Mark I fully expect this to be too far out but it's not like it hurts to ask. Can you comment on if all of Mabel's party members are a species that's going to be one of the color pair focuses in Bloomburrow? Even if you can't like comment on or confirm who is what color.

Being a party member of Mabel’s does not guarantee your creature type is one of the ten two-color archetypes.

The moon is high, the altar is lit, and I invoke the ancient and unholy rite of birthday trivia.I'd like to know some trivia (no matter how small or vague) that we don't already know about Bloomburrow.If that's too far out, then please do Outlaws of Thunder Junction instead.

The lead vision designer for Bloomburrow is Doug Beyer (from the creative team). The lead set design is Ian Duke. I really think everyone hit it out of the ballpark. It’s my personal favorite set of the year. Happy Birthday!

Hi, Mark! How are holding up?RE: Sixth colour in universe vs universe beyond.Is it because the fun about universe beyond is doing those IPs in a magic way and go so far out of what magic normally does gets in the way of that?

A sixth color, if we did it (and I’m not sure we ever will), would be a major focus. Universes Beyond sets don’t need another major focus. The property *is* the focus.

Just wanted to offer a bit of feedback that I enjoy the long term teases. Having an idea of this stuff so far out is exciting, but also lets me better anticipate which sets I'll want to spend on. I also enjoy knowing to expect a story finale type set with ziplining. It really helps set expectations and give a better sense of what is coming in story in broad terms. I hope this sort of thing continues.

How do others feel?

I know it's super far out, but just to set expectations, Duskmourn is playing in the space that Betrayal at House on the Hill plays in right?

There’s lots of overlap, yes.

I understand that Far Out (from Unfinity) has to be an Acorn but may I request a non-Acorn card (preferably a legendary creature) that supports modal spells and abilities in some other way? Something like "Whenever you choose one or more modes, [insert bonus effect here]."

I’ll see what I can do.

What happens in un rules with Outlaws Merriment and Far Out?

You combine all the effects. For example, for Outlaw’s Merriment, you get a creature token that has the combined power, combined toughness, and all abilities of all three options (if you choose all three).

So, this is a somewhat out-there question, but Magic has “the rules”. Cards must follow and be templated within “the rules”, and you’ve mentioned that some of your pet card designs (ex. Far Out) don’t work because they’re not supported within “the rules”. But as far as I know, it hasn’t always been this way.What prompted the shift from “the cards explain the rules” to “the rules support the cards”? To your knowledge, is this a trait common to most card games (creating an overlying rule structure), or something unique to the complexity of Magic? Does it ever feel like it hinders creativity, or do the benefits far outweigh the costs?(P.S., loving the preview for Brother’s War)

Sanctioned organized play happen.

This bullet point under Far Out in the Unfinity release notes article implies you can choose not to apply Far Out when casting confluence-type spells, and therefore choose the same mode more than once:

Some spells have text that allows you to choose the same mode more than once. If you cast such a spell and choose to apply Far Out's effect to it, you won't be able to choose any single mode more than once.

Correct.

What makes Far Out an acorn card and Clandestine Chameleon not?
I’ll just come right out and say it: I’m peeved that Far Out, a card whose design I LOVE isn’t implicitly black bordered and that I’m going to need special permission from my playgroup to use it. I’m a Melvin, and not being able to use it everywhere really rustles my Jimmies.

The normal rules can’t handle what’s known as mutually exclusive modes. It’s when a card has multiple modes, but the outcome are different choices of the state of one item. I’ll use the card Outlaw’s Merriment from Throne of Eldraine as my example:Outlaw’s Merriment\1RWWEnchantmentAt the beginning of your upkeep, choose one at random. Create a red and white creature token with those characteristics.• 3/1 Human Warrior with trample and haste.• 2/1 Human Cleric with lifelink and haste.• ½ Human Rogue with haste and “When this creature enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to any target.”There are three modes, but you only get one creature. This forces us to answer the question of what do you do if something is more than one state at once. For example, what happens if you cast Outlaw’s Merriment and chose all three modes? The normal rules can’t handle this.The acorn answer is you combine all the information as best you can. In the case of Outlaw’s Merriment, you would get a 6/4 Human Warrior Cleric Rogue with haste, lifelink, trample, and “When this creature enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to any target.”