Phelddagrif

Return of Phelddagrif Creature

If or when: the mighty return of the phelddagriff as a creature type?

If. I personally love them.

Creatures If/When Phelddagrifs

Request for More Hybrid Dragons

I'd like to request some more dragons that are crossed with other fantasy creatures. My top 3: Dragon Unicorn, Dragon Lammasu, Dragon Phelddagrif. Thanks!

We’ve been making more Dragons that are also other creature types over the last few years, so I think more will happen.

Creatures Dragon Hybrid Lammasu Phelddagrif Unicorn

Phelddagrif Origin Story

Hi Mark! I hope this allowed, my friend who isn't on Tumblr has asked me to invoke the sacred rite of birthday trivia on his behalf. Could you share any insights concerning Phelddagrif? Thanks in advance!

Phelddagrif was an inside joke in R&D. It’s an anagram of “Garfield Ph.D.” referencing a rule in the early days that whenever PR talked about Richard, they always called him Dr. Richard Garfield or Richard Garfield, Ph.D. R&D also used to joke about how long before they’d have to make a purple hippo. All this resulted in the card Phelddagrif.Happy Birthday to your friend!

Birthday Blogatog / Tumblr Hippo Humor Phelddagrif Phelddagrif Richard Garfield Richard Garfield, Ph.D. Rules Story / Lore

Legendary Status

Why is Questing Phelddagrif not legendary?

There are many of them, I guess.

Phelddagrif Questing Phelddagrif

Future Phelddagrifs

If the no vanity card rule only applies to Wizard's employees does that mean we can get more Phelddagrifs? Its not like Richard Garfield doesn't already have a card with his name and face on it.

Vanity cards already printed are grandfathered in, so it wasn’t stopping more Phelddagrifs.

Card Printing Employee Phelddagrif Richard Garfield Rules Vanity Cards Vanity Cards

Phelddagrif Art Story

What's the story behind your Secret Lair Questing Phelddagriff art?

They asked me to do it. I said yes. As is my artistic process, I drew a whole bunch until I found one I liked and turned in that one.

Art Phelddagrif Secret Lairs Story / Lore

Hope for Phelddagrif

"Old vanity cards are grandfathered in. New cards can refer to them."Does this mean there's still hope that we may someday see a third phelddagrif?

There is hope.

Phelddagrif Vanity Cards Vanity Cards

Phelddagrif Illustration Compensation

"I’ll draw Magic cards when asked and my fee is the cheapest in the business."

You've said publicly that you rather than cashing the $1 check that you got paid for illustrating Look At Me I'm The DCI, you framed it with the artwork. Did get a similar financial compensation for your Secret Lair Questing Phelddagrif? Regardless of how much you were paid, did you accept that payment?

I didn’t get paid for my Phelddagrif drawing.

Art Phelddagrif Phelddagrif Questing Phelddagrif Secret Lairs

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

New Phelddagrif Creature

Could I get a "Maybe : )" on a new Phelddagrif creature in Unfinity? You've said in the past that we'd probably only see them in silver border cause creative thinks they're too silly for black border.

Maybe. : )

Black Border Creatures Humor Phelddagrif Phelddagrif Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Token Generator Creation Concerns

Hey Mark I know this is a common complaint In multiple play groups that play eternal formats that a couple of older token generators don't have have physical tokens outside of proxy or home made examples being Phelddagrifs 1/1 hippos, dune-broods 1/1 sand creature tokens, and boris devilbloons 1/1 minor demons. Have there been any thought about doing a spellbook type release to fill up these missing tokens?

I can pass along the request.

Creatures Demon Eternal Hippo Phelddagrif Proxies Sand Spellbook Tokens

Uncertainty of Phelddagrif's Cycle

If or when? A cycle of phelddagrifs?

If. I’m not even sure we’ll get another Phelddagrif let alone a cycle.

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Release of Unreleased Tokens

May you please release an official set of all of unreleased tokens? For example, Penumbra Bobcat, Apocalypse Angel, Questing Phelddagrif, etc. These would be so sweet! I realize this would not be a huge money maker but there are many cube builders / old school players out there who'd really appreciate this :)

Anyone else interested in this product?

Angel Apocalypse Apocalypse Draft Formats Penumbra Bobcat Phelddagrif Phelddagrif Questing Phelddagrif Tokens

High Beeble Scale Creatures

Why are phelddagrif so high on the beeble scale? I miss having unique and creative creatures like this more often.

Like Beebles, a flying purple hippo is considered a bit too silly for black border. As I often state, I think the game can handle more humor.

Beeble Beeble Scale Black Border Creatures Flying Hippo Humor Phelddagrif Phelddagrif

Trivia for Birthday

It's my birthday. Can I get some trivia about Rubinia Soulsinger, Phelddagrif or 'group hug' cards?

Rubinia Soulsinger’s art is of a former Wizards employee named Carol who used to run the sales teams. Happy Birthday!

Art Birthday Employee Phelddagrif Rubinia Soulsinger Wizards Employees

Phelddagrif's Return

Hi Mark! How high are the chances of seeing a new rendition of Phelddagrif?

Not high.

Phelddagrif

Phelddagrif in Unstable

Hi Mark! I forgot to ask you a question for my birthday yesterday, so here it is: was Phelddagrif ever considered for Unstable?

It was not.
Happy Birthday!

Birthday Phelddagrif Unstable

Phelddagrif Rarity

Where are phelddagrifs on the beeble scale? (The beeble scale is based on your opinion, right?)

The Scales are based on my best guess at things based on my knowledge of many factors. Phelddagrifs are a 9 ½.

Beeble Beeble Scale Phelddagrif

Creative Restrictions

if nevinyrall is allows to circumvent the vanity rulings because it is "grandfathered in", why not phelddagrifs? the name doesn't stand out as an obvious anagram like nevinyrall, they have a neat mechanical identity, and they would be a nice addition to a less grimdark setting. side note: the term "grandfathered in" has a dubious history and it's worth looking it up if you're not aware. also please make 1/1 hippo tokens i need them.

We haven’t stopped making Phelddagrifs because of the name. The creative team has just dubbed flying purple hippos to be a bit silly for black border.

Black Black Border Flying Hippo Phelddagrif Tokens