Some articles I remember off the top of my head where he talks about some cards he designed (although he didn't design everything mentioned in these articles):
When I think about it, he was responsible for some of the most busted and powerful cards out there. I can't ever be mad at him.
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Some articles I remember off the top of my head where he talks about some cards he designed (although he didn't design everything mentioned in these articles):
He has also said that when he thinks somebody even touched a card he made, he gives the credit to that person. In other words there are probably a lot of cards that are 90% his but he does not claim ownership of. That said the UN set is really safe to assume a card is his creation.
I think he designed most of, if not the entire Urza's Destiny set. A large chunk of the restricted list is his as well. I read a quote once that he has more restricted cards than all the other designers combined(this may be an exaggeration however).
The story he tells behind that one is kind of funny... he designed the card and did not name it, so they put his abreviated name next to it as placeholder (that being the minimum you needed to type to find him in the phone system). Somehow the abreviated name made it through editing.
Besides Maro, he also designed Doubling Season. In fact, just look for any card with "twice" and "instead" in the rules text and you can see Maro's handiwork.
He surpassed Richard Garfield in "most broken cards designed" in the original Mirrodin block.
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Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
I think he designed most of, if not the entire Urza's Destiny set. A large chunk of the restricted list is his as well. I read a quote once that he has more restricted cards than all the other designers combined(this may be an exaggeration however).
He designed the entire Urza's Destiny set completely alone, then sent it off to development.
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http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr46
https://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/169
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/170
When I think about it, he was responsible for some of the most busted and powerful cards out there. I can't ever be mad at him.
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Those articles are swell. Thanks for sharing.
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The story he tells behind that one is kind of funny... he designed the card and did not name it, so they put his abreviated name next to it as placeholder (that being the minimum you needed to type to find him in the phone system). Somehow the abreviated name made it through editing.
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He surpassed Richard Garfield in "most broken cards designed" in the original Mirrodin block.
On phasing:
He designed the entire Urza's Destiny set completely alone, then sent it off to development.