Tragic Poet

Citizen over Townsfolk Type

Good morning, Mark! Would you be able to speak on why Citizen was chosen over the retired Townsfolk for when the type was introduced? [I'd ask why it wasn't applied to old Townsfolk like Tragic Poet, but I think you've answered why not enough recently ;)]

I assume it was a bit more general and could be used in more places.

Citizen Humor Tragic Poet

Request for Tragic Poet Reprint

May I request a Tragic Poet reprint in the new, updated border but with the original art and flavor text? Thank you

A very specific request. : )

Appreciation Art Flavor Text Humor Reprints Tragic Poet

Dominaria Appreciation

I'm gonna give you a shout-out for Dominaria in general, and the inclusion, art (direction and realisation) of tragic poet in this set, that melds great design, interesting strategies both with auras and sagas, and so much flavor dripping of it. The art composition is top-notch, and even hints at sagas! You can high-five everyone involved in that masterpiece of a reprint!

Will do.

Appreciation Art Auras Card Printing Dominaria Flavor Reprints Sagas Sagas Tragic Poet

Card Reprint Requests

How can we request certain cards to be reprinted in the new border? I'd love to see an updated Tragic Poet in the new border (but with the same art and flavor text).

You can ask here. While we occasionally reprint art in normal expansions, you have a better chance in a supplemental product.

Art Card Printing Flavor Reprints Tragic Poet

Missing Theros Reprint

Maybe I missed this before, but why wasn't Tragic Poet reprint in Theros block? Power level concerns? Because it seems like a perfect flavor fit.

We talked about it. There were just other cards we wanted more.

Card Printing Flavor Power Level Reprints Theros Tragic Poet

Tragic Poet Exclusion

Why didn't Tragic Poet make into Theros, out of curiosity? Was it too powerful or too weak?

The expression we use in R&D is “it lost out on numbers”. What this means is that there were other things we wanted to do more and with the mix of what we needed to do, it didn’t leave the hole necessary to include Tragic Poet.

Power Level Theros Tragic Poet

Theros Tragic Poet

Was Tragic Poet considered for Theros? I was surprised it was not included as a Bard trope and considering its synergy with Enchantments.

Tragic Poet was in the set for a while.

Bard Enchantments Theros Tragic Poet

Tragic Poet Reprint

While I understand utterly you can't add everything that is nice into every set, nor should you, I'd like to know whether Urza's Legacy's Tragic Poet was considered as a reprint into Theros. The flavor and mechanical connection seem perfect. If it was considered, was there a specific reason to not include it?

Tragic Poet was considered. What we found was that Magic is filled with lots of cards that hit the mythological flavor and the majority couldn’t be included.

Card Printing Flavor Legacy Reprints Theros Tragic Poet Urza Urza's Legacy

Tragic Poet's Color

is the concept of a Tragic Poet more red than it is white?

EDIT: Tumblr’s acting up. The question was talking about how they realized Theros has two more sets of stuff coming. You do get three whole sets for Theros block with good stuff coming in the later two sets.

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Theros Tragic Poet

I'll be really mad if there isn't Tragic Poet reprint in Theros, it seems to be so right mechanically and flavorfully

While I can’t say yeah or nay, there are a lot of cards that would in a vacuum be a great reprint in the set and not all of them can make it in.

Card Printing Reprints Theros Tragic Poet

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