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Max Manco

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Senior Game Designer on Magic: the Gathering Arena and Cedar Waxwing enthusiast. #wotcstaff

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I'm pickin' Browt

27.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rip. Ah well

22.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Squen and Cragg's side hustle went worse than expected... Tune in tomorrow at 10am PT for the #MTGxTMNT Debut stream on twitch.tv/magic or youtube.com/@mtg.

16.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 406 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 30

Oh, a new Paranormasight! Didn't expect that. I liked the first one well enough so I'll probably check it out.

05.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Thumbnail for the Lorwyn Eclipsed Trailer featuring the title "A Boggart Ballad". A goblin from Lorwyn and a Boggart from Shadowmoor stand divided by purple light against backgrounds of their respective side of the plane. Each of these figures is crafted by the Jim Henson company featuring their traditional style.

Thumbnail for the Lorwyn Eclipsed Trailer featuring the title "A Boggart Ballad". A goblin from Lorwyn and a Boggart from Shadowmoor stand divided by purple light against backgrounds of their respective side of the plane. Each of these figures is crafted by the Jim Henson company featuring their traditional style.

Welcome to Lorwyn Eclipsed, enjoy A Boggart Ballad. #MTGLorwyn

youtu.be/mCQ5EF69rSQ

05.01.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 612 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 79
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Congratulations to the winner of Arena Championship 10, Michael Plummer! He caps off an incredible year of Magic with a hard-fought victory over Ondrej Strasky in the finals to win the title! #AC10

21.12.2025 23:40 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

It really has been an incredible year for games. My top 3 releases of the year, in no particular order, are Expedition 33, Silksong, and Blue Prince.

To put it into perspective, any of these titles would've easily been by GOTY last year. What a stacked year!

11.12.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's the first day of summer camp, and adventures await you in CAPY's newest game...

πŸ’¬ Find Your Words!

Enjoy the tranquility of Camp Pals, make lifelong friends, and try different types of communication in this short cozy game!

The journey begins in 2026, available on PC!

09.12.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 22

This looks lovely! Huge congrats!

25.11.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite the ravages of age and an internet steeped in misinformation, your eyes – in this one case – do not deceive you: Website different. It’s taken an immense amount of time and effort, but welcome to Aftermath version 2.0:

aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...

10.11.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 445 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 28

Finally learning about the joys of Parallax Wave

04.11.2025 04:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Arena Powered Cube Design and Card List Introducing Powered Cube, a Cube event with the Power Nine, Tolarian Academy, and even Booster Tutor.

Very, very excited to share the Arena Powered Cube list (and some design backstory).

magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...

#wotcstaff

23.10.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6
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Announcing the Arena Powered Cube! Harness some of the strongest cards in Magic's history with Powered Cube. Now, the power is in your hands.

Get ready to play with some VERY powerful Magic cards (say hi to Power Nine) in our new limited-time event, Arena Powered Cube! The drafting fun begins 10/28.

Learn more: magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...

20.10.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12

If only it had spring triggers, I think the Switch 2 pro controller might have become my favorite game pad.

06.10.2025 01:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional graphic with a purple and blue fantasy-themed background and crystal-like formations. The image features two logos: the Wizards of the Coast logo in rainbow gradient colors on the left, and the Trans Lifeline logo in white on the right. Large bold text in the center reads: β€œSupport Trans Lifeline.” Below, smaller text says β€œTune in Oct 4” next to the Twitch logo.

Promotional graphic with a purple and blue fantasy-themed background and crystal-like formations. The image features two logos: the Wizards of the Coast logo in rainbow gradient colors on the left, and the Trans Lifeline logo in white on the right. Large bold text in the center reads: β€œSupport Trans Lifeline.” Below, smaller text says β€œTune in Oct 4” next to the Twitch logo.

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!

01.10.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 4429 πŸ” 1766 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 211
Anger of the Gods (and Yargle)

Anger of the Gods (and Yargle)

Eating so much vanilla might have been a bad idea...

We're aware the "Death by Vanilla" Yargle Day achievement is bugged. A hotfix is currently planned for tomorrow, that'll include additional time to earn it.

🌐Status Page: spr.ly/63322A6Soq

02.09.2025 21:47 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Uh-oh... A new 4.5 hour @wolfeglick.bsky.social video just dropped on an otherwise free afternoon...

17.05.2025 20:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whew - Switch 2 preorder secured!

24.04.2025 15:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A card from the new MTG set, Tarkir: Dragonstorm.
Card: Zurgo, Thunder's Decree
Cost: {1R}{1W}{1B}
Legendary Creature- Orc Warrior
Mobilize 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, create two tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.)
During your end step, Warrior tokens you control have "This token can't be sacrificed."

A card from the new MTG set, Tarkir: Dragonstorm. Card: Zurgo, Thunder's Decree Cost: {1R}{1W}{1B} Legendary Creature- Orc Warrior Mobilize 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, create two tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.) During your end step, Warrior tokens you control have "This token can't be sacrificed."

The card text "this [type] can't be sacrificed" is new to MTG Arena and was a bit tricky to implement. Our dev Alex Werner is here to chat about why that is and how we made it happen.

Read here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/dev-diary-zurgo-thunders-decree

10.04.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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MTG Arena State of the Game 2025 – Spring Edition Executive Producer Chris Kiritz looks back on what MTG Arena has accomplished in the past year, what we've learned, and where the game is heading next.

The spring State of the Game is here! Let's talk about the past, present, and future of MTG Arena.

Read here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/state-of-the-game-2025-spring-edition

10.04.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

They're waiting to announce Melee HD... Probably...

02.04.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

GameCube games are retro enough for VC now. πŸ’€

Ah well - any excuse to play F-Zero GX again!

02.04.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm on a cool island. There's lots of mountains.

15.03.2025 03:26 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Achievement unlocked!

19.02.2025 22:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nightrein playtest ended just as we started the end-of-run boss πŸ₯²

16.02.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Buckle your seatbelts, #MTGAetherdrift releases on MTG Arena tomorrow! Get all of the set details (and more) in this week's announcements.

Read here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/announcements-february-10-2025

10.02.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
Golgari featuring Velocipede, Cursecloth Wrappings, and March of the World Ooze

Golgari featuring Velocipede, Cursecloth Wrappings, and March of the World Ooze

3-0 at the prerelease with a great (car)pool! I think I cast every card in my deck at least once, which never happens...

08.02.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I worked on this! πŸ₯³

03.02.2025 18:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm used to Metroidvanias granting double jump near the halfway mark, so I was pretty surprised at Ender Magnolia unlocking it 10 minutes in. Yay mobility!

26.01.2025 03:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh, there's a Switch 2 event in Toronto on my birthday weekend... It'll probably be a zoo but I kind of want to go. It's been ages since I've done something like that.

16.01.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0