Kithkin

Purpose of Bloomburrow Deck

Maro, Bloomburrow looks amazing, but I have one problem. I am a kitchen table player and I love creature type decks. Some decks (like my knights) regularly get new cards, but others (like my kithkin) might see a new card once a decade. For Bloomburrow, I know that rats, squirrels, and birds are likely to show up I. The future and have a ton of past cards to use, but for the types like rabbits or raccoons, I imagine they will not be supported long term. Why should I make a deck for those types?

Bloomburrow existing will make us create them more than we would of had it not existed. If volume of creature types is a core issue to you (and I get why it would be), yeah, I’d stick to the creature types that have more history with the game. But there are a lot of players who will have a lot of fun using Rabbits or Raccoons even if they have to stretch a bit (and probably play changelings).

Birds Bloomburrow Casual Play Creatures Kithkins Knights Mark Rosewater Rabbits Raccoons Rats Squirrels

Kithkin to Halflings?

Hi Mark,So will Kithkin become Halflings?

There are no current plans to do that.

Halfling Kithkin

Tinybones' Previous Race

What race was tinybones before he died and became a skeleton? He’s obviously too small to have ever been a human, but he seems too small to be the skeleton of a goblin of Kithkin either.

I do not know. Kithkins are on Dominaria and they’re smaller, but that’s just a guess.

Dominaria Goblin Human Kithkin Skeleton

Kithkin to Halflings?

Hi Mark,Is there a chance that Kithkin get erratrd to Halflings?

There’s always a chance, but I wouldn’t say it’s a particularly big chance.

Halfling Kithkin

Hobbits to Kithkin?

I've been thinking on it for a few months now and I've decided that all of the Hobbit creatures should be errata'd to be Kithkin creatures instead

How do others feel about this?

Creatures Kithkin

Human-less Planes Possibility

Hi Mark, I've been designing my own set and your articles and podcasts have been great guidance. It's really cool that you've given magic away for free for anyone with the creativity to make their own [don't tell corporate! 🙊😅] In one article you mention how you'll never do a set without humans again, because Lorwyn/Shadowmoore only had Kithkin, which alienated folks due to creepyness. Kithkin Are creepy, but a humanless plane would be fine imo if you had non-creepy creatures to relate too.

It’s not we’re unwilling to do a Human-less plane. There just has to be a compelling reason.

Creatures Human Kithkin Lorwyn Making Magic Planes

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

Kithkin Versus Halfling

Why do we have to choose between kithkin and halfling? Why not kithkin halfing? People like additive stuff. You do not need to subtract

It would be hard to have Kithkin with class creature types, especially if they’re legendary.

Creatures Halfling Kithkin

Kithkin Halfling Debate

I would like to reach to your followers from a while ago who opposed errata'ing Kithkin as Halflings, and I think I'd have better reach through you, I hope that's ok. I want to bring up the idea that just like Ixalan or Kamigawa goblins aren't the same as in other planes (and even in Kamigawa, the Akki have their own unique tribe name), Lorwyn "halflings" can keep their unique lore identity as Kithkins, while sharing the mechanical identity, and thus gaining better tribe support. Everybody wins?

I’ll do a poll.

Goblin Halfling Ixalan Kithkin Lorwyn Planes Story / Lore

Likeliest Planeswalker Race

Hi Maro, Wich is more likely to have a Planeswalker: Treefolk, Kithkin, giants or flamekin?

Any are possible. More worlds have Giants, followed by Treefolk.

Giant Kithkin Mark Rosewater Planeswalkers Treefolk

Kithkins as Halflings

Would you ever consider Errating kithkins to be halflings?

Would people like that?

Halfling Kithkin

Kithkin to Halflings?

Has there been any discussion on making kithkin into halflings? (Similar to the hound/dog change?)

I assume when we go to a world with Kithkin, we’ll have that conversation.

Dog Halfling Kithkin

Birthday Request

Hi MaRo, Today is my birthday, so may I make a request for a Legendary Kithkin in GWU for my Commander deck?Thank you!

Usually, it’s trivia, but I can pass along the request. Happy Birthday!

Appreciation Birthday Commander Decks Kithkin Mark Rosewater

Kithkin's Lorwyn Connection

Were Kithkin added to Lorwyn before or after you put some in Time Spiral? (That is, were you reminded of Amrou Kithkin because there were already callbacks to it put in the Time Spiral file, or were those added later to make more tribal connections between the two blocks?)

It was added to make the tribal connection, I believe.

Amrou Kithkin Kindred / Typal Kithkin Lorwyn Time Spiral

Kithkin Birthday Trivia

Every year I keep forgetting to ask birthday trivia, and I've been following you since 2012. Anyway, do you have anything for me about my favorite underrepresented tribe, Kithkin?

Kithkin ended up in Lorwyn, because we specifically didn’t want any Humans, so we went and looked at what halfling-like creatures we’d done, and we found Amrou Kithkin in Legends. Happy Birthday!

Amrou Kithkin Birthday Creatures Human Kithkin Legendary Creatures Lorwyn

Change in Creature Type

Hi Mark, I am very glad to hear that you have finally decided stop putting humans into magic worlds. With this change finally done, how will you decide into what creature type to retcon every past human in magic?

We’re going to errata all Humans to Kithkin.

Creatures Errata Human Kithkin

Lorwyn Tribe Popularity

Hi Mark! Do you know which Lorwyn tribes are the most and least popular?

Based on my memory of market research over the years (of all worlds, not just Lorwyn), here’s my best guess: (from most liked to least)GoblinsElvesMerfolkFaeriesTreefolkElementalsGiants Kithkin

Elemental Elf Faerie Giant Goblin Kithkin Lorwyn Merfolk Treefolk

Kithkin and Halfling Creature Types

I would like to support the kithkin creature type cause halflings feel like dnd to me not like magic.

Thoughts? Should Kithkin be Halflings in creature type?

Creatures Dungeons & Dragons Halfling Kithkin

Halflings Versus Kithkin

Can I voice an opinion in favor of halflings over kithkin?

In that you’d rather we have Halflings over Kithkin or make Kithkin the Halfling creature type?

Creatures Halfling Halfling Kithkin

Love for Lorwyn's Kithkin

I loved Lorwyn's kithkin! I'm a little nostalgic though, one of my first decks was the Morningtide UW prebuilt.

The Kithkin seem to be polarizing, but they definitely have their fans.

Kithkin Morningtide Morningtide