Polar Kraken

Trivia About One Mana Cards

Hey Mark! My birthday was yesterday, and I was wondering if you had any trivia about one mana value cards over the years?? (I have a One Drop Cube!)

Phyrexian Dreadnought (Mirage)This card came about because I wanted to add a 12/12 to Magic. You see, Alpha had an 8/8 in Force of Nature. Antiquities had a 9/9 in Colossus of Sardia. The Dark then got a 10/10 in Leviathan. Followed up by the 11/11 Polar Kraken in Ice Age. This seemed like a fun game that I wanted to continue playing. Bill Rose, now Vice President of R&D, was the lead designer of Mirage. He said he would add it if I could design a cool enough card. The next day I returned and said, “Is a 12/12 trampler for 1 cool enough?”Happy Birthday!

Bill Rose Birthday Colossus of Sardia Draft Formats Dreadnought Force of Nature Head Designer Kraken Leviathan Leviathan Mana Mana Value Mirage Phyrexian Phyrexian Dreadnought Polar Kraken

Rolling the Dice for Trivia

Just for fun, could you roll a d20 and give us trivia based on the resulting number?

Okay, I rolled a 12.The first 12/12 was Phyrexian Dreadnaught. Alpha had Force of Nature which was an 8/8. Antiquities had Colossus of Sardia which was a 9/9. The Dark had Leviathan which was a 10/10. Ice Age had Polar Kraken which was an 11/11. In Mirage development, I wanted to make a 12/12, but Bill Rose, the lead developer of the set, said he would only add one if it was a cool design. I created Phyrexian Dreadnaught and showed it to him. He put it right in the set.

Bill Rose Birthday Colossus of Sardia Die Rolling Force of Nature Kraken Leviathan Leviathan Mirage Phyrexian Polar Kraken

Krakens in Kaldheim

Does Kaldheim have any Krakens? This seems like the plane to have them. I have always wanted a Snow Creature - Kraken. As a nod to the Polar Kraken from Ice Age, which is not a snow creature, but should be IMO.

Previews are almost over. We bettter get Kraken. : )

Creatures Humor Kaldheim Kraken Polar Kraken Spoilers

B.F.M.'s Height

How tall is B.F.M.?

Polar Kraken has a human in its art for reference. Polar Kraken is also in the art for B.F.M. : )

Art Human Kraken Polar Kraken

Leviathan's Accessories Joke

Since Polar Kraken and Leviathan are already B.F.M.'s earrings, do you think it wears Emrakul as a hat?

Maybe as a broach.

Kraken Leviathan Polar Kraken

Creatures Size Evolution

Green currently "has the biggest creatures," but when Magic first started, blue had the biggest (besides artifacts creatures like Phyrexian Dreadnought and Colossus of Sardia, the game's biggest creatures were Leviathan and Polar Kraken). I understand the flavor reasons for green now getting the biggest creatures, but what are the flavor reasons for blue continuing to have such big creatures?

We decided not to let blue have everything. : ) Let the snarky comments commence.

Artifacts Blue Colossus of Sardia Creatures Dreadnought Flavor Green Kraken Leviathan Phyrexian Phyrexian Dreadnought Polar Kraken

Krakens vs. Iconics

"We tried krakens many years ago and they never got much fanfare." Maro!! What?!?! Krakens are awesome! The first card I ever traded for was Polar Kraken. I loved that card even though I only ever won one game with it (it's a little hard to cast). But the game I did win was AWESOME. Plus, krakens could totally beat up sphinxes any day.

I wasn’t saying were not going to make krakens anymore because I’m sure we will. I was saying we’ve decided not to make them blue’s iconic creature. They also, by the way, aren’t great at capturing the ethos of blue.

Blue Cast Creatures Kraken Mark Rosewater Polar Kraken

B.F.M.'s Earring Mystery

Speaking of B.F.M. What slug is on his horn as an earring? Is it that blue Kracken thing from Iceage?

His earrings are Phyrexian Dreadnaught (12/12 from Mirage) and Polar Kraken (11/11 from Ice Age), the then two largest creatures in Magic.

Blue Creatures Ice Age Kraken Mirage Phyrexian Polar Kraken Slug

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