Defile

New Capenna Demon Lands

Will New Capenna finally bring us demon mountain and demon swamp? Rakdos the Defiler has been waiting

There’s a whole cycle of Demon lands. Be careful using them though. They come at a high cost.

Demon Lands Rakdos (B/R) Rakdos the Defiler Swamp

Demons in Future Sets

Of each colour's iconic creature type, demons seem to get by far the least love - the only specifically Demon tribal cards are Rakdos the Defiler and Liliana's Contract; there isn't even a commander that rewards specifically playing demons (apart from the unpopular and underpowered aforementioned Rakdos). Is there any reason for this, or can we expect some Demon support in future?

You’re forgetting Demon tribal cards that hurt or require sacrifices of everything but Demons. Search for “non-Demon”. That said, I’m sure we’ll have more Demon tribal cards in the future.

Commander Creatures Demon Kindred / Typal Liliana's Contract Power Level Rakdos (B/R) Rakdos the Defiler Search

Standard Reprints

Can cards from Modern Horizons be reprinted standard legal? Obviously, Wrenn and Six or Goblin Engineer ever won't be, but are things like Defile off-limits?

If we were willing to put them in Standard, odds are they wouldn’t be in Modern Horizons. That was one of the design parameters - don’t make cards we could use in Standard sets.

Card Printing Defile Goblin Goblin Engineer Modern Modern Horizons Premier Sets Premier Sets Reprints Standard Wrenn and Six

Minion Tribal Existence

There is exactly one card worth of Minion tribal support (Balthor the Defiled). Would I be correct in assuming that's the main reason the type hasn't been erratta'd out of existence?

That and we don’t change things printed on a card if we can help it.

Balthor the Defiled Card Printing Errata Keyword Actions Kindred / Typal Minion

Dread Defiler BFM Interaction

Un-Question: If I activate Dread Defiler would I have to exile both halves of BFM or just the side with P/T to 99 my opponent?

The combo doesn’t work. You can only exile one card and B.F.M. is only a creature with power and toughness when the two cards are combined into one creature on the battlefield.

Activate Creatures Dread Defiler The Exile Zone Un-questions

Birthday Trivia

It's my birthday today (woo hoo, took the day off work!), do you have any trivia on my first favorite magic card Rabid Wombat? If not how about my first commander Balthor the Defiled?

Rabid Wombat is the favorite card of Design Manager Mark Gottlieb.Happy Birthday!

Balthor the Defiled Birthday Commander Rabid Wombat Wombat

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