Sole Performer

Possible Card Mechanic and Storyline

Hello Mark, I wanted to use my birthday ask to ask if a mechanic like Sole Performer could work in black border? I would also like to request Garruk come back to the story soon

Sole Performer is nowhere close to working in black border. Garruk should return one day. Happy Birthday!

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Using Sole Performer Mechanic

When we add {T} using sole performer, where do we add it? I mean, it can’t be to our mana pool because it isn’t mana.

The tap pool. : )

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Rules Vs. Card Ideas

Hi mark thanks so much for your blog.It must happen sometimes you work on a mechanic or card that everyone understands how its supposed to work and its clear what that card wants to do but the rules of the game cant technically allow for it to work. Can you share an example of something that seems simple but has never been done because of a rules issue?

The best example would be to look at the acorn cards of Unfinity. While a few we’re kept acorn for Legacy concerns, the vast majority of acorn cards simple don’t work in the rules. Here are some I get asked about all the time: Claire D'Loon, Joy SculptorFar OutGoblin BlastronautsGrand Marshall MacieHow Is This a Par Three?It Came from Planet GlurgLila, Hospitality HostessSolaflora, Intergalactic IconSole PerformerTrigger HappyTruss, Chief Engineer

Chief Engineer Claire D'Loon, Joy Sculptor Far Out Goblin Goblin Blastronauts It Came from Planet Glurg Legacy Lila, Hospitality Hostess Mechanics Performer Rules Solaflora, Intergalactic Icon Sole Performer Trigger Happy Truss, Chief Engineer Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Acorn Card Clarification

So Sole Performer is an Acorn card because of its effect, but could we get something like, for example, "If a Zombie would tap itself for its ability, you can tap this card instead" as an effect thats similar?

I don’t think so.

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Sole Performer Mechanism

"Spending {T} allows you to activate the tap ability of a creature that's already tapped. Normally, you couldn't pay the cost of tapping the creature because it's already tapped. With Sole Performer, you don't have to worry about that. You have {T}!"The way this is worded makes it seem like you can use it to pay for sole performers ability... which seems like a bad thing (from a balance perspective)

Sole Performer’s ability is limited to once per turn.

Activate Creatures Limited Once Per Turn Performer Sole Performer Tap / Untap

Sole Performer Acorn Status

is Sole Performer acorn for balance reasons?

Oh no. It doesn’t come close to working in the rules. It’s a good example of a mechanic that’s much more easily grokable by a human than a computer.

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Rules Compatibility

I know why it can’t be Eternal, but I really wish that Sole Performer was.

It doesn’t come remotely close to working in the rules. It requires tap symbols having qualities that the rules don’t know what to do with.

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Sole Performer Mechanics

When Sole Performer adds the tap symbol, does it work like mana would? Would it get doubled by doubling cube? Or is it a seperate pool like energy?

It functions like mana for purposes of clearing, but it is not mana, so it is not doubled.

Doubling Cube Draft Formats Mana Mechanics Performer Sole Performer Tap / Untap

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