New set! New mechanics! New episode format??? We kick the tires on a new way to break down arcuns, those gold cards we get every set that help define draft. Rather than going for power rankings or in-depth numbers on a whole set, we're trying to model how people see these cards for the first time. To do that, we've got four categories: Excitement: …

This week we are Beacon of Tomorrows, a podcast about time! We look over all the ways Magic has to take extra turns and try to brainstorm some new directions. From Alpha to Dr Who there are many ways to keep it going. Moonshot Patreon Pledge Drive: https://www.patreon.com/moonshotnetwork Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: http…

March's challenge was all about designing new twists on the elder dragons! Nicol and family, Tarkir dragons, Strixhaven, and a few other twists. Guest Cole AKA EclipseMeteor hops in to gush about all these sweet designs! Cole's new pod: https://twitter.com/HBVC_MTG Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.co…

Super fun ep!!! We strategize, agonize, and finally pick mechanics from Magic's past, one at a time, snake drafted between Tim, Gabe, and Peter! What starts as a simple exercise turns into a thrilling competition. Everything from the pre-Modern era of Magic is on the table except for those pesky evergreen keywords. Join our Discord: https://discord…

This week we are looking at the custom set Settling Idyll by Provocative! As usual with Unpacking, we know next to nothing going in. We only know a single image: a heroic mech guarding a town. Settling Idyll PS: https://www.planesculptors.net/set/settling-idyll Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Be…

The Beacon community finished a second You Make the Pack, where we build a 15 card pack together. This week Kayiu brings on guest Dodger to see how we did! Hear about the new mechanics, get Dodger's insight, and maybe even design a bonus card for the pack at the end. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.c…

Mark Rosewater dropped a huge design article about Play Booster set skeletons this week! Skeletons are the outline of a Magic set, so we had to convene a pod to dissect all this new info. Design League champ platypeople and new guest Gabe Lincoln help Tim break down all the cool details of the article. Maro article: https://magic.wizards.com/en/new…

Jump in to these great submissions... or LOSE THE GAME! We've got 13 great designs for our February challenge, which asked people to create cards with the text "lose the game". Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@BeaconofCreation…

We've got Gaby back on the pod for more live designing! You don't need to know anything about the game to listen... we cover what you need! We take a look at the cards for Halsin, Minthara, and Jaheira from the Magic set and give each a facelift to match them to their personalities in the videogame. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Reca…

Two more contestants, three more guilds... it's the return of Ravnica Design Rush! What cards can be created in mere minutes? Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@BeaconofCreation

Unpacking is a segment where we go totally blind into a pack and just break down the cards we see, as we see them. Usually we do this with older or custom sets, but Kayiu had the great idea of going blind into the new Murders at Karlov Manor set! What do we learn from just 14 cards? This ep was edited by kayiu!!! Join our Discord: https://discord.g…

This week we review your Faerie cards that mix in digital and other special mechanics! --- Legion's links: PS: https://www.planesculptors.net/user/legion Legion's Judgment Blog: https://legionsjudgment.wordpress.com/ Discord: legion_of_four Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Legion_Of_Four --- Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps …

The new season of Design Rush starts here! Juliet ambushes Kayiu and Tim with a quick-on-your-feet card design showcase of the guilds of Ravnica (that's Ravnica, not Guilds of Ravnica). Play along at home! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com…

Moxtober is about designing a card a day for a month. But what if you designed a whole set? A team of five from the MSE Discord made that happen! We've got three of them, Cool Beens, crime?, and kayiu, on this week's episode. We also get a LOT about the flavor and setting of this cube! Moxtober 2023 Cube: https://www.planesculptors.net/set/moxtober…

Now that we've played through the amazing Baldur's Gate 3, we've got opinions on the designs from Battle for Baldur's Gate! Gaby and Tim break down each of the vidoegame's six companions, their existing card, their personality, and design something new for them! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.bea…

Spurred by the recent discussion of Blue-Green's years-long limited slump, Tim and Peter dive into more than a dozen UG signpost uncommons. Can we learn about how to make better UG cards by finding patterns in the last few years? Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/mtg_ds/status/1730414469644189748 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recap…

Another month, another crazy design challenge! This month was all about finding ways to break the color pie within a single color's effects. We've got multiple white time walks, black Izzet cards, blue land destruction and more! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com YouTube videos: …

Kayiu and guest DrChillbrain take a break from design talk to dive into their favorite card art of the year and what makes them special! Gallery with all the picks from the ep: https://imgur.com/a/aIaZOXp --- Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com Music is "Hey, Happy Birthday to You…

You Make the Pack was a cooperative event where we designed a pack of cards for an unknown set, one card at a time. It was super fun, and Redbay is on this episode to talk all about it! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com Music is "Hey, Happy Birthday to You" by Dee Culp…

We've got prolific designer Fblthp on the pod again, this time to talk about some fun Gotham villains! From big names like Joker and Harley to funny ones like Eraser, join us for a flavor and mechanic dive into these Moxtober creations. Fblthp's Gotham Villains: https://www.planesculptors.net/set/gotham-halloween Join our Discord: https://discord.g…

We're winding down on 2023 and asked you for your best cards using this year's mechanics! We got battles, cybermans, Marvel characters (??) and a Wurmhole. Be sure to tune in! Check out the cards of Revolution: https://revolution-manifesto.herokuapp.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcrea…

Hold on to your butts! We're recapping our favorite new Universes Beyond Jurassic Park cards, then leaping claws-first into designing some new cards of our own! To help us, our guest Lyght learned to use their raptor claws to work door handle and busted in! Lyght's Linktree - https://linktr.ee/LyghtThePhiRexian Battle of Big Rock: https://www.youtu…

See if your commander pod can survive five nights with these cards! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com Music is "Hey, Happy Birthday to You" by Dee CulpBeacon of Creation

Dive into Bass's favorite cards from the new Dr Who set! Don't worry if you don't know the show, you'll get filled in on all sorts of flavor. Plus a nice helping of weird alien guys. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com Music is "Hey, Happy Birthday to You" by Dee Culp…

One of our coolest Design Challenges ever! We asked you to take the rules box of an existing card and spin it into a new one without changing more than a single word. The submissions are amazing! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.comBeacon of Creation