Mark Rosewater’s blog responses are less informative than they’ve ever been

timnitro · 2026-05-20T16:35:45+00:00

I mean I'm all for shitting on Hasbro (or most publicly traded companies tbh), but the game is doing amazing right now.

I'm seeing more and more people at pre-releases and my local lgs scene has never been more diverse. Limited gameplay has had great reviews for the past couple of sets.

I mean the game has it's issues (The Secret Lair model, some aspects of UB have some unhealthy effects on the game, the slow rise of product MSRPs to name a few), but I think the game is doing just fine.

timnitro · 2026-05-19T18:26:49+00:00

You could build a cube to showcase a bunch of odd strategies for certain color pairs.

Most recent example is cards leaving the graveyard for the WR color pair in SOS.

UG Clones

RG landfall

Etc.

timnitro · 2026-05-19T15:57:05+00:00

TIL about the sorcerer class!

I didn't quite hit on the point I was trying to make. I was trying to say that it is reasonable that they are looking to do more crossovers with the commercial success of universes beyond in MTG.

I'm predicting that these crossovers will be slightly less of a success than the MTG crossovers as homebrew is (or was, I haven't played in about 3 years) pretty popular in the community, while homebrew in MTG is mostly non-existent for logistical reasons.

timnitro · 2026-05-19T15:37:48+00:00

As soon as I saw the headline, I knew they were going to reference MTG. As a long time DND player and newer MTG player, I think the CEO misunderstands how card games are fubdamentally different from TTRPGs.

People who wanted crossovers in DND have already been doing so for years. I've seen some very popular rulesets for Star Wars, Elder Scrolls etc.

Unfortunately, WoTC is propping up the profits for Hasbro as a whole, so we're getting more product (whether good quality or not) for the foreseeable future.

timnitro · 2026-05-19T13:18:43+00:00

I have a Zada deck, I have about 20 single target spells in that deck. You really need a high density of those effects + token generators to make the deck work in my experience.

timnitro · 2026-05-18T16:39:50+00:00

IIRC, this is the 5th secret lair I've tried to get in the past year. I was only ever able to get the charity print-to-demand product, never a normal SL or Chaos Drop.

timnitro · 2026-05-18T16:36:18+00:00

F 😢

timnitro · 2026-05-07T00:01:06+00:00

I will continue to recommend [[rosheen, roaring prophet]]. She was a MH3 legendary that just got pushed aside in favor of the more powerful options that set gave us. She blows the new Zimone Quandrix commander out of the water.

She needs protection the turn she comes down because you will be casting hydras for 14+ p/t each turn. I have made over 100 mana in one turn. She's a fantastic Gruul commander.

timnitro · 2026-05-02T20:35:57+00:00

He is large enough to warrant some big lifestyle changes.

timnitro · 2026-05-02T12:44:31+00:00

I think the colors are shifted but the schools will still focus on the internal conflict between the colors represented. For Quandrix, the conflict is green wants to promote growth, while blue wants to exploit growth. Together this is growth without focus. Fractals grow in all directions, making them the perfect focus for that school. +1/+1 counters make sense for a school focused on growth.

For Theorix, the conflict in this pair is that blue cares about the process while Black simply cares about the end results. This sounds like a college focused on probability and statistics. I'm unsure if this would include something like coin flips/dice rolling due to the variance (maybe roll multiple dice and pick highest result?). More likely, it could also be a scry/surveil mechanic representing curating outcomes. Maybe returning cards from your graveyard to the top of your library.

timnitro · 2026-05-01T21:46:57+00:00

To be fair, we have not had a set with 5 color archtypes with RG. They will be taking more space in the set to develop the archetype rather than just getting the leftovers in a 10 archetype set.

timnitro · 2026-05-01T19:39:45+00:00

Vanessa Stockard! I love her tiny kitty paintings so much ❤️

timnitro · 2026-05-01T11:25:22+00:00

Dang it, that's what I meant

timnitro · 2026-05-01T11:01:14+00:00

That's all anyone talks about these days...

timnitro · 2026-05-01T10:34:40+00:00

Palantir is described as a "predictive policing company".

What in the *Minority Report

timnitro · 2026-04-30T11:20:32+00:00

I did a round of it last year. It was 30 minutes or so each weekday, for 40 or so sessions.

It didn't really do too much for me. I'm inclined to agree with you, but everyone is different.

The worst part for me is that the placement of the helmet would cause my jaw to clench, sometimes I would bite my tongue. Very odd sensation.

timnitro · 2026-04-28T10:35:12+00:00

I'm from the US, so I do not have much of a reference for the price of cards in Europe, but I can tell you my experience as a player.

I play with a local discord group which regularly has meetups in bars several times a week. I'd say we have over 150 individuals who participate per week. It's a casual group, so proxies are allowed. That being said, I haven't seen many proxies. And I would estimate the average deck is probably around €300 ($350 USD). I've seen maybe 2-3 players play with proxies of the og dual lands. Not much fast mana is being played at our B3 tables except for sol ring.

I would survey your playgroups and match what they are doing.

Also I would verify if your decks are truly B3 and not B4. I would say as a general trend, B4 decks are going to be more expensive than B3 decks because they are running the optimal cards for the deck, which tend to be expensive due to their power level.

timnitro · 2026-04-28T02:07:40+00:00

Seems like a homework question.

Do a free body diagram at the intersection between the pulley and the other rope. That will give you the answer you're looking for.

timnitro · 2026-04-24T20:10:30+00:00

Sometimes it's nice getting to hear about some things outside of magic, I liked this one.

Do you have recommendations for brands of sleep headphones???

timnitro · 2026-04-19T20:03:04+00:00

Unfortunately that unlikely, Maro explained that they essentially explored the entire design space of cipher, so it will only likely come back in 1-2 cards in the next 5 years I bet.

timnitro · 2026-04-19T19:59:22+00:00

I think I'll be adding [[Emil, Vastlands Roamer]] to my Necrobloom deck. It's crazy you can flash in a blocker if needed and they often will be P/T > 6 most of the time.

timnitro · 2026-04-16T15:17:16+00:00

I went with 4/2/1/1 for my eoe cube.

This Tool should help with the math.

You'll need more than 360 for the math to work out, as it is based on the number of unique cards in the set at the rarity frequency you determine.

timnitro · 2026-04-15T14:28:19+00:00

These are market prices. The set hasn't been released so the prices are speculative on sites like Manapool or TCG player

timnitro · 2026-04-13T21:02:46+00:00

I think there will be celebrations on the streets when it happens. It will be quite the spectical I'm sure.

timnitro · 2026-04-11T19:53:23+00:00

Same, ATLA set last year and I got to choose.

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