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Slug and Strike Mechanics

If Spitting Slug were to be reprint now, would you have Slug have Later strike instead of First strike on the opponent's creature?Also, did you think of Slug when Later strike was created for Tripple strike?

Last strike and triple strike don’t work in the normal rules.

Card Printing Creatures First Strike Mechanics Reprints Rules Slug Spitting Slug

Red Aura Strategy

Hi Mark, why isn't red getting "can't block" on Auras anymore? Is it only allowed temporary "can't block" effects / why? Would Sluggishness be a bend or a break today?

We’ve found auras you put on your opponent’s creatures to be pretty narrow space (on cards people want to play).

Auras Bend / Break Creatures Red Sluggishness

Requesting More Creatures

May I request more slugs and/or snails?

You may.

Creatures Slug Snail

Insect World Color Allocation

If we ever go to insect world will Bees stay in Green or move to White? How about Ants and slugs as they have a history in Black? And do you think termites should get to eat forests?

I think white should be doing more hive insects.

Black Colors Green Insect Slug White

Evolve Mechanic Colors

Evolve was on one black card in Modern Horizons, but has otherwise been locked into blue and green; what colors is Evolve in in general? Was Gluttonous Slug a color pie bend?

Evolve can be in any color if designed correctly.

Bend / Break Black Blue Color Pie Colors Evolve Gluttonous Slug Green Mechanics Modern Horizons Slug

Un-cards Oracle Updates

When did a bunch of old Un- cards get updated Oracle wordings? I just noticed it today on Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug. I know that for many years Un- cards didn't get Oracle updates at all; when did that change?

It happens when new Un-products come out.

Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug Slug Un-sets

More Pacts Desired

Can I request more Pacts (0 cost but you have to pay next turn), not necessarily in a Standard legal set? They are very cool designs.

I have a fondness for pacts as they’re based on Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug, but how do the rest of you feel? Do you want more pacts?

Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug Slug Standard

Prospects for Creature Type Batching

Hi Mark, In regards to the batching question; could we hope to see batching of creature types according their phylum? Mollusca batching for example could include octopus, squid, kraken, slugs and clamfolk. That would be really neat!

Not off the table.

Batches Creatures Kraken Octopus Slug Squid

Collector Booster Card Requests

"Do people want one of the Collector Booster cards to be a token/emblem?" Personally I'd like to see Set Boosters have two tokens per booster (not replacing an existing slot) so that there's an actual decent number of tokens in circulation, so we don't see repeats of the situation where *no-one* has Koma's Coil or Kaldheim Cat tokens, let alone Crimson Vow's non-existent Slug tokens...

Booster packs are designed to fit a specific number of cards, so we can’t add extra slots.

Boosters Cat Collector Boosters Emblems Kaldheim Set Boosters Slug Tokens

Creature Type for Snails

If there were Snail creatures, would they have Slug creature type?

Not sure. Slugs and snails are both Gastropods, and are the two main Gastropods that can live outside the water, but I don’t think people refer to Snails as Slugs which is the biggest bar to clear.

Creatures Slug Snail

Fungus Support Request

I would like to express my love for slime counters and frog/slug tribal. Please continue to make more of these. On a similar note may I request more fungus support? Preferably sultai!

I’ll see what I can do. : )

Frog Fungus Humor Kindred / Typal Slug Sultai (B/G/U)

Reason Behind Toxrill's Counter Choice

Very excited by Toxrill! Do R&D's "issues with -1/-1 counters" explain why it uses slime counters that give -1/-1 apiece instead of just giving (perhaps more elegant and synergistic) -1/-1 counters?

The counters mark two things, not just the -1/-1, and I’m not sure in larger formats we want all -1/-1 counters making Slugs.

Slug

Classification of Toxrill

Hey Mark was there a reason why Toxrill (creature type slug horror) wasn’t also an insect?

Slugs are mollusks, not insects.

Creatures Horror Insect Slug

Favorite Crimson Vow Card Query

Has your favorite Crimson Vow card been shown yet? What is it?

I don’t believe it has. It’s the legendary Slug Horror.

Horror Slug

Snail on Massive Might

To get clarificationThat snail on “Massive might” that’s not the slug right

Correct, there is a Legendary Creature - Slug Horror.

Creatures Horror Massive Might Slug Snail

Information on Legendary Slug Horror

Are you allowed to give us any extra tidbits about the legendary slug horror coming out?

He’s mostly purple in color (actual color, not Magic color).

Colors Horror Slug

Call for Snail Creatures

Mark, Magic has 8 slugs but no snails! Could we get some snails in Magic? :) (Re-asking to fix omitted word.)

Send me some snail mail about it. : )

Creatures Humor Slug Snail

Turbo Slug's Pact Influence

"Yes, we had Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug and the Pacts, but there was a severe penalty for not paying off those debts." - I just realized Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug has the same functionality as the pacts. I looked at the release dates for Unhinged ('04) and Future Sight ('07), did the slug directly influence that cycle's creation?

Yes. The Pacts were directly inspired by the Turbo Slug.

Future Sight Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug Slug Unhinged

Morph Mechanic Payment

Could Morph be reworked to use the stack but have paying for it occur after it is face up?

Magic doesn’t give you effects on credit. You have to pay for them first. : )Yes, we had Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug and the Pacts, but there was a severe penalty for not paying off those debts.

Morph Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug Slug The Stack

Future Slugs?

Can I get a maybe on more Slugs in Magic's future?

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaybe. : )

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