Un-questions

Enamel Pin Colour for Big Top

Hi Mark! Un-question! If I pin an enamel pin to my shirt, can I count its colours for The Big Top?

It does not. It’s the color of the clothes, not things attached to them.

Colors The Big Top Un-questions

Infinity Elemental and Saw in Half

Heya Mark! Some friends and I are planning to build Un-Commander decks, s I have a quick Un-Question for ya! If a player casts Saw in Half on an Infinity Elemental, does the controller get two Infinity/3 creatures? Or is there some other value for their power?

Half of inifinity is infinity.

Creatures Elemental Infinity Elemental Saw in Half Un-questions

Unset Mechanic Freedom

Un-question. Have the rules managers ever vetoed an un-set mechanic you wanted to do? Or do you basically have free rein?

It’s not a matter of Rules Managers vetoing anything. I’m the Un-Rules Manager after all. It’s more me talking things through them to make sure there’s a clean working answer even if it doesn’t technically work in the rules.

Mechanics Rules Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-questions Un-sets

Acorn Holostamp Query

Un-question that's probably been asked before: for gameplay purposes, does the acorn holostamp count as a silver border for cards like Border Guardian?

It counts as silver-border card for cards that care about Un-cards (like Ass Whuppin’). Border Guardian is the one exception because it cares about literal border color not Un-ness, so it’s the one that doesn’t count an acorn as “silver bordered”.

Ass Whuppin' Border Guardian Colors Game Play Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-questions Un-sets

Un-game Token Clones

Un-question time 🎉🎉🎉🎉 If I make a token copy of the token created by D00-DL, would that new token have the same features/characteristics that the original did, or would I have to draw a new token? (or perhaps something else?)

In Un-games, clones copy art, so it would copy the art and get whatever abilities the original had.

Art Tokens Un-questions Un-sets

Token Definition

Un-question: How does Claire D'Loon interact with a token that doesn't say it's a token (such as the item created by Animate Object, the new Tolkien Creature, or a piece of paper on which I wrote "this is not a token")?

A token is still a token even if the word “token” isn’t written on it.

Animate Object Creatures Tokens Un-questions

Rules Clarification

Hi Mark. Thank you so much for answering my last question! I've got another UN-question for another crazy build: with Over My Dead Bodies in play, once blockers and attackers have been declared, would the creatures in the graveyards count towards the amount of life lost, if I activate Shepherd of Rot, since they are treated as being in play?

The graveyard creatures can attack and block “as if they were on the battlefield”, but they’re never actually on the battlefield, so effects counting things in the battlefield don’t count them.

Activate Appreciation Creatures Over My Dead Bodies Rules Shepherd of Rot The Graveyard Un-questions

Legendary Team-Ups

Un-question: Was Tusk and Whiskers foreshadowing the legendary team ups of MOM?

No more than any other team-up we’ve done was.

Tusk and Whiskers Un-questions

Synonym Limits

Hi Mark. UN-question: if I choose the word "bottle" for Ignacio of Myra's Marvels, how far along the line of synonyms can I reasonably go? What I mean is: do flasks, flacons, flagons, pitchers, carafes, jugs, vials, canteens, jars, urns, etc count, as long as its an oblong container with a lid or stopper suitable for transporting liquids?

Essentially yes, as long as you’re not getting too abstract with it.

Ignacio of Myra's Marvels Un-questions

Card Name Power

Un-question: Longest Card Name Ever Elemental blocks Scute Mob. What is its power and toughness?

High enough to kill the Scute Mob. : )

Card Names Elemental Humor Mob Scute Mob Un-questions

GO TO JAIL Card

Un-Question: Is GO TO JAIL in color pie in black border world? Can white get Delay-style effects?

Yes. All Un-cards are designed to be in color pie.

Black Border Color Pie GO TO JAIL Un-questions Un-sets White

Syr Cadian's Abilities

Unquestion: if i were to activate one of syr cadian's abilities in space, would sunset be defined by earth's sun?

Yes. When we have intergalactic travel, I’ll re-evaluate.

Activate Un-questions

Un-cards Legality

UNQUESTION: Since this question does not involve a product release, I'm hoping you can answer it definitively... Now that Unfinity has allowed for eternal legal un-cards is reassessing Unglued, Unhinged, Unstable and Unsanctioned cards for eternal legality an if or a when? If it's a when, when is that happening? I really want to play Uktabi Kong in my Kibo deck without having to rely on rule 0.

It’s an if, but I’m working to make it a when.

Eternal Rules Uktabi Kong Un-questions Un-sets

Land Card Rarity

Un Question about Collectigull and "protection from common" and other cards that care about Rarity of cards.How do they interact with Land Cards that are printed in the Land slot, the ones that have L instead of C. Are they still common or are they different Rarity?

Basic lands have their own land rarity and aren’t common.

Lands Protection Rarity Un-questions

Acornelia Squirrel Criteria

Un-question, for Acornelia, does she count squirrel shaped art? For example Sylvan Anthem has a squireel shaped leaf

It has to be an actual Squirrel. If a Shapeshifter/Changeling, it has to currently be in the shape of Squirrel.

Art Changeling Shapeshifter Shapeshifter Squirrel Sylvan Anthem Un-questions

Super Secret Tech Query

Un-question for you. Does Super Secret Tech still only apply to foils? (I have half a memory of you saying it applied to full-arts, showcases, etc., but tried to search Google/Blogatog and couldn't find an answer.) Is "premium" still only foil cards?

Premium is any treatment different from the main, normal version of the card.

Foils Search Super Secret Tech Un-questions

Hat Sticker Logic

Un-Question: if you take a art sticker that depicts a hat, and put it on your head, would it be considered a hat?

No.

Art Stickers Un-questions

Jermaine's Cavalry Rule

Un-question about Jermaine, Pride of the Circus: if a creature is some kind of cavalry (e.g., knight on a horse, elf on a wolf), does the mount count as "a creature in the art that matches what the card is representing"?

No, for the same reason knights aren’t Knight Horse.

Art Creatures Elf Horse Knight Mount Rules Un-questions Wolf

Reusing Octo Opus Tokens

Un-question regarding Octo Opus that wasn't addressed by the FAQ: Am I allowed to use a token that was previously used for a Contortionist (in other words, that already has creases in it), starting unfolded of course, or do I have to use a fresh, crisp token each time? Not concerned about cheating extra folds in, more about not running out of Contortionists!

Yes, you may use a Contraptionist that has been folded before.

Octo Opus The FAQ Tokens Un-questions

Claire D'Loon Token Rule

Watching the preprerelease, rooting for you! Got an un question: if I use claire d'loon to put a copy token into play, what happens?

You put the token on the battlefield.

Prerelease Rules Tokens Un-questions