I played Two Headed Giant for my prerelease, and I wanted to let you know that sealed WOE 2HG is a blast. The Role mechanic in particular added a really fun layer of puzzle solving, both to play and deck construction. The larger card pools really helped the synergies of this set stand out. Games went much faster than expected too. Very few games went to time, the store I was at even managed to end a round early! I highly recommend it for fans of the format.

You heard it here. Give Wilds of Eldraine Two-Headed Giant a try, if that’s a format you enjoy.

The wording for Witch King of Angmar seems strange. I know Magic has a lot of corner cases, but there’s still no scenario in which multiple opponents could have attacked you in the same turn.

Two-Headed Giant.

Hi mark. I love Magic. But when I try to get new people to Magic, one of the complains i hear the most is that when one player dies, they have to watch the other players finish the game. I also think this is one of the biggest weaknesses of multiplayer Magic (i’m aware that it was designed as a 2-player game). Did you ever consider creating a play variant or a product that addresses this issue?

Again (I believe this is the third time I’ve answered this specific question), take a look at Two-Headed Giant. It’s a four-person multiplayer variant where everyone is in the game until it ends.

Hi mark. I love Magic. But when I try to get new people to Magic, one of the complains i hear the most is that when one player dies, they have to watch the other players finish the game. I also think this is one of the biggest weaknesses of multiplayer Magic (i’m aware that it was designed as a 2-player game). Did you ever consider creating a play variant or a product that addresses this issue?

I suggest trying two-headed giant. It’s a four person multiplayer format where all four players play for the whole game.

Since there's been a lot of talk about 2-Headed Giant lately, I thought I'd chime in that the store I've been doing prereleases at has been doing one prerelease each set as a 2HG event and it's tons of fun. There's definitely one store that would love to see more 2HG!

I too am a fan of Two-Headed Giant.

What are the issues with battlebond that put it at the bottom of your potential return list? (among Planechase, Archenemy, Conspiracy, and Battlebond)

Two-headed giant just isn’t all that popular as a format.

You've said that you usually don't like multiplayer because you dislike politicking but I think that maybe you've just been playing with the wrong people. My playgroup doesn't do any of that, we all play to win fairly, and multiplayer is by far the most fun I have with Magic. With more players, game states get insanely complicated and crazy awesome things start to happen, which are things rarely seen in a 1v1 game. To each, their own, but I think you're missing out.

Two things: 1) One of the great things about Magic is it’s ability to be different things to different players. I’m super happy that Commander exists as it allows so many people to play Magic in a way that’s meaningful to them. Just because it’s not how I enjoy Magic doesn’t mean I don’t want it to exist. I spend a lot of time, while creating Magic, making design decisions to make players happy that appreciate different aspects of the game, and that includes Commander. But just because I enjoy different aspects of playing than you doesn’t make my way any less fun. 2) From a game design standpoint, “political” means that some decisions are based on an element of diplomacy, that players have the ability to talk to each other to influence how their opponents choose to play. In many formats (one-on-one, Two-Headed Giant, Emperor, Star Magic, etc.) there is no diplomacy because the rules dictate priorities. Being political is not a bad thing, it’s just an element of gameplay. If you’re playing a multiplayer game and the rules don’t dictate your priorities, it’s political. The only way for it not to be political is if you have house rules that dictate your actions (“you must always attack the opponent with the highest life total.”). If your opponents are able to suggest what you should do, it’s political.

Hey Mark,Is there a reason for the wording difference “you don’t control” VS “your opponents control” ?For example… see “Plague Wind” VS “Ruinous Ultimatum”

It matters in formats with teammates like Two-Headed Giant.

Hello Mr. Rosewater! I had a lot of fun at the Midnight Hunt prerelease and even got to play werewolves! If I can offer one piece of constructive criticism, Day/Night was a little confusing in two-headed giant and there was no official rulings to fall back on. Nobody could quite agree if one person per team casting no spells was enough to turn Day to Night or if both had to cast no spells for the change to happen. We found a ruling by Tabak on twitter but some people didn’t know who he was and didn’t think it was very official. In the future for mechanics that trigger off of player actions like that, can there be official rulings posted by Wizards for two-headed giant specifically? Thanks!

When original Innistrad came out there were rules created for how the “werewolf mechanic” worked with Two-Headed Giant, and those were the rules Tabak was referring to. I agree we could have republished them.

I just won a two-headed giant game by doubling my ally's Bird Professor's power three times with Exponential Growth. What I'm trying to say is, Strixhaven Limited is pretty fun, and I hope you're proud of what you've done (because you should be)

I am. : )