Harrow

Ramp Card Perspective

I think out of all the card "types", ramp is one of the only ones that doesn't have a so-called broken card. The strongest one I can think of is Harrow. Good job on that one R&D!

Sol Ring and Mana Crypt are both clearly ramp cards that are broken.

Game Design Harrow Mana Mana Crypt Sol Ring

Harrow Trivia

It's my birthday! Could I have some trivia on something you feel like giving trivia on?

Harrow’s original playtest name was Crop Rotation. The creative team changed the name, so I tried the name a second time and that time stuck. Happy Birthday!

Birthday Crop Rotation Harrow Playtesting

Playtest Name Confusion

Has it ever happened that a playtest name for one card ended up as the final name for another, and everybody gets them mixed up?

Harrow’s original name in Tempest design was Crop Rotation and that threw me for years.

Crop Rotation Harrow Playtesting Tempest

Instant Speed Ramp

As a green mage, I've always wondered: why is there so little instant speed ramp? Harrow and evolution charm are the only real recent examples. What is the problem with an instant speed rampant growth, or something similar?

Certain effects, like mana ramping and discard, default to sorceries because we feel they play better as sorceries.

Discard Evolution Charm Green Harrow Instants Mana Rampant Growth Sorceries

Reprinting Strategy

When popular cards are reprinted, some seem like they are selected to have a large impact on Standard and Limited formats (Harrow, Solemn Simulacrum) while some seem like they are selected to have as little impact on the various formats as possible (Nantuko Shade, Goblin Grenade). Why reprint cards that were once good or popular if you're just going to make them bad the second time around?

Reprinting cards means a lot more than making something available in Standard. For players that weren’t around the first time the card was printed, for example, it’s an opportunity for them to get the card.

Card Printing Goblin Goblin Grenade Harrow Limited Nantuko Shade Reprints Shade Solemn Simulacrum Standard

Repeat Cards

Could you show us some other "Find The Perfect Repeat" cards from other sets?

Harrow in Zendikar. Trinket Mage in Scars of Mirrodin. Blazing Torch in Innistrad.

Blazing Torch Harrow Innistrad Scars of Mirrodin Trinket Mage Zendikar

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