Re: zero isn’t a thing [on the storm scale]Can we say that “being a magic card” is a zero? A one means it’s something that every set has, so in my eyes, a zero must mean something that every card has. As far as I know, the only thing every magic card has in common is that they are magic cards.

The scene is 1-10. There is no 0.

Hi Mark, sorry if weird but last night I dreamed I was a guest in your house. It was a little awkward but you were very nice. Outside your kitchen window there were some very aggro squirrels. Just thought you might like to know (or maybe not, but here we are).

I’m glad I was a good dream host. I’ll keep an eye out for dream squirrels.

I think you've answered this before but if I have heterochromia or have two different colored eye contacts in, Avatar of Me is both colors, correct? Mostly asking so the person seeking more colors can really game the system. ;)

Correct. Kate Bozworth’s Avatar of Me is blue and hazel.

CR 702.1c states that "the same is true for" effects apply to each of a keyword's variants separately. 702.11g states that "hexproof from each " is shorthand for one variant of hexproof per possible quality of that characteristic. This means in non-Un games, discarding Breaker of Creation (which has hexproof from each color) to Indominus Rex, Alpha gives five counters and thus draws five cards. How many cards do you draw in an Un game? (In particular, does every eye color count?)

In Un-games, when counting colors, you count the five normal colors plus any color of permanents you have. You have the gold Dragon token from Sword of Dungeons & Dragons, you’re now at six. You also have a brown Avatar of Me, you’re now at seven. You have a pink Teddy bear counter from Gift Shop, you’re now at eight.

I'd question the "no flavor difference btwn tokens and cards". To me, most tokens feel like extras in a movie. Some citizens, some goblins, some zombies, even a sea monster. There are exceptions like legendary/named tokens of course (often sidekicks), but in general tokens feel a bit more "generic" than cards. P.s.: I love tokens, this is not an attack on them - just vibes.

I’ve had this conversation with the creative team many times. If a Bear and a token Bear are both in front of you, there’s no way to tell them apart with the naked eye. It’s just two Bears.

Hi Mark. I was very moved by your podcast about the memories of your father. Many condolences. I lost a close family member too recently, and your podcast helped me a lot to process that grief, so I'd like to thank you for that. In return, I'd like to provide something that more or less helped me go through my own grief:

"In the beginning of your life,
Your parents gave you breath.
Your parents gave you vision and hearing.
They give you memories when you had none.
They are your voice when you had none.
They help you and are your hands and legs.
And though they eventually let you go, they are always your guidance throughout your life.

At the end of your parents' life,
When they begin to walk to the next life, you become their guidance.
When they become frail, you become their legs and their hands.
When they become tired, you become their voice.
When they forget, you become their memories.
When they close their eyes, you become their eyes and ears.
And when they are gone, you become their breath."

Hope this helps.

That was very nice. Thanks.

Regarding the "soft rule" you discussed in your "The Question" DTW, would you consider the card Sage of the Inward Eye to be a violation of this rule? That card has always bothered me, because it doesn't feel red to me. I could have bought it as white-blue, but I noted at the time that it could actually have been mono-white; and this DTW episode seems to confirm that even making it white-blue instead of mono-white would be considered undesirable.

As I explained in the episode, it’s hard for every multicolor card to mechanically represent every color. We do try, but don’t force it because it just leads to overly wordy, complicated cards. With multicolor factions, we do try to make sure the card feels like it belongs in that faction.Remember a “soft rule” is defined as a rule we make an effort to follow, but allow ourselves to deviate from if other issues pop up. That means it’s hard to be a violation of a soft rule.

Congratulations Mark for finally destroying Magic after 31 years! Any hint on which TCG you'd like to destroy next?

In have my eye on the Cartoon Cat TCG.

Hey Maro! I don't have beef with the punny card names, they give me a chuckle and I like when the tone of magic varies a little. I am curious if you can comment on how they get translated, though- Holy Cow seems like a distinctly English phrase, and even concepts like a Red Herring or a Private Eye probably don't have one-for-one equivalencies in other languages. I know it's not your department, but do you know how they tackle this problem?

The translations usually look for humor that makes more sense in that language. They’re usually not direct translations.

Is a "wild" static ability going to be a mainstay of planeswalkers moving forward? The new Kaya was the one that caught my eye the most as probably the most out-there static we've gotten, but looking over recent planeswalkers I've had a sort of "It does WHAT?" reaction to most of them. Chandra, Ashiok, Quintorius, Kaya, and Oko all either have a static that's really weird, really strong, or both.

Static abilities are fair game for planeswalker design, and it’s the area that has the largest untapped design space. It’s a tool we plan to keep using. I’m not sure how “wild” all of them will be.