Child of Alara

Acorn Ruling

Hey Mark I had an Acorn ruling question for you. For Vorthos, Steward of Myth, what qualifies as a "named character"? Do things like Sliver Hivelord, Child of Alara, and Fusion Elemental count since they are only known as that moniker, even if those aren't "names" in the traditional sense?

If that’s how they’re referred to, that’s fine.

Child of Alara Elemental Fusion Elemental Sliver Sliver Hivelord Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets Vorthos Vorthos, Steward of Myth

Death Triggers in Commander

About Commander and death triggers, Mark, Gerrard and Child of Alara are two examples of really strong legends with death triggers that do see play in Commander. We're really used to play around the limitations of our commanders, so don't be afraid and trust our creativity : ) the colors that want those legends with death triggers will be capable of dealing with their commanders on the graveyard.

I’m telling you the rules are impacting what we’ll design. Gerard uses a wordy death trigger wording that we’re willing to use in a Commander specific product. Child of Alara probably would not have been made under the current rule set. As Head Designer, that restriction makes me sad as it keeps us from making some cool designs.

Child of Alara Colors Commander Gerrard Head Designer Legendary Creatures Rules The Graveyard Triggered Abilities

Character Set Names

RE: Avacyn being the only character who is not a planeswalker and have her name on a set. Does Child of Alara count?

No, that’s not a proper name.

Child of Alara Planeswalkers

Alara and Grixis

Mark, today is my birthday, so could I get some trivia on Child of Alara or the shard of Grixis?

Shards of Alara had five mini design teams dedicated to each shard. I led the Esper team and was on the Bant and Naya teams. Which mechanic did I create? Unearth, the Grixis one. Happy Birthday!

Bant Bant (W/U/G) Birthday Child of Alara Esper Esper (W/U/B) Grixis Grixis (U/B/R) Mechanics Naya Naya (R/G/W) Shards of Alara Three Color Unearth

Plainswalker Trivia

The day has come bday trivia. Trivia on 5 color plainswalker or my commander child of alara.

Here’s some five color plainswalking trivia. There are actually cards in every color (and artifact and multicolor) that can have or grant plainswalk:White Aysen Highway (Homelands)Concerted Effort (Ravnica) - must have other plainswalkerGraceful Antelope (Odyssey)Great Wall (Legends)Righteous Avengers (Legends)Blue (okay, other than Greater Morphing, Illusionary Presence or Traveler’s Cloak, you have to already have a land walker to pull this off)Crystal Spray (Invasion)Greater Morphling (Unhinged)Illusionary Presence (Ice Age)Magical Hack (Alpha)Mind Bend (Mirage)Spectral Shift (Fifth Dawn)Trait Doctoring (Dragon’s Maze)Traveler’s Cloak (Invasion)While of Vorrath (Tempest)BlackCairn Wanderer (Lorwyn) - ,must have plainswalker in graveGiant Slug (Legends)RedBarbarian Guides (Ice Age) - can grant snow-covered plainswalkBeggars Arsonists (Shadowmoor)GreenMagnigoth Treefolk (Planeshift) - must have PlainsOld Fogey (Unhinged)Zodiac Rooster (Portal: Three Kingdoms)ArtifactDeath-Mask Duplicate (Darksteel) - must exile plainswalkerExcavator (Tempest) - must sacrifice PlainsMulticolorLord Magnus (Legends) - Green/WhiteThis is the most I’ve ever written about plainswalk on Blogatog. : )Happy Birthday!

Alpha Antelope Artifacts Aysen Highway Barbarian Barbarian Guides Bend / Break Birthday Black Blue Cairn Wanderer Child of Alara Cloak Colors Commander Concerted Effort Crystal Spray Darksteel Dragon Excavator Fifth Dawn Giant Giant Slug Graceful Antelope Great Wall Greater Morphling Green Homelands Ice Age Illusionary Presence Lands Legendary Creatures Lord Magnus Lorwyn Magical Hack Magnigoth Treefolk Mind Bend Mirage Odyssey Old Fogey Planeshift Portal Red Righteous Avengers Sacrifice Selesnya (G/W) Shadowmoor Slug Spectral Shift Tempest The Exile Zone Trait Doctoring Treefolk Unhinged Wall White Zodiac Rooster

Legendary Creatures' Consciousness

Was isamaru sentient? What about lot celestial Kirin, pheldagrif, polukranos, child of alara, gahaji, the sliver legends, thromok, etc?

Sentience means having sensation or consciousness. Sapience means having wisdom or judgment.All living creatures have sentience. Only intelligent creatures have sapience. Thus, all legendary creatures have sentience but not all have sapience.

Celestial Kirin Child of Alara Creatures Kirin Legendary Creatures Sliver

Commander Rules Modification

Couldn't you modify the rules of Commander to just add a "White List" of acceptable nonlegendary commanders with the Nephilim on it? I think most casual groups would allow it anyway, and people who hate fun already have Child of Alara.

Wizards is not in charge of the Commander format. The committee that does it is external.

Casual Play Child of Alara Commander Nephilim Rules White

Child Characters in Magic

there are 2 child-related cards in mtg history(that I can think of): little girl and child of alara. are the people in R&D afraid of having children?

The game is about combat. Not a lot of people, especially parents, want to send little kids to fight for them. (Note that one of those cards, Little Girl, was a parody from Unhinged.)

Child of Alara Fight / Bite Game Design Little Girl Unhinged