Revenant

Hans's Encounters Unclear

Was there ever an in-universe explanation for how Hans managed to run into the Lhurgoyf in Ice Age and the Revenant in Stronghold (given the latter is set on Rath)?

There was not.

Lhurgoyf Lhurgoyf Revenant Stronghold

Sticker Name Matches

If put a "Dark" name sticker on a Revenant, does the resulting creature have the same name as the card Dark Revenant (assuming I put the sticker at the front)? What about Heart Sliver and Darkheart Sliver?

Yes. No. Dark Heart Sliver is not the same name as Darkheart Sliver.

Creatures Dark Revenant Darkheart Sliver Heart Sliver Revenant Sliver Stickers

Shade Mechanics

Hi Maro! It's finally my birthday and I can't wait to ask some trivia! May I please get some trivia on my first mythic and single purchase, Nirkana Revenant, or my favorite creature type, Shade

We’ve had a lot of discussions over the years whether we’re supposed to tie Shades 1-to-1 with black power/toughness pumping. So far, we’ve always chosen to keep it, but I don’t know if that will always be true.Happy Birthday!

Birthday Black Creatures Mark Rosewater Nirkana Revenant Shade

Who Is Hans?

Un-rules question: Who is Hans, and why does he need to run from everything?

Hans was first referenced in the flavor text of Lhurgoyf in Ice Age. Saffi Erikdotter used her final words to warm him to run. He then showed up in Stronghold on the card Revenant. (Don’t ask the story team to explain.) Unhinged then made the card to reference him.

Flavor Ice Age Lhurgoyf Revenant Rules Story / Lore Stronghold Unhinged Un-sets

Revenant Survival

Do you consider it a small failure that Revenant is not guaranteed to survive being cast?

No. If it would die, don’t cast it.

Cast Revenant

Revenant Flavor Text

I'm a little disappointed that Revenant didn't get to keep its original flavor text.

It didn’t actually make any flavor sense. I just wrote it because I thought it was funny.

Flavor Humor Revenant

Favorite Flavortext Authored

Given that you like the Lhurgoyf flavortext so much, are you responsible for the flavortext on Revenant?

I am.

Lhurgoyf Revenant

Hans: Planeswalker Mystery

Oh my gosh, Maro, I just read the Hans/Revenant question. Hans was around for Ice Age Dominaria AND Tempest-era Rath? Is Hans an old-school planeswalker?

No one knows the mystery of Hans.

Dominaria Ice Age Mark Rosewater Planeswalkers Revenant Tempest

Hans and Revenant

I thought the implication of Revenant was that it was Hans' undead spirit or something. No?

No, Hans was being chased by yet another horrific creature, this time the Revenant.

Creatures Revenant Spirit

Stronghold's Revenant Flavor

The flavor text on the Stronghold printing of Revenant suggests that Hans WAS killed. :)

Hans just says “Not again!”. It’s not like it was the last words of Hans Eriksson.

Card Printing Flavor Hans Eriksson Revenant Stronghold

Flavor Text Request

Just saw the flavor text on Lhurgoyf. Can you do that more?

Go look at the flavor text for Revenant (the Stronghold version) and then go to Unhinged and check out the card “Ach! Hans Run!” NOTE: Also check out the card Saffi Eriksdotter from Time Spiral.

Flavor Lhurgoyf Revenant Saffi Eriksdotter Stronghold Time Spiral Unhinged

Visions, 7th Edition Contributions

Is there anything I can credit you for doing in Visions or 7th Edition?

Cards I remember designing (or co-designing) in Visions: (note this is a long time ago so my memory might be faulty) Anvil of Bogardan Brood of Cockroaches Chronatog City of Solitude Eye of Singularity Helm of Awakening Juju Bubble Necrosavant Ovinomancer Quirion Ranger Rainbow Efreet Relentless Assault Rowen Squandered Resources Suq'Ata Assassin Talruum Champion Triangle of War Cards I remember making (or co-making) in Seventh Edition: (once again my memory is not perfect) Arcane Laboratory Archivist Coat of Arms Compost Confiscate Delusions of Mediocrity Elvish Lyrist Elvish Piper Engineered Plague Evacuation Fervor Grafted Skullcap Gravedigger Hibernation Lightning Blast Maro Mawcor Might of Oaks Nature’s Revolt Opportunity Opposition Persecute Pygmy Pyrosaur Reclaim Relentless Assault Revenant Rolling Stones Rowen Seeker of Skybreak Seismic Assault Serra’s Embrace Shock Spellbook Sudden Impact Telepathy Temporal Adept Thieving Magpie Tolarian Winds Yavimaya Enchantress

Anvil of Bogardan Arcane Laboratory Archivist Assassin Brood of Cockroaches Champion Chronatog City of Solitude Coat of Arms Delusions of Mediocrity Efreets Elvish Lyrist Elvish Piper Engineered Plague Eye Eye of Singularity Fervor Grafted Skullcap Gravedigger Helm of Awakening Juju Bubble Lightning Blast Mark Rosewater Mawcor Might of Oaks Necrosavant Ovinomancer Pygmy Pyrosaur Quirion Ranger Rainbow Efreet Ranger Relentless Assault Revenant Revolt Rolling Stones Rowen Seeker of Skybreak Seismic Assault Seventh Edition Spellbook Squandered Resources Sudden Impact Suq'Ata Assassin Talruum Champion Temporal Adept Thieving Magpie Tolarian Winds Triangle of War Visions Yavimaya Enchantress

Intro Pack Effects

How does the printing of a card in intro packs effect its overall rarity? For instance, Lone Revenant is featured in an intro pack. Are there more Lone Revenants in existence than the average rare, or are they less likely to be drawn in a booster than the average rare, due to some being reserved for the packs?

Cards rarities are based on the booster product they appear in. When a card shows up in another product, such as intro packs, those are extra cards produced specifically for that product. We are careful though about how many rares we print in those products to keep the rarity from shifting too much.

Boosters Card Printing Intro Packs Lone Revenant Rares Rarity