Shivan Dragon

Mitzi Statue Naming History

New • 18 Jun 2024 • Asked by makesasound • 7 Comments

Why is the Shivan Dragon statue named Mitzi?

I don’t know who named her. She’s been called that as long as we’ve had the statue at the offices.
Dragon Shivan Dragon

Moving Day Stories

New • 17 Jun 2024 • Asked by dkirzane • 10 Comments

We're moving today! Any stories from one of your moves (personal or WotC offices)?

When we moved to Wizards second offices to our third (we’re now in our fourth), we moved across the street. There’s a great picture of us stopping traffic to move Mitzi, the Shivan Dragon statue.Happy Moving Day!
Dragon Shivan Dragon Wizards of the Coast

Flavor Words Opinion

New • 05 Feb 2024 • Asked by yuleooze • 47 Comments

Long overdue feedback on flavor words in the text box: I'm a huge fan on 'show, dont tell' storytelling and world building so having the card literally tell me what its referencing feels hollow. If Shivan Dragon had the word firebreathing on it, it would feel less rewarding for the first time reader than it was for us. Thanks in advance.

We tend to lean into it more in Universes Beyond than Magic IP sets. The reason is there is language we want to reference to make fans of the property happy, and sometimes flavor words are the best place to do them. There are players on both sides of the issue, so it’s a balance.
Dragon Firebreathing Flavor Words Shivan Dragon Universes Beyond

Birthday Request Insight

New • 31 Jul 2023 • Asked by rubysisalis • 32 Comments

Birthday ask. I cut my teeth on Revised..so anything related to Icy Manipator or Shivan Dragon would be great!

The “Shivan” of Shivan Dragon came from a reference to Shiva of Hindu mythology.Happy Birthday!
Birthday Dragon Shivan Dragon

Dragon Element in Forgotten Realms

New • 07 May 2021 • Asked by blaze-1013 • 66 Comments

"Dragons have been a mainstay of Magic since the days of Shivan Dragon, and you can count on Adventures in the Forgotten Realms to show off plenty from their range of colors in Dungeons & Dragons." Please tell me Forgotten Realms is gonna have a decent dragon element to it? I know it's too early for you to really give info on the set, but it would make me very happy to hear that I can expect many scaly friends in the near future.

We showed off Tiamat today and it’s a five color legendary Dragon with a Dragon tribal component. : )
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Colors Dragon Dungeons & Dragons Humor Kindred / Typal Shivan Dragon Tiamat

Firebreathing Evolution

New • 04 Jan 2020 • Asked by berryjon-patternrecognition • 57 Comments

Mark, I was wondering why Wizards moved away from classic Firebreathing being something baked into a creature. Now I see creatures that have a cost of 1R for +2/+0 or something like that, but the old R for +1/+0 seems to have fallen by the wayside. I know Shivan Dragon gets put into Welcome Decks, but that seems like an exception more than anything else.

The 1R: +2/+0 is a stronger version that allows two-color decks to play with the cards.
Colors Creatures Dragon Firebreathing Shivan Dragon

Wizards HQ Visit

New • 14 Apr 2019 • Asked by fredfrisbee • 43 Comments

Hi Mark! I'm an aspiring writer/game designer and I'm in seatle tomorrow looking at colleges... should I bother stopping by WoTC? Or is it not super tourist/visitor friendly?

There aren’t any tours per de. Sometimes the front desk will let you see the Shivan Dragon statue in the old lobby.
Dragon Shivan Dragon Wizards of the Coast

Nightmare Card Decision

New • 22 Jun 2018 • Asked by aferalrose-blog • 39 Comments

With M19 already fully spoiled, I have to ask... No Nightmare? Between this set being a core set and having a horse sub-theme I was /really/ expecting to see her around again. Instead it seems she is getting replaced by the new black bird, Gravewaker on the upcoming Welcome Decks 2019. Meanwhile, red still gets to keep Shivan Dragon for at least another rotation?

We tried Nightmare at uncommon, but it ended up being a trap in limited, so we took it out.
Bird Black Dragon Gravewaker Horse Limited Nightmare Red Shivan Dragon Uncommons

Shivan Dragon Rarity Concern

New • 10 Mar 2018 • Asked by shivandragonhorde • 35 Comments

Is Shivan Dragon too strong at uncommon?

It would be problematic in limited.
Dragon Limited Power Level Shivan Dragon Uncommons

Wizards' Magic Statues

New • 01 Oct 2017 • Asked by zanmor • 36 Comments

are there still other statues around Wizards? Have we seen any in the past? Do they have names?

Different Magic statues in the building: Shivan Dragon (Mitzi)
Dakkon Blackblade
Prodigal Sorcerer
Jester’s Cap
Spirit Link
Goblin Bomb
Goblin Rock Sled
Goblin Grenade
Dakkon Blackblade Dragon Goblin Goblin Bomb Goblin Grenade Goblin Rock Sled Prodigal Sorcerer Shivan Dragon Spirit Spirit Link

Statue Naming Story

New • 01 Oct 2017 • Asked by experimentkraj • 22 Comments

Why is the Shivan Dragon statue named Mitzi?

I have no idea. My guess is someone just called her that as a joke and it stuck.
Dragon Humor Shivan Dragon

Retail Store Trivia

New • 01 Oct 2017 • Asked by bordergeist • 41 Comments

HI Maro. It's my brithday, and I've turned 42. Do you have any trivia about the no longer existent Wizards of the Coast retail stores?

We made a whole bunch of statues for the stores, mostly Magic and Star Wars stuff. When we shut them down, most of the statues moved to Wizards. That’s where Mitzi, the Shivan Dragon that hangs in the lobby came from. Happy Birthday!
Birthday Dragon Mark Rosewater Shivan Dragon Wizards of the Coast

Mono-Red Dragons Query

New • 18 Aug 2017 • Asked by zillasmasher • 53 Comments

Mr Rosewater, as a huge fan of anything and everything Mono-Red Dragons I have to ask, will we be getting at least one Mono-Red Dragon in Dominaria? Maybe a reference to Shivan Dragon or something similar, like a modernized/upgraded version of the original dragon?

It is red’s iconic creature…
Creatures Dominaria Dragon Mark Rosewater Red Red Dragon Shivan Dragon

Shivan Dragon Name

New • 25 Feb 2016 • Asked by abl831 • 23 Comments

How did Shivan Dragon Mitzi get her name?

That’s a good question. I do not know. I’ll have to ask.
Dragon Shivan Dragon

Shivan Dragon Rarity

New • 19 Dec 2015 • Asked by extremeconsiderationthemovie • 14 Comments

Could Shivan Dragon be an uncommon? or in the right set a common?

No.
Dragon Shivan Dragon Uncommons

Early Magic Memories

New • 08 Aug 2015 • Asked by time-elemental • 22 Comments

I was out today,so I missed storytime. Here's mine. I started in 94 with a Revised starter deck. It had a few hurloons and a serra angel in it, so I played R/W... for 4 years. I traded 3 duallands and a Nightmare for my 1st Shivan Dragon. oh well : )

: )
Angel Boros (R/W) Dragon Dual Lands Nightmare Serra Angel Shivan Dragon

Wizards HQ Visit

New • 25 Apr 2015 • Asked by bfbonatto • 29 Comments

I will in the near future go to Seattle and would really like to visit or just go in the lobby of Wizards, is there any way I can drop by? Do you guys have tours or a gift shop or something?

There is no gift shop and no tour. You can come to the fourth floor lobby to see Mitzi (the Shivan Dragon) but that’s about it.
Dragon Gift Shop Seattle Shivan Dragon

Alpha Iconics Identified

New • 06 Jan 2015 • Asked by luckylooter • 42 Comments

I would consider Sengir Vampire, Serra Angel, and Shivan Dragon the Iconic Iconics. Do you agree? What would the other two be, for Green and Blue?

Those are the Alpha iconics. The others are probably Vesuvan Doppelgänger and Force of Nature.
Alpha Angel Blue Dragon Force of Nature Green Sengir Vampire Serra Angel Shivan Dragon Vampire

Shivan Dragon Trivia

New • 31 Dec 2014 • Asked by buggyracer • 36 Comments

So it's my (40th) birthday- yes, I've been playing this game for 19 years! Any trivia on the first rare I ever pulled, Shivan Dragon? Thanks for all you've done for this game!

The dragon was named originally after Shiva, the Indian god. It was then retroactively changed to reference the city of Shiv on Domnaria. Happy Birthday!
Birthday Dragon God Rares Shivan Dragon

Red Flyers Rule

New • 11 Dec 2014 • Asked by lazcarno • 22 Comments

You said that red isn't supposed to have non-dragon flyers. Discounting the "bad" red flyers at common which I know are supposed to be a thing (Impetuous Sunchaser, Goblin Balloon Brigade, etc), does that mean you don't approve of Geyser Glider from Zendikar? It may not be Shivan Dragon, but it seems far from a "bad card."

Red gets dragons and phoenix as well as the occasional bad smaller flier.
Balloon Dragon Geyser Glider Goblin Goblin Balloon Brigade Impetuous Sunchaser Phoenix Red Shivan Dragon Zendikar

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