Door to Nothingness

Door to Nothingness

New • 25 Mar 2024 • Asked by rottinghellkite • 49 Comments

Do you still wish Door to Nothingness said “Destroy target player”?

“Destroy target creature or player.” : )I do.
Creatures Destroy Door to Nothingness Humor

Winning Card Preferences

New • 28 Nov 2023 • Asked by anookee • 28 Comments

Do you have any thoughts on the difference between cards that outright say "win the game" vs cards that effectively win the game (I.E. Felidar Sovereign vs Aetherflux Reservoir, Door to Nothingness vs Sawnspire of Ulamog, etc.). I've always been partial to the latter. Thanks : )

R&D, as a whole, also leans towards the latter.
Aetherflux Reservoir Door to Nothingness Felidar Sovereign Humor

Hypothetical Win-Game Cost

New • 07 Aug 2022 • Asked by slicehazard • 50 Comments

Theoretically, how much mana would/should a "you win the game" (with no other requirements) sorcery cost? Bonus: What color(s) would it be?

Door to Nothingness has “target player loses the game” (not exactly the same in multiplayer) for WWUUBBRRGG. That’s the card I tried to have the rules text “Destroy target creature or player.”
Colors Commander Creatures Destroy Door to Nothingness Mana Rules Sorceries

Black's Door to Nothingness

New • 23 Oct 2020 • Asked by silentone2k • 45 Comments

Talkong about weird "player" interactions and wording. Since black can kill planeswalkers, with a high enough cmc could black do a door to nothingness style "target player loses the game"?

It has to be a pretty tricky hoop to jump through, but flavorfully it could be monoblack.
Black Door to Nothingness Mana Value Planeswalkers

Door To Nothingness Reprint

New • 23 Oct 2020 • Asked by brom-stormcrow • 44 Comments

Door to nothingness basically removes a played from the game, its just worded "target player loses the game." Do you think if it were reprinted you could put "exile target player " on it?

The card was originally “destroy target player” in design, but the Rules Manager had us change it as that’s not something black border rules supported.
Black Border Destroy Door to Nothingness Reprints Rules Rules Manager The Exile Zone

Un-mander Trivia

New • 05 Oct 2019 • Asked by raygallade • 35 Comments

Mark, I’m in my 3rd year of teaching and it is 4 days after my 25th birthday. For my birthday trivia, could I get some new trivia about my #1 favorite Un-mander, Baron Von Count?

Door to Nothingness’s activated ability originally read “Destroy target creature or player”, but I couldn’t get the Rules Manager to sign off on it, so I saved it for the next Un-set. It took a while, but finally I got “destroy target player” onto a Magic card. Happy Birthday!
Baron Von Count Birthday Creatures Destroy Door to Nothingness Rules Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Door to Nothingness Trivia

New • 15 Feb 2019 • Asked by tylangford1988-blog • 64 Comments

I tap one of each color mana and play birthday trivia. What interesting fact can you tell me about Door to Nothingness.

The original rules text was “destroy target creature or player” but I was informed by the Rules Manager at the time that black border couldn’t destroy players. That’s how the ability ended up in Unstable.Happy Birthday!
Birthday Black Black Border Colors Creatures Destroy Door to Nothingness Mana Rules Tap / Untap Unstable

Destroy Player Mechanic

New • 15 Jul 2017 • Asked by bitwisenot • 29 Comments

Isn't "Destroy target player" in 5-color? See "Door to Nothingness". Not the exact text, but the same effect?

It is similar but psychologically (and slightly mechanically) different.
Colors Destroy Door to Nothingness

Designing a Set

New • 15 Jul 2017 • Asked by fatty-bo-hunt • 38 Comments

So, I'm designing my own set, and I have a good idea of my mechanics and themes, but I'm kind of baffled at where to start building. How does design go about putting these pieces together? (P.S: I think the wording on Door to Nothingness should have been "Remove target player from the game.")

Read this: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/nuts-bolts-design-skeleton-2010-02-15
Door to Nothingness Mechanics Skeleton

Door to Nothingness History

New • 15 Apr 2017 • Asked by fappelion • 41 Comments

Birthday guy here! Can I get a trivia on my favourite card: Door to nothingness thanks in advance!

Door to Nothingness’s original rules text was “Destroy target creature or player.” I fought with the Rules Manager for months about the text but it got changed to the more traditional templating.Happy Birthday!
Birthday Creatures Destroy Door to Nothingness Rules Templating

Destroy Target Player Concept

New • 27 Jan 2017 • Asked by shadowstar91 • 36 Comments

griggsofvinheim asked: Would you want un3 to have a "Destroy target player" card? I’d definitely design one. : ) ... technically we have one of those already; Door to Nothingness 'Target player loses the game.' that's close enough right?

Door to Nothingness was designed as “Destroy target creature or player.” but that is not what it ended up as. Oh no, “destroy target player” is a special phrase that has not yet graced a Magic card.
Creatures Destroy Door to Nothingness

Destroy Target Player

New • 22 Oct 2016 • Asked by therealzerochaos • 31 Comments

If Door to Nothingness ever gets changed to "Destroy target player", could we also get Platinum Angel changed to "You are indestructible. Your opponent can't win the game"?

“Destroy target player” is not identical to “Target player loses the game” so I wouldn’t ever expect errata. Also, it’s not clear the rules can even handle “destroy target player.”
Angel Destroy Door to Nothingness Errata Indestructible Platinum Angel Rules

Destroy Target Player Concept

New • 22 Oct 2016 • Asked by sorin-slackov-bored-of-innistrad • 22 Comments

What would "Destroy target player" do? Just make them lose the game? Why go for the wording when something like Door to Nothingness already exists?

Because words matter.
Destroy Door to Nothingness

Door to Nothingness

New • 15 Jun 2016 • Asked by somoeneelse37-blog • 40 Comments

On "Destroy Target Player": Didn't Door to Nothingness try to say that before being thwarted by the templating team?

It did.
Destroy Door to Nothingness Templating

Target Player Destruction

New • 15 Jun 2016 • Asked by abernum-deactivated20190323 • 20 Comments

Isn't "destroy target player" essentially what Door to Nothingness says?

There is a big gap between “essentially says” and “says”.
Destroy Door to Nothingness

Conceptual Player Destruction

New • 14 Jun 2016 • Asked by meandering-monotreme • 38 Comments

We should have "destroy target player" do that "target player gains indestructible" can be a thing!

Door to Nothingness was designed to “destroy target player”. I got overruled by the Rules Manager.
Destroy Door to Nothingness Indestructible Rules

Card Trivia

New • 22 Aug 2015 • Asked by phlegm-phatale • 47 Comments

Hi Mark, today is finally my birthday! Can I get some trivia on one of my three favorite cards - door to nothingness, assault formation, or sundial of the infinite?

When I originally designed Door to Nothingness it said “Destroy target creature or player.” The Rules Manager sadly changed to the existing template. Happy Birthday!
Assault Formation Birthday Creatures Destroy Door to Nothingness Rules Sundial of the Infinite Templating

Imaginative Card Art

New • 04 Jun 2015 • Asked by thefirewarde • 51 Comments

Could the next un-set (or a supplemental set) print in black border cards with art that involves the whole card? IE Door to Nothingness sucking text into its maw, Lighting Bolt with electricity arcing around the frame and text box, Giant Growth with all text very large and the art pushing out against the boundary of the card...

I don’t think that’s what most fans of the Un-sets want for Un-3.
Art Black Black Border Card Frames Card Printing Door to Nothingness Giant Giant Growth Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Door to Nothingness

New • 06 Feb 2015 • Asked by killerbunnyfamily • 77 Comments

Would You errata a Door to Nothingness to "Destroy target opponent."?

tabakrules-deactivated20190523:
No thanks, although I’m pretty sure that’s how it was designed.
The original design was “Destroy target creature or player.” Too ahead of its time.
Blogatog / Tumblr Creatures Destroy Door to Nothingness Errata

Planeswalker Ultimate Limits

New • 15 Feb 2014 • Asked by homura--akememe • 18 Comments

could a planeswalker ever have a door to nothingness ult?

We like the ultimates to heavily skew the game in your favor but not win it outright.
Door to Nothingness Planeswalkers

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