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Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

#1366: Getting the Banned Together, Part 1

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

Wizards of the Coast

Games, Mtg, Mark Rosewater, Magic The Gathering, Duels Of The Planeswalkers, Game Design, Leisure, Ccg

4.7806 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This is the start of a new series, based on a talk I gave at MagicCon: Amsterdam, where I talk about the design of all the cards I had a major hand in that would later be banned or restricted.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm pulling on my driveway.

0:02.0

We all know what that means.

0:03.9

It's time another drive to work.

0:06.5

Okay, so today is the start of a series.

0:10.6

In Amsterdam, MagicCon in Amsterdam, I did a talk about all the cards I've ever made that got banned or restricted.

0:23.6

And because there was a lot of cards to cover and only had an hour to do so, I went really quickly through it.

0:31.9

But I thought it might be fun for the podcast is I think there's a much longer version of the stories that I think I would like to share.

0:39.8

And so basically, this is my talk that I gave in Amsterdam, although I should say, I'm recording

0:45.8

this before I gave the talk, at least this early part, so I haven't given yet. But I know I'm going to,

0:50.9

I've been preparing for it. And so I'm going to give the longer, drawn-out version of this talk.

0:57.3

So if you enjoy the talk, the talk should be on video online.

1:01.6

If you enjoy the talk and said, you know, Mark went really fast through some of those.

1:06.8

That's what today is for.

1:08.0

Today is to go a little bit slower.

1:10.9

Okay. So let me explain... so the talk was called Getting the Band Together.

1:17.8

And let me explain the premise of it.

1:20.4

So Richard Garfield, obviously designed Alpha and Arabian Nights.

1:26.7

In between those two sets, I believe he has had 38 cards banned or restricted.

1:34.2

And Richard, for a while, held the record for the most banned restricted cards.

1:40.2

But I eventually passed him and continued to pass him.

1:45.8

And since I keep making cards, more cards I've made have gotten banned or restricted.

1:51.2

So anyway, I currently hold the record for having designed the most banned or restricted cards.

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