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Would you be happy if fans built an indie digital multiplayer implementation of Mood Swings, to play with each other online through discord etc? Or does that sort of fan project negatively impact your ability for WotC to do more with Mood Swings?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:33:27 -0400

Go check out the Mood Swings Discord. : )

with kicker becoming decidous, do you think we’ll see kicker synergy cards (akin to dominaria’s RG or ZNR’s UG archetypes) any time soon/at all?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:31:26 -0400

It would have to be in a set with a high enough as-fan of kicker. I do think it will happen one day.

Can I get a maybe on sea monster and merfolk support in Nauctis?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:30:53 -0400

Maybe. : )

Hey Mark, what keyword mechanics/ability words are currently considered deciduous?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:30:39 -0400

My gut is 10-ish. It depends what you want to count as a keyword.

In an older ask, I remember you saying the issue with returning to Alara was that the mos iconic part of it were the shards, but those were all fused in the storyline, which made it tricky to bring them back mechanically. But in a more recent ask you said that there’s no issues with returning to Alara. What changed?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:29:53 -0400

We have tackled much more complicated returns than Alara (probably since I answered the initial question), so my confidence has gone up.

Hi Mark, I have a question about Cast Away Doubt. There is virtually similar card Risky Shortcut, with the only difference that Cast Away deals damage instead opponent losing life. I thought that Black should focus on life loss instead dealing damage, whenever possible. What have changed?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:27:16 -0400

Stingerquill (black/red) cares about damage to the opponent, so some cards tweaked their templates to play nicely with that theme.

Can we skip the time wait and return back to the Bloomburrow block?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:25:30 -0400

Just swap out Realty Fracture? : )

This is the first time in a while I’ve been this excited for the lore dumps for an upcoming set. I have been spam refreshing the page each day for the new chapter. Can’t wait to see what happens next! I love a villain that is trying to do the right thing the wrong way. High fives to the writers and to Alison Lührs! Do you have a favorite villain in fiction (non magic)?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:40:39 -0400

High fives to be applied (if I see her - Allison no longer words at Wizards).

My favorite villain is the Phyrexians.

What’s the likelihood of Snow becoming deciduous so that it can be used as a flavour-appropriate designation as needed, even if it’s not mechanically relevant? Some examples would be the WU archetype in WOE and various Temur-themed cards in TDM.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:37:52 -0400

We made the decision long ago that we are not adding the Snow supertype to every card that represents cold/snow.

How likely is a Harry Potter UB product?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:37:00 -0400

Very unlikely.

Does reality fracture have any color swapped cards with identical rules text?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:36:30 -0400

It does.

Would you be able to High-Five the Creative/Story Team & also Alison Lührs for the Reality Fracture story?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:43:47 -0400

Will do.

Re: reality fracture isn’t a faction set, and since there’s so much going on, hexhaven didn’t really have space to innovate Okay, completely reasonable. That being the case, I would like to officially request a faction set like original strixhaven, where allied color pairs get revamped mechanical themes. It doesn’t have to be set on hexhaven or be college themed, I would just like to see allied pairs get that fresh interpretation that the enemies did.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:43:39 -0400

I’m sure we’ll do that one day.

Hi Mark! Could you please ask Gavin to make a video for his channel Good Morning Magic on how Worzel, The Protector and Thomil, The Destroyer were designed? Thank you!

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:42:48 -0400

I can ask.

Among the color-shifted cards in reality fracture, would you say that enlightened confidant would be one of the hardest one to recognise at a glance if it didn’t have confidant in the name? Are the others generally more straightforward?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:41:36 -0400

There are others that are more straightforward, yes.

From the first idea to final product how long does it take you to design a card? Take Mjolnir for example

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:40:57 -0400

The initial design doesn’t normally take long, but there is lots of tweaking that goes into card design. The first stab at Mjolnir had nonblack rather than non-Villain, for example.

Do you know why we haven’t seen an outright ban on infinite combos? It feels like they cheapen gameplay to just trying for them and then winning.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:38:48 -0400

How exactly do we ban infinite combos?

Hi Mark! I just wanted to share that the last cards I need to finish my Mood Swings set are coming in the mail soon. I think the game is a masterpiece and my girlfriend and I can’t wait to draft with the full set!

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:37:59 -0400

Happy to hear you’re enjoying it.

If/when, new enchantment aura - curses?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:36:05 -0400

I assume when.

Showed my boyfriend (who does not play MtG) Mood Swings (he loves it) but he pulled off an infinite combo on his first play 🏀

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:47:27 -0400

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