Plant

Sharing a Dream Experience

I've had Maro dream once, where an eldrid plant sorcerer provided me cryptic wisdom in an attempt to guide me through a difficult journey. 😅

Glad I could help.

Mark Rosewater Plants

Animal Colors Representation

On the topic of animal colors, why do we keep getting creatures of the night in Gruul colors? Most recently we had werewolves and raccoons show up in RG. Which one of these colors is supposed to be resonating with their affinity amongst the darkness? Red? Because it's closest to black? I feel like it's having a plant show up in Blue/White

Nocturnal animals don’t have to show up in black. Raccoons got red for their trickster nature.

Affinity Black Blue Colors Creatures Gruul (R/G) Plants Raccoons Red Werewolves White

Kindred Mechanic Speculation

Is the use of kindred in modern horizons 3 a plant for its proper return in the return to lorwyn set?

It’s a tool we plan to use sparingly and only for a strong reason. I’ll leave it to all of you to speculate.

Kindred / Typal Lorwyn Mechanics Modern Horizons 3 Plant

Cactusfolk Plant VS Treefolk

Was there any debate over making OTJ's cactusfolk treefolk instead of plants? If so, any idea why plant won out?

Because Cactuses are plants and not trees.

Plant Treefolk

Possible Plant Amass

If/when amass plant army? 👀

If.

Amass Army If/When Plant

Legendary Plant Commander

[The crowd cheers wildly for legendary plants and the new plant lord commander. A standing ovation ensues. Plant fans embrace and wipe tears from their eyes.]

I’m happy you’re happy.

Commander Eye Plant

Creature Type Uniqueness

Hey Mark, on the topic of players being worried about creature types losing their distinctiveness by being added in with the broader type rather than a specific race (ex. Viashino(Lizard) or Naga(Snake)), I looked to see how many are already currently templated this way and there are ALOT more than I realized.Archaic (Avatar), Aven (Bird), Leonin (Cat), Malamet (Cat), Nishoba (Cat Beast), Daemogoth (Demon), Ainok (Dog), Flamekin (Elemental), Loxodon (Elephant), Mycoid (Fungus), Thallid (Fungus), Akki (Goblin), Boggart (Goblin), Mogg (Goblin), Redcaps (Goblin), Eumidian (Insect), Kraul (Insect), Nantuko (Insect), Khenra (Jackal), Kitsune (Fox), Merrow (Merfolk), Selkie (Merfolk), Triton (Merfolk), Onakke (Ogre), Caryatid (Plant), Nezume (Rat), Rhox (Rhino), Amphin (Salamander), Orochi (Snake), Kami (Spirit), Drogskol (Spirit), Eidolon (Spirit), Ent (LoTR) (Treefolk), Trow (Troll), Kappa (Turtle), Liche (Zombie), Eternal (Zombie), Draugr (Zombie), Nim (Zombie), Skaab (Zombie)

Yep. Most of the ones that didn’t do it entered the game before we made this the default.

Avatar Beast Bird Cat Colors Creatures Demon Dog Elemental Elephant Eternal Fox Fungus Goblin Insect Jackal Lizard Merfolk Naga Ogre Plant Rat Rhino Rhox Salamander Snake Spirit Thallid Treefolk Troll Turtle Viashino Zombie

Beast Type Explanation

Do you have a DtW where you break down Beast a little more as a type? I'm trying to figure out where it fits in the devolution of the type line, and I just read "Human Barbarian Beast," on [[Barbarian Outcast]],"Beast Horror Spirit," on [[Chupacabra Echo]],"Nightmare Beast Elemental," on [[Brokkos, Apex of Forever]], and"Plant Elemental Beast," on [[Carnivorous Moss Beast]], so it feels like there's been a few changes on where it should be placed?

Beast is one of a small handful of creature types that can fill both race and class slots depending on how it’s used.

Barbarian Barbarian Outcast Beast Brokkos, Apex of Forever Chupacabra Echo Creatures Drive to Work Echo Elemental Horror Human Nightmare Nightmare Plant Plant Elemental Spirit

Power Subtype Possibility

Could we ever get a Power subtype so we can have a card with the typeline Power Plant?

Power has an in-game meaning, so unlikely. How about creature type House? : )

Creatures Humor Plant Subtype

Creature Type Naming

Now that Time Lord is a creature type, could we get Power-Plant reverted back to Power Plant? Or does Plant as a different type make that ambiguous?

Time Lord was a one-time exception. We’re not planning on more two word creature types.

Creatures Plant Time Lord

Creature Tokens in Sets

In the set skeleton, do non-creature cards that produce tokens (like Call of the Conclave) count as creatures? And if yes would Khalni Garden be seen as a creature card for the set design, or is the plant too small?

If the token is a significant portion of the power of the card, it counts as a creature.

Call of the Conclave Creatures Khalni Garden Non-creatures Plant Set Design Skeleton Tokens

Artifacts and Intuition

I don't like that Clues and Vehicles *must* be artifacts. It's not intuitive that a Horse can't be a Vehicle unless it's an artifact. It doesn't make sense that Scene of the Crime is an artifact. Furthermore, it doesn't make sense that a Plant can't be Food unless it's an artifact. While we're at it you should be able to equip nonartifact creatures too, like Banjo and Kazooie. I can't be the only person who thinks this, right?

The rules need to function properly. I get that can be frustrating at times.

Artifacts Creatures Equip Food Horse Plant Rules Scene of the Crime Vehicles

Creature Type Combinations

If/when: more novel creature type combinations (such as "Dragon Detective", "Kraken Knight", or "Plant Peasant")

When.

Creatures Detective Dragon If/When Knight Kraken Peasant Plant

Hyphenation Standards

Do you think you'll end up changing "Power-Plant" to "Power Plant" for Urza's Power Plant (based on "Time Lord" being un-hyphenated), or do you think you want the possibility to have a separate "Power" or (more likely) "Plant" land type in the future?

We have no current plans to de-hyphenate any creature types.

Creatures Lands Plant Time Lord Urza's Power Plant

Favorite Plant Creature

I've made it around the sun 42 times now! For my birthday trivia could I ask about your favorite whale or plant based creature?

In Innistrad, I made Grave Bramble as a fun nod to the game Plants vs. Zombies. Innistrad had blue/black Zombies, and green is the enemy color of both, so it was a cool little discovery. At the time, I didn’t know George Fan (he created the game). We would later become friends, and he even came to work at Wizards for a year. His desk was right next to mine.Happy Birthday!

Birthday Black Colors Creatures Dimir (U/B) Grave Bramble Green Innistrad Plant Whale Zombie

Eldraine Name Change

You mentioned the plane of Eldrane was originally to be called Ardenvale, but that had to change. What caused the change that would still allow you to use the name within the plant?

The requirements for a set to use a name are very different than a card using a name. The former is just a higher bar to clear.

Plant

Fungal Humor

But moss are plants, not fungi. I would think "Amass Fungi" would be "Amongus"

: )

Amass Humor Plant

Legendary Plant Possibility

[Crowd begins chanting] legendary plant... legendary plant... Legendary Plant! Legendary Plant! LEGENDARY PLANT! LEGENDARY PLANT! [Crowd breaks into raucous cheers as the legendary plant appears from the smoke. Crowd continues chanting] PLANT LORD! PLANT LORD! 🪴 🌱 🌿 🌾 🌵 the Crowd wants a "maybe"

Maybe. : )

Humor Plant

Mana Dorks Exploration

Was there ever any consideration for green mana dorks to be primarily plants instead of elves?

Utopia Tree was us pushing in that direction for a small sliver of time.

Blogatog / Tumblr Elf Green Mana Plant Sliver Utopia Tree

Support for Legendary Plant

I'd like to echo the support for a legendary Plant. I hope the idea grows on you. :)

: )

Echo Humor Plant