Ryuk47 {"ops":[{"insert":"Though the individual power of cards can be manually changed while an anthem is in play, doing so for every individual card can become very tedious, especially with wide decks. I would propose adding an option to the right click menu that does allow users to set up custom board-wide effects:\n\nCreate board-wide modification"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Duration: Turn or tied to permanent"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Effect: Keywords, add/subtract power, set base power, double power, maybe formula based to allow for most situations?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Target: Scryfall syntax filter that determines which permanents are effected"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWhile a board- wide effect is active, it shows up in the right-click menu and can be edited.\n\nThis would likely be most useful for users aiming to gain a more accurate reading of their total power in play via game logs, but can also visualize the impact of such effects better on busy board states and represent any number of effects like overruns, lords and anthems.\n"}]}
Edited 4/25/2026, 9:33:25 AM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"In general we try to avoid adding MTG specific mechanics to the playtester. Magic is a really complex game, and trying to very bespokely support in-game specific mechanics, will inevitably wind up bloating the playtester (and frankly, make it far difficult to maintain, likley impossible before long as more mechanics are added to the game). \n\nTo this end, we really try to make the playtester as close to paper play as possible. So the expectation is that the user manages their own counters, modifiers, etc. \n\nThis not only will result in better MTG players (since the playtester isn't really playing for you), but it keeps things more manageable on our side of things. \n\nThat said, I do have some tips for this kind of mechanic. For anthem effects specifically, I'd use the Add/Subtract power/toughness modifiers, in conjunction with multi-select. So for cards that require an anthem, ctrl+click (or drag to select them all), and add/subtract their power/toughness (note: don't use counters, they're treated separately). \n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"insert":"You know, I did not even consider that the multi select would support such operations! That pretty much accounts for my request, thanks for pointing it out ^^\n"}]}
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