Beacon of Creation
Beacon of Creation
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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Jul 8, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 219 - Make it Mono Magical! 01.12.2021 34:58
With Adam out, MonoWhiteBorder AKA Peter jumps on to Make it More Magical! Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Twitter: @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire
Episode 218 - Upshift Downshift 24.11.2021 30:28
Upshift or downshift? We play a game where we start with a card, then either upshift or downshift it to a new rarity! Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Twitter: @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire
Episode 217 - Friends and Family Challenge Review 17.11.2021 40:52
We review an amazing SIXTEEN submissions to our "Friends and Family" challenge. We asked for hybrid Red/White rares and got more submissions than there are existing cards! Adam saves the best for last and Tim gets into a tribal card. Check out our "Build a Guild" challenge too, where you combine multiple gold cards across Magic history to form a new archetype. Details in the episode! Discord: htt...
Episode 216 - Lowering Our Salt Content 10.11.2021 38:33
We're tackling "salty" Commander cards this week! Finding usable inspiration from some of the most oppressive cards around. A tough tasks makes for a long episode! Cards discussed: Stasis Jokulhaups Narset, Parter of Veils The Tabernacle of Pendrell Vale Extra turns cards Rhystic Study Narset, Enlightened Master Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Twitter: @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire
Episode 215 - Castmire Milestone 8 Testing 03.11.2021 18:25
Castmire is the spooky, spiraling mansion set that you can help develop! We finished up our 8th milestone (and Moxtober), so now it's time to test. There's a fun new way to track our testing and we're hyped to see all the cards in play. Anything related to testing and Castmire can be found on our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh
Episode 214 - Pumpkin Patch Challenge Review 27.10.2021 31:51
We review your sweet Black/Green Pumpkin Patch cards! You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Twitter: @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire
Episode 213 - Mechanical Color Pie Quiz! 20.10.2021 31:48
It's happening!! The new Mechanical Color Pie article is out, and we're all eager to learn as much as we can! Adam and Tim take turns quizzing each other, and you can play along. Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes | MAGIC: THE GATHERING Reddit summary of changes article You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Twitter: @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire
Episode 212 - Jeremy Geist's GDS4 Challenge 13.10.2021 34:43
Jeremy Geist is joining Wizards, and has left us a big challenge: Five Design Challenges for GDS4 In this ep we attempt part one of the challenge, designing seven cards to start as the seed of a limited archetype. You know Adam is taking it seriously when you hear his keyboard thunder! You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Twitter: @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire
Episode 211 - Commander Challenge Review 06.10.2021 33:40
We bring MonoWhiteBorder back on to review your submissions for the Good Bones Morph/Visit commander! Tons of sweet (Ice Age??) cards and clever new cards! You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Music by Dee Culp and fesliyanstudios.com And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire
Episode 210 - Midnight Hunt Expansion Pack 29.09.2021 23:50
We review your design submissions for our Midnight Hunt challenge! These are all sweet cards that would fit in the new Innistrad set! You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire
Episode 209 - Castmire Commander Challenge w/MonoWhiteBorder 22.09.2021 33:53
Mono-White aficionado MonoWhiteBorder joins us to brew a Commander precon! New Design Challenge: Submit one existing card and design one new card that fits with Good Bones: "Good Bones" Hauzer 1W Legendary Creature - Skeleton You can't cast blue, black, red, or green spells. Doors you control have "T: Add W, U, B, R, or G." If a creature you control would die, you may turn it face down instead. It...
Episode 208 - Suddenly, Shandalar 15.09.2021 24:33
Lately, Adam's been playing Shandalar, the mid-90s RPG where you collect Magic cards to play against the AI. Let's dive into what makes this game still work today. G-Host Juliet also joins to share her knowledge. You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast
Episode 207 - The Hunt is On 08.09.2021 27:04
Adam and Tim have a convo about the design of all these sweet new Innistrad cards! You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast
Episode 206 - Castmire with Perry K! 01.09.2021 25:03
We talk with Perry K about his focus channel and his experience working on Castmire! You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire
Episode 205 - Make it Even More Magical 25.08.2021 34:12
We play a round of Make it More Magical, where we give each other an existing card and instructions on how to make it more... massive? Orzhov? Helpful? Listen and find out! You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast
Episode 204 - What I Did On My Summer Vacation 18.08.2021 38:59
Tim went to a weekend-long Magic vacation with friends, and shares all the cool formats they played! In the episode: Mini Masters (with house rules!) Gold Cube 10-4 Cube Mega Team Sealed RTR vs Theros Power Cube Tribal Commander Cube You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast
Episode 203 - Coming Home to Castmire 11.08.2021 31:07
Want to get caught up on Castmire? Adam does too! Now that he's back on the show, he's ready to go deep on the status of Castmire. Along the way we review the set's mechanics and what those mechanics imply about the rest of the construction of the set. Some basic changes to how we add cards to Castmire are also talked about: more and faster focus channels and decoupling Castmire dev from twitter p...
Episode 202 - Design Rush IX: Inanimate and Riley Rethal! 04.08.2021 29:24
Welcome to chapter nine of Design Rush, a quick-on-your-feet Magic card design showcase, hosted by Juliet Louis! This episode's contestants are Inanimate (Trevor) and Riley Rethal! Check out The Education Trust: https://edtrust.org/what-you-can-do/donate/ Riley's game catalog: https://metagame.itch.io/ Follow @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire and join us at https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh
Episode 201 - MadOlaf's Mad Fusions 28.07.2021 16:19
Adam's back, so on this ep we're stretching our design legs with him and doing some randomized prompt designs. The twist here is after Adam and Tim each design a card, they then fuse their cards into one! #1 - Green Common Instant "Interference" #2 - Colorless Uncommon Artifact "Look" #3 - Green Mythic Enchantment "Pleasing" Special Collab Challenge: #4 - Red Rare Instant "Scheme" You can chat wit...
Episode 200 - Castmire First Spark 21.07.2021 58:21
It's our 200th episode! Join our celebration! Juliet emcees with Tim and returning host Adam roleplaying two new Planeswalkers arriving in the mansion for the first time. Meet Sydaeron and Kharsen and enjoy all the cameos by Castmire characters. You can find J's one-page rules on our twitter @magicdesigncast or in our discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Music http://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com
Episode 199 - Class is in Session 14.07.2021 27:24
We take a look at your custom Class submissions, including being a bird, a lot of bugs, and a good buddy. No new Design Challenge yet, but check out mtg.design's Treasure week, and submit your cards! You can chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast
Ep. 198 - Castmire M7 Playtesting 09.07.2021 33:13
Tim quizzes Juliet & Bradley on their Castmire Milestone 7 playtest experiences. Share your designs & jump into playtesting on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast & @createcastmire
Ep. 197 - Modern Horizons 2 Expansion Pack 30.06.2021 38:29
Bradley, Tim, & Juliet each design two cards that could fit within the Modern Horizons 2 set as well as co-design a seventh card together! Share your designs on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast & @createcastmire Princess Lucrezia hidden theme EDH deck post: https://medium.com/millingfor53/another-commander-the-3rd-7cd83ca0c043?source=friends_link&sk=a7d...
Ep. 196 - MTG.Design Knight Week 23.06.2021 24:07
Bradley & Tim each share & discuss Knight card designs, commemorating MTG.Design's currently weekly design challenge, Knight Week! Participate in Knight Week at: mtg.design And find the associated channel on our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh And catch us on Twitter: @magicdesigncast & @createcastmire Music & SFX: Rafael Krux, freefire66
Ep. 195 - Design Rush VIII: Wheels & Greg 16.06.2021 28:55
Welcome to chapter eight of Design Rush, a quick-on-your-feet Magic card design showcase, hosted by Juliet Louis! This episode's contestants are Wheels & Greg! Pre-order The Ultimate Random Encounters Book: bit.ly/RandomBook Very Random Encounters: https://twitter.com/VREcast Wheels: https://twitter.com/singularwheels Greg: https://twitter.com/whitewing https://www.leatherman.games/games/glitter-h...
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