Back to Nature

Modal Spells Criteria

When you do modal spells that can destroy artifacts or enchantments, what determines if artifact and enchantment get a separate mode (Like Break Ties/Back to Nature) or if "Destroy target artifact or enchantment" gets one mode together (like Rip Apart) thanks for answering our questions sir.

I think our current philosophy is not to do modes within modal choices. So, if a card makes you choose, each mode is a singular thing.

Artifacts Back to Nature Break Ties Destroy Enchantments Rip Apart Spells

Balancing Enchantments and Artifacts

Given that enchantments and artifacts will now be balanced as far as number of colors that can remove them, will they also be balanced as far as ease of mass removal? it's super weird for me that both Creeping Corrosion and Back to Nature are cards.

Black can’t get rid of its own enchantments, so it can’t get mass removal of enchantments.

Artifacts Back to Nature Black Colors Creeping Corrosion Enchantments

Card Rarity Decisions

Hey mark, you stated earlier that destroying all enchantments is uncommon (back to nature comes to mind). And that made me wonder. How come that desteoying all enchantments or destroying all artifacts (shatterstorm) are possible at uncommon, but destroying all creatures (wrath of god) or destroying all lands (armageddon) are always rares?

Because they’re more impactful and we want them happening less in limited.

Artifacts Back to Nature Creatures Enchantments God Lands Limited Rares Shatterstorm Uncommons Wrath of God

Artifacts vs Enchantments

"The difference between artifacts and enchantments is mostly flavor." If that's the case, why is it so much easier to mass remove enchantments (Back to Nature) than artifacts (Creeping Corrosion)? Given that artifacts are colorless and thus easier to cast and more ubiquitous, shouldn't it be the other way around (if there needs to be a difference at all)?

Right now three colors remove artifacts and only two remove enchantments. The best individual card, single or mass removal, will always change over time as different spells come in and out.

Artifacts Back to Nature Cast Colorless Colors Creeping Corrosion Enchantments Flavor Remove Enchantments Spells

Enchantment Removal Stance

Hypothetically, if an enchantment-centric deck was ever to become popular, would you be in support of some of the excessive enchantment removal (such as Back to Nature) being banned in the relevant formats?

No.

Back to Nature Bannings Enchantments Format Legality Format Legality Keyword Actions

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