Unstable

Modern Horizon 3 Experience

New 09 Jun 2024 Asked by hymdall 21 Comments

Went 4-0 at my MH3 prerelease, the format is pretty sweet! Any format that can be kept honest by suiting up a dinky 1/1 flyer with an equipment is a good format to me, shoutouts to Mandibular Kite and Inventor's Axe. Side note, high five to whoever made a minor Impulse Draw Matters theme in MH3 with Unstable Amulet and Laelia! I got like 4 damage off the Amulet in one game!


Glad you had a good time.

Black Border Reprints

New 12 Feb 2020 Asked by noctisignis 31 Comments

Could you errata the border of a card? Like, if you wanted to bring host/augment to standard, could you reprint some of the Unstable cards with black borders?


Silver border cards can’t be reprinted in black border and vice versa.

Mixed Border Discussions

New 11 Feb 2020 Asked by tgmp0220 38 Comments

If/when: a product that mixes silver and black bordered cards together


We talked about it for Unstable, but decided against it.

Name Regrets Expressed

New 08 Feb 2020 Asked by kandykidzero 56 Comments

Is there a card you can think of where you wish you had not already used a name on another card?


I was frustrated in Unstable that Capital Punishment had already been used.

Silver Border in Commander

New 01 Feb 2020 Asked by legisaskerator 46 Comments

I saw some of the preview cards for the new Unsanctioned set, and I gotta say, I’m super super excited for all the new bird cards, ESPECIALLY Syr Cadian, Knight Owl! What a fantastic legendary creature. If I’m not mistaken, there was a rule change so that silver-bordered cards are allowed in commander. Is this card included in that? It’d be a perfect addition to my bird-centric deck. Thank you!!!


There was a small window after Unstable was released where silver border was officially allowed in Commander, but not currently. That said, as long as your play group is okay with it you can play with certain silver border cards.

Unsanctioned Print Duration

New 30 Jan 2020 Asked by spiritkhan 38 Comments

Will Unsactioned be printed as long as there is demand like for unstable?


It will be in sale for a certain amount of time (a shorter window though than a Standard-legal booster product) and if there is enough demand, more could be printed.

Future Augment Possibilities

New 29 Jan 2020 Asked by quincognito 30 Comments

I was stoked to see more Host and Augment in Unsanctioned but a little sad that we didn't get a middle piece. Any chance we could get an Augment that you can augment onto again in a future Un-product?


We had a card that did that in Unstable, but it was too hard to produce based on how we made the augment cards, so it got cut.

Artist Appreciation

New 29 Jan 2020 Asked by yggdrasild49 44 Comments

Wait Mark. Ron Spencer is my favorite MTG artist ever, and I don’t know how to thank you for bringing back the Infernal Spawn family (and his unique style)!!! I’m so excited about Unsanctioned, but this pushes it over the top!


I was excited that we could make it happen. It’s one of the things I was bummed didn’t make it into Unstable.

Multiverse Travel Possibility

New 28 Jan 2020 Asked by anistonangel 32 Comments

Hey, Mark! Enjoyed Unstable so much, but I was wondering this, since exist the Multiverse and then the Un-inverse it’s posible to also exist being able to walk between those realities? Like some kind of weird Mutilverse Walker who can switch between Bablovia and Dominaría?


The two multiverses exist in separate realities. There are characters that exist in both, but no one that crosses beteeen multiverses.

Unstable Draft Strategy

New 26 Jan 2020 Asked by kermitthekrog-blog 48 Comments

Hi Mark, I'm going to my first Unstable draft this Saturday with my dorm. Am I going about it the wrong way by having my Spike combo prepared, bringing a Masters booster to Summon, having lists for Hangman and Modular Monstrosity?


That’s a good start. Do you wear glasses and if not, could you?

Duel Masters in Magic

New 23 Jan 2020 Asked by yeckit-blog 42 Comments

So you know how Jace and Nicol Bolas got Duel Masters cards, would there ever be a possibility of seeing any Duel Masters creatures represented in Magic?


Duel Masters did an Un-like product and acknowledged some characters from other IPs. Unstable did this with Sword of Dungeons & Dragons. The problem with referencing Duel Masters characters, is very few Magic players would know them.

Un-sets World Setting

New 22 Jan 2020 Asked by heshotmeagain 36 Comments

Is unsets world unknown or is the actual name unknown?


Not all Un-sets take place on the same world. Unstable was mostly on Bablovia. All the cards do occur in the Un-iverse, the silver-bordered multiverse.

Unstable Tokens Strategy

New 23 Dec 2019 Asked by ravenknightvincent 34 Comments

Knight of the Kitchen Sink has a version with "protection from black borders". Can I flip the black border Unstable tokens to the full-art side that has no border mid-game?


Yes, but not in response to a border caring effect. Do it earlier.

Token Border Rules

New 23 Dec 2019 Asked by ravenknightvincent 19 Comments

Talking abut token borders, would I be able to flip my Unstable black-bordered tokens to the full-art no-border side as instant or special action?


If the effect that cares is cast/activated, it’s too late.

Unstable Future Influence

New 09 Dec 2019 Asked by syzygymtg 39 Comments

Hi Mark! In todays article you mentioned Unstable as a "precursor of things to come." There's been some speculation about augment and Ikoria's "monster mechanic". Can you give any hints about this or other connections to future sets? How has Unstable has been an inspiration to your current design?


We’ll talk Ikoria when we get closer to its release. I promise to talk about Unstable influences when relevant things pop up.

Unstable Set Praise

New 09 Dec 2019 Asked by eve-nightengale 38 Comments

So I missed unstable, I was taking a break from the game when the set was released amd didmt learn of it till my return like 8 months later and so I had never played with the set until yesterday when I finally had the chance to draft it. Your solution to contraptions was so elegant amd fun and the set was utterly delightful, kudos to you and the other folks who worked on the set.


Aw, shucks. I’m glad you finally got a chance to play it.

Eldraine Card Innovations

New 07 Dec 2019 Asked by arcanistlupus 37 Comments

Was the existence of extended art cards in Eldraine dependent on the successful printing of the contraptions in Unstable?


It helped demonstrate we could print it and players liked it.

Ikoria Mechanic Tease

New 02 Dec 2019 Asked by dimorrow 42 Comments

I know Ikoria is a ways a way, but I am most excited for that set next year. Also looking forward to all the commander products. But if you can say anything, will the build your own monster mechanic work similar to meld(which I liked a lot), more like the combination cards in Unstable, or some weird combination?


That is an excellent question. : )

Unstable Crank Counter

New 02 Dec 2019 Asked by another-normal-anomaly 21 Comments

I have an Unstable question: can you proliferate your crank counter? What would happen if you did? Do you get two counters on the same sprocket, or one each on two different sprockets? If the former, do you then crank the same contraptions twice in a row?


You get an extra crank counter but it doesn’t have any practical effect. The counter just marks what sprocket you’re on, it doesn’t mark how many times it’s cranked.

Unstable Gameplay Query

New 29 Nov 2019 Asked by starbloodprincess 70 Comments

If I'm playing Unstable against an opponent who has Animate Library out, and I use Spike, Tournament Grinder to bring out Oko, Thief of Crowns and turn their library into an Elk, does that take away the ability to draw from their deck? If so, does that mean they deck out?


You can’t take away the library’s libraryness.


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