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"Whether blue should be allowed to shuffle creatures into the library is a hot topic on the Council." What's your personal take on this debate and how do you think players feel about it?

I agree that shuffling into deck isn't a grest look for blue. In practice it's more "gone" than any other zone - ie, more murdery than murder.

Where is Vindicate on the elegance scale?

Re: The characteristic species are all humanoid, so they fail in that category. In theory, we could consider cat people (Leonin) or dog people (Ainok), but neither are as iconic in fantasy as our other characteristic species.

While I definitely get "not as strong a response as wanted," I also feel like that underestimates the inertia of previous res dwarves in Magic and, as @uberplatt pointed out, the minimal tribal synergy for dwarves in Kaladesh. A strong mechanical synergy theme has repeatedly moved the resonance needle throughout Magic history.

I appreciate you holding the line on minotaur/cow. I think Minotaur as a type has immense unique resonance (mythological and game history wise). I also think “cow” has a lot of connotations that don’t align reasonably with the central vibe of the creature type, which is to say aggression. I could see a batch at some point that includes oxes, but I’d just say that, at least as someone running Minotaur decks for a decade and a half, I’d be very disappointed in a change.

re: the Oz post, I think they mean the difference between, like, Eldraine and Universes Beyond: King Arthur

Is a Future Sight 2 style set possible also as a Standard legal set? I'm worried that with the prevalence and popularity of Universes Beyond and Modern Horizons, there doesn't seem like there would be room or space for a Future Sight 2 supplemental set but I REALLY REALLY want one.

There's a lot of cards in OTJ that are strictly better than their precedents, like the new Green four-mana 6/5. Isn't this textbook power creep, and if so, doesn’t it contradict the idea of the Escher Stairwell?

This also gets into the "different formats have different power levels" conversation. Escher's staircase is about sets of comparable power level.

So we have Goblin Balloon Brigade and Manta Riders; when are we going to see the rest of the "1/1 that can fly for C" characteristic race mega cycle?

What makes Aetherborn Black rather than Red?

why isn't "Valakut, the molten Pinnacle" legendary?

I've constructed a whole headcannon around the old (actual cannon) descriptions of mana bonds and lands that makes some sense of this...

Now that we've had a year of sets that explored omen paths as a plot device and an excuse to feature legendary creatures on planes they didn't originate from, how do you feel they affect the set mechanics? And more specifically, do you feel they have a noticeable affect on top-down design? (like for instance, the cowboy-themed set featuring many characters from Magic's past and attempting to stay true to their characters while working in those cowboy-themed set mechanics)

I liked the pre-mending status quo.

"Also, Commander is the most popular played format in tabletop. I believe Standard is still the most popular format played on digital." So, ignoring kitchen table, which would be the most played overall?

If/when a Standard set with a strong Mono Color focus. Last one was OG Theros

I would love to see more monocolor focus. Then again, I'm an old-timer that remembers monocolor being the Way Of Things.

Whats the logic behind not doing random discard of nonlands? As in, "target opponent discards a nonland card at random".

Target opponent reveals a card from their hand at random. If it is not a land, they discard it. If they reveal a land, repeat the process until they discard a card.

The "Create a CARDNAME token" tech from MH3 actually seems to have a lot of applications outside Modern Horizons sets (Roxanne, Starfall Savant etc). Would it be safe to assume this tech creating token copies of previous cards will end up deciduous at least?

Whats the logic behind not doing random discard of nonlands? As in, "target opponent discards a nonland card at random".

Target opponent reveals a card from their hand at random. If it is not a land, they discard it. If they reveal a land, repeat the process until they discard a card.

Mark, I've heard discard is not going to be used as much because it creates unfun games for opponent. But to that I say blue as an entire colour splits the community n the basis of that is counter magic. Counter magic is NEVER fun to play against but it pops up here, there n everywhere. So why favour it and dislike discard?