Armadillo

List of Green Cards

In case anyone was curious about how many Lay of the Land cards are in green:Mono-Green: 58
Analyze the Pollen
Attune with Aether
Borderland Ranger
Boseiju Reaching Skyward
Brave the Wilds
Bushwack
Caravan Vigil
Civic Wayfinder
Cultivate
District Guide
Druid of the Emerald Grove
Elfhame Sanctuary
Evolution Charm
Flare of Cultivation
Flourishing Bloom-Kin
Fork in the Road
Gaea's Bounty
Gatecreeper Vine
Greenseeker
Herd Migration
Horizon Seeker
hunting Cheetah
Journey for the Elixir
Journey of Discovery
Kodama's Reach
Krosan Tusker
Kura, the Boundless Sky
Land Grant
Lay of the Land
Many Partings
Nervous Gardener
Nissa's Encouragement
Nissa's Pilgrimage
Nissa's Triumph
Nissa, Vastwood Seer
Nylea's Intervention
Open the Gates
Outcaster Greenblade
Peregrination
Realm Seekers
Realms Uncharted
Reclaim the Wastes
Rites of Spring
Seek the Horizon
Shard Convergence
Spinewoods Armadillo
Spirit of the Aldergard
Sprouting Vines
Sylvan Ranger
Sylvan Scrying
The Huntsman's Redemption
Thirsting Roots
Trail of Mystery
Traverse the Ulvenwald
Verdant Mastery
Vorinclex
Yavimaya Elder
You Happen On a GladeGreen featuring another colour: 7
Dig Up
Flower // Flourish
Huatli, Poet of Unity
Invasion of Ergamon (flipped to Truga Cliffcharger)
Path to the World Tree
Safewright Quest
Yasharn, Implacable EarthUn-cards: 3
Selfie Preservation (Un-card)
Spirit of the Season (Un-card)
Wild Crocodile (Un-card)(everyone feel free to add any that I've missed!)

FYI

Analyze the Pollen Armadillo Attune with Aether Borderland Ranger Brave the Wilds Caravan Vigil Civic Wayfinder Colors Crocodile Cultivate Dig Up District Guide Druid Druid of the Emerald Grove Elder Elfhame Sanctuary Evolution Charm Flare Flare of Cultivation Flourishing Bloom-Kin Flower // Flourish Fork in the Road Gaea's Bounty Gatecreeper Vine Gates Green Greenseeker Herd Migration Horizon Seeker Hunting Cheetah Invasion Journey for the Elixir Journey of Discovery Kodama's Reach Krosan Tusker Kura, the Boundless Sky Land Grant Lands Lay of the Land Many Partings Nervous Gardener Nissa's Encouragement Nissa's Pilgrimage Nissa's Triumph Nylea's Intervention Open the Gates Outcaster Greenblade Path to the World Tree Peregrination Ranger Realm Seekers Realms Uncharted Reclaim the Wastes Rites of Spring Safewright Quest Seek the Horizon Seeker Selfie Preservation Shard Convergence Spinewoods Armadillo Spirit Spirit of the Aldergard Spirit of the Season Sprouting Vines Sylvan Ranger Sylvan Scrying The Huntsman's Redemption The Wilds The World Tree Thirsting Roots Trail of Mystery Traverse the Ulvenwald Un-sets Verdant Mastery Wild Crocodile Yasharn, Implacable Earth Yavimaya Elder You Happen On a Glade

Love for Armored Armadillo

High-fives to the designers of Armored Armadillo, after making it a 12/7 it's become my favorite draft chaff in the limited environment

High fives to be granted.

Armadillo Armored Armadillo Draft Formats High Fives Limited

Sealed Play Enjoyment

Hey Mark, just got back from a prerelease (my first prerelease since Dominaria!) and I had a great time. I really enjoyed the spree cards in sealed, I love the way the deserts that deal 1 to target opponent worked as mana fixing off of cards that searched for them (Spinewoods Armadillo especially, that card was super fin) and count for committing a crime, commit a crime itself made for some interesting deck building decisions, and mounts were a nice way to unstick boards full of creatures.I was even sceptical about all the extra cards filling slots (big score, special guests, and breaking news), but I found that it was exciting to see old cards that I think fondly of (I got to see murder, voidslime, etc. and I found that the designs look much better to me in person than it did as spoilers) as well as pull some fun new cards from the big score. Overall I think the set felt great to play with in sealed and I had an awesome time, high fives all around!

High fives shall be applied. I’m happy you had such a good time.

Armadillo Big Score Creatures Dominaria Guest High Fives Mana Fixing Mount Prerelease Sealed Format Spinewoods Armadillo Spoilers Spree The Big Score Voidslime

Armadillos and Folklore

Mark, I love OTJ, and how it uses the fauna, flora and folklore of North America to feel 'western'. Armadillos, Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Prairie Dogs, Buzzards, Coyotes, Roadrunners, Gila Monsters, Wolverines, Porcupines, Tumbleweeds (nevermind the Tumblewaggs), Beavers, Possums, Badgers, a knight riding a Moose, a battalion of various Cactus-folk and a Magic version of Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox. Its like a roadtrip from my childhood through Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas was condensed into a set, even the panning for gold at a tourist trap! All I'm left wondering is when can we return so we can get a card inspired by John Henry, the steel-driving man, and maybe an ornery bison or two.

Please dole out copious high fives to those who had the idea that this set needs a bunch of critters from the southwest and the Rocky Mountains to feel like a western setting.

High fives shall be applied.

Armadillo Badger Battalion Beaver Blue Coyote Dog High Fives Knight Outlaws of Thunder Junction Oxen Porcupine Possum Sheep United States Wolverine

Legendary Armadillo Request

Now that someone's asked for more armadillos, I'm going to ask for a legendary armadillo.

: )

Armadillo Humor

Requesting More Armadillos

Requesting more armadillos in Magic.

I’ll add it to the “short list”.

Armadillo

Questioning Green/White Hybrid

I’m skeptical we’d do faux lifelink in green/white hybrid.
Armadillo cloak?

No.

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Cloak Hybrid Lifelink Lifelink Selesnya (G/W) White

Fossil Record as Card Source

Well, the fossil record has an endless bevy of wonderful oddities that would look cool on a Magic card! Here's a few non-dinosaurs. The largest pterosaurs, the azhdarchids, were predatory giraffes with 40-foot wingspans. South America's fossil record is really weird, with car-sized armadillos, elephant-sized sloths, who dug enormous tunnels with their claws, and the giant flightless 'terror birds'. And y'all have yet to put a plesiosaur or a mosasaur on a card, except for poor pelagosaur!

Interesting suggestions.

Armadillo Giant Sloth

Armadillo Trivia

Hi Mark, it's my birthday today. Do you have any trivia about Armadillos in Magic?

Armadillo Cloak got kind of a silly name because the person doing the concept of at the time assumed it couldn’t be powerful as it was a creature aura. He later said he would have done it differently if he knew how much it was going to get played.Happy Birthday!

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Auras Birthday Cloak Creatures

Armadillo Cloak Text

Why doesn't the oracle text for Armadillo Cloak say that the enchanted creature has trample and lifelink? Isn't that exactly what the card does?

No, if you put it on your opponent’s creature, you gain life when it deals damage not your opponent which is what would happen if it was lifelink.

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Cloak Creatures Lifegain Lifelink Trample

NERF Godsend Hope

Any chance of a NERF Godsend? (Actually, thinking about this, I just realized that the Magic apparel I want most is an Armadillo Cloak hoodie.)

If the axe does well, there’s hope. By the way, if you can’t get to San Diego, but are eyeing Garruk’s NERF axe, check out this link about how you can win one: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/win-ultimate-trophy-2014-06-22

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Cloak

Flavorful Card Desires

You are a good designer, but i loved when you did the flavortexts in the odyssey block. You don´t need to stop making awsome cards, but can you do some werebears, giant gorillas and armadillo cloak. I miss the good old magic puns.

I miss them too.

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Cloak Giant Humor Odyssey

Card Errata Explained

Why is it that Loxodon Warhammer has been errated to give likelink, but Armadillo Cloak hasn't?

Because Armadillo Cloak can be put onto opponent’s creatures and Loxodon Warhammer, as an equipment cannot (well, not easily). Giving Armadillo Cloak lifelink would functionally change the card. Now you can put Armadillo Cloak on an opponent’s creature to stop the damage (because you gain the life not the creature’s controller). If we changed it to lifelink, you could not.

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Cloak Creatures Equipment Errata Lifelink Loxodon Warhammer

Armadillo Cloak Origins

Armadillo Cloak is one of my favorite Magic cards ever. Could you tell me who designed it and who's responsible for the amusing flavor text?

I designed it. I’m not sure who wrote the flavor text.

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Cloak Flavor

Reprints vs New Versions

What are the most common reasons why old cards get newer versions rather than straight reprints? For example, Unflinching Courage vs. Armadillo Cloak.

There are a variety of reasons. Unflinching Courage was us wanting to put lifelink on the card and Armadillo Cloak had something close to lifelink but not exactly lifelink.

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Card Printing Cloak Lifelink Reprints Unflinching Courage

Warhammer Function Change

No Mark, sorry, but you are mistaken on this one. Loxodon Warhammer was functionally changed by giving it lifelink. The original print of Loxodon Warhammer in Mirrodin had a triggered effect that works like Spirit Link. It even mattered more in some cases when the opponent "stole" it through Magnetic Theft and similar effects. This shows WotC has a conflicting policy on reprints and gives leverage to the case that Armadillo Cloak could have been printed in GTC with lifelink.

The change of Loxodon Warhammer is considered a mistake.

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Card Printing Cloak Lifelink Loxodon Warhammer Magnetic Theft Mirrodin Reprints Spirit Spirit Link Wizards of the Coast

Lifelink Clarification

Mark stop being ignorant about the lifelink change! Just read the Daybreak Coronet printed version and the updated oracle text. And you will see it was changed.

I didn’t say lifelink was never changed. I said lifelink was never “spirit link” (aka it could never be put onto the opponent’s creature and gain you life for the damage). “Spirit link” is the ability on Armadillo Cloak.

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Card Printing Cloak Creatures Daybreak Coronet Lifelink Spirit Spirit Link

Lifelink and Functional Errata

It doesn't seem fair to say that you don't do functional errata anymore. When "lifelink" was created, you applied it to all cards that had the triggered lifegain ability, including Armadillo Cloak. You then changed what the keyword meant, which is functional errata. Why doesn't this act as "functional errata" you "don't do," anymore?

Armadillo Cloak could be put onto the opponent’s creature to basically stop it from damaging you (yes, you lost and gained the same amount of life). Lifelink has never done that.

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Cloak Creatures Errata Functional Errata Keywords Lifegain Lifelink

No Armadillo Cloak Errata

Why not reprint Armadillo Cloak and errata it to have lifelink, like you did with Loxodon Warhammer?

Because we no longer do functional errata (aka changing how the card functions with errata).

Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Card Printing Cloak Errata Functional Errata Lifelink Loxodon Warhammer Reprints

Unflinching Courage Origin

Was Unflinching Courage ever just Armadillo Cloak in the file?

Yes, it was. It was even about to get art for Armadillo Cloak when Aaron Forsythe pointed out that we had to change it because Armadillo Cloak doesn’t actually have lifelink but a similar ability.

Aaron Forsythe Armadillo Armadillo Cloak Art Cloak Lifelink Unflinching Courage