CCDD 091715—Gorgoid Howler

Cool Card Design of the Day
9/17/2015 - This design came from the art. It does raise an interesting question of how much we can mess with races. I would balk to see an elf beast, but perhaps we can define gorgonism in Magic (or even just on one plane) as a condition that can affect more than just humanoid or sentient beings. And in that model, deathtouch needn't be a foregone conclusion. The end result is expanding a minor tribe, and in new directions. But does it go too far?

CCDD 091615—Relentless Seach & Driven Ransacking

Cool Card Design of the Day
9/16/2015 - Two attempts at red tutors.

Weekend Art Challenge Review 091115—Wen Juinn Png

Weekend Art Challenge Review
Design a card for one or both of these illustrations, or two cards with each. If your submission includes multiple text boxes, they must be identical except for numbers and up to one word.

Remember that you can click to see an image at full-size, and shift-click to open it in a new window.

CCDD 091415—Whispers of Treachery

Cool Card Design of the Day
9/14/2015 - A Mind Control variant that's black in theme, though not particularly black mechanically.

Weekend Art Challenge 091115—Wen Juinn Png

Weekend Art Challenge
Greetings, artisans! Click through to see this weekend's art and the design requirements for your single card submission, due Monday morning. Every submission warrants feedback, and everyone is encouraged to give feedback. You may use that feedback to revise your submission any number of times, though only the version rendered will be included in the review, if someone volunteers to render the cards.

Tesla: Value of Expectation

This article is WotC safe.

Last week, we introduced everyone to the plane of Tesla, Kaladesh, a new plane which debuted in Magic Origins. We also discussed the topic of expectations and the roles they fill in designing a set, and began brainstorming what Kaladesh brings to mind.

This week, we're going to discuss what these expectations of Kaladesh can do for us, and how we can use them to our advantage to give us a guideline for the set's structure and mechanics.

CCDD 091015—Scourge of Peatwood

Cool Card Design of the Day
9/10/2015 - A rare wolf.