Staying Power

Staying Power Variant

Could a more restricted version of Staying Power be printed in black border, like one that only affects increases (and maybe decreases if necessary) to power and toughness?

I don’t think we can do the Staying Power ability exactly. I think the rules can handle something like “if a creature would gain +1 power, instead put a +1/+1 counter on it instead”, but that’s functionally different in a few ways.

Black Border Card Printing Creatures Rules Staying Power

Rules and Acorn Cards

How is it that Staying Power can only be acorn, but Riding the Dilu Horse and Nature's Blessing work in the non-acorn rules? Can the rules manager fix this at their whim, but more pressing things are in the way? I'd prefer the solution of Riding and Blessing getting some errata or being made acorn cards but having Staying Power be un-acorned would also satisfy, so long as these are consistent.

The game is capable of making effects that last for the duration of the game. Staying Power’s issue is the rules have issues with making some temporary effects permanent. As is often the case with weird effects, the rules can handle 99% of the issues, but weird corner cases exist and the rules have to handle all cases.

Errata Horse Nature's Blessing Riding the Dilu Horse Rules Rules Manager Staying Power Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Card Design Philosophy

If Staying Power is firmly silver border, why is Riding the Dilu Horse allowed to exist as it is rather than make it work like a black border card?

A single card can produce an effect that doesn’t end. The problem is certain effects don’t handle being turned into an endless effect well.

Black Border Horse Riding the Dilu Horse Staying Power Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Black Board Possibility

could "Staying Power" be a black board card? it seems to work on the rules, but if i'm mistaken, why not?

It does not. I tried. It’s why it ended up with a silver border.

Black Rules Staying Power Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Sorcery Bestow Challenge

Can I request an ability that does to sorceries what bestow does to creatures? I want a rules workable staying power

If we had a rules workable staying power, it wouldn’t be acorn/silver bordered. Trust me, I explored getting it to work in the rules numerous times. In Unfinity, I tried again, and Jess (Dunks, the Rules Manager) basically said, “Nope.”

Bestow Creatures Rules Rules Manager Sorceries Staying Power Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Rule Support Limits

Can the rules support “effects that last ‘until end of turn’ last indefinitely” ?

No. It’s why Staying Power was in Unhinged. I originally made it for a premier set, but the rules couldn’t handle it.

Premier Sets Rules Staying Power

Possibility of Permanent Transformations

Is there a possibility for there to be ability akin to:"If a permanent would stop being a creature at end of turn, it stays a creature?"Or the opposite side of that:"If a noncreature permanent would become a creature, it doesn't?"

Staying Power had to be silver-bordered because it didn’t work in the rules, so I’m dubious about any effect doesn’t end stuff. The latter seems pretty narrow, but I think it works.

Creatures Non-creatures Rules Staying Power

Staying Power and Mindslaver

Silver-border rules question. If Staying Power is in play, and someone uses Mindslaver, do they just get to control the other player for the rest of the game?

No. Mindslaver uses neither “until end of turn” or “this turn”.

Mindslaver Rules Staying Power Un-sets

Functionality of Staying Power

If the rules manager said Staying Power worked in black border, would you do it or would the memory issues make it too impractical to play with?

It actually causes some rules problems. The memory issues will also be a problem, but it’s possible we could have solved that with something like a counter.

Black Border Rules Rules Manager Solved Staying Power

Staying Power's Black Border

Could Staying Power work in black border/non-acorn?

I tried putting it in a black border set. The Rules Manager said I couldn’t. That’s how it ended up in an Un-set.

Black Border Rules Manager Staying Power

Staying Power in Unfinity

One of my favorite un-cards is Staying Power. Would it be acorn or eternal if it were on Unfinity?

No. I tried to do that card in a normal set and was told there were issues with it, so I put it in an Un-set.

Eternal Staying Power Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

White Unhinged Card Mechanisms

Hi Maro, i just did an excercise. Looking at all the White Unhinged cards most of them fall into acorn cards due to: verbal/phisical component, fractions, checking artist or something black border doesnt, and giving cards to opponent. Only Look at Me, I'm R&D and Staying Power could work in black border rules but they get really messy.

Unhinged’s mechanics are all very acorn, so it isn’t the best sample.

Art Black Border Game Design Look at Me, I'm R&D Mark Rosewater Mechanics Rules Staying Power Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets White

Un-Sanctioned Game Experience

I just wanted to say in my first game of Un-Sanctioned I used Franky Peanuts and Staying power to wonderful effect to lock down the whole game. Please administer High fives to whoever put both of those in the set :)

As I created both of those cards, I will high five myself.

High Fives Staying Power

Pippa's Reroll Rules

Un-Rules Question: If I am using a die as a memory aid (for example, to remember the boost from Growth Spurt being maintained through Staying Power), is that die (and it's associated value) a valid target for Pippa to reroll?

No. Pippa can only reroll dice (and dice creature tokens) that are rolled by spells and effects.

Creatures Die Rolling Growth Spurt Rules Spells Staying Power Tokens Un-sets

Staying Power Query

Staying Power seems like it works fine in black border what kinds of rules baggage stops it from. Moving from silver border

I tried it in black border. The Rules Manager, at the time, said it didn’t work. It’s why I made it in silver border. I’m not 100% sure what the problem is, but my guess is having effects not end causes problems if they aren’t designed to not end.

Black Black Border Rules Staying Power Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

White Card Advantage

If White cant draw cards, then I think the best way to give White card advantage without actually giving them card advantage would be to either a.) give them more ways to reuse supplies they have already drawn via graveyard mechanics or b.) give White more power in the activated abilities of their permanents, letting their permanents have more staying power and feel like your board is your hand.

Those are both potential answers.

Card Draw Mechanics Permanents Staying Power The Graveyard White Your Hand

Unstable Card Design

Will Unstable give us more cards like Staying Power and Yet Another Aether Vortex, where they're in Un-land because they literally can't work in black border?

Absolutely. I guarantee they’ll be numerous cards where people will ask “Why can’t this be black border?” And I’ll reply, “Black border can’t handle it.”

Black Black Border Lands Staying Power Unstable Yet Another Aether Vortex

Staying Power Interaction

Un-rules question: If you have Staying Power in play and resolve Teferi's Protection do your permanents never phase back in?

Staying Power only affects things that last “until end of turn” or “this turn”, so no, the two cards don’t interact.

Permanents Protection Rules Staying Power Teferi's Protection Un-sets

Staying Power's Design Challenge

Could "Staying Power" work in black border?

No. I first tried to put it in black border and it ended up in silver border because it couldn’t be done in black border.

Black Black Border Staying Power Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Mindslaver Gameplay Mechanics

Un-rules question: Say I have a Frankie Peanuts and Stopping Power, so my opponents have to abide by their answers forever. I ask my opponent, Player A, if he/she will attack me next turn, Player A says no. Another opponent, Player B, then Mindslavers Player A (who answered the question). On Player A's next turn, can he/she attack me? Is it Player B not abiding by the answer or Player A?

Player B does not have to abide by the promises of Player A when Mindslaving Player A. Note that Staying Power only makes things last until the end of that game.

Frankie Peanuts Rules Staying Power Un-sets