Ouphe

Artificial Evolution Limit

Can Artificial Evolution target text that is technically a creature type but is used in a different context? I thought so, as long as it's not rules text or reminder text. I.E. can I use Artificial Evolution to change the text on Avatar of Me "Avatar of Me's color is the color of your ouphes?" And if so, would that now mean that if I had two Brown Ouphes in play, Avatar of Me would be Brown? And if I had a Faeburrow Elder in play and tap it, would I be "forced" to add one Brown Mana?

It can only change words being used in the context of being a creature type.

Artificial Evolution Avatar Avatar of Me Colors Creatures Elder Faeburrow Elder Mana Ouphe Rules Tap / Untap

Wilds of Eldraine Praise

Good day Maro! Please give high 5’s again to everyone for Wilds of Eldraine! It’s been a month and we are still running draft at my LGS because it’s just so fun. One of my favorite aspects of WOE is the addition of new creatures in the Wilds, satyrs and ouphes. I love how they feel natural to Eldraine, we just never seen them because we never went to the Wilds! Of course with Omen Paths new creatures could show up anywhere, Troyan on Eldraine, but it feels very forced and less organic. Now with your teaser of LCI I see the addition of gnomes to Ixalan and cheered! I really hope this trend continues in the future. It adds so much fun when returning to a plane and gives me hope that we might see types with less support finally getting the love they deserve! Thanks for all you do.

You’re welcome. I too am happy to see more Gnomes.

Creatures Draft Formats Game Stores Gnome Ixalan Mark Rosewater Omenpaths Ouphe Satyr Teasers The Lost Caverns of Ixalan The Wilds Wilds of Eldraine

Motown-Inspired Basic Lands

Is it true that we're going to get Motown-inspired basic lands? I'm looking forward to "The Mountain High Enough (To Keep Me From Getting To You)"

It’s not just basic lands. Streets of New Capenna has an entire Motown bonus sheet. Some other cards you’ll see - I Heard It Through the Grapevinelasher Kudzu, (My Walls and) Papa Were Rollin’ Stones, You Can’t Hurry Lovestruck Beast, My (Massacre) Girl, Dancing in the (Tin) Street (Market), and Tears of a Brown (Ouphe).

Beast Bonus Sheets Kudzu Lands Massacre Ouphe Streets of New Capenna Wall

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

Glimmer Bairn and Atogs

Why wasn't Glimmer Bairn an Atog? It's a 1/2 that eats for +2/+2, and clearly Atogs are more iconic and popular than Ouphes.

It’s a riff on Gilder Barn, an Ouphe.

Atog Atog Glimmer Bairn Ouphe

Discussion about Printed Cards

Some of the cards you say in your column today didn't make it to print did, in fact, make it to print! Butterfly became Whip-Spine Drake; Spellwild Dog became Spellwild Ouphe; Boss Scragnoth became Quagnoth. Also, Sneaky Goblin seems a lot like Street Wraith, and Veiled Clone like Shapeshifter's Marrow. Also the green common kicker/convoke creature did make it, as Kavu Primarch; Sprout Swarm was in addition. Also, one of the vanishing cycle you say got cut did stay, as Lost Auramancers.

FYI

Card Printing Clone Convoke Creatures Dog Drake Goblin Green Kavu Kavu Primarch Kicker Lost Auramancers Ouphe Primarch Quagnoth Scragnoth Shapeshifter's Marrow Spellwild Ouphe Sprout Swarm Street Wraith Vanishing Vanishing Whip-Spine Drake Wraith

Leprechaun Creature Type Correction

"Ouphe if a few, but if enough, we’d talk about Leprechaun." FYI, Aisling Leprechaun has gone back to being a Faerie, as it was printed. (Unlike Shelkin Brownie, which is printed as a Faerie, but in Gatherer as an Ouphe.)

Thanks. I forgot it got changed to Faerie.

Aisling Leprechaun Creatures Faerie Ouphe Shelkin Brownie

Leprechaun as a Creature Type

Would a leprechaun in mtg be creature type: ouphe, or would it be a new creature type?

It depends how many of them there were. Ouphe if a few, but if enough, we’d talk about Leprechaun.

Creatures Ouphe

Pronunciation of Ouphe

How do you pronounce ouphe? Is it oof or oofie?

I think it is pronounced “oof”.

Ouphe

Birthday Trivia on Small Races

Hello Mark! Today is my birthday and I was wondering if I can ask for some bday trivia? Specifically, can I get some trivia on kithkin, ouphes, or any other small race in mtg?

Kitchen Finks, one of the most famous Ouphes started as Heather’s Chipmunk. Sean Fletcher, one of Shadowmoor’s designers, was asked by his wife if he would make a chipmunk card for her, which he did. That chipmunk would eventually become an Ouphe.Happy Birthday!

Birthday Kitchen Finks Kithkin Ouphe

Oko's Potential Species

Can I get a maybe on Oko being an Ouphe?

Maybe. : )

Ouphe

Ouphe Appreciation

I might be literally the only person who wanted this, but THANK YOU FOR THE NEW OUPHE. I love ouphes. High fives should be distributed!

Ouphe high five!

Appreciation Appreciation High Fives Ouphe

Ouphes Vs Beebles

Hi, ouphes on beeble scale?

A 9. I think if we did an Ouphe again, it might get consolidated creature type-wise.

Beeble Beeble Scale Creatures Ouphe

Request for Ouphe Tribal

May I, but a lowly Magic player, humbly request more Ouphe tribal?

You may.

Kindred / Typal Ouphe

Requesting Ouphes

May I request another Ouphe?

You may.

Ouphe

Countering Abilities

Is countering abilities, like Brown Ouphe, Bind, and Voidslime, still in green's slice?

No.

Brown Ouphe Green Ouphe Voidslime

Creature Type Tournament

You should do a best one off creature type tournament. Like, ouphe vs lhurgoyf or something like that.

I’m going to do a lot of Head-to-Heads so I’ll keep it in mind.

Creatures Lhurgoyf Ouphe

Four-Color Legends Query

I've been looking at what creature types currently appear in only four colors, and here's what I've found so far: Un-white: Drone Efreet Lizard Snake Ooze, Un-blue: Boar Berserker Centaur Kavu Samurai Wolf, Un-black: Kithkin Rhino, Un-red: Archon Frog Fungus Hag Ouphe Plant, and Un-green: Dwarf Gargoyle Mercenary Vampire. Obviously Un-black is the tough one here, but any of those get the ol' creative juices flowing as far as four-color legends?

I’m answering mostly to show off your great list. I’m not sure creature type is the thing in the way of more four color creatures.

Archon Berserker Black Blue Boar Centaur Colors Creatures Drone Dwarf Efreets Four Color Frog Fungus Gargoyle Green Hag Kavu Kithkin Legendary Creatures Lizard Mercenary Ooze Ouphe Plant Red Rhino Samurais Snake Vampire White Wolf

Favorite Ouphe Selection

What's your favorite Ouphe today?

Bob, the Ouphe.

Mark's Favorites Ouphe