today, I venture to ask: what do minotaur fingers look like? as it turns out, the answer has to do with the visual conventions of mythology and high fantasy, the history of Magic, and how we manage the alienness of fantasy realism. give it a read! dominarianplowshare.substack.com/p/what-do-se...

New video! I had fun with the thumbnail #mtg youtu.be/9ZZfATgVxUA

Pretty messed up that Tamiyo died before a set called "Eclipsed"

Same energy

Same energy

There are a lot of dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles in Magic now, but other extinct animals tend to receive less representation. What's your favorite example, or an animal you'd like to see more of? I'd love some moa Moas. The first five responders will get a 120 MTGO play points #MTGOCreator

Alright it’s been a minute. It’s time for another Vorthos Round-Up! If you make Magic lore, story, or art content (I’m deliberately leaving this broad) please reply here! If you have a favorite Magic Story creator, shout them out here.

Truman!

With New Perspective responses going out, here’s a reminder that you can have a stellar application and still be declined. In no way does it reflect on how deserving you are, your POV/background, or your work as a creator. At work, our grant writers hear more “no’s” than “yes’s.” Persistence is key!

So, I found the fabled "1993 west coast game store tour" that WotC staff went on to demo and promote Magic, shortly before GenCon launch. Mildly confident this $300 shirt (listed on Ebay) is the only publicly recorded log of this trip

Cubs keep trouncing on their parents.

This article is neat! The design goals really come across in the final set. bsky.app/profile/chri...

New video! I reviewed #mtgtla from a story perspective. How well does it adapt the series? What works flavorfully and what doesn't? youtu.be/sq1RAj8_fVk?...

Gray Merchants are literally the only card I seek promo versions for. I hope this one isn't too hard to acquire to recomplete my collection

Alright Magic: The Gathering Community, one more day on this one. I've got hundreds of likes and retweets, but only ~30 entries.

The Ur creatures are some of the oldest in existence. This is also true of Ur Mom

Happy Halloween! This is your yearly reminder that Over the Garden Wall and Over the Hedge are synonyms

Congratulations Mark Rosewater! Today is Mark's 30th anniversary stewarding & shaping Magic. Truly a remarkable legacy. From leading set designs to tirelessly answering fan questions to your weekly articles to signing cards at any event you attend, thank you!

In August of 1993, I started playing Magic. In July of 1994, I started freelancing. And on October 30, 1995, exactly thirty years ago today, I started working at Wizards of the Coast. R&D made me a shirt to celebrate. #WotCStaff

Reality Fracture:

It has been 146 days since this card entirely subsumed the Magic metagame, forever unbalancing every format with its raw power

She is judging me for playing Magic. She is correct to do so

Applications for the New Perspectives grants for #MCVegas 2026 are OPEN! Forms close Nov. 10th at 8 AM PT with winners informed no later than Nov. 24th. Share your love of Magic, the community & your experiences in both for a chance to join us in May! mtg.social/MCVegasNHG

Thinking about my ARC System video for no particular reason youtu.be/ZrbhwbDDo9g?...

To celebrate Halloween, the first five people to comment their costume this year will get 120 MTGO play points! #MTGOCreator

Magic Legends with Disabilities Thread It's disability month, let's dive into Magic characters with disabilities. I'm keeping the definition fairly broad here, but see notes in the next post. Please note I'm only looking at canon Magic IP Legends.

My mom has the only Magic opinions that matter

Tigerdillo Platypus Bear Ba Sing Se zoo animals? Huu Messenger hawk? Ty Lee? An airbender, not sure which Koh Lion Turtle Ba Sing Se?

As shared on WeeklyMTG today, we have updates to the Commander Brackets beta and new guidelines to help your pre-game conversations with other players! Read all the details on DailyMTG: magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

Remember that whatever the current Magic controversy is, there are players out there still fighting battles from years ago

The ACA is not perfect but it’s much much much much much better than what came before it (more or less *nothing*, for all intents and purposes), and people saying anything different are either 1) too young to know any better, 2) dumb, or 3) Republicans. Combinations of 1-3 are also valid.

It's time to talk about Goblin King and why it should be given (in addition) the noble creature type. An art and flavor thread, let's go. 🧵 (for @mtgdad.bsky.social) 1/10

It was so cool seeing all the responses to this! So much non-card art can feel transient. Marketing is temporary, packaging is disposable, and supplementary media can be niche. Let's keep celebrating quality art!

The dinosaur is gently carrying my profile picture, like a dog with an egg

magic community should post less about The News and start posting more about which characters you want to see in Various Scenarios

Even if you didn't like this set (and many didn't!) PLEASE fill these surveys out genuinely with actual feedback. Flaming the set with all 0s on every metric is both unhelpful and hyperbolic.

New video! Who is your favorite C Legend? #mtg youtu.be/_0fFuYUnyGw

I like to think Macar is a secret Carthalion offshoot

Steven Belledin laying the smackdown.

Pull up It’s time to talk about non-card #MTGart and why it’s amazing. 1/20

What are some of your favorite pieces of Magic art not from an actual card? They could be from supplemental media, marketing, packaging, concept art, etc.

My parents wouldn't let me watch the 2003 show lol, but I was a big fan of the 2012 one when it came out

Much like a real fortune teller, I am right almost half the time

What are some of your favorite pieces of Magic art not from an actual card? They could be from supplemental media, marketing, packaging, concept art, etc.

I thought this would be about the history of dual-faced cards, but apparently not

This is why I was concerned about that original post. I worry that the worst kinds of people will latch onto the 'pigs and slop' language to harass both Wizards & players. I've seen it before. I worry that this is how a fandom splinters. Usually the next step is bad actors monopolising on it.

I wish that book was better, so it would be cool that I owned this

Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community. Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!