Grist, the Hunger Tide

Concern Over Planeswalker Gender Balance

New 27 Dec 2021 Asked by schienamento 77 Comments

May I voice a concern of mine? Of all new Planeswalker introduced since Eldraine, 6 of them are men, 1 non binary, 0 women. (I don't count the D&D set ones because they have a lower chance to come back. Still, even counting them, we have a 8-3 rate). It seems to me that we're returning to the old times where most of the cast was men. Can I request (a lot) more woman Planeswalker?


Here’s a list of all the female planeswalkers premiering on a planeswalker card since Throne of Eldraine: Ellywick Tumblestrum Zariel, Archduke of Avernus Lolth, Spider QueenGrist, the Hunger Tide Geyadrone Dihada Jeska, Thrice Born B.O.B. (Bevy of Beebles) (male & female)Gender representation is important to us, and we strive to have a balance. The reason for the slight lean towards male, is we repeated more female planeswalkers as we had them playing bigger roles in the stories, which is also super important. I will stress having a gender balanced planeswalker roster is important to us and something we monitor. Note that we count all planeswalker cards.

Lack of Insect Tribal Cards

New 01 Oct 2021 Asked by deyuil 53 Comments

Can I request more Insects? The first tribal Insect card we've ever had (talking about Grist, the Hunger Tide; although Grist is technically the second if you count Swarmyard) only got put in the set next to two other Insects (one of which is for a completely different type and color of deck; Zabaz). I'm surprised Green and/or Green Black has never had "Insects matter" before.


It’s a theme I expect us to do one day.

Understanding Grist, the Hunger Tide

New 25 May 2021 Asked by dangohsu 64 Comments

Regarding Grist, the Hunger Tide being able to be a commander, the Comprehensive Rules 604.3a states, "A static ability is a characteristic-defining ability if it meets the following criteria: ... (5) it does not set the values of such characteristics only if certain conditions are met". Isn't "as long as ~ isn't on the battlefield" a "certain condition to meet"? Or is it that I'm misunderstanding something? A PW commander that's not in a EDH-oriented product is pretty neat though.


There is a new rules update being posted by the Commander Rules Group soon to explain why it works.

Commander Role of Grist

New 25 May 2021 Asked by funnyjoemama 118 Comments

Can Grist, the Hunger Tide be your Commander?


Grist can be your commander as it’s a legendary insect in your command zone.


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