Collective Defiance

Aesthetics vs. Balance

In your GDC talk you say that aesthetics matter but I've been noticing trends where that's not happening anymore for some reason, specifically regarding burn. For instance, Collective Defiance deals 4 damage to a creature and/or 3 to a player, why? Same deal with Breya, Etherium Shaper, which isn't even legal in standard and was made for a format where players start with 40 life, so again WHY? Please make aesthetics great again, Maro!

Spells almost always start aesthetically pleasing, but often for developmental balancing reasons, costs have to change.

Breya, Etherium Shaper Collective Defiance Creatures Format Legality Mark Rosewater Spells Standard

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