If/When an artifact with the "Relentless" text so that Mishra, Artificer Prodigy can work normally in a Commander game?

I assume when.

Re: Rashmi is an anagram of Mishra. But why tho?

It entertained the person naming her. They both were inventors.

First time ever using my birthday question. What are the odds of getting some of the oldest cards printed on the List? For example, the winter Mishra's Factory, original art Mana Crypt, original art Force of Will and Mana Drain? Or basically any card from the first 4 expansions?

I’ll say the odds aren’t high. Happy Birthday.

To answer the question about liking the plot of brothers war I would have loved for it to be given more time on the war itself. There was a lot of story elements in the cards that related to the story of urza and Mishra but not a lot of chapters that touched on it.

You do know there’s an entire novel on the story? It’s by Jeff Grub.

Some early constructive criticism: I like a set featuring many versions of a character when it's warranted (Urza and Mishra in Brothers' War, for example). But At some point you just dillute the character's specialness IMO. We have what, five or six Frodos and Gandalfs? And Bilbo's two versions cost 1UR and WBG, which might as well have been two entirely separate characters! Other than that, loving the set so far.

A handful of characters have three different versions in the main set, although most of the major characters have just two versions. One is usually at uncommon, designed for limited. The other is rare or mythic rare, aimed more at constructed formats. The reason they’re different colors is a) because they represent the characters at different points in the story, and b) we want different decks to have access to them. Magic has done this many times (with characters like Omnath or Niv-Mizzet), but usually stretched over time, because with our characters we have the luxury to do that. 

Has there ever been discussion of a set for alternate story timelines, like Planar Chaos but for the story instead of the mechanics? Like what if Gix had corrupted Urza instead of Mishra, what if Ugin didn't help imprison the Eldrazi and Sorin and Nahiri tried to kill them instead, what if the Blackblade actually was able to kill Bolas during War of the Spark, etc.?

It’s a frequent ask on Blogatog. What “what if” scenario would you most like to see on a card?

Possible Un-Blogatog card names:Maybe:)High FiveBirthday GiftSally, Squirrel GeniusHe Finally Killed ItGrizzled VeteranBitter TrollWell-meaning TrollConfused Trolland I think there should be a vertical cycle of Maro cards representing your evolution over time (like the Urza/Mishra cards in Brother’s War):Maro, Timmy DeckmasterMaro, PuzzlemakerMaro, in the Inner CircleMaro, Transcendent Leader

Some good stuff.

Hi Mark! I just want to say that with the power of the new intro Commander decks (specifically the r/b one), the Brother's War Mishra deck and the 40k Universes Beyond decks I successfully got my local friend group to start playing Magic with me! All three of these products were home runs so please pass around kudos

Will do.

Thought you might be interested in hearing this: I head judged a 300+ player Limited tournament at Dreamhack Atlanta last month, and in the Top 8, one player's first pick was half of the Mishra meld pair, and his second pick was the other half. I don't remember if he ever got the chance to meld them, but he made it to the finals.

Cool!

Oh Hi Mark,Just opened my BRO Mishra commander deck and I have to say. It is my favorite product in years. I know not everyone loves the retro frames and they are quite the same, but the nostalgia is real. I'm a happy panda.

Glad to hear it.