Jellyfish

Card Types Ordering

Are there rules on how card types and subtypes are ordered?- Dryad Arbor: "Land Creature" vs "Creature Land"- The Reality Chip: "Equipment Jellyfish" vs "Jellyfish Equipment"- The Royal Scions: "Will Rowan" vs "Rowan Will"

That’s an editing question, but I assume there are rules. I don’t know them. My guess is Rowan and Will’s order was based on the art.

Art Card Types Card Types Creatures Dryad Dryad Arbor Equipment Jellyfish Lands Rules Scion Subtype The Reality Chip The Royal Scions

Tarkir's Direction Change

I can't believe we are finally going back to Tarkir! Though understandably most people are angry with the set being based around shard colored jellyfish factions instead of wedge colored dragon factions.
What led you to move Tarkir in that direction?

I’ve become a little obsessed with starfish ever since the last Suicide Squad movie.

Dragon Factions Jellyfish Pop Culture Squad Starfish

Long Type Text Issue

What happens if a card's type text is too long to fit in the type line? (longer than "Legendary Artifact Creature - Equipment Jellyfish", or even "Our Market Research Shows...")

There are ways to capture some of it in rules text, but there has to be a strong reason to exceed the card type line.

Artifacts Card Types Creatures Equipment Jellyfish Rules

Handling Spoiler Questions

Hi Mark! I'm very thankful for blogatog and having a way to directly send you comments and questions. I have a quick question about how you answer questions: let's say in an upcoming set, there's something specific coming out ,e.g. a Jellyfish tribal commander. If I ask you "if or when: Jellyfish tribal commander?", how does that inform how you answer the question?

I answer as if I didn’t have the information of the upcoming set.

Commander If/When Jellyfish Kindred / Typal Spoilers

Request for Kraken Jellyfish

You know what I would love? A kraken jellyfish. Literally a kraken with cephalopod and jellyfish aspects because reasons

We’ll get kraken on that. : )

Humor Jellyfish Kraken

Request for More Jellyfish

I know it's greedy to ask for more since we got a legendary one in NEO, but may I request another Jellyfish sometime soon?

You may. Don’t be ashamed to want things. : )

Humor Jellyfish Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

Typography vs Character Count

You said you can't do a typeline like The Reality Chip's again, but at the time why was Legendary Artifact Creature - Equipment Jellyfish fine but not Legendary Enchantment Creature - Shrine Spirit? The Shrines would've even came out to three letters shorter.

Typography is about width of letters not individual number. You get a lot of l’s for one m.

Artifacts Creatures Enchantments Equipment Jellyfish Spirit

Issues with Jellyfish Card Artifacts

Can you elaborate on the problems you had with "Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish" that will prevent it in the future? That sounds interesting!

There’s a whole bunch of issues. I’ll point out one. We normally keep a limit to font size because when we translate into certain other languages (German being the biggest issue, I believe) the text can get longer.

Artifacts Creatures Equipment Germany Jellyfish

Type Line Abbreviation Proposals

I suspect the answer will be that it'd cause too much confusion with newer players, but what about abbreviating a type line? "Lgd. Art. Creat. - Equipment Jellyfish"Or maybe it's just too aesthetically off? Regardless, thanks for all you do!

I’ve been pushing using “Leg.” for Legendary, but haven’t been successful yet.

Art Equipment Jellyfish Suspect

Rules Broken on Jellyfish Card

"Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish". What rules were broken, and why can't they be done again?

We have font size limits.

Artifacts Creatures Equipment Jellyfish Rules

Unique Card Type Line

NEO isn't my cup of tea, and as a Limited player, I'm sitting this season out. But that's okay; there's still something to love..."Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish"...the most unique type line ever printed to date is in this set, and it's awesome. I can't wait to see how you guys top it in the future!

We had to break some rules to print that card type line, and learned we can’t break them again, so don’t expect anything quite that long in the future.

Artifacts Card Printing Card Types Creatures Equipment Jellyfish Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Rules

Non-critical Jellyfish Discussion

Jellyfish aren't really a biological group (moon jellies, sea combs, tunicates and swimming snails all are sometimes called 'jellyfish') so I don't think anyone really cares that much about the term. There has been more movement toward using 'sea stars' instead of 'starfish' -- but I wouldn't really worry about it!

FYI

Jellyfish Snail

Jellyfish Term Changes

Had the been any discussion on changing "Jellyfish" to "Jelly" to reflect the scientific consensus? Plus, it saves four characters!

Are Jellyfish not called Jellyfish any more?

Jellyfish

Appreciating Kamigawa's Design

Kamigawa is absolutely stunning and extraordinary. I especially love the Sagas, Enchantment Creatures and Equipment Jellyfish :D

Glad to hear that.

Creatures Enchantments Equipment Jellyfish Sagas

The Reality Chip's Creature Type

Was there any discussion during design of making The Reality Chip a Licid rather than a Jellyfish?

While reconfigure is similar in many ways to Licids, it’s not exactly the same and that might cause confusion. Also, creatively, Licids have only appeared on Rath (now Dominaria).

Creatures Dominaria Jellyfish Licid Reconfigure The Reality Chip

Man-o-War Classification

On the subject of erroneous creature types: Man-o-war is not a Jellyfish or even remotely related to them. They are siphonophores which are colonial organisms like how a coral is not one organism, but many small connected animals

It’s zoology day. : )

Creatures Jellyfish

Jellyfish and Magic

If I teach an immortal jellyfish to play Magic and it casts Granny's payback, do we count its age as the number of years it's been alive or the number of years since it last reverted to the polyp stage?

Write back once the Granny’s Payback has resolved. Jellyfish are very patient.

Granny's Payback Jellyfish

Starfish Opinion Change

You are acting all pro-Starfish all of a sudden, but when I asked you for some more Starfish in Magic back in 2011 you responded with, and I quote, "Starfish can suck it." (I can't link to the question here, but googling that phrase will get you there.)

Called out! Here’s the original post with my answer: tehpoker asked: Firstly, let me say how refreshing it is to finally see a block that DOESN’T feature elves and goblins for the umpteenth time. As for my actual question, before inquiring what creature types Magic should have that doesn’t yet (btw, Walrus and Platypus, wholeheartedly), shouldn’t some spotlight be given to the “forgotten” creature types Magic DOES have? Jellyfish, Goat, Pegasus, Turtle, Scorpion, Harpy, Hippo, Whale, Satyr, Starfish, all of these and more are cool types that deserve some love. I am very pro-goat, pro-hippo and pro-turtle. I believe pegasus, scorpions, harpies and satyrs each make perfect sense in the right block. I acknowledge that jellyfsh have a popular following for purely nostalgic reasons (Man O’ War). Starfish can suck it. :) You got me. I’m a starfish bandwagoner, only hopping on once they got a ground swell of support. Please don’t think less of me.

Blogatog / Tumblr Creatures Elf Goat Goblin Harpy Hippo Jellyfish Keyword Actions Pegasus Satyr Scorpion Starfish Turtle Walrus Whale

More Jellyfish Cards

my friend says you gotta make more jellyfish cards so get on that

Oh, I didn’t know your friend said something. I’ll get right on it.

Jellyfish

Creature Type Accuracy

Please high-five Creative for classifying Clinging Anemones as a Jellyfish and Lichentrope as a Plant Fungus. I know that these scientifically-correct subtleties in Magic aren't super important, but it makes me smile whenever I see them.

The people that make the call on creature types do spend the time on details like that. I’ll let them know.

Clinging Anemones Creatures Fungus Jellyfish Plant