Francesco dives into Urza block to contrast the origins of the adorable Beeble with tales of the epic Masticore and the mysterious Metathran.

Francesco wraps up the Tempest set’s new creatures with some more forgettable types and the unforgettable Slivers, unveiling the history of this classic tribe.

Francesco continues his Magical Creatures series by descending into Tempest, which introduced two shadowy tribes which weren’t officially recognized for years!

Francesco dives into Mirage to unravel the mystery of the cute-but-tricky Brushwagg and to retell the saga of nobody’s favorite red stomper, Viashino.

Francesco discusses the magical creatures created specifically for Magic from the Ice Age and Alliances expansions, exploring their birth and evolution.

Francesco explores the new creature types introduced with Fallen Empires. What’s the difference between Homarid and Thrull? What about Orgg and Saproling?

Francesco continues exploring Magic’s own mythical creatures, turning his attention to the Legends-dated Kithkin and Nightstalkers. Read on for their story!

Francesco reveals the magical creatures created from the ground up for the Antiquities expansion, exploring their history and development.

Francesco looks at one of Magic IP’s most significant elements: the design of its unique and amazing creatures. This series explores their origins.

Francesco concludes his study of the philosophies of the colors with Green. What defines the color Green? Is there more to the color than just mana?

Joe aka “Beardy” looks at some of Magic’s older keywords and mechanics that have been abandoned and wonders if they deserve a second chance.

Today Francesco looks at the philosophy of the color red. Red has the least real-world quotations of the five colors. So what do they tell us about the color?

Francesco explores flavor text citations that flesh out black’s ghastly character within Magic’s color pie.