Gilded Lotus

Quality Reprints Request

In contrast to the previous asker, I love the reprints of very powerful and desired cards in Dominaria! Can I please request this level of quality reprints in future sets, especially cards with high play value at the rare slot such as Gilded Lotus or Siege-Gang Commander,

Dominaria has a higher volume and power level of reprints than most sets, but it is something we want to do at a lower level most of the time.

Card Printing Commander Dominaria Gilded Lotus Power Level Question Marks Rares Reprints Siege-Gang Commander

Power Level Concerns

Mark, Gilded Lotus made me angry! Why can't we just have Black Lotus? So did Ancestral Visions, I prefer Ancestral Recall a bit more.

a) We’ve promised never to print those cards again die to the Reserved List. B) Even if there weren’t a Reserved List, we wouldn’t reprint them because they are crazy overpowered and not appropriate (not even close) to the current power level of the game.

Ancestral Recall Black Black Lotus Card Printing Gilded Lotus Power Level Reprints The Reserved List Visions

Lotus Artifact

Is a lotus just an artifact that taps for 3? If so, why is that so high up? Gilded lotus was re-printed not too long ago.

I consider a “Lotus” an artifact that cost 0 and produces three mans of any color.

Artifacts Card Printing Colors Gilded Lotus

Mana Artifacts Cost

With mana artifacts, are they supposed to cost two mana total when you subtract how much mana they make? Like, Gilded Lotus adds 3 to your mana pool and costs 5 (5 - 3 = 2), Manalith adds 1 and costs 3 (3 - 1 = 2), etc.

There’s no set formula.

Artifacts Gilded Lotus Mana Manalith

Design Mistake

Didn't you say that making Gilded Lotus "an actual lotus" (as opposed to the original design: 3 colorless mana) was one of your biggest design mistakes for a card? In retrospect, has that changed? Am I remembering this incorrectly?

Close. That story is about Lion’s Eye Diamond from Mirage. Charlie Catino made the card as is except that it produced three colorless mana. I said, “If you’re going to make a bad Black Lotus, it at least has to be a Black Lotus” and got the mana changed to one of any color. Oops.

Black Black Lotus Colorless Colors Eye Gilded Lotus Mana Mirage Story / Lore

Greatest Hits Set

With Rancor, Akroma's Memorial, Battle of Wits, Gilded Lotus and other awesome reprints, M13 is starting to feel like a Greatest Hits set with all the favorites for Timmy, Johnny AND Spike. Except now they have fun NEW stuff to play with like the cycle of Legendary Creatures. Was this the intention or are you guys so awesome at making Magic that it just happens instinctively?

We actually have to work pretty hard at it. Luckily, we enjoy the work.

Akroma's Memorial Battle of Wits Battles Card Printing Creatures Cycles Gilded Lotus Johnny / Jenny Legendary Creatures Making Magic Rancor Reprints Spike Timmy / Tammy

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