Cast

Universe Beyond's Casting Consideration

If/When (I actually meant) {C} in casting cost for Univeses Beyond.

Probably when.

Casting Cost If/When

Tarmagoyf Token Art Update Status

With Tarmagoyf tokens having the casting cost like the card, are existing tokens that are exact copies of a real card (Meteorite, Festering Goblin) likely to get the same treatment?

I don’t know of any planned errata.

Art Casting Cost Errata Festering Goblin Goblin Meteorite Tokens

Unfavorable Mechanics

Why hasn't "reveal a card in hand" mechanics such as forecast gone over well? Are you allowed to use the attributes of the revealed cards as a cost (mana value, color) in non-digital?

It both isn’t much of a cost and it undoes hidden information which is important.

Colors Forecast Mana Value Mechanics Your Hand

List of Green Cards

In case anyone was curious about how many Lay of the Land cards are in green:Mono-Green: 58
Analyze the Pollen
Attune with Aether
Borderland Ranger
Boseiju Reaching Skyward
Brave the Wilds
Bushwack
Caravan Vigil
Civic Wayfinder
Cultivate
District Guide
Druid of the Emerald Grove
Elfhame Sanctuary
Evolution Charm
Flare of Cultivation
Flourishing Bloom-Kin
Fork in the Road
Gaea's Bounty
Gatecreeper Vine
Greenseeker
Herd Migration
Horizon Seeker
hunting Cheetah
Journey for the Elixir
Journey of Discovery
Kodama's Reach
Krosan Tusker
Kura, the Boundless Sky
Land Grant
Lay of the Land
Many Partings
Nervous Gardener
Nissa's Encouragement
Nissa's Pilgrimage
Nissa's Triumph
Nissa, Vastwood Seer
Nylea's Intervention
Open the Gates
Outcaster Greenblade
Peregrination
Realm Seekers
Realms Uncharted
Reclaim the Wastes
Rites of Spring
Seek the Horizon
Shard Convergence
Spinewoods Armadillo
Spirit of the Aldergard
Sprouting Vines
Sylvan Ranger
Sylvan Scrying
The Huntsman's Redemption
Thirsting Roots
Trail of Mystery
Traverse the Ulvenwald
Verdant Mastery
Vorinclex
Yavimaya Elder
You Happen On a GladeGreen featuring another colour: 7
Dig Up
Flower // Flourish
Huatli, Poet of Unity
Invasion of Ergamon (flipped to Truga Cliffcharger)
Path to the World Tree
Safewright Quest
Yasharn, Implacable EarthUn-cards: 3
Selfie Preservation (Un-card)
Spirit of the Season (Un-card)
Wild Crocodile (Un-card)(everyone feel free to add any that I've missed!)

FYI

Analyze the Pollen Armadillo Attune with Aether Borderland Ranger Brave the Wilds Caravan Vigil Civic Wayfinder Colors Crocodile Cultivate Dig Up District Guide Druid Druid of the Emerald Grove Elder Elfhame Sanctuary Evolution Charm Flare Flare of Cultivation Flourishing Bloom-Kin Flower // Flourish Fork in the Road Gaea's Bounty Gatecreeper Vine Gates Green Greenseeker Herd Migration Horizon Seeker Hunting Cheetah Invasion Journey for the Elixir Journey of Discovery Kodama's Reach Krosan Tusker Kura, the Boundless Sky Land Grant Lands Lay of the Land Many Partings Nervous Gardener Nissa's Encouragement Nissa's Pilgrimage Nissa's Triumph Nylea's Intervention Open the Gates Outcaster Greenblade Path to the World Tree Peregrination Ranger Realm Seekers Realms Uncharted Reclaim the Wastes Rites of Spring Safewright Quest Seek the Horizon Seeker Selfie Preservation Shard Convergence Spinewoods Armadillo Spirit Spirit of the Aldergard Spirit of the Season Sprouting Vines Sylvan Ranger Sylvan Scrying The Huntsman's Redemption The Wilds The World Tree Thirsting Roots Trail of Mystery Traverse the Ulvenwald Un-sets Verdant Mastery Wild Crocodile Yasharn, Implacable Earth Yavimaya Elder You Happen On a Glade

Eldrazi Design Philosophy

Hi Mark,Can we assume that any Eldrazi that has coloured pips in its casting cost will have Devoid going forward? Or are there problems with that?

It’s currently how we handle it. A new premier set with Eldrazi might find a different answer.

Casting Cost Devoid Eldrazi Premier Sets

Vorthos and Casting Cost

Un-rules question:If I have a Vorthos, Steward of Myth naming Storm Crow (bear with me here), and a Fist of Suns on the battlefield, can I then cast Mindstorm Crown for 0 mana under the interpretation that it “contains the chosen character in its name”?

A noble attempt, but no. : )Vorthos actually cares it’s referencing the character.

Bear Casting Cost Fist of Suns Humor Mana Mindstorm Crown Noble Storm Crow Un-sets Vorthos Vorthos, Steward of Myth

Colorblind Accessibility

The color indicator dot on cards without casting costs has always seemed like a major issue for colorblind people. Have you ever considered alternatives? Why not just print "This card is [colors]"?

It often doesn’t fit.

Card Printing Casting Cost Colors

Colorless Mana Position

Hi Mark! First off, I completely understand that colorless is not a color. However, I am curious where colorless (not generic) would fit into the mana symbol order of WUBRG on a casting cost. I assume it would come at the end but I wanted a more "official" statement. Would a card that cost all five colors and one colorless show WUBRGC, or CWUBRG? Thank you!

I believe colorless mana would come first as that’s how it works with collector numbers.

Appreciation Casting Cost Colorless Colors Mana

Character Artwork Gender

Please print Snapcaster mage and scion of oona with female artwork. Thank you!

Due to card titles in certain foreign languages, nowadays we tend to keep the gender the same on reprints.

Appreciation Art Card Printing Reprints Scion Scion of Oona Snapcaster Mage

Scarves Complaint Forecast

Which piece of clothing should we complain about next?

I think six months from now will be all about how we have too many scarves.

Forecast

Beast Type Explanation

Do you have a DtW where you break down Beast a little more as a type? I'm trying to figure out where it fits in the devolution of the type line, and I just read "Human Barbarian Beast," on [[Barbarian Outcast]],"Beast Horror Spirit," on [[Chupacabra Echo]],"Nightmare Beast Elemental," on [[Brokkos, Apex of Forever]], and"Plant Elemental Beast," on [[Carnivorous Moss Beast]], so it feels like there's been a few changes on where it should be placed?

Beast is one of a small handful of creature types that can fill both race and class slots depending on how it’s used.

Barbarian Barbarian Outcast Beast Brokkos, Apex of Forever Chupacabra Echo Creatures Drive to Work Echo Elemental Horror Human Nightmare Nightmare Plant Plant Elemental Spirit

Keyword Templating Discussion

Embalm and escape are no different than unearth or flashback. What flavorful word you drop in for a particular alternate casting cost or activated ability doesn't change the structure of how the ability is written. Commit a crime and collect evidence are uniquely templated and warp the text box around them. They stick out like a sore thumb compared to every other keyword

But they aren’t uniquely templated. Collect evidence, as an example, is templated like any other mechanic that uses the graveyard as a resource.

Casting Cost Collect Evidence Embalm Escape Flashback Flavor Keywords Mechanics Templating The Graveyard Unearth Unearth

Ninjutsu Design Choices

Why is ninjutsu an ability and not an alternate casting cost

It was made long ago and the design technology was different.

Casting Cost Ninjutsu

Brago's Favor Mechanics

If I name ________ with Brago's Favor, does that reduce the casting cost of my Morph/Disguise creatures when I cast them face down?

No. The card doesn’t have a name (if you haven’t activated it), so you can’t choose its name. As I like to say, barefoot isn’t a type of shoe.

_____ Brago's Favor Casting Cost Creatures Disguise Mechanics Morph

Token Confusion Feedback

Minor quibble, but could you please pass on that only having one marker token for both Disguised and cloaked creatures leads to some confusion/tracking issues since a cloaked creature that also has disguise can be turned up for its casting or disguise cost, but a disguised creature creature cannot use its casting cost, so play with both abilities needs to be able to distinguish which ability put the creature into play.

I’ll pass the note along.

Casting Cost Creatures Disguise Tokens

Guildpact Casting Cost

It feels odd that a card referencing the Guildpact can be cast for less than 2 colors. Was the ability to cast it for monogreen purely because of its effects?

The card has core green abilities.

Casting Cost Colors Green Guildpact

New Casting Cost Mechanic

If/when, replace “enters the battlefield tapped if it was cast this way” effects with just putting tap into the casting cost.

If. That’s not what a tap symbol means, so it would cause confusion to use it like that.

Casting Cost Enter The Battlefield If/When Mechanics Tap / Untap

Meld Mechanic Forecast

Where on the Storm Scale is melding at the moment?

Meld is a 5. I assume we’ll see it again.

Forecast Mechanics Meld Storm Scale

Artwork Gender Issues

Please reprint Snapcaster mage and scion of oona with female artwork. Thank you so much.

There’s a foreign language issue we have to deal with. Certain languages have gendered elements which differ depending on whether the art portrays a male or female creature. This keeps us (mostly) having new art match the same gender as the original art.

Appreciation Art Card Printing Creatures Reprints Scion Scion of Oona Snapcaster Mage

Colored Mana Costs

If/when, cards with a casting cost that includes both colored and explicitly colorless mana in their cost.

Probably when. We’ll do another set with colorless costs one day.

Casting Cost Colorless If/When Mana