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Trivia and Future of Atogs

Hi Mark! My birthday was yesterday and I wanted to invoke my birthday question to ask if you had any trivia about Atogs. Will we be seeing any more of them in the future?Hope you're doing well!

Atog is an anagram of “goat” because Atogs likes to eat everything. I don’t know of any plans for Atogs to return. Happy Birthday!

Atogs Birthday Goats

Correlating Animals in Bloomburrow

Do arcs and wedges have corresponding animals in Bloomburrow? (such as RGW Goats or BGU Hippos)

No, there was barely enough space for the ten two-color ones.

Bloomburrow Goat Hippo Naya (R/G/W) Sultai (B/G/U) Three Color

Atog Name Origin

The a in Atog I assume stands for artifact, so shouldn't its type be tog not atog?

The “a” doesn’t stand for “artifact”. Atog is an anagram of goat because Atogs like to eat things.

Artifacts Atog Atog Goat

A Legendary Goat's Possibility

Where’s my legendary goat? 🤨 🐐

One day.

Goat

Madness Color Allocation

Which colors can have madness for sure, and which absolutely cannot within pie?Also: Thank you so much for signing my card and drawing a goat on my goat playmat!! 🐐

Madness is primary in black and red, secondary in blue, and tertiary in white and green. It was nice to meet you. My goat was by far the weakest on your playmat. : )

Appreciation Black Blue Colors Goat Green Humor Madness Primary Red Secondary Tertiary White

Sketching Requests

If I find you at MC: Chicago, what are the chances you'll draw a quick sketch of a goat on my playmat?

I’m happy to try, but I am not a professional artist.

Art Goat

Farm Creatures Commander

If/when: a farm creatures commander to batch & support boars, goats, oxen, etc?

I assume when, but it requires the right set.

Batches Boar Commander Creatures Goat If/When Oxen

Token Strategy Trends

I know that, especially in recent years, tokens that muck up the board are being used less and less. Is it more like that goats (and 0/1 creature tokens in general, like kobolds) are eliminated as an option for future sets, or that they get a statline change, or something else entirely.I'd love some more cards that create both/either, personally. I have a kobold deck and a goat deck!

We’re not never doing them, but we are doing them less. 0/1 is less problematic than 1/1 for what it’s worth.

Creatures Goat Kobold Tokens

Legendary Goat Request

Legendary Goat—ever? I’m begging😢

I think it will eventually happen.

Goat

Legendary Goat Possibility

Hello Mr. Rosewater! Is there any chance for a Legendary Goat or Kithkin riding a Goat in either Lorwyn or Bloomburrow?

There is a chance.

Bloomburrow Goat Kithkin Lorwyn Mark Rosewater

Goat Tribal Support

Hay really odd question, would it be possible to give us goat tribal support? I would love to make a goat commander deck but I don't like using shape shifters in tribals

The problem with more obscure creature types is that there’s just not enough cards to support a typal theme. That’s why we made things like changelings to allow you to supplement. Magic keeps making cards, so over time, lesser used creature types will eventually get to enough volume, but it can literally take decades.

Commander Decks Creatures Goat Kindred / Typal

Inspiration for Morophon

Hey! I actually was lucky enough to meet you briefly and had you sign a copy of Morophon the Boundless, wherein you made a comment about them being a card you had designed in response to people asking about getting a goat legend. Was this just an example or one you specifically remember getting asked about? And are there any others you remember wanting Morophon to specifically be a response to?

I get asked for creature type lords all the time, most often for creature types that don’t have one yet. The Goat request came from a poster on this blog that regularly asked for more Goats. Others included Insects, Homarids, and Badgers.

Badger Blogatog / Tumblr Creatures Goat Homarids Insect

Atogs Story

Hey, I'm requesting the birthday trivia and I was hoping to get some story on my favorite creature: Atogs.

Atog is an anagram of “goat” because it likes eating things. Happy Birthday!

Atog Birthday Creatures Goat Story / Lore

Eldraine Satyrs

Having satyrs on Eldraine, keeping them from being limited to Theros, is awesome enough. But the Billy Goats Gruff as satyrs? That's amazing. Please high five whoever made those decisions.

Will do!

Goat High Fives Limited Satyr Theros

Hinting Goat World

"I’m working on something that will make some people on this blog very happy." Sounds like we're heading to Goat World!

: )

Blogatog / Tumblr Goat Humor

Goat Card Juncture

Trading post has a special place as a role player in the first competitive control deck I ever played so I also have an affinity for goats. FYI in 2020 someone wrote a great "Top 10 Magic Goats" article

So much Goat love. Is that the GOAT Goat card?

Affinity Competitive Play Goat Trading Post

Goat Gang Expansion

Adding my voice to the goat gang. We need more ibexes!

Goat people unite!

Goat

New Goat Member

No, I don’t think I am. I’m a new goat person!

Ooh, another goat person. Exiting!

Goat

More Goat Tribal Cards

Hey mark, could I make a request for more goat tribal cards in the future? Animal sanctuary is great, but my five colour goat deck is lacking slightly. Also, are any goats being printed in brothers war or any of the released 2023 sets? It would mean the world to me if so.

Are the person that used to write up me regularly asking for more Goats?

Animal Sanctuary Card Printing Colors Goat Kindred / Typal

Batching Goat, Minotaur and Ox

Would Goat, Minotaur and Ox be batchable?

Batches Blogatog / Tumblr Goat Minotaur Oxen