Shardless Agent

Balance Issue in 1GU Cards

I know you're not on play design, but maybe you have some insight on a pattern I'm sure I'm not the first to notice. Why is it that cards costing 1GU seem to have so many balance issues? Oko, Uro, Nadu are the recent ones everyone knows, but Shardless Agent and Risen Reef were also power outliers though at a lesser scale. Is this a bigger problem with Simic color identity as a whole?

I don’t think it’s a problem endemic to the color combination.

Color Identity Colors Play Design Simic (G/U) Risen Reef Shardless Agent

Cascade Mechanic Trivia

I have finally completed another trip around the sun and it is finally my birthday! My favorite card of all time is Shardless Agent, and was hoping for some trivia on the cascade mechanic!

The cascade mechanic was quite controversial when it was first pitched, but the Alara Reborn team loved it and helped push it through. Happy Birthday!

Alara Reborn Birthday Cascade Controversies Mechanics Shardless Agent

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