Tiamat

About Simpler Card Names

New • 05 Aug 2021 • Asked by sword-of-pride-and-prejudice • 41 Comments

A lot of Dungeons and Dragons cards have short, unembellished names (e.g. Flameskull Owlbear, Tiamat). These make them stand out somewhat from normal Magic card names. Do you know why the decision was made to just go with the monster manual entries rather than naming cards like "Ornery Owlbear", "Cackling Flameskull", or "Tiamat, Dragon-Mother"?

We normally do that in Magic because we have to name a lot more cards like it. Tiamat, and such, didn’t have that problem.
Card Names Dragon Dungeons & Dragons Flameskull Owlbear Tiamat

Few 4 Color Legends

New • 20 Jun 2021 • Asked by observemenow • 46 Comments

We've seen 3 color commanders and a surprising amount of 5 color commanders recently (Tiamat, Esika, Golos, Coddie) but why do we see so few 4 color Legends?

They’re hard to fit into sets and hard to design, harder interestingly than five-color.
Colors Four Color Legendary Creatures Three Color Tiamat

Tiamat's God Assignment

New • 18 May 2021 • Asked by fireiord • 65 Comments

Hey, Mark, can you speak to why Tiamat, from the upcoming set, is not a God? She is in DnD lore.

My best guess is space on the type line. EDIT: Apparently, the card *is* a God.
Dungeons & Dragons God Story / Lore Tiamat

Tiamat's Trigger Ability

New • 08 May 2021 • Asked by toilettoads • 66 Comments

Tiamat has an ETB ability that only triggers if she was cast. Why not just make it a cast trigger?

Counterspells don’t stop a cast trigger.
Enter The Battlefield Tiamat Triggered Abilities

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

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