Elvish Visionary

Shift in Cantrip Creature Color

I thought "2-mana 1/1 ETB Draw 1" creatures such as Baleful Strix, Dusk Legion Zealot, Elvish Visionary were Sultai color thing. And now we have Spirited Companion. I mean, there were some white "2-mana Draw 1" creatures like Wall of Omen, Orator of Ojutai, but those both had Defender and something else I can't remember as its disadvantage. What has changed and why is it an enchantment on top of it?

Part of our getting white more card drawing was moving small cantrip creatures from green to white. Green will still have larger cantrip creatures but the low drops will now be a primary white thing.

Baleful Strix Card Draw Colors Companion Creatures Defender Dusk Legion Zealot Elvish Visionary Enchantments Enter The Battlefield Green Orator of Ojutai Primary Spirited Companion Sultai (B/G/U) Wall White

Comparing Card Drawing Abilities

Even White is getting better at Card Draw than Blue. Esper Sentinel? Blue can't even get a color-shifted Elvish Visionary, let alone a card that starts drawing cards from Turn 1, or get card draw engines like Green.

A color being better at a tiny sliver of something is not it being overall better. Blue is the best overall color at card drawing, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best at every different execution of it.

Blue Card Draw Colors Elvish Visionary Esper (W/U/B) Esper Sentinel Green Sentinel Sliver White

Elvish Visionary Potential in Black

Would Elvish Visionary be a bend or break in black? What is its fundamental weakness?

It would be okay as long as you lose 1 life. I think it would be fine in white though.

Bend / Break Bend or Break Black Elvish Visionary White

Creature cantrip determination

Is a creature with an enter the battlefield effect that draws a card (Elvish Visionary) a cantrip, or are they their own thing?

It’s considered a cantrip.

Creatures Elvish Visionary Enter The Battlefield

Cantrip Permanents Possibility

Can all colors get cantrip permanents? Like Elvish Visionary

Yes.

Colors Elvish Visionary Permanents

Virtual Vanilla Concept

Is virtual vanilla something like elvish visionary?

A virtual vanilla creature is one who is basically a vanilla creature after its first turn. Elvish Visionary is a virtual vanilla.

Creatures Elvish Visionary Vanilla

Green Card Drawing

"Green tends to have its card drawing tied to creatures more elaborately than just having the effect on a creature." Green has the largest number of cantrip creatures (Wall of Blossoms, Elvish Visionary etc.), which amounts to "just having the effect on a creature", so surely the Overbeing card draw is just an extension of that? Especially as green also has self-bounce to reuse these abilities.

Every color has access to cantrips. It’s drawing more than one card that’s the issue.

Card Draw Colors Creatures Elvish Visionary Green Wall Wall of Blossoms

Complex Commons

In response to the person asking about NWO, here are some commons that are not only in competitive decks right now, but also very complex in most situations and lead to a lot of decisions: Doomed Traveler, Tragic Slip, Delver of Secrets, Faithless Looting, Duress, Fog, Mulch, Young Wolf, Arbor Elf, Smite, Zhur-Taa Druid, Negate, Farseek, Goblin Electromancer, Avacyn's Pilgrim, Pilfered Plans, Cloudfin Raptor, Grisly Salvage, Thought Scour, Centaur Healer, Elvish Visionary, Pillar of Flame, etc.

FYI

Arbor Elf Avacyn's Pilgrim Centaur Centaur Healer Cloudfin Raptor Commons Competitive Play Doomed Traveler Druid Elf Elvish Visionary Faithless Looting Farseek Gates Goblin Goblin Electromancer Grisly Salvage Mulch Negate Pilfered Plans Pillar of Flame Thought Scour Tragic Slip Wolf Young Wolf Zhur-Taa Druid

Elvish Visionary's Color

Could Elvish Visionary be a blue card? Why is it green?

Cantrip creatures are primary in green, secondary in blue.

Blue Creatures Elvish Visionary Green Primary Secondary

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