Masticore

Differentiating Masticore and Manticore Types

What makes masticore and manticore different creature types?

The same thing that makes Elves and Goblins different creature types. They’re different creatures.

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Manticores vs. Masticores

Are we more likely to get more Manticores or Masticores?

Probably masticores as the previous ones are more popular.

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Designing Masticore Nowadays

If Masticore didn't exist and you were making that design for a set you're working on now, what would be different about it?

The power level would probably be a tad lower. : )

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Origins of Masticore's Design

"Mishra’s War Machine was my inspiration for designing a popular Magic card. What is it?" - Pretty sure this would have to be Masticore

Manticore is correct. We were in a meeting where I said I thought Mishra’s War Machine had an interesting drawback, and someone else said it was too big of a drawback and it would always make the card suck. I took it as a challenge that I could make a good card with that drawback, and that’s how Masticore came up be.

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Unique Creatures Production Frequency

"1) There are also a bunch lower down on the scale. We have a lot of unique things to Magic.2) A bunch you have listed aren’t unique to Magic (like noggle or ouphe)." Which unique creatures are lower on the scale besides Slivers? And even those are only in supplemental sets at this point. I didn't know those weren't unique to magic, but the point is still the same; you guys seem to produce the more interesting looking and less generic creatures less often.

The original Magic creature types: Aetherborn, Assembly-Worker, Atog, Azra, Beeble, Blinkmoth, Bringer, Brushwagg, Camarid, Cephalid, Eldrazi, Fractal, Graveborn, Homarid, Inkling, Kavu, Kithkin, Kor, Lhurgoyf, Licid, Masticore, Metathran, Myr, Nightstalker, Orgg, Pentavite, Pest, Phelddagrif, Phyrexian, Praetor, Rigger, Saproling, Slith, Sliver, Soltari, Spellshaper, Spike, Surrakar, Tetravite, Thalakos, Triskelavite, Vedalken, Viashino, Volver, and Zubera.A bunch of those have appeared on new cards in the last five years.

Aetherborn Assembly-Worker Assembly-Worker Atog Atog Azra Beeble Blinkmoth Bringer Brushwagg Brushwagg Camarid Cephalid Colorless Competitive Play Creatures Eldrazi Fractal Graveborn Homarids Inkling Kavu Kithkin Kor Lhurgoyf Lhurgoyf Licid Masticore Masticore Metathran Myr Nightstalker Noggle Orgg Orgg Ouphe Pentavite Pest Phelddagrif Phelddagrif Phyrexian Praetor Rigger Saprolings Slith Sliver Soltari Spellshaper Spike Surrakar Tetravite Thalakos Triskelavite Vedalken Viashino Volver Zubera

Reserved List Test

How was Masticore printed in From the Vault?

We were testing the waters using a loophole in the Reserved List for premium cards. It went badly forcing us to remove the loophole.

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Reserved List Query

Got a simple Reserved List question that popped in my head: could cards that where added there due power level and aren't from the original "it's a collection" list, like Masticore be reprinted in supplemental products, now that we have some that aren't related to Standard nor even Modern?

If it’s on the list, we can’t reprint it.

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Gold-Bordered Decks Sales

Hi mark - was just wondering if there has been anything written about why the gold-bordered world championship decks are no longer made. I recently had a blast playing with the '99 series with my friends - it felt like a high powered duel deck series, and featured a lot of cards we don't normally see (for instance, I'd read Masticore was good, but didn't realize /how/ good in that environment!). Thanks :)

We stopped doing the for the number one reason we stop any product - bad sales. Not enough people bought them.

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Request Legendary Masticore

Can I request a legendary masticore ?

You may.

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Signed Cards Gratitude

And a follow-up to my story about Disenchant and Masticore: After you wrote 80,000 words--which included a plaintive picture inviting snail mail--I wrote you a letter and included some cards to sign. (This was, I believe, before sending you cards as much a "thing" as it is today.) I sent you some of my favorites--including a playset of Masticore and a playset of Verdant Force--and you did sign them all. I was delighted and still have every one. Thanks!

: )

Disenchant Masticore Snail Story / Lore Verdant Force

Future Masticore Sets

Can I get a "Maybe : ) " for more masticores coming in the future? : )

Maybe. : )

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Iconic Artifact Masticore

Shouldn't the artifact iconic be Masticore? They seem pretty iconic.

But we don’t make very many of them.

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Future of Masticores

Have we seen the last of my favorite Magic creatures - Masticores ?

I doubt it.

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Reserve List Complaints

Did you get any complaints about judge foils and FTV reprints violating the reserve list? Masticore and Memory Jar are in FTV, Wheel of Fortune and Thawing Glaciers were judge foils. There are also cases where a card was reprinted color shifted (Null Profusion/Recycle) or a strictly better version was reprinted (Altar of Bone/Eldamari's Call). The reserve list is hundreds of cards long, but the only ones that get any attention are the ABUR duals lands and the power 9.

We did get complaints which is why we aren’t using that Reserved List loophole any more.

Altar of Bone Card Printing Colors Foils Lands Masticore Memory Jar Null Profusion Power 9 Power Level Reprints Thawing Glaciers The Reserved List Wheel of Fortune

Reserved List Loophole

4 cards from FTV: Relics were on the Reserved List, including Karn, Masticore, Memory Jar and Mox Diamond. Doesn't this violate the terms of the reserved list? And how come this only happened in FTV: Relics?

We were experimenting with pushing a loophole. It went badly and we promised to never do it again.

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