Kenneth "Ken" Nagle is a former full-time designer and developer at Wizards of the Coast.[1]
Career[ | ]
Mark Rosewater drafted Ken to be on the Morningtide design team. He was first hired in January 2007 as an intern by performing well on "The Great Designer Search".[2] Ken comes from Huntsville, Alabama, and was a system software engineer before he came to Wizards.
Until August 2012, he worked as Game Designer. He contributed to multiple Magic expansions, but also to Duels of the Planeswalkers, Duel Masters and Kaijudo.[3] Afterwards he became senior game developer, working on things like SpellTable.[4] In August 2021, Nagle became Senior Game Developer: Machine Learning. In February 2023, he left the company.
Evan Erwin ended each episode of The Magic Show with a quote by Ken, "I always liked the fatties."
Designing[ | ]
- Morningtide
- Eventide
- Shards of Alara
- Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra
- Conflux
- Planechase
- Zendikar
- Premium Deck Series: Slivers
- Worldwake (lead)
- Archenemy (lead)
- Mirrodin Besieged
- New Phyrexia (lead)
- Commander (lead)
- Magic 2012
- Avacyn Restored
- Return to Ravnica (lead)
- Theros
- Born of the Gods (lead)
- Conspiracy
- Khans of Tarkir
- Fate Reforged (lead)
- Modern Masters 2015
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Eldritch Moon (lead)
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Commander 2016
- Aether Revolt
- Hour of Devastation
- Ixalan (co-lead)
- From the Vault: Transform (lead)
- Core Set 2019
- Commander 2018 (lead)
- Guilds of Ravnica/Guild Kits (lead)
- Ravnica Allegiance/Guild Kits (lead)
- War of the Spark
- Theros Beyond Death
- Commander 2021
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander decks
- Warhammer 40K
- The Brothers' War
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath
- Lord of the Rings Commander decks
Developing[ | ]
- Eventide
- Shards of Alara
- Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra
- Premium Deck Series: Slivers
- Magic 2011
- Innistrad
- Journey into Nyx
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Commander 2016
- Dominaria
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Gift Pack 2018
- Commander 2019
- Commander 2020
- Commander Legends
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Modern Horizons 2
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander decks
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Streets of New Capenna
- Warhammer 40K
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- March of the Machine
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath
Non-Magic products[ | ]
- Transformers TCG[5]
- Duel Masters / Kaijudo
References[ | ]
- ↑ Devin Low (August 01, 2008). "Seven Developers, Seven Styles". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 29, 2012). "How many of the GDS1 & 2 contestants are still working at Wizards?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Ken Nagle profile. Linkedin.com.
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (September 19, 2022). "Designing the Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 2, 2020). "At Death's Door, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.