Hi Mark! With all this talk about hats, I was wondering... Why weren't "Brims" Barone or the hats matter archetype from Unfinity made backwards compatible with the only card caring about hats in Unstable, Goblin Haberdasher, which is mono-red?By the way, would the ability of Haberdasher be in pie for mono-black? I could always try to rule 0 it and convince my opponents that its colour identity is black and not red for my Brims commander deck =D

Brims is black/white because that’s the colors of the draft archetype in Unfinity. He’s the gold signpost. There are tons of factors that went into to choosing the colors for the archetype and synergy with an old card was low on the list.

Do you believe the acorn/eternal divide in unfinity will further delegitimize existing silver-bordered cards in casual play? The fact that some Un-cards ARE going to be commander legal now seems like it will only further the notion that the other Un-cards are strictly off limits in Magic’s flagship format for casual play. Regardless of if they are “Un” for rules reasons (like Frankie peanuts or goblin haberdasher) or purely due to their border (as luck would have it or beast in show) or somewhere in between (host/augment), many players are already on the fence about allowing Un-cards, even in non-tournament play. By pointing out specifically which new Un-cards are “in-bounds”, people playing casually might feel even LESS inclined to allow for the “out-of-bounds” designs, like my sweet sweet elephant man Frankie.

I’ve heard it working both ways. Some groups finally play with some Un-cards and enjoy them, so they’re more willing to let people Rule 0 in others.

If I use a sticker to cover up a hat in an art, does Goblin Haberdasher still give it menace?

Yes. Art stickers are additive. They don’t remove anything.

Hi Mark! Un-rules question! If a character was, hypothetically, wearing strips of metal on her head twisted in the shape of a hat in her artwork, would that count as her wearing a hat for the purpose of Goblin Haberdasher? (I am of course referring to the new SL artwork of Breya, Etherium Shaper.)

A creature is considered to be wearing a hat even if that hat is made out of part of their own body as long as the object is shaped to resemble a hat which Breya’s head covering does do in the new art. As a corollary, a shapeshifter that shapeshifts part of their body into a hat, so they appear to have a hat, is “wearing a hat” for purposes of Goblin Haberdasher.

Does Shorecomber Crab count as "wearing a hat" for the sake of Goblin Haberdasher? Haberdasher's first ruling says "A hat is a garment worn *on the head* that's not part of another garment." Shorecomber has a hat, but it's on a skull that it's also wearing, so while there is a garment worn on *a* head, it's someone else's head. Please, I need to know if my 0/4 crab friend has menace.

I’ll say it is wearing a hat.

if you turn skullclamp into a creature (via something like ensoul artifact) and have out a goblin haberdasher, does the skullclamp gain menace?

No, the Skullclamp is not wearing a hat. Yes, it is a hat, but that’s not what the Habberdasher cares about.

my take on a world of hats - goblin haberdasher would be way too strong : )

: )

Why does famished paladin not have a hat like all the other vampires?

Just to spite Goblin Haberdasher. : )

Can creature tokens get the bonus from Goblin Haberdasher, as long as I'm using a token card printed by Wizards?

As long as it’s an official token and the art has them wearing a hat, you’re good to go with Goblin Haberdasher.

Hi Mark, can you tell me what counts as a hat for Goblin Haberdasher? Is it anything worn on the head? Do metal helmets count? Goggles worn on the head? Bandanas? Luchador Masks?

The FAQ has a hat definition.