Barrin

Favorite Magic Fathers

In honor of your father's passing, could you give us a short list of your favorite fathers in Magic?

Both Teferi and Angrath seemed like really good fathers. I also really liked Barrin as a character, although not the best of fathers.

Barrin

Magic Family Dynamics

Looking through the legends, Invasion establishes a few parent/child pairs of characters. Barrin and Rayne get paired with the Hannah card, Karn gets paired with Blind Seer (who is Urza), Crosis is Chromium and Piru's son (Piru won't get her card until MH2), and Rith is the daughter of Palladia-Mors. If we look outside legends, all the Shivan Dragons are descendents of Vaevictis Asmadi, so we had a possible nonlegendary parent/child pairing by Legends.

But Barrin/Hanna is first of those. (At least with Urza having a card called Urza.)

Barrin Blind Seer Dragons Invasion Legendary Creatures Modern Horizons 2 Palladia-Mors Vaevictis Asmadi

Parent/Child Trivia

It's my son's 9th birthday, and we love playing Magic together! Any parent/child Magic trivia you can offer?

The first patent/child combination to both get legendary cards (where at the time we knew they were parent/child) to the best of my knowledge is Barrin and Hanna. Can anyone think of something earlier?Happy Birthday to your son!

Barrin Birthday Hanna

Appreciation and Birthday Trivia

Hey Mark, A few months ago, I posted a question about life changes and taking big leaps, and I wanted to voice my appreciation for your advice. I was in the process of quitting my corporate job and going back to teaching college, and it’s been the best decision I’ve ever made. Just last week, I signed on to be the faculty advisor for a group of students who wanted to make an MtG club on campus. So thanks for Making Magic, in all the ways you do it.For the Sacred Rite of Birthday Trivia, any fun facts about one of the teachers in Magic lore? Do you have an all-time favorite teacher/mentor figure in the story?

I’ve always had a soft spot for Barrin. That’s why Michael and I chose him to be Hanna’s father. Happy Birthday! And thanks for the update. Glad things are going so well.

Advisor Appreciation Barrin Birthday Making Magic Mentor Story / Lore

Wedding Anniversary Wishes and Trivia

In celebration of my 14 year wedding anniversary with my wife, can you share any trivia, well wishes, or insight on our wonderful occasion?

I believe the earliest married couple to each get a legendary card was Barrin and Rayne, The earliest to each get a reference in titles, I think was Hurkyl and Drafna. Happy Wedding Anniversary!

Barrin Birthday Celebration

Caracter Cards of Characters' Family

RE: The Kenriths. Even then I believe they have other children that haven't received cards. However Teferi, his wife Subira, and his daughter Niambi all have cards.

True. Someone in the notes also pointed out Barrin, Rayne, and Hanna.

Barrin Hanna

Insights on the Character Rayne

My birthday is tomorrow. 2+ years ago, my wife was pregnant with our second child. I really wanted a boy and his name would be Ryan, RJ for short, after his father. If it were to be a girl she would be named Rayne, an anagram of Ryan + e as a compromise. Our first daughter is named Lilly. I wanted Liliana, but lost... another compromise. Needless to say, on Oct 6th 2019, my second daughter Rayne was born. I did not know there was a character named Rayne in mtg until 6 months ago when I happened to search the mtg card database. Immediately I bought a NM foil, to hopefully one day pass to my now 2 yr old daughter as a commander for her first edh deck. For my birthday, can you give me some deep knowledge on Rayne. I know you single handedly designed that set. I would love to know more about the character Rayne.

Rayne was a chancellor at the Tolarian Academy. She was wife to Barrin and mother to Hanna. For her card design, I wanted to play up her smarts and her protectiveness, so she draws cards when your stuff is targeted.She is part of a vertical blue cycle of creatures that gets a bonus if enchanted.She’s a very cool character.

Barrin Birthday Blue Commander Creatures Foil Foils Hanna Search Tolarian Academy

Urza and Barrin's Potential Objection

If Urza and Barrin were still alive and they heard that Strixhaven was considered the best magic school in the universe, would they planeshift over there and object to that claim?

Tolarian Academy is pretty good for a Dominarian Magic school. : )🐿 - Strixhaven has a tree in its library. Just saying.

Barrin Humor Planeshift The Library Tolarian Academy Urza

Origins of Barrin's Name

Was Barrin named as a tribute to Barry Reich?

Not that I’m aware of, but maybe.

Barrin Tribute

Trivia on Barrin or Obliterate

Waited a year for this, so invoking birthday trivia! Can I have trivia on either my favorite card, Obliterate, or the character depicted, Barrin?

When we created the Weatherlight Saga characters, we wanted to tie someone to the previous story, The Brothers War. We liked the idea that Hanna grew up at the Tolarian Academy, so we created the character of Barrin to be her father and tied him to Urza. Happy Birthday!

Barrin Birthday Hanna Obliterate Sagas Story / Lore Tolarian Academy Urza Weatherlight Weatherlight

Overview of M21 Legendary Creatures

I was wondering if you could give a quick who's who on the legendary creatures from M21. I'm relatively new to the game and don't recognize most of them, but I hear that they're returning characters.

This is a greatly oversimplification of these relationships:Barrin was Teferi’s teacher when he was younger (at the Tolarian Academy).Kaervek was an evil wizard that Teferi fought against.Mangara was a Wizard that Teferi teamed up with to fight Kaervel (after Mangara got rescued). Niambi is Teferi’s daughter.Radha fought alongside Teferi (I think it was during the Phyrexuan invasion of Dominaria).Subira was Teferi’s wife. EDIT: It turns out, Teferi and Radha fought together during The Time Spiral crisis. I also forgot Jolrael which was another wizard he teamed up with in the Mirage story.

Barrin Core Set 2021 Creatures Dominaria Fight / Bite Invasion Legendary Creatures Mirage Story / Lore Time Spiral Tolarian Academy

M21 Set Card Teaser Hints

Now that all of M21 has been revealed, can you go through your teaser and tell us the card or cards each hint was?

The new core set has a lot of exciting new cards, including:
• A brand new planeswalker (from a plane we’ve visited) - Basri Ket (from Amonkhet)• A card that lets you draw half of your library. - Peer into the Abyss• A +1/+1 tribal lord for a creature type that’s never had one. (A creature type with over fifty cards already in print.) - Pack Leader• A character with a Vanguard card and a legendary creature card gets a second of the latter. - Barrin, Tolarian Archmage• A card with thirty-one different options. - Sublime Epiphany• A card that gains all activated abilities of a certain subset of cards in a place it’s never done it before. - Conspicuous Snoop• A card that uses a nonevergreen named ability over twenty years old. - Teferi, Master of Time (phasing)• A card with the words “battlefield”, “cast”, “creature”, “converted mana cost”, “end of turn”, “exile”, “graveyard” and “mana cost”. - Idol of Endurance• An aura inspired from a cycle from Urza’s Sagablock - Demonic Embrace• A nonevergreen enchantment subtype returns - Shrines with Sanctum of Tranquil Light and company Core 2021 also has a number of fun reprints, including:• A popular character first introduced in flavor text. - Ugin, the Spirit Dragon• A French Vanilla mythic rare. - Baneslayer Angel• A popular aura that started as part of a cycle. - Faith’s Fetters• A card with a unique protection. - Runed Halo• Two cards played in tournaments that have been reprinted over twenty times with at least five different pieces of art - Duress & Shock• A card that’s never previously appeared in a premier set. - Grim Tutor• A card that’s never been reprinted before which has a 2, 3, 5 and 6 all appear on the card. - Massacre Wurm• A Human Monk. - Azusa, Lost but Seeking• A card from the Time Spiraltimeshifted sheet. - Tormod’s Crypt

Amonkhet Angel Art Auras Azusa, Lost but Seeking Baneslayer Angel Barrin, Tolarian Archmage Basri Ket Card Printing Conspicuous Snoop Core Set 2021 Creatures Cycles Demonic Embrace Dragon Duress Enchantments Endurance Flavor Text France French Vanilla Grim Tutor Human Idol of Endurance Kindred / Typal Mana Mana Value Massacre Massacre Wurm Monk Mythic Rares Pack Leader Peer into the Abyss Phasing Planeswalkers Premier Sets Protection Rares Reprints Runed Halo Sanctum of Tranquil Light Spirit Sublime Epiphany Subtype Teasers Teferi, Master of Time The Abyss The Exile Zone The Graveyard The Library Tutoring Ugin, the Spirit Dragon Vanguard Vanilla Wurm

Request for New Tangarth

Will we be getting a new Tangarth???! In recent times we’ve gotten Sisay, Mirri, Karn, Hanna, Multani, Squee.... The only recent reprints we don’t have are: Orim Ertai Crovax Rofellos Starke il-vec Please say maybe!!!

You forgot a few: Volrarh, Greven, Selena, Barrin, Eladamri, Maraxus.And Takara and Lyna still don’t have cards.Oh, and… maybe. : )

Barrin Crovax Eladamri Ertai Humor Lyna Maraxus Mirri Multani Orim Reprints Rofellos Sisay Squee Starke Takara

Karn Memory Lore

One of my favourite pieces of MTG lore is that when Urza and Barrin decided to limit Karn's memory to 20 years the only thing he was terrified to lose was his memories of his friends, so every night he told himself "Jhoira is my fiend [...]". Please high five whomever decided to have them back together (I might have shed tears when I saw the picture)

Will do when I’m back in the office.

Barrin High Fives Story / Lore

Barrin, Trivia Gift

It's my birthday, and you know what that means! Any trivia on my favorite commander and Hanna's dad, Barrin, Master Wizard?

We needed a mechanic for The Weatherlight, so we thought about where the person could be from. We came up with the idea that they had studied at the Tolarian Academy.Was there a way to use a character we already knew? In the end we decided to use the child if a character we knew and after examining all the options, we chose Barrin.Happy Birthday!

Barrin Birthday Commander Mechanics Tolarian Academy Weatherlight

God Creature Type Text

For the God Creature type talk, what about adding the specific creature type in the text box like what happened in early magic? Like "Mogis counts as a minotaur" similar to cards like Barrin, Master Wizard.

We don’t do that style of text any more. Even if we did, having the card be a Minotaur wouldn’t be worth all the extra text.

Barrin Creatures God Minotaur

Hanna's Untold Saga

Hi Mark, I almost forgot to ask for birthday trivia! Do you have any trivia to share on Hanna? What would she have been like in the unused Weatherlight story arc?

Hanna was the daughter of Barrin (Urza’s right hand man). The spell Obliterate (in Invasion) is Barrin destroying everything he can out of grief of losing Hanna. Happy Birthday!

Barrin Birthday Obliterate Sagas Story / Lore Urza Weatherlight Your Hand

Weatherlight Crew Trivia

Hi MaRo, can I get some birthday trivia on any character(s) from the Weatherlight Crew? Perhaps Ertai, he was always my favorite

Ertai was a student of Barrin, Urza’s right hand man and Hanna’s father. Barrin is the one that sent Ertai on the mission aboard the Weatherlight. Happy Birthday!

Barrin Birthday Crew Ertai Mark Rosewater Urza Weatherlight Your Hand

Barrin Trivia

Today's my father-in-law's birthday! Any trivia on Barrin, Gerrard's almost-father-in-law?

Obliterate is Barrin grieving the death of his daughter Hanna. Happy Birthday to your Father-in-Law!

Barrin Birthday Gerrard Obliterate

Hanna Trivia Birthday

Hello Mark! Its my birthday today! Can I get some trivia about Hanna, Ship Navigator?

Hanna’s father is Barrin, Urza’s right hand man. Happy Birthday!

Barrin Birthday Urza Your Hand