rival-blue asked: Hey Mark! My birthday was March 5th and I forgot to ask a question. With the us going to Dominaria, are we going to be seeing slivers again? Also, can I make a personal request and can we have a set come out where the basic lands look like they're hand painted like in magic 8? Theres something different feeling about those lands that just feel right.

One of the challenges of designing Dominaria was there were so many possibilities of what to include (more expansions, for example,occurred in Dominaria than the rest of the Top 5 visited planes combined) and a limited amount of space available.

Slivers were on the short list, but were problematic in that they require a significant commitment to space and doing so would have lessened how many other references we could make, so we made the tough decision to leave them out of Dominaria.

This shouldn’t be read as a sign that R&D isn’t a fan of Slivers. We know how beloved they are and are committed to bring them back in the future, unfortunately not in the upcoming set.

As for art question, I need more clarification on what Magic 8 is.

Happy Birthday!