Combust

Color Pie Consistency

New 09 May 2023 Asked by athousandlights 34 Comments

“That’s taken into account in their design.”How so? Isn’t it still a color pie break for a red deck to cheat in Leyline of the Void, or a blue deck to cheat in Leyline of Combustion?


To be a color pie break, it has to be a card of that color doing something that’s a break in that color. Cards that can be played by that color, but aren’t that color (like the many colorless artifacts) are treated differently.

Color-based Decision Options

New 29 Jul 2021 Asked by quantext 30 Comments

Red seems to be able to do things outside of its color so long as there's an alternative option for a player to take damage. Risk Factor and Combustible Gearhulk offer card draw, Vexing Devil provides a creature way out of bounds for its cost, and even Enchanters' Bane allows for red enchantment removal which is normally a notable break for the color. But they all work because they offer the option of damage as an alternative. Could other colors receive something similar for their own effects?


Red has the right combination of a theme of chaos and the #1 color for direct damage. I don’t think there are clean answers for the other colors that will feel in color.

Combustible Gearhulk's Color Break

New 28 Apr 2020 Asked by grey-oppenheimer 38 Comments

Mark, isn't Combustible Gearhulk a color break for red? It either draws cards, or self-mills cards. Neither of the modes is something that Red is allowed to do.


It’s punisher card, so the card draw is fine. The second ability is squarely a red thing. Red can self mill as a randomizer for damage.

Color Hosers Rarity

New 13 Feb 2018 Asked by theroguepyro-blog 27 Comments

Can we still get color hosers, a la Celestial Purge, Deathmark, Combust, Flashfreeze, or Autumn's Veil? Or is that not a thing anymore?


They still can happen but they are infrequent.

Specific Planeswalker Cards

New 24 Sep 2016 Asked by danvogelsong 43 Comments

Nissa & Chandra's summoning cards (Liberating Combustion & Verdant Crescendo)... was there a reason, design- or developmental-wise, why they summoned specific versions of those planeswalkers and not tutored for "a Chandra" or "a Nissa" card?


I assume to avoid making them possibly playable in Standard.

Color Hate Card Strength

New 24 Oct 2014 Asked by goldenpineapples 27 Comments

Why are red and black's "hate cards" historically weaker than say, white's? Is this intentional or simply difficult to reflect mechanically? (Celestial purge vs. combust, glare of heresy vs. peak eruption)


I should introduce you to Perish and Boil. Or Gloom and Red Elemental Blast.

Jewish Rye Humor

New 19 Oct 2012 Asked by purplebaron 14 Comments

Doesn't Jewish Rye spontaneously combust if you put ham on it?


No, it just says, “Really? Ham? And cheese? What is it, Yom Kippur?”

Star Format Acknowledgement

New 15 Apr 2012 Asked by dconquist 6 Comments

I'm a big fan of the Star format for Magic. Do you think Wizards will ever formally recognize that format with a separate expansion, as it did with Commander? I notice there are a few enemy colour targeting spells (Deathmark, Combust, Flashfreeze etc), at least one for each colour, in Magic 2012. They don't seem to be too popular or useful... But they're great for making decks for a Star game.


I have no answer for your question because it’s an area outside of my expertise, but you have a tenacity that is admirable. Since I doubt anyone but me knows this, dcconquist has been asking this question for what I think is weeks (or maybe it just feels that way. :) ) I think the biggest strike against the format is that it requires exactly five players which makes it a bit restrictive.  I just felt like you deserved an answer for sticking with it.

Future Color Hate Cards

New 03 Oct 2011 Asked by zomg11eleven 0 Comments

Are we going to see in the future some color hate cards like Anarchy, Boil, Choke, Perish, etc from the old sets or cards like Flashfreeze, Deathmark and Combust are here to replace them forever?


R&D feels that the color hate got too good in the past and we’ve been ratcheting down the power level over the years. I don’t think you’re going to see color hate quite so strong. Of course, Magic is ever-changing so I never say never.


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