Casting Cost

Universe Beyond's Casting Consideration

If/When (I actually meant) {C} in casting cost for Univeses Beyond.

Probably when.

Casting Cost If/When

Tarmagoyf Token Art Update Status

With Tarmagoyf tokens having the casting cost like the card, are existing tokens that are exact copies of a real card (Meteorite, Festering Goblin) likely to get the same treatment?

I don’t know of any planned errata.

Art Casting Cost Errata Festering Goblin Goblin Meteorite Tokens

Eldrazi Design Philosophy

Hi Mark,Can we assume that any Eldrazi that has coloured pips in its casting cost will have Devoid going forward? Or are there problems with that?

It’s currently how we handle it. A new premier set with Eldrazi might find a different answer.

Casting Cost Devoid Eldrazi Premier Sets

Vorthos and Casting Cost

Un-rules question:If I have a Vorthos, Steward of Myth naming Storm Crow (bear with me here), and a Fist of Suns on the battlefield, can I then cast Mindstorm Crown for 0 mana under the interpretation that it “contains the chosen character in its name”?

A noble attempt, but no. : )Vorthos actually cares it’s referencing the character.

Bear Casting Cost Fist of Suns Humor Mana Mindstorm Crown Noble Storm Crow Un-sets Vorthos Vorthos, Steward of Myth

Colorblind Accessibility

The color indicator dot on cards without casting costs has always seemed like a major issue for colorblind people. Have you ever considered alternatives? Why not just print "This card is [colors]"?

It often doesn’t fit.

Card Printing Casting Cost Colors

Colorless Mana Position

Hi Mark! First off, I completely understand that colorless is not a color. However, I am curious where colorless (not generic) would fit into the mana symbol order of WUBRG on a casting cost. I assume it would come at the end but I wanted a more "official" statement. Would a card that cost all five colors and one colorless show WUBRGC, or CWUBRG? Thank you!

I believe colorless mana would come first as that’s how it works with collector numbers.

Appreciation Casting Cost Colorless Colors Mana

Keyword Templating Discussion

Embalm and escape are no different than unearth or flashback. What flavorful word you drop in for a particular alternate casting cost or activated ability doesn't change the structure of how the ability is written. Commit a crime and collect evidence are uniquely templated and warp the text box around them. They stick out like a sore thumb compared to every other keyword

But they aren’t uniquely templated. Collect evidence, as an example, is templated like any other mechanic that uses the graveyard as a resource.

Casting Cost Collect Evidence Embalm Escape Flashback Flavor Keywords Mechanics Templating The Graveyard Unearth Unearth

Ninjutsu Design Choices

Why is ninjutsu an ability and not an alternate casting cost

It was made long ago and the design technology was different.

Casting Cost Ninjutsu

Brago's Favor Mechanics

If I name ________ with Brago's Favor, does that reduce the casting cost of my Morph/Disguise creatures when I cast them face down?

No. The card doesn’t have a name (if you haven’t activated it), so you can’t choose its name. As I like to say, barefoot isn’t a type of shoe.

_____ Brago's Favor Casting Cost Creatures Disguise Mechanics Morph

Token Confusion Feedback

Minor quibble, but could you please pass on that only having one marker token for both Disguised and cloaked creatures leads to some confusion/tracking issues since a cloaked creature that also has disguise can be turned up for its casting or disguise cost, but a disguised creature creature cannot use its casting cost, so play with both abilities needs to be able to distinguish which ability put the creature into play.

I’ll pass the note along.

Casting Cost Creatures Disguise Tokens

Guildpact Casting Cost

It feels odd that a card referencing the Guildpact can be cast for less than 2 colors. Was the ability to cast it for monogreen purely because of its effects?

The card has core green abilities.

Casting Cost Colors Green Guildpact

New Casting Cost Mechanic

If/when, replace “enters the battlefield tapped if it was cast this way” effects with just putting tap into the casting cost.

If. That’s not what a tap symbol means, so it would cause confusion to use it like that.

Casting Cost Enter The Battlefield If/When Mechanics Tap / Untap

Colored Mana Costs

If/when, cards with a casting cost that includes both colored and explicitly colorless mana in their cost.

Probably when. We’ll do another set with colorless costs one day.

Casting Cost Colorless If/When Mana

Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar Casting

What came first - Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar's special casting cost or the fact that her name is too long to fit a normal casting cost?

Her name required a different approach to her mana cost. We knew that going in.

Casting Cost Mana

Colorless Card Types

Good evening Mark, I would like to see colorless Instants/Sorceries and Enchantments themed after artifacts, alongside colorless artifacts with the colorless mana symbol in the casting cost. What is the likelihood of these mechanics appearing in the next four years?

I don’t know what you mean “themed after artifacts”. They can’t creatively be artifacts.

Artifacts Card Types Card Types Casting Cost Colorless Enchantments Instants Mana Mechanics Sorceries

Exclamation Point Usage

Hello Mark!!I noticed that the creative team has continued to use exclamation point technology in card names! Will R&D be using this technology more?! Of course I'd love to see more "For Mirrodin!" type mechanics, but have you considered using it in casting costs? (20)!!! would be very flavorful!

It’s a resource we have to use carefully. : )

Card Names Casting Cost Flavor For Mirrodin! Game Design Humor Mechanics Mirrodin

Five-Color Card Design

From a design perspective, how acceptable is it to make five-color cards that don't actually take mechanics from all five colors, but just use the difficult casting cost as an obstacle / challenge for the player to overcome?

Five color cards often have unique effects where the five-color mana cost makes them feel splashy.

Casting Cost Colors Mana Mechanics

Colorless Planeswalker Prospect

"when or if: planeswalker with a colorless (not generic) casting cost?If. I guess Karn would be the most likely to do that, but Karn got desparked." Wouldn't Ugin be the most likeley?

Oops. Ugin slipped my mind.

Casting Cost Colorless Planeswalkers

Planeswalker Cost Possibility

when or if: planeswalker with a colorless (not generic) casting cost?

If. I guess Karn would be the most likely to do that, but Karn got desparked.

Casting Cost Colorless Planeswalkers

Mana Symbols Mechanics

Since cards can care about the number of, say, blue mana symbols in a permanent's casting cost, could they also care about the number of coloured symbols in a permanent's casting cost?

The rules can handle it.

Blue Casting Cost Mana Mechanics Rules