Mark Rosewater
Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast
Join Magic: The Gathering Head Designer Mark Rosewater as he shares stories, insights, and more while driving to work. Listen and learn more about how Magic is made!
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Mark Rosewater
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
#662: Modern Horizons Cards, Part 3 09.08.2019 40:40
This is part three of a four-part series on card-by-card design stories from Modern Horizons.
#661: Power Level 09.08.2019 46:39
In this podcast, I talk all about power level. I describe what it is and how it impacts how we make Magic cards.
#660: Modern Horizons Cards, Part 2 02.08.2019 40:46
This is part two of a four-part series on card-by-card design stories from Modern Horizons.
#659: Modern Horizons Cards, Part 1 02.08.2019 47:29
This is part one of a four-part series on card-by-card design stories from Modern Horizons.
#658: Split Cards 26.07.2019 36:38
In this podcast, I talk about the history of split cards—how they came to be and the many different times we've used them.
#657: Innovation Products 26.07.2019 47:25
We have a line we call the innovation products (things like Conspiracy, Unstable, and Battlebond). I'll explain what they are and talk through all the ones we've made thus far.
#656: Modern Horizons 19.07.2019 38:25
This podcast is all about the design of Modern Horizons.
#655: War of the Spark Cards, Part 5 19.07.2019 51:16
This is part five of a five-part series on card-by-card design stories from War of the Spark.
#654: War of the Spark Cards, Part 4 12.07.2019 48:38
This is part four of a five-part series on card-by-card design stories from War of the Spark.
#653: Other Lessons – Ideas & Execution 12.07.2019 48:13
As a new series following up my "20 Lessons, 20 Podcasts" series, I'm starting "Other Lessons" to talk about other things I've learned during my time at Wizards. This podcast's lesson is "People overrate ideas and underrate execution."
#652: War of the Spark Cards, Part 3 03.07.2019 44:40
This is part three of a five-part series on card-by-card design stories from War of the Spark.
#651: War of the Spark Cards, Part 2 03.07.2019 43:05
This is part two of a five-part series on card-by-card design stories from War of the Spark.
#650: War of the Spark Cards, Part 1 28.06.2019 36:48
This is part one of a five-part series on card-by-card design stories from War of the Spark.
#649: MagicFest London 28.06.2019 44:10
So, I went to England for MagicFest London and Mythic Championship II. This podcast talks all about my trip.
#648: Working on the Road 21.06.2019 38:54
Part of my job is traveling. This podcast talks about what it's like working when traveling as well as the many things that have to be done before or after you've traveled.
#647: Designing Library Effect 21.06.2019 39:59
This episode is another in my "Designing _____" series where I talk about how we design certain basic effects. In this episode, I talk about effects interacting with the library.
#646: Seeing the World 14.06.2019 52:18
Working on Magic has taken me to many countries around the world. In this podcast, I reminisce about all the places I've visited on Magic's dime.
#645: Languages 14.06.2019 31:17
Magic is printed in eleven languages. In this podcast, I talk about how that came to be and how making a game printed in so many languages impacts game design.
#644: Ajani's Pridemate 07.06.2019 29:37
This podcast is all about us adding two words to the rules text of one card and all the hullabaloo that followed. I explain why we did it and walk through the timeline of what happened (it's a little convoluted).
#643: Breaking Rules 07.06.2019 29:34
In this podcast, I discuss when rules should and shouldn't be broken in Magic design. It involves a bunch of talking about planeswalking and puppies.
#642: Retired Mechanics 31.05.2019 48:15
In this podcast, I talk about Magic mechanics that just didn't make the cut and had to be retired.
#641: Booster Packs 31.05.2019 32:42
In this podcast, I talk all about the history of the booster pack, how it's evolved, and what impact it has on the design of Magic.
#640: Planeswalker Who's Who 24.05.2019 38:50
In this podcast, I walk through all the Planeswalkers to explain who they are and how they're mechanically represented on cards.
#639: Top 10 Worst Mechanics 24.05.2019 38:10
I realized I hadn't done a Top 10 list in a while, so I decided to talk about bad mechanics.
#638: War of the Spark 17.05.2019 43:59
This podcast talks about the vision design of War of the Spark.
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