Rhys the Redeemed

Rhys the Redeemed Trivia

Hi Mark! It's my birthday! I hereby invoke the sacred rite of Blogatog Birthday Trivia! What is some awesome and preferably previously untold trivia about Rhys the Redeemed? (I think one story you told was about how the card came from experiments of "how do we make a 1 mana legendary creature," so I guess something beyond that)

The Lorwyn/Shadowmoor block was a bout a world that completely changes, so most legendary creatures in Shadowmoor (and Eventide) were new versions of characters you’d already seen on a card in Lorwyn (and Morningtide). The Elves were black and green on Lorwyn and green and white on Shadowmoor. We wanted both Rhys cards to play in the same deck, so we made both castable in a monogreen deck, but then game them elements that showed their second color. As Shadowmoor’s main theme was hybrid, that was the tool we used for Rhys the Redeemed.Rhys the Redeemed’s first ability was aimed towards an Elf deck, something we expected in limited and constructed. The second ability was grander in scale and encouraged a different style of deck, although one that would still work in just the Elf deck.Happy Birthday!

Birthday Black Colors Constructed Creatures Elf Eventide Green Hybrid Legendary Creatures Limited Lorwyn Mana Morningtide Morningtide Rhys the Redeemed Shadowmoor Story / Lore White

Female Elf Tokens

In regards to female elf tokens, the elf druid made by Freyalise and the g/w elf warrior made by Rhys the Redeemed both appear to be female.

FYI

Druid Elf Rhys the Redeemed Selesnya (G/W) Tokens Warrior

Token Copy Mechanics

You said Green and Blue both could get, as an instant or sorcery, a spell that makes a token copy of a creature. However, only Blue has those. May my Rhys the Redeemed EDH deck request Green to have such a spell?

Green has it as an enchantment. It has copied token creatures as an instant or sorcery.

Blue Commander Creatures Enchantments Green Instants Rhys the Redeemed Sorceries Tokens

Rhys Design Insight

Could I get some April 9th Birthday Trivia for Rhys the Redeemed? He's been my token generating commander for going on 5 years now!

I created Rhys because I was trying to find as many things as possible to double in the game. Rhys’ design was “why not creature tokens?”.Happy Birthday!

Birthday Commander Creatures Rhys the Redeemed Tokens

Rhys Development Trivia

Hi, Mark! It was my birthday about a week ago, but you were crazy busy with PAX at the time! Now that it's calmed down... got any trivia on my favorite Legendary Creature, Rhys the Redeemed? (He doubles stuff, so I'm guessing you had a hand in his development. ;) )

Often when I make a mechanic, I look back and realized I’d made a card that already messed in that space. Rhys the Redeemed us that card for the Populate mechanic. Happy Belated Birthday!

Birthday Creatures Humor Mechanics Populate Rhys the Redeemed Your Hand

Doubling Cards Contribution

Is it safe to say that if a card has anything to do with doubling, you had a hand in it? (Doubling Season, Parallel Evolution, Rhys the Redeemed, and Dual Nature spring to mind, as well as Minion Reflector)

I’ve had a hand in many of the doubling cards but not all. Doubling Season is one of my favorite cards I’ve ever designed (Top 10 - yeah, there’s a column there).

Doubling Season Dual Nature Minion Minion Reflector Parallel Evolution Rhys the Redeemed Your Hand

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