So the decided that giving Blue a 3/2 flyer for 1 mana was a bad idea. And then printed it anyway. Seriously, when will they learn to stop printing ridiculous overpowered Blue cards!? Jace, Misstep, Snapcaster, Delver. That's 3 blocks in a row and they keep making the same mistake every block.
@JinMAA While i do agree that Jace dominated standard, and Misstep made my legacy decks much worse for a while, delver is powerful, but not crazy, and snapcaster is just fun. both are used all the way back to legacy now, but they don't dominate it at all. if anything, they just add variety.
No one cares to explain why Snapcaster Mage was printed Blue. Except from being overpowered, and being Tiago (who has a major crush on Blue) there is very little in the card to justify that choice. Graveyards are Green and Black. Giving Flashback to stuff is usually Red.
It would be lovely if they just stopped creating crazy powerful Blue cards to impact Eternal formats. Both of them are as Blue as possible. Still we keep geting Mental Missteps, Snapcaster Mages, Delvers of Secrets and such.
@brunovitsantos there are alot of ways to deal with "snapcaster" in either classic or vintage,what does snapcaster depend on? The graveyard,simply play Leyline of the void and thus the spells are no longer usefull,just a one shot deal and then "poof".
@none02910 There were a lot of way to deal with Stoneforge Mystic in standard. Still, no one was playing Shatter or Despise. Just because there is a countercard, it doesn't mean things are balanced. Chalice of the Void was supposedly in Mental Misstep-flooded Legacy, and still didn't cut it.
Anyway, my point was that Snapcaster Mage had no business being blue.
This was great, lucid interview. It'd be nice to see Eric in interviews more often! He's not as flashy as some other WotC employees, but I definitely find him more interesting.
Wow, this interview provides so much insight into how out of touch Mark Rosewater is with competitive magic. WOTC forever tries to prevent blue from dominating, yet they print cards like Delver, Misstep, and Snapcaster...
@Kurogetsu1 i agree with your statement but the thing i dont get is why people arent playing with that combo more. at my local game shop, all i ever see is WU humans and if they have a bit more money, then i see wolf run and solar flare. im not saying youre wrong, all im a saying is i dont see it as much of a problem.
@JinMAA
Did you actually fucking listen? He said it was too powerful when it flipped on creatures and so they changed it.
How many snapcaster decks went undefeated on day one of Worlds?
What impact did misstep have on standard (Forsythe admitted a long time ago they hardly spend any time on Legacy)?
shadowmasteraiden 3 months ago
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Apolyon0 1 month ago
So the decided that giving Blue a 3/2 flyer for 1 mana was a bad idea. And then printed it anyway. Seriously, when will they learn to stop printing ridiculous overpowered Blue cards!? Jace, Misstep, Snapcaster, Delver. That's 3 blocks in a row and they keep making the same mistake every block.
JinMAA 3 months ago
@JinMAA While i do agree that Jace dominated standard, and Misstep made my legacy decks much worse for a while, delver is powerful, but not crazy, and snapcaster is just fun. both are used all the way back to legacy now, but they don't dominate it at all. if anything, they just add variety.
LunchboxDrummer 2 months ago
@JinMAA you are a goddamn moron if you even compare Delver to Misstep, Jace, or Snapcaster.
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MultiAhka 3 months ago
3 people were beaten by invisible stalker with butchers cleaver on it
MauroBetschart 3 months ago 4
No one cares to explain why Snapcaster Mage was printed Blue. Except from being overpowered, and being Tiago (who has a major crush on Blue) there is very little in the card to justify that choice. Graveyards are Green and Black. Giving Flashback to stuff is usually Red.
It would be lovely if they just stopped creating crazy powerful Blue cards to impact Eternal formats. Both of them are as Blue as possible. Still we keep geting Mental Missteps, Snapcaster Mages, Delvers of Secrets and such.
brunovitsantos 3 months ago
@brunovitsantos there are alot of ways to deal with "snapcaster" in either classic or vintage,what does snapcaster depend on? The graveyard,simply play Leyline of the void and thus the spells are no longer usefull,just a one shot deal and then "poof".
none02910 3 months ago
@none02910 There were a lot of way to deal with Stoneforge Mystic in standard. Still, no one was playing Shatter or Despise. Just because there is a countercard, it doesn't mean things are balanced. Chalice of the Void was supposedly in Mental Misstep-flooded Legacy, and still didn't cut it.
Anyway, my point was that Snapcaster Mage had no business being blue.
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butterbps98 3 months ago
This was great, lucid interview. It'd be nice to see Eric in interviews more often! He's not as flashy as some other WotC employees, but I definitely find him more interesting.
Frankacy 3 months ago 5
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who cares about this boooo
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Wow, this interview provides so much insight into how out of touch Mark Rosewater is with competitive magic. WOTC forever tries to prevent blue from dominating, yet they print cards like Delver, Misstep, and Snapcaster...
Jabari3131 3 months ago
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Jabari3131 3 months ago
I miss a goblin! ^_^
b1ini 3 months ago
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u developers always make the mistake to give everything good to blue, aka delver and snapcaster, 2 legacy staples cards vs 0 for the other colors
Nyzzeh 3 months ago
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Nyzzeh 3 months ago
@1:35 was "IT" always just the werewolves...
KevDaCutie 3 months ago
Invisible stalker is beast with the right equipment
hulkamaniac55 3 months ago
He WANTED to go to OP? I bet he's regretting that decision now =/
IAmBadatStarcraft 3 months ago
Is invisible stalker causing problems?
perfectzero001 3 months ago
@perfectzero001 yes it is. swords on him are doing silly silly thing
Kurogetsu1 3 months ago
@Kurogetsu1 Yeah I always thought that would be an issue, but I just haven't seen it really taking over. Good to know.
perfectzero001 3 months ago
@Kurogetsu1 i agree with your statement but the thing i dont get is why people arent playing with that combo more. at my local game shop, all i ever see is WU humans and if they have a bit more money, then i see wolf run and solar flare. im not saying youre wrong, all im a saying is i dont see it as much of a problem.
insaneGymnast0 3 months ago
So we have Mark to blame for Invisible Stalker? What a douche
lenney81 3 months ago
good job
DylanSon2 3 months ago
Innistrad is f-ing great.
Still not the biggest fan on flip cards, but hey now I can save money on a playset of Garruk xD.
KilliaK 3 months ago
Great interview Evan, really enjoyed the bit about Liliana's abilities as a method of showcasing her personality.
rexxraul 3 months ago
10:03 UUUAGH!!! that woke me up.
DIGGL555 3 months ago 2
Delver flipping on creatures? SIIIIICK. ring it back!! lolz. I'd try to draft a R/U waif/delver/storm kirk noble turn 1 beat down deck lol
Lazris59 3 months ago
@Lazris59 LIKE A LEGEND
kentsdragonMTG 3 months ago
25th!!!!!!!!!!!!
emangamer1 3 months ago
Im first and no one cares (including me)
mtgrichie88 3 months ago 5
@mtgrichie88 I care.
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