Hey Mark, one of the card designs i love is 2 keywords that feed into eachother, like Ichor slick or Oketra's Attendant. I understand its much easier to do these in supplementary products, can we see more commons like these in upcoming Premier sets?

We call this mix & match. They’re very hard to do in premier sets because there’s not usually all that many non-evergreen keywords, and they’re often not synergistic. Supplemental sets usually have a lot more access. I am a big fan of mix & match though, so I’m always on the lookout for opportunities to do more.

If or When (In Supplemental most likely) A theme or cycle of multiple keywords from the past that work well together on a card. Examples: Haze of Rage (Storm & Buyback), Sprout Swarm (Convoke & Buyback), Ichor Slick (Cycling & Madness), etc.

We call those “mix & match”. It would have to be a supplemental set and one with enough keywords to make it work. It’s not out of the question.

Your Time Spiral podcast reminded me how much I loved the nostalgic combo keyword cards (Sprout Swarm, Ichor Slick, etc.) in Future Sight. I remember that the potenial combos were rated 1-5 before inclusion. Could you divulge those ratings? Also, what was your favorite combo that didn't make it?

For those that don’t know this story. During Future Sight, inspired by Blast from the Past (from Unhinged), I knew I wanted to make mix & match cards that combined two cool mechanics from Magic’s past on one card. I then had design team member Zvi Mowshowitz (he was a design intern at the time) grade each combo on a scale from 1 (sucky non-bo) to 5 (awesome combo). We included all the 4’s and 5’ and a few 3’s if my memory serves. I don’t remember off the top of my head what was the highest rated that didn’t make it. I do know we did all the ones we thought were the most awesome.