Renown

Upcoming Card Tutor Observation

Re: upcoming card tutor:Renowned Weaponsmith from FRF tutors up Vial of Dragonfire from DTK.

Ooh, I forgot that one. Good catch.

Dragons of Tarkir Fate Reforged Tutoring Renowned Weaponsmith Vial of Dragonfire

Renown Mechanic Maybe

Hey mark, can I get a maybe on the return of renown?

Maybe. : )

Humor Mechanics Renown

Narset Character Trivia

Hello Mark! For my birthday, I was wondering if you had any cool trivia about my favorite color combination (Jeskai), my favorite character (Narset), or my favorite card (Desperate Ravings)

Narset came about because we liked the idea of a character that in one timeline was a legendary creature of great renown, and in the other, a planeswalker. Happy Birthday!

Birthday Colors Creatures Desperate Ravings Jeskai (U/R/W) Planeswalkers Renown

Origins Set Trivia

Birthday trivia time: Something about Magic:Origins or renown?

Magic: Origins started as a villains-themed set. Happy Birthday!

Birthday Renown

Possibility of Renown Return

What's the over-under on Renown coming back? I thought it was a neat little mechanic, and I feel like the only problem with it is +1/+1 counters being stricter in any sets with them.

I think Renown will return one day.

Mechanics Renown

Specific Naming Request

May I request more cards that refer to other cards by name, like Renowned Weaponsmith and Sift Through Sands?

You may.

Renowned Weaponsmith Sand Sift Through Sands

Mechanics Return Potential

I'm surprised Renown hasn't been used again and I loved the design space of creatures becoming more powerful once they connect. Same goes for spell mastery (specially with that Chandra shock that would turn into a bolt and the 3 mana burn spell that got uncounterable). Were those mechanics badly received or there simply hasn't come the time for them?

Both mechanics were received well enough to return one day.

Creatures Design Space Mana Mechanics Renown Spell mastery

Consideration of Unique Mechanics

has there ever been consideration for putting a unique set mechanic that fits a specific tribe on on all planes on lord effects? An example would be making a lord who grants Renown to all Knights?

If it’s not an evergreen mechanic, it can’t be something we use on all planes.

Evergreen Knight Mechanics Planes Renown

Forward-Calling Cards

I've realized that one of the few things I am going to miss about the existence of blocks is the "cards that call forward specific card names that will later on be in the same limited environment" thing: Renowned Weaponsmith, Godpharaoh's Gift, Shield of Kaldra and the like. Will there ever be a way for things like this to show up again in some form or other?

We can still make call-forwards, but they won’t be in the same limited environment.

Card Names Limited Renowned Weaponsmith Shield of Kaldra

Inter-Set Card References

Hi Mark! Is it possible for cards printed in different sets to reference each other the way bogbrew witch, the cauldron, and the newt do? Like print card A in set 1, card B in set 2, and then card C in set 3 and have C directly reference cards named A and B?

We’ve done it before. For example Renowned Weaponsmith was in Fates Refirged while the two caddscit referred to were in in Khans of Tarkir and Dragons of Tarkir.

Bogbrew Witch Card Printing Dragon Dragons of Tarkir Khans of Tarkir Renowned Weaponsmith

Renown's Storm Scale

where is renown on the storm scale?

I’d guess a 4.

Keyword Abilities Renown Storm Scale

Apprentice Wizard and Blue

I read in MtG Wiki that Apprentice Wizard is a color pie break even though we have blue mana production as close as Fate Reforged (Renowned Weaponsmith). Is this true?

No. Blue is allowed access to colorless mana. It’s most often tied to artifact production.

Apprentice Wizard Artifacts Blue Color Pie Colorless Colors Fate Reforged Mana Renowned Weaponsmith

Renown Mechanic Performance

How did renown do as a mechanic?

Fairly well.

Mechanics Renown

Color Mechanic Fit

Renown in Blue or Renown in Black?

Renown in Black.

Black Blue Renown

Renown vs Exalted

Mechanic more likely to return: Renown or Exalted

Exalted.

Exalted Mechanics Renown

Foreshadow Cards Opinion

Hello, Mark! RE: Foreshadow cards. I love them, but I think something like Dark Intimations is a little too on the nose. I prefer it when we don't know what the card is referring to, like with Renowned Weaponsmith or the Kaldra equipments, or when it's a vague reference that only "clicks" retroactively. Thanks!

Not everything need be subtle.

Dark Intimations Foreshadow Renowned Weaponsmith

+1/+1 Counters Usage

Could we have a set where giving +1/+1 and/or -1/-1 counters isn't part of a mechanic (fabricate, outlast, renown, support, etc....)?

You mean like the set Shadows over Innistrad? : )

Fabricate Keyword Actions Mechanics Outlast Renown Shadows over Innistrad

Renown Reception

How well was Renown received?

Well.

Renown

Double-Faced Cards

If double faced cards didn't have the financial limitation... for mechanics like Monsterous or Renown would you prefer to use DFC's or still use +1/+1 counters?

The biggest discovery of Innistrad design was how deep the design space is on double-faced cards. If the financial and logistical issues went away, I believe *every* set would use double-faced cards.

Design Space Dual Faced Cards Innistrad Mechanics Renown

Renown Mechanic Redux

If/when: Renown

When.

If/When Renown