Abyssal Persecutor

Platinum Angel Origin

New • 03 Aug 2022 • Asked by puggfuggly • 41 Comments

In "Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto" you note Platinum Angel was created by the development team of Brandon Bozzi, Randy Buehler, Elaine Chase, Brian Schneider, Henry Stern, and Brian Tinsman. Then later on whenever you tell the story of its creation, you express regret that you can't remember who designed it. The Ken Nagle mixup might be because he designed a twist on it in Abyssal Persecutor.

FYI
Abyssal Persecutor Angel Ken Nagle Platinum Angel Story / Lore

Card Effect Interplay

New • 11 Mar 2020 • Asked by smoltron • 32 Comments

If I Use Baron Von Count to destroy a player while I have an Abyssal Persecutor on the battlefield, does that prevent them from being destroyed or are they simply destroyed without loosing? If it's the latter, can I then use Princess Twilight Sparkle to cause a destroyed player to win or are they no longer considered to exist for the purposes of that effect?

It keeps them from being destroyed as being destroyed is losing.
Abyssal Persecutor Baron Von Count Destroy Princess Twilight Sparkle

Zendikar Demons Update

New • 09 Jan 2016 • Asked by follower-of-liliana • 27 Comments

Zendikar was the home of my favorite demon, Abyssal Persecutor. Where is he now? Well, where are all the demons?

I don’t know. There’s Ob Nixilis.
Abyssal Persecutor Demon Zendikar

Abyssal Persecutor Trivia

New • 12 Nov 2015 • Asked by dusqofrakdos • 28 Comments

Maro! Its still my birthday for a little less than an hour. I was wondering if I could get trivia on my favorite card Abyssal Persecutor.

Abyssal Persecutor was designed by Ken Nagle as a riff of Platinum Angel. Happy Birthday!
Abyssal Persecutor Angel Birthday Ken Nagle Mark Rosewater Platinum Angel

High Risk Demons

New • 27 Oct 2015 • Asked by inchzer0-deactivated20170110 • 36 Comments

Can we expect more demons of the "High Risk, High Reward" variety like Abyssal Persecutor, Kothophed, Soul Hoarder, and Hellcarver Demon?

We haven’t given up on those.
Abyssal Persecutor Demon Hellcarver Demon Kothophed, Soul Hoarder

Abyssal Persecutor Trivia

New • 10 Apr 2015 • Asked by follower-of-liliana • 19 Comments

It is possible that today is my birthday. Is it possible to give me some trivia on abyssal persecutor?

Abyssal Persecutor was designed, I believe, by Ken Nagle, the lead designer of Worldwake. I think it was him riffing off the popularity of Platinum Angel from the original Mirrodin which kept you from losing the game while she was on the battlefield.Happy Birthday!
Abyssal Persecutor Angel Birthday Head Designer Ken Nagle Mirrodin Platinum Angel Worldwake

Abyssal Persecutor Rules

New • 23 Jul 2014 • Asked by justtheluckofthedraw • 23 Comments

So if I'm in a subgame with an abyssal persecutor out in the main game preventing me from winning and living wish for the persecutor do i immediately win the game or does the subgame have to end first?

The sub game has to end first I believe. When Un-rules starting messing with actual black border rules, answering these questions get harder.
Abyssal Persecutor Black Black Border Living Wish Rules Un-sets

Magic vs Dostoyevsky

New • 07 Feb 2014 • Asked by prospero101 • 39 Comments

So let's say you're playing Magic with Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and he just resolved an Abyssal Persecutor. What do you do?

I let the 192-year old man win. Or if he’s a zombie, I run.
Abyssal Persecutor Zombie

Undercosted Fatties Request

New • 20 Nov 2013 • Asked by silmerion-blog • 23 Comments

Mark, I love ridiculously undercosted fatties with horrible drawbacks, such as Abyssal Persecutor and Boldwyr Heavyweights. I know they're not super popular, but can I get a couple more of those?

We still make them from time to time.
Abyssal Persecutor Boldwyr Heavyweights

Mythic Rarity Decision

New • 13 Dec 2012 • Asked by osomoore • 3 Comments

Why wasn't Door to Nothingness in M13 a Mythic? If there was ever a Mythic effect, an artifact that makes players lose the game would be it. For comparison, Platinum Angel and Abyssal Persecutor are both Mythic.

There might have been a crunch at the mythic rare rarity. I agree that I would have made it mythic rare.
Abyssal Persecutor Angel Artifacts Door to Nothingness Mythic Rares Platinum Angel Rarity

Drawback Mechanics Appeal

New • 26 Apr 2012 • Asked by androgeus • 2 Comments

Why don't players like drawback mechanics?

Players like some drawback mechanics but they either have to be flavorful (a la Lord of the Pit) or there has to be enough trade-off that players feel the drawback is still worth it (a la Abyssal Persecutor).
Abyssal Persecutor Flavor Lord of the Pit Mechanics

Design Timing Decisions

New • 14 Jun 2011 • Asked by wobbles • 0 Comments

You said that you often save cards for "where they'll mean something." So why was Abyssal Persecutor in Zendikar block instead of Scars? Seems exactly the kind of mechanic would have be great on a Phyrexian Platinum Angel.

Hindsight is, as they say, 20/20. Yes, if I knew then what I know now, I would probably have tried to hold Abyssal Persecutor for a Phyrexian Platinum Angel. It’s a lot easier to catch this stuff when everything is locked down and finalized than when everything is in flux.
Abyssal Persecutor Angel Flux Mechanics Phyrexian Platinum Angel Zendikar

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