Meddling Mage

Naming Parody

Given that you were able to make a Ravnican version of the Scooby Gang in this set, do you wish you could have saved the name "Meddling Kids" for it?

No. I stand by my parody/tweak of Meddling Mage called Meddling Kids.

Meddling Kids Meddling Mage

Color Strengths

Could white get a one mana meddling mage, or black supposed to be better than white when it comes to thoughtseize-like effects?

Black is better than white at hand denial.

Black Colors Mana Meddling Mage White Your Hand

Meddling Mage Cost

Could Meddling Mage have been costed at WW?

Probably not at that cost.

Meddling Mage

Silverquill Silencer Inspiration

Hi there Mark. I just saw the spoiler for Silverquill Silencer. The alliterative name, the art, and the effect all seem evocative of Meddling Mage (the Alara Reborn version, specifically). Was that intentional?

Yes. Meddling Mage is the card we use for all naming inspiration. “What do you think of this name?”“Not Meddling Mage-y enough.”

Alara Reborn Art Meddling Mage Orzhov (W/B) Silverquill Silencer Spoilers

Meddling Mage Card Rules

With a card like Meddling Mage, are you allowed to name silver bordered or test cards in black bordered games?

You’re only supposed to name cards legal in the format you’re playing.

Black Format Legality Meddling Mage Rules

White's Counterplay

could mono-white get a permanent like Spell Queller which temporarily "counters" a spell until the permanent is removed?

White can do proactive “countering” where you name a card a la Meddling Mage and keep it from being cast.

Cast Meddling Mage Spell Queller White

Female Wizard Art Request

I recently Introduced the Harry Potter book series to my daughter. She loves the strong female character, Hermione, so much that she asked me to build her a modern human wizard deck whereby the illustration of all her creature cards must be female human wizard. That's when I realized my favorite human wizard cards (the good ones) such as Snapcaster Mage, Stormchaser Mage and Delver of Secrets are men. Appreciate if Wizards could reprint these cards with illustrations that depict female. Thanks:)

The foreign translations force us to lock down genders to cards (although oddly there is a female version of Meddling Mage). Dominaria should hopefully help you with the deck.

Card Printing Creatures Dominaria Human Meddling Mage Modern Reprints Snapcaster Mage Stormchaser Mage

Meddling Mage Clarification

The monowhite Meddling Mage-esque card you mentioned is Nevermore. It's a 1WW enchantment with the exact effect of Meddling Mage.

FYI

Enchantments Meddling Mage Nevermore

Mono-White Meddling Mage

Could Meddling Mage be a mono-white card? Do you think that's something you'd ever print?

We made a monowhite Meddling Magic-like card, I believe.

Card Printing Meddling Mage White

Gender Shift in Art

Is the Desolation Angel invocation the first time a creature has changed gender from the original card? Btw, I LOVE it- it's stunning and fits the theme perfectly!

No. Meddling Mage is a famous example.

Angel Creatures Desolation Angel Meddling Mage

Meddling Mage Origins

"I had a hand in the Copter and made Mindslaver, where Emrakul’s ability came from." Weren't you also involved in the design of Meddling Mage?

The design was Chris Pikula’s. I just helped him tweak it.

Meddling Mage Mindslaver Your Hand

Mono-White Counterspell

Could we get a hard counterspell in mono-white? Even it was overcosted and had some drawback like 'that spells controller gains 5 life'?

White gets to dip its toe into counterspells with things like taxing but a hard counter isn’t in white’s pie. White can preemptively stop spells though through cards like Meddling Mage that can keep a named spell from being cast.

Cast Counterspell Meddling Mage Spells White

Favorite Invitational Cards

Of all the Magic Invitational cards, which one is your favorite design?

Either Meddling Mage or Dark Confidant.

Dark Confidant Mark's Favorites Meddling Mage

Inspiration Unveiled

Nevermore has the exact same textbox as Meddling Mage. How can you say it was a Un-card that inspired it? =p

How can I say that an Un-card inspired it? Because an Un-card inspired it. I was looking for a curse for white and was inspired to make the card by Look At Me, I’m the DCI. In trying to figure out how to do it in black-bordered Magic, I realized that the answer was to use the Meddling Mage rules text.

Black Meddling Mage Nevermore Rules White