Kor

Possibility of Seeing Dauthi Home World

If or when: seeing the Dauthi home world?

If, but we saw the Kor homeworld, so there’s hope.

Dauthi If/When Kor

Chances for New Humanoids

Are there any chances of getting new humanoid creature types that aren't humanoid animals? eg. Elf, Kor, VedalkenThey are often some of my favorite creature types in the game because they feel more unique.

I assume we’ll make more.

Creatures Elf Kor Vedalken

Kor as Characteristic

Have Kor been considered for White's characteristic?

One of the key elements of a characteristic race is general awareness, which is hard to do with something made exclusively for the game.Also, the idea of a characteristic race is more about some general operational things. It’s not vital to the actual making of the game.

Kor

Kor Versus Human

What's the difference between kor and human?

Kor is a different race. They do mostly look Human save for the white skin.

Human Kor White

Zero-Cost Abilities Query

Are there really that many zero-cost targeting activated abilities? I know there are some Kor in Tempest block that had such abilities. I’m sure there must be a few others, but I can’t think of any.

Someone on Reddit made a list which was in the seventies.

Kor Tempest

Originality vs Genre in Sets

Hey mark! I am a die hard vorthos, and I’ve noticed a bit of a trend in recent world building ,, it seems that most sets are drawing from specific source material or genres. I am personally most drawn to the aspects of Magic that are truly unique, such as phyrexia, kor, vedalken, slivers, etc. as such, I would love to request more worlds / themes that are truly original rather than “magic’s take on x”. There’s room for both of course, just throwing in my two cents :)

I’m curious. What was the last world you feel was “truly original”?

Kor Sliver Vedalken Vorthos

Keyword Combos Request

I've been really enjoying the "keyword mix-and-match" that's been possible in Limited several times recently (examples being mutate in IKO, disturb auras in VOW, and backup in MOM). It's been fun trying to give deathtouch to a first strike creature, or flying to a big creature, and many more. I'm unsure if that's more Vision or Set Design, but could I request more and/or ask you to give a high-five to the appropriate designers? Thanks so much!

Mechanical choice and execution is both team’s responsibility. I’ll try to make more.

Auras Backup Creatures Deathtouch Disturb First Strike Flying Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Keywords Limited Mutate Set Design

Is Zendikar Sky World?

I know it’s supposed to be adventure world, but I always felt like Zendikar WAS sky world. The Kor have climbing gear, many parts of the earth float and are connected only by vines, etc.

I would argue Zendikar has too much land for Sky World.

Kor Lands Zendikar

Creature Type Traits

Pedantic terminology question: Could you say that individual planes have their own characteristic creature types? e.g. that fox, moonfolk, rat, goblin, and snake are the characteristic creature types on Kamigawa, or that Kor is the white characteristic creature type on Zendikar?

You could say that.

Creatures Fox Goblin Kor Moonfolk Planes Rat Snake White Zendikar

Mutate Limitations

Re: Elephant in BootsDoes that mean Mutate not working on specifically humans is bad, at least outside the context of IKO limited?

Humans are not suffering as a creature type.

Creatures Elephant Human Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Limited Mutate

Jund Trivia

Hey Maro, it's my birthday today. Could I please get some trivia about Korvold, Fae-Cursed King, or if not then Jund sac in general?

In Shards of Alara, Jund’s named mechanic was going to be something that triggered whenever a creature died. We end up making a three-card cycle out of it and replaced it with devour. Happy Birthday!

Birthday Creatures Devour Jund (B/R/G) Korvold, Fae-Cursed King Mark Rosewater Mechanics Shards of Alara

Otters in Future Sets

Around IKO time (I think) you said that otters were a 5 on the beeble scale, and yet we have gotten none since IKO other than the Lutri reprint in Multiverse Legends. Have they gone up at all?

I hold to my 5 rating. 5, by the way, means I think it’s more likely it will happen than not, but not necessarily that it will happen soon.

Beeble Scale Card Printing Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Legendary Creatures Otter Reprints

Kor Race Planar Presence

We *have* seen a race not on their native plane with Kor appearing on Rath. They also showed up on Strixhaven if my memory serves me correctly. Reminder to readers, Kor are native to Zendikar.

No creature type on Rath was from Rath.

Creatures Kor Zendikar

Teamwork Mechanics Podcast

Is there enough material for a podcast on post-banding teamwork mechanics? I remember hearing the kor ability described as an attempt at a fixed banding at the time of Tempest block so I assume there are other stories, too.

I’d have to look. Maybe.

Banding Drive to Work Kor Mechanics Tempest

Multiple Creature Types Tech

Hey Mark. I noticed Argivian Phalanx had Human and Kor creature types because it’s a group of them. I wanted to say I enjoyed that choice, and am interested to see if it’s done more in the future.

It’s interesting tech.

Argivian Phalanx Creatures Human Kor

Dominaria United Creatives

Can you give the World Building team a high five for nailing the creative in Dominaria United? I love how over only 4 Commons we get the sense that New Argive is a very blended and cosmopolitan society, with Humans, Orcs, Kor, and Dwarves all living and fighting together.

Will do!

Commons Dominaria United Dwarf High Fives Human Kor New Argive Orc

Teferi's Temporal Presence

Will Teferi physically be in the past or will he be some phased out Tempest Kor Shadow version where he can only watch?

We’ll shall see. It’s too early to learn that yet.

Kor Shadow Tempest

Requesting Kor Support

I see a lot of people saying “there is too much of tribe x” so I’m going to do the opposite. I think there isn’t enough Kor tribal. May I request some more Kor support, please?

You may.

Kindred / Typal Kor

Mutation on Humanoid Races

I know it’s because humans were the only humanoid race on Ikoria, but I have to say that it feels strange that I can mutate onto kor and merfolk but not humans. Was there ever any thought to restrict mutation further?

You always have to weigh the flavor gain against the mechanical implications. There’s no simple way to say “humanoid”, so we just said Human and made it true on Ikoria that all humanoids were Human.

Flavor Human Kor Merfolk Mutate

Unique Races on Planes

I always like a plane more when they have their own race of people, like Kor on Zendikar or Azra on Battle-Bond-World-Fight-Place. Why don't more planes have their own "people race"?

It’s about how much do we want to split up the creature types? If we introduce something new, we tend to like it to be super resonant or be something we can use on many worlds. Note we do a lot to make each world’s take on the creatures unique where we can.

Azra Creatures Kor Planes Zendikar