Hi Mark. I asked a question a few days ago about how Ravenform and Resculpt saw print despite being color pie breaks. Thanks for answering, but I think I was a bit unclear. I know blue was allowed to destroy creatures through polymorph type effects, but these two cards specifically can destroy artifacts in mono-blue, which was the real break I was thinking of.

It’s what we call the “slippery slope problem”. Once one thing is acceptable, there is push to do something similar but a little different, so making small exceptions can get you in trouble over time.

With the color pie changes is Resculpt still in Blue's color pie?

Nope. The artifact part never really was, and the creature part has moved out of blue.

Would Ravenform/Resculpt style effects fit Blue better if they were enchantments with flash that removed all abilities and changed the power/toughness of the target instead of exiling it? Or is that also more of an answer than blue should have?

I think transformational effects in blue should be auras or temporary effects.

I recently asked a question about Resculpt. After some consideration, I realized it might have sounded a bit accusatory, so I'd like to clarify. I'm not trying to doomsay or anything; I'm just genuinely interested in the design process. I know the Council of Colors considers Ravenform effects to be either breaks or strong bends, so I'm curious how they end up seeing print.

Sometimes we try something, don’t like it, and push it back. This is something tried in Kaldheim and Strixhaven that the Council of Colors doesn’t want being a blue thing.