Ember Swallower

Baron Von Count Mechanics

For [Baron Von Count] do cards that decrease the casting cost of cards alter the number on the card in relation to moving the doom counter? For example if I have [The Immortal Sun] on the field and I cast [Ember Swallower] for 1RR would Baron Von Count still count the #2 on the cards casting cost or would it be altered to a #1? (if this is the case then this would effectively make [Ember Swallower] only have the numbers 1,3,4,5 instead of 1,2,3,4,5).

Decreasing the casting cost doesn’t change the physical number printed on the card which is what the Baron cares about.

Baron Von Count Card Printing Cast Casting Cost Ember Swallower The Immortal Sun

Red Card Stats

Is there a reason why Prophetic Flamespeaker and Ember Swallower have higher toughness than power for its mana cost, which seems out of color for red, or was that a development call?

First, while red mostly has power greater than toughness, it occasionally can have toughness greater than power. Second, it has double strike which means its power is essentially doubled.

Colors Double Strike Ember Swallower Mana Prophetic Flamespeaker Red

Red Creature Attributes

Prophetic Flamespeaker and Ember Swallower are red creatures with higher toughness than power, which doesn't seem very red. Was this a development tweak for constructed reasons or originally in the design?

Just because red usually has power greater than or equal to toughness doesn’t mean it can never have a greater toughness.

Constructed Creatures Ember Swallower Prophetic Flamespeaker Red

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