I mean they are silver bordered. Even squirrels are okay there.
I wouldn't put any weight on this pushing the needle of what is acceptable in magic and what isn't
We had squirrel tribal in unstable. We even got Squirrellink. Also, given the right opportunity I dont think anytying is off the table. Theres probably even weirder magic stuff down the road.
Yes but I want real squirrels, not silver bordered stuff that you can't even use online or in arena.
I get that these are silver bordered, but they're also an entire product not related to some weird hasbro convention- this is just Magic. Magic for a charity, granted, but still Magic.
Wotc's been trying to change Magic's public perception from being that weird card game that people keep confusing with Pokémon and D&D to the full-fledged cultural juggernaut that it really deserves to be. They sacrificed a lot of the humor and whimsy that made old school magic so fun to try and give the game a more serious image. Even the silver-bordered set released in this era was treated seriously, despite the fact that it was partially a joke. Unstable was basically just a set playing with design space black-border magic couldn't use with an element of humor. The plan was starting to work- there are more magic players now than ever before.
And then we get this pony product. They're associating Magic with My Little Pony, in many ways undercutting and undermining the recent serious swing. They might be silver bordered- but they're still extremely visible in a way any one card from a full set rarely is.
It's really frustrating hearing that parts of Magic that you really enjoy aren't ok for the game because they're either not serious enough or too complex, only to be slapped in the face with cards that have the words "Everypony" and "Coat, Mane, and Outfit" on them.
Imagine for a second if they had used this product slot to- say- reprint 3 Planeswalkers with new art. They would have given more to Charity and made a product that makes Magic look good. Instead, we get cards featuring characters from a line of toys for toddlers.
It's already hard enough trying to be included with non-gamers openly playing Magic these days. Did they really have to make us look like Bronies too?
