Artificer

Favorite Class/Job Type?

We all know your favorite creature type is zombie but what about class/job? (Artificer, wizard,etc)

Designer. We don’t use it a lot. : )

Artificers Creatures Humor Zombies

Classes Subtype Return

Mark, is the returning noncreature subtype Classes? Because if so, they *did* technically return once, we got Artificer Class in Baldur's Gate as a one-off.

It was. I forgot that one card.

Artificer Class Artificers Gates Non-creatures Subtypes

Artifact and Commander Scenario

If/When an artifact with the "Relentless" text so that Mishra, Artificer Prodigy can work normally in a Commander game?

I assume when.

Artifacts Artificer Commander If/When Mishra, Artificer Prodigy

Card Design Flavor

I have a few questions about this. Was there some sort of game of telephone or something here? This card has nothing to do with artifacts but is an artificer, it deals with instants and sorceries like a wizard, and it sac creatures and has menace like black. It seems obvious to me this card should have a been a BR wizard or even a R wizard. The only blue thing seems to be Ward 2? I get that blue cares about instants and sorceries but not in any capacity that isn't covered by red here

The thing you’re missing is the Izzet flavor which ties to both the artificer flavor and the connection to instants and sorceries.

Artifacts Artificer Black Blogatog / Tumblr Blue Creatures Flavor Instants Izzet (U/R) Menace Red Sorceries Ward

Commander Design Choices

Why are Gimbal and Urza Chief Artificer? Both precon face commanders close to each other, and both make a 0/0 token that gets better the more artifacts you have, give artifacts a keyword, etc. Gimbal just seems like a worse version of Urza, which I don't mind at all, but them being so close to each other in release is what's weird to me.

Gimbal is all about playing as many different artifact tokens as possible. That’s a different goal than Urza.

Artifacts Artificer Commander Keywords Tokens Urza

Stocking Tiger Origin

In your head canon, why would an artificer make a stocking tiger? 🙂

For the holidays. : )

Artificer Humor Stocking Tiger

Urza Commander Wish

I'm still holding out hope for an Urza parallel to Mishra, Artificer Prodigy. Could you pass that along to the Commander team?

Not every Urza or Mishra card needs to be a parallel design, but I’ll pass along your desire.

Artificer Commander Mishra Mishra, Artificer Prodigy Urza

Urza's Ceremonial Garment

To explain, the miter is one of the ceremonial garments of the Lord High Artificer of Argive and Urza does indeed don it in the novel. It doesn't last long, however, as the jewels sewn into it are powerstones. It's implied that it is disassembled to aid the war effort.

FYI

Artificer Urza

Balancing Class and Creature Types

While I understand the complexities that prevented the artificers in Aether Revolt from having the creature type Rebels, doesn’t Frontline Rebel violate the “card names with a class name should have that class” guideline? How do you balance this, especially looking at the possibilities for reprinting such a card where the nuance of why it’s not a rebel may be lost?

I think it should have been a Rebel. That said, monitoring creature types can get pretty complex. They are the one part of the card that regularly has mechanical and creative ramifications.

Aether Revolt Aether Revolt Artificer Card Names Creatures Frontline Rebel Rebel Reprints Revolt

Food Artifacts and Artificers

Hiya Mark! If foods are artifacts, shouldn't cookers (Asmora, Gyome) be artificers?

No, much like planting clues or digging up treasure don’t either. Artifacts can affect a wide range of things as they’re the card type used to represent objects. Artificers specifically work with more traditional artifacts (what one might call “artifacts” in the real world).

Artifacts Artificer Card Types Food Treasure

About Various Creature Types

-Er creature types: Nightstalker, Sliver, Shapeshifter, Specter, Soldier, Assembly-Worker, Spider, Artificer, Archer, Rigger, Berserker, Spellshaper, Salamander, Volver, Elder, Beholder, Bringer, Ranger, Badger, Thopter, Flagbearer, Badger, Otter, Oyster, Carrier, and Monger. Silver Border: Gamer, Paratrooper, Waiter, Proper (from Miss Demeanor, whose current typeline is Creature — Lady of Proper Etiquette), Designer, Lobster, and Wrestler.

FYI : )

Archer Artificer Assembly-Worker Assembly-Worker Badger Beholder Berserker Bringer Carrier Creatures Elder Flagbearer Gamer Humor Miss Demeanor Monger Nightstalker Otter Oyster Ranger Rigger Salamander Shapeshifter Shapeshifter Sliver Soldier Specter Spellshaper Spider Thopter Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets Volver

Designing Cards for EDH

Hello Mark, when you guys make a card that is broken in EDH is it planned? (Example: Containment Construct pairs w/Artificer’s Intuition and Lion’s Eye Diamond)

I think “broken” is a high bar, especially in an eternal format. We have lots of designers that think about Commander, but there are a *lot* of potential card interactions, so sometimes.

Artificer's Intuition Commander Construct Containment Construct Eternal Eye Intuition Lion's Eye Diamond

Fun Facts about Mishra

Hi I turned 18 yesterday, could I have some trivia for my favorite Legend Mishra, Artificer Prodigy?

When we were designing Time Spiral, and we realized we could pull legendary creatures from the past, we had everyone on the design team make a list of what characters we should do. We then compiled all the lists and the number one response was Mishra.Happy 18th Birthday!

Artificer Birthday Creatures Legendary Creatures Mishra Mishra, Artificer Prodigy Time Spiral

Enchantress vs Artificers Set Analysis

I think the problem with a Enchantress vs artificers set is that that the colors that usually make good artificier (blue and red) don't interact well with enchantments. Maybe this is a set that white could play a central role.

Colors can lean towards sides without completely being on that side. For instance, 80% of blue can be one side A and 20% on side B.

Artificer Blue Colors Enchantments Red White

Concept of Artificers World

I like the idea of a world focused around Artificers with artifact creatures VS Enchanters with enchantment creatures fighting a war to control the Plane. That sounds like a fun world to me.

I agree.

Artifacts Artificer Creatures Enchantments

Reality of Artificer Class card

I think some people are having issues with the reasoning behind leaving out Artificer as a Class card not because it doesn't make sense, but because it feels weird to set up a rule that only the -core- 5e classes would be included when that only excludes one official class, even if it's a reasonable rule to have. Having said that, since they are a thing in MtG as well, any chance for an Artificer Class card in a supplemental product?

There is a chance, yes.

Artificer Artificer Class Rules

Omitted Artificer Class in AFR

Hey Mark, i was wondering why Artificer Class got left out of AFR. there are artificers in set (a legendary one even!) and Tasha's Cauldron officially introduced artificers to the forgotten realms setting as opposed to just eberron. I guess I'm just sad my favorite class got omitted from the set.

I believe they did the twelve main classes from D&D Fifth Edition.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Artificer Artificer Class

Artificer Class Enchantment Possibility

Was there any talk about making an Artificer Class Enchantment in design? Any chance we'll see it in a future set?

I believe we stuck to the the main D&D fifth edition classes.

Artificer Artificer Class Enchantments

Fathers/Daughters Trivia in MTG Lore

Doing a small bend here.Invoking birthday trivia on behalf of my eldest daughter who is 7 days old today! (She missed father's day by so little!)Any trivia on daughters / fathers in MTG lore?

Hanna, of the Weatherlight crew, was Barron’s daughter. He wanted her to be a great wizard, but she instead became an artificer, much to his disappointment. Happy Birthday to your daughter!

Artificer Bend / Break Birthday Crew Hanna Story / Lore Weatherlight Weatherlight

About Artificer Creature Type

For my birthday trivia, I would like to know something about the artificer creature type. Please and thank you.

Creatures interacting with artifacts goes back to Antiquities (and Alpha had ones that were the products of specific people), but the creature type didn’t get created until Datksteel during the first visit to the plane of Mirrodin.Happy Birthday!

Appreciation Artifacts Artificer Birthday Creatures Mirrodin