Elder

Gleemax's Fate After Retirement of Forums

What happened to Gleemax when the Wizards forums were retired? Did the alien brain retire to its home planet? Is it still in the basement at Renton, endlessly playtesting eight draft seats in its mind? Is it depicted on the card Elder Brain? Are you its human avatar?

Eeway on’tday alktay outabay eemaxglay.

Aliens Avatars Draft Formats Elders Humans Playtesting Elder Brain Gleemax

Creating Deity Batches

Thoughts on a batch consisting of Elder, Archeon, God, Spirit, and Avatar?

You have to give me a name when you batch things.

Avatar Batches Elder God Spirit

Query About Elder Creature Types

If or when: more creatures with the elder creature type that haven't had it before, like an elder turtle?

Probably when. We like to use Elder infrequently.

Creatures Elder If/When Turtle

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

Sci-Fi Universe Selection

Why choose sci fi universes like fallout and assassins creed for universes beyond when there are fantasy alternatives like elder scrolls and dark souls that'll more fit the magic aesthetic?

Because we believe there is a big audience for the science fiction properties.

Assassin Elder Universes Beyond

Elder Creature Oddity

Magic fun fact I just learned: there are 39 creatures with the elder creature type, and 35 creatures with “elder” in their name. However, there are 0 creatures that appear on both lists

FYI

Creatures Elder

Requesting Elder Effects

May I request Elder typal affects?

You may, but we purposely don’t use Elder very often.

Elder Kindred / Typal

Old Rutstein Query

Why isn’t Old Rutstein and Elder Human?

I think Elder involves living longer than Humans are capable.

Elder Human Old Rutstein

Card Abilities and Rules

Hi Mark, I see a fair number of cards with effects like Myr Welder or Trazyn the Infinite that get the activated abilities of other cards in zones. Why don't we have effects that get other kinds of abilities of other cards in zones, is that due to developmental concerns, or complexity, or could there be space to explore there in the future?

It has to do with how the rules work. Activated abilities are clean and 100% of the cases work. If you want to get keyword abilities, for instance, you need to spell out which ones you are getting.

Keyword Abilities Myr Myr Welder Rules Trazyn the Infinite

Elder Clown Possibility

If/When Elder Clown?

If. Let’s get Clown into a premier set first. : )

Clown Elder Humor If/When Premier Sets

Elder Dragon Trivia

Hi Mark! It's my birthday today, and I was wondering if you had any trivia on the Elder Dragon cycle (either the original or the m19 ones)? Thanks!

The original Elder Dragon cycle was based on characters in the role playing games of Legends designers (who played with Peter Adkison, Wizards’ founder and first CEO).Happy Birthday!

Birthday Core Set 2019 Dragon Elder Legendary Creatures

Reflections on Influence

You ever think about how you just gradually became one of the "elder statesmen" of geek culture, with things you've made creatively having touched millions of lives?

I do not. : )

Elder Humor Reflection

Artificial Evolution Limit

Can Artificial Evolution target text that is technically a creature type but is used in a different context? I thought so, as long as it's not rules text or reminder text. I.E. can I use Artificial Evolution to change the text on Avatar of Me "Avatar of Me's color is the color of your ouphes?" And if so, would that now mean that if I had two Brown Ouphes in play, Avatar of Me would be Brown? And if I had a Faeburrow Elder in play and tap it, would I be "forced" to add one Brown Mana?

It can only change words being used in the context of being a creature type.

Artificial Evolution Avatar Avatar of Me Colors Creatures Elder Faeburrow Elder Mana Ouphe Rules Tap / Untap

Niv-Mizzet's Title

Maro, can Niv-Mizzet receive proper recognition and be errated to Elder? It's an insult that hatchlings like the dragonlords receive the title of elder after a thousand years. While ten thousand years ago Niv-Mizzet was already one of the oldest and most powerful beings on his plane.

I agree we’re not super consistent with who gets Elder on their type line.

Elder Mark Rosewater

Niv-Mizzet Status

If Niv-Mizzet were made today, would he be an elder? He’s ancient, very distinct from the rest of Ravnica’s dragons (having killed the others like him), and while he doesn’t have a brood neither do the strixhaven elders and he founded an important organization like they did

I’m not sure we’ve drawn a clear line between Elder and non-Elder status. If Niv-Mizzet is an Elder, are other characters as old as him on Ravnica Elder as well?

Dragon Elder

Pie-Wielder Humor

Gallant Pie-Wielder has 3 toughness so dies to Just Desserts. Does that mean he can dish it out but not bake it?

: )

Gallant Pie-Wielder Humor Just Desserts

Unique Creature Types

"Why were child and guest made creature types? They aren't really classes or occupations the way most other creature types are. Not all creature types have to be classes or occupations. They’re categories you can apply to creatures." Neither is Peasant, but we have lots of those. There's Cowards too.

Also Elder (in least in how we use it, to mean very old).

Coward Creatures Elder Guest Peasant

Creature Type Spectrum

Hey Mark, could we ever see a creature type opposite Elder? Like, Baby?

Child exists in Eternal formats.

Blogatog / Tumblr Creatures Elder Eternal

Elder Type in Muraganda

Hey Mark, Since Muraganda is considered the “prehistoric” plane, is there a chance that there might be some tribal support for the Elder creature type?

Elder means you’ve lived a really long time. The prehistoric plane seems like the least likely plane to use it.

Creatures Elder Kindred / Typal

Creature Type Order

is there a set way for how creature types need to be ordered on a card? like if a card was a human and an elder would they be a human alder or an elder human or could you do both?

There is an order. What you are usually comes before what you do. Within those categories, we’ve worked out a general order.

Creatures Elder Human