Firstly I want to thank you for taking the time out to do this AMA. I have a few pressing concerns about the game and I would really appreciate if you could address them.

1 a) What are your design goals for rush decks? You mentioned deep in one of your announcements that you want rush to be ‘just viable enough’ which I think is great but what I am concerned about is cards like Khalim’s Prayer and recently Outcast Tower which allow rush to come back into the game after the slower deck has stabilised. Do you think this is healthy?

b) Is the recent buffing of red and green rush decks a move that was made in order to allow you to nerf yellow rush and still have strong rush decks on ladder (if so I think this is a fantastic move, I’m not keen on the strongest rush deck also having access to the strongest removal).

c) Do you believe rush decks should have slightly lower win-rate than control decks on a ladder system due to the fact that their games finish quicker meaning rush decks will always be more prevalent on ladder. Should their be a trade-off here?

2 What are your design goals for RNG in constructed? I’ve read DanF’s article and personally I am unsure why you believe Tale of the Old Turtle comes under ‘good RNG’.

3 What is the logic behind designing cards that can grow to be so large trading in minions will never be a suitable response such as Zealous Crusader, Apex Predator and Firebringer. In terms of playing against these minions it is thoroughly unenjoyable because it often renders your actions up to the point that the minion was played entirely useless.

Moreover from a viewing perspective, it is not much fun to watch. One player taking control of the board then throwing down a 12/12 to close the game out is pretty dull whereas a game where these creatures don’t exist giving the player behind a chance to get back on the board and in the game generates a lot more excitement, particularly when matchups are extremely back and forth.

I would really like some designer insight on this issue.

Apologies for what must look like an exam, I am not too happy with the state of constructed right now and would very much like some insight into these concerns.