If you could change anything in the color pie, ignoring White, what would it be?
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2021 6:58 pm
Basically, outside of changes to White (because that is a whole topic unto itself), what are some things you think would be interested in seeing shifted between the other four colors?
I'll start with a fiery hot take: Make Blue primary in tutoring, and Black secondary. To compensate, make Black primary in stealing permanents, and Blue tertiary.
I don't dispute the logic of Black having power at any price tutoring but I don't think Black should tutor without paying an additional cost such as life or sacrificing creatures. Additionally, I'm not suggesting Blue should get old school busted tutors, just tutors that are well balanced, such as Mastermind's Acquisition. Fae of Wishes // Granted is already half of that effect, and that is what I propose for Blue. 4 or greater mana value unconditional tutors, as well as more specific tutors at three mana such as Solve the Equation
They wouldn't be super strong, or break formats like Standard or Commander, but it would be very flavorful and fitting that the color of knowledge, research and learning, gets to find something in the library without paying life or sacrificing creatures. Even if Black got tutors a little less often under this new plan, they would still often be more powerful because they'd be cheaper mana value, such as Grim Tutor.
To compensate Black for this shift, it would get effects such as Agent of Treachery. I mean, why does blue, the color of trickiness and knowledge, permanently steal things. Could you imagine someone stealing your card collection and being like: "Just a prank bro lol haha already sold it." Doesn't feel very much like a clever trick or a cunning move to me. It does however feel like greed, ruthlessness, taking what you want when you want it etc etc. And sure, I get it it's flavored as mind control, but why can't Black have mind control effects. It already rips things out of enemies brains, so I don't think mind control is that much of a stretch.
Just my two cents, would appreciate everyone else's pet peeves or ideas for changes to the pie.
I'll start with a fiery hot take: Make Blue primary in tutoring, and Black secondary. To compensate, make Black primary in stealing permanents, and Blue tertiary.
I don't dispute the logic of Black having power at any price tutoring but I don't think Black should tutor without paying an additional cost such as life or sacrificing creatures. Additionally, I'm not suggesting Blue should get old school busted tutors, just tutors that are well balanced, such as Mastermind's Acquisition. Fae of Wishes // Granted is already half of that effect, and that is what I propose for Blue. 4 or greater mana value unconditional tutors, as well as more specific tutors at three mana such as Solve the Equation
They wouldn't be super strong, or break formats like Standard or Commander, but it would be very flavorful and fitting that the color of knowledge, research and learning, gets to find something in the library without paying life or sacrificing creatures. Even if Black got tutors a little less often under this new plan, they would still often be more powerful because they'd be cheaper mana value, such as Grim Tutor.
To compensate Black for this shift, it would get effects such as Agent of Treachery. I mean, why does blue, the color of trickiness and knowledge, permanently steal things. Could you imagine someone stealing your card collection and being like: "Just a prank bro lol haha already sold it." Doesn't feel very much like a clever trick or a cunning move to me. It does however feel like greed, ruthlessness, taking what you want when you want it etc etc. And sure, I get it it's flavored as mind control, but why can't Black have mind control effects. It already rips things out of enemies brains, so I don't think mind control is that much of a stretch.
Just my two cents, would appreciate everyone else's pet peeves or ideas for changes to the pie.