Riot Control

Fog Frequency in Green

Mark, why does "Fog" (Green) gets printed much more frequently than global damage prevention (White)? It seems pretty unfair that Green gets both big and (recently) mana-efficient creatures and still gets a "Fog" almost every set, while White's rarely getting damage prevention from multiple sources - like Safe Passage or Riot Control - and counts mostly on little creatures. Making the White version more frequent would also reinforce its "defensive color" aspect.

Many years ago we moved Fog to white. White didn’t end up needing it as it had so many other defensive tools, so we moved it back to green.

Card Printing Colors Creatures Green Mana Reinforce Riot Riot Control Safe Passage White

White and Fog Effects

Mark, you said that White don't need fog. Despite that lack of need, White would be considered secondary on fog effects? What about general damage prevention like Riot Control or Safe Passage? Those would be primary on Green or White?

White didn’t need Fog because it had so many other defensive effects like damage prevention. Note I’m defining Fog as prevent all damage from all (or most) creatures.

Creatures Green Primary Riot Riot Control Safe Passage Secondary White

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