Will Worn Powerstone and Fractured Powerstone be Given the Powerstone Subtype?
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Posted on Jan. 6, 2023, 9:30 a.m. by DemonDragonJ
Now that "powerstone" is an artifact subtype, I wonder if Worn Powerstone and Fractured Powerstone shall be given that type, since they have the word "powerstone" in their names.
What does everyone else say about this? Will Worn Powerstone and Fractured Powerstone be given the powerstone subtype? What about Powerstone Shard?
Powerstone Shard should also receive an update to include the new subtype.
Frankly, they probably could add the Powerstone subtype to all artifact mana rocks, making it easy to search for them in the Gatherer. They have a unique opportunity to do that right now, since no cards interact with the subtype itself, so such a wide ranging errata would not be too disruptive. They will not do that, of course, even if it would be quite helpful to new players trying to search for critical artifact ramp infrastructure.
January 6, 2023 11:13 a.m.
plakjekaas says... #4
They might not, since Powerstone mana can't be used to cast nonartifact spells, while both Worn and Fractured Powerstone can be. That's universal among the subtype.
January 6, 2023 1:28 p.m.
wallisface says... #5
Wotc only very rarely/unwillingly ever goes back to update any functional changes to existing cards. I don’t see there being anywhere near good-enough a reason for them to even consider doing this.
TheOfficialCreator says... #2
I would assume so. Mechanically speaking, it would make sense to do so especially if they decide to expand on that subtype in the future.
I'll be editing my custom Powerstone cards to reflect this, in any case.
January 6, 2023 10:11 a.m. Edited.