Reflections

Reflection on Mirroring Factions

New • 22 Jul 2024 • Asked by tameryourentertainer • 4 Comments

Related to the last ask (at time of writing): would you do the mirroring thing again splitting packs between two factions? Did that go well enough that you'd do it again? Is there more design space for that kind of thing?

It’s a lot of extra work for little payoff, so I’m skeptical.
Design Space Factions Reflections

Reflections on Vigilance Keyword

New • 02 Jun 2022 • Asked by ghostlygideon • 42 Comments

I remember when Vigilance was keyworded I thought it was a clunky word, but I came to appreciate it quickly. You want guards to be vigilant so things don't get by them unseen. You want your creature to not tap when attacking so it can still block. Whether or not you think it's resonant I definitely think it's the best choice.

We obviously thought it was the best of what we had. I’m not sure the concept has an intuitive word.
Attacking Creatures Keywords Reflections Tap / Untap Vigilance

Commander Cards Trivia

New • 23 Aug 2021 • Asked by starlitservos • 33 Comments

hi Mark! it's my birthday today, so i was wondering if you had any trivia on either of my two favorite commanders: Pramikon the Sky Rampart, or Riku of Two Reflections? Thanks!

Riku was designed taking advantage that blue shares different aspect of copying with different colors. This is a very Mel structure of design. Happy Birthday!
Birthday Blue Colors Commander Melvin / Mel Reflection Riku of Two Reflections

Riku Trivia

New • 20 May 2019 • Asked by papa-mache • 40 Comments

Hey Mark, it's my 28th and my birthday dinner got cancelled due to sick boyfriend, as a pick me up, can I please get some trivia about Riku of Two Reflections?

The design came about with the realization that blue/red copies instants and sorceries and blue/green copies creatures (well, your own). Happy Birthday! I hope things pick up!
Birthday Blue Creatures Green Instants Izzet (U/R) Red Reflection Riku of Two Reflections Sorceries

Riku Design Trivia

New • 09 Jan 2019 • Asked by stethryn • 30 Comments

Hi Maro! It was my birthday Monday, but my question probably got buried. Do you have any design trivia about Riku of Two Reflections? Thanks!!

Riki is a fun design in that it recognized that blue combined with one color to copy spells and another to copy creatures, thus making a three-color Commander with related, but different things to build around.
Happy Birthday!
Birthday Blue Colors Commander Creatures Mark Rosewater Reflection Riku of Two Reflections Spells

Riku Trivia

New • 04 Nov 2018 • Asked by typhon383-blog • 72 Comments

Can I have some birthday trivia on my all-time favourite commander, Riku of two reflections?

Riku was playing in fun overlap space. Blue and red share spell copying and blue and green share creature copying (in token form). When you have two effects, they want to link mechanically and/or aesthetically and mirrors are one way to do the latter. The fact that it overlapped in blue helped center the design. Happy Birthday!
Birthday Blue Commander Creatures Green Red Reflection Riku of Two Reflections Tokens

Investigate Mechanic

New • 14 Mar 2017 • Asked by miztickow • 27 Comments

I'm reading what you said about "Wake the Reflections" in your article today. Why wasn't an instant/sorcery made in SOI that just said "Investigate."?

It wasn’t a goal to make one word rules text.
Gates Instants Investigate Making Magic Reflection Rules Sorceries Wake the Reflections

Epic Goblin Tokens

New • 26 May 2016 • Asked by hoondle • 59 Comments

Happy birthday! One time, I battled my brother's Riku of Two Reflections commander deck. He had out Doubling Season and Parallel Lives, and had Riku double-cast Chancellor of the Forge. Over the course of the battle, he proceeded to double-cast Parallel Evolution, then flash it back (and double-cast it again)! By the end, he had out over 6 million goblin tokens! Even with the 200 life I had gained over the course of the battle (with my Zedruu deck), I couldn't hope to win.

A kindred soul. : )
Battles Birthday Cast Chancellor of the Forge Commander Doubling Season Flash Goblin Kindred / Typal Parallel Evolution Parallel Lives Reflection Riku of Two Reflections Tokens

Mishra's Toy Workshop Mana

New • 17 Dec 2014 • Asked by desudesude • 18 Comments

Which of the following can I cast using Mishra's Toy Workshop mana: Eyes in the Sky, Wake the Reflections (using color fixing shenanigans, somehow), Druid's Deliverance?

Eyes in the Sky: Yes Wake the Reflections: Yes, but only if it would make a token. Druid’s Deliverance: Yes, but only if it would make a token.
Cast Colors Druid Druid's Deliverance Eye Mana Mishra Reflection Shenanigans Tokens Wake the Reflections

Character Origins

New • 16 Sep 2014 • Asked by science-sans-sanity • 31 Comments

It's my birthday, so it seems like the best time to ask. Got an trivia on Riku of Two Reflections or Dack Fayden?

Dack Fayden came about because we wanted to give the comics people a planeswalker character they could to whatever the wanted with. Then in Conspiracy we set it in his home plane, so we decided to finally make him a card. Happy Birthday!
Birthday Conspiracy Dack Fayden Planeswalkers Pop Culture Pop Culture Reflection Riku of Two Reflections

Riku Trivia Request

New • 25 Jan 2014 • Asked by pidermis • 40 Comments

It's not my birthday, but I'm working early on a Saturday. Can we have some trivia about my favorite card, Riku of Two Reflections?

Many of the bestow creatures in Theros were nymphs.
Bestow Birthday Creatures Nymph Reflection Riku of Two Reflections Theros

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