Mizzium Mortars

No Guns in Fantasy

Maybe no automobiles, but how about a return to the world of Portal Second Age? I mean, if the Izzet can have their Mizzium Mortars, why can't one plane's white Soldiers have muskets?

Guns both feel too modern undercutting the fantasy feel and mess with Magic being the weapon of the game. Why throw a fireball at my opponent when I could just shoot them?

Izzet (U/R) Mizzium Mortars Modern Portal Soldier White

Keyword Concept Challenge

Has R&D ever considered a keyword that's kind of the inverse of hexproof, i.e., the permanent with the keyword isn't affected by sweeping effects? For example, a 1/1 green creature with this keyword would die to Doom Blade or Mizzium Mortars, but not Supreme Verdict, Drown in Sorrow, or an overloaded Mizzium Mortars. Sort of like "protection from board wipe" (though "protection" doesn't quite describe it). Is this interesting or too clunky to work?

The rules don’t work for it. We’ve tried to make that card for years.

Creatures Doom Blade Drown in Sorrow Game Design Green Hexproof Keywords Mizzium Mortars Protection Rules Supreme Verdict

Standard Guild Mechanics

Standard relevant guild mechanic cards: Ghor Clan Rampager (bloodrush), Firefist Striker, Frontline Medic (battalion), Rakdos Cackler (unleash), Varolz the Scar Striped (gives scavenge), Mizzium Mortars, Cyclonic Rift (Overload), Rootborn Defenses, Trostani, Selesnya's Voice (populate), Blind Obedience (extort, borderline). Evolve, Cipher and Detain have not produced standard-quality cards.

Experiment One (with evolve) has seen Standard play.

Battalion Blind Obedience Blood Bloodrush Caves Cipher Cyclonic Rift Detain Evolve Experiment One Extort Firefist Striker Frontline Medic Mechanics Mizzium Mortars Overload Populate Rakdos (B/R) Rakdos Cackler Rootborn Defenses Scavenge Selesnya (G/W) Standard Trostani, Selesnya's Voice Two Color Unleash

New Mechanics Critique

It seems like the vast majority of new mechanics lately see little to no competitive play. I am a spike and I've never seen a cipher, battalion, extort, evolve, or detain card at a tournament table. I only see the remaining RTR block mechanics on one or two cards for select deck archetypes (Rakdos Cackler; Rootborn Defenses; Mizzium Mortars). I understand new mechanics are balanced for limited play, but it feels like some also become ignored for tournament play. What's your take on this?

I believe many of those mechanics are showing up in Standard. Examples, Question Marks…

Battalion Cipher Competitive Play Detain Evolve Extort Limited Mechanics Mizzium Mortars Question Marks Rakdos (B/R) Rakdos Cackler Rootborn Defenses Spike Standard

Intentional Card Cycle

Intentional cycle or not: Electrickery/Street Spasm/Mizzium Mortars

Never deny cool things.

Electrickery Mizzium Mortars Street Spasm

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