List of Making Magic articles: 2021–present
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This list includes all Making Magic articles published from 2021 to the present. Star ratings are self-assigned by Mark Rosewater in his "And Counting" series.
2021
| Date | Article | Topic | Set(s) | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-11 | "Norsing Around, Part 1" | Set overview | Kaldheim | ★★★ |
| 2021-01-18 | "Norsing Around, Part 2" | Set overview | Kaldheim | ★★★ |
| 2021-01-25 | "Kaldheim Storytime, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Kaldheim | ★★★★ |
| 2021-02-01 | "Kaldheim Storytime, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Kaldheim | ★★★★ |
| 2021-02-08 | "Odds & Ends: Kaldheim, Part 1" | Odds & Ends | Kaldheim | ★★★ |
| 2021-02-15 | "Odds & Ends: Kaldheim, Part 2" | Odds & Ends | Kaldheim | ★★★ |
| 2021-02-22 | "One Thousand and Counting" | And Counting | ★★★ | |
| 2021-03-01 | "The Test of Time Spiral Remastered" | Set overview | Time Spiral Remastered | ★★★ |
| 2021-03-08 | "27 Things You Might Not Know about Time Spiral Block" | Time Spiral block | ★★★★ | |
| 2021-03-15 | "Time After Time Spiral Block" | Card-by-card stories | Time Spiral Remastered | ★★★ |
| 2021-03-22 | "Nuts & Bolts #13: Design Skeleton Revisited" | Nuts & Bolts | ★★★★★ | |
| 2021-03-29 | "In the Strixhaven, Part 1" | Set overview | Strixhaven: School of Mages | ★★★★ |
| 2021-04-05 | "In the Strixhaven, Part 2" | Set overview | Strixhaven: School of Mages | ★★★★ |
| 2021-04-12 | "School's in Session" | Card-by-card stories | Strixhaven: School of Mages | ★★★ |
| 2021-04-19 | "Strixhaven Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 1" | Handoff | Strixhaven: School of Mages | ★★★★★ |
| 2021-04-26 | "Strixhaven Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 2" | Handoff | Strixhaven: School of Mages | ★★★★★ |
| 2021-05-03 | "Odds & Ends: Strixhaven, Part 1" | Odds & Ends | Strixhaven: School of Mages | ★★★ |
| 2021-05-10 | "Odds & Ends: Strixhaven, Part 2" | Odds & Ends | Strixhaven: School of Mages | ★★★ |
| 2021-05-17 | "Future Sight Design Handoff Document" | Handoff | Future Sight | ★★★★★ |
| 2021-05-24 | "A Modern Approach, Part 1" | Set overview | Modern Horizons 2 | ★★★ |
| 2021-05-31 | "A Modern Approach, Part 2" | Set overview | Modern Horizons 2 | ★★★ |
| 2021-06-07 | "On the Horizons, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Modern Horizons 2 | ★★★★ |
| 2021-06-14 | "On the Horizons, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Modern Horizons 2 | ★★★★ |
| 2021-06-21 | "Odds & Ends: Modern Horizons 2, Part 1"[a] | Odds & Ends | Modern Horizons 2 | ★★★ |
| 2021-06-28 | "Odds & Ends: Modern Horizons 2, Part 2"[a] | Odds & Ends | Modern Horizons 2 | ★★★ |
| 2021-07-05 | "D&D-esign, Part 1" | Set overview | Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | ★★★ |
| 2021-07-12 | "D&D-esign, Part 2" | Set overview | Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | ★★★ |
| 2021-07-19 | "Dungeon Tales, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | ★★★ |
| 2021-07-26 | "Dungeon Tales, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | ★★★ |
| 2021-08-02 | "Odds & Ends: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, Part 1" | Odds & Ends | Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | ★★★ |
| 2021-08-09 | "Odds & Ends: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, Part 2" | Odds & Ends | Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | ★★★ |
| 2021-08-16 | "State of Design 2021" | State of Design | Zendikar Rising, Commander Legends, Kaldheim, Strixhaven: School of Mages, Modern Horizons 2, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | ★★★★★ |
| 2021-08-23 | "Innistrad Design Handoff Document" | Handoff | Innistrad | ★★★★★ |
| 2021-08-30 | "Happy Hunt-ing, Part 1" | Set overview | Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | ★★★ |
| 2021-09-06 | "Happy Hunt-ing, Part 2" | Set overview | Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | ★★★ |
| 2021-09-13 | "Burning the Midnight Oil, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | ★★★ |
| 2021-09-20 | "Burning the Midnight Oil, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | ★★★ |
| 2021-09-27 | "Odds & Ends: Midnight Hunt, Part 1" | Odds & Ends | Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | ★★★ |
| 2021-10-04 | "Odds & Ends: Midnight Hunt, Part 2" | Odds & Ends | Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | ★★★ |
| 2021-10-11 | "Let's Talk Color Pie" | Color pie | ★★★★ | |
| 2021-10-18 | "Mechanical Color Pie 2021" | Color pie | ★★★★★ | |
| 2021-10-18 | "Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes" | Color pie | ||
| 2021-10-25 | "How Trivial – Vampires" | How Trivial | ★★★★ | |
| 2021-11-01 | "From Vow On, Part 1" | Set overview | Innistrad: Crimson Vow | ★★★ |
| 2021-11-08 | "From Vow On, Part 2" | Set overview | Innistrad: Crimson Vow | ★★★ |
| 2021-11-15 | "The Here and Vow, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Innistrad: Crimson Vow | ★★★ |
| 2021-11-22 | "The Here and Vow, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Innistrad: Crimson Vow | ★★★ |
| 2021-11-29 | "To Unfinity and Beyond" | Unfinity | ★★★ | |
| 2021-12-06 | "Odds & Ends – Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Part 1" | Odds & Ends | Innistrad: Crimson Vow | ★★★ |
| 2021-12-13 | "Odds & Ends – Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Part 2" | Odds & Ends | Innistrad: Crimson Vow | ★★★ |
2022
| Date | Article | Topic | Set(s) | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-10 | "Even More Words with R&D" | Words with R&D | ★★★★ | |
| 2022-01-17 | "The Big Picture" | Design principles | ★★★★★ | |
| 2022-01-27 | "The Making of a Dynasty, Part 1" | Set overview | Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | ★★★★ |
| 2022-01-31 | "The Making of a Dynasty, Part 2" | Set overview | Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | ★★★★ |
| 2022-02-07 | "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Vision Design Handoff, Part 1" | Handoff | Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | ★★★★★ |
| 2022-02-14 | "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Vision Design Handoff, Part 2" | Handoff | Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | ★★★★★ |
| 2022-02-21 | "Elements of Neon" | Card-by-card stories | Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | ★★★ |
| 2022-02-28 | "Odds & Ends: Neon Dynasty" | Odds & Ends | Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | ★★★ |
| 2022-03-07 | "Nuts & Bolts #14: Initial Ideation" | Nuts & Bolts | ★★★★★ | |
| 2022-03-14 | "Which Came First?" | Trivia quiz | ★★★★★ | |
| 2022-03-21 | "Get It? Unstable Edition" | Get It? | Unstable | ★★★ |
| 2022-03-28 | "Deciduous" | Deciduous mechanics | ★★★★ | |
| 2022-04-07 | "Hitting the Streets of New Capenna, Part 1" | Set overview | Streets of New Capenna | ★★★★ |
| 2022-04-11 | "Hitting the Streets of New Capenna, Part 2" | Set overview | Streets of New Capenna | ★★★★ |
| 2022-04-18 | "Word on the Streets of New Capenna, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Streets of New Capenna | ★★★ |
| 2022-04-25 | "Word on the Streets of New Capenna, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Streets of New Capenna | ★★★ |
| 2022-05-02 | "Word on the Streets of New Capenna, Part 3" | Card-by-card stories | Streets of New Capenna | ★★★ |
| 2022-05-09 | "Odds & Ends: Streets of New Capenna" | Odds & Ends | Streets of New Capenna | ★★★ |
| 2022-05-17 | "First Out of Baldur's Gate" | Set overview | Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate | ★★★ |
| 2022-05-23 | "Going Baldur's Gate, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate | ★★★ |
| 2022-05-30 | "Going Baldur's Gate, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate | ★★★ |
| 2022-06-06 | "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Vision Design Handoff" | Handoff | Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate | ★★★ |
| 2022-06-16 | "Seeing Double Masters 2022" | Set overview | Double Masters 2022 | ★★★ |
| 2022-06-20 | "A Double Take, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Double Masters 2022 | ★★★ |
| 2022-06-27 | "A Double Take, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Double Masters 2022 | ★★★ |
| 2022-07-04 | "More Life Lessons" | Life Lessons | ★★★★★ | |
| 2022-07-11 | "Magic Designs from A to Z, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | ★★★★ | |
| 2022-07-18 | "Magic Designs from A to Z, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | ★★★★ | |
| 2022-07-25 | "Magic Designs from A to Z, Part 3" | Card-by-card stories | ★★★★ | |
| 2022-08-01 | "State of Design 2022" | State of Design | Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Streets of New Capenna, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate | ★★★★★ |
| 2022-08-08 | "Ravnica Design Handoff Document" | Handoff | Ravnica: City of Guilds | ★★★★★ |
| 2022-08-18 | "Dominaria United We Stand, Part 1" | Set overview | Dominaria United | ★★★ |
| 2022-08-22 | "Dominaria United We Stand, Part 2" | Set overview | Dominaria United | ★★★ |
| 2022-08-29 | "Dominaria United We States of Design, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Dominaria United | ★★★★ |
| 2022-09-05 | "Dominaria United We States of Design, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Dominaria United | ★★★ |
| 2022-09-09 | "Dominaria United We States of Design, Part 3" | Card-by-card stories | Dominaria United | ★★★ |
| 2022-09-12 | "Designing for Universes Beyond" | Universes Beyond | Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks | ★★★★ |
| 2022-09-20 | "Making Space, Part 1" | Set overview | Unfinity | ★★★★ |
| 2022-09-27 | "Making Space, Part 2" | Set overview | Unfinity | ★★★ |
| 2022-10-03 | "The Unfinity Guantlet, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Unfinity | ★★★★ |
| 2022-10-10 | "The Unfinity Guantlet, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Unfinity | ★★★★ |
| 2022-10-17 | "The Unfinity Guantlet, Part 3" | Card-by-card stories | Unfinity | ★★★★ |
| 2022-10-24 | "Odds & Ends: Unfinity" | Odds & Ends | Unfinity | ★★★ |
| 2022-10-31 | "Act of War, Part 1" | Set overview | The Brothers' War | ★★★ |
| 2022-11-07 | "Act of War, Part 2" | Set overview | The Brothers' War | ★★★ |
| 2022-11-14 | "The Brothers' War Card Stories, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | The Brothers' War | ★★★★ |
| 2022-11-21 | "The Shapeshifting Sands" | Shapeshifters | Jumpstart 2022 | ★★★ |
| 2022-11-28 | "'The Brothers' War Card Stories, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | The Brothers' War | ★★★★ |
| 2022-12-06 | "Mastering Dominaria Remastered" | Set overview | Dominaria Remastered | ★★★ |
| 2022-12-12 | "Odds & Ends: The Brothers' War" | Odds & Ends | The Brothers' War | ★★★ |
| 2022-12-19 | "Storm Scale: Throne of Eldraine through Strixhaven, Part 1" | Storm Scale | Throne of Eldraine, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, Zendikar Rising | ★★★★ |
2023
2024
| Date | Article | Topic | Set(s) | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-08 | "Why So Many Restrictions?" | Design principles – restrictions | ★★★★★ | |
| 2024-01-16 | "Getting Away with Murders at Karlov Manor, Part 1" | Set overview | Murders at Karlov Manor | ★★★ |
| 2024-01-22 | "Getting Away with Murders at Karlov Manor, Part 2" | Set overview | Murders at Karlov Manor | ★★★ |
| 2024-01-29 | "Only Murders That We’re Building, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Murders at Karlov Manor | ★★★ |
| 2024-02-05 | "Only Murders That We’re Building, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Murders at Karlov Manor | ★★★ |
| 2024-02-12 | "The History of Hybrid, Part 1" | Mechanics – hybrid mana | ★★★ | |
| 2024-02-20 | "Game On" | Universes Beyond | Fallout | ★★★ |
| 2024-02-26 | "The History of Hybrid, Part 2" | Mechanics – hybrid mana | ★★★ | |
| 2024-03-04 | "Nuts & Bolts #16: Play Boosters" | Nuts & Bolts | ★★★★ | |
| 2024-03-11 | "Looking Back, Part 1" | History of design | ★★★★ | |
| 2024-03-18 | "Looking Back, Part 2" | History of design | ★★★★ | |
| 2024-03-26 | "Outlaws of the Land, Part 1" | Set overview | Outlaws of Thunder Junction | ★★★ |
| 2024-04-01 | "Outlaws of the Land, Part 2" | Set overview | Outlaws of Thunder Junction | ★★★ |
| 2024-04-08 | "Outlaws of Thunder Junction Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 1" | Handoff | Outlaws of Thunder Junction | ★★★ |
| 2024-04-15 | "Outlaws of Thunder Junction Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 2" | Handoff | Outlaws of Thunder Junction | ★★★ |
| 2024-04-22 | "Bringing the Thunder, Part 1" | Card-by-card stories | Outlaws of Thunder Junction | ★★★ |
| 2024-04-29 | "Bringing the Thunder, Part 2" | Card-by-card stories | Outlaws of Thunder Junction | ★★★ |
| 2024-05-06 | "Like Father, Like Son" | Mark's family | ★★★★★ | |
| 2024-05-13 | "The Rabiah Scale, Part 3" | Rabiah Scale | ★★★ | |
| 2024-05-21 | "Third Time’s the Charm, Part 1" | Set overview | Modern Horizons 3 | ★★★ |
| 2024-05-27 | "Third Time’s the Charm, Part 2" | Set overview | Modern Horizons 3 | ★★★ |
| 2024-06-03 | "Expanding Your Horizons: Eldrazi" | Card-by-card stories | Modern Horizons 3 | ★★★ |
| 2024-06-10 | "Expanding Your Horizons: Energy" | Card-by-card stories | Modern Horizons 3 | ★★★ |
| 2024-06-18 | "Creed Is Good" | Universes Beyond | Assassin's Creed | ★★★ |
| 2024-06-24 | "Trivial Pursuit: More or Less" | Trivial Pursuit | ★★★ | |
| 2024-07-09 | "The Bloom of the Burrow, Part 1" | Set overview | Bloomburrow | ★★★★ |
| 2024-07-15 | "The Bloom of the Burrow, Part 2" | Set overview | Bloomburrow | ★★★ |
| 2024-07-22 | "Bloomburrow Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 1" | Handoff | Bloomburrow | ★★★★★ |
| 2024-07-29 | "Bloomburrow Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 2" | Handoff | Bloomburrow | ★★★★★ |
| 2024-08-05 | "Bloomburrow Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 3" | Handoff | Bloomburrow | ★★★★★ |
| 2024-08-12 | "Stages of Design" | History of design | ★★★★★ | |
| 2024-08-19 | "State of Design 2024" | State of Design | The Lord of the Rings, Wilds of Eldraine, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Modern Horizons 3 | ★★★★★ |
| 2024-08-26 | "The Council of Colors, Revisited" | Color pie – Council of Colors | ★★★★ | |
| 2024-09-02 | "Top of the Duskmourning, Part 1" | Set overview | Duskmourn: House of Horror | ★★★★ |
| 2024-09-09 | "Top of the Duskmourning, Part 2" | Set overview | Duskmourn: House of Horror | ★★★ |
| 2024-09-16 | "Duskmourn: House of Horror Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 1" | Handoff | Duskmourn: House of Horror | ★★★★★ |
| 2024-09-23 | "Duskmourn: House of Horror Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 2" | Handoff | Duskmourn: House of Horror | ★★★★★ |
| 2024-09-30 | "Odds & Ends: 2024, Part 1" | Odds & Ends | Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Bloomburrow, Duskmourn: House of Horror | ★★★★ |
| 2024-10-07 | "Odds & Ends: 2024, Part 2" | Odds & Ends | Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Bloomburrow, Duskmourn: House of Horror | ★★★★ |
| 2024-10-14 | "The History of Two-in-Ones, Part 1" | ★★★ | ||
| 2024-10-21 | "The History of Two-in-Ones, Part 2" | ★★★ | ||
| 2024-10-28 | "Starting with a Good Foundations, Part 1" | Set overview | Foundations | ★★★ |
| 2024-11-04 | "Starting with a Good Foundations, Part 2" | Set overview | Foundations | ★★★ |
| 2024-11-11 | "Building Foundations: Something Old" | Card-by-card stories | Foundations | ★★★★ |
| 2024-11-18 | "Building Foundations: Something New" | Card-by-card stories | Foundations | ★★★ |
| 2024-11-25 | "Lessons Learned, Part 8" | Lessons Learned | Phyrexia: All Will Be One, March of the Machine | ★★★★ |
| 2024-12-02 | "Design Files: Tempest, Part 1" | Design Files | Tempest | ★★★★★ |
| 2024-12-09 | "Design Files: Tempest, Part 2" | Design Files | Tempest | ★★★★★ |
| 2024-12-16 | "Design Files: Tempest, Part 3" | Design Files | Tempest |
2025
Notes
- ↑ a b Guest cowritten by Aaron Forsythe.
- ↑ a b Handoff written by Ethan Fleischer and annotated for Making Magic by Mark Rosewater.
References
- Mark Rosewater (February 22, 2021). "One Thousand and Counting". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mark Rosewater (February 27, 2023). "One Thousand One Hundred and Counting". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mark Rosewater (February 24, 2025). "One Thousand Two Hundred and Counting". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.