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Here's my teaser for #MTGThunder (Outlaws of Thunder Junction): #WotCStaff

Maro’s Teaser for Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Before previews for Outlaws of Thunder Junction officially begin, I thought it would be fun to do another of my Duelist-style teasers where I give tiny hints of things to come. Note that I’m only...

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Mark Rosewater

@maro254

8 months

So sad to hear about that passing of Sheldon Menery. On my podcast he said, "How cool is it that I get to help a lot of people have some enjoyment in this life?" I don’t think there’s a better tribute to his huge impact on Magic. #WotCStaff

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3 years

Today is my 25th anniversary of working at Wizards. #WotCStaff

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2 years

One of my holiday gifts. : )

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@maro254

2 years

@Spice8Rack Let me use this as an opportunity to ask everyone, what would you expect to see if we returned to Lorwyn?

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@maro254

4 years

Today is my Wizards anniversary. I’ve been working on Magic for 24 years! #WotCStaff

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@maro254

4 years

Our ultimate goal is to make Magic the best game in the world, enjoyable for the players in whatever form they wish to play it. If there are hiccups along the way, it’s not because we don’t care, or aren’t trying, or don’t understand what needs to be done. It’s just a lofty goal.

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@maro254

4 years

Here's how "mill" happened in one tweet: For years, we've tried to come up with a word that flavorfully captured what milling does. One by one, we eliminated every other possibly choice and finally went, "Okay, I guess it's mill." #WotCStaff

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@maro254

4 years

Today is Lora and my 22nd Anniversary.

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@maro254

10 months

Wizards is closing our Landmark building. I’ve worked here for eighteen years, and ten before that across the street. “Drive to Work” will be “at home edition” for a few months (after I work through my backlog). #WotCStaff

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11 months

In most people’s lives, there’s one person that shows up just when you need them most. For me, that was my best friend David. David died of cancer today, taken way too early. I’m so happy to have had him in my life, and so sad that he won’t be any more. Rest in Peace, my friend.

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@maro254

5 months

I want to publicly celebrate a big anniversary for me. Twenty years ago (technically, yesterday), I became Head Designer for Magic. It is absolutely wild to me that I've had this job for two-thirds of Magic's life. It's been a huge honor. #mtg #WotCStaff

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@maro254

7 years

Something that I have waited almost *seven* years to say: THERE'S A THIRD UN-SET!!! #WotCStaff

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@maro254

2 years

Today my babies become adults. Happy 18th Birthday, Adam and Sarah!

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@maro254

5 years

Today is my 23rd anniversary working at Wizards. : ) #WotCStaff

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@maro254

7 months

It seems Adventure Time has some Magic fans. Here's a screen shot from S10E11. Can you find all the Magic references? : ) #WotCStaff

peachypop, wild mage 🍑 🔜 CommandFest Vancouver!

@peachypop_cos

7 months

Couple more behind Betty!

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@maro254

4 years

@TolarianCollege I made the card. It was a sideboard card against mill decks.

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@maro254

10 months

I was honored to be inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design (aka Tabletop Gaming) Hall of Fame tonight.

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@maro254

4 years

Mission accomplished!

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@maro254

3 years

Just to address a number of questions I've been getting - Strixhaven is Magic's take on the magic school genre and not just a reskinning of any one version of it. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

4 years

Unsanctioned skeptics: there’s a way to find out whether or not your hypothesis is correct. If the product isn’t worth it for just the basic lands & that’s all players care about, then the product should sell poorly. If it does, I’ll admit I’m wrong. If not, you all should. Deal?

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@maro254

2 years

My babies graduated from high school today. Congrats Adam & Sarah!

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@maro254

5 years

So the Russo Brothers are having a panel right now at #SDCC . I wonder what they’re talking about? : ) #WotCStaff

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@maro254

8 months

I just wanted to acknowledge the passing of a former Magic designer. Teeuwynn Woodruff was on the design teams for Weatherlight, 7th Edition, & Apocalypse, and on the development teams for Nemesis, Prophecy, Planeshift, & 7th Edition. 1/2

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@maro254

6 years

Celebrating 20 Years! ❤️❤️❤️

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@maro254

1 year

You meet all kinds of people at Magic30. : ) #WotCStaff

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@maro254

6 years

Longtime players will remember back in April of 2000 (between Nemesis and Prophecy), I announced the birth of my first child. Today, she graduates high school. Congratulations, Rachel!

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@maro254

4 years

I’m one of the main spokespeople for the game and I get that comes with criticism. And yes, there’s plenty of legit criticism with Magic in 2019 and I do need & want to hear it, but please don’t fall into the social media trap of just focusing on the negative. 1/2 #WotCStaff

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@maro254

2 years

Okay, that happened way faster than I expected. Congratulations Rachel, we’re so proud of you!

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@maro254

6 months

Today is my 28th anniversary working at Wizards. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

2 years

Happy Hanukkah from the Rosewaters! (Lora’s taking the photo)

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@maro254

5 years

My Christmas gift for all of you is a quote: “In my twenty-three years working on the game, I have never been more excited for a suite of Magic products than I am for 2019. Magic fans are in for an amazing year!” #WotCStaff

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@maro254

5 years

En route to San Diego, I made a stop in LA for @MakeAWish with @jfwong & @JoshLeeKwai . Evan, it was a pleasure meeting and playing with you. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

4 years

Response to my Christmas tweet last year is a good encapsulation of one of the rough parts of my job. I was so excited because after ten years of struggling I managed to get a fairy tale set made & a year later the response is “why’d you say that - Oko was so busted”. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

5 years

World, I'd like you to meet Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis. #WotCStaff #mtgmh1

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@maro254

4 years

Earlier today, I previewed a #mtgm21 card. As is customary, I played a game with my followers to let them win the right to see it. I now realize that my choice of game, Hangman, was an insensitive decision on my part in the current climate. I apologize. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

3 years

I got a cake to celebrate my 25th anniversary. : )

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@maro254

4 years

I enjoy the passion of the online community. We share a common desire to see Magic be its best. I welcome feedback and will pass it along to the relevant parties. I want to caution that the solutions to the problems at hand are never as simple as you think they might be. Thanks.

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@maro254

4 years

The Mystery Booster card I did the art for (and one of several I designed) was Maro's Gone Nuts. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

5 years

Happy anniversary to my wife Lora for twenty-one amazing years! : )

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@maro254

1 year

I realized today that (assuming my math is correct) this month I start working on my hundredth Magic set. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

2 years

@Em_TeeGee Richard Garfield's original vision for Magic was significantly closer to the Un-sets than high level competitive play. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

4 years

One of the reasons it’s hard to return to places like Kamigawa or Lorwyn is at the time everyone was so negative about it. If you see things you love in the game, speak up, so we see you want more of it. 2/2 #WotCStaff

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@maro254

6 years

Today's my 22nd anniversary of working at Wizards. I'll see if I can keep this streak going. : )

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@maro254

6 years

It’s official! : )

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@maro254

6 months

To clarify something I said earlier today. We do a lot of future forecasting. Had trends continued the way they were going, we believed the draft booster were in danger of going away due to market forces. No one in Wizards/Hasbro was trying to get rid of limited play. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

8 months

@StarCityBen I'm not trying to diminish your thousand-sun fury, but this card doesn't break color pie. We now allow black (at a rate worse than white and green) to destroy enchantments, yes, even targeted. : )

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@maro254

10 months

A lot of talk about “typal” recently on Twitter, so I thought I’d say a few things. We used “tribal” internally to mean “cares about creature type” (as opposed to discussing the card type). 1/

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@maro254

4 years

I’ve gotten a lot of comments today on Unsanctioned & I wanted to say something. The full-art lands are a sweet dessert, but they aren’t the main course. Unsanctioned is for players who love Un-cards. If that’s not your cup of tea, then this might just not be the product for you.

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@maro254

6 years

My birthday cake. (My Party has an Avengers: Infinity War theme.)

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@maro254

4 years

For those that missed the charity stream. Here I am as Shark Rosewater.

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@maro254

6 years

How can you tell if a person is telling a dad joke? It’s apparent. : )

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@maro254

4 years

Happy New Year! We begin another exciting new Magic year (this time with some new silver-bordered cards). : ) I can’t wait for you all to see what we’ve cooked up. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

6 months

I’m constantly asked what property I would be most excited to work on. #WotCStaff

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@wizards_magic

6 months

Our newest Team-up is here! Magic's Universes Beyond is collaborating with @Marvel ! #MTGxMarvel

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@maro254

4 years

Today was my first pandemic hair cut (courtesy of my daughter Sarah).

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@maro254

2 years

Answers for the 2 biggest #MTGUNF questions I'm getting: #1 - Non-Brushwagg because it keeps you from targeting Changeling creatures and was the funniest creature type. #2 - Players are planeswalkers, so if FOTAOTSS makes you a card in your library, you're a planeswalker card.

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@maro254

2 years

Saw this on Reddit and it made me chuckle. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

5 years

Fun story. Erik Lauer was always bugged by the fact that Decimate didn’t actually decimate so he made Decimator Web which actually did. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

3 years

For all the people arguing about rules text making use of "the stack" mechanically, here's an important factoid. The majority of players don't know what "the stack" is and only a tiny percentage truly understand how it works enough to be able to grasp card functionality.

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@maro254

5 years

: ) I've been wanting a new Gerrard for a long time.

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@GavinVerhey

5 years

Oh, and one more thing... this guy is in #mtgc19 . (And yes, I promise it's not just a reprint of his Apocalypse card.) You'll see the card reveal later this weekend! :D #wotcstaff

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@maro254

5 years

Go squirrels!

Maria @ PRO TOUR Seattle ✨

@MissMariapants

5 years

SQUIRRELS YAAAAAS #MTGMH1

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@maro254

7 months

The new office opened today. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

3 years

Today my oldest, Rachel, turns 21. It strangely feels both like not that long ago and a long time ago, however that’s possible. Happy Birthday, Rachel!

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@maro254

7 years

I found a Magic warrior. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

9 months

Thirty years ago today, Magic premiered at GenCon. Happy 30th Birthday Magic! #WotCStaff

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@maro254

3 years

I have a tee-shirt for every occasion.

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@maro254

4 years

I just posted this on my blog. It's some thoughts I wanted to share: #WotCStaff

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Some Thoughts I’d Like To Share This post is coming from me personally and not in my role as a spokesperson for Wizards of the Coast. There’s just a few things I‘d like to say. First up, I strongly...

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@maro254

3 years

To all my American followers, please go out and vote if you're registered. If you're mailing your ballot, you need to drop it off at a dropbox. The USPS no longer guarantees it will be there by election day.

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@maro254

2 years

“Tales from the Pit” #2417 #TalesfromthePit #mtg #WotCStaff

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@maro254

1 year

So busy at #Magic30 that I forgot that today is my 27th anniversary of working at Wizards. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

7 years

It was just officially announced that Unstable is going to have an @LRRMtG Pre-Prerelease with me as a special guest. : ) #mtgust #WotCStaff

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@maro254

4 years

Enough of you have guessed the card, that I guess we can stop here. Yes, the reprint is Fabled Passage. #mtgm21 #WotCStaff

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@gruntman227

4 years

@maro254 Just say it's fabled passage already

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@maro254

7 months

Twenty-five years ago, I convinced someone to spend their life with me. Best decision I ever made. I love you, Lora! Happy Anniversary!

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@maro254

2 years

Have you ever wondered what you would do if there was a documentary about the history and impact of Un-cards on Magic? It's a good thing you spent time thinking about this because you'll save vital seconds clicking on the link below. #WotCStaff

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2 years

🐔NEW VIDEO!🪐 The Game Design GENIUS of Un-Sets & the Silver Border

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@maro254

4 years

Since you all won the Twenty Questions game (but just barely), I present to you Flame Spill from #mtgiko #WotCStaff

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@maro254

5 years

My great joy of Hascon was that I got to meet Stan Lee. He (and his fellow creators) have brought me so much joy. Rest In Peace.

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@maro254

6 years

Rachel’s graduation cap.

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@maro254

5 years

This time last year I was looking forward to the new year because there was a set I was extra excited for you all to see ( #mtgdom ). This year there’s three (none of which you know about yet) that I’m extra excited for you all to see. It’s going to be an awesome year! #WotCStaff

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@maro254

4 years

I’m not messing with you. There are no creatures with changeling in Ikoria. The creature types are what I say they are. #itakesquirrelsseriously #WotCStaff

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@maro254

2 months

There has been a lot of talk about the reminder text for committing a crime, so I thought I'd share it: (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.) #MTG #WotCStaff

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@maro254

3 years

I got many replies to my 10% post. 2 important things: 1) Organized play isn’t going away. If you like playing competitive Magic, at all levels, it will still exist. 2) Enfranchised players are an important group to us. We spend more time on them than any other group by a lot.

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@maro254

2 years

We were brainstorming about how to make the Unglued prerelease special, and I said, "I could head judge it in a chicken suit" (as the set had a chicken theme). The brainstorming immediately ended and they rented me a chicken suit. #WotCStaff

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2 years

Did you know that Mark Rosewater ( @maro254 ) once dressed up as a giant chicken to officiate an MTG tournament? #MTGUNGLUED #MTG

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@maro254

6 years

World, meet Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

5 years

Roses are red, roses are red. I’m repeating for a reason. You feel everything twice as strong When in love with Doubling Season. In honor of Valentines Day, write a valentine for your favorite Magic card. #WotCStaff #mtgvalentine

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@maro254

5 years

The birthday party is about to commence.

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@maro254

2 years

@SaffronOlive We failed you. I'm sorry.

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@maro254

9 months

I tracked down the strongest player at #MCBarcelona . #WotCStaff

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@maro254

6 years

I almost forgot - Happy 25th Birthday, Magic! It was exactly twenty-for be years ago today that Magic first went on sale at Gen Con. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

3 years

One other thing while I'm discussing Strixhaven. I'm as proud of this set as any Magic set I've worked on. Everybody, at every level, did an amazing job and I'm so excited for you all to see it. #WotCStaff

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@maro254

7 years

"Tales from the Pit" #1506 #TftP #mtg #WotCStaff

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@maro254

2 years

@GavinVerhey You mean can’t do it in black bordered Magic.: )

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@maro254

6 years

World, Enchanter's Bane. Enchanter's Bane, World. #mtgc18 #WotCStaff

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@maro254

3 years

I’ve been doing a lot of puzzles during the pandemic. My latest:

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@maro254

4 years

Today is Jim Henson’s birthday. It’s one of the great joys of my life that I had the opportunity to meet one of my idols.

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@maro254

4 years

Gary’s back! (As an uncommon this time.) #WotCStaff

Magic: The Gathering

@wizards_magic

4 years

Today's the right day for a special gift, right? Our buddy Gary is back for Theros Beyond Death! #MTGTheros

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@maro254

3 years

Here's my teaser for Modern Horizons 2: #WotCStaff #mtg

Maro’s Modern Horizon 2 Teaser

Before previews for Modern Horizons 2 officially begin, I thought it would be fun to do another of my Duelist-style teasers where I give tiny hints of things to come. Note that I’m only giving you...

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2 years

@baetog_

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@maro254

4 years

Getting a little “out of the house” time.

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@maro254

4 years

I say this on my blog all the time, but if you have things you'd like to communicate about any aspect of the game, there's an email link at the end of every one of my columns (in the last paragraph). I read every email sent to me and will pass along relevant emails. #WotCStaff

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6 years

@bdbrode Best of luck in your new venture. I'm sure you'll find new ways to make people bug me to rap. : )

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