Examining Shards of Alara’s ‘Strictly Worse’ Mechanic

By Mark Rosewater
Welcome to Worldbuilding Week! This week, we’re taking a look at the things that go into building a cohesive world in Magic: The Gathering.
I think the best way to illustrate what I mean is by sharing a conversation I had during the development of Shards of Alara with designer and all-around good guy [...]

Photochop – Zendikar

Decklist – Sizzle Blizzard

4 Sizzle
4 Blizzard
4 Death’s-Head Buzzard
4 Skizzik
3 Soul Net
3 Izzet Signet
3 Muzzle
3 Frazzle
2 Zap
2 Bamboozle
2 Meddle
1 Twiddle
1 Mask of Riddles
10 Island
4 Scrubland
4 City of Brass
3 Scabland
2 Badlands
1 City of Ass

Card Of The Week – Pygmy Allosaurus

This week’s card is Pygmy Allosaurus. Pygmy Allosaurus has errata to be a Lizard even though it’s an allosaurus.

Michael Jackson Attempts To Escape Cemetery

GLENDALE, Calif. — Terror struck residents and visitors to Forest Lawn when pop icon Michael Jackson attempted to escape this famous cemetery here Sunday morning.
Jackson, deceased since June, burst out of his grave, snapped his fingers and began shuffling and dancing his way toward the cemetery exit Sunday as terrified onlookers ran in all directions.
Police [...]

A Look Back At The First Un- Set

Before there was Unhinged, there was another hilarious Magic: The Gathering set of wacky cards and amusing art. We’re talking, of course, about Unlimited.
Chaos Orb
Chaos Orb is the staple joke card from the first Un- set. Players actually arranged their permanents, flipped the card through the air and so on! Absolutely hysterical stories circulated about [...]

Photochop – Three Wolves

Photochop – Thran Generator

Card Of The Week – Dark Ritual

This week’s card is Dark Ritual. Dark Ritual has been printed at more card types than any other card. It was an Interrupt in Alpha, a Mana Source in Mirage, an Instant in Mercadian Masques, a Sorcery in Portal, a Creature in Beatdown, a Planeswalker in Lorwyn, and a Tribal Contraption in Future [...]

Locals Just Don’t Care About Lost Goblin Trapped In Runaway Balloon

DOMINARIA — Members of the press are reporting that local villagers simply don’t care about a goblin trapped in a runaway balloon in the skies here Sunday.
Reporters told The Magic Lampoon that they’ve been trying to hype the story of the lost goblin all morning, but that people simply aren’t interested.
“I really don’t care [...]

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