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Creature Type Consolidation

With Naga and now Viashino on the chopping block what creature type is next? Why would homarids, for instance, survive? Or Noggles?

There is a move towards creatures types being more known words if such a thing applies.

Creatures Homarids Naga Noggle Viashino

Bloomburrow vs Lorwyn

Not fully educated about bloomburrow but under the impression it's just/similar to lorwyn/shadowmoor, so I must ask, are noggles coming back?

They’re pretty different. Bloomburrow is full of anthropomorphic animals. Lorwyn/Shadowmoor is not that.

Bloomburrow Lorwyn Noggle Shadowmoor

Lorwyn Noggles Trivia

How about some birthday trivia about the noggles of Lorwyn/Shadowmoor?

When making Eventide, the creative team needed creatures that made sense being enemy colors, so they turned to Celtic mythology. R&D liked to joke about Noggles because one of the designers was Ken Nagle. Happy Birthday!

Birthday Colors Creatures Eventide Humor Ken Nagle Lorwyn Noggle Shadowmoor

Creature Type Decision

How is it decided whether animal-folk will be given their own creature type or tied to the creature type of their animal? Ex. Leonin have the creature type “cat” but Noggles don’t have the type “donkey”

It’s a combination of is there a flavorful word for it that would excite players and does it feel enough like the animal?

Cat Creatures Flavor Noggle

Prominence of Humans in Designs

A few times when people ask for more beast people I believe you've mentioned that Humans need to feature prominently since people relate to Humans. Has anything changed with Capenna? Even though Human is technically the most represented singular creature type, the animal people (Cats, Rhinos, Birds, Cephalids, Viashino, Raccoon) outnumber them by a landslide. (Also will we ever see Noggle again?)

Humans want to be on most worlds, but don’t need to be the majority.

Beast Bird Cat Cephalid Creatures Human Landslide Noggle Outnumber Raccoon Rhino Viashino

Return to Lorwyn/Shadowmoor

Out of curiosity, what would be a high level approach for a return to Lorwyn/Shadowmoor? Integrating Shadowmoor doesn't seem to be too much of an issue with just using a bit more hybrid and adding Scarecrows as a tribe. However, Eventide seems a bit harder. It has notable amounts of Dwarves, Noggles, Hags and Spirits as half the creatures aren't the eight Lorwyn tribes. Would they just go the way of the Surrakar even they take up a notable amount of one set?

I have a real cool idea how to return to Lorwyn/Shadowmoor, but I don’t want to share it here because I hope to actually do it one day and want you guys to be surprised if I manage to pull it off.

Creatures Dwarf Eventide Hag Hybrid Lorwyn Noggle Scarecrow Shadowmoor Spirit Surrakar

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

High Beeble Scale Creature Types

Why are so many creature types that are unique to magic high on the beeble scale? Spike (7), Slith (7), Beeble (10), Atog (7), Bringer (9), Brushwagg (8), Homarid (8), Lhurgoyf (7), Licid (9 1/2), Monger (9), Nephilim (8), Noggle (8), Ouphe (9), Phelddagrif (9 1/2). These original creatures were a huge reason I fell in love with earlier magic and I feel like you guys have basically abandoned most of them in favor of more generic creatures.

Two things: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).

Atog Atog Beeble Beeble Scale Bringer Brushwagg Brushwagg Colorless Competitive Play Creatures Homarids Lhurgoyf Lhurgoyf Licid Monger Nephilim Noggle Ouphe Phelddagrif Phelddagrif Slith Spike

Noggle Ransacker Query

Hi, do you think noggle ransacker Is a bend for Red?

A tiny bend, but not much.

Bend / Break Noggle Noggle Ransacker Red

Difference between Noggle and Donkeyfolk

Whats the difference between Noggle and Donkeyfolk?

Gumption.

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Legendary Noggle Idea

Can I request a legendary Noggle?

You may. May I suggest Ken Noggle. : )

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Noggles Return Scale

Where are noggles on the beeble scale? I'm awaiting their triumphant return.

Probably an 8.

Beeble Beeble Scale Noggle

Noggles Possibility

Can I get a maybe on Noggles?

Maybe. : )

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Creature Types Return

Are there any creature types you love but have no chance of returning? Mine's probably Noggles.

Beebles and Squirrels seem relegated to silver border sets.

Beeble Creatures Gates Noggle Squirrel Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Noggles Versus Bogles

Noggles or Bogles?

Noggles.

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Noggles Reappearance Chance

Is there a chance of Noggles coming back?

There’s always a chance. : )

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Noggles Future Uncertain

Have we seen the last of Noggles?

Not sure. I know we haven’t seen the last of Nagle.

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Future of Noggles

Have we seen the last of noggles?

Ken hopes not.

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Rarity of Donkey-folk

You said donkey-folk aren't likely to return. Noggles confirmed gone for good? =[

I was talking about the assfolk from Unhinged not boggles.

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Noggles Reappearance Odds

What is the likelihood that Noggles are going to reappear?

I work with a Ken Noggle every day. : )

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