Tireless Tracker

Understanding Landfall

With the recent change of landfall to deciduous. Would it be possible to have landfall be more like other action words like “dies” or “exile”? So rules text just have Landfall itself mean “whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control” So I.E. Tireless Tracker would read: Landfall: Investigate

You’re asking to turn it from an ability word into a keyword action. Keywords have to line up to an exact line of text, which I don’t think all landfall cards have consistently done.

Ability Words Deciduous Enter The Battlefield Investigate Keyword Actions Keywords Landfall Lands Rules The Exile Zone Tireless Tracker Tracker

Appreciation for New Cards

Hey Mark! Just wanted to thank the mh2 Team for New investigate cards. I started playing in shadow over innistrad so this feels nice and nostalgic for me! High fives all around. (I'd also love to see a tireless tracker Reprint!) :)

I’ll pass along the virtual high five.

Appreciation High Fives Innistrad Investigate Modern Horizons 2 Reprints Shadow Tireless Tracker Tracker

Keyword Versus Ability Words

In response to landfall being added to tireless tracker you said "We can’t do it for keywords. We might be able to do it for ability words." Why then was opt changed to Scry 1 from its original non scry invasion printing

Because scry became evergreen.

Ability Words Card Printing Evergreen Keywords Landfall Scry Tireless Tracker

Ability Words Flexibility

If tireless tracker was reprinted in a Zendikar set, would the ability word Landfall be added to the card (assuming landfall was a mechanic in the set)? In other words, are ability words changeable between printings like other italic text?

We can’t do it for keywords. We might be able to do it for ability words.

Ability Words Card Printing Keywords Landfall Mechanics Reprints Tireless Tracker Zendikar

Gatherer Search Enhancement

Could cards that functionally have ability words (Like Tireless Tracker) be given tags on Gatherer to make them easier to search up?

I could ask about that.

Ability Words Search Tireless Tracker

Tireless Tracker and Landfall

Hey Mark, quick question. Why doesn't tireless tracker have the keyword Landfall? The ability is basically Landfall - create a clue.

We don’t use non-evergreen keywords/ability words outside of the sets than use them. We just write it out.

Ability Words Evergreen Keywords Landfall Tireless Tracker

Reprinting Design Mistakes

Does a card being considered a break or a mistake make it less likely to be considered for reprint in a supplementary set (like masters) or a promo product? For example Tireless Tracker.

It’s less likely to be a reprint in a Standard-legal set, but if the set doesn’t add it to a format it’s not already in, it doesn’t matter as much.

Bend / Break Card Printing Promos Reprints Standard Tireless Tracker

Tireless Tracker Analysis

So is Tireless Tracker--a mono-green creature that Investigates (a lot like drawing a card) every time you play a land--a bend or a break?

It probably is a break. Green can draw one card but not multiples without being tied to creatures.

Bend / Break Card Draw Creatures Gates Gates Green Lands Tireless Tracker

Land Card Drawing Issue

Hi Mark, so if land card drawing is considered a mistake, does that include newer cards like Tireless Tracker or standard Nissa, Vital Force emblem (landfall=draw a card)?

Yes.

Card Draw Emblems Landfall Lands Nissa, Vital Force Standard Tireless Tracker

Green Draw Restrictions

"We’ve been making a problem with green draw for a few years where we’ve been disconnecting it from creatures." Is it still allowed enchantresses and land based draw (like Tireless tracker)?

It shouldn’t have land based draw. You always have land, that’s just draw. The occasional Enchantress is probably okay.

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Landfall Keyword Consistency

"If ability words aren't technically rules text, can we see say, a Landfall card with the same rules text but without the keyword (if it needed a reprint without other cards with the same mechanic)? So far, no. Cards with key words must be around(?) with the key words." Tireless Tracker has landfall without having the landfall keyword

What I was saying was that if a card has a keyword/ability word, we currently don’t reprint it without the keyword/ability word. We will make cards that functionally act as if they have the keyword/ability word with naming it in sets that don’t use that keyword/ability word.

Ability Words Card Printing Keywords Landfall Mechanics Reprints Rules Tireless Tracker

Tireless Tracker Design

How come Tireless Tracker didn't just have "Landfall-Investigate" instead of that paragraph of text? Seems like a lot of work for a small detail.

Vocabulary only makes things easier (for less enfranchised players) when it exists in volume.

Experienced / Enfranchised Players Gates Investigate Landfall Tireless Tracker

Green's Card Draw Mechanics

"Green’s card draw needs to be tied to its creatures." Or lands, right? E.g. Tireless Tracker and Nissa, Voice of Zendikar?

Or lands, correct. We need to be careful with lands though.

Card Draw Creatures Green Lands Nissa, Voice of Zendikar Tireless Tracker Zendikar

Landfall Keyword Usage

Maro, Tireless Tracker basically has Landfall. Why not use it?

We don’t list block keywords in blocks that don’t use that keyword.

Keywords Landfall Mark Rosewater Tireless Tracker