The idea of an impossibly large mansion plays into the horror trope space we were exploring, so that's what got greenlit: A new plane 70's and 80's horror film inspired (and the technology level that came with that) A set that takes place solely inside a single mansion In exploratory design, the first question we asked was, "How do we keep this world from mechanically stepping on the toes of the planes of Innistrad and New Phyrexia?" Early on, we realized the horror we wanted to evoke relied on a specific mood and tone
It really needs a good acceleration strategy (or a combo card of perfect synergy) to be acceptably usable
This is the first time Wizards has done this for a Serialized card, which should set this version aside as extra-special
[19] Pauper is a format built all around value since you cant play anything that isnt a common
The better versions have a wincon or two like Thassa's Oracle when you get decked, or Aetherflux Reservoir
After doing a butt load of research on cards that have a good synergy with Stuffy Doll, i created a Naya (G,R,W) deck that had the same principle as this deck but was much less aggressive
