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Beacon of Creation Beacon of Creation
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A show about design in Magic: the Gathering. Each week we cover both official cards and custom cards made by the community. The weekly design challenge gives you the opportunity to make it on the show! Hosted by Tim, Juliet, Kayiu and Markus, with guests!
Music used with permission: https://www.youtube.com/user/daleculp
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Set Spotlight - Seasons of War
This week is the long-awaited spotlight on Seasons of War, the custom commander limited set! Creator Timespiraled joins the show to tell us everything they learned making it and what they enjoy about the final product!
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh
Check out the cards in the set: https://msem-instigator.herokuapp.com/card?q=e%3Aswr
Go deep with the design doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LXCrKJ-QoP2beLdMyKnmNQBeDafC5_ab1UyMNObTCGs/edit -
Unpacking - Memories of the Silver City
In Unpacking, we go one-by-one through cards in a pack. We learn what we can from just the cards in front of us; no set summary and no knowledge of the mechanics. It's a fun way to see cards with fresh eyes.
This time Redbay joins Tim in going through a pack of Memories of the Silver City by Chartate101. We go in just seeing a picture of a green forest portal in a run-down city. Come along with us as we discover the set through the lens of a pack.
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Ultimatum Challenge Review
We put our foot down and issue an ultimatum: design us some great cards! You know the community is going to give us a huge haul of cool designs and plenty to talk about.
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Set Spotlight - Hyperpop
Kayiu hosts a look at color-blasted, music-infused future set Hyperpop! Creators platypeople and IgnitedxSoul give you a comprehensive look starting with abandoned mechanics, then talking through the featured keywords, into themes, and finally some Revolution constructed shots.
Check out the set: https://www.planesculptors.net/set/hyperpop
Browse the Revolution format at: https://revolution-manifesto.herokuapp.com/format/revolution
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For Sale: Stately Castmire Manor
Episode 300 is here! We recap Castmire, the community-designed spooky mansion set. How it came to be, all the mechanics, and the potential directions for the set!
https://www.planesculptors.net/set/castmire
Come chat with everyone on our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh
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Set Spotlight - Merveaux
Learn all about Mattelonian's art and performance set, Merveaux! We learn all about what it takes to merge artifacts, enchantments, and three color wedges into one heavily playtested package.
Customer Reviews
An Excellent Design Podcast
Beacon of Creation is a fantastic podcast about Magic Design. Each week the hosts Bradley and Adam lead listeners through each incremental step of the design of their very own set! Their incredible amount of listener interaction, joined with their incredibly likable audio personas transforms the podcast into a must-listen for anyone interested in design, Magic the Gathering, or creativity in general.