Dauthi

Discussing Dauthi Soltari

I’d love to see the dauthi soltari and such!

Is the Thalakos “and such”, like how Professor and Mary Anne were “the rest”?

Dauthi Soltari Thalakos

Possibility of Seeing Dauthi Home World

If or when: seeing the Dauthi home world?

If, but we saw the Kor homeworld, so there’s hope.

Dauthi If/When Kor

Shadow Mechanic Odds

We've seen Shadow pop up here and there in supplemental sets over the past few years (Dauthi Voidwalker, Minas Morgul, Vastha Nerada) -- what are the odds of Shadow appearing as a theme in a supplemental set (or, dare I ask, a theme in a premiere set)?

Not super high. The mechanic works in the biosphere of limited, but just becomes unblockable in larger constructed formats.

Constructed Dauthi Dauthi Voidwalker Limited Mechanics Shadow

Shadow Mechanic Trivia

Hello Mark! I'd like to request some birthday trivia about my favorite mechanic as a child, Shadow. Thank you so much!

Shadow was in the file before Michael Ryan and I created the story for Tempest, so we added in the Soltari, Thalakos, and Dauthi to the story to justify the existence of the mechanic.Happy Birthday!

Appreciation Birthday Dauthi Mechanics Shadow Soltari Story / Lore Tempest Thalakos

Visiting Home Planes

Is there any chance of seeing the home planes of the Dauthi, Soltari, or Thalakos? The Kor were the other new race stolen for Rath but we eventually learned they are from Zendikar. If/when, "can I get a maybe :)", etc.

I hope to see some of them again. It does come up from time to time.

Dauthi If/When Kor Planes Soltari Thalakos Zendikar

Concerns about Modern Design

Hey Mark, I want to share my thoughts on modern Magic design. First, I want to say that I am excited for each new set that comes out. I get hyped every time. But I do want to stress out some of the problems I have. Specifically, cards that do everything. Cards like Dauthi Voidwalker or The Great Henge make me miss the time where cards did their thing and that's it, without being objectively useful for so many decks. Commander got hurt the most by this, with a significant diversity drop.

Here’s an important thing to remember if your primary goal is having fun - you don’t have to maximally optimize your deck. Play cards that are more fun to play over ones that decrease variance and help you win 2% more.

Commander Dauthi Dauthi Voidwalker Modern Primary The Great Henge

Request for New Thalakos

Yay for new Dauthi! Now I'd like to request new Thalakos. :)

I’ll add it to the list.

Dauthi Thalakos

Origin of Dauthi's Shadow Ability

Is the shadow ability of the Dauthi linked to the species, or to the way they arrived on Rath?

It’s how they arrived. The original Dauthi do not have Shadow.

Dauthi Shadow

Dauthi Race's Potential Return

Hi Mark, I've been a fan of MtG since 4th edition and I've followed this blog for a while but this is my first question. My favorite creature type of all time is the Dauthi. I understand that Shadow wasn't a popular mechanic but is there any chance we will ever see the Dauthi again (even in a supplemental product)? Thanks for everything you do in keeping this game great over the years.

We did see the Kor again, so yes, there’s definitely a chance. Kor were also first seen as a race on Tempest, although not a shadow race.

Blogatog / Tumblr Creatures Dauthi Kor Mechanics Shadow Tempest

Returning Shadow Races

What do you think our chances are of seeing the Soltari, Thalakos, and Dauthi again (without Shadow)?

We eventually saw the Kor’s homeworld. There’s not a lot of clamoring though to see the homeworld of those three.

Dauthi Kor Shadow Soltari Thalakos

Thalakos Race Mechanics

Thalakos return: with or without Shadow? That seems to be their only defining characteristic at least mechanically.

The race came from somewhere. We could see their home plane one day and they wouldn’t have to have shadow. Same goes for the Soltari and the Dauthi.

Dauthi Shadow Soltari Thalakos

Lost Tribes Lore

What's the likelihood of seeing where the Soltari, Dauthi, and/or Thalakos came from?

Perhaps one day.

Dauthi Soltari Thalakos

Shadow Mechanic Hopes

I really liked the Shadow mechanic (Dauthi were my favorite) so I hope you are ready for me (and a handful of others) to complain if it is not in Shadows over Innistrad.

I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

Dauthi Mechanics Shadow Shadows over Innistrad

Dauthi Future

I know I'm really late, but dauthi creatures were always really cool to me. Storm scale on dauthi? please say 1.

It’s hard for me to do Storm Scale on creative elements. The Dauthi came from somewhere and were trapped in the shadow realm of Rath. Maybe we’ll go to their homeworld one day. My guess is that Dauthi are a 6, slightly less likely than likely.

Creatures Dauthi Keyword Abilities Shadow Storm Scale