Sneak Attack

Cauldron Dance Card Background

New • 01 May 2024 • Asked by arcanistlupus • 30 Comments

Invoking the sacred rite of birthday trivia, do you have any trivia about Cauldron Dance? It's always been my favorite reanimation spell.

One of the things I enjoy is taking two effects that reflect one another on some vector. I had made Sneak Attack in Urza’s Saga and numerous one shot reanimation spells. I realized if I made the Sneak Attack effect return to hand at end of turn instead of sacrificing it, the two effects would put a creature from that zone on the battlefield with haste and then, at end of turn, return them to the zone it came from.Happy Birthday!
Birthday Cauldron Dance Creatures Haste Sagas Sneak Attack Spells Urza Your Hand

Sneak Attack Blitzkrieg

New • 04 Jun 2023 • Asked by elmarcodepico • 26 Comments

Hi Mark! Yesterday was my birthday! Can I please have some trivia on my favorite card, Sneak Attack, or -- because negative content drives clicks and engagement, my least favorite card, Umezawa's Jitte?

Sneak Attack’s players name was Blitzkrieg.Happy Birthday!
Birthday Sneak Attack Umezawa's Jitte

Perception of Urza Block Ostracization

New • 17 May 2022 • Asked by rekian • 42 Comments

In a recent poll in Twitter listing top 4 sets in MTG history, Urza’s Saga and block as a whole received a spot in a lot of them, almost on pair with Invasion, Innistrad or Ravnica. Nonetheless, it seems WOTC still ostracizes the block. So, so many memorable cards that helped define so many decks: Carpet of Flowers, Sneak Attack, Show and Tell, Gaea’s Cradle, Serra’s Sanctum, Gilded Drake, Yawgmoth’s Will, Grim Monolith, Crop Rotation, Frantic Search, Replenish, Academy Rector, Opalescence, Yawgmoth’s Bargain, Powder Keg, Rofellos… and I could go on and on. I love that beautiful, relaxed, cartoony artwork too. Any love for Urzas Block here?

How exactly do we “ostracize” Urza’s block?
Academy Rector Art Bargain Carpet of Flowers Crop Rotation Drake Frantic Search Gaea's Cradle Gilded Drake Grim Monolith Innistrad Invasion Opalescence Ostracize Powder Keg Replenish Rofellos Sagas Search Serra's Sanctum Show and Tell Sneak Attack Urza's Saga Urza's Saga Wizards of the Coast Yawgmoth's Bargain Yawgmoth's Will

Planebound Accomplice Design

New • 22 May 2019 • Asked by superjesus101 • 27 Comments

Did you design Planebound Accomplice? He works with Doubling Season so well.

I designed the card it’s a riff on - Sneak Attack. I don’t think I designed Planebound Accomplice, but between the Hackathon and vision design, I made a lot cards, so it’s possible.
Doubling Season Planebound Accomplice Sneak Attack

B.F.M. Ruling

New • 16 Mar 2019 • Asked by parc2 • 33 Comments

un-rules question: B.F.M., in regards to sneak attack youve said "B.F.M. Is considered one creature card, but you have to have both halves in the same zone (hand, graveyard, library, battlefield, etc.)", and in regards to show and tell, "No, because you can only choose one card and in your hand B.F.M. is still two cards". reading through rulings, you go back and forth as to B.F.M.'s state as one or two creature cards in non-battlefield zones, do you have a definitive ruling?

My Sneak Attack answer is the correct one. If a card is looking for a creature card in another zone and both halves of B.F.M. are there, the card in question can find the “creature”.
Creatures Rules Show and Tell Sneak Attack The Graveyard The Library Un-sets Your Hand

Black-Bordered Cheatyface

New • 04 May 2018 • Asked by gibsoncat9-blog • 25 Comments

I think the asker meant would you ever make a black-bordered creature that could *only* be put into play via cards like Reanimate or Sneak Attack.

No. Cheatyface technology is as silver-bordered as it comes.
Black Cheatyface Creatures Question Marks Reanimate Sneak Attack

Magikal Cards Mention

New • 20 Apr 2018 • Asked by tanteoctopus-blog • 66 Comments

The webcomic El Goonish Shive has a card game called "Magikal Cards". One story arc is focused around a duel between a mono-green ramp deck featuring not-Bird of Paradise, not-Llanowar Elves, and not-Overwhelming Stampede against an "Olde School" not-Sneak Attack deck. A later arc features a draft tournament for not-Innistrad.

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Bird Elf Green Innistrad Limited Llanowar Overwhelming Stampede Pop Culture Sneak Attack Story / Lore

BFM Mechanics Examined

New • 14 Jul 2016 • Asked by what-i-cant-hear-you • 31 Comments

Does BFM cost [R] or [R][R] to put into play with Sneak Attack? It is 2 "creature cards", after all. If only [R], does it also work with Quicksilver Amulet?

B.F.M. Is considered one creature card, but you have to have both halves in the same zone (hand, graveyard, library, battlefield, etc.)
Creatures Quicksilver Amulet Sneak Attack The Graveyard The Library Your Hand

B.F.M and Sneak Attack

New • 14 Jul 2016 • Asked by trappedinasnowcone-blog • 20 Comments

Hi Mark! Un-rules question: How does B.F.M work with Sneak Attack, if at all?

As long as you gave both halves in your hand, you can Sneak Attack B.F.M.
Rules Sneak Attack Un-sets Your Hand

Technical Card Possibilities

New • 19 Jun 2016 • Asked by dace67 • 26 Comments

Cascade, reanimation, and put directly onto the battlefield effects (Tooth & Nail, Sneak Attack, etc) make it technically possible to have a no CMC vanilla creature don't they?

There are many cards we can technically make that I’m doubtful we ever will.
Cascade Creatures Mana Value Sneak Attack Vanilla

Zendikar Resurgent Origin

New • 08 Jan 2016 • Asked by lenkense • 20 Comments

RE: Zendikar Resurgent. ".. I don’t think it’s mine." Are you sure? Remember Sneak Attack?

Sneak Attack is a good example of a card I wasn’t sure I made but then discovered I did when I went back and looked at the homework I did when designing cards for Tempest. It’s design name was Blitzkreig.
Sneak Attack Tempest Zendikar Zendikar Resurgent

Sneak Attack Trivia

New • 05 Jun 2015 • Asked by elmarcodepico • 28 Comments

Hi Mark, yesterday was my birthday. Can I get some trivia on my favorite card, Sneak Attack?

In design, Sneak Attack was called Blitzkrieg. Happy Belated Birthday!
Birthday Sneak Attack

Sneak Attack's Color

New • 29 Aug 2014 • Asked by kerrjf • 24 Comments

Is Sneak Attack still in reds portion of the color pie? Seems like it would be green today, since haste was moved to green and green is the color that most wants to play creatures for a minimal mana investment.

Nope, still red. It’s the “one and done” quality of it.
Color Pie Colors Creatures Green Haste Mana Red Sneak Attack

Sneak Attack Reprint Odds

New • 29 Aug 2014 • Asked by punkned • 19 Comments

What the probability on the storm scale that Sneak Attack - my favourite card ever - gets reprinted in standard? Thanks for your blog!

Low. Sneak Attack is (not a developer) too good for Standard.
Card Printing Keyword Abilities Not a developer Reprints Sneak Attack Standard Storm Scale

Sneak Attack Power Level

New • 26 Mar 2013 • Asked by intheinterim • 4 Comments

Did you forget Sneak Attack in your latest Tales from the Pit?

I don’t think sneak attack is at the power level of the other four. It is probably one of red’s strongest enchantments.
Enchantments Power Level Red Sneak Attack Tales from the Pit The Pit

Preferred Sneak Attack

New • 08 Feb 2013 • Asked by soulflame-blog • 5 Comments

What is your favorite Sneak Attack mechanic?

Um, Sneak Attack.
Mark's Favorites Mark's Favorites Mechanics Sneak Attack

Sneak Attack's Future

New • 29 Jun 2012 • Asked by limitedwish • 2 Comments

You created my favorite card ever (Sneak Attack) what's the chance we see that, or a card like it back any time soon?

The card has proven problematic powerwise because it lets players disregard mana cost. I’m not saying you’ll never see anything like it again, but we have to be extra careful with it.
Mana Sneak Attack

Sneak Attack's Appeal

New • 29 Jun 2012 • Asked by yamareto-deactivated20140811 • 2 Comments

Why is Sneak Attack on your list of favourite cards?

Because it’s awesome.
Sneak Attack

Favorite Card Designs

New • 28 Jun 2012 • Asked by omegaplatinum • 16 Comments

Although you've designed thousands of cards, could we get a list of a few of your favorites?

Doubling Season Mindslaver Recoil Maro Kindle Sneak Attack Soul Foundry Endless Ranks of the Dead Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Coat of Arms B.F.M.
Coat of Arms Doubling Season Endless Ranks of the Dead Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Kindle Mark Rosewater Mindslaver Recoil Sneak Attack Soul Foundry

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