Thread by @Billtriesagain

The #mtg Reserve List convo has bubbled back up. My stance as it was when I was #wotcstaff: you can’t abolish it for legal reasons that would bankrupt the game. But you don’t need to… 1/

You can smash it by just printing improved versions of the cards. Make a Black Lotus that sacs for CCCC. Make Mox that gain you life when they ETB. But a better solution to solve the problem is a design like: 2/

White Lotus 0
When <CARDNAME> ETBs you gain an emblem with “If you would cast or have cast a card named Black Lotus, you lose the game.”
Tap/sac: add 3 mana
3/

You can do that to any card that matters on the Reserve List. And then stick ‘em on The List or wherever. It’s good for Vintage because it makes that format more accessible, is in spirit of the RL promise, and has whatever impact on prices. But here’s the thing: 4/

You have to do something like this at SOME point to dive into a massively untapped pool of highly sought after cards to put in boosters. Because the current slate of reserves is running out. You can’t hammer FoW into EVERY set, and alt art goes so far. 5/

Those are my opinions, and the crew in charge will make good decisions for the long-term health of the game. If you want to hear MORE of my opinions, I write ‘em down over here: makingmythic.com /end