Fortifications Are Unlikely to Become a Set Mechanic

Mark Rosewater answered a question about why fortifications are rare on November 11. Future Sight tried them as a possible future design, but R&D found few effects worth attaching to lands and fewer still worth moving around.

Darksteel Garrison first appeared in Future Sight on May 4, 2007 (Scryfall's card record). C.A.M.P. debuted in the Fallout Commander decks on March 8, 2024, 16 years, 10 months and 4 days later, according to Wizards' decklists. Rosewater said the Fallout team found a cool top-down design for C.A.M.P. He expects few more fortifications; any future one is more likely to be a cameo than a set mechanic.