Colossus of Sardia

First Limited at World Championships

What year and which expansion was the first limited at the World Championships?

The second ever World Championships in 1995, held in Seattle, had a limited component. It was sealed and the players were given a whole bunch of packs. I don’t know the exact mix, but I believe it included a bunch of Fourth Edition in it as Ivan Curina, from Italy, (who made the Top 8) got Channel, Instill Energy, and Colossus of Sardia which allowed him to attack with a 9/9 on turn three.

Limited Sealed Format Seattle Colossus of Sardia Instill Energy

Trivia About One Mana Cards

Hey Mark! My birthday was yesterday, and I was wondering if you had any trivia about one mana value cards over the years?? (I have a One Drop Cube!)

Phyrexian Dreadnought (Mirage)This card came about because I wanted to add a 12/12 to Magic. You see, Alpha had an 8/8 in Force of Nature. Antiquities had a 9/9 in Colossus of Sardia. The Dark then got a 10/10 in Leviathan. Followed up by the 11/11 Polar Kraken in Ice Age. This seemed like a fun game that I wanted to continue playing. Bill Rose, now Vice President of R&D, was the lead designer of Mirage. He said he would add it if I could design a cool enough card. The next day I returned and said, “Is a 12/12 trampler for 1 cool enough?”Happy Birthday!

Bill Rose Birthday Colossus of Sardia Draft Formats Dreadnought Force of Nature Head Designer Kraken Leviathan Leviathan Mana Mana Value Mirage Phyrexian Phyrexian Dreadnought Polar Kraken

Rolling the Dice for Trivia

Just for fun, could you roll a d20 and give us trivia based on the resulting number?

Okay, I rolled a 12.The first 12/12 was Phyrexian Dreadnaught. Alpha had Force of Nature which was an 8/8. Antiquities had Colossus of Sardia which was a 9/9. The Dark had Leviathan which was a 10/10. Ice Age had Polar Kraken which was an 11/11. In Mirage development, I wanted to make a 12/12, but Bill Rose, the lead developer of the set, said he would only add one if it was a cool design. I created Phyrexian Dreadnaught and showed it to him. He put it right in the set.

Bill Rose Birthday Colossus of Sardia Die Rolling Force of Nature Kraken Leviathan Leviathan Mirage Phyrexian Polar Kraken

Creatures Size Evolution

Green currently "has the biggest creatures," but when Magic first started, blue had the biggest (besides artifacts creatures like Phyrexian Dreadnought and Colossus of Sardia, the game's biggest creatures were Leviathan and Polar Kraken). I understand the flavor reasons for green now getting the biggest creatures, but what are the flavor reasons for blue continuing to have such big creatures?

We decided not to let blue have everything. : ) Let the snarky comments commence.

Artifacts Blue Colossus of Sardia Creatures Dreadnought Flavor Green Kraken Leviathan Phyrexian Phyrexian Dreadnought Polar Kraken

Misjudged Cards

When you first started playing magic, was there a card you thought was great and later learned that it sucked? I know that I loved Island Fish Jasconius because it was the second biggest creature my dad owned (second to Colossus of Sardia. My first ever deck was blue and terrible).

When I first started playing I thought The Hive was the bee’s knees (okay, maybe the wasp’s knees). I was so excited to open one because I knew no one would ever trade it to me.

Blue Colossus of Sardia Creatures Fish Island Fish Jasconius The Hive Wasp

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