Grindstone

Grindstone Design Insight

It’s my birthday so may I request anything on Grindstone? It’s the first card I acquired through a series of trades with multiple people.

I designed Grindstone, in Tempest, because I wanted a Millstone (an artifact that put cards from the library into the owner’s graveyard) that you didn’t know the outcome. It would always mill two cards, but it had the potential to mill even more. I liked that the color requirement was particularly effective against a one-color deck. Happy Birthday!

Artifacts Birthday Colors Grindstone Mill Millstone Tempest The Graveyard The Library

Grindstone Appreciation

Big high-five to whoever put grindstone in the masterpieces, I may just have to draft until I can get the painters servant grindstone combo in limited(chances are infinitesimal but one can dream)

I’ve always been very proud of Grindstone’s design. I’ll high five after the break.

Appreciation Grindstone High Fives Limited

Mill Keyword Viability

Has there ever been any actual research done into the viability of "mill" as a keyword, or has it just been assumed not to work? is there a difference if the cards involved carry direct "mill" imagery (millstone, grindstone, etc) as opposed to those that don't (mind funeral, glimpse the unthinkable, etc)?

Shadows over Innistrad tried out keywords for “mill” (put into graveyard from library) in design playtests but they all read as discard as much as mill.

Discard Glimpse the Unthinkable Grindstone Keywords Mill Millstone Mind Funeral Shadows over Innistrad The Graveyard The Library

Grindstone vs Millstone

Did you consider reprinting Grindstone instead of Millstone? They're similar, but Grindstone is much more fun.

Why exactly is Grindstone more fun than Millstone? NOTE: I’m not saying it isn’t, I just want to hear reasoning.

Card Printing Grindstone Millstone Reprints

Portions of Marodigest are unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. The literal and graphical information presented on this site about Magic: The Gathering, including card images and mana symbols, is copyright Wizards of the Coast, LLC. Marodigest is not produced by or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. All other content © 2024 Webscape Internet Engineers. All rights reserved.