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Sharing Design on Tumblr

New 28 Jul 2024 Asked by big-golyat 3 Comments

If we want to try our hand at Magic design and share it on tumblr, is there a way we can make sure you don't accidentally see it? Like, maybe tagging it with a tag that you have blocked? I also don't want to get you in trouble because of my hobbies.


If you’re not posting it to my asks, it’s unlikely I’ll see it.

Blogatog's Universe Beyond Product

New 25 Jul 2024 Asked by moonsliceman 12 Comments

Given how many questions you get and answer every day, it's not surprising that some random people would see some of your posts, where the algorithm tries to find what kinds of other communities or interests align with your page. If this trend continues, your blog may end up actually eating another blog. Does increased attention improve the chance of a Magic Community/Tumblr/Blogatog Universe Beyond product? There's a lot of Tumblr in-jokes to jump on.


Well it is called Blogatog. : )While I adore all my Question Marks, you all are a tiny portion of the Magic audience. Most players would not get the references.

Avacyn Birthday Trivia

New 25 Jul 2024 Asked by sapphicvalkyrja 8 Comments

I would like to invoke the rite of birthday trivia to request something about my favorite character, Avacyn!


From time to time we have what we call “brain to print” cards where a cards gets to print in the exact form it was designed. Avacyn, Angel of Hope was one such card. I made it in early vision design, and it never changed (I think they tried different mana costs, but ended back at where I started).Happy Birthday!

Blue Serra Angel Reprint

New 25 Jul 2024 Asked by badgerbattalion 32 Comments

Hey Maro,If/when functional reprint of Serra angel into blue with a relevant creature type. Just realized now that blue has vigilance and flying.


Been there done that. (Okay, it was Planar Chaos, but we could reprint it.)

Perception of Magic through Tumblr

New 24 Jul 2024 Asked by somewhere-south-of-neutral 2 Comments

I would love to know what the people who only know about Magic through your Tumblr think it's like. Could you put my question through for them?


What do the people solely here for my blog think Tumblr is?

IP Crossover Request

New 24 Jul 2024 Asked by tqmurdock 3 Comments

Hey Mark, could I request UB for Archie Comics, Happy Days, and Princess Bride? Also so stoked for Monty Python!


Sure. Are you aware we had a Princess Bride Secret Lair?

Typal Archetype Swap

New 24 Jul 2024 Asked by miztickow 3 Comments

Could a return to Bloomburrow swap the typal archetypes like RG be Badgers and RB be Weasels or do you think the current ones are kind of locked in?


Let’s ask.

If we returned to Bloomburrow, what would you expect? The same ten animalsTen new animalsA mix of old and new animalsNo preference

Request for Card Form Answers

New 23 Jul 2024 Asked by wogua 10 Comments

I’d like to request a Blogatog theme day— all answers take the form a card. No additional explanation needed.


I will do this one day this year.

Absence of Turtlefolks in Bloomburrow

New 23 Jul 2024 Asked by zerofourdefender 12 Comments

Despite being Archelos' home plane, I noticed a distinct lack of Turtlefolks on Bloomburrow- even including the commander set they did not even get a one-off card. Additionally, not a single art in the set depict one, and the closest we got was a Frogfolk wearing a turtle shell (in my opinion looks a little morbid to be honest). Which leads me to ask, did something happen to them?


Frogs and Turtles were the two front runners for green/blue and Frogs won out. Bloomburrow does have one Turtle.

Request for Good Demon Cards

New 23 Jul 2024 Asked by light-wolf 10 Comments

Hey Mark! We've seen evil angels in Magic many, many times, but not really the opposite counterpart. Can I request unambiguously heroic/good demons for a change? At least one? As a treat?


Card Request for Lily of Valley

New 23 Jul 2024 Asked by always-the-next-step 14 Comments

Hi Mark, I'm a big fan of Bloomburrow's Planeswalkers' Guide. It was great to get so much info about the plane and its inhabitants!I loved one part of it so much, I made this Tumblr account so I could ask this question: May I please request a card for Lily of Valley, the mousefolk who saved Valley from the Calamity Beasts in the distant past?


I’ll pass the request along.

Usage of Unused Art Assets

New 22 Jul 2024 Asked by trifas 4 Comments

Do you have hope to use unused Unglued 2 arts elsewhere?


We used a bunch in Unhinged, and a couple (like Atogatog) in other places. I’m doubtful we’ll use more.

Talking Animals and Vegetables

New 21 Jul 2024 Asked by fanfactorpodcast 7 Comments

Now that R&D has softened on talking animals what about talking vegetables?


Unglued 2 did it. (Well, they were at least animated. We didn’t get to flavor text.?

Surviving the Rock Challenge

New 21 Jul 2024 Asked by the-arthropod-queen 5 Comments

I have terrible news


For what it’s worth, I have no desire to take on rock. : )

Flying Angels Flavor Necessity

New 21 Jul 2024 Asked by azetsu222 33 Comments

If/when Angels without flying?


If. It needs a strong flavor reason.
Apparently losing your wings wasn’t enough. : )

Potential Future Set Tutoring

New 21 Jul 2024 Asked by archfiend487-blog 5 Comments

RE: Previous set TutorHas Wizards ever planned to do a card that would tutor a card in an upcoming set (not yet released)?


We’ve done numerous cards that reference unprinted (at the time) cards in rules text. None that tutor come to mind. Here’s the closest I could think of: (no Eldrazi card had been printed yet)

Preference Between Modern Horizons 4 and Future Sight 2

New 20 Jul 2024 Asked by waltertusk 2 Comments

The core of the supplemental set issue is that players want a Future Sight 2 type of set to exist, but we all buy the crap out of Modern Horizons, which occupies the "high complexity deep cuts" slot, so Wizards will always pick making a Modern Horizons 4 over a Future Sight 2


For curiosity:

Which would you prefer? Modern Horizons 4Future Sight 2No preference

Ducks in MTG Cards

New 19 Jul 2024 Asked by one-hellish-std 22 Comments

Are there any cards that portray ducks? I couldn’t find any. 🦆


It’s a playtest card, and not quite a duck:

Managing Expectations in Gaming

New 19 Jul 2024 Asked by banksyguythrowingthings 16 Comments

MARK! I have a bunch of expectations and opinions about the game. When will Wizards make everything conform to what I want?


: )One of the things reading this blog will help with is truly understanding that other players just want different things from the game that you do. It really is an eye-opening experience which I truly believe will have implications on far more than just Magic play.

Jargon Miscommunication Issue

New 19 Jul 2024 Asked by mrmoustachemm 11 Comments

"Design blog -> designer language." - That's reasonable. What isn't reasonable is expecting every player to know your jargon. Try meeting us halfway. If someone asks about power creep, and you know they mean power churn, correct the term, but also answer the question that you know is being asked. (Same with "flip cards" when you know they mean DFCs, or other instances of jargon that players may use incorrectly.) Otherwise you come off as dismissive, or incapable of understanding our concerns.


I don’t always know what you mean. And often I’m answering questions in between living my life, so my attention is not always 100%. I tend to answer what is literally being asked. Sometimes I can catch when the asker means something different, but often I don’t. I’m not being dismissive or incapable of understanding your concerns. I’m just a busy guy multitasking. What this means is if you use other terminology sometimes I’ll catch it, but often I won’t. If you ask about flip cards, I’ll usually talk about flip cards. I’ve been doing this blog for over ten years (answering over 150,000 questions), and I’ve found this thing that makes people happiest is me getting to their question, so I try answer as many as I can. If I misunderstand you question, ask again and let me know what I misunderstood.


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