Rabrandt, Eorzean Ninja (Card)
Taking the art that LittleBadWolf drew of my FF XIV Ninja, I created this. At the time, one of my favorite Commander decks was helmed by Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow. (I still have it, but I don't bring it out frequently because of its reputation.)...
Mystical Tutor
What better way to demonstrate learning in card form than by using one of the most famous blue tutors in all of magic: Mystical Tutor? Kenjii's art depicting my short story was perfect for a "reprint". Since this isn't an original card design, there's not more...
Volpes, Kingpin of Crossroads
This card, featuring Deriaz's incredible rendition of the titan, Volpes, was similarly conceived at least a year prior to the artwork it features. Although once I started testing it with my playgroups, it went through a few changes before ending up on this version. Here was...
Conducting the Storm (Card)
Naturally, I was going to use Marsel's artwork for an MTG card. I've always been fond of word play, so comparing a lightning storm to a symphony because both can be "conducted" was the first place my mind went when exploring flavorful concepts that Edmund could...
Enigma, the Infiltrator (Card)
Of course, the second purpose I had for the art from DanzaDragon was this card. This piece was commissioned specifically to serve as art for the card. Danza knew that going in, as I had provided the sample template for him to work with. You can...
The Companion Blade
A custom Magic: The Gathering card to go with Marsel's art of my Perfect Bond Enigma. Theft has always been one of my favorite archetypes in Commander, but it's not one that I bring out often since it tends to make the people I play with...
Illusory Duplicate
The custom card designed with DanSyron's artwork in mind. After his work with Memory Extraction, he was always going to be the person I tapped for this, and I was lucky he was available. This might seem like an innocuous card in the modern context, and...
Precautionary Testing
The custom card that went with the piece commissioned from Novaloux aka LittleFreckles. I don't actually have a lot to say about the card itself. After a couple of solid designs, this one lapses right back into lacking an identity. I struggled to mechanically represent what...
Memory Extraction
A custom MTG card designed using that piece I just gushed about. This is another time where the art was commissioned specifically for the card. At the time, Magic the Gathering Standard was in the middle of the third Ravnica block, which would later culminate in...
Enigma, Mentalist Battle-Mage
This is the card I designed around the unveiling of Symbiote Enigma's "Combat Mode" (later dubbed "Perfect Bond"). In truth, it's not the first version of the card. Though the core concept never wavered, the original mechanics were quite different. Instead of transforming into a creature...