Goblin Balloon Brigade

Skepticism about Characteristic Race Cycle

So we have Goblin Balloon Brigade and Manta Riders; when are we going to see the rest of the "1/1 that can fly for C" characteristic race mega cycle?

Two dots do not necessarily form a cycle. : )

Balloon Cycles Goblin Goblin Balloon Brigade Humor Manta Riders

Goblin Balloon Logic

Have you considered errataing cards like Goblin Balloon Brigade to be a creature type balloon? if so is there a reason it hasn't been?

The creature isn’t a Balloon. A Balloon Brigade rides in a balloon.

Balloon Creatures Goblin Goblin Balloon Brigade

Balloon Token Errata

With Balloon Stand being a legal card that creates Balloon tokens, will we get an errata on other cards to make them balloons (Goblin Balloon Brigade, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Talas Air Ship, Rishadan Airship, Stronghold Zeppelin, etc)? Would Lita's tokens also become Balloons?

The balloons on those cards aren’t the focus of the card.

Balloon Balloon Stand Errata Goblin Goblin Balloon Brigade Kinsbaile Balloonist Rishadan Airship Stronghold Stronghold Zeppelin Talas Air Ship Tokens

R&D Secret Lair

R&D's Secret Lair uses the Oracle wording (minus any errata)? I thought "play cards as written" meant to use the card text (so, for instance, using it with the Alpha printing of Goblin Balloon Brigade would cause the latter's ability to give all Goblins flying).

R&D Secret Lair uses the text as written on the card. Note that it doesn’t change the overall game rules, so there is some work to figure out how old words work under current rules.

Alpha Balloon Card Printing Errata Flying Game Design Goblin Goblin Balloon Brigade R&D's Secret Lair Rules Secret Lairs

Red's Flight Granting

Q: "Can red give creatures temporary flying?" A: "No." What about Goblin Balloon Brigade?

The color execution has changed a bit since Alpha. : )

Alpha Balloon Colors Creatures Flying Goblin Goblin Balloon Brigade Red

Red Flyers Rule

You said that red isn't supposed to have non-dragon flyers. Discounting the "bad" red flyers at common which I know are supposed to be a thing (Impetuous Sunchaser, Goblin Balloon Brigade, etc), does that mean you don't approve of Geyser Glider from Zendikar? It may not be Shivan Dragon, but it seems far from a "bad card."

Red gets dragons and phoenix as well as the occasional bad smaller flier.

Balloon Dragon Geyser Glider Goblin Goblin Balloon Brigade Impetuous Sunchaser Phoenix Red Shivan Dragon Zendikar

Magic Hot Air Balloon

Do you think Magic will ever do a hot air balloon?

As a card or as a means of advertising Magic in the real world? If its the former, we did have Goblin Balloon Brigade.

Balloon Goblin Goblin Balloon Brigade

Color Flying Limits

There's Suntail Hawk and Lantern Kami. Then Flying Men. Then Scryb Sprites. Think we will ever get a french vanilla 1/1 flyer for B and R? (We came close with Nightshade Stinger and Goblin Balloon Brigade; I think we might get there eventually!)

Black has a chance (and even then not a great chance) but red is supposed to be horrible at flying with the only exception being dragons which are always far bigger than a 1/1.

Balloon Black Dragon Flying Flying Men France French Vanilla Goblin Goblin Balloon Brigade Lantern Kami Nightshade Stinger Red Scryb Sprites Suntail Hawk Vanilla

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