Hooded Blightfang

Considerations for Deathtouch Creatures

Love the card Hooded Blightfang. Is there any special consideration you give when designing a creature with deathtouch?

There are synergies we consider.

Creatures Deathtouch Hooded Blightfang

About Fynn, Deathtouch Tribal

Hello Mark. I'd like to ask about Fynn, the Fangbearer from Kaldheim. Deathtouch tribal hadn't had a lot of support in the past, but the two previous deathtouch tribal cards (Hooded Blightfang and Vraska, Swarm's Eminence) both included black in their identity. I was curious, what made him mono-green instead of green/black?

Cards aren’t often made in a vacuum, but made for a purpose. For example, Finn wasn’t designed as an open-ended design and then placed in the appropriate colors. It was designed to fill a monogreen slot. The designer of the card didn’t ask “what colors could this be?” They asked, “is this monogreen?”

Black Colors Deathtouch Eminence Fynn, the Fangbearer Green Hooded Blightfang Kaldheim Kindred / Typal Vraska, Swarm's Eminence

Potential for Keyword Lords

With keyword matters creatures from Ikoria(Labyrinth Raptor) and Core 2021(Hooded Blightfang) will we start to see keyword lords? Like deathtouch creatures you control have +1/+1. Or perhaps a Cavern of Souls but for keywords on creatures?

It’s not great design space. Most keywords don’t want you to fill your deck with them. That doesn’t mean we won’t ever make some that play well.

Cavern of Souls Creatures Deathtouch Design Space Hooded Blightfang Keywords Labyrinth Raptor

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