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Ethan Fleischer

@ethanfleischer.bsky.social
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Principal game designer at Wizards of the Coast. Father. Husband. Classic film fan. Warhammer hobbiest. Beverage-maker. Opinions expressed here are my own.

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Megan Smith @megansmith13.bsky.social · 17m
Maybe the real treasure was the game actions we took along the way.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 25m
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah, we were like, “Let’s make god packs, but with actual god cards in ‘em.”
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yeah, I played it a few times.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
TIL that emails can be deleted.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I believe that card was designed by someone on @asardelis.com's Set Design Team. I'm glad you're enjoying it!
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fresh off the painting table: Death Cult Assassins for #Warhammer40k
Warhammer miniatures: Two nearly identical women wearing black and red leather bondage gear, running with bloodstained swords.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Well done! You gotta pace yourself!
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My attempt to make deathlink happen.
The Magic the Gathering card Visions of Brutality, an aura that includes the text “Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, its controller loses that much life.”
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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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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fresh off the painting table: Craters and hills.
Miniature craters and hills, painted a reddish tan color to match the tabletop.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
LOL yeah we're always chatting about The Tale of Shikar over lunch.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dang, I think the Sol'kanar thing was my fault. I typed the name into the database with the wrong capitalization and nobody caught it.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Time to bring back cassette tapes.
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Jeremy Geist @jeremygeist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
EMPOWER JACE IS HERE!! I consider it my finest professional accomplishment (so far). Look forward to me yapping about it at length once the full set is spoiled! #mtgfracture
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I believe that many people could paint as well as I do with the aid of a couple tutorials and a few small projects. It’s mostly just about learning best practices and a few tricks.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just wallowing in nostalgia. Don’t mind me.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
When I was a kid we had Easy Bake Ovens that cooked real cookiees, for aspiring bakers. And we had Creepy Crawlies that cast real plastic toys, for aspiring toymakers. And we had Frankie Stein's Transference Devices that swapped personalities between real frogs and mice, for aspiring mad scientists.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Fresh off the painting table: A Monster Destroid from #Robotech.
A green-painted miniature of a Monster Destroid from Robotech / Macross, painted green. This giant robot features four battleship cannons on its back and laser guns for arms.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Roger Roger!
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Okay, but what can I use to secure two ducks together?
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I know what I like and what I like are noses that jut forward proudly.
Photograph of a goblin shark, which features a prominent nose.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Garth One-Eye would kick this guy’s ass.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
You’ve got me going down the old Dominarian cartography rabbit holes again.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
allisonfleischer.bandcamp.com/album/a-day-... I may be biased but I think my daughter’s a very good musician.
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A Day in the City, by Allison Fleischer
40 track album
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I'm pretty sure Modern Horizons was as close as we'll get to Mystery Booster Fleischer Edition.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I can't believe that Gavin got to make Jandor before I got to make Maimun al-Wyluli.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Fresh off the painting table, an arco-flagellant and a medieval world guardsman for #Warhammer40k.
Warhammer miniatures: A man whose arms have been replaced with flails, and a man in quartered late medieval garb holding a lasgun.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
WARNING: Smoking the Rock of Gibraltar may be habit-forming.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I wrote all about the Vision Design of #MTGxTheHobbit! Want to know about the thoughts behind the mechanics, Limited archetypes, and the unusual card names? Check it out! magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
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The Tale of Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ Vision Design
Learn how the factions, mechanics, and creative flavor of Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit came to be from Principal Game Designer Ethan Fleischer.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Yes, I added those cards during Vision Design. Most of them changed a bit over the course of Set Design, but Ordinary Bear is exactly as I typed it into the file, including the flavor text.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Your arm would get tired. But do it! I used to fence when I was 13. I also went to Space Camp. Dang, I was cool back then.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Color Pie in action.
Text from a Magic card on a blue background: "Creatures can't be blocked this turn."Text from a Magic card on a red background: "Creatures can't block this turn."
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
You have this power, Loreley!
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Brainstone, The Stone Brain
Magic: the Gathering card: BrainstoneMagic: the Gathering card: The Stone Brain
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Depends. Can we print it by yesterday?
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Secretkeeper, Keeper of Secrets
The Magic: the Gathering card Secretkeeper.The Magic: the Gathering card Keeper of Secrets.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Perhaps they’re red M&M’s. Though, come to think of it, red M&M’s weren’t being made when Macross came out, so that couldn’t be it.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
That's what's in there, so I can only assume so.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Fresh off the painting table: Defender and Phalanx Destroids for Robotech RPG Tactics.
Miniature giant robots, some with antiaircraft guns for arms, some with barrel-shaped missile launchers for arms.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
You’ve really outdone yourself, man! Incredible work.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Alesha!
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Yes, I used boarding action terrain with polystyrene strips sandwiched in between them, glued with model cement. I wanted plenty of verticality for skirmish games.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Fresh off the painting table: Space interior terrain for #Warhammer40K. Still a ways to go until I have enough to run a proper game inside a derelict spaceship, but I feel like I've hit a big milestone in the project, which is always nice.
Walls, floors, a staircase, and various generators, representing a rather rusty-looking miniature spaceship interior.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Yeah, still working on my 8th edition Guard army...
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Learn from my mistakes: Don't try to paint like eight armies at once.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Fresh off the painting table: Jägerin from the Mörderin by John Blanche Kickstarter.
A miniature of an inquisitor wearing extremely high heels, a puritan's hat, and a corset on the outside; classic John Blanche stuff.
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Yeah, if we ever get the office escalation league off the ground, I’ll play Guard with some Imperial Agents for spice. I’ve been painting up a Rogue Trader-era Guard army, and just ordered some Vostroyan reinforcements.
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Daniel Holt @imdanielholt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
A fun thing when designing the #MTGxMARVEL Doom commander deck was making canonical enemies of the hero decks themed as that deck's foe. Ex - The Frightful Four punishes the Fantastic Four's noncreature spell theme. Killmonger benefits from Wakanda playing their artifacts. #WOTCStaff
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Ethan Fleischer @ethanfleischer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Elliott Kalan has many claims to fame, but this dialogue exchange has to rank highly among them.
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