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Why does Patched Plaything use -1/-1 counters? Wouldn't it work just as well as a 2/1 that gets two +1/+1 counters if you DIDN'T cast it from your hand?

The current version allows you to find ways to remove the -1/-1 counters which makes the creature larger.

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Will we ever see Skunk as a creature type? What color(s) would Skunks best fit in?

Maybe? : )

In a normal setting, Skunks probably lean green.

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Homunculus fact! While Homunculi on Ravnica, Fiora, and Kylem have been shown to have vowelless names, that is not the case on Innistrad, as with Geralf's assistant, Oglor.

FYI

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Kuwasi Balagoon was an African American freedom fighter and anarchist who had a habit of breaking out of prison. In our new Commander's Herald article, we learn about his life and make a Commander deck we think he'd enjoy.

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The only thing paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope loved as much as Dinosaurs was humiliating his rival Othniel Marsh. If they played Commander together, what cards would Cope use to humiliate his opponents?

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Would you complete a mega-mega-cycle even if it was started unintentionally? I'm waiting for the green version of Charming Prince, Callous Bloodmage, Aether Channeler, and Charming Scoundrel.

It depends on how much players believe it's a cycle.

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If you make another faction set on Ravnica, would you avoid using surveil on non-Dimir cards since it was a Dimir keyword originally, or would it be available to all guilds since it's evergreen now?

It's available to all as it's evergreen.

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Before we get too far into Murders at Karlov Manor previews, let's talk a little more about Ixalan--specifically the Maya influences behind Ixalan's Merfolk! In our new Commander's Herald article, we discuss Maya history and build an EDH deck for Maya hero Jacinto Canek.

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How would a real pirate build a Pirate Magic deck? For our latest article on Commander's Herald, we examined the life of Bartholomew Roberts--creator of the famous Pirate Code--for inspiration for a new EDH deck.

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Magic players know Huatli as the warrior-poet of Ixalan's Sun Empire. But who was the real warrior-poet who inspired this hero? Our new article on Commander's Herald explores the life of Mexica warrior-poet Temilotzin of Tlatelolco, and shares a deck inspired by his life.

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Our new article on Commander's Herald focuses on Louise Michel, a hero of the Paris Commune. Check the link above to learn about her life and her EDH deck!

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Could two Universes Beyond creature types have the same Universes Within equivalent? E.g. could Necron and Dalek be the same creature type?

Could a Universes Beyond creature type be equivalent to an existing Universes Within creature type? E.g. could Necron and Phyrexian be the same creature type?

The is currently uncharted space, so the best I can do is speculate. These answers are not definitive. My best guess is no to the first question and probably no to the second.

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If there's one career where you're sure to find a lot of Magic players, it's computer programmers. I think Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, would have enjoyed playing this Commander deck.

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Chevaliere d'Eon was a French spy and master swordswoman. How would she apply her various skills to win a game of EDH? New article on Commander's Herald.

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With Wilds of Eldraine upon us, let's take a look at a real-life Little Red Riding Hood. How did peasants in 18th-century France deal with wild beasts--and how would they translate that into a Commander deck? New article on Commander's Herald.

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When you're working on a set, how do you decide when you're done? I've been doing some game projects lately and the urge to keep tweaking is strong

We have a schedule. I’m done with vision design when I have to hand it off to set design.