Camel

Western Genre Guns

Is there a specific reason why the designs of the guns in Thunder Junction are so different from the look of historical rifles and revolvers? I get that fully realistic guns with bullets would be out of place in mtg but guns are so integral to the western genera that it feels like watching a western movie where all the horses are inexplicably replaced with camels.

Sort of as if the mounts of the set were mostly not horses? : )We’re doing a Magic world inspired by the western-genre, not an exact copy of it.

Camel Horse Humor Mount Pop Culture

Camels on Beeble Scale

Where are Camels on the Beeble Scale?

A 7. They just require the right world.

Beeble Scale Camel

Antelope Creature Support

Hi Mark! While people are asking for creatures can I request more antelopes? For a camel/antelope aka cantaloupe tribal deck 🤣

Any other Antelope fans out there?

Antelope Camel Creatures Kindred / Typal

Creation of Unique Creatures

Why doesn't magic create more original and unique creatures like Brushwaggs, Spike and Lhurgoyfs more often? I want more of that and less "shark" "camel" "beast".

Resonance is very powerful and popular. We do create a bunch of unique to Magic creatures though.

Beast Brushwagg Camel Camel Competitive Play Creatures Lhurgoyf Shark Spike

Request for Legendary Camel Card

Yall have been great recently at legendary beasts like Bears, Crabs, Horses and Squirrels. So I'd like to make my formal request for a legendary CAMEL! I know we're returning up Amonkhet eventually and it's a perfect scene.

I’ll keep it in mind.

Amonkhet Bear Beast Camel Camel Crab Horse Squirrel

Pandemic Impact on Ceiling Llama

Is the ceiling llama holding on strong through the pandemic?

Randall the Llama (who it turns out is a camel) is doing well.

Camel

Hyphen Grammar Explanation

Re: hyphens on non[quality] clauses; non-[Types] have always been hyphenated that way for subtypes, which are capitalized, so we don't get weird camel case text like "nonHuman" or "nonEquipment". It goes all the way back to even before they were capitalized, like on Infernal Medusa, from Legends! (An early capitalized version appears on Catacomb Dragon, from Mirage.)

FYI

Camel Catacomb Dragon Dragon Infernal Medusa Legendary Creatures Mirage Subtype

Randall the Ceiling Camel

Is Randall still hanging out in the ceiling?

He is. In our move though we learned he’s not a llama, but a camel. We’ve come to accept him as he is. : )

Camel

Randall's New Home

Can we see a picture of Randall the R&D Camel's new home/hole?

Just remind me when I’m the office. His new home is very near my desk.

Camel Game Design

Reprinting Old Mechanics

Hi Mark, In your recent article you mention that camel wasn't reprinted because it used the defunct 'banding' mechanic. Is it possible for Camel and similar to be reprinted into supplemental sets like Masters or does that fact banding is 'abandoned' deter that?

It’s possible but highly unlikely. Masters Edition on Magic Online did use banding creatures.

Banding Camel Card Printing Creatures Magic Online Mechanics Reprints

No Camel in Amonkhet

Is "bands" why Camel didn't get a reprint in Amonkhet?

Yes.

Amonkhet Camel Card Printing Reprints

Horse Tribal Deck

Are there enough Horses to build a Horse tribal deck? Without looking it up it seems to me that Camels and Horses are tied in that regard so I don't get how this can be a point.

Pre-Hour of Devastation, there are 5 Camels and 23 Horses. That’s a pretty big difference.

Camel Horse Hour of Devastation Kindred / Typal

Crested Sunmare Species Choice

Could Crested Sunmare have been a camel instead of Horse? Or is Camel too relevant compared to Horse?

It could have been a Camel but there would be two problems:1) It would have greatly restricted how many other Camels we could have in the block.2) There aren’t enough Camels in Magic to build a tribal deck with the card.

Camel Crested Sunmare Horse Kindred / Typal

No Legendary Camel

So we didn't get a legendary camel, or a camel lord in the Egyptian set? Why not?

There aren’t enough Camels yet to care tribally. And the story didn’t call for a famous Camel. : )

Camel Story / Lore

Camel Reprint

To your knowledge, did anyone suggest, even jokingly, to reprint camel?

Multiple people.

Camel Card Printing Reprints

Legendary Camel Query

Legendary Camel, one hump or two?

X humps.

Camel

Exile Transportation Modes

So now for the new rules on exile, do we have to send the cards to Australia by ship, or is Airmail ok?

We prefer by camel, but the rules are flexible.

Australia Camel Rules The Exile Zone

Camels in Amonkhet?

Can I get a maybe on camels in Amonkhet? Non-planeswalker ones. :)

Maybe. : )

Amonkhet Camel Planeswalkers

Randall's Cameo

While a joke camel planeswalker is out of the question for a main series set, would it possible for Randall to make a cameo appearance in one or two arts in a set?

Randall is a llama. I wouldn’t hold out hope for a Randall card.

Camel Humor Planeswalkers

Camel Planeswalker Appeal

I'd like to voice my desire for 1) Un-3, and 2) a camel Planeswalker in said Un-3 :D

Why is the appeal of a camel planeswalker?

Camel Planeswalkers