Warstorm Surge

Card Design Preferences

I mentioned it in a comment, but really, I do think putting "you control" or "your opponents" is the worst thing you can do to a card. I will always love Second Sunrise over Faiths Reward, Furnace of Rath over Gratuitous Violence, and Pandemonium over Warstorm Surge, simply because there were more interactive, thought-intensive, and required you to plan around them. They were fun because they had a chance to backfire, not just one-sided set-and-forget "this helps me win harder" cards.

Our data shows you are in the minority on this issue. We’ll still make things universal in effect when we think it’s important to the card but our default right now is affecting only yours or the opponents’ stuff depending on the effect.

Furnace of Rath Gratuitous Violence Pandemonium Second Sunrise Surge Warstorm Surge

Transformation Mechanics

Transformations from one creature to another don't trigger ETB effects like Warstorm Surge right? Also, will copying create a copy of whichever face is currently up?

Creatures that transform are considered the same creature so they do not trigger “enter the battlefield” effects. They also keep any auras, equipment or counters they have on them. If you copy a double-faced creature, you only copy the side that is currently face-up. That creature will be unable to transform as it doesn’t have the other side.

Auras Creatures Enter The Battlefield Equipment Surge Transform Warstorm Surge

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