Lotus Field

Lotus Field Design

If designed today, do you think Lotus Field would have had a ward ability instead of hexproof?

Probably.

Hexproof Lotus Field Ward

Card Function Question

Hey Mark. My magic group just saw Krenko's Buzzcrusher, and there are some concerns.
It doesn't say target, and that's fine and can be expected on some cards, but it also doesn't say "choose", and now there is concern that it functionally won't work as intended because it doesn't tell you to select the lands you are destroying.
I understand this is a subject outside your area of expertise, but it's driving us wild.

I went and asked play design. The lack of targeting was done on purpose to help the card deal with Lotus Field, a popular card in various formats.

Krenko's Buzzcrusher Lands Lotus Field Play Design

Hexproof's Continued Existence

I hope hexproof sticks around for effects like Nine Lives and Lotus Field, but less on things like Narset and Geist of Saint Traft.

Hexproof hasn’t left.

Geist of Saint Traft Hexproof Lotus Field Nine Lives

Mana System Challenges

Its seems that the game breaks everytime the mana system is circumvented in some way, either reducing costs like affinity, creating more mana like the moxen, Mishras Workshop, refunding mana like the untap land mechanic, or spells on credit or hyper efficency like storm/cascade/rebel mechanic. So why does development still dabble in this danger zone with cards like the new Lotus Field?

Fire burns people. Why do we still cook with it? : )Game design is about playing in spaces that excite your audience. There are plenty of cards that mess in this area that don’t cause problems, so it’s more an execution issue than anything else.

Affinity Cascade Game Design Keyword Abilities Lands Lotus Field Mana Mechanics Rebel Spells Tap / Untap

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