Head to Head

Akroma's Original Design

New • 11 May 2023 • Asked by caitsith4 • 35 Comments

Do you remember your original Akroma design? I must know!

Here’s the article I wrote about her design:

Angels Among Us | MAGIC: THE GATHERING

Angel Head to Head Legendary Creatures Redirect

Circus World vs Kamigawa

New • 18 Jul 2021 • Asked by nedistro • 68 Comments

Possible Head to Head: Circus World vs Return To Kamigawa?

Or we could combine them. : )
Head to Head Humor

Status of Twitter Polls

New • 17 May 2021 • Asked by goldgaridelve • 34 Comments

Maro, what happened to your head to head Twitter polls?

I decided to give them a little rest. They will come back.
Head to Head Mark Rosewater

Absence of Debate Articles

New • 14 Mar 2021 • Asked by moonsliceman • 26 Comments

RE: Head to head/Debate articles, the one was pretty great, it was a really cool way to show the diversity of perspectives at R&D, but then there were no more. Did you win so spectacularly that nobody wants to argue with you, or did it not go over well, or...? A pair of articles about the proposed Legendary rule would be neat, and it would also be cool to hear about other issues that could realistically go either way, something that splits the office 50/50.

The biggest problem is there is no longer a weekly development column.
Game Design Head to Head Rules

Hiatus of 'Head to Head'

New • 11 Feb 2021 • Asked by gabrielwiermann • 40 Comments

Hello Mark, I miss your top 16 polls at twitter (haven't seen them in a long time I even forgot their name). Why did you stop?

It’s called “Head to Head”. I’m just giving it a break. It’ll be back.
Bend / Break Head to Head

Unpopular set mechanics

New • 27 Jun 2020 • Asked by pureferret • 34 Comments

Would you consider a head to head in mechanics from unpopular sets?

I would.
Head to Head Mechanics

Squirrel's Return to the Game

New • 29 Mar 2020 • Asked by ricketyeng • 54 Comments

Will the squirrels' head to head victory help their chances of returning to black border magic.

They’re already back on a card in Ikoria, a Nightmare Squirrel, no less. I’m excited! - 🐿
Black Border Head to Head Nightmare Nightmare Squirrel

Designing Akroma

New • 13 Dec 2019 • Asked by wherehavealltheuswrnamesgone • 24 Comments

Did you design a more “flavorful” Akroma? If so what were you going for?

I had numerous designs matching the character. Here’s the whole story: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/angels-among-us-2006-06-12-0

Angels Among Us

Angel Flavor Head to Head Legendary Creatures Story / Lore

Villains Tournament

New • 11 Apr 2019 • Asked by lore-bird-deactivated20190417 • 30 Comments

May we get the a "head to head" tournament with MtG villains in the future?

I already did a Head-to-Head: Villains. I might do another one eventually.
Head to Head

Unique Creatures Request

New • 02 Feb 2019 • Asked by mreric119 • 34 Comments

Can we get a Head to Head: Creatures unique to Magic?

I’ll add it to the short list.
Creatures Head to Head The short list

Nicol Bolas Victories

New • 18 Jan 2019 • Asked by gamordanstorm • 37 Comments

Nicol Bolas actually won two of your Head to Head polls!

That is correct. He won both planeswalkers (the first one) and villains.
Head to Head Nicol Bolas Planeswalkers

Pheldagrif Poll Inclusion

New • 27 Dec 2018 • Asked by zwelly-the-lil-ghostie • 22 Comments

When will we see pheldagrif in the head to head polls?

Hippo was on the poll just a few days ago. It lost.
Head to Head Hippo

Planes Return Polls

New • 28 Oct 2018 • Asked by injuryman • 109 Comments

Didn't Lorwyn get 1st and Kamigawa tie for 3rd in your head to head Planes to return to?

Two things: 1) My polls are basically reaching enfranchised fans only. Our market research reaches a much broader spectrum of players. 2) Enfranchised fans tend to use my polls as a means to push for things they don’t think we would do without fan pressure. So, my saying we’re unlikely to do them tends to encourage people to vote for them. Finally, we understand that there is love for these worlds among a group of enfranchised fans. Kamigawa and Lorwyn aren’t off the table for returns. Lorwyn, for instance, was one of the planes visited in Magic Origins. I’m merely explaining why they’re unlikely as the sole setting for Standard-legal sets. Note that there are many aspects of those worlds we could explore in supplemental sets or in new Standard-legal worlds.
Experienced / Enfranchised Players Head to Head Kamigawa Lorwyn Magic Origins Planes Standard

Twitter Poll Landslides

New • 09 Aug 2018 • Asked by doortonothingness • 32 Comments

You've had a lot of exceedingly close Head to Head results on twitter. Do you happen to remember what the biggest landslide was?

The first vote is the top seed versus the bottom seed and that’s normally pretty lopsided. I think the biggest spread was 95/5 but I don’t remember the vote.
Head to Head

Lorwyn's Return Likelihood

New • 27 Jul 2018 • Asked by coren024 • 51 Comments

With Lorwyn winning the return to plane head to head, does that improve the chances for a return to Lorwyn in the future? I started in the Scars of Mirrodin block but I like the high/fey fantasy flavor of Lorwyn very much (and faeries are fun).

It can only help its chances.
Faerie Flavor Head to Head Lorwyn Scars of Mirrodin

Implications of Loss

New • 22 Jul 2018 • Asked by sjosten • 38 Comments

You said doing well in the head to head could only help Lorwyn, but is the reverse true? Do you think Phyrexia losing to Lorwyn will have any negative effect for our compleat friends?

Making the finals and losing by 2% isn’t going to make anyone think the enfranchised audience, who votes in my polls, isn’t interested in New Phyrexia.
Experienced / Enfranchised Players Head to Head Lorwyn New Phyrexia

Head to Head Seeding

New • 01 Jul 2018 • Asked by markusleben • 22 Comments

How do you decide the bracketing for Head to Head?

Most of the time the choices are seeded, meaning put from having the highest chances to win to having the lowest. Then the highest seeded cards are placed so they can’t run into each other until the later rounds. This is done to make the semifinals and finals the most exciting.
Head to Head

Set Symbols Challenge

New • 09 Mar 2018 • Asked by markusleben • 38 Comments

Can we get a Head to Head for set symbols?

I think too many people would just vote on the sets rather than the symbols.
Head to Head Set Symbols

Drive to Work Poll

New • 23 Feb 2018 • Asked by goldgaridelve • 8 Comments

Could you do a drive to work on your Head to Head polls on Twitter?

Already have.
Drive to Work Head to Head

Red Enchantment Solution

New • 22 Feb 2018 • Asked by markusleben • 27 Comments

For 'red enchantment answer' in the Head to Head for today, you mean an on-color answer, right? Like burning the enchantment's controller for controlling it or Act of Treason for enchantments or something?

Yes, on color.
Act of Treason Colors Enchantments Head to Head Red

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