It's Kiara, not Kiora

[mtgfan]

https://bsky.app/profile/uwotc-official.bsky.social/post/3moyd5joevs2c

[uwotc-official]

Announcing United Wizards of the Coast - CWA

Hello World, we’d like to introduce ourselves. We the workers of the Magic: The Gathering Arena team have come together to unionize as United Wizards of the Coast - CWA!

unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/announcing-united-wizards-coast-cwa

We are game makers, storytellers, artists, and creative technicians, and we are passionate about the work we do.

However, to continue creating games that you, the players, enjoy, the reality is that we must change how we are treated as employees by Hasbro & Wizards of the Coast.

Unionizing, in partnership with Communication Workers of American CWA, is how we ensure better protections, compensation, and a seat at the table for the future of the game we have made successful.

Hit the link for our full statement, other socials, ways to contact UWOTC reps, and more.

Together we will build the games industry we want to see. Support by sharing our posts, celebrating our work, & calling on Hasbro & WOTC to voluntarily recognize our union!

unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/about

[sacred-portal]

[sahonithereadwolf]

the wizard of waves! The sorcerer of seashells! The magus of mustalids!

[rosewattastone]

Flight

[markrosewater]

Hi, Mark.

Reading state of design right now, and I wanted to comment on the lessons of DSK. I strongly disagree that "seeing everyday objects which are a part of all of our daily lives deflates" anything, and would like to remind people that there are popular and storied genres of fantasy that turn entirely on that idea.

Let's see how others feel.

Do you like seeing mundane, everyday modern objects (tennis shoes, a fanny pack, etc.) in Magic sets?

I do.

I don't.

I'd rather not say.

Voting ended onAug 12, 2025

[droshawoluv]

Happy Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy day

It's truly an amazing job referencing many things

Check >EVERY MtG x FF Card Explained HERE<

[markrosewater]

Hey Maro, was wondering how far we've gotten into the omenpath era? It has to be around 3ish years now as of Tarkir's storyline, right?

Yes, three years. March of the Machine was their start. Codename-wise, that was M(arathon). Tarkir is U(ltimate).

[maureen2musings]

Totality

“This is my high definition photo of last night's total lunar eclipse, created by stacking a total of 200 images captured during the totality phase.”

Astronycc

[veerian]

NO, NOT MY NON BASIC LANDS!

[hikolu]

Mini Cross Stitched Magic the Gathering Card

[blignick]

[teaboot]

[darkhexqc]

As much as I love Magic the gathering some card design have always made me chuckle like an immature kid here's 2 examples

[markrosewater]

Im really torn between the fact that my favorite set of all time Will be seeing the light of the day again ( lorwyn) and my gut feelings of how It Will be fucked up by the new superbland mediocre art style and the real world politic agenda ( not so) subtly pushed in late sets, in a CARD GAME. We want to see stories of faeries, kithkins, elves, goblins, Giants,merfolk and cinders in their beautiful fantasy setting, no trans they/them faeries that think they're kithkins

Two points:

1) When returning to a world, we’re very cognizant of the aesthetic of the world. We understand returning to Lorwyn requires embracing what made people love it the first time around. Obviously, there will be updates, as the game has evolved much since our first visit, but we’re very aware of the need to recapture the plane’s essence.

2) For far too long, fantasy, as a genre, was used as a way to reflect the worldview of those in power. It leaned into stereotype and reflected how the privileged wished the world was. Modern fantasy is more reflective of the actual world, which includes the wide variety of life experiences that exists.

Trans people, people of color, and women playing a larger role, are all part of modern fantasy because they’re all part of the actual world, and it’s important that our stories and world building be reflective of that.

“I want to return to a time where we could ignore the existence of certain elements because I was happy living in that ignorance” is not an excuse to deny real people and their real life experiences.

Entertainment is at its best when it lifts everyone up and isn’t used as yet another means to ignore certain people’s reality.

[spicymancer]

Maybe they should have kept it casual...

[yidarowandering]

Spicymancer's stuff is always funny, but what I love about this in particular, as an MTG player, is how much THOUGHT was clearly put into making Johnny as irredeemable as possible in the last panel with just a couple short sentences.

Rhystic Study is, of course, an infamous time-waster, as are blue control decks in general. But the fact that he's using something as niche as Mental Misstep, rather just a generic counterspell like Force of Will, helps prove that he's not just playing ANY blue control deck, he's playing one of the crunchiest blue control decks imaginable! AND he demonstrates his ruthlessness by specifically countering her Sol Ring, the staple mana rock played in every EDH deck, Sol Ring. It's horrifying, I love it!

[markrosewater]

Hi Mark, you have been so long with wizards, have you ever thought of leaving, and giving your mantle to younger minds.

if you do, please do not give it to a woke mind.

You do understand that "woke" just means thinks and cares about others. I sincerely hope my predecessor is "woke". I want them to think about how their design decisions affects everyone.

That said, I have no current plans of retiring, but sure one day. There are many talented designers I can hand off my mantle to.

[prokopetz]

Trying to do a tarot reading but the guy across the table is running mono blue and keeps countering my major arcana.

[aokozaki]

"Hmm, so, the Nine of Swords--" "Nine of Plowshares" "Hm" "You gain nine life though."

[quakerjoe]

[presleyintheworld]

When do you use protective card sleeves?

I put sleeves on all my cards

Personal favorite cards

Monetarily valuable cards

Cards I use in competitions/tournaments

I don't use card sleeves

Other (elaborate if you'd like)

Voting ended onJan 21, 2025