Implement text-changing effects (color words) - not planned

[Dilnu]

So, I've noticed that none of the color word changing spells are implemented.

Does anyone have any ideas on how that might be handled? It feels like it'll be really complicated. Has there been previous discussion of how this might be done?

[LevelX2]

It has and it's complicated. All the colors in rules and classes have to be implemented as accessible and changeable objects that can be influenced by continuous effects. Would be a lot of work to change thousands of cards with this new technique and it would be more work to implement color effects for all cards to implement.

[jeffwadsworth]

I was amazed when someone actually went through this process in Forge. Never thought it would happen.

[xenohedron]

I'm going to close out set tracker issues for old sets that only have text changing cards remaining, as there are no plans to attempt implementing them. This issue can serve as the tracker.

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Affected sets:

• Alpha (Magical Hack, Sleight of Mind) - reprinted in Beta/Unlimited/Revised/Fourth/Fifth
• Ice Age (Balduvian Shaman, Sleight of Mind)
• Mirage (Mind Bend) - reprinted in Eighth/Ninth/Tenth
• Tempest (Whim of Volrath)
• Invasion (Crystal Spray)
• Torment (Alter Reality)
• Onslaught (Artificial Evolution)
• Fifth Dawn (Spectral Shift)
• Champions of Kamigawa (Swirl the Mists)
• Eventide (Glamerdye)
• Dragon's Maze (Trait Doctoring)

Silver bordered:

• Unhinged (Magical Hacker)
• Unfinity (Exchange of Words)

and also New Blood (see #4331)