Blind Seer

Urza and Yawgmoth Cards

Hi Mark, i was talking to a friend the other day about this blog and he was amaze by the whole thing. He also asked me, did anyone ever asked him about why it took them so long to give Urza (ignoring Blind seer) and Yawgmoth cards?
As always, thanks for your time and all your hard work!

We didn’t have a way to capture planeswalkers as a card until we made the planeswalker card type, and by then Urza was long dead and out of the story. Luckily, we eventually did a set that went back in time and allowed us to capture him as a planeswalker.

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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

Legendary Creature Tally

OMG MARK I JUST REALIZED!!!!! The three way tie between omnath, Niv Mizzet, and Radha for most legendary creatures for a single character got broken by brothers’ war!!! Urza and Mishra got 3 creatures each just in the main set, plus they’re both commanders of the precons, making each of them 4. But Mishra was also on Time spiral, setting him to five. But even with FIVE CARDS Mishra isn’t the new first place champion; since, in addition to his 4 creature cards in Brothers’ War, Urza had a card in MH1, and since “the blind seer” from Invasion is ALLEGEDLY Urza, that puts Urza up to SIX CREATURE CARDS!!!!!

Urza being #1 is cool.

Blind Seer Champion Creatures Invasion Legendary Creatures Mishra Modern Horizons Time Spiral Urza

Urza's Four Card Counts

Urza has 4 cards: one in disguise as Blind Seer, one that's himself as a creature, one as a planeswalker head in Unstable, and a Vanguard card!

I don’t think we’re counting Vanguard cards as they are oversized cards that can’t go into a deck. Crovax and Mirri hit four if we do.

Blind Seer Creatures Crovax Disguise Mirri Planeswalkers Urza Vanguard

Recognizing The Blind Seer

Urza also sort of got a card on The Blind Seer I believe.

True.

Blind Seer Urza

Artifact Themed Trivia

Hey mark, it's my girlfriend's birthday, she loves artifacts and artificers. Urza is one of her favorites. Would you be willing to give some trivia on him, feldon, mishra or artifacts in general?

The card Blind Seer from Invasion was Urza in disguise. Happy Birthday to your girlfriend!

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Urza Incarnations Trend

Between Blind Seer and Urza, Academy Headmaster 17 years went by. Between Urza, Academy Headmaster and Urza, Lord High Artificer only two years. Would you agree that there's a trend?

I think you need more data points before it becomes a trend. : )

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Urza Card Reception

I don't see what the fuss is about this new Urza card. Do you really think it's going to be better received than the iconic Blind Seer?

That’s a high bar. : )

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Planeswalker Cards Count

Planeswalkers who have received creature cards but no planeswalker card: Grandmother Sengir, Dakkon Blackblade, Azor, Jeska, and technically Slobad. Planeswalkers who have received one creature card and at least one Planeswalker card: Urza (Blind Seer was him), Teferi (or 2 creature cards if you count disruptive student), Xenagos, Venser, Samut, Narset, Gideon, Jace, Liliana, Chandra, Nissa, Jaya. Bolas and Ob Nixilis are the only 2 (besides Teferi) to have more than one creature card.

FYI

Blind Seer Creatures Dakkon Blackblade Disruptive Student Grandmother Sengir Planeswalkers Urza

Legendary Creature Variety

So I have noticed that all (well most) legendary creatures these days are poweful and usually have straightforward abilities, that usually are easy to use. But I really really miss the old days, when there were Legends that were a little bit weirder and not as powerful. I think it is very rewarding making Blind Seer work as your Commander, or Morinfen or Chisei Heart of the Oceans, than it is to just use one of the new ones. Will we see weird workaroundy Legends ever again?

I believe so.

Blind Seer Commander Creatures Legendary Creatures Morinfen

Urza Card Identity

Don't we already have an Urza card but its called Blind Seer?

Yes (that card is Urza in disguise). I think the desire is for an Urza planeswalker card.

Blind Seer Disguise Planeswalkers Urza

Blind Seer Color Pie

Does Blind Seer break the color pie?

Nope.

Blind Seer Color Pie Colors

Blind Seer Crews

Can a blind seer crew a vehicle?

We let Cats do it.

Blind Seer Cat Crew Vehicles

Urza Card Feedback

"Urza—For most of early Magic, Urza was the man. How is it we've never made a card of him?" How many people are yelling at you about Blind Seer right now?

I’ve discovered the fans of an Urza card do not want to hear about how Blind Seer was Urza in disguise.

Blind Seer Disguise Urza

Blind Seer Clarification

Blind Seer is a legendary creature, FYI

Oops. Okay, it’s just Urza. I guess we’ve made an Urza card then. : )

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Blind Seer Representation

Maro I thought Urza got a card in Blind Seer... isn't that what you told us?? :O

Blind Seer has Urza pictured but it represented all blind seers and not just Urza as it’s not a legendary creature.

Blind Seer Creatures Humor Mark Rosewater Urza

Blind Seer's Identity

Isn't Blind Seer Urza in disguise?

He was but it’s not the same as having an Urza card.

Blind Seer Disguise Urza

Color Matters Theme

What are the chances we see "color matters" as a major theme or sub-theme in the near future? I need some more cool cards for Blind Seer EDH.

I’m sure “color matters” will happen again. There are only so many “build around an aspect of the game” themes.

Blind Seer Colors Commander

Urza's Hidden Identity

Why hasnt Urza been made yet???????

He has. Blind Seer in Invasion was Urza in disguise. 100% true fact.

Blind Seer Disguise Urza

True Urza Card

My friend and i are having an argument, i say there was never a true Urza card. He says there was. We are not counting Blind Seer for our argument or the Urza card that does ten damage.

Urza had a Vanguard card but other than Blind Seer (the Blind Seer was Urza in disguise), there has never been an Urza card.

Blind Seer Disguise Urza Vanguard