One final word of warning Mark on EDH players is that we all like something to complain about. If Arcane Signet was banned there would be just as much moaning and groaning along with plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth

Oh, I’m well aware that the playerbase never agrees on anything.

To offer a counter opinion from the previous OP: I think Arcane signet is fine, but I think a 2MV signet which produces a color would warp the format because; even if technically its colorless, a ‘White Arcane Signet’ would effectively be white and it would benefit multicolor decks disproportionately because they can play many different versions of effectively the same card

Let’s do a poll.

What do you think of Arcane Signet in Commander?Too strong for the formatStrong, but acceptableAverage power levelOn the weaker sideToo weak for Commander

For the previous asker wanting to know about Arcane Signet: there are a nunber of commander players, myself included, who believe that it is too strong, because it's an auto-include in nearly every deck, other than colorless ones or ones that avoid rocks for other reasons. Even monocolor decks use it because it's strictly better than the cycle of Diamonds.

FYI

>We don’t write the word “Commander” in rules text of premier set cards.Well, you did. Once. Arcane Signet from Throne of Eldraine was standard-legal because you guys were really trying to push Brawl as a format at the time.

Sorry, in premier booster sets.

Is the ability to make colorless a color a VERY silver-bordered ability? As in, cards like Arcane Signet now can make colorless mana for Commander Kozilek, the Great Distortion thanks to this one card that makes colorless a color option.

Together everyone: “Colorless is not a color”. Silver border can’t make barefoot a kind of shoe. : )

"thasgar asked: "This card can only be used as your Commander." Think this could happen? Why not let people play with the card in other formats?" My thinking was - Functionally, wouldn't it be the same as of cards like Command Tower and Arcane Signet?

Utility cards are a different animal from exciting, build-around creatures.

Arcane Signet feels like another True Name Nemesis, in that it's keeping the product it's in from reaching its intended audience. Is this something Wizards is looking to address?

Yes, we’re reprinting the decks.

For clarity (again, I'm sorry) I thought there *are* cards you can get in the Collector Booster that you *can't* get in the draft booster - which is to say the Brawl-deck-specific cards (such as the three colour legendary creatures, Arcane Signet, and Command Tower), and the buy-a-box promo (Kenrith, the Returned), as well as - and I could be wrong on this count? - borderless planeswalkers and extended art cards. Is that right?

Here’s what you can get in a collector booster that you can’t get in the draft booster:- extended art cards- Standard-legal cards associated with the set, but not appearing in booster packs (things like the unique Brawl cards and the buy-a-box)- nonfoil common showcase cards (and this is just for Throne of Eldraine, a kink from doing a new process)That’s it. Everything else that you can get in a collector booster - foil and nonfoil showcase cards (save the commons) and borderless planeswalker cards are all also available in the draft boosters (just at a lower frequency).

Was Arcane Signet always intended for ELD? I find a card referencing commander, specifically, an odd fit for a Standard-legal set. Of course, I left paper before the integration initiative.

If we want to make cards specifically for Brawl, the Brawl decks are the only place to make them.