Advent of the Wurm

Multicolor Mana Costs

The last cards be printed in a standard legal expansion with lopsided, multicolor mana costs were Advent of the Wurm, Gaze of Granite, and Render Silent, all in Dragon's Maze. Is this something that R&D has made a conscious choice to stop doing? If so, why?

It’s something we only tend to do in two-color multicolor blocks, the last of which was Return to Ravnica block.

Advent of the Wurm Card Printing Colors Dragon Dragon's Maze Game Design Gaze of Granite Mana Render Silent Return to Ravnica Standard Wurm

Favored Card Prints

Thank you for convincing R&D to print Call of the Conclave and Advent of the Wurm. I always liked these cards.

Me too.

Advent of the Wurm Appreciation Call of the Conclave Card Printing Game Design Wurm

Rise in Creature Power

I am just curious why there has been such a rise in creature power? I started playing again and creatures just seem so undercosted for what they do. I see creatures that do things that old spells used to do, but with a body attached. Compare Juzám Djinn vs Advent of the Wurm.

The reason is because when the game began, creatures sucked. For example, barring rules complication or Reserved List issues, there is not a single creature printed in Alpha we couldn’t print today. That cannot be said of the noncreatures.

Advent of the Wurm Alpha Card Printing Creatures Djinns Juzám Djinn Rules Spells The Reserved List Wurm

Wurm Iconicity

Last question on green's iconic creature(assuming you answer). Wouldn't the correct answer to Wurms not seeming iconic enough be "Make better Wurms"? Not just more useful Wurms, as recent inclusions such as Armada Wurm and Advent of the Wurm are incredibly good. I mean more flavorful Wurm creatures. Of all the iconic creature types there has never been a legendary wurm. I think the answer isn't to replace them but to just make them less common.

We tried for many years to make wurms green’s iconic creature but it just lacks that cultural zeitgeist that makes people connect to it at the level we would like for an iconic.

Advent of the Wurm Armada Wurm Creatures Flavor Green Wurm

Emmara Appreciation

DON'T LISTEN TO THEM MARO! I think Emmara is amazing and is going to rock standard once people give her a chance. Come on people, advent of the wurm, armada wurm, cackling counterpart. Open your minds!

You are not alone. Emmara has some fans. I think the big disappointment, by the way, is the favor disconnect not the power level.

Advent of the Wurm Appreciation Armada Wurm Cackling Counterpart Mark Rosewater Power Level Standard Wurm

Token Instant Speed

What's white about Advent of the Wurm?

White is much more likely to make tokens at instant speed these days.

Advent of the Wurm Instants Tokens White Wurm

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