Mindless Null

Card Power Variation

As a now (again) casual player who was heavily invested in Standard during the reign of Zendikar, I am curious how one can go from Mindless Null (strictly worse than Scathe Zombies) to Walking Corpse (strictly better). More to the point, why does Mindless Null exist? I think it was the most frustrating card to ever pull, even in Limited where I saw it the most. This question is inspired by the comic you made (which I loved!) comparing Walking Corpse to Scathe Zombies.

Magic (and trading card game really) will have cards ebb and flow meaning there will always be “strictly better” cards and “strictly worse” cards. The fact that Mindless Null was still playable in its limited format shows that TCGs can handle power fluxuation.

Casual Play Limited Mindless Null Pop Culture Power Level Scathe Zombies Standard Walking Corpse Zendikar Zombie

Mindless Null Changes

Yo MaRo, I'm curious about the story behind Mindless Null. I've heard rumors that it was initially a 2/2 with drawback for 1B, and was wondering what the truth is. Is the Mindless Null we've all seen what was intended? Or was it changed somewhere along the line?

The card did exist for a while at 1B. Development figured out though that it was still playable in limited at 2B and black needed to be weakened (for limited balance purposes) so it seemed like a fun change to make.

Black Limited Mark Rosewater Mindless Null Story / Lore

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