Cunning Wish

Inconsistency in Errata Philosophy

When the rules were updated it was decided that Mox Diamond should follow the intended function and was errated to not even enter the battlefield if a land was not discarded. But when the rules were updated it was decided that cunning wish should not be able to get cards that were exiled despite that being the original intention of the card. Why was there a difference in the errata philosophy here?

Cunning Wish getting exiled cards was *not* the original intent of the card. And this from part of the team that made them. That got added later. I tried to stop it (and failed).

Cunning Cunning Wish Enter The Battlefield Errata Lands Mox Diamond Rules The Exile Zone

Secret Lair Mechanics

If I have R&D's Secret Lair out and I play Isochron Scepter removing a Lightning Bolt from the game, would it still be able to find it if the secret lair got destroyed and it suddenly started looking for the exiled card? Could I Cunning Wish to get the bolt back?

That’s just a terminology change so it would work fine.

Cunning Wish Game Design Isochron Scepter Lightning Bolt R&D's Secret Lair Secret Lairs The Exile Zone The Secret Lair

Judgement Wish Cycle

How do you feel about the Judgement Wish Cycle? Did they bring a good amount of flexibility to magic sideboards that we might see in the future? Having last played when Cunning Wish was standard Legal, I am really itching to use it again

We considere the wish cycle to be a successful cycle. They were both liked by the players and some of them showed up in tournament play.

Cunning Wish Standard

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