Cloudpost

Locus Design Space

It was my birthday yesterday, and unfortunately my birthday question must have been buried. But I was wondering if you had any trivia on my favorite land type Locus (Cloudpost/Glimmerpost) and/or any comments about the design space left in the Locus archetype.

There’s design space. The issue is more about the power level if we make more. That said, I could still see us making another one day. Happy Belated Birthday!

Birthday Cloudpost Design Space Glimmerpost Lands Power Level

Modern Restriction List

MaRo why is there no restriction list for Modern? I mean if you can weaken cards like the mox's just by restricting them, then surely restricting cards like Cloudpost or Rite of Flame would weaken them enough for modern?

We consider the restriction list a necessary evil in Vintage. It majorly cranks up the variance.

Cloudpost Mark Rosewater Modern Rite of Flame Vintage

Non-Creature Subtypes Missed

I think R&D is making a mistake not using non-creature subtypes more often, because it leaves the potential for cross-block synergy in future cards. Cloudpost for example could have been templated as "{1} for each land named Cloudpost," but then Glimmerpost wouldn't count it.

If it had been baked into the game from the start, I do believe it could have worked. As it was not, I believe we have missed our window to do it.

Cloudpost Game Design Glimmerpost Lands Non-creatures Subtype

Pauper Metagame Concerns

I realize you may not be the best person to submit this request to, but maybe you can redirect it to the appropriate people... Please, please, please, do something to stop Storm and Cloudpost from completely dominating the Pauper metagame. They are such amazingly boring decks to play against. It's kind of sad that the most affordable format in Magic (price-wise) is represented by decks that are so against what makes Magic 'tick' and be a fun game.

Give me some advice what I suggest to the powers that be to fix the situation.

Cloudpost Keyword Abilities Pauper

Banned Cards List

Wich cards that you have designed had been banned?

Banned & restricted cards that I had a hand in designing: Ancient Den
Arcbound Ravager
Bitterblossom
Chrome Mox
Cloudpost
Darksteel Citadel
Dread Return
Earthcraft
Frantic Search
Gifts Ungiven
Golgari Grave-Troll
Great Furnace
Gush
Lion’s Eye Diamond
Lotus Petal
Memory Jar
Rishadan Port
Seat of the Synod
Skullclamp
Survival of the Fittest
Thirst for Knowledge
Time Spiral
Tinker
Tree of Tales
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
Vault of Whispers
Voltaic Key
Yawgmoth’s Bargain
Yawgmoth’s Will

Ancient Den Arcbound Ravager Bannings Bargain Bitterblossom Chrome Mox Cloudpost Darksteel Darksteel Citadel Dread Return Earthcraft Eye Format Legality Frantic Search Gifts Ungiven Golgari (B/G) Golgari Grave-Troll Great Furnace Lotus Petal Memory Jar Rishadan Port Search Seat of the Synod Skullclamp Survival of the Fittest Thirst for Knowledge Time Spiral Tree of Tales Troll Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle Vault of Whispers Voltaic Key Your Hand

Ban/Restrict Record

"I currently hold the record for the designer who has the most banned/restricted cards" Got a quick list of what those cards are?

The following are banned or restricted cards that I had a hand in the design: (note in numerous cases multiple people designed the cards in question; also I may have missed one or two) Ancestral Vision Ancient Den Arcbound Ravager Bitterblossom Chrome Mox Cloudpost Darksteel Citadel Dread Return Earthcraft Frantic Search Gifts Ungiven Golgari Grave-Troll Great Furnace Gush Hypergenesis Lion’s Eye Diamond Lotus Petal Memory jar Seat of the Synod Skullclamp Squandered Resources Survival of the Fittest Thirst for Knowledge Time Spiral Tinker Tree of Tales Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle Vault of Whispers Voltaic Key Windfall Yawgmoth’s Bargain Yawgmoth’s Will

Ancestral Vision Ancient Den Arcbound Ravager Bannings Bargain Bitterblossom Chrome Mox Cloudpost Darksteel Darksteel Citadel Dread Return Earthcraft Eye Format Legality Frantic Search Gifts Ungiven Golgari (B/G) Golgari Grave-Troll Great Furnace Hypergenesis Lotus Petal Memory Jar Search Seat of the Synod Skullclamp Squandered Resources Survival of the Fittest Thirst for Knowledge Time Spiral Tree of Tales Troll Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle Vault of Whispers Voltaic Key Windfall Your Hand

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