Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

Delve into the weaknesses of each color in Magic: The Gathering, from white's rigidity to black's calculated risks. Explore gameplay strategies of blue, black, and green, focusing on knowledge, ruthlessness, and creature reliance. Discover the philosophies of red, black, and green, highlighting spontaneity, growth, and creature reliance.

Exploring power and toughness in Magic: The Gathering, this podcast dives into the design intricacies, combat dynamics, and creature roles. Learn about the origins of the game and the strategic considerations behind creature power and toughness values.

In this podcast, I talk about why we don't have colors show up in different amounts in sets.

In this podcast, I sit down with Set Design Lead Michael Majors to talk about the set design for Modern Horizons 3.

In this podcast, I talk about how we design tokens and the cards that create them.

I sit down with Erik Lauer, Modern Horizons 3's lead vision designer, to talk about the making of the set.

I've talked a lot about the color pie over the years. In this episode, I talk about its history and how we've treated it as it has evolved over time.

In this podcast, I sit down with Scott Larabee, Sheldon's best friend, to talk all about the man and his life. We talk about many aspects of his huge impact on Magic (it's not just Commander) and who he was as a person.

This podcast is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about design lessons from sets I led or co-led. This episode is about the design of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.

In this episode, I talk about how we design typal cards (i.e., cards that mechanically care about creature types).