New Posts For Thread: The Big Debate 2013: Hexproof vs. Shroudhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29629871/The_Big_Debate_2013:_Hexproof_vs._ShroudEver since hexproof was first released in M12, I have seen this debate constantly popping up over forums, so I've decided to end it here and now.The Isssues:Mechanics: After a year of hexproof, we all have a pretty good feel of it by now. Cheap and pI thought it was "instantments", or more recently, "substance" (Mirage block) or "flash" (Prophecy block).Related to auras (and more playable) are licids , equipment, and soulbondhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29629871/The_Big_Debate_2013:_Hexproof_vs._Shroud?post_id=528537971#528537971I thought it was "instantments", or more recently, "substance" (Mirage block) or "flash" (Prophecy block).Related to auras (and more playable) are licids , equipment, and soulbondSun, 27 Jan 2013 12:34:01 -0600Keyword vs. nonkeyword is pretty much irrelevant as far as design space goes. They're a shorthand and a tagging mechanism, nothing more.Attempts to make auras playable directly have a long, long, long history going back to at least Ice Age. Running thttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29629871/The_Big_Debate_2013:_Hexproof_vs._Shroud?post_id=528525661#528525661Keyword vs. nonkeyword is pretty much irrelevant as far as design space goes. They're a shorthand and a tagging mechanism, nothing more.Attempts to make auras playable directly have a long, long, long history going back to at least Ice Age. Running tSun, 27 Jan 2013 04:44:48 -0600This was my point.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29629871/The_Big_Debate_2013:_Hexproof_vs._Shroud?post_id=528500425#528500425This was my point.Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:34:32 -0600I did;:fix:[/quote]Shroud wins, everyone go home.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29629871/The_Big_Debate_2013:_Hexproof_vs._Shroud?post_id=528494697#528494697I did;:fix:[/quote]Shroud wins, everyone go home.Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:52:37 -0600Yay, nobody refuted my point! That means I win with Hexproof.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29629871/The_Big_Debate_2013:_Hexproof_vs._Shroud?post_id=528479655#528479655Yay, nobody refuted my point! That means I win with Hexproof.Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:19:52 -0600