Wynn-Win Situations

Today, I’m asking about favorite planeswalkers. I’m asking about the character and not the cards (although I understand cards will influence what character you like most)

Who is your favorite planeswalker: (if you have more than one, you can list them all)

- overall?

- monowhite?

- monoblue?

- monoblack?

- monored?

- monogreen?

- two color?

- three color?

Monowhite: Elspeth

Monoblue: formerly Mu Yanling

Monoblack: formerly Liliana

Monored: Chandra

Monogreen: formerly Nissa

Two-Color: Quintorius

Three-Color: none

A special birthday high five will be delivered.

“I don’t think we’re going to make it back in time for Introduction to Prophecy.”—Tam, Strixhaven first-year

Which other Magic sets do you think they teach first-years at Strixhaven?

Before that, they "loved America" so much that they opposed the first responders at 9/11 receiving proper compensation for their sacrifice that day. (Fairly compensating 9/11 first responders was one of the last wins of the Obama administration; passed just before he left office: it had previously been opposed by the GOP)

Before that they "loved America" so much they burned crosses on public spaces throughout the South in opposition to laws banning displays intended to intimidate minorities (this did not pass in many southern states until the mid-2000s; thousands of white nationalists went out in droves to protest)

Before that they "loved America" so much that they opposed veterans being able to receive medical aid (the VA system wasn't created until the early 90s; the GOP opposed this)

Before that they "loved America" so much they actively lobbied the government to allow millions of Americans to die without adequate Healthcare (AIDS-crisis)

Before that they "loved America" so much they opposed veterans getting support for ptsd to the extent that veterans joined the anti-Vietnam movement in response (look up the history of the VA)

Before that they "loved America" so much that they formed the John Birch Society to spread anti-American and racist fascist propaganda with the hope of installing Nazis and Klansmen into high-ranking government offices (so well known there's a fucking Bob Dylan song about it)

Before that the America First movement was started by former Nazi-sympathizers who needed to rebrand quickly after Uncle Sam and the USSR pile-drived the Third Reich into the garbage bin of history. I could go on from here though: the forebears of America First were the Friends of New Germany who were Nazi spies during WWII who showed up to mixed-audience blues, folk, and jazz shows to terrorize the liberal audiences in attendance. They were, of course, full of Klansmen who are so anti-American Clark Motherfucking Kent (ya know, Superman) was involved in getting them shut down through his radio shows. The Klan was birthed to terrorize Reconstruction-era politicians who fought to bring civil rights to the South. They did this because they "loved America" so much they had previously tried to start their own country and declared war on the Union.

My favorite part of 2025 is easily Final Fantasy. I actually hope its success maybe leads to a couple of other video game IPs specifically near-and-dear to my heart making it into Magic form! (both from companies who you all have already worked with!)

Room for improvement: While I thought the flavor theme of Aetherdrift was interesting (the racing, that is!), I haven't found any of the vehicles particularly compelling outside of Limited. Maybe there were too many? Something about Vehicles in general might not be clicking with me, personally, though.

Thank you for all the good you do!

Listen, for whatever reason, today I found myself thinking about the issue with suspend, which was, if I recall correctly, the fact that you had to remove a counter every upkeep. Many people found this annoying because, if I recall correctly, it turned out to be less grokable than you expected.

But since that time, you’ve made a few mechanics that require a similar accounting, possibly even more complex. You've made Sagas, which require a similar accounting, although you get an extra something with every chapter. You've made transforming sagas, which one could argue are considerably more complex. You've made werewolves. You've made the impending creatures, and that mechanic is practically suspend (although I’m guessing they were all mythic for a reason).

My question is, considering how much more complex Magic has become since 2006, do you think there’s a way to make a set with an abundance of suspend/impending more palatable?

Thanks for all your great work!

It wasn’t just the complexity. It was also a general lack of excitement about the mechanic. Players are willing to handle complexity if they’re excited by what they get. Waiting to get a spell just wasn’t something that excited players.

Listen, for whatever reason, today I found myself thinking about the issue with suspend, which was, if I recall correctly, the fact that you had to remove a counter every upkeep. Many people found this annoying because, if I recall correctly, it turned out to be less grokable than you expected.

But since that time, you’ve made a few mechanics that require a similar accounting, possibly even more complex. You've made Sagas, which require a similar accounting, although you get an extra something with every chapter. You've made transforming sagas, which one could argue are considerably more complex. You've made werewolves. You've made the impending creatures, and that mechanic is practically suspend (although I’m guessing they were all mythic for a reason).

My question is, considering how much more complex Magic has become since 2006, do you think there’s a way to make a set with an abundance of suspend/impending more palatable?

Thanks for all your great work!

It wasn’t just the complexity. It was also a general lack of excitement about the mechanic. Players are willing to handle complexity if they’re excited by what they get. Waiting to get a spell just wasn’t something that excited players.

There was an incarnation of the Council of Colors where everyone had cool robes.