Extinction

Card Bendiness Rules

RE: Reckless Endeavor and Star of Extinction and bendiness. How about Blasphemous Act?

I believe that’s the card that created the new 6 point cap rule.

Blasphemous Act Extinction Reckless Endeavor Rules Star of Extinction

Red's Power Limits

Is reckless endeavor a pie break for red, since it can deal significantly more than 6 damage without being an X spell? The question goes for Star of extinction

Reckless Endeavor is a bend. Star of Extinction is somewhere from a strong bend to a break.

Bend / Break Extinction Reckless Endeavor Red Star of Extinction

Enchantment Creature Effects

Can we have more effects where being an enchantment creature is an advantage? Similiar to Organic Extinction which doesn't destroy artifact creatures.

Neon Dynasty is full of cards that reward you for having enchantments.

Artifacts Creatures Destroy Enchantments Extinction Organic Extinction

Changing Primary Role of Exile

With standard currently containing Baleful Mastery, Eat to Extinction, Epic Downfall, Extinction Event, Feed the Serpent, Final Death, Necrotic Fumes and Shadow's Verdict that all exile creatures including 2 exile boardwipes.Post rotation there will be 6 black cards that exile creatures and 5 white cards that exile creatures, one that gives them a 3/2 and one that allows them to put a permanent card onto the battlefield. Has black now taken the primary role of creature exile from white?

White and black are the two colors primary in it. There will be ebb and flow.

Baleful Mastery Black Colors Creatures Eat to Extinction Epic Epic Downfall Extinction Extinction Event Feed the Serpent Final Death Necrotic Fumes Primary Serpent Standard The Exile Zone White

Queries on Extinction Event

Why doesn't Extinction Event exile Avian Oddity if I name odd with it?

It can’t even…

Avian Oddity Extinction Extinction Event The Exile Zone

Surveil Versus Scry

Hi Mark! After looking at Titans's Nest and comparing it to Eat to Extinction from THB, I noticed we've seen a lot of Surveil without the keyword. If the mechanic looks like it'll be deciduous and we already have a name for it, why not just call it Surveil?

We don’t want Surveil and Scry co-existing as keywords.

Deciduous Eat to Extinction Extinction Keywords Mechanics Scry Surveil Theros Beyond Death

Red's Spell Limits

With Red no longer having access to big damage spells (excluding X costed ones) does that mean that cards like Star of Extinction are no longer in Red's wheelhouse?

Not without consciously making a bend.

Bend / Break Red Spells Star of Extinction

Bend vs. Break

In your article today you talked about Star of Extinction being more of a bend than a break. Does this mean your stance has changed on Blasphemous Act? I seem to remember you disliking it for being such a high amount of damage.

It’s not something I regularly want us to do. Is it okay as a very infrequent thing on a flavorful card? Yes, as it’s not undercutting red’s core weaknesses.

Bend / Break Blasphemous Act Flavor Making Magic Red Star of Extinction

Ixalan Dinosaurs Fate

Do the dinosaurs of Ixalan get wiped out a la star of extinction or is that just a flavor card?

It’s just flavor. They’re okay.

Dinosaur Flavor Ixalan Star of Extinction

Dinosaur Resilience

How is it that Hour of Devastation, the marquee card the set is named around, is less devastating than Star of Extinction, which isn't even a story spotlight?

The Dinosaurs are a heartier bunch. : )

Dinosaur Hour of Devastation Star of Extinction Story / Lore

Red's Removal Power

You have previously said that you felt that red doing so much damage that it amounted to hard removal was a mistake, and cited Blasphemous Act as an example of what red should not be doing. Does Star of Extinction represent a change in your mind on this, or just something that slipped past? Thanks.

It’s a bend we did because the flavor was so darling. It’s not something we plan to do often.

Bend / Break Blasphemous Act Flavor Red Star of Extinction

Star of Extinction Query

Speaking of star of extinction, isn't it a color pie break? I thought Red wasn't supposed to get Shivan meteor-levels of damage based removal anymore. (because killing fatties is supposed to be hard for red)

Red can get it if it pays for it. For example, red can kill a high toughness creature with an X spell. We decided that seven mama was enough mana.

Color Pie Colors Creatures Mana Red Shivan Meteor Star of Extinction

Star of Extinction

Unlike that asker, I like Star of Extinction a lot because it carries the flavor you were clearly going for with it. Takes mythic and makes me feel it.

: )

Flavor Question Marks Star of Extinction

Ixalan's Dinosaur Theme

I'm liking ixalan but Star of Extinction irks me. Oh look! Dinosaurs in this fictional world are destroyed in exactly the same way as in the real world! Too on the nose. Too "look everybody! Dinosaurs! Asteroids! Get it?" Grumble grumble

The next game the Dinosaurs are alive again. : )

Dinosaur Ixalan Star of Extinction