Regenerate

Indestructibility as Substitute for Regeneration

I noticed that "tap this creature, It gains indestructible until end of turn." Seems to be used occasionally as psuedo regeneration. Since regenerate target creature exists mainly as reminder text anyway, has there been any thoughts about just functionally errataing regeneration into the new tap+indestructible combo that we see lately?

It’s a bit more functional errata than we tend to do.

Creatures Errata Functional Errata Indestructible Regenerate Tap / Untap Regenerate

Trolls and Skeletons

You guys more or less phased out "regenerate" with temporary indestructiblity, right? Does that mean we can expect Trolls and Skeletons to have that ability going forward?

With a few exceptions, we try not to tie creature types exclusively to a single mechanic. Some Trolls and Skeletons could do that.

Creatures Mechanics Regenerate Regenerate Skeleton Troll

Regenerate Text Change

I noticed the reminder text for regenerate was quietly changed (can't find anything on this) it now says "heal all damage" ??? Will this terminology be used in any way going forward?

I am unsure.

Regenerate

Keyword Rewriting Wish

If you had the ability to go back in time and rewrite a keyword, which would it be today and why?

I would either rewrite protection or regenerate. The former I’d limit what it does, and the latter I’d try to find a way to make it match its flavor.

Flavor Keywords Protection Regenerate Regenerate

Regeneration Renovation

is there a chance that regenerate will be renovated? Tightening up keywords isnt exactly common but it's been done, and effects that do what regenerate tried to have been printed a fair amount since it was discontinued. Is that effect common enough to be keyworded?

Indestructible until end of turn has done a good job of hitting most the utility of regeneration.

Card Printing Indestructible Keywords Regenerate Regenerate Regeneration

Regeneration vs Indestructible

In a magical universe where regeneration posed no confusion whatsoever to players, would it see print?
Or, even disregarding the advantage indestructible has over regenerate in the understandability department, does R&D prefer the play patterns of indestructible over regeneration?

We do. Regeneration implies game play this isn’t accurate.

Card Printing Game Design Game Play Indestructible Regenerate Regenerate

Apes and Mechanics

Listening to your apes and monkeys podcast, and I want to point out two things. 1, you mention that how regenerate works was changed in the 6th Edition rules change, but the mechanic was still evergreen through Oath of the Gatewatch (2016). 2, you question whether apes are carnivorous. Most primates are omnivorous, and larger apes actually eat a lot of meat, and will hunt smaller primates

FYI

Ape Drive to Work Evergreen Mechanics Monkey Oath of the Gatewatch Regenerate Regenerate Rules

Regenerate Mechanic Potential

what would you say the chances are of regenerate returning (with reminder text) as a one off like horsemanship

Possibly in something like a Modern Horizons set.

Horsemanship Mechanics Modern Horizons Regenerate Regenerate

Gaea's Embrace Card Backstory

Regarding your story about Zephid in today's article: You mention the green embrace was copying force of nature, but the version printed is copying Child of Gaea (which is still a remake of FoN). Was Child of Gaea also created to justify giving Gaea's Embrace {G}:Regenerate enchanted creature?

Yeah, I think it was.

Child of Gaea Creatures Force of Nature Gaea's Embrace Green Regenerate Regenerate Story / Lore Zephid

Troll Shield Counters

Would troll creatures printed in future sets have access to shield counters since that feels like an iteration in the more complex regenerate, or is that out of green colour pie?

Green can have shield counters in sets that have them. It’s in pie.

Colors Creatures Green Regenerate Regenerate Troll

Comparing Gameplay and Flavor

Re: discontinuity. People I know complained that The Tarrasque doesn't regenerate/isn't sufficiently unkillable, and that the uncommon dragons' breath weapons only trigger once instead of whenever they attack. Magic could have represented these more faithfully; I suspect you didn't because they wouldn't have played as well, and don't disagree with that decision, but I can tell you that others see it differently.

Good gameplay does trump flavor even in normal Magic sets.

Discontinuity Flavor Game Play Regenerate Regenerate Suspect The Tarrasque Uncommons

Removal of the 'Bury' Keyword

Hi Mark! In the olden days of magic, bury used to be a keyword for destroying even if a creature could regenerate. My question is why was it removed as a keyword?

Regeneration is gone, so it doesn’t make much sense to have a keyword that cares about regeneration.

Creatures Keywords Regenerate Regenerate Regeneration

Regenerate and Wrath of God

Even though "regenerate" isn't evergreen, could something like Wrath of God be printed in a set without regenerate?

No.

Evergreen God Regenerate Regenerate Wrath of God

Regenerate Return Possibilities

Can i get a maybe on the return of regenerate on supplemental sets like modern horizon2?

Maybe. : )

Humor Modern Regenerate Regenerate

Regenerate Rules Change

Highly unlikely. The mechanic doesn’t match the flavor after the sixth edition rules change. It protectively buffs, it doesn’t “regenerate”. I've asked this a few times, but i'll try again since someone else likes regenerations flavor. has there ever been a consideration to change regenerate's rules to match Tenacious Dead's ability? It's a fundamental change, but outside of tokens being pointless w/regenerate its a net buff i think. What do you think?

That’s not how we do things.

Flavor Mechanics Regenerate Regenerate Rules Tokens

Possibility of Regenerate Return

Hello. Do you think that regenerate could come back as a set mechanic? It was neat and I would like to see it again.

Highly unlikely. The mechanic doesn’t match the flavor after the sixth edition rules change. It protectively buffs, it doesn’t “regenerate”.

Flavor Mechanics Regenerate Regenerate Rules

Indestructible Trait Mechanics

Since indestructible is the new regenerate, would black be allowed to give indestructible to all your creatures? How much of a bend would it be?

Black usually only does it to a single creature.

Bend / Break Black Creatures Indestructible Regenerate

Black's Lack of Removal

Green (Bonds of Mortality) and Red (Hour of Devastation) have cards that remove indestructible. Why not Black? I could see it replacing the discontinued "creatures destroyed this way can't regenerate this turn."

Black already has “target creature gets -N/-N until end of turn”.

Black Bonds of Mortality Creatures Green Hour of Devastation Indestructible Red Regenerate

Trolls' Abilities Expanded

Why don't the new trolls have the remake of regenerate (Indestructible until end of turn)?

Because we’re trying to broaden what trolls can do. Trolls are about more than just being hard to kill.

Indestructible Regenerate Troll

Trolls Mechanic Evolution

On the subject of trolls losing regenerate, couldn't they have "[cost]: [name] gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it." To effectively the same end?

Our goal with Trolls is to forge a new mechanical identity not replicate the ability we stopped doing.

Indestructible Regenerate Replicate Tap / Untap Troll