Venom

Unfinity Reception

Do you feel that unfinity would have been better received if the whole thing was silver boarder

It depends what you mean by “been better received”. Less venom online? Probably. Better sales? Highly doubtful.

Venom

Poisonous Food Mechanic

If/When: an effect that gives poison counters for sacrificing/“eating” Food(Functionality aside, I think it’s funny that so much time has been spent on spelling out why Poisonous is technically incorrect, given the resonance of the word and how common the usage is in casual speech. You don’t build up Toxin or Venom counters!)

The flavor’s good, so I’ll say when.

Casual Play Flavor Food Humor If/When Mechanics Poison Poisonous Venom

Venom's Color Alignment

Would Venom be green/black?

Yes.

Black Colors Green Venom

Handling Negative Feedback

Here's an odd question I don't remember seeing. How do you deal with all the negative criticism about your work?

Here’s my mindset. People are passionate about Magic and they are sharing information that will help me do my job better and make Magic an even greater game. Not everyone communicates well though, so it’s my duty to look past the message to understanding the meaning beneath it. Also, most venom is more indicative of pain that person is feeling personally about things in their own life than how they’re feeling about me personally, so I don’t take most of it to heart.

Venom

Suggestion for Scientific Realism

Some other suggestions for "Technically Correct Science World":

Finally combining dogs and wolves under the Canid type
Comet Storm becomes Meteor Storm since the projectiles entered the atmosphere
Pooling Venom becomes Pooling Poison, since it's not injected
Lightning Bolt now only targets the tallest object on the battlefield

: )

Comet Storm Dog Humor Lightning Bolt Meteor Storm Poison Pooling Venom Venom Wolf

Venomous Dragonfly Reprint Request

May I request Venomous Dragonfly be reprinted in a standard set?

Sadly, it has “almost but not quite deathtouch” which makes a reprint unlikely, especially in a Standard-legal set.Also, small green flyers, especially ones that kill big fliers, is not green’s thing.

Deathtouch Green Premier Sets Reprints Standard Venomous Dragonfly

Limited Enchantment Removal

‘We’re experimenting with giving limited enchantment removal to black. The first card was in this year’s Commander decks.’ Torment of hailfire, torment of scarabs, and Torment of Venom would like a word with you...

Fair enough. I was talking about cards that specifically referenced enchantments.

Black Commander Enchantments Limited Torment Torment of Hailfire Torment of Scarabs Torment of Venom

Squirrels in Modern Horizon

Glad to see some squirrels in Modern Horizon in the form of Impostor of the Sixth Pride and Venomous Changeling

Go Squirrels!

Changeling Impostor of the Sixth Pride Modern Squirrel Venomous Changeling

Blue Psychic Damage

Psionic blast, psionic entity, psionic gift, psionic sliver, psychic venom, psychic purge, psychic barrier, psychic allergy, mind bomb, are all examples of blue using psychic for damage. Are any of these still available to blue under current color pir restrictions?

No. Blue no longer gets direct damage in its slice of the color pie. It’s still able to flavor things as psionic if used on an ability blue can do.

Blue Color Pie Colors Flavor Mind Bomb Psionic Blast Psionic Entity Psionic Gift Psionic Sliver Psychic Allergy Psychic Barrier Psychic Purge Psychic Venom Sliver

Unique Off-Color Cards

I love cards like Psychic Venom and Hornet Sting being made and being off-color because it makes them feel unique. Have you ever thought that maybe making more cards like that off the color pie gives magic more flavor and makes it feel more alive (less artificial at least)?

Breaking rules is exhilarating. It doesn’t mean it’s okay to break them.Magic is constantly bending it’s rules from set to set. That should be enough excitement. The limitation of each color is a crucial component of what makes the game work.

Color Pie Colors Flavor Hornet Hornet Sting Psychic Venom Rules

Psychic Venom Redesign

If you were to remake Psychic Venom, would it still be in Blue, or has that type of effect moved to Black and Red?

It would be Black or Red, most likely Black and be loss of life.

Black Blue Psychic Venom Red

Psychic Venom Color

Would the card Psychic Venom's ability be in black's color pie in today's magic?

Psychic Venom would be red but you could do a life loss version in black.

Black Color Pie Colors Psychic Venom Red

Mechanic Color Shift

Why did the mechanic from Psychic Venom move to black recently and will we ever get Psychic Venom back in the core set?

If you mean the original, not very likely as we’ve decided that the ability just isn’t blue.

Black Blue Mechanics Psychic Venom