Yellow Foliage

magicalzinefishduck asked:

Why does Beseech the Mirror exile the card. Could it say something along the lines of “search for a card (if conditions are met, you may cast it) otherwise put it into your hand”. Is it to make it work within the rules or was it just the best way to communicate what the card does?

markrosewater Answer:

My guess is a mix of both. Exiling makes it clearer and shortens the template.

It’s a meaningful gameplay difference too – gets around Grafdigger’s Cage for example.

Aug 15, 2023

thetitan555 asked:

Are there any excellent tools/mechanics you or R&D have devised that can't ever be printed in a MTG product, silver-border or otherwise, that could work in a fan-created set? Would you be able to divulge them?

markrosewater Answer:

There’s little off limits to acorn/silver border.

Ante is explicitly off-limits to un-sets, which implies that other gambling-related mechanics probably wouldn’t be allowed. Might be fun to lean into ante and other gambling stuff for a fan-made cube or limited environment – wagering permanent ownership of cards on game events or outcomes has lots of potential design space, very little of which was ever explored before Wizards put the kibosh on it.

Jul 13, 2023

Hibiscus flower - mechanical pencil (.9mm)

flower hibiscus art drawing sketchbook pencil

Jun 19, 2014

Octopus - mechanical pencil

octopus art sketchbook ocean drawing black and white animal

May 26, 2014

Goldfinch - lines with pencil and brush pen, colors with colored pencils

bird drawing art goldfinch sketchbook color animal

May 26, 2014

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