Jackal Pup

Red's Vanilla 2/1 Explained

In reference to you saying "I don’t think Red gets a vanilla 2/1 for R." Red has had that with an upside, Falkenrath Gorger, and plenty of those with downsides, Jackal Pup. What is preventing red from having something inbetween? Is Falkenrath Gorger considered a break/bend?

Let me clarify what I was saying. Common and uncommon are more focused on the power level of limited formats while rare and mythic rare are more focused on the power level of constructed formats. A red one-drop vanilla 2/1 is a bit strong in limited, so we don’t tend to make it at common and uncommon. The power level is acceptable in constructed formats, but at the higher rarities we tend not to do vanilla creatures, so it tends to have things added to it. That’s why it’s tricky to get a vanilla one-drop 2/1 in red.

Bend / Break Constructed Creatures Falkenrath Gorger Jackal Jackal Pup Limited Mythic Rares Power Level Rares Red Uncommons Vanilla

Calculating Life Totals

If my opponent is at 20 life, and I Just Desserts their Jackal Pup, what is their life total? 16.8584073464? Or does it round to something?

I usually round to the hundredth’s place.

Jackal Jackal Pup Just Desserts

Jackal Pup Reprint Query

Was Jackal Pup ever under consideration for reprinting in AKH or HOU?

Not that I know of.

Card Printing Jackal Jackal Pup Reprints

Jackal Pup Errata

With the release of Amonkhet, does Jackal Pup get errata'd to being a Jackal instead of a hound?

I believe so.

Amonkhet Errata Jackal Jackal Pup

Jackal Pup Errata

Is Jackal Pup going to receive errata as now we have Jackal as creature type?

I don’t know. Possibly.

Creatures Errata Jackal Jackal Pup

Creature Drawback Perception

Is the "jackal pup" drawback not viewed very badly at wotc? My new players often ask why white gets 'normal' guys like elite vanguard but red's all have drawbacks that keep them away from the color.

White gets better weenie creatures than red. That’s why white gets 2/1 vanilla for one mana and red doesn’t.

Beginners Colors Creatures Elite Vanguard Jackal Jackal Pup Mana Red Vanguard Vanilla White Wizards of the Coast

Magic Tom Swifties

I'll attack with this Jackal Pup, Tom said, Slighly.

Okay everyone, time for some Magic Tom Swifties. The structure: “SOMETHING” Tom said, adverb that connects to the context of the sentence being said.

Jackal Jackal Pup

Land Drop Mechanic

Could the "this spell uses up a land drop" be used to create an optional upside, or would that be un-fun too? Like, a Jackal Pup can enter the battlefield with a counter if you spend your land drop to play it.

We played around with the land drop as a resource in Zendikar design. Also, ended up not being very fun.

Enter The Battlefield Jackal Jackal Pup Lands Zendikar

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