• It’s Not Just a Phase, Mom

    It’s Not Just a Phase, Mom

    Spurred by the idea of simultaneous, Peter and Tim delve into all the phases and steps of a turn! After honing our understanding of each one, we also break out into some free form ideas.

  • Favorite Flavor – Esper ft. Esper

    Favorite Flavor – Esper ft. Esper

    Juliet and Esper witness the carefully-designed majesty of magister sphinxes on the white-blue-black Esper shard, from its played-everywhere cards to possibly the worst card in all of Magic: The Gathering. Join Beacon of Creation’s Discord: Show Notes:

  • Moxtober Card Highlights! The Newbies are Here!

    Moxtober Card Highlights! The Newbies are Here!

    Moxtober is our yearly event where we design cards based on a daily, This year, we’re putting the spotlight on all our new submitters (plus a few who came back!).

Card of the Day

  • Prize-Winning Griffin

    Meant to help push an aspect of the enchantment theme in WUR in Contenders. Adds a mana on top of Heliod’s Pilgrim in exchange for an extra power and flying. A great base to build Auras onto!

    Designed By Tim Reilly
  • It’s Not Just a Phase, Mom

    It’s Not Just a Phase, Mom

    Spurred by the idea of simultaneous, Peter and Tim delve into all the phases and steps of a turn! After honing our understanding of each one, we also break out into some free form ideas.

  • Moxtober Card Highlights! The Newbies are Here!

    Moxtober Card Highlights! The Newbies are Here!

    Moxtober is our yearly event where we design cards based on a daily, This year, we’re putting the spotlight on all our new submitters (plus a few who came back!).

  • Going Ghost Challenge Review

    Going Ghost Challenge Review

    You all went quiet on us… but then came back! In the Going Ghost challenge, we asked for cards that blink out but take some time to come back. Plenty of spooky ghosts and funny flavor to be found in this ep! Join Beacon of Creation’s Discord: …

  • Favorite Flavor – Skeletons

    Favorite Flavor – Skeletons

    Juliet and Mdub dig up the bones of Magic’s Skeletons—from the ever-imitated Drudge Skeletons, to Skeletons that are Swamps, to modern Demilichs, not forgetting a number of cards that are clearly Skeletons in all but name.

  • Following Signposts – Duskmourn

    Following Signposts – Duskmourn

    We’re back again with a deep dive on the uncommon gold cards of the newest set! We’re honing our instincts on the design of these types of cards, and talk about how to apply it to our own designs.  Join Beacon of Creation’s Discord:  Show Notes:

  • Mailbag Episode! Tim Answers Your Questions

    Mailbag Episode! Tim Answers Your Questions

    You’ve got questions, we’ve got an episode! We’ve got a whopping twenty-five questions packed into this episode, so you better press play! Theme music by Dee Culp “Misty Bog” by Eric Maytas soundimage.org Join Beacon of Creation’s Discord:  Show…

  • “To The Nines” Challenge Review

    “To The Nines” Challenge Review

    We’re putting on our finest outfits and securing our monocles as we review the “To the Nines” challenge review. You all submitted equipment, but you weren’t allowed to use the Equip ability!

  • Designing for IPs and Moxtober Hype!

    Designing for IPs and Moxtober Hype!

    Kayiu and Juliet tackle what makes designing for an IP swing or miss, covering Portal: Three Kingdoms and Chikyu: Ruined Future.

  • Champion’s Podium! League Wrap-Up w/Provocative and Brad

    Champion’s Podium! League Wrap-Up w/Provocative and Brad

    Our last pod about Design League 3 is here! We’ve got both league champ Prov and runner-up Brad here to talk about their process, the planes, and their ideas for the future!

  • Eight Legs Challenge Review w/Squares that Cube

    Eight Legs Challenge Review w/Squares that Cube

    Two-thirds of the Squares that Cube podcast join the pod this week to break down YOUR submissions to our Octopus-Overloaded challenge, Eight Legs a Week! Will our six arms be enough??

  • Sunset Sacrifice! League Finals Entry from Provocative

    Sunset Sacrifice! League Finals Entry from Provocative

    Our league finalists had to invent a whole standard deck, along with making up ideas for a variety of standard sets to go in it! This week is Provocative’s entry, and you’ll hear all about some new tokens, Rakdos planeswalkers, and why the sun is bad!