Master of Arms

Legendary Character Cards

Do you recall what the rationale was back in the day for printing legendary characters as generic characters? For instance, in Weatherlight, Maraxus got a legendary card, but Gerrard was printed on the generic "Master of Arms" card, and only got a legendary card in Apocalypse. What was the philosophy for printing characters at the time?

Master of Arms was a role that many people filled, including Gerrard. We put Gerrard in the art just to get more Gerrard art in the set. There was always plans to print a Gerrard card.

Apocalypse Art Card Printing Colorless Gerrard Maraxus Master of Arms Weatherlight

Master of Arms Errata

Speaking of Gerrard, at the time Master of Arms was printed, tapped blockers didn't deal combat damage, correct? If so, how come Master of Arms hasn't been errated to function as he was intended? If not, what the heck does his ability meant to do?

We don’t errata cards to match how they interacted with the rules at the time they were printed.

Card Printing Errata Gerrard Master of Arms Rules

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