Terramorphic Expanse

Land Selection Rationale

Why does a set get or not get evolving wilds or terramorphic expanse? MOM has plenty of three color legendarys people would want to fix for, or even heavy single color. Seemed like an interesting lack of inclusion.

There’s a larger balance of lands that gets chosen to provide enough color fixing without making too much.

Colors Evolving Wilds Lands Terramorphic Expanse Three Color

Card Names and Flavor

I have been searching to see if you have answered this question, because I am sure you have, but I can not find it. Why are identical cards printed with different names, like Terramorphic Expanse | Evolving Wilds, Mind Control | Persuasion, or Llanowar Elves | Fyndhorn Elves| Elvish Mystic?

If cards aren’t problematic in number, we will sometimes change the flavor to better match the creative of the set it’s in.

Card Names Card Printing Elf Elvish Mystic Evolving Wilds Flavor Fyndhorn Elves Llanowar Elves Mind Control Mystic Persuasion Terramorphic Expanse

Choosing Card Version in Reprints

When reprinting cards like Evolving Wilds/Terramorphic Expanse or Meandering River/Coastal Tower, how do you decide which version of (functionally) the same card gets printed in which product?

Usually, it’s a call by the creative team which best fits the world.

Coastal Tower Evolving Wilds Meandering River Reprints Terramorphic Expanse

Evolving Wilds vs Terramorphic Expanse

Is there any particular reason that Evolving Wilds gets printed in premier set and Terramorphic Expanse hasn’t been since Core set 2011? I understand not wanting them together but why not alternate?

My guess is the name Evolving Wilds just fits better with most worlds.

Evolving Wilds Premier Sets Terramorphic Expanse

Understanding Terramorphic Expanse

RE: "No. We don’t want fetchlands in Standard. Fetchable dual lands is only part of the problem. " -- So that means no more Terramorphic Expanse? :(

It’s not a dual land.

Dual Lands Lands Standard Terramorphic Expanse

Teramorphic Expanse in JumpStart

Can you please (virtual) high five whoever is responsible for putting Terramorphic Expanse in JumpStart instead of Evolving Wilds? The new art is beautiful.

Will do.

Art Evolving Wilds High Fives Terramorphic Expanse

Preference for Evolving Wilds

Hi Mark, I just saw in the full spoiler the reprint of Evolving Wilds. I'm genuinely curious, why there's this overwhelming preference of it over Terramorphic Expanse? I know the former one's name can fit in more planes, but is it only a flavor reason? Thanks.

I think it’s the major reason.

Evolving Wilds Flavor Planes Reprints Spoilers Terramorphic Expanse

Duplicate Basic Fetches?

Would you ever put both Terramorphic Expanse and Evolving Wilds in the same booster set (Standard or supplemental)?

Unlikely.

Boosters Evolving Wilds Standard Terramorphic Expanse

Land Retrieval Methods

Would it be possible to allow cards that add basic land cards to play or hand without shuffling your deck to find them? For instance a Terramorphic Expanse that just sacrificed itself to put a basic land of your choice into play tapped.

We experimented with that. We kept shuffling the lands into our deck when the game ended.

Lands Terramorphic Expanse Your Hand

Evolving Wilds Reprints

Why do you guys continually reprint Evolving Wilds when Terramorphic Expanse has an INFINITELY cooler name?

We let the creative team choose the name the better suits the world.

Card Printing Evolving Wilds Reprints Terramorphic Expanse

Card Reprints Considered

Is Terramorphic Expanse ever coming back or is Evolving Wilds here forever?

It could come back if the flavor is a better fit for the world.

Card Printing Evolving Wilds Flavor Terramorphic Expanse

Land Card Flavor

What is the flavor difference between Terramorphic Expanse and Evolving Wilds? Their flavor seems fairly interchangeable to me.

The words imply different things. Teramorphic implies an external change while Evolving implies an internal change.

Evolving Wilds Flavor Terramorphic Expanse

Terramorphic Expanse Trivia

Hey Mark! I wanted to start of by thanking you for everything you've done for magic! Also, today is my birthday! I was wondering if you could give me some trivia on my favorite cards, Terramorphic Expanse /Evolving Wilds? Thanks!

People always ask why we chose whichever version we chose when putting it into a set. The answer is that it’s left to the creative team to pick which bane is more appropriate for the flavor of the current set.Happy Birthday!

Birthday Evolving Wilds Flavor Terramorphic Expanse

Purpose of Similar Reprints

What is the purpose of reprints in all things but name? An example that immediately comes to mind is Evolving Wilds and Terramorphic Expanse.

Sometimes it doesn’t fit the creative. Sometimes we’re upgrading the name.
Sometimes we want to let you play with right copies in a deck.

Card Printing Evolving Wilds Reprints Terramorphic Expanse

Terramorphic Vs Evolving

In a hypothetical world where you called all the shots and were the Uber-Judge, let's say someone was using Terramorphic Expanse instead of Evolving Wilds in a standard game, where Terramorphic Expanse isn't actually legal. Should that person be barred from the tournament?

They need to be informed they have an illegal deck. What happens next has to do with what type of tournament it is.

Evolving Wilds Standard Terramorphic Expanse

Evolving Wilds Favoritism

Why is it that Evolving Wilds has been printed more times than Terramorphic Expanse? They are functionally identical, but Evolving Wilds seems to be favored as the reprint. Disclaimer: I really just want to see Terramorphic Expanse with new art.

My guess is the creative team feels Evolving Wilds as a name fits in more worlds.

Art Card Printing Evolving Wilds Reprints Terramorphic Expanse

Evolving Wilds Future

Will Evolving Wilds be reprinted every time a set needs a generic basic land-fetching land from now on? Or is Terramorphic Expanse still considered for that slot when it exists?

Both are considered.

Card Printing Colorless Evolving Wilds Lands Reprints Terramorphic Expanse

Evolving Wilds Creation

Why was the decision made to make Evolving Wilds instead of Terramorphic Expanse?

We use it all the time so having two names to better match creative was felt to be valuable.

Evolving Wilds Terramorphic Expanse

Wish Land Mechanics

Could a wish land do what Terramorphic Expanse does without shuffling, which is something you wanted?

We’ve discussed this. It has pros and cons.

Lands Terramorphic Expanse

Choosing Land Cards

How do you decide whether to use Evolving Wilds or Terramorphic Expanse in a set / product?

Mostly creative but sometimes it’s about how many we want in a certain format, 4 or 8.

Evolving Wilds Terramorphic Expanse