Happy New Year's Eve everyone! Thank you for all the kindness, love, and energy you gave me and the team this year. I'm looking forward to making more magic for y'all in 2026 ✨ #WOTCStaff

Happy #MTGxATLA Prerelase! I hope you all have many amazing games and that you make some new friends. Enjoy the set and let me know what card was your favorite to play with. Mine's Fire Lord Zuko 🔥 #WOTCStaff

@alanabop.bsky.social and I were the Hollow Knight bugs for Halloween 🪲🐝🕷️🗡️!! Hope y'all had a wonderfully spooky night 🎃

It’s official! I can talk about it! I’ve spent the last 2+ years leading the narrative for the Magic: the Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set! I’m excited to see all of this release! TMNT is such a weird, wild franchise that meshes weirdly well with Magic magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...

Tonight's gonna be lit 🔥🔥🔥

You ever get so enraged from playing video games (Silksong) that you go to the grocery store to get bagel bites?

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!

Challenging myself to draw every Bloodborne boss that I beat! FINALLY. After some twenty attempts 😭

Listening to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon music while I watch the autumn leaves fall. Rare moment of total zen 🍂

Thank you all for an amazing #MCAtlanta! Making MTG is hard work, but events like these are a lightning bolt reminder of why it's always worth it. I love the gathering with all my heart and I cherished the opportunity to meet so many wonderful community members. See ya next time! #WOTCStaff

Last day of #MCAtlanta! Come say hi at the Studio X Meet & Greet 2:30 - 3:30. Or come say hi on the show floor if you catch me wandering ✌🏻 #WOTCStaff

Got to play a commander game with my Universes Beyond Captain America deck with THE @dilloniusrex.bsky.social playing Cecil, @uncleruss.bsky.social playing Minsk & Boo, and @hamhocks42.bsky.social on Kefka! What an amazing experience! #MCAtlanta

Um, Actually Live at #MCAtlanta! #WOTCStaff Let’s go @ifycomedy.com ❤️

Officially revealed by Square over on Twitter, here is the full Scene Box for FINAL FANTASY IX that Dillon and I announced at the preview panel yesterday! 😘 #WOTCStaff #MTGxFINALFANTASY

Today is my most free day! If you're looking for games or just wanna chat, DM me or just pull me over while I'm walking the show floor ✌🏻 #WOTCStaff #MCAtlanta

For my Tataru stans and Estinien enjoyers (and Scholar mains!)

A special Commander bundle is also coming! Get your hands on the original PC Release of FINAL FANTASY VII, a Limit Break #MTGxFINALFANTASY Commander deck, and a promotional printing of Cloud, Midgar Mercenary featuring original art from the game. Available in US only.

Thank you for all the positive reception on the #MTGxFINALFANTASY holiday release! I'm wandering the show floor yapping about Final Fantasy, feel free to pull me over and tell me about your FIN decks! #MCAtlanta #WOTCStaff

Thanks everyone for coming out to the preview panel and hopefully you’re all as excited as we are about more #MTGxFINALFANTASY! 😘 #WOTCStaff

Joined the Atlanta Breakfast Club this morning. 😎 #MCAtlanta

I have a couple slots left to fill for the cedh learn to play in Atlanta! In particular I’m looking for women & nonbinary folks in the space who want to join our event to teach CEDH & play with attendees 🫶

CMDR Decks selected for #MCAtlanta! Jenova (B2) - FIN Booster Box Only Cloud (B2/B3) - Precon ✨ Cecil (B4) - Greatness, at any cost ⚔️ Can't wait to see y'all and play! #WOTCStaff

Sleeved up my FFIV Bracket 4 Commander Deck for #MCAtlanta! Can't wait to get some games in with the squad :) #WOTCStaff

We have a lot of orb weaver spiders in our back yard and they inspired me to learn about them and draw a character based on them!

Well, hey hey, look who's going to be at MagicCon Atlanta! Looking forward to seeing everyone there :) P.S. I am going to be far less busy (hopefully) than I was at Vegas, so I wanna get some games in with all ya'll ✨ #WOTCStaff

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FINAL FANTASY CHARACTER AND WHY IS IT TERRA BRANFORD?!!?! OH. MY. GOODNESS. these photos!!!! my costume! @showandtell2u.com really helped my vision come to life with this amazing photography ✨ #FINALFANTASY #terrabranford #finalfantasycosplay #ff6 #yoshitakaamano #ファイナルファンタジー

Alright folks, we're now two weeks past the Magic Designers for trans lifeline stream, and matches and such are all in. We raised over 15,000 dollars, and in addition to that Hasbro donated over 7,000 dollars to trans lifeline through our employee matching program! #WOTCstaff

Finally, at long last, I get to talk about Sephiroth in Magic: the Gathering. This was an article I never thought I'd get to write. There's a deck in here for every single Sephiroth legend. Check it out now over on @coolstuffinc.com! #MTGxFINALFANTASY www.coolstuffinc.com/a/paigesmith...

Happy Non-Binary Day!

Over the past three months, I learned everything I could about Final Fantasy – from its rich history to its massive cultural impact and the many in-jokes shared among its fans. In time, I understood why it has captured the hearts of players everywhere. 🎥: youtu.be/II7MQKqrcj8

I want to add an evil path ending for Shadow EDH-- Black Doom demands it! What's our pile?

Today is my three year anniversary of being a wizard! I'm feeling nostalgic; here's Mitzie and I on my first day. I cannot believe FIN is finally out and TLA is soon on the horizon... time flies when you are making magic ✨ #WOTCStaff

Check out my #MTGxFinalFantasy collector edition Commander deck battle Quiver! I did a short rundown of it and everything inside.

This Saturday I'm hosting an awesome event on my channel! Join a whole host of #WotCstaff members as they raise money for @translifeline.org! They'll be playing #MTGArena, telling design stories, doing raffles, and more! Early donation information: tiltify.com/@hogpog-98/m...

Day 3 of #MCVegas! Hope y'all have been enjoying your weekend. I've got a meet & greet at 11am today and then I'm walking the show floor until 2pm. See ya around!! ✨

Who am I seeing at the #MCVegas Party at The Edge of Eternity tonight??

IT'S JUNETEENTH! There is still so much fucking work to do in this country to clean up the blood it was built on and so many reparations owed. One of the small ways we can help is actively seeking out, hiring, supporting and buying from Black artists. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Our sweet boy Jin Gitaxias has to have an emergency surgery today.. He’s racked up some expensive bills totally to over $10k. With a mandatory 5k desposit for his surgery from us today. We need help. Shares are greatly appreciated. We just want our guy to be okay 😔 gofund.me/a229cd75

Hey hey! Here's my schedule for #MCVegas ✨ I'll be hanging in the Black Lotus Lounge, playing commander games, talking about the making of #MTGxFINALFANTASY and walking around to enjoy the vibes. I'd love to meet you so come say hi :) #WOTCStaff

Travelling with some wonderful Warriors of Light to #MCVegas It's gonna be HOT 🔥🔥🔥 #WOTCStaff

Yall don't understand how much effort I'm putting into making this August Charity Event for War Child the best it can possibly be. August 11th - 17th. twitch.tv/miabyte Please put it in your calenders & share. We have amazing guests, giveaways, minigames. Announcing all of which soon!

OFF WITH HIS HEAD -2025

Happy Friday and #MTGXFINALFANTASY release day! In honor of such a wondrous occasion, I wrote an article detailing the entire creative process behind the making of FIN. Thank you for playing this set and I hope you enjoy it! #WOTCStaff magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...

Who Is The Most Powerful New Commander From Final Fantasy? Check out our guide to the Top Commanders of Final Fantasy: youtu.be/eTC3_IiFwdY #magicthegathering

Wanna know more about the decisions and game design choices behind the #MTGxFINALFANTASY commander precons? 🤔 Well my article is now live! …including a throwback cosplay picture from 2007 😬 #WOTCStaff magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...

It's been a while since I've written anything like this: an old-school Gavin article that interweaves Magic and my life. From when I was a kid to today, let me tell you about what inspired pieces of #MTGxFINALFANTASY design! Read here: magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat... #wotcstaff

I had such an amazing experience at my first #SummerGameFest! I played so many awesome games of #MTGxFINALFANTASY with so many wonderful people. I love this job, I love this set, I love this team, and I loved meeting all of you. See y'all at Vegas! #WOTCStaff

Sat down with @dilloniusrex.bsky.social to chat with Emma at @gamespot.com about #MTGxFINALFANTASY! #WOTCStaff youtu.be/hhhHtiOf7n8