Would R&D ever consider batching KLOS into "sea monster" or something similar? Yours, a very "creature theme matters" Aesi player. P.s. Please give high fives to everyone involved in the design of OTJ, this is my favorite limited set since MOM.

It’s on the table. Batching has mostly been pretty popular.High fives will be applied.

Do you think there's potential for sea monster to get it's own batching? Would it require the set to be focused around sea monsters or could it be a minor theme or mechanic of the set.

We only batch when the batch plays a significant enough role in the set.

Does time lord being the first two word creature type increase the likelihood of more two word creature types (e.g. Sea Monster) being created?

Time Lord is not meant as a precedent. Two word keywords can cause confusion, so Time Lord shouldn’t be seen as the start of a new resource.

As a deep ocean researcher, I really would love more marine creatures and environments in MTG, as well as an oceanographer creature someday. There have been some remarkable additions lately with sea monster support and Kenessos, so I hope to see this continue. Especially lands depicting cold seeps, brine pools, reefs, hydrothermal vents, etc. A Water World plane is a dream come true for me.

It’s on the short list.Who would like a water world, and if yes, what would you like to see it to contain?

Hey Mark, so my roommate and I were having a discussion in the car the other day and it sparked a rather contentious question (contentious purely because I'm studying to be a herpetologist) . What is the difference in MTG between a serpent and a snake?

In Magic, a Serpent is a sea monster. A Snake is, well, a snake.

Just saw your spoiler for Kaldheim and while I'm excited for the set I couldn't help but notice a lack of sea monsters. We only got a couple new additions in the historically sea monster monster planes of Theros and Zendikar. So my question is will there be a different upcoming set where they're given more tribal support?

Just because I didn’t list a sea monster doesn’t mean the set doesn’t have any.

I don't get why you have to pushy bomb sphinxes almost every set and show no love to krakens, leviathans and other monsters. They always end up being limited filler while sphinxes get commander bombs like Consecrated Sphinx. Please make sea monsters playable.

Sphinxes are blue’s iconic creature. That doesn’t mean though that we can’t make the occasional good sea monster. I’ll pass along the note.

I feel that that previous question wasn't fully parsed. Why WASN'T Stonecoil Serpent a Serpent-type, if that precedent is in place?

The word “serpent” can mean different things. It can be a giant sea monster, often with legs, or a synonym for snake. The creature type Serpent is the former definition. For the latter definition, we use the creature type Snake.Stonecoil Serpent is a giant snake, but not a sea monster, so it gets the creature type that matches that definition. That said, it’s probably a bad idea to use “serpent” in its snake definition in card titles because the Serpent creature type exists.Come for the behind-the-scenes Magic knowledge, leave knowing a little more about the English language. : )

How do you feel about cards with a misleading name (e.g. Stonecoil Serpent not being a serpent)?

As a general rule, cards with a supported creature type in their name are that creature type. The word “serpent” is odd as it has two meanings, and the card meant it as the snake definition, as opposed to sea monster definition. Probably that means it should have been called Steamcoil Snake.

I've alwyaaenjoyed how characters tie into their colors not only through their magical talents, but also their philosophy. It is one of the things that really helps the color pie work from a flavor perspective. That being said, how on Earth is Kiora blue, philosophically speaking?

She’s scheming and tricky and loves stealing things. She also systematically works to keep improving her capabilities, whether it’s finding the best sea monster to summon or the most effective gadgets to steal.