Scathe Zombies

Grey Ogre Linguistics

In your view, why are 3-mana 2/2s Grey Ogres and not Pearled Unicorns or Scathe Zombies?

Ah, the power of language. Use terminology for a while and it just becomes vocabulary. My guess is it was the shortest of the three.

Ogre Scathe Zombies Unicorn Zombie

Costing Vanilla Creatures

How do you cost vanilla creatures on a flat power level? Often their quality is determinde by their cost. See Walking Corpse vs. Scathe Zombies as an example. Do you just go for the most likely?

They’re costed on curve.

Creatures Power Level Scathe Zombies Vanilla Walking Corpse Zombie

Card Power Variation

As a now (again) casual player who was heavily invested in Standard during the reign of Zendikar, I am curious how one can go from Mindless Null (strictly worse than Scathe Zombies) to Walking Corpse (strictly better). More to the point, why does Mindless Null exist? I think it was the most frustrating card to ever pull, even in Limited where I saw it the most. This question is inspired by the comic you made (which I loved!) comparing Walking Corpse to Scathe Zombies.

Magic (and trading card game really) will have cards ebb and flow meaning there will always be “strictly better” cards and “strictly worse” cards. The fact that Mindless Null was still playable in its limited format shows that TCGs can handle power fluxuation.

Casual Play Limited Mindless Null Pop Culture Power Level Scathe Zombies Standard Walking Corpse Zendikar Zombie

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