

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2015-01-05 "Whims of Fate Reforged, Part 2" Set overview Fate Reforged ★★★
2015-01-12 "Fate-ful Stories, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Fate Reforged ★★★
2015-01-19 "Fate-ful Stories, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Fate Reforged ★★★
2015-01-26 "Starting Over" ★★★★★
2015-02-02 "Whatever It Takes" Color pieblack-green-blue ★★★★
2015-02-09 "Manifest Destiny" Mailbag (manifest) Fate Reforged ★★★
2015-02-16 "Kings & Things" Card-by-card stories (leaders) ★★★
2015-02-23 "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger" Color piegreen-blue-red ★★★★
2015-03-02 "Imagine Dragons, Part 1" Set overview Dragons of Tarkir ★★★
2015-03-09 "Imagine Dragons, Part 2" Set overview Dragons of Tarkir ★★★
2015-03-16 "Hooked on Draconics, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Dragons of Tarkir ★★★
2015-03-23 "Hooked on Draconics, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Dragons of Tarkir ★★★
2015-03-30 "Nuts & Bolts: The Three Stages of Design" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2015-04-06 "Bleeding Cool" Color piecolor bleeds ★★★★
2015-04-13 "Maro's Command" Modal mechanics ★★★
2015-04-20 "Parallel Design" Mechanics ★★★
2015-04-27 "Twenty Things You Might Not Have Known about Tempest" Tempest ★★★
2015-05-04 "Mining the Past" Set overview Modern Masters 2015 ★★★
2015-05-11 "Phooey" Phooey ★★★★★
2015-05-18 "Modern Mailbag" Mailbag ★★★
2015-05-25 "Six Continents, Six Stories" ★★★
2015-06-01 "The (Not So) Secret Origin Story of Maro" Mark's career ★★★★★
2015-06-08 "Evergreen Eggs & Ham" Evergreen mechanics ★★★★
2015-06-15 "Board of Education: Khans of Tarkir" Board of Education Khans of Tarkir ★★★★
2015-06-22 "The Species of Origins, Part 1" Set overview Magic Origins ★★★
2015-06-29 "The Species of Origins, Part 2" Set overview Magic Origins ★★★
2015-07-06 "Seven Hundred and Counting" And Counting ★★★
2015-07-13 "The Great White Way Revisited" Color piewhite ★★★★★
2015-07-20 "True Blue Revisited" Color pieblue ★★★★★
2015-07-27 "In the Black Revisited" Color pieblack ★★★★★
2015-08-03 "Seeing Red Revisited" Color piered ★★★★★
2015-08-10 "It's Not Easy Being Green Revisited" Color piegreen ★★★★★
2015-08-17 "Original Spin" Card-by-card stories Magic Origins ★★★
2015-08-24 "State of Design 2015" State of Design Khans of Tarkir block ★★★★★
2015-08-31 "Vorthos and Mel" Aesthetic profiles ★★★★★
2015-09-07 "Preparing for Battle, Part 1" Set overview Battle for Zendikar ★★★
2015-09-14 "Preparing for Battle, Part 2" Set overview Battle for Zendikar ★★★
2015-09-21 "Battle for Zendikards, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Battle for Zendikar ★★★
2015-09-28 "Battle for Zendikards, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Battle for Zendikar ★★★
2015-10-05 "A Moment of Doubt" ★★★★★
2015-10-12 "'Battle Plans" Set overview Battle for Zendikar ★★★
2015-10-19 "Concept vs. Execution" Devoid Battle for Zendikar ★★★★
2015-10-26 "Themata" History of design ★★★★★
2015-11-02 "Commander and Conquer" Set overview Commander 2015 ★★★
2015-11-16 "Know What?" Question Mark Mailbags ★★★
2015-11-23 "The Blank Page" ★★★★
2015-11-30 "Team Player" ★★★
2015-12-07 "Topical Blend: Did You Hear The One About…" Topical Blend ★★★★★
2015-12-28 "A Solemn Oath, Part 1" Set overview Oath of the Gatewatch ★★★

2016

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2016-01-04 "A Solemn Oath, Part 2" Set overview Oath of the Gatewatch ★★★
2016-01-11 "Gatewatch Me Work, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Oath of the Gatewatch ★★★
2016-01-18 "Gatewatch Me Work, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Oath of the Gatewatch ★★★
2016-01-25 "No Two See the Same Maro" ★★★★
2016-02-01 "Odds and Ends: Oath of the Gatewatch, Part 1" Odds & Ends Oath of the Gatewatch ★★★
2016-02-08 "Odds and Ends: Oath of the Gatewatch, Part 2" Odds & Ends Oath of the Gatewatch ★★★
2016-02-15 "Nuts & Bolts: Troubleshooting" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2016-02-22 "Untold Tales" Mark's career ★★★
2016-02-29 "Storm Scale: Khans of Tarkir Block" Storm Scale Khans of Tarkir block ★★★★★
2016-03-07 "Tell Me What You Want" Player feedback ★★★★
2016-03-14 "Chasing Shadows, Part 1" Set overview Shadows over Innistrad ★★★
2016-03-21 "Chasing Shadows, Part 2" Set overview Shadows over Innistrad ★★★
2016-03-28 "Dark Shadows, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Shadows over Innistrad ★★★
2016-04-04 "Dark Shadows, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Shadows over Innistrad ★★★
2016-04-11 "Odds & Ends: Shadows over Innistrad, Part 1" Odds & Ends Shadows over Innistrad ★★★
2016-04-18 "Odds & Ends: Shadows over Innistrad, Part 2" Odds & Ends Shadows over Innistrad ★★★
2016-04-25 "Push and Pull" Change vs. stability ★★★★
2016-05-02 "Storm Scale: Ravnica and Return to Ravnica" Storm Scale Ravnica block, Return to Ravnica block ★★★★★
2016-05-09 "Because Salt Makes Mistakes Taste Great" Design mistakes ★★★★
2016-05-16 "Ramp of Approval" Planeswalker Decks ★★★★
2016-05-23 "Eternal Formats of the Spotless Mind" Set overview Eternal Masters ★★★
2016-05-30 "Twenty Years, Twenty Lessons—Part 1" ★★★★★
2016-06-06 "Twenty Years, Twenty Lessons—Part 2" ★★★★★
2016-06-13 "Twenty Years, Twenty Lessons—Part 3" ★★★★★
2016-06-20 "25 More Random Things About Magic" ★★★
2016-06-27 "Over the Moon, Part 1" Set overview Eldritch Moon ★★★
2016-07-04 "Over the Moon, Part 2" Set overview Eldritch Moon ★★★
2016-07-11 "Eldritch Perfect, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Eldritch Moon ★★★
2016-07-18 "Eldritch Perfect, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Eldritch Moon ★★★
2016-07-25 "Odds & Ends: Eldritch Moon, Part 1" Odds & Ends Eldritch Moon ★★★
2016-08-01 "Odds & Ends: Eldritch Moon, Part 2" Odds & Ends Eldritch Moon ★★★
2016-08-08 "Odds & Ends: Eldritch Moon, Part 3" Odds & Ends Eldritch Moon ★★★
2016-08-15 "It's Another Conspiracy" Set overview Conspiracy: Take the Crown ★★★
2016-08-22 "The Council of Colors" Color pieCouncil of Colors ★★★★
2016-08-29 "State of Design 2016" State of Design Battle for Zendikar block, Shadows over Innistrad block ★★★★★
2016-09-05 "Kaladesh Ingredients, Part 1" Set overview Kaladesh ★★★★
2016-09-12 "Masterpiece Series" Masterpiece series ★★★★
2016-09-19 "Kaladesh Ingredients, Part 2" Set overview Kaladesh ★★★★
2016-09-26 "'Do You Feel Lucky, Aetherpunk?', Part 1" Card-by-card stories Kaladesh ★★★
2016-10-03 "'Do You Feel Lucky, Aetherpunk?', Part 2" Card-by-card stories Kaladesh ★★★
2016-10-10 "Odds and Ends: Kaladesh, Part 1" Odds & Ends Kaladesh ★★★
2016-10-17 "Odds and Ends: Kaladesh, Part 2" Odds & Ends Kaladesh ★★★
2016-10-24 "Howdy Partner" Set overview Commander 2016 ★★★
2016-10-31 "Odds and Ends: Kaladesh, Part 3" Odds & Ends Kaladesh ★★★
2016-11-07 "A Few More Words from R&D" Words with R&D ★★★★
2016-11-14 "Pie Fights" Color pieenemy colors ★★★★★
2016-11-21 "Storm Scale: Zendikar and Battle for Zendikar" Storm Scale Zendikar block, Battle for Zendikar block ★★★★★
2016-11-28 "The Pit and the Pendulum" ★★
2016-12-05 "Topical Blend: Breaking News" Topical Blend ★★★★
2016-12-12 "Can I Help You?" Evergreen mechanics ★★★★

2017

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2017-01-02 "A Revolving Development (and Design), Part 1" Set overview Aether Revolt ★★★
2017-01-09 "A Revolving Development (and Design), Part 2" Set overview Aether Revolt ★★★
2017-01-16 "Aether Way, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Aether Revolt ★★★
2017-01-23 "Aether Way, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Aether Revolt ★★★
2017-01-30 "Aether Way, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Aether Revolt ★★★
2017-02-06 "Odds and Ends: Aether Revolt, Part 1" Odds & Ends Aether Revolt ★★★
2017-02-13 "Odds and Ends: Aether Revolt, Part 2" Odds & Ends Aether Revolt ★★★
2017-02-20 "Nuts & Bolts #9: Evaluation" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2017-02-27 "Get Ready to Dual" Dual lands ★★★★
2017-03-06 "Looking Back, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Modern Masters 2017 ★★★
2017-03-13 "Looking Back, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Modern Masters 2017 ★★★
2017-03-20 "Thank You for Being a Friend" Color pieallied colors ★★★★★
2017-03-27 "Storm Scale: Innistrad and Shadows over Innistrad" Storm Scale Innistrad block, Shadows over Innistrad block ★★★★★
2017-04-03 "Amonkhet Down to Business, Part 1" Set overview Amonkhet ★★★
2017-04-10 "Amonkhet Down to Business, Part 2" Set overview Amonkhet ★★★
2017-04-17 "Amonkhet Down to Business, Part 3" Set overview Amonkhet ★★★
2017-04-24 "Amonkhet Talking, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Amonkhet ★★★
2017-05-01 "Amonkhet Talking, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Amonkhet ★★★
2017-05-08 "Amonkhet Talking, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Amonkhet ★★★
2017-05-15 "Eight Hundred and Counting" And Counting ★★★
2017-05-22 "Odds & Ends: Amonkhet, Part 1" Odds & Ends Amonkhet ★★★
2017-05-29 "Odds & Ends: Amonkhet, Part 2" Odds & Ends Amonkhet ★★★
2017-06-05 "Mechanical Color Pie 2017" Color pie ★★★★★
2017-06-12 "Metamorphosis 2.0" ★★★★★
2017-06-19 "Darkest Hour, Part 1" Set overview Hour of Devastation ★★★
2017-06-26 "Darkest Hour, Part 2" Set overview Hour of Devastation ★★★
2017-07-03 "Devastation Information, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Hour of Devastation ★★★
2017-07-10 "Devastation Information, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Hour of Devastation ★★★
2017-07-17 "Devastation Information, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Hour of Devastation ★★★
2017-07-24 "Odds & Ends: Hour of Devastation, Part 1" Odds & Ends Hour of Devastation ★★★
2017-07-31 "Odds & Ends: Hour of Devastation, Part 2" Odds & Ends Hour of Devastation ★★★
2017-08-07 "Cats" Cats Commander 2017 ★★★
2017-08-14 "Get It? Unhinged Edition, Part 1" Get It? Unhinged ★★★★
2017-08-21 "Get It? Unhinged Edition, Part 2" Get It? Unhinged ★★★★
2017-08-28 "State of Design 2017" State of Design Kaladesh block, Amonkhet block ★★★★★
2017-09-04 "Just for Ix(alan), Part 1" Set overview Ixalan ★★★
2017-09-11 "Just for Ix(alan), Part 2" Set overview Ixalan ★★★
2017-09-18 "Just for Ix(alan), Part 3" Set overview Ixalan ★★★
2017-09-25 "Dinosaurs and Vampires and Pirates (and Merfolk), Oh My, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Ixalan ★★★
2017-10-02 "Dinosaurs and Vampires and Pirates (and Merfolk), Oh My, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Ixalan ★★★
2017-10-09 "Odds & Ends: Ixalan, Part 1" Odds & Ends Ixalan ★★★
2017-10-16 "Odds & Ends: Ixalan, Part 2" Odds & Ends Ixalan ★★★
2017-10-23 "Vision Design, Set Design, and Play Design" ★★★★★
2017-10-30 "Improv-ing on the Job" ★★★★
2017-11-06 "The Un-Ending Saga, Part 1" Set overview Unstable ★★★★
2017-11-13 "The Un-Ending Saga, Part 2" Set overview Unstable ★★★★
2017-11-20 "The Un-Ending Saga, Part 3" Set overview Unstable ★★★★
2017-11-27 "Unstable Scraps, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Unstable ★★★★
2017-12-04 "Unstable Scraps, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Unstable ★★★★
2017-12-11 "Unstable Scraps, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Unstable ★★★★

2018

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2018-01-01 "The Arrival of Rivals" Set overview Rivals of Ixalan ★★★
2018-01-08 "A Rivals Like No Other, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Rivals of Ixalan ★★★
2018-01-15 "A Rivals Like No Other, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Rivals of Ixalan ★★★
2018-01-22 "A Rivals Like No Other, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Rivals of Ixalan ★★★
2018-01-29 "Odds & Ends: Rivals of Ixalan" Odds & Ends Rivals of Ixalan ★★★
2018-02-05 "Essay What You Will" Great Designer Search ★★★★
2018-02-12 "Make a Choice, Part 1" Great Designer Search ★★★★★
2018-02-19 "Make a Choice, Part 2" Great Designer Search ★★★★★
2018-02-26 "Every Card Has a Story" Card-by-card stories Masters 25 ★★★
2018-03-05 "Reading the Designs" Great Designer Search ★★★★
2018-03-12 "Quite the Rarity" Design principles – rarity ★★★★
2018-03-19 "940 Cards" Great Designer Search ★★★★
2018-03-26 "Nuts & Bolts #10: Creative Elements" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2018-04-02 "Returning Home" Set overview Dominaria ★★★★
2018-04-09 "A Historic Story" Set overview Dominaria ★★★★
2018-04-16 "Stories from Dominaria, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Dominaria ★★★
2018-04-23 "Stories from Dominaria, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Dominaria ★★★
2018-04-30 "Stories from Dominaria, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Dominaria ★★★
2018-05-07 "The Saga of Sagas" Sagas Dominaria ★★★★
2018-05-14 "Odds & Ends: Dominaria, Part 1" Odds & Ends Dominaria ★★★
2018-05-21 "Doubling Down" Doubling Season Battlebond ★★★★
2018-05-28 "Odds & Ends: Dominaria, Part 2" Odds & Ends Dominaria ★★★
2018-06-04 "What Is a Game?" ★★★★★
2018-06-11 "Storm Scale: Mirrodin and Scars of Mirrodin Blocks" Storm Scale Mirrodin block, Scars of Mirrodin block ★★★★★
2018-06-18 "Getting to the Core" ★★★★★
2018-06-25 "In the Cards, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Core Set 2019 ★★★
2018-07-02 "In the Cards, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Core Set 2019 ★★★
2018-07-09 "Narrative Equity" ★★★★★
2018-07-16 "Colorful Replies" Colorful Replies ★★★★★
2018-07-23 "Planeswalking Down Memory Lane" Planeswalkers Commander 2018 ★★★
2018-07-30 "Odds & Ends: Core Set 2019" Odds & Ends Core Set 2019 ★★★
2018-08-06 "More Odds & Ends: Core Set 2019" Odds & Ends Core Set 2019 ★★★
2018-08-13 "Odds & Ends: Core Set 2019 Strikes Again" Odds & Ends Core Set 2019 ★★★
2018-08-20 "State of Design 2018" State of Design Ixalan block, Unstable, Dominaria, Battlebond, Core Set 2019 ★★★★★
2018-08-27 "Founding of the City" Set overview Ravnica block, Return to Ravnica block ★★★
2018-09-04 "As Good As Gold" Card-by-card stories Ravnica block, Return to Ravnica block ★★★
2018-09-10 "Guild to Order, Part 1" Set overview Guilds of Ravnica ★★★
2018-09-17 "Guild to Order, Part 2" Set overview Guilds of Ravnica ★★★
2018-09-24 "Stories from the City" Card-by-card stories Guilds of Ravnica ★★★
2018-10-01 "More Stories from the City" Card-by-card stories Guilds of Ravnica ★★★
2018-10-08 "Even More Stories from the City" Card-by-card stories Guilds of Ravnica ★★★
2018-10-15 "Faction Packed" ★★★
2018-10-22 "How Trivial" How Trivial ★★★★
2018-10-29 "Odds & Ends: Guilds of Ravnica" Odds & Ends Guilds of Ravnica ★★★
2018-11-05 "More Odds & Ends: Guilds of Ravnica" Odds & Ends Guilds of Ravnica ★★★
2018-11-12 "The Rabiah Scale, Part 1" Rabiah Scale ★★★★★
2018-11-19 "Face Cards, Part 1" ★★★
2018-11-26 "The Rabiah Scale, Part 2" Rabiah Scale ★★★★★
2018-12-03 "Face Cards, Part 2" ★★★
2018-12-10 "Ready Set Go" ★★★★

2019

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2019-01-02 "Building Allegiances, Part 1" Set overview Ravnica Allegiance ★★★
2019-01-07 "Building Allegiances, Part 2" Set overview Ravnica Allegiance ★★★
2019-01-14 "City Talk" Card-by-card stories Ravnica Allegiance ★★★
2019-01-21 "More City Talk" Card-by-card stories Ravnica Allegiance ★★★
2019-01-28 "Odds & Ends: Ravnica Allegiance" Odds & Ends Ravnica Allegiance ★★★
2019-02-04 "More Odds & Ends: Ravnica Allegiance" Odds & Ends Ravnica Allegiance ★★★
2019-02-11 "Nuts & Bolts #11: Art" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2019-02-18 "Other People's Shoes" Empathy ★★★★★
2019-02-25 "Five Requests I Often Have to Ignore" ★★★★
2019-03-04 "You Know Who" Question Mark Mailbags ★★★★
2019-03-11 "Where It's At" Question Mark Mailbags ★★★★
2019-03-18 "Resonate Spinning" Resonance ★★★
2019-03-25 "Storm Scale: Kaladesh & Amonkhet" Storm Scale Kaladesh block, Amonkhet block ★★★★★
2019-04-01 "Waging War of the Spark, Part 1" Set overview War of the Spark ★★★★
2019-04-08 "Waging War of the Spark, Part 2" Set overview War of the Spark ★★★★
2019-04-15 "Waging War of the Spark, Part 3" Set overview War of the Spark ★★★★
2019-04-22 "War Games" Card-by-card stories War of the Spark ★★★
2019-04-29 "More War Games" Card-by-card stories War of the Spark ★★★
2019-05-06 "Even More War Games" Card-by-card stories War of the Spark ★★★
2019-05-13 "Odds & Ends: War of the Spark" Odds & Ends War of the Spark ★★★
2019-05-20 "Modern Sensibilities" Set overview Modern Horizons ★★★★
2019-05-27 "Modern Life" Set overview Modern Horizons ★★★
2019-06-03 "Nine Hundred and Counting" And Counting ★★★
2019-06-10 "Modern Times" Card-by-card stories Modern Horizons ★★★
2019-06-17 "Core to the Point" Set overview Core Set 2020 ★★★
2019-06-24 "Core That Meets the Eye" Set overview Core Set 2020 ★★★
2019-07-01 "What Core Can I Say, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Core Set 2020 ★★★
2019-07-08 "What Core Can I Say, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Core Set 2020 ★★★
2019-07-15 "Constraints and Defaults" Breaking rules ★★★★★
2019-07-21 "Project Booster Fun" ★★★★★
2019-07-29 "Return of Colorful Replies" Colorful Replies ★★★★★
2019-08-05 "Need I Say Morph" Morph ★★★★
2019-08-12 "Themes Like Old Time" ★★★★★
2019-08-19 "Why Diversity Matters in Game Design" ★★★★★
2019-08-26 "State of Design 2019" State of Design Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance, War of the Spark, Modern Horizons, Core Set 2020 ★★★★★
2019-09-02 "Patience" ★★★★
2019-09-09 "Eldraine or Shine" Set overview Throne of Eldraine ★★★★
2019-09-16 "Singing in the Eldraine" Set overview Throne of Eldraine ★★★
2019-09-23 "Eldraine Check, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Throne of Eldraine ★★★★
2019-09-30 "Eldraine Check, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Throne of Eldraine ★★★★
2019-10-07 "Eldraine Check, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Throne of Eldraine ★★★★
2019-10-14 "Odds & Ends: Throne of Eldraine" Odds & Ends Throne of Eldraine ★★★
2019-10-21 "More Odds & Ends: Throne of Eldraine" Odds & Ends Throne of Eldraine ★★★
2019-10-28 "The Bolas Arc, Part 1" Storyline ★★★★
2019-11-04 "The Bolas Arc, Part 2" Storyline ★★★★
2019-11-11 "Throne of Eldraine Vision Design Handoff, Part 1" Handoff Throne of Eldraine ★★★★★
2019-11-18 "Throne of Eldraine Vision Design Handoff, Part 2" Handoff Throne of Eldraine ★★★★★
2019-11-25 "The Blank Page, a Different Take" ★★★★
2019-12-02 "More Maro on Maro" Self-interview ★★★★
2019-12-09 "Even More Maro on Maro" Self-interview ★★★★
2019-12-16 "Variance, Part 1" ★★★★★

2020

Date Article Topic Set(s) Rating
2020-01-02 "At Death's Door, Part 1" Set overview Theros Beyond Death ★★★
2020-01-06 "At Death's Door, Part 2" Set overview Theros Beyond Death ★★★
2020-01-13 "To the Death" Card-by-card stories Theros Beyond Death ★★★
2020-01-20 "More To the Death" Card-by-card stories Theros Beyond Death ★★★
2020-01-27 "Odds & Ends: Theros Beyond Death" Odds & Ends Theros Beyond Death ★★★
2020-02-03 "More Odds & Ends: Theros Beyond Death" Odds & Ends Theros Beyond Death ★★★
2020-02-10 "Un-Boxing, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Unsanctioned ★★★★
2020-02-17 "Un-Boxing, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Unsanctioned ★★★★
2020-02-24 "Un-Boxing, Part 3" Card-by-card stories Unsanctioned ★★★★
2020-03-02 "Variance, Part 2" ★★★★★
2020-03-09 "Nuts & Bolts #12, Part 1: Limited (Mechanics)" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2020-03-16 "Nuts & Bolts #12, Part 2: Limited (Themes)" Nuts & Bolts ★★★★★
2020-03-23 "A Trivial Pursuit" Trivial Pursuit ★★★★★
2020-03-30 "Human History" Humans ★★★★
2020-04-06 "More Than Meets the Ikoria" Set overview Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths ★★★★
2020-04-13 "A Twinkle in Someone's Ikoria" Set overview Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths ★★★
2020-04-20 "Ikoria of the Beholder, Part 1" Card-by-card stories Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths ★★★
2020-04-27 "Ikoria of the Beholder, Part 2" Card-by-card stories Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths ★★★
2020-05-04 "Ikoria Vision Design Handoff" Handoff Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths ★★★★★
2020-05-11 "Odds & Ends: Ikoria" Odds & Ends Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths ★★★
2020-05-18 "More Odds & Ends: Ikoria" Odds & Ends Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths ★★★
2020-05-25 "The Grand Experiment" Complexity Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths ★★★★
2020-06-01 "My Favorite Things" ★★★★
2020-06-08 "Need I Say Core?" Set overview Core Set 2021 ★★★
2020-06-15 "But Wait, There's Core" Set overview Core Set 2021 ★★★
2020-06-22 "Some Day My Reprints Will Come" Card-by-card stories Core Set 2021 ★★★
2020-06-29 "Odds & Ends: Core Set 2021" Odds & Ends Core Set 2021 ★★★
2020-07-06 "The Future of Magic" Core Set 2021 ★★★★
2020-07-20 "Double Deal" Set overview Double Masters ★★★
2020-07-25 "Set Boosters" ★★★★
2020-07-27 "On the Double" Card-by-card stories ★★★
2020-08-03 "Back to the Future Sight, Part 1" Future Sight ★★★★
2020-08-10 "Back to the Future Sight, Part 2" Future Sight ★★★★
2020-08-17 "State of Design 2020" State of Design Throne of Eldraine, Theros Beyond Death, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, Core Set 2021, Jumpstart ★★★★★
2020-08-24 "Back to the Future Sight, Part 3" Future Sight ★★★★
2020-08-31 "Zendikar Rising to the Challenge, Part 1" Set overview Zendikar Rising ★★★★
2020-09-07 "Zendikar Rising to the Challenge, Part 2" Set overview Zendikar Rising ★★★★
2020-09-14 "Zendikar Rising Stars" Card-by-card stories Zendikar Rising ★★★
2020-09-21 "More Zendikar Rising Stars" Card-by-card stories Zendikar Rising ★★★
2020-09-28 "Zendikar Rising Vision Design Handoff" Handoff Zendikar Rising ★★★★★
2020-10-05 "Odds & Ends: Zendikar Rising" Odds & Ends Zendikar Rising ★★★
2020-10-12 "Original Zendikar Design Handoff Document, Part 1" Handoff Zendikar ★★★★★
2020-10-19 "Original Zendikar Design Handoff Document, Part 2" Handoff Zendikar ★★★★★
2020-10-26 "Your Wish Is My Commander Legends, Part 1" Set overview Commander Legends ★★★
2020-11-02 "Your Wish Is My Commander Legends, Part 2" Set overview Commander Legends ★★★
2020-11-09 "Quite Some Characters" Card-by-card stories Commander Legends ★★★
2020-11-16 "Casual Play" ★★★★
2020-11-23 "How Trivial – Legendary Creatures" How Trivial ★★★★
2020-11-30 "Odds & Ends: Commander Legends" Odds & Ends Commander Legends ★★★
2020-12-07 "Storm Scale: Theros & Theros Beyond Death" Storm Scale Theros block, Theros Beyond Death ★★★★★

Notes

  1. Stories submitted by players and collected by Mark

References