Dinosaurs

Universes Within Art Query

Generally Universes Within reprints have stayed in our standard planes, but if you were reprinting something like Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, are the Un-planes fair game for the art?

I don’t know the philosophy on Magic withing reworks. My gut is they’ll stick to the main multiverse.

Art Card Printing Dinosaur Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Planes Reprints Standard Universes Within

Crossover Enjoyment

Just wanted to express my appreciation for the fun direction MTG is taking regarding crossovers. I had occasion today to say to myself, "I wasn't expecting the Doctor Who set to introduce a new card for my Grimlock deck," which I'm fairly sure is a novel sentence in the English language. (For the record, the card that provoked this reaction was Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.)

Glad you’re enjoying it.

Appreciation Dinosaur Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Doctor English

Iconic Rarity

As a follow-up to my previous question, you said Dinosaurs can't be "iconic" because they are too popular to use at common. Currently there are, not counting transforms: 6 Uncommon Angels, 3 Common Angels, 3 Uncommon Demons, 2 Common Demons, 3 Uncommon Dragons, 1 Common Dragon, 5 Uncommon Dinosaurs, 2 Common Dinosaurs. There are more lower rarity angels than Dinosaurs, and Dragons/Demons aren't far off.

You need to look at current data (last ten years) and we make the one exception for a set with that creature type as the theme, which happens very infrequently.

Angels Creatures Demons Dinosaurs Dragons Rarity Uncommons

Lower Rarity Iconics Frequency

"Iconic is the splashy creature type used at rare/mythic rare. We do common Dinosaurs quite often. "I feel iconic status just restricts when a creature can be used. No uncommon dragons or sphinxes?

We do lower rarity iconics sparingly.

Creatures Dinosaurs Dragons Mythic Rares Rares Rarity Sphinxs Uncommons

Angel and Dinosaur Rarity

"I’m skeptical that experiment is going to work. I think Dinosaurs work better showing up at all rarities. " - you on dinosaurs replacing hydras as green's iconic.What about angels appearing at every rarity despite being white's iconic? Why are they so different?

We occasionally do lower rarity iconics when there is a tribal focus, but it’s a infrequent thing and not a default.

Angels Dinosaurs Hydras Kindred / Typal Rarity

Library Digging Term

I know you all are on this, but I feel like the game is starting to need a word to describe digging into the top of your library for a specific card. The text needed to step-by-step explain cards like Commune with Dinosaurs makes them feel more complicated than the effect is, but then leads to a cheated feeling of "oh it's just that mechanic again". I really think the effect itself is succeeding, though! Glad it's getting more use.

I agree that we’re leaning into top deck searching over Tutoring enough that we might need a word.

Commune with Dinosaurs Dinosaur Mechanics The Library Tutoring Tutoring

Capitals in Card Names

Why is the capitalisation of 'with' in 'Commune with Dinosaurs' and 'One With the Wind' different? /nitpick

I don’t know. I’ll ask.

Commune with Dinosaurs Dinosaur One With the Wind

Green Card Mechanics

What's the deal with Commune with Dinosaurs and other similar common green "draw" cards? What parameters does the council of colors have on that mechanic?

Green can search the top of library for land and/or creatures, the same things it can tutor for.

Colors Commune with Dinosaurs Council of colors Creatures Dinosaur Green Lands Mechanics Search The Library Tutoring

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