Serra Avenger

Unique Casting Restrictions

With the new Jace getting the Serra Avenger effect of "you cant cast this spell on your first, second, or third turns of the game", could the rules allow for a card that said the inverse? "You can only cast this spell on your first, second, or third turn of the game"

The restriction makes us lower the power level, so the inability to cast it later doesn’t have much reason.

Power Level Rules Serra Serra Avenger

Keyword for Serra Avenger

Will we ever get a keyword for Serra Avenger? Fo example Preparations X (you cannot play this card before your X’th turn). Seems like the mechanic would work well with all the colors except Red.

It’s not a mechanic that we want to make a lot of cards with, evidenced by the fact that 25,000 cards in we haven’t made more.

Colors Keywords Mechanics Red Serra Serra Avenger

Turn-Based Design Space

Is there much design space for cards that care which turn it is? (a la Serra Avenger)

Some. I wouldn’t say a lot.

Design Space Serra Avenger

Turn Count Mechanic

Is "Turn count matters" like on Serra Avenger something we might see again one day in small doses?

Yes.

Serra Avenger

Cantrip Lands Idea

What about cantrip lands with the Serra Avenger drawback? Or Talara's Battalion's drawback?

Cantrips lands would need a very big drawback.

Battalion Lands Serra Avenger Talara's Battalion

Set Preview Nostalgia

2 things that used to happen before each new set that used to get me really excited were the "Orb of Insight" and your column right before the set was being spoiled where you gave a bunch of hints at cards in the set (I remember the hint for Serra Avenger getting me really excited, something along the lines of "A 3/3 flier for 2 mana!"). I'd really like it if those little things came back on a regular basis, it made me that much more excited for each new set and I'm disappointed they're gone.

I still do the latter although I don’t do them every set.

Mana Orb Serra Avenger

Firemane Avenger Naming

MaRo, was Firemane Avenger named so people with Serra Avenger could yell "AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!" every time they attack together? Also, as a Boros fan: thankyou.

I never deny cool things. : )

Assemble Boros (R/W) Firemane Avenger Mark Rosewater Serra Avenger

Time-Based Set

I just listened to your Time Spiral podcast and was wondering if you could see doing another time-based set? One without all of the references and in-jokes and more focused on cool time mechanics like Serra Avenger.

The challenge is that the time elements (as opposed to the nostalgia elements) ranked the lowest in Time Spiral block god book studies. That said, I could see us maybe giving time mechanics another shot if we found the right environment. It would probably be a sub-theme rather than the main theme (think graveyard in Innistrad).

Drive to Work God Humor Innistrad Mechanics Serra Avenger The Graveyard Time Spiral

Serra’s Recent Spotlight

Serra Avatar AND Serra Avenger? As a lover of everything Serra, i feel spoiled. Is there a reason for such a resurgence?

Que Serra, Serra.

Avatar Serra Avatar Serra Avenger

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