All Is Dust

Cost of Colorless Removal Spells

Is there a reason why the cost of colorless' removal spells is usually 7? (All is dust, scour from existence, spine of ish say, etc.)

That’s the line we drew to not step on colored space.

I was more specifically asking why it is specifically 7. Was it just arbitrarily chosen? Was it picked because the urzatron lands make 7 mana? Something else I don't know about?

It was based on setting the right power level due colorless removal, one that didn’t undercut the weakness of any of the five colors.

All Is Dust Colorless Colors Lands Mana Power Level Scour from Existence Spells

Cost of Colorless' Spells

Is there a reason why the cost of colorless' removal spells is usually 7? (All is dust, scour from existence, spine of ish say, etc.)

That’s the line we drew to not step on colored space.

All Is Dust Scour from Existence Spells

Devoid Mechanic Origin

Do the issues with Devoid trace back to Design or Development? I think it's a pretty solid mechanic and comes up pretty often for me in EDH when I use it with Ugin, All Is Dust, or vs Sphinx's Tutelage. But there's not too many conscious decisions you can make when building around it, especially when it was in Standard. Seems like Development dropped the ball on it.

Devoid was 100% a design decision. If you’re unhappy with it, blame me.

All Is Dust Commander Devoid Mechanics Sphinx Sphinx's Tutelage Standard

Tribal Reprint Challenge

In regards to Tribal being a card type that you most likely wont use again, what does this mean insofar as potential reprints of cards which are Tribal cards (Peppersmoke; All is Dust; etc.)? will cards like those be able see reprints in anything standard legal again?

Unfortunately no, not as an exact reprint.

All Is Dust Card Printing Card Types Kindred / Typal Peppersmoke Reprints Standard

Reprint Opportunities

So probably no All Is Dust reprint. But you're allowed to do functional re-prints these days right? So non-tribal versions of all those cards could easily show up, right?

That is definitely an option available to us.

All Is Dust Card Printing Kindred / Typal Reprints

Tribal & Reprints

Does the retirement of Tribal preclude ever seeing an All Is Dust reprint in a Standard-legal set?

It makes it way less likely.

All Is Dust Card Printing Kindred / Typal Reprints Standard

Tribal Type's Lesson

If Lorwyn taught RnD that tribal is not worth it to do, why do cards like All is Dust and Eldrazi Conscription have the tribal type?

Lorwyn didn’t teach it to us. Interestingly, Innistrad did.

All Is Dust Eldrazi Eldrazi Conscription Innistrad Kindred / Typal Lorwyn

Colorless Spells Future

Is there ever a chance we'll see colorless spells that are neither artifacts nor Eldrazi? I mean, in addition to Ghostflame. I especially like colorless noncreature spells like Not of This World and All Is Dust.

Ghostflame is from a possible future so maybe.

All Is Dust Artifacts Colorless Eldrazi Non-creatures Not of This World Spells

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