gideonfromtheros asked: Why do you make terrible rares? I get why you feel there needs to be terrible commons and uncommons, but I'm tired of throwing away my money on unplayable rares.

I’ve written several articles on the topic:

“When Cards Go Bad”:

http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr5

“Rare But Well Done”:

http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr9

“When Cards Go Bad Revisited”:

http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/218