Desolation Twin

Flavor of CMC

Creatively, what does CMC represent? What's the flavorful reason that you can't Fatal Push a Desolation Twin but can Push the token that it creates?

Converted mana cost talks flavorfully about how much magic is need to cast/summon the item in question.

Cast Desolation Twin Fatal Push Flavor Mana Value Tokens

Eldrazi Scions Query

"Couldn't you have had the cards that cared about Eldrazi Scions refer to Eldrazi tokens instead?" It's because there were cards like Desolation Twin, which also produced Eldrazi tokens.

Good point.

Desolation Twin Eldrazi Scion Tokens

Desolation Twin Analysis

Do you think Desolation Twin is a triple crown card?

The term is a “hat trick” (meaning appealing to Timmy, Jenny and Spike). I’m not sure it’s a Spike card.

Desolation Twin Hat Trick Johnny / Jenny Spike Timmy / Tammy

Desolation Twin Category

Desolation Twin:: Vanilla or Virtual Vanilla?

Virtual Vanilla as it has a cast trigger.

Cast Desolation Twin Vanilla

Desolation Twin Reaction

Desolation Twin a makes me want to giggle uncontrollably

Me too. I was excited when I made it.

Desolation Twin

Desolation Twin's Original Name

Was Desolation Twin ever called Broodmate Brood in design?

I think the original design name was Double Trouble. By the way, the people that joked I was previewing an Eldrazi doubling spell were correct. : )

Desolation Twin Eldrazi

Noncreature Spells with Devoid

In you're article you mention that desolation twin started as a green color ID sorcery with devoid. Did any other noncreature spells with devoid make it through, or was that something you decided you didn't want to do?

There are noncreature spells with devoid.

Colors Desolation Twin Devoid Green Non-creatures Sorceries Spells

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