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Reality Fracture has been out for a few days now, and I hope you're all having as much fun as I am (my most recent draft I named "assassin" with Kindred Judgment to instantly kill with Massacre Girl). Today I figured I'd talk about the Way enchantments! #wotcstaff

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Jeremy Geist @jeremygeist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's #mtgfracture post is about the set's colorshifted rares! #wotcstaff

The Magic: the Gathering card Hexhaven Invigorator

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

10-2-1 and Best-of Vex acquired :). Happy with my play overall (I won some really tight and crazy games), though my losses were preventable. Needed a better Kennen plan, all my non-wins were to the rat. Riftbound fun game.

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Jeremy Geist @jeremygeist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Good evening! Would you like to learn some of useless minutia about #mtgfracture 's mirrored pair sheet? I mean of course you would, who wouldn't? #wotcstaff

The Magic: the Gathering card "Chandra, Torch of Defiance"

The Magic: the Gathering card Chandra, Chill of Compliance

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

WOTC internal prerelease was today and I drafted this RW masterpiece in Reality Fracture. Molten Tide+Ajanis Anguish finished a few games for me nicely, and I also cast Kiora on turn 4 with it. #wotcstaff

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Jeremy Geist @jeremygeist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Now that all of #mtgfracture has been revealed, I am excited to go in depth on Empower Jace! I am very proud of it. #wotcstaff

The Magic: the Gathering card Mindseeker Oculus

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today I decided to talk a little bit about the mirrored legends of FRA. These cards were very difficult to design and develop: They have loads of constraints and high expectations. We were up to the challenge though, and I think they turned out really sweet! 1/N

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Alright, full FRA spoiler is out so it's time to deliver on some inside stories from design. I was on the Set Design team for a long time, but I was also the lead Limited Developer for FRA, so today I wanted to talk a little bit about some commons and uncommons! #wotcstaff

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Alison Lührs @alisontheperson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Roy absolutely killed it. If you enjoyed Reality Fracture PLEASE give him a well-earned congratulations. Planning an arc from start to finish is a huge accomplishment, and his direction made it possible! Amazing job Roy!!

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Roy Graham @grayhaem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And that’s a wrap on the story we started three years ago, with Wilds of Eldraine. This one had a special place in my heart—it’s the end of the first arc I had the honor of planning start to finish. So thanks, if you’ve been reading all this time (or even if you just came in at the end)

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I haven’t posted about Magic Design in a long time but I worked really hard on #mtgfracture and I’m very proud of the set (especially limited) so I might be a bit insufferable and post a bunch of fun facts about the cards once we get the full spoiler. #wotcstaff

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Final trophy count from #CubeCon. My favorite cube was the one where you start with two Bridge from Below in play. Recontextualizes so many cards and makes for strange starts to games, but still fundamentally Magic. Eventually they exile and someone just has a zombie advantage.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Dead in the first round of top 8 Vintage Cube with jund mediums. I basically never draft vintage cube so I was not expecting to do well. Still proud to top 8, I love CubeCon and will def be coming back next year!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

3-0 and into top 8 with this sick Miraris Wake control deck in the Retro Foil Cube. Had a blast reliving the ancient magic and I absolutely love the aesthetic. Deaths Grasp for large numbers were cast.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

3-0 in the Pioneer Showcase Cube with a constructed Kaito deck. It was a lot like playing watered-down Standard/Pioneer, which was super fun. Never got to Lutri my Ancestral Recall though 😭. We’re so back, into t64

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

3-0 the trinket cube, a cube built around lots of tiny artifact synergies. I had absolutely zero clue how to build my deck, I left many trinkets like Chromatic Sphere in my sb. Six looping Haywire Mite and Aether Spellbomb was how I won many games.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

1-2 the CORESIR cube, a nostalgia standard themed cube. There was a little too much fighting over green at the table and I was a few playables short.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

1-2 the Grand Unified Theory cube. I just wanted to play riftwing cloudskate again my beloved. Maybe Riftbound is rotting my brain. Hrm.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

2-1 in Bridge over troubled Water, where each player starts with two Bridge from Belows *in play*. Was really fun figuring out how to move the bridges for value and profit, but ultimately theyre only worth 1-3 zombies. Lost to @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social who made much better use of bridge 😭

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Arya (hogpog_98 elsewhere) @aryawrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This was released yesterday, and just wanted to say I'm profoundly grateful for the amazing and welcoming trans community in magic. I look forward to many years of the community staying that way. #wotcstaff www.npr.org/2026/08/26/n...

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How 'Magic: The Gathering' creates transgender community

Magic: The Gathering, the fantasy card game with over 50 million enthusiasts worldwide, has become an important social outlet for some real people: the transgender community.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Back in my happy place to regain my honor, going 3-0 in HeatherCube. Tagline was nostalgia-focused for an era when snapcaster, tarmogoyf, and dark confidant were first picks. Of course I didn’t draft any of those. #wotcstaff

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

1-2 the low-stakes draft in the INN-EMN cube. Got my lingering souls blown out by silumgar the drifting death then legion loyalist haha. Drawing lands was difficult for me, but hopefully when the real event starts my luck turns around a bit! So pumped to be playing tourney magic!

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'm in the feature draft pod at @cubecon.org! We're drafting @bsweitz123.bsky.social's Combo Cube. Judge Rob is the featured drafter. Streaming on CubeCon's Twitch! #mtg cubecobra.com/cube/about/6...

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Cube Cobra: The Combo Cube, by WOTC Game Designer bsweitz

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

First draft at @cubecon.org starting soon! Last year I wanted to draft the Innistrad-Eldritch Moon cube so bad but didn’t get to. This year I get to kick off the event with it 😍 #wotcstaff

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Heading to CubeCon today! I had an absolute blast last year and I’m looking forward to playing some more creative limited environments. This year I brought both my monored cube and combo cube, both of which I’m extremely proud. If you’re at the event check them out! Links below. #wotcstaff

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Even for a play designer, I typically work on sets late in their lifecycle. I don't do a lot of blue-sky mechanic design, I tune existing mechanics. But I am very proud to have had a large hand in designing hone counters! I just want every equipment to be Colossus Hammer :)

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Arya (hogpog_98 elsewhere) @aryawrites.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I'm so excited for this set to release! Probably the single set I've spent most time on, I was on the team for almost all of both vision design and set design. It was also my second ever limited lead, and one of my favorite sets of all time. I can't wait for y'all to see it.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It’s been a long, long time since I got 2nd place at a major card game tournament. Last time it kick-started an incredibly fun 6-year pro-level career in which I made lifelong friends. Excited to see what the future of Riftbound has in store for me :)

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Ended up getting second overall, bittersweet finals for sure but at least I won the Best-Of Diana with my own list and what the team started calling “my emotional support -1 Hwei”. So happy to be back playing card tournaments again. Congrats to my opponent whose tag I don’t know!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Top 8 the Hartford RQ with Diana! Really happy with my work on the deck and also appreciate my friends bullying me into playing more Ride The Winds, even though I (wrongly) dislike that card. Sprite Fountain remains exceptional though. 3 to go.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

7-0-1 at RQ Hartford with Diana. Feeling rather exhausted but happy with the day. It ended with a crazy match where I thought I could never win but managed to crawl back to a winning position but sadly needed one more turn I didn’t have. Excited for tomorrow and looking for a t8!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Ended up going 9-4 at the RQ with Diana. Pretty disappointed, I played poorly and got punished. I really need to play against more decks before these tournaments, getting owned just by lack of experience. But so it goes, Hartford soon for another shot!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Update: opened some packs and received a good portent

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Lost my last round for 6-2 at RQ Vancouver. Bummed to once again be essentially eliminated from top 8 but will do my best to win all my matches tomorrow! Diana my beloved

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Finished Friday 4-0-1 after splitting the final round with cftsoc, who I worked on the deck with. Here’s to hoping tomorrow goes just as well!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Heading to Vancouver via train for the RC. Have been tinkering a lot on my deck and I think it’s in a real nice spot. It’s also very fun to play and generates the kind of Riftbound games I love. Looking forward to the tournament! can’t let @samdsherman.bsky.social upstage me for too long in RB

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

This might be my favorite card in all of SOS. I love every part of it: the art is amazing, the flavor text is badass, and the design gives a high floor while forcing you to figure out what cards to play with it to maximize its abilities.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Experiencing spoiler season as a Magic Designer is really weird because I’ve seen all these cards before but I kinda forgot how cool they were so I still get hyped. Anyway I love SOS and I hope y’all will too!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I built another model. It’s a marble maze and it was frickin hard. My fingers are so sore from pinching and pushing wood but it feels great to be done and it’s cool af. Progress pics below.

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Carmen Klomparens @carmparens.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The official article on Secret Lair: Dandan went up this morning. It was a dream leading this with @corriganabe.bsky.social, but I cannot stress enough that this wouldn't be possible without @magicstorytime.bsky.social. Magic's players are its legacy. #WOTCstaff magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

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From the Chaos Vault: Secret Lair Dandân Decklist

Dandân has officially surfaced in Secret Lair! This 80-card, Fish-filled deck will be available tomorrow, March 16, through the Chaos Vault.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

My weekend combined record with Pit Crew Ezreal minus bye was 15-3. 3-0 Miracle Draven 3-0 Draven 2-0 Fiora 2-0 Ahri 1-1 Jax 1-1 Kaisa 1-0 Ezreal 1-0 Irelia 1-0 Sett 0-1 Miss Fortune Was very comfortable with Draven plans but definitely needed more practice against fringe decks

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Sky Bauerschmidt Sweeney @skybsween.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Preparing for this event is some of the most fun I’ve had, the squad is great 💕❤️💕

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Carmen Klomparens @carmparens.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Update on discord's KDA on the weekend: 8 people 2 Regional Qualifications 4 Day 2s 1 Best of (Ornn) 5 plated cards Not bad :)

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Arya (hogpog_98 elsewhere) @aryawrites.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Emerging from social media exile to say I had such a damn good time this weekend. Lost back to back win and ins for regional qualification which was brutal, but had a blast prepping and playing with friends and came out of it with a plated card. Looking forward to Atlanta.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Finished the Riftbound Vegas RQ at 10-3 and 55th place, which fulfills the “qualifier” part! Proud to say that I’ll be attending the first Riftbound Regional! It was a harrowing day since I started with a loss but won out. Leaving with a Q and a metal card makes a nice weekend :)

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Day 2 the Vegas RQ at 6-2! Really love my deck construction, though there is a lot of seal hate out in force. Game is completely impossible to play at 100%, just going to aim for about 95% and play at a reasonable pace.

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Carmen Klomparens @carmparens.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Our testing discord went a combined 25-4-1 in the event :)

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Went 6-0 at the pre-RQ tournament at Vegas. Sadly the Ahri metal cards were out but I got to at least got to pick up a heavy version of my legend. Riftbound is fun as hell

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Kade Goforth @domrikade.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

On this week's #mtgcube conversation on Recross the Paths, I get to sit down with @bsweitz123.bsky.social and chat about Mono-Red! Lots of great insight from Ben's role as a game designer at Wizards of the Coast. open.spotify.com/episode/3p9A...

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Ben Weitz - Monored Cube

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