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Magic: The Gathering Head Designer Mark Rosewater is a valuable source of information about the game's design process from the back-end. Rosewater has stated plenty of interesting factoids that turned out to be cleverly disguised hints at the game's future. On Wednesday, August 6th, Rosewater replied to a Tumblr user on Blogatog, his personal Tumblr account:

The user asked Mark if we will soon be receiving more planeswalker cards in the future to compensate for the distinct, decided lack of them in the Universes Beyond crossover sets. Rosewater replied with a simple, direct, telling "Yes.".

A single-word answer doesn't always give quite a lot of details as to the process behind the answer. However, note that this question was direct and was answered directly as well. This is good news for fans of the card type and fans of the Planeswalker characters in the story.

A Caveat About Mark Rosewater's "Yes." Response

However, as Universes Beyond sets are due to release with the same frequency as Universes Within sets, it is entirely possible that the number of planeswalker cards won't increase per year. Even so, it's fun to think about this. Furthermore, not all Planeswalkers in the Magic story will necessarily get cards associated with them.

Ultimately, this news may not come as a surprise to anyone, but it's a good reminder of the backbone of Magic's overarching story. The game is nothing without the original concepts behind Planeswalkers, either in the story or within the game's mechanics. Love them or hate them, planeswalker cards are here to stay, and Mark Rosewater's "Yes." answer makes that distinctly clear.

And now, let's open the floor to you, dear readers. Are you a fan of the planeswalker card type? Do you want Wizards of the Coast to print more planeswalkers in the future? And furthermore, who are you favorite Planeswalker characters in the story? Sound off in the comments below!