Pattern of Rebirth

Green Enchantments

Has green gone away from having powerful, interesting enchantments? Like Sylvan Library (out of colour pie, I know), Survival of the Fittest, Aluren, Pattern of Rebirth, etc? Seems like a space green used to play in that it doesn't any more...

Green is still allowed access to powerful, in color pie, enchantments.

Aluren Color Pie Colors Enchantments Green Pattern of Rebirth Survival of the Fittest Sylvan Library The Library

Role in Pattern Rebirth

Did you have any part in Pattern of Rebirth? I love that card so much! Even the art is great.

Not only is it my card design but it’s from the set (Urza’s Destiny) where I was the complete design team.

Art Pattern of Rebirth Urza

Design vs Development

I'm not sure it's that safe to say Urza's Destiny design was okay and only the development was bad. Someone still had to design Yawgmoth's Bargain, Pattern of Rebirth, Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary, Gamekeeper. Even if it wasn't their jobs to adjust their power level, those card have certainly influenced what kind of cards and costs get that kind of effects.

I keep saying this but as people don’t seem to get it, I’ll keep repeating it. Power level is not design’s concern. Urza’s Destiny was a boon for deck building. It was chock full of cards that you could build decks around. It had innovative mechanics and did some neat twists on mechanics in the block. The design was good. Yes, it was overpowered (although interestingly it was the least overpowered set in the block), but numbers could have been changed or cards cut in development and those problems would have gone away. Yawgmoth’s Bargain, by the way, was turned in from design as BBB, “Pay 2 life: Draw a card.” Still broken, but much less broken than the printed card.

Bargain Card Draw Card Printing Cut In Gamekeeper Llanowar Mechanics Pattern of Rebirth Power Level Rofellos Urza Urza's Destiny Yawgmoth's Bargain

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