Volcanic Island

Design Inspiration Sources

Mark, on the topic of Designing to Art is the creation of Birds of Paradise, from the Mark Poole art that was supposed to be an Island (Or Tropical Island I've also heard?), the most impactful or significant card from designing to art?

I thought it was a Tropical Island, but I talked with Mark Poole and he said it was a Volcanic Island.

Art Bird Birds of Paradise Tropical Island Volcanic Island

Two-Colour Mana-Fixing

Is there such a thing as two colour mana-fixing being too good? I know the worry is generally that Standard will turn into five colour soup, but would there be a problem with printing a Volcanic Island with the restriction "You can only play this in a deck with no {W}, {B} or {G} symbols"?

For starters, we’d get so much complaint from Commander players. : )Yes, two color mana fixing can be too good. Color separation is a core component of the game, and we don’t want to make splashing too easy.

Colors Commander Humor Mana Fixing Standard Two Color Volcanic Island

Volcanic Island Watermark

If Volcanic Island COULD be printed in Masters 25, would you give it a different Watermark then the cards that were available in Alpha, as the first printing for Volcanic Island was Beta?

Alpha and Beta are just the first and second printing of Limited Edition. We don’t differentiate between first and second printings of any other product.

Alpha Beta Card Printing Limited Masters 25 Volcanic Island Watermarks

Non-Reprint Criteria

For instance, would a land with Island and Mountain land types and "{T}: Roll the planar die" be considered a functional reprint of Volcanic Island?

No. It has additional mechanical text.

Card Printing Lands Reprints Volcanic Island

Volcanic Island Release

Do you know the reason volcanic island wasn't printed until beta? If so, can you tell us? : )

The real reason is Wizards was new to making press sheets and a lot of mistakes were made. A lot!

Beta Card Printing Mistakes Were Made Volcanic Island

Reserved List Issue

Would printing the original Duels like Volcanic Island as part of the Zendikar promotion be violating the Reserved List?

Yes.

Card Printing The Reserved List Volcanic Island Zendikar

Exhilarating Card Trade

Which Magic<\b> card trade was your most exhilarating one ?

Long, long ago, someone wanted my Volcanic Island to finish their set (this was back when Beta was just known as “Magic”). I didn’t want to give it up and said no, but I was the only Volcanic Island they had ever seen. They kept offering me more and more until I couldn’t say no. They traded me seventeen cards for my Volcanic Island including a Time Walk and Timetwister. That was a crazy trade, one I actually tried to stop.

Beta Offering Time Walk Timetwister Volcanic Island

Trivia Answers

New • 30 Oct 2013 • Asked by fish-based-pun • 10 Comments

By the way the answers were badland, dark ritual, island, mountain, mox ruby, plains, scrublands, sol ring, swamp, tundra and volcanic island. sol ring does count as thier was prints without flavor text.

FYI - The answers to yesterday’s trivia question.

Birthday Card Printing Dark Ritual Flavor Mox Ruby Sol Ring Volcanic Island

Alpha vs Beta

New • 19 Jun 2012 • Asked by yatesc • 1 Comments

Alpha is your favorite core set? Isn't Beta strictly better, or do Volcanic Island and Circle of Protection: Black make the set worse? :)

I felt Beta was just a rehash of Alpha albeit with two new cards and five new basic land arts.

Alpha Beta Black Circle of Protection: Black Lands Mark's Favorites Power Level Protection Volcanic Island

Alpha Misses

New • 21 May 2012 • Asked by askingsomequestions-blog • 2 Comments

D. I'm also the reason Volcanic Island and COP: Black Didn't make it into Alpha.

I always wondered about that. Were you also the reason Mountain was in Arabian Nights? : )

Alpha Arabian Nights Black Volcanic Island