Engineered Plague

Nonbasic Hate Balance

Re: Mass nonbasic hate in standard and pioneer pretty please with a cherry on topI have read the threads from my previous questions, and I now understand why most of the extreme nonbasic hate cards, stuff like blood moon, back to basics, or ruination, can feel oppressive against decks with 2 or even 1 color, which is obviously not the goal of such cards. I do want to ask now, as question of curiosity more than a specific request: what kinds of things make hate cards go too far? Whether it be blood moon or rest in peace or engineered plague; at what point does a hate piece cause too much collateral damage (like blood moon), or at what point is the punishment so severe that it can fully lock some decks out of the game (like Rest in Peace). Where is the sweet spot, how do you know you’ve found it, and what kinds of knobs do you turn to help get there? I know that’s way more than one question and might be better suited as an article, but I’d still be fascinated to hear about it.

It’s just yet another reason why play balance is so difficult. Not enough and it’s not effective. Too much and it has impacts you don’t want. Mostly it’s a lot of trial and error in playtesting, and then some finger crossing.

Back to Basics Basics Blood Blood Moon Collateral Damage Colors Engineered Plague Game Balance Pioneer Playtesting Rest in Peace Ruination Standard Trial and Error

Engineered Plague Analysis

Whats the thing that makes Engineered Plague more powerful than, say, the new Sarkhan, Siege Rhino or Elspeth the Suns Champion? I dont think Engineered Plague would even be played on standard .

It just shuts off a certain subset of decks.

Champion Engineered Plague Rhino Siege Rhino Standard

Engineered Plague Reprint

Could we see a reprint of Engineered Plague in standard?

Not a developer but highly unlikely. It’s too strong.

Card Printing Engineered Plague Not a developer Power Level Reprints Standard

Creature Type Themes

"... creature type matters is linear". I hate to disagree with you here Maro, but Extinction, Baneslayer Angel, Rival's Duel, Rend Flesh, Urgent Exorcism, Engineered Plague, Victim of the Night, Consuming Bonfire, An-Zerrin Ruins, Callous Oppressor, Riptide Shapeshifter, Avacynian Priest, Restoration Angel, etc, etc, etc, are not linear. I agree ~99% of the ones you make are, but I don't see why 'type' is any more intrinsic than 'non-type', or 'share' is any more basic than 'don't share'.

The fact that most of your examples are linear makes my point. : )

Angel An-Zerrin Ruins Avacynian Priest Baneslayer Angel Callous Oppressor Consuming Bonfire Creatures Engineered Plague Linear Mark Rosewater Rend Flesh Restoration Angel Riptide Shapeshifter Urgent Exorcism

Visions, 7th Edition Contributions

Is there anything I can credit you for doing in Visions or 7th Edition?

Cards I remember designing (or co-designing) in Visions: (note this is a long time ago so my memory might be faulty) Anvil of Bogardan Brood of Cockroaches Chronatog City of Solitude Eye of Singularity Helm of Awakening Juju Bubble Necrosavant Ovinomancer Quirion Ranger Rainbow Efreet Relentless Assault Rowen Squandered Resources Suq'Ata Assassin Talruum Champion Triangle of War Cards I remember making (or co-making) in Seventh Edition: (once again my memory is not perfect) Arcane Laboratory Archivist Coat of Arms Compost Confiscate Delusions of Mediocrity Elvish Lyrist Elvish Piper Engineered Plague Evacuation Fervor Grafted Skullcap Gravedigger Hibernation Lightning Blast Maro Mawcor Might of Oaks Nature’s Revolt Opportunity Opposition Persecute Pygmy Pyrosaur Reclaim Relentless Assault Revenant Rolling Stones Rowen Seeker of Skybreak Seismic Assault Serra’s Embrace Shock Spellbook Sudden Impact Telepathy Temporal Adept Thieving Magpie Tolarian Winds Yavimaya Enchantress

Anvil of Bogardan Arcane Laboratory Archivist Assassin Brood of Cockroaches Champion Chronatog City of Solitude Coat of Arms Delusions of Mediocrity Efreets Elvish Lyrist Elvish Piper Engineered Plague Eye Eye of Singularity Fervor Grafted Skullcap Gravedigger Helm of Awakening Juju Bubble Lightning Blast Mark Rosewater Mawcor Might of Oaks Necrosavant Ovinomancer Pygmy Pyrosaur Quirion Ranger Rainbow Efreet Ranger Relentless Assault Revenant Revolt Rolling Stones Rowen Seeker of Skybreak Seismic Assault Seventh Edition Spellbook Squandered Resources Sudden Impact Suq'Ata Assassin Talruum Champion Temporal Adept Thieving Magpie Tolarian Winds Triangle of War Visions Yavimaya Enchantress

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