Falkenrath Gorger

Red's Vanilla 2/1 Explained

In reference to you saying "I don’t think Red gets a vanilla 2/1 for R." Red has had that with an upside, Falkenrath Gorger, and plenty of those with downsides, Jackal Pup. What is preventing red from having something inbetween? Is Falkenrath Gorger considered a break/bend?

Let me clarify what I was saying. Common and uncommon are more focused on the power level of limited formats while rare and mythic rare are more focused on the power level of constructed formats. A red one-drop vanilla 2/1 is a bit strong in limited, so we don’t tend to make it at common and uncommon. The power level is acceptable in constructed formats, but at the higher rarities we tend not to do vanilla creatures, so it tends to have things added to it. That’s why it’s tricky to get a vanilla one-drop 2/1 in red.

Bend / Break Constructed Creatures Falkenrath Gorger Jackal Jackal Pup Limited Mythic Rares Power Level Rares Red Uncommons Vanilla

Color Pie Evolution

Mark, you are constantly making huge contributions to the game, obviously, but I've gotta say it's a good thing that you don't have time to do final passes as the color-pie police if it lets us have awesome cards like Falkenrath Gorger and Declaration in Stone. Do you ever think that some of your color pie mechanical rules need revisiting if development is constantly going against them?

The color pie is always evolving but we have yo be careful not to undermine color weaknesses.

A Good Thing Color Pie Colors Declaration in Stone Falkenrath Gorger Rules

Color Pie Slip-Ups

You said there were not any real Design arguments in SOI design, but you've also said that Falkenrath Gorger and Declaration in Stone are both things that their respective colors should not get (drawbackless 2/1s for 1 in red, unconditional creature removal in white). So how did these slip by without argument?

They happen in development when my attention was on the design of future sets.

Colors Creatures Declaration in Stone Falkenrath Gorger Red White

Card Comparison

Isn't the new Falkenrath Gorger strictly better than a vanilla 2/1 for R?

I did say I’m not a developer.

Falkenrath Gorger Not a developer Power Level Vanilla

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