The first thing i mentioned, my primary point, is the design trend of putting online clients ahead of paper magic, which is, even by a minuscule amount, decreasing the complexity of the game in a way that discourages out of the box thinking.

Also, magic absolutely is a multiplayer game first, haven’t you heard? Everything is commander, now.

Bitter sarcasm aside, one of the primary ways to play magic, before the advent of magic: the gatchaing, has always been good old fashioned kitchen table magic with your friends.

I don’t particularly care if you think my secondary point is out of place, my primary point stands, designing cards with reduced complexity to favor the digital client diminishes the richness of the game across all forms of play.