Bogbrew Witch

Inter-Set Card References

Hi Mark! Is it possible for cards printed in different sets to reference each other the way bogbrew witch, the cauldron, and the newt do? Like print card A in set 1, card B in set 2, and then card C in set 3 and have C directly reference cards named A and B?

We’ve done it before. For example Renowned Weaponsmith was in Fates Refirged while the two caddscit referred to were in in Khans of Tarkir and Dragons of Tarkir.

Bogbrew Witch Card Printing Dragon Dragons of Tarkir Khans of Tarkir Renowned Weaponsmith

Core Sets Reprints

Considering the Core Sets are now gone does it make it less likely for cards like Festering Newt, Bogbrew Witch, and Bubbling Cauldron to be re-printed? They were the first cards that really got me into magic and I'm scared they'll not come back.

Cards like that can appear in a world where the flavor makes sense.

Bogbrew Witch Bubbling Cauldron Card Printing Festering Newt Flavor

Renowned Weaponsmith Design

Was there any sort of conflict in designing a card that tutors for a card from a different set? a' la Renowned Weaponsmith. was it planned from the start of the blocks design that Renowned weaponsmith would be able to tutor for those cards specifically? It feels odd and disconnected to me unlike Bogbrew Witch which felt planned and tightly connected to it's other cards from the start.

The whole structure of the three cards was planned from the start.

Bogbrew Witch Renowned Weaponsmith Tutoring

Referencing Cards Future

How well were cards that reference other cards by name received? (Like the empires trio and the Bogbrew witch trio)

It’s something we plan to continue doing in small numbers.

Bogbrew Witch

Interest in Dependent Cards

I really like card combos where the cards text requires other cards to work, like the bogbrew witch and the empires artifacts. Were those popular enough to see more cards like those in the future?

I believe we’ll see more “dependent” cards.

Artifacts Bogbrew Witch

Card-Specific Designs

How do you feel about designs that specifically reference other cards by name? The Bogbrew witch gang from M14, and Shadowborn Apostle come to mind, among others. I have no idea if it's popular or not, and if it's good or not for the game.

I like them but feel they need to be small enough in number to feel special.

Bogbrew Witch Shadowborn Apostle

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