Simulacrum

Arena Wombo Combo

Hey Mark! Just wanted to say that I started playing Arena again explicitly because of The Big Score and the cards in it. Worldwalker Helm + Simulacrum Synthasizer is such a fun wombo combo that it brought me, a Commander player, to standard so I can play it more. Please distribute high fives to those who where involved with these designs.

Will do!

Big Score Commander High Fives Magic Arena Simulacrum Standard The Big Score Worldwalker Helm

Artifact Creature Types

Q about creature types: is there a design reason behind why there are a lot of artifact creatures in BRO with a normal creature subtype? i.e. Simian Simulacrum being an Ape instead of an Ape Construct (or Robot), same with Fallaji Dragon Engine and Dragon (not Dragon Construct)

We tend to use Construct as a catch-all (for artifact creatures) when nothing else fits, similar to how we use Beast or Horror. But if we have a creature type, we don’t need to use Construct.

Ape Artifacts Beast Construct Creatures Dragon Dragon Engine Fallaji Dragon Engine Horror Robot Simian Simulacrum Simulacrum Subtype The Brothers' War

Iconic Artifacts

you wouldn't consider phyrexian dreadnought an iconic artifact creature? or karn, silver golem? or even solemn simulacrum?

I said there wasn’t an iconic creature type for artifacts not that they’re were iconic artifact creatures. Different uses of “iconic”.

Artifacts Creatures Dreadnoughts Golems Karn, Silver Golem Phyrexian Dreadnought Phyrexians Simulacrum Solemn Simulacrum

Simulacrum Potential

Are you afraid that when you die someone could use the metadata in your blogatog to make a simulacrum solemne of you?

Who says they already haven’t? : )

Simulacrum

Golems on Kaladesh

Solemn simulacrum in a Kaledsh invention, so it appears that golem exist on Kaladesh !

Touché.

Golem Kaladesh Solemn Simulacrum

Solemn Simulacrum Origins

Didn't know Birthday trivia was a thing! My birthday was.... well, a couple weeks ago. Any chance I could get some belated trivia on Solemn Simulacrum?

Solemn Simulacrum was Jens Thoren’s prize for winning the Magic Invitational. His version was a Blue/Green multicolor card but we turned it into an artifact creature because we put it in Mirrodin, a heavily artifact set. Happy Belated Birthday!

Artifacts Birthday Blue Creatures Green Mirrodin Solemn Simulacrum

Solemn Simulacrum Color Shift

Solemn Simulacrum fetches lands and draws cards. Would it be green if it weren't an artifact?

Possibly.

Artifacts Green Lands Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact Creature Typing

Hey MaRo, I was just comparing versions of Solemn Simulacrum. I noticed that the original Mirrodin printing doesn't have a creature type. Was this a common practice around that time for Artifact Creatures? (I only jumped in during Time Spiral, where I think every Artifact Creature had a creature type out of the box)

Once upon a time artifact creatures didn’t always have creature types. Many years back we changed it so that every creature had a creature type (except for Nameless Race because we love a good joke). This meant we gave creature types to every creature that didn’t have one, well except you know who.

Artifacts Card Printing Creatures Humor Mark Rosewater Mirrodin Nameless Race Once Upon a Time Solemn Simulacrum Time Spiral

Invitational Cards Update

are you still making the invitational cards, like dark confidant, solemn simulacrum, and snapcaster? Whos card is in RtR?

Snapcaster Mage was the final Invitational card.

Dark Confidant Snapcaster Mage Solemn Simulacrum

Reprinting Strategy

When popular cards are reprinted, some seem like they are selected to have a large impact on Standard and Limited formats (Harrow, Solemn Simulacrum) while some seem like they are selected to have as little impact on the various formats as possible (Nantuko Shade, Goblin Grenade). Why reprint cards that were once good or popular if you're just going to make them bad the second time around?

Reprinting cards means a lot more than making something available in Standard. For players that weren’t around the first time the card was printed, for example, it’s an opportunity for them to get the card.

Card Printing Goblin Goblin Grenade Harrow Limited Nantuko Shade Reprints Shade Solemn Simulacrum Standard

Poem Invitation

I have written a poem called "Solemn Simulacrum", the name of the card just seemed to fit what I was writing. Would you like to read it?

Yes, I would.

Solemn Simulacrum

Favorite Card Nickname

Fun (potentially) non-AVR question time! What's your favorite nickname for a card? For example, I've seen Solemn Simulacrum being called Sad Robot.

I have a lot of favorites. My most recent was probably Chainsaw for Trepanation Blade (it was the design name) in Innistrad.

Innistrad Mark's Favorites Robot Solemn Simulacrum Trepanation Blade