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How to Design a Custom MTG Set

How to design a custom MTG set — scoping, the set skeleton, color balance, rarity, the ten draft archetypes, and playtesting your Limited environment.

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How to Design a Custom MTG Cube

How to design a custom MTG cube — cube size, power level, the ten color archetypes, singleton tradeoffs, and the draft-test-iterate loop that tunes it.

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Designing Custom Commander Cards

How to design custom MTG cards for Commander (EDH) — the color identity rule, building a legendary commander, multiplayer balance, and singleton.

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