I'm interested in why there is only one non-acorn attraction that you can claim a prize from. Was this unintentional or was there a reason?

The cards were designed a ways before the decision to make the ones that could be Eternal legal, Eternal legal, so we just converted what we could. The main criteria at determining Eternal legality was “can it work in the rules?”. The one wrinkle was the Teddy Bear token that was a prize for some Attractions was pink and the rules don’t handle pink as a color. We’d already made the token and were using Water Gun Balloon Game as a promo and it also used the same pink Teddy Bear token which kept us from changing its color.

Hi Mark hope you're doing well, I'm in dire need of an UN set ruling. There are only 8 common attractions and I want to play with an attraction deck in Pauper Commander (of which they are still legal in) but there is not enough to make a full deck. What do I do? Just run 8 or double up on some, or play without one entirely? Many thanks - Xan

Casually, just run eight. Note that this is technically breaking the rules, and other players might object.

With the recent banning of stickers and attractions, do you think there will ever be an extra deck mechanic targeted at competitive constructed?

Anytime in the near future, unlikely.

Hey Mark, for what it's worth, Attractions are one of the coolest things added to Magic in years. I love them and I love my Myra deck!

I’m happy to hear that.

If you ever make some more attractions in a promo set or something, can I request one or two that do something good on a 1? Knowing that no matter how many attractions I stack there is still a chance they do nothing is kinda off putting for making me want to play with them

The always miss on a 1 and always hit on a 6 was built into Attractions to guarantee that good and bad rolls can happen, and also to simplify figuring out what’s going on.

FWIW I liked stickers and attractions, and don't really get why so many people are so angry about them

Stickers have a lot of logistical issues, but yes, I thought both were mechanically very fun.

Hi Mark, I've played both Legacy and Commander pretty extensively, so reading the discourse on the recent bans has been interesting. I actually adore attractions in Commander, mostly because it's a fun "extra" mechanic. The fun stops pretty quickly when people are using the goblin as a huge ritual, so I think both sides have validity. Have you guys put any thought into the Eternal legality question? I feel like this isn't the last time something like this will happen.

Once again. I would love to have the ability to put cards in Commander without them being legal in Legacy, but Commander’s legality is currently tied to eternal legality. The group that decides on Commander legality is separate from Wizards.

The problems with sticker and attractions were extremely predictable and were pointed out by many people as soon as it was announced that they were legacy legal and I hope in future more thought will be put into the logistics of any similar mechanics that may appear in the future

The motive behind the decision was simple. Commander is a casual format, and Un-sets are our most casual product. We wanted players to have access to the cards that worked within the rules. All the wacky stuff was kept opt-in only. The only reason the cards were legal in eternal constructed formats is that’s the legality rule as set up by the people that run Commander. It was never our intent for the cards to be relevant in high-end tournament play. The deck construction rules for stickers and Attractions were designed to be high variance specifically to keep them out of tournaments. At every step in design, we changed mana costs to keep them from being high powered cards. If a card was questionable, we made it acorn. Obviously, we missed on one card. It was a common aimed at limited. That was our mistake. We missed on one card.I would love for there to be a way to have cards legal in Commander without having them be legal in eternal formats. We just aren’t the body that determines Commander legality.

With today's B&R banning stickers and attractions, do you think there should have been a harder look at what was made acorn or not?

No, I just wish there was a way to make things legal in Commander without them having to be legal in tournament Legacy play.

Do you have a personal favorite mechanic? Like Energy, Attractions, Dungeons, even keywords like Mutate and Backup.

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