Riku of Many Paths

Support for Mechanics

New • 28 Mar 2024 • Asked by mooseontheloose9 • 17 Comments

Hey MarkHave the mechanic development group ever considered developing a set around enhancing the card pool for under-supported mechanics? Riku of Many Paths has caused quite a stir and realization that, while modal is a pretty broad reoccurring event among Magic cards (it's an evergreen design for sure), there's a lot of mechanics that aren't even deciduous that people loved that could use some increased card support.

We reuse mechanics when they make sense and when reusing a mechanic we can make cards that mechanically care about it (if it makes sense). I don’t see us caring mechanically about keywords that aren’t at a high enough as-fan in the set. What caring about modal cards shows is we can mechanically care about things that are a normal part of most sets, if there is enough definition for the game to identify them.
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Modal Spells Characteristics

New • 27 Mar 2024 • Asked by philosophile42 • 23 Comments

Riku of Many Paths make reference to "modal spells" which I think is a first. How are modal spells being defined for the game now? Anything where a player makes a choice while casting? Can creatures be modal like adaptive automaton? entwine spells? splilt cards?

Here’s the definition from Matt Tabak:“A modal spell, you might be wondering, is a spell where you choose from among modes (a bulleted list of options) as you cast it. They include spree cards. A permanent with an activated or triggered ability that includes modes is not a modal spell.”
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