Blessed Light

White Removal Philosophy

New • 03 Apr 2019 • Asked by jimharbor • 42 Comments

When did you change your mind on white being ok to have unconditional creature removal. You used to say Ionas Judgement was a card you disliked but now Blessed Light exists. What led to the change? Thanks for answering our questions sir.

My issue isn’t that white has unconditional removal, but rather that it doesn’t have it at a rate that eclipses black’s. I personally do prefer more answerable answers in white, but I lost that fight many years ago.
Black Blessed Light Creatures Fight / Bite White

Swords to Plowshares Flavor

New • 19 Dec 2018 • Asked by bobbymcbobbo • 29 Comments

You keep saying that Swords to Plowshares is out of flavour for white, but I strongly disagree. It's one of the most flavourful white removal spells out there. It's also insanely overpowered, but if it were to cost 4W (e.g. Blessed Light in DOM) or some other cost higher than W, no one would even be talking about the card.

Part of the flavor issue *is* the undercosting. White having the best removal spell is wrong.
Blessed Light Dominaria Flavor Spells Swords to Plowshares White

CMC Impact on Color Pie

New • 11 Jul 2018 • Asked by aspiretodesign • 44 Comments

Is it possible for a card to be a color pie break because of it's CMC, not it's effect? For example, Path of Exile is a break but not Blessed Light?

There are a few small areas where that can happen. White removal is one.
Bend / Break Blessed Light Color Pie Colors Mana Value The Exile Zone White

White's Removal Policy

New • 21 Jun 2018 • Asked by chewylsb • 32 Comments

Maro, you've been on record saying that cards like Iona's Judgment are breaks since white should not get unconditional removal. Yet in an answer regarding Blessed Light you said that the card wasn't a bend at all. What has changed since?

Iona’s Judgment is definitely not a break and maybe not even a bend.
Bend / Break Blessed Light Iona's Judgment Mark Rosewater White

Dominaria Removal Query

New • 13 May 2018 • Asked by shadowman2099 • 33 Comments

Speaking of White removal, is Blessed Light from Dominaria a bend or a break for white removal?

Nope.
Bend / Break Blessed Light Dominaria White

Red's Removal Query

New • 12 May 2018 • Asked by borimage-deactivated20180614 • 57 Comments

If White can get Blessed Light, which according to you is a break just like StP and PtE, why can’t Red get Fissure?

White can get Blessed Light. It’s not even a bend.
Bend / Break Blessed Light Fissure Red White

White Exile Capabilities

New • 23 Apr 2018 • Asked by jimharbor • 27 Comments

Someone said to be that mono white could get "Exile Target nonland permanent." And used Blessed Light and Angelic Edict as precedent. Is this true? Thanks for answering our questions sir.

White is not supposed to be able to easily and permanently exile any nonland permanent.
Angelic Edict Blessed Light The Exile Zone White

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